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1972 Pittsburgh Pirates

Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1971 / 1973

96-59, Finished 1st in NL East (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Bill Virdon (96-59)
Scored 691 runs, Allowed 512 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 98-57

Ballparks: Three Rivers Stadium · 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 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

Team Roster & Games By Position

Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR WAR Salary
Gene Alley 31 R R 5' 10" 160 Jul 10, 1940 10 119 98 119 116 0 0 0 0 4 114 0 0 0 0 6 2 1.7 $
Steve Blass 30 R R 6' 0" 165 Apr 18, 1942 8 35 32 35 33 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4.3 $ All-Star
Nelson Briles 28 R R 5' 11" 195 Aug 5, 1943 8 28 27 28 28 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.1 $
Dave Cash 24 R R 5' 11" 170 Jun 11, 1948 4 99 95 99 97 0 0 0 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2.8 $
Roberto Clemente HOF 37 R R 5' 11" 175 Aug 18, 1934 18 102 88 102 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 94 94 10 0 4.4 $150,000 All-Star
Gene Clines 25 R R 5' 9" 170 Oct 6, 1946 3 107 66 107 83 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 16 40 83 23 9 1.6 $
Vic Davalillo 35 L L 5' 7" 150 Jul 31, 1936 10 117 84 117 99 0 0 8 0 0 0 63 8 31 96 17 8 2.7 $
Dock Ellis 27 B R 6' 3" 205 Mar 11, 1945 5 36 25 36 25 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 1.9 $
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 -0.2 $
Dave Giusti 32 R R 5' 11" 190 Nov 27, 1939 10 54 0 54 54 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.2 $
Chuck Goggin 26 B R 5' 11" 175 Jul 7, 1945 1st 5 1 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.1 $
Fernando Gonzalez 22 R R 5' 10" 165 Jun 19, 1950 1st 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 -0.1 $
Richie Hebner 24 L R 6' 1" 195 Nov 26, 1947 5 124 117 124 121 0 0 0 0 121 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 5.4 $
Jackie Hernandez 31 R R 5' 11" 165 Sep 11, 1940 8 72 57 72 71 0 0 0 0 4 68 0 0 0 0 0 6 -1.3 $
Ramon Hernandez 31 B L 5' 11" 165 Aug 31, 1940 4 53 0 53 53 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 $
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 1.3 $
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 1.1 $
Milt May 21 L R 6' 0" 190 Aug 1, 1950 3 57 33 57 33 0 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 0.8 $
Bill Mazeroski HOF 35 R R 5' 11" 183 Sep 5, 1936 17 34 13 34 18 0 0 0 15 3 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 -0.6 $
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 0.3 $
Bob Miller 33 R R 6' 1" 180 Feb 18, 1939 15 36 0 36 36 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.3 $
Bob Moose 24 R R 6' 0" 200 Oct 9, 1947 6 32 30 32 31 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.7 $
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 2.9 $ All-Star
Jose Pagan 37 R R 5' 9" 160 May 5, 1935 14 53 27 53 33 0 0 0 0 32 0 2 0 0 2 22 0 0.0 $
Bob Robertson 25 R R 6' 1" 195 Oct 2, 1946 5 115 83 115 111 0 0 89 0 11 0 23 0 0 23 5 3 0.3 $
Charlie Sands 24 L R 6' 2" 200 Dec 17, 1947 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 $
Manny Sanguillen 28 R R 6' 0" 193 Mar 21, 1944 5 136 124 136 129 0 128 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 10 0 3.0 $ All-Star
Willie Stargell HOF 32 L L 6' 2" 188 Mar 6, 1940 11 138 131 138 131 0 0 101 0 0 0 32 0 0 32 7 0 4.1 $ All-Star
Rennie Stennett 21 R R 5' 11" 160 Apr 5, 1951 2 109 77 109 92 0 0 0 49 0 6 31 5 10 41 22 3 1.2 $
Frank Taveras 22 R R 6' 0" 155 Dec 24, 1949 2 4 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 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 -0.2 $
Luke Walker 28 L L 6' 2" 190 Sep 2, 1943 7 26 12 26 26 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 $
Richie Zisk 23 R R 6' 1" 200 Feb 6, 1949 2 17 8 17 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 1 12 5 0 -0.1 $
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR WAR Salary

Uniform Numbers

Baseball Hall of Fame: Team Uniform Colors and Appearance

Jackie Hernandez
Richie Hebner
Charlie Sands
Rennie Stennett
Bob Robertson
Willie Stargell
Bill Mazeroski
Frank Taveras

Jose Pagan
Gene Garber
Chuck Goggin
Gene Alley
Gene Clines
Al Oliver
Dock Ellis
Vic Davalillo
Roberto Clemente

Richie Zisk
Luke Walker
Bruce Kison
Bob Johnson
Steve Blass
Milt May
Dave Cash
Dave Giusti

Bob Miller
Nelson Briles
Manny Sanguillen
Ramon Hernandez
Fernando Gonzalez
Bob Moose
Jim McKee
Bob Veale
Jim McKee

1971 / 1973 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

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