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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Braxton Ashcraft works 8 efficient innings, Oneil Cruz homers as Pirates top Tigers
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Braxton Ashcraft works 8 efficient innings, Oneil Cruz homers as Pirates top Tigers 4-1
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McGonigle homers as Tigers beat Pirates 8-5 and move into a tie for the last AL wild-card spot
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Reynolds, Lowe, and Yorke each drive in 2 runs, Pirates beat Red Sox 8-3 after 2 1/2-hour delay
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Sonny Gray wins his career-best 15th as the Red Sox beat the Pirates 4-0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
74 | 52 | .587 | ||
69 | 58 | .543 | 5.5 | |
64 | 63 | .504 | 10.5 | |
60 | 67 | .472 | 14.5 | |
57 | 70 | .449 | 17.5 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
78 | 48 | .619 | ||
74 | 53 | .583 | 4.5 | |
65 | 62 | .512 | 13.5 | |
62 | 66 | .484 | 17.0 | |
60 | 66 | .476 | 18.0 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
76 | 51 | .598 | ||
68 | 59 | .535 | 8.0 | |
66 | 61 | .520 | 10.0 | |
51 | 74 | .408 | 24.0 | |
50 | 76 | .397 | 25.5 |
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Rockies| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
75 | 50 | .600 | ||
70 | 55 | .560 | 5.0 | |
68 | 58 | .540 | 7.5 | |
62 | 65 | .488 | 14.0 | |
61 | 65 | .484 | 14.5 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
65 | 60 | .520 | ||
62 | 65 | .488 | 4.0 | |
61 | 65 | .484 | 4.5 | |
61 | 65 | .484 | 4.5 | |
53 | 74 | .417 | 13.0 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
63 | 63 | .500 | ||
62 | 64 | .492 | 1.0 | |
59 | 67 | .468 | 4.0 | |
50 | 76 | .397 | 13.0 | |
49 | 77 | .389 | 14.0 |
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