The Pittsburgh Pirates were 97-65 in 1971. They finished 1st in the NL East. They won in the 1971 World Series against the Baltimore Orioles, 4 games to 3, to win their fourth championship.
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Ashcraft throws 11 Ks and Pirates complete sweep of Twins
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Ashcraft strikes out 11 and Pirates get HRs from O'Hearn and Gonzales to sweep skidding Twins, 9-3
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Pirates put Mlodzinski on the restricted list, saying he wasn't ready to pitch Sunday. Griffin to IL
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Reynolds hits 2-run homer in 9th to lift the Pirates past the Twins, 6-5
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Happ homers again and Skenes loses his 3rd straight start as the Cubs sink the Pirates 7-2
1971 Batting Stats
See stats| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 162 | 5,674 | 788 | 1,555 | 223 | 61 | 154 | 744 | 469 | 29 | 919 | 65 | 31 | .274 | .330 | .416 |
Team Rank | 1st | 1st | 1st | 6th | 1st | 5th | 1st | 19th | 13th | 17th | 16th | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st |
1971 Pitching Stats
See stats| G | W | L | ERA | SO | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 162 | 97 | 65 | 3.31 | 813 | 14 | 48 | 1461.0 | 1,426 | 537 | 599 | 108 | 470 | 31 |
Team Rank | 3rd | 3rd | 10th | 18th | 6th | 1st | 9th | 21st | 12th | 10th | 8th | 6th | 11th |
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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
40 | 20 | .667 | ||
31 | 29 | .517 | 9.0 | |
30 | 29 | .508 | 9.5 | |
26 | 33 | .441 | 13.5 | |
26 | 34 | .433 | 14.0 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
35 | 21 | .625 | ||
31 | 26 | .544 | 4.5 | |
32 | 28 | .533 | 5.0 | |
32 | 28 | .533 | 5.0 | |
30 | 28 | .517 | 6.0 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
38 | 21 | .644 | ||
32 | 26 | .552 | 5.5 | |
31 | 27 | .534 | 6.5 | |
23 | 36 | .390 | 15.0 | |
22 | 38 | .367 | 16.5 |
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Rockies| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
36 | 20 | .643 | ||
36 | 23 | .610 | 1.5 | |
29 | 31 | .483 | 9.0 | |
28 | 32 | .467 | 10.0 | |
25 | 33 | .431 | 12.0 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
34 | 27 | .557 | ||
32 | 27 | .542 | 1.0 | |
27 | 33 | .450 | 6.5 | |
22 | 37 | .373 | 11.0 | |
22 | 38 | .367 | 11.5 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
31 | 29 | .517 | ||
28 | 31 | .475 | 2.5 | |
28 | 31 | .475 | 2.5 | |
27 | 34 | .443 | 4.5 | |
23 | 37 | .383 | 8.0 |
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