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(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1970 / 1972)
97-65, Finished 1st in NL East
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Scored 788 runs, Allowed 599 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 101-61
Manager: Danny Murtaugh (97-65)
Ballpark: Three Rivers Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,501,132 (5th of 12)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 102, Pitching - 100; one-year: Batting - 100, Pitching - 97
World Series Champs
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Won World Series (4-3) over Baltimore Orioles Won NL Championship Series (3-1) over San Francisco Giants |
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Our Dad named us after one of the greastest baseball players and the greatest baseball humanitarian of all time. He hit .414 in the 1971 World Series with a .759 Slugging Percentage.
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1970 / 1972 Trades and Transactions
Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
October 15, 1970
Traded Ed Pacheco (minors), Jerry Branch (minors) and Tom Frondorf (minors) to the New York Yankees. Received Dave Kent (minors), Gary Washington (minors) and Charlie Sands.
October 16, 1970
Sent George Kopacz to the Milwaukee Brewers as part of a conditional deal.
October 20, 1970
Traded a player to be named later to the Oakland Athletics. Received Mudcat Grant. The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Angel Mangual (October 20, 1970) to the Oakland Athletics to complete the trade.
October 26, 1970
Released Joe Gibbon.
December 2, 1970
Traded Bruce Dal Canton, Jerry May and Freddie Patek to the Kansas City Royals. Received Jim Campanis, Jackie Hernandez and Bob Johnson.
January 7, 1971
Signed Fernando Gonzalez as a free agent.
January 18, 1971
Signed Tony Armas as an amateur free agent.
January 29, 1971
Traded Matty Alou and George Brunet to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Nelson Briles and Vic Davalillo.
February 10, 1971
Traded Danny Rivas (minors) to Mexico City Reds (Mexican). Received Ramon Hernandez.
March 25, 1971
Received George Kopacz from the Milwaukee Brewers as part of a conditional deal.
June, 1971 (Standings)
Signed Art Howe as an amateur free agent.
June 8, 1971 (Standings)
Drafted Craig Reynolds in the 1st round (22nd pick) of the 1971 amateur draft.
Drafted Doug Bair in the 2nd round of the 1971 amateur draft. Player signed June 23, 1971.
July 26, 1971 (Standings)
Signed Dave Ricketts as a free agent.
August 10, 1971 (Standings)
Sold Mudcat Grant to the Oakland Athletics.
Traded Ed Acosta and Johnny Jeter to the San Diego Padres. Received Bob Miller.
August 15, 1971 (Standings)
Released Dave Ricketts.
September 3, 1971 (Standings)
Purchased Carl Taylor from the Kansas City Royals.
November 25, 1971
Signed Odell Jones as an amateur free agent.
January 12, 1972
Drafted Jim Morrison in the 5th round of the 1972 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player.
Drafted Larry Demery in the 7th round of the 1972 amateur draft (January Secondary).
March 15, 1972
Sold Jose Martinez to the Kansas City Royals.
March 28, 1972
Sold Carl Taylor to the Kansas City Royals.
