1969 Pittsburgh Pirates Statistics and Roster

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1969 Pittsburgh Pirates (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1968/1970)
88-74, Finished 3rd in NL Eastern Division
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Scored 725 runs, Allowed 652 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 89-73
Managed by Larry Shepard and Alex Grammas

Ballpark: Forbes Field (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 769,369 (10th of 12)
Park Factors
  (multi-year): Batting - 98, Pitching - 97
  (one-year): Batting - 95, Pitching - 94
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Team Batting Glossary

Pos Player              Ag   G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  BB  SO   BA    OBP   SLG  SB  CS  GDP HBP  SH  SF IBB  OPS+
---+-------------------+--+----+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----+
C   Manny Sanguillen    25  129  459   62  139  21  6   5   57  12   48  .303  .324  .407   8   4  13   3   5   2   4  106
1B *Al Oliver           22  129  463   55  132  19  2  17   70  21   38  .285  .333  .445   8   5  18  13   3   2  11  119
2B  Bill Mazeroski      32   67  227   13   52   7  1   3   25  22   16  .229  .298  .308   1   1   6   2   1   4   3   72
3B *Richie Hebner       21  129  459   72  138  23  4   8   47  53   53  .301  .380  .420   4   1   7   8   9   3  10  127
SS  Freddie Patek       24  147  460   48  110   9  1   5   32  53   86  .239  .318  .296  15   8  14   1   7   1  15   75
LF *Willie Stargell     29  145  522   89  160  31  6  29   92  61  120  .307  .382  .556   1   0  10   6   0   5  14  163
CF *Matty Alou          30  162  698  105  231  41  6   1   48  42   35  .331  .369  .411  22   8   5   2   1   3   9  121
RF  Roberto Clemente    34  138  507   87  175  20 12  19   91  56   73  .345  .411  .544   4   1  19   3   0   4  16  168
    Gene Alley          28   82  285   28   70   3  2   8   32  19   48  .246  .293  .354   4   0  10   1   2   2   1   83
    Jose Pagan          34  108  274   29   78  11  4   9   42  17   46  .285  .325  .453   1   0   3   1   3   3   2  118
    Carl Taylor         25  104  221   30   77  10  1   4   33  31   36  .348  .432  .457   0   1   6   3   4   2   0  152
    Jerry May           25   62  190   21   44   8  0   7   23   9   53  .232  .268  .384   1   1   2   2   0   4   0   83
    Jose Martinez       26   77  168   20   45   6  0   1   16   9   32  .268  .309  .321   1   3   4   1   1   0   0   79
    Bob Robertson       22   32   96    7   20   4  1   1    9   8   30  .208  .267  .302   1   0   5   0   0   1   0   61
    Ron Davis           27   62   64   10   15   1  1   0    4   7   14  .234  .310  .281   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   69
    Dave Cash           21   18   61    8   17   3  1   0    4   9    9  .279  .371  .361   2   0   2   0   4   0   0  108
   *Gary Kolb           29   29   37    4    3   1  0   0    3   2   14  .081  .128  .108   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  -32
    Johnny Jeter        24   28   29    7    9   1  1   1    6   3   15  .310  .375  .517   1   1   0   0   0   0   1  150
    Angel Mangual       22    6    4    1    1   1  0   0    0   0    0  .250  .250  .500   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  108

    Steve Blass         27   44   84   12   21   0  2   1    9   1   16  .250  .259  .333   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   67
   #Bob Veale           33   34   79    3    4   0  0   0    2   3   44  .051  .085  .051   0   0   0   0   4   0   0  -61
   #Dock Ellis          24   37   68    2    6   0  0   0    1   2   40  .088  .114  .088   0   0   0   0   7   0   0  -42
    Bob Moose           21   44   53    4    4   0  0   0    1   6   25  .075  .169  .075   0   0   0   0   4   0   0  -28
    Jim Bunning         37   25   47    3    2   0  0   0    1   3   12  .043  .100  .043   0   0   2   0   7   0   0  -58
   *Luke Walker         25   31   32    3    0   0  0   0    1   2   19  .000  .059  .000   0   0   0   0   3   0   0  -82
    Chuck Hartenstein   27   56   14    0    1   0  0   0    0   1    8  .071  .133  .071   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  -40
    Bruce Dal Canton    27   57   10    2    3   0  1   0    2   2    3  .300  .417  .500   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  159
    Joe Gibbon          34   35    5    0    0   0  0   0    0   0    5  .000  .000  .000   0   0   0   0   2   0   0 -100
    Ron Kline           37   20    5    0    0   0  0   0    0   0    3  .000  .000  .000   0   0   0   0   1   0   0 -100
   *Bo Belinsky         32    8    2    0    0   0  0   0    0   0    1  .000  .000  .000   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -100
    Gene Garber         21    2    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0    1  .000  .000  .000   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -100
   #Pedro Ramos         34    5    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0    1  .000  .000  .000   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -100
   *Jim Shellenback     25    8    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0    0  .000  .000  .000   0   0   0   0   0   0   0 -100
---+-------------------+--+----+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----+
    TOTAL  team age - 27.2  162 5626  725 1557 220 52 119  651 454  944  .277  .331  .398  74  34 128  46  73  36  86  116
    Rank among 12 NL teams         2    2    2   4  1   7       11    8     1     2     2   5  10                    
---+-------------------+--+----+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+----+-----+-----+-----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----+
                        Ag   G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  BB  SO   BA    OBP   SLG  SB  CS  GDP HBP  SH  SF IBB  OPS+

    * - bats left-handed, # - switch hits, ? - unknown, else - bats right-handed
    OPS+ does not include pitcher's stats.

Team Pitching Glossary

    Player              Ag  G    ERA   W   L  SV  GS  GF  CG SHO   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO   BFP  WP HBP BK IBB ERA+
---+-------------------+--+---+------+---+---+--+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+----+---+---+--+---+---+
SP *Bob Veale           33  34   3.23  13  14  0  34   0   9   1  225.7  232   93   81   8   91  213  980   5   3  1   4 108
SP  Dock Ellis          24  35   3.58  11  17  0  33   0   8   2  218.7  206  101   87  14   76  173  917   4   4  2   7  97
SP  Steve Blass         27  38   4.46  16  10  2  32   4   9   0  210.0  207  119  104  21   86  147  907   5   6  2   3  78
SP  Jim Bunning         37  25   3.81  10   9  0  25   0   4   0  156.0  147   74   66  10   49  124  654   4   6  1   4  92

CL  Chuck Hartenstein   27  56   3.95   5   4 10   0  25   0   0   95.7   84   42   42   9   27   44  389   1   4  2   3  88
RP  Bruce Dal Canton    27  57   3.34   8   2  5   0  19   0   0   86.3   79   34   32   3   49   56  372   2   0  1  12 105
RP *Joe Gibbon          34  35   1.93   5   1  9   0  23   0   0   51.3   38   14   11   5   17   35  205   3   2  0   2 181
RP *Lou Marone          23  29   2.55   1   1  0   0   6   0   0   35.3   24   10   10   2   13   25  140   0   2  0   2 137
RP  Bob Moose           21  44   2.91  14   3  4  19  16   6   1  170.0  149   64   55   9   62  165  716   2   5  2   3 120

   *Luke Walker         25  31   3.64   4   6  0  15   6   3   1  118.7   98   51   48   5   57   96  500   6   2  0   3  96
    Ron Kline           37  20   5.81   1   3  3   0  13   0   0   31.0   37   23   20   3    5   15  134   0   1  0   2  60
   *Bo Belinsky         32   8   4.58   0   3  0   3   4   0   0   17.7   17   10    9   1   14   15   83   0   2  2   2  76
   *Jim Shellenback     25   8   3.24   0   0  0   0   3   0   0   16.7   14    8    6   1    4    7   67   1   0  0   0 108
    Pedro Ramos         34   5   6.00   0   1  0   0   3   0   0    6.0    8    4    4   2    0    4   26   0   0  0   0  58
    Gene Garber         21   2   5.40   0   0  0   1   0   0   0    5.0    6    3    3   3    1    3   20   0   0  0   0  65
    Frank Brosseau      24   2  10.80   0   0  0   0   1   0   0    1.7    2    2    2   0    2    2    9   0   0  0   1  32
---+-------------------+--+---+------+---+---+--+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+----+---+---+--+---+---+
    TOTAL  team age - 28.2 162   3.61  88  74 33 162 123  39   9 1445.0 1348  652  580  96  553 1124 6119  33  37 13  48  97
    Rank among 12 NL teams          8   6   7  5           8   9      7    6    7        1    8    2

    * - throws left-handed, ? - unknown, else - throws right-handed

Team Fielding Glossary League average values for Fielding Percentage and Range Factor are included on all header lines except catcher.

Catchers Inn GS G PO A E DP FP PB WP SB CS -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+--- MSanguillen 976 107 113 825 71 17 11 .981 10 19 46 36 JMay 426 50 52 325 22 2 3 .994 4 11 14 13 GKolb 43 5 7 29 4 0 0 1.000 3 3 2 0 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+--- Team Total 1445 162 162 1179 97 19 14 .985 17 33 62 49 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+--- First Base Inn GS G PO A E DP .992 *9.83 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- AOliver 861 97 106 869 49 8 87 .991 9.60 BRobertson 213 23 26 214 16 1 19 .996 9.72 CTaylor 195 21 24 217 13 3 24 .987 10.62 WStargell 174 21 23 174 10 2 20 .989 9.52 RHebner 2 0 1 2 0 0 1 1.000 6.67 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Team Total 1445 162 162 1476 88 14 151 .991 9.74 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Second Base Inn GS G PO A E DP .974 *5.19 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- BMazeroski 545 64 65 134 192 4 46 .988 5.38 GAlley 416 47 53 109 147 6 39 .977 5.53 JMartinez 333 34 42 80 118 5 30 .975 5.35 DCash 148 17 17 37 60 1 9 .990 5.87 JPagan 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 1.000 9.00 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Team Total 1445 162 162 360 519 16 124 .982 5.47 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Third Base Inn GS G PO A E DP .946 *2.92 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- RHebner 1040 120 124 79 240 19 31 .944 2.76 JPagan 351 36 44 27 76 5 7 .954 2.64 GAlley 35 4 5 1 7 1 0 .889 2.04 JMartinez 18 2 5 2 1 1 0 .750 1.44 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Team Total 1445 162 162 109 324 26 38 .943 2.70 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Shortstop Inn GS G PO A E DP .963 *4.93 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- FPatek 1233 141 146 227 399 30 81 .954 4.57 GAlley 173 20 25 36 66 5 17 .953 5.28 JMartinez 38 1 20 3 13 0 1 1.000 3.72 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Team Total 1445 162 162 266 478 35 99 .955 4.63 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Left Field Inn GS G PO A E DP .962 *1.65 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- WStargell 952 111 115 132 4 5 1 .965 1.29 JPagan 149 18 21 24 0 0 0 1.000 1.45 CTaylor 123 15 19 24 1 1 1 .962 1.83 AOliver 95 12 13 13 1 0 0 1.000 1.33 RDavis 67 3 22 10 1 0 0 1.000 1.47 JJeter 45 2 16 9 0 0 0 1.000 1.77 MAlou 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 AMangual 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .000 0.00 JMartinez 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Team Total 1445 162 162 212 7 7 2 .969 1.36 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

CenterField Inn GS G PO A E DP .977 *2.27 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- MAlou 1410 160 162 282 9 8 3 .973 1.86 RDavis 28 1 11 3 0 0 0 1.000 0.96 JJeter 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Team Total 1445 162 162 285 9 8 3 .974 1.83 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Right Field Inn GS G PO A E DP .975 *1.87 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- RClemente 1124 128 135 196 27 5 1 .978 1.79 CTaylor 123 15 19 24 3 4 1 .871 1.96 RDavis 84 6 21 10 0 2 0 .833 1.07 AOliver 70 8 8 20 1 1 0 .955 2.70 JJeter 26 3 4 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.04 JPagan 11 1 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.82 WStargell 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 AMangual 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Team Total 1445 162 162 254 31 12 2 .960 1.78 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Outfield Inn GS G PO A E DP .973 *2.02 LF CF RF -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----+---+---+--- MAlou 1417 161 162 327 10 8 4 .977 2.14 RClemente 1124 128 135 226 14 5 1 .980 1.92 WStargell 958 112 116 159 4 5 1 .970 1.53 CTaylor 246 30 36 50 3 5 2 .914 1.93 RDavis 179 10 51 27 1 2 0 .933 1.41 AOliver 165 20 21 42 1 1 0 .977 2.35 JPagan 160 19 23 29 0 0 0 1.000 1.63 JJeter 78 6 20 12 1 0 0 1.000 1.49 AMangual 5 0 3 0 0 1 0 .000 0.00 JMartinez 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----+---+---+--- Team Total 1445 162 162 873 34 27 8 .971 1.88 162 162 162 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----+---+---+--- Pitchers Inn GS G PO A E DP .958 *1.95 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- BVeale 225 34 34 6 33 1 2 .975 1.56 DEllis 218 33 35 15 35 3 2 .943 2.06 SBlass 210 32 38 21 41 2 3 .969 2.66 BMoose 170 19 44 7 31 4 0 .905 2.01 JBunning 156 25 25 4 9 1 2 .929 0.75 LWalker 118 15 31 2 24 2 0 .929 1.97 CHartenstei 95 0 56 8 22 0 1 1.000 2.82 BDal Canton 86 0 57 7 12 1 1 .950 1.98 JGibbon 51 0 35 0 12 2 2 .857 2.11 LMarone 35 0 29 1 4 1 0 .833 1.27 RKline 31 0 20 1 5 0 0 1.000 1.74 BBelinsky 17 3 8 1 3 0 0 1.000 2.03 JShellenbac 16 0 8 1 10 1 0 .917 5.93 PRamos 6 0 5 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.50 GGarber 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 FBrosseau 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+----- Team Total 1445 162 162 74 242 18 13 .946 1.97 -----------+----+---+---+----+----+---+---+-----+-----

Innings Pitched (usually) or Team Games is used in the calculation of the cumulative team Range Factor for a position. This means players (pre-1956) have range factor per game and the team has range factor per nine innings listed.
* indicates Innings Played rather than Games Played was used in Range Factor (RnF) calculations. Team Totals for Innings Played are Innings Pitched by the team's pitchers.

Team Leaders
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Batting Average Clemente .345

On-base % Clemente .411

Slugging % Stargell .556

OPS Clemente .955

Games Alou 162

At Bats Alou 698

Plate Appearances (approx.) Alou 746

Runs Alou 105

Hits Alou 231

Total Bases Stargell 290

Doubles Alou 41

Triples Clemente 12

Home Runs Stargell 29

RBI Stargell 92

Bases on Balls Stargell 61

Strikeouts Stargell 120

Stolen Bases Alou 22

Singles Alou 183

Adjusted OPS+ Clemente 168

Runs Created Stargell 112

Adjusted Batting Runs Clemente 46

Batting Wins Clemente 4.7

Extra-Base Hits Stargell 66

Times on Base Alou 275

Offensive Win% Clemente .776

Hit By Pitch Oliver 13

Sac. Hits Hebner 9

Sac. Flies Stargell 5

Intentional Walks Clemente 16

Grounded into Double Plays Clemente 19

Caught Stealing Alou and Patek 8

Power/Speed Number Oliver 10.9

At Bats per Strikeout Alou 19.9

At Bats per Home Run Stargell 18.0

Outs Alou 484

Pitching Click for All-Time Franchise Leaders

ERA Moose 2.91

Wins Blass 16

Won-Loss % Moose .824

BB + H per IP (WHIP) Moose 1.241

Hits Allowed/9IP Moose 7.89

Bases on Balls/9IP Ellis 3.13

Strikeouts/9IP Moose 8.74

Games Dal Canton 57

Saves Hartenstein 10

Innings Veale 225.7

Strikeouts Veale 213

Games Started Veale 34

Comp. Games Blass and Veale 9

Shutouts Ellis 2

Home Runs Allow. Blass 21

Bases On Balls Allow. Veale 91

Hits Allowed Veale 232

SO to Walk Moose 2.66

Losses Ellis 17

Earned Runs Allow. Blass 104

Wild Pitches Walker 6

Hit Batsmen Blass and Bunning 6

Batters Faced Veale 980

Games Finished Hartenstein 25

Adjusted ERA+ Moose 120

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Matty Alou (Starting CF)
Roberto Clemente

1968/1970

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