1972 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster (40-man)

1971 Season 1973 Season

Record: 96-59-0, Finished 1st in NL_East (Schedule and Results)

Postseason: Lost NL Championship Series (3-2) to Cincinnati Reds

Manager: Bill Virdon (96-59)

General Manager: Joe Brown

Farm Director: Danny Murtaugh

Scouting Director: Harding Peterson

Ballpark: Three Rivers Stadium

Attendance: 1,427,460 (5th of 12)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 98, Pitching - 97
One-year: Batting - 104, Pitching - 102

Pythagorean W-L: 98-57, 691 Runs, 512 Runs Allowed

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Full-Season Roster & Games by Position

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position
Name	Age	Birth	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	us US	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	1.9
Steve Blass	30	us US	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	4.4		All-Star
Nelson Briles	28	us US	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	1.0
Dave Cash	24	us US	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	3.5
Roberto Clemente HOF	37	pr PR	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	4.8	$150,000	All-Star
Gene Clines	25	us US	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	32	ve VE	L	L	5' 7"	150	Jul 30, 1939	10	117	84	117	99	0	0	8	0	0	0	63	8	31	96	17	7	3.0
Dock Ellis	27	us US	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	1.7
Gene Garber	24	us US	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	us US	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	us US	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 González	22	pr PR	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	us US	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	5.3
Jackie Hernández	31	cu CU	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	-1.1
Ramón Hernández	31	pr PR	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	2.3
Bob Johnson	29	us US	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	1.2
Bruce Kison	22	us US	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	us US	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	1.0
Bill Mazeroski HOF	35	us US	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	us US	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	us US	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	0.4
Bob Moose	24	us US	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	2.4
Al Oliver	25	us US	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	3.2		All-Star
José Pagán	37	pr PR	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	0.1
Bob Robertson	25	us US	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	0.2
Charlie Sands	24	us US	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
Manny Sanguillén	28	pa PA	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	3.4		All-Star
Willie Stargell HOF	32	us US	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	3.9		All-Star
Rennie Stennett	23	pa PA	R	R	5' 11"	160	Apr 5, 1949	2	109	77	109	92	0	0	0	49	0	6	31	5	10	41	22	3	1.8
Frank Taveras	22	do DO	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	-0.1
Bob Veale	36	us US	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	us US	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	us US	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
Name	Age	Birth	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary

Coaching Staff

Coaching Staff
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date
Bill Virdon	41	us US	Jun 9, 1931	Manager	Apr 15	Oct 4
Joe Morgan	41	us US	Nov 19, 1930	Hitting	Apr 15	Oct 4
Don Osborn	64	us US	Jun 23, 1908	Pitching	Apr 15	Oct 4
Dave Ricketts	36	us US	Jul 12, 1935	Bullpen	Apr 15	Oct 4
Don Leppert	40	us US	Oct 19, 1931	First base	Apr 15	Oct 4
Frank Oceak	59	us US	Sep 8, 1912	Third base	Apr 15	Oct 4
Name	Age	Birth	DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date