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1972 Pittsburgh Pirates Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1971 / 1973)
96-59, Finished 1st in NL East
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Scored 691 runs, Allowed 512 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 98-57
Manager: Bill Virdon (96-59)
Ballpark: Three Rivers Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,427,460 (5th of 12)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year: Batting - 99, Pitching - 97;   one-year: Batting - 104, Pitching - 102
Postseason:  Lost NL Championship Series (3-2) to Cincinnati Reds
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1971 / 1973 Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played

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Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR
Gene Alley 31 R R 6' 0" 165 Jul 10, 1940 10 119 98 119 119 0 0 0 0 4 114 0 0 0 0 6 2
Steve Blass 30 R R 6' 0" 165 Apr 18, 1942 8 35 32 35 35 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 All-Star
Nelson Briles 28 R R 5' 11" 200 Aug 5, 1943 8 28 27 28 28 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dave Cash 24 R R 5' 11" 175 Jun 11, 1948 4 99 95 99 99 0 0 0 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Roberto Clemente HOF 37 R R 5' 11" 175 Aug 18, 1934 18 102 88 102 102 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 94 94 10 0 All-Star
Gene Clines 25 R R 5' 9" 170 Oct 6, 1946 3 107 66 107 107 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 16 40 83 23 9
Vic Davalillo 35 L L 5' 7" 155 Jul 31, 1936 10 117 84 117 117 0 0 8 0 0 0 63 8 31 97 17 8
Dock Ellis 27 B R 6' 3" 210 Mar 11, 1945 5 36 25 36 36 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
Gene Garber 24 R R 5' 10" 175 Nov 13, 1947 3 4 0 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dave Giusti 32 R R 5' 11" 195 Nov 27, 1939 10 54 0 54 54 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chuck Goggin 26 B R 5' 11" 175 Jul 7, 1945 1st 5 1 5 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Fernando Gonzalez 22 R R 5' 10" 170 Jun 19, 1950 1st 3 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Richie Hebner 24 L R 6' 1" 197 Nov 26, 1947 5 124 117 124 124 0 0 0 0 121 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
Jackie Hernandez 31 R R 6' 0" 175 Sep 11, 1940 8 72 57 72 72 0 0 0 0 4 68 0 0 0 0 0 6
Ramon Hernandez 31 B L 5' 9" 170 Aug 31, 1940 4 53 0 53 53 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bob Johnson 29 L R 6' 4" 220 Apr 25, 1943 4 31 11 31 31 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bruce Kison 22 R R 6' 4" 178 Feb 18, 1950 2 32 18 32 32 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Milt May 21 L R 6' 0" 190 Aug 1, 1950 3 57 33 57 57 0 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0
Bill Mazeroski HOF 35 R R 5' 11" 183 Sep 5, 1936 17 34 13 34 34 0 0 0 15 3 0 0 0 0 0 16 0
Jim McKee 25 R R 6' 7" 215 Feb 1, 1947 1st 2 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bob Miller 33 R R 6' 1" 182 Feb 18, 1939 15 36 0 36 36 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bob Moose 24 R R 6' 0" 200 Oct 9, 1947 6 32 30 32 32 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Al Oliver 25 L L 6' 0" 195 Oct 14, 1946 5 140 138 140 140 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 138 0 138 1 0 All-Star
Jose Pagan 37 R R 5' 9" 165 May 5, 1935 14 53 27 53 53 0 0 0 0 32 0 2 0 0 2 22 0
Bob Robertson 25 R R 6' 1" 210 Oct 2, 1946 5 115 83 115 115 0 0 89 0 11 0 23 0 0 23 5 3
Charlie Sands 24 L R 6' 2" 215 Dec 17, 1947 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Manny Sanguillen 28 R R 6' 0" 193 Mar 21, 1944 5 136 124 136 136 0 127 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 10 0 All-Star
Willie Stargell HOF 32 L L 6' 2" 225 Mar 6, 1940 11 138 131 138 138 0 0 101 0 0 0 32 0 0 32 7 0 All-Star
Rennie Stennett 21 R R 5' 11" 175 Apr 5, 1951 2 109 77 109 109 0 0 0 49 0 6 31 5 10 41 22 3
Frank Taveras 22 R R 6' 0" 168 Dec 24, 1949 2 4 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bob Veale 36 B L 6' 6" 212 Oct 28, 1935 11 5 0 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Luke Walker 28 L L 192 Sep 2, 1943 7 26 12 26 26 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Richie Zisk 23 R R 6' 1" 208 Feb 6, 1949 2 17 8 17 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 1 12 5 0
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR

1971 / 1973 Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played

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