1970 Pittsburgh Pirates season

March 2026 November 2013 Pittsburgh Pirates 1970 National League East champions National League East Forbes Field (since 1909)Three Rivers Stadium Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaFrom 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Side in 1907. John W. Galbreath (majority shareholder); Bing Crosby, Thomas P. Johnson (minority shareholders) Joe L. Brown Danny Murtaugh KDKA-TVBob Prince, Nellie King, Gene Osborn KDKABob Prince, Nellie King, Gene Osborn The 1970 Pittsburgh Pirates season resulted in the team winning their first National League East title with a record of 89–73, five games ahead of the Chicago Cubs. However, they lost the NLCS to the National League West champion Cincinnati Reds, three games to none. The Pirates were managed by Danny Murtaugh and played their home games at Forbes Field during the first part of the year, before moving into the brand new Three Rivers Stadium on July 16. Coinciding with their move, the Pirates became the first major league team to adopt pullover jerseys and sans-a-belt pants for their uniforms, a style copied by a majority of MLB for the next two decades and which the Pirates themselves would wear through the 1990 season. http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/pit/history/uniforms_logos.jsp dead https://web.archive.org/web/20070810114331/http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/pit/history/uniforms_logos.jsp 2007-08-10 Pirates tickets, merchandise, news and more... The Official Site of The Pittsburgh Pirates: History: Pirates Uniforms and Logos Offseason Three Rivers Stadium In 1958, the Pirates had sold Forbes Field to the University of Pittsburgh, who wanted the land for expanded graduate facilities. Pitt then leased Forbes back to the Pirates until a new multipurpose stadium could be built. The Steelers opted to play at Pitt Stadium in the meantime. In June 1970, the Pirates played their final game at Forbes Field. It was a doubleheader sweep of the Chicago Cubs and Bill Mazeroski got the final hit at Forbes Field.The Best Game Ever, Preface, p.xiii, Jim Reisler, Carroll & Graf Publishers, New York, 2007, 978-0-7867-1943-3 A site on the North Side had been chosen earlier in the year, but it took until April 25, 1968, to finally break ground. Three Rivers Stadium opened on July 16, 1970, and became the home of the Pirates and the Pittsburgh Steelers. Notable transactions October 9, 1969: Danny Murtaugh named Manager of the Pirates.Danny Murtaugh October 21, 1969: Dave Giusti and Dave Ricketts were traded to the Pirates by the St. Louis Cardinals for Carl Taylor.Dave Giusti at "Baseball Almanac" February 4, 1970: Bo Belinsky was traded by the Pirates to the Cincinnati Reds for Dennis Ribant.Bo Belinsky at Baseball Reference Regular season June 12, 1970: Dock Ellis threw a no-hitter against the San Diego Padres.Dock Ellis No Hitter Allegedly, Ellis pitched the no-hitter on acid. According to Ellis, in Donald Hall's book, In the Country of Baseball, the Pirates were starting a west-coast road trip. After the Pirates landed in San Diego, Ellis visited his hometown of Los Angeles for a party. Ellis had forgotten he was slated to pitch the next day, so he took some acid the night before the game. At around 10 a.m., after catching maybe an hour of sleep, he realized he was in the wrong place.ESPN.com – Page2 – The List: Baseball's biggest rumors Season standings Pittsburgh Pirates Record vs. opponents PIT Detailed records National League Opponent W L WP RS Runs scored RA Runs against NL East Chicago Cubs 10 8 10 8 y 87 88 Montreal Expos 9 9 9 9 y 78 68 New York Mets 12 6 12 6 y 80 72 Philadelphia Phillies 14 4 14 4 y 68 39 Pittsburgh Pirates St. Louis Cardinals 12 6 12 6 y 83 68 Total 57 33 57 33 y 396 335 NL West Atlanta Braves 6 6 6 6 y 69 73 Cincinnati Reds 4 8 4 8 y 45 57 Houston Astros 6 6 6 6 y 64 56 Los Angeles Dodgers 6 6 6 6 y 40 38 San Diego Padres 6 6 6 6 y 56 43 San Francisco Giants 4 8 4 8 y 59 62 Total 32 40 32 40 y 333 329 Season Total 89 73 89 73 y 729 664 Month Games Won Lost Win % RS Runs scored RA Runs against April 19 11 8 11 8 y 73 74 May 30 12 18 12 18 y 138 154 June 28 17 11 17 11 y 97 84 July 27 16 11 16 11 y 138 117 August 29 14 15 14 15 y 156 132 September 28 18 10 18 10 y 118 98 October 1 1 0 1 0 y 9 5 Total 162 89 73 89 73 y 729 664 Games Won Lost Win % RS Runs scored RA Runs against Home 82 50 32 50 32 y 356 315 Away 80 39 41 39 41 y 373 349 Total 162 89 73 89 73 y 729 664 Game log 1970 Game Log: 89–73 (Home: 50–32; Away: 39–41) y background:#F9F9F9; April: 11–8 (Home: 7–7; Away: 4–1) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 1 || April 7 || Mets || 3–5 (11) || Taylor || Hartenstein (0–1) || McGraw || 34,249 || 0–1 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 2 || April 9 || Mets || 2–1 || Ellis (1–0) || Koosman || — || 9,884 || 1–1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 3 || April 10 || @ Phillies || 0–2 || Fryman || Veale (0–1) || — || 3,663 || 1–2 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 4 || April 11 || @ Phillies || 4–0 || Walker (1–0) || Jackson || Hartenstein (1) || 7,673 || 2–2 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 5 || April 12 || @ Phillies || 3–1 (10) || Blass (1–0) || Bunning || — || 22,395 || 3–2 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 6 || April 14 || @ Mets || 6–4 (10) || Hartenstein (1–1) || McGraw || — || 41,679 || 4–2 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 7 || April 16 || @ Mets || 7–4 || Dal Canton (1–0) || Cardwell || — || 8,623 || 5–2 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 8 || April 17, 1970 || Cardinals || 2–5 || Culver || Blass (1–1) || — || 14,369 || 5–3 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 9 || April 18, 1970 || Cardinals || 1–6 || Carlton || Walker (1–1) || — || 8,465 || 5–4 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 10 || April 20 || Astros || 3–1 || Ellis (2–0) || Bouton || Giusti (1) || 4,051 || 6–4 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 11 || April 21 || Astros || 9–8 || Veale (1–1) || Dierker || Gibbon (1) || 3,589 || 7–4 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 12 || April 22 || Astros || 6–1 || Blass (2–1) || Lemaster || — || 6,178 || 8–4 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 13 || April 23, 1970 || Braves || 8–6 || Walker (2–1) || Jarvis || Giusti (2) || 4,987 || 9–4 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 14 || April 24, 1970 || Braves || 0–9 || Nash || Moose (0–1) || — || 5,413 || 9–5 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 15 || April 25, 1970 || Braves || 8–7 || Giusti (1–0) || Wilhelm || McBean (1) || 7,125 || 10–5 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 16 || April 26, 1970 || Braves || 0–2 || Niekro || Veale (1–2) || — || 15,307 || 10–6 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 17 || April 27 || Cubs || 0–1 || Decker || Blass (2–2) || Regan || 6,635 || 10–7 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 18 || April 28 || Cubs || 6–1 || Walker (3–1) || Holtzman || Giusti (3) || 6,717 || 11–7 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 19 || April 29 || Cubs || 5–10 || Hands || Moose (0–2) || Regan || 7,900 || 11–8 |- y background:#F9F9F9; May: 12–18 (Home: 6–5; Away: 6–13) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 20 || May 1 || @ Reds || 4–6 || Simpson || Ellis (2–1) || Gullett || 19,470 || 11–9 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 21 || May 2 || @ Reds || 2–7 || McGlothlin || Veale (1–3) || — || 7,721 || 11–10 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 22 || May 3 || @ Reds || 7–11 || Merritt || Blass (2–3) || Carroll || 15,219 || 11–11 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 23 || May 4, 1970 || @ Braves || 3–5 || Nash || Walker (3–2) || Priddy || 7,457 || 11–12 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 24 || May 5, 1970 || @ Braves || 6–12 || Stone || Moose (0–3) || Wilhelm || 9,199 || 11–13 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 25 || May 6, 1970 || @ Braves || 0–3 || Niekro || Ellis (2–2) || — || 9,782 || 11–14 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 26 || May 7 || @ Astros || 9–5 || Walker (4–2) || Bouton || Giusti (4) || 11,678 || 12–14 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 27 || May 8 || @ Astros || 5–7 || Ray || Blass (2–4) || — || 13,383 || 12–15 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 28 || May 9 || @ Astros || 6–3 || Moose (1–3) || Griffin || — || 15,137 || 13–15 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 29 || May 10 || @ Astros || 2–9 || Dierker || Ellis (2–3) || — || 16,768 || 13–16 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 30 || May 11 || Reds || 4–1 || Veale (2–3) || McGlothlin || — || 7,722 || 14–16 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 31 || May 12 || Reds || 3–5 || Merritt || Blass (2–5) || — || 7,502 || 14–17 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 32 || May 13, 1970 || @ Cardinals || 5–1 || Moose (2–3) || Gibson || Giusti (5) || 12,677 || 15–17 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 33 || May 14, 1970 || @ Cardinals || 7–11 || Johnson || Garber (0–1) || — || 10,840 || 15–18 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 34 || May 15 || Expos || 1–2 || McGinn || Veale (2–4) || — || 7,883 || 15–19 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 35 || May 16 || Expos || 4–3 || Walker (5–2) || Raymond || — || 4,237 || 16–19 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 36 || May 17 || Expos || 7–8 || Strohmayer || Garber (0–2) || Raymond || 8,604 || 16–20 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 37 || May 18 || Phillies || 2–1 || Moose (3–3) || Bunning || — || 5,796 || 17–20 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 38 || May 19 || Phillies || 0–2 || Short || Ellis (2–4) || — || 6,251 || 17–21 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 39 || May 20 || Phillies || 3–2 (14) || Dal Canton (2–0) || Selma || — || 5,977 || 18–21 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 40 || May 21 || @ Expos || 6–7 || Dillman || Walker (5–3) || — || 13,346 || 18–22 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 41 || May 22 || @ Expos || 3–6 || Stoneman || Moose (3–4) || — || 10,576 || 18–23 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 42 || May 23 || @ Expos || 8–4 || Ellis (3–4) || McGinn || Giusti (6) || 28,702 || 19–23 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 43 || May 24 || @ Expos || 3–0 || Veale (3–4) || Morton || — || 29,306 || 20–23 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 44 || May 26 || @ Cubs || 3–6 || Holtzman || Blass (2–6) || — || 12,440 || 20–24 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 45 || May 27 || @ Cubs || 4–0 || Moose (4–4) || Jenkins || — || 11,002 || 21–24 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 46 || May 28 || @ Cubs || 7–8 || Colborn || Garber (0–3) || — || 10,805 || 21–25 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 47 || May 29 || Giants || 6–3 || Veale (4–4) || Robertson || Giusti (7) || 11,497 || 22–25 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 48 || May 30 || Giants || 11–13 || Bryant || Blass (2–7) || Faul || 10,658 || 22–26 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 49 || May 31 || Giants || 7–3 || Moose (5–4) || Marichal || Giusti (8) || 9,515 || 23–26 |- y background:#F9F9F9; June: 17–11 (Home: 13–4; Away: 4–7) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 50 || June 1, 1970 || Padres || 5–1 || Ellis (4–4) || Coombs || — || 5,036 || 24–26 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 51 || June 2, 1970 || Padres || 8–14 || Herbel || Veale (4–5) || Dukes || 4,747 || 24–27 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 52 || June 4, 1970 || Dodgers || 0–5 || Osteen || Blass (2–8) || — || 5,423 || 24–28 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 53 || June 5, 1970 || Dodgers || 3–0 || Moose (6–4) || Moeller || — || 7,691 || 25–28 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 54 || June 6, 1970 || Dodgers || 7–6 (12) || Giusti (2–0) || Pena || — || 13,153 || 26–28 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 55 || June 7, 1970 || Dodgers || 3–1 || Veale (5–5) || Foster || — || 11,243 || 27–28 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 56 || June 9 || @ Giants || 5–1 || Blass (3–8) || Marichal || — || 4,250 || 28–28 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 57 || June 10 || @ Giants || 2–4 || Perry || Moose (6–5) || — || 3,732 || 28–29 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 58 || June 12, 1970 || @ Padres || 2–0 || Ellis (5–4) || Roberts || — || || 29–29 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 59 || June 12, 1970 || @ Padres || 2–5 || Coombs || Veale (5–6) || — || 9,903 || 29–30 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 60 || June 13, 1970 || @ Padres || 7–2 || Blass (4–8) || Santorini || — || 7,105 || 30–30 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 61 || June 14, 1970 || @ Padres || 1–2 || Kirby || Moose (6–6) || — || 15,781 || 30–31 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 62 || June 15, 1970 || @ Dodgers || 5–2 || Nelson (1–0) || Moeller || Giusti (9) || 14,490 || 31–31 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 63 || June 16, 1970 || @ Dodgers || 0–1 || Sutton || Veale (5–7) || — || 20,069 || 31–32 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 64 || June 17, 1970 || @ Dodgers || 0–4 || Osteen || Ellis (5–5) || — || 17,327 || 31–33 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 65 || June 19 || Expos || 8–4 || Dal Canton (3–0) || Dillman || Walker (1) || 9,707 || 32–33 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 66 || June 20 || Expos || 4–2 || Blass (5–8) || Morton || Giusti (10) || 5,148 || 33–33 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 67 || June 21 || Expos || 2–3 || Nye || Veale (5–8) || — || 12,325 || 33–34 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 68 || June 22, 1970 || Cardinals || 1–6 || Reuss || Ellis (5–6) || — || || 33–35 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 69 || June 22, 1970 || Cardinals || 1–0 (10) || Nelson (2–0) || Linzy || — || 15,158 || 34–35 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 70 || June 23, 1970 || Cardinals || 7–2 || Moose (7–6) || Taylor || — || 7,654 || 35–35 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 71 || June 24, 1970 || Cardinals || 4–3 (11) || Walker (6–3) || McCool || — || 8,095 || 36–35 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 72 || June 25, 1970 || Cardinals || 3–2 || Giusti (3–0) || Carlton || — || 9,910 || 37–35 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 73 || June 27 || Cubs || 2–1 || Ellis (6–6) || Jenkins || — || 10,188 || 38–35 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 74 || June 28 || Cubs || 3–2 || Giusti (4–0) || Hands || Walker (2) || || 39–35 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 75 || June 28 || Cubs || 4–1 || Nelson (3–0) || Pappas || Giusti (11) || 40,918 || 40–35 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 76 || June 29 || @ Mets || 2–3 || Seaver || Blass (5–9) || — || 42,416 || 40–36 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 77 || June 30 || @ Mets || 6–7 || Koosman || Veale (5–9) || Taylor || 38,681 || 40–37 |- y background:#F9F9F9; July: 16–11 (Home: 5–4; Away: 11–7) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 78 || July 1 || @ Mets || 4–3 || Ellis (7–6) || McAndrew || Giusti (12) || 34,316 || 41–37 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 79 || July 3 || @ Cubs || 16–14 || Giusti (5–0) || Regan || — || 26,602 || 42–37 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 80 || July 4 || @ Cubs || 10–6 || Blass (6–9) || Holtzman || Walker (3) || || 43–37 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 81 || July 4 || @ Cubs || 2–7 || Pappas || Veale (5–10) || Gura || 26,634 || 43–38 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 82 || July 5 || @ Cubs || 5–2 || Ellis (8–6) || Jenkins || — || 25,569 || 44–38 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 83 || July 6 || @ Phillies || 7–5 || Nelson (4–0) || Bunning || Giusti (13) || 6,145 || 45–38 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 84 || July 7 || @ Phillies || 4–2 || Veale (6–10) || Short || Giusti (14) || 6,938 || 46–38 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 85 || July 8 || @ Phillies || 0–2 || Wise || Blass (6–10) || — || 7,038 || 46–39 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 86 || July 9, 1970 || @ Cardinals || 6–0 || Ellis (9–6) || Carlton || — || 22,345 || 47–39 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 87 || July 10, 1970 || @ Cardinals || 6–2 || Giusti (6–0) || Gibson || — || 23,920 || 48–39 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 88 || July 11, 1970 || @ Cardinals || 8–7 || Dal Canton (4–0) || Taylor || Pena (1) || 25,686 || 49–39 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 89 || July 12, 1970 || @ Cardinals || 7–6 (10) || Giusti (7–0) || Hrabosky || Dal Canton (1) || 45,776 || 50–39 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 90 || July 16 || Reds || 2–3 || Carroll || Ellis (9–7) || — || 48,846 || 50–40 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 91 || July 17 || Reds || 4–3 || Giusti (8–0) || Simpson || — || 23,298 || 51–40 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 92 || July 18 || Reds || 1–3 (10) || Merritt || Giusti (8–1) || Granger || 27,906 || 51–41 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 93 || July 19 || Reds || 7–3 || Walker (7–3) || Gullett || Gibbon (2) || 32,294 || 52–41 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 94 || July 20 || @ Astros || 4–5 (12) || Cook || Dal Canton (4–1) || — || 17,934 || 52–42 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 95 || July 21 || @ Astros || 1–3 || Wilson || Nelson (4–1) || Cook || 17,741 || 52–43 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 96 || July 22, 1970 || Braves || 5–3 || Dal Canton (5–1) || Stone || Giusti (15) || 19,145 || 53–43 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 97 || July 23, 1970 || Braves || 6–5 || Colpaert (1–0) || McQueen || Giusti (16) || 14,377 || 54–43 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 98 || July 24 || Astros || 11–0 || Ellis (10–7) || Griffin || — || 43,290 || 55–43 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 99 || July 25 || Astros || 4–8 || Cook || Veale (6–11) || Dierker || 14,069 || 55–44 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 100 || July 26 || Astros || 4–6 (10) || Lemaster || Giusti (8–2) || Gladding || 40,131 || 55–45 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 101 || July 28 || @ Reds || 4–3 || Dal Canton (6–1) || McGlothlin || Giusti (17) || 25,807 || 56–45 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 102 || July 29 || @ Reds || 3–4 || Nolan || Ellis (10–8) || Granger || 25,788 || 56–46 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 103 || July 30 || @ Reds || 4–8 || Cloninger || Veale (6–12) || Gullett || 26,298 || 56–47 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 104 || July 31, 1970 || @ Braves || 3–4 || Jarvis || Nelson (4–2) || Wilhelm || 12,196 || 56–48 |- y background:#F9F9F9; August: 14–15 (Home: 9–7; Away: 5–8) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 105 || August 1, 1970 || @ Braves || 20–10 || Pena (1–0) || Stone || Giusti (18) || 28,333 || 57–48 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 106 || August 2, 1970 || @ Braves || 10–7 || Ellis (11–8) || Nash || Giusti (19) || 15,227 || 58–48 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 107 || August 3 || @ Expos || 0–8 || McGinn || Moose (7–7) || — || 18,110 || 58–49 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 108 || August 4 || @ Expos || 4–2 || Veale (7–12) || Marshall || — || 27,112 || 59–49 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 109 || August 5 || Phillies || 4–0 || Walker (8–3) || Wise || — || 12,915 || 60–49 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 110 || August 6 || Phillies || 4–0 || Ellis (12–8) || Bunning || — || || 61–49 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 111 || August 6 || Phillies || 8–3 || Dal Canton (7–1) || Champion || — || 26,664 || 62–49 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 112 || August 7 || Mets || 6–1 || Moose (8–7) || McAndrew || — || 37,556 || 63–49 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 113 || August 8 || Mets || 9–12 || Koosman || Veale (7–13) || Gentry || 27,843 || 63–50 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 114 || August 9 || Mets || 8–3 || Walker (9–3) || Ryan || Pena (2) || 41,772 || 64–50 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 115 || August 10 || Mets || 2–10 || Seaver || Ellis (12–9) || — || 47,148 || 64–51 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 116 || August 11, 1970 || Dodgers || 4–5 || Osteen || Dal Canton (7–2) || Brewer || 16,708 || 64–52 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 117 || August 12, 1970 || Dodgers || 4–11 || Mikkelsen || Moose (8–8) || Hough || 34,551 || 64–53 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 118 || August 14, 1970 || Padres || 2–1 || Pena (2–0) || Roberts || — || || 65–53 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 119 || August 14, 1970 || Padres || 10–1 || Walker (10–3) || Dobson || — || 26,979 || 66–53 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 120 || August 15, 1970 || Padres || 9–3 || Veale (8–13) || Wilson || — || 14,110 || 67–53 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 121 || August 16, 1970 || Padres || 6–8 || Herbel || Pena (2–1) || Dukes || 18,969 || 67–54 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 122 || August 17 || Giants || 4–5 || Perry || Dal Canton (7–3) || — || 21,148 || 67–55 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 123 || August 18 || Giants || 6–2 || Blass (7–10) || Pitlock || Giusti (20) || 25,325 || 68–55 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 124 || August 19 || Giants || 4–7 || Marichal || Walker (10–4) || — || 24,655 || 68–56 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 125 || August 21, 1970 || @ Dodgers || 1–2 || Osteen || Veale (8–14) || — || 24,372 || 68–57 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 126 || August 22, 1970 || @ Dodgers || 2–1 (16) || Dal Canton (8–3) || Mikkelsen || — || 39,829 || 69–57 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 127 || August 23, 1970 || @ Dodgers || 11–0 || Blass (8–10) || Foster || — || 20,678 || 70–57 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 128 || August 25, 1970 || @ Padres || 3–4 || Dukes || Walker (10–5) || — || 4,876 || 70–58 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 129 || August 26, 1970 || @ Padres || 1–2 || Dobson || Cambria (0–1) || Dukes || 6,067 || 70–59 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 130 || August 28 || @ Giants || 1–5 || Marichal || Moose (8–9) || — || 6,174 || 70–60 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 131 || August 29 || @ Giants || 9–10 (10) || McMahon || Dal Canton (8–4) || — || 8,188 || 70–61 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 132 || August 30 || @ Giants || 3–7 || Johnson || Walker (10–6) || Robertson || || 70–62 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 133 || August 30 || @ Giants || 1–2 || Bryant || Giusti (8–3) || — || 15,963 || 70–63 |- y background:#F9F9F9; September: 18–10 (Home: 10–5; Away: 8–5) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 134 || September 1 || @ Expos || 8–4 || Veale (9–14) || Stoneman || Giusti (21) || 20,123 || 71–63 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 135 || September 2 || @ Expos || 7–10 || Marshall || Gibbon (0–1) || — || 15,461 || 71–64 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 136 || September 4 || Phillies || 4–3 || Blass (9–10) || Wise || Lamb (1) || 22,547 || 72–64 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 137 || September 5 || Phillies || 6–4 || Cambria (1–1) || Lersch || Giusti (22) || 22,925 || 73–64 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 138 || September 6 || Phillies || 4–3 (10) || Walker (11–6) || Selma || — || 19,049 || 74–64 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 139 || September 7 || Cubs || 8–3 || Moose (9–9) || Pappas || — || || 75–64 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 140 || September 7 || Cubs || 2–9 || Jenkins || Veale (9–15) || — || 42,556 || 75–65 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 141 || September 8 || Cubs || 3–10 || Hands || Blass (9–11) || — || 6,777 || 75–66 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 142 || September 9, 1970 || Cardinals || 4–6 || Bertaina || Cambria (1–2) || Hilgendorf || 14,927 || 75–67 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 143 || September 10, 1970 || Cardinals || 2–0 || Walker (12–6) || Briles || — || 14,386 || 76–67 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 144 || September 12 || @ Cubs || 5–4 || Moose (10–9) || Jenkins || Giusti (23) || 33,199 || 77–67 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 145 || September 13 || @ Cubs || 2–3 || Hands || Blass (9–12) || — || 22,567 || 77–68 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 146 || September 15 || @ Phillies || 8–3 || Walker (13–6) || Lersch || Giusti (24) || 4,802 || 78–68 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 147 || September 16 || @ Phillies || 5–3 || Moose (11–9) || Bunning || Lamb (2) || 4,418 || 79–68 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 148 || September 17 || @ Phillies || 2–3 || Short || Lamb (0–1) || Selma || 4,199 || 79–69 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 149 || September 18 || @ Mets || 3–2 || Blass (10–12) || McAndrew || Giusti (25) || 42,225 || 80–69 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 150 || September 19 || @ Mets || 2–1 || Walker (14–6) || Gentry || Gibbon (3) || 41,323 || 81–69 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 151 || September 20 || @ Mets || 1–4 || Koosman || Moose (11–10) || — || || 81–70 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 152 || September 20 || @ Mets || 9–5 (10) || Giusti (9–3) || McGraw || — || 54,806 || 82–70 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 153 || September 22 || Expos || 0–1 || Stoneman || Ellis (12–10) || — || || 82–71 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 154 || September 22 || Expos || 3–1 || Veale (10–15) || Wegener || Gibbon (4) || 19,524 || 83–71 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 155 || September 23 || Expos || 2–3 || Morton || Brunet (0–1) || Marshall || 12,420 || 83–72 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 156 || September 24 || Expos || 8–0 || Walker (15–6) || Renko || — || 14,026 || 84–72 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 157 || September 25 || Mets || 4–3 || Grant (1–0) || Chance || Gibbon (5) || 41,484 || 85–72 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 158 || September 26 || Mets || 4–3 || Grant (2–0) || Herbel || — || 34,311 || 86–72 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 159 || September 27 || Mets || 2–1 || Ellis (13–10) || McAndrew || Giusti (26) || 50,469 || 87–72 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 160 || September 29, 1970 || @ Cardinals || 7–2 || Dal Canton (9–4) || Gibson || Lamb (3) || 13,232 || 88–72 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 161 || September 30, 1970 || @ Cardinals || 3–4 || Briles || Grant (2–1) || — || 8,084 || 88–73 |- y background:#F9F9F9; October: 1–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 1–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 162 || October 1, 1970 || @ Cardinals || 9–5 || Brunet (1–1) || Cleveland || Acosta (1) || 8,457 || 89–73 |- |- | Legend:      #cfc = Win      #fbb = LossBold = Pirates team member Opening Day lineup +Opening Day Starters # Name Position18 Matty Alou CF20 Richie Hebner 3B21 Roberto Clemente RF8 Willie Stargell LF16 Al Oliver 1B14 Gene Alley SS12 Jerry May C9 Bill Mazeroski 2B28 Steve Blass SP1970 Opening Day lineup at "Baseball-Almanac" Notable transactions April 24, 1970: Al McBean was signed by the Pirates.Al McBean at Baseball Reference May 18, 1970: Al McBean was released by the Pirates. June 4, 1970: 1970 Major League Baseball draft Dave Parker was drafted by the Pirates in the 14th round of the 1970 Major League Baseball draft.Dave Parker at Baseball Reference Ed Ott was drafted by the Pirates in the 23rd round of the 1970 Major League Baseball draft.Ed Ott at Baseball Almanac June 9, 1970: Orlando Peña was signed by the Pirates.Orlando Pena at Baseball Almanac June 22, 1970: Chuck Hartenstein was selected off waivers from the Pirates by the St. Louis Cardinals.Chuck Hartenstein at Baseball-Reference August 26, 1970: Orlando Pena was released by the Pirates. August 31, 1970: George Brunet was traded to the Pirates by the Washington Senators for Denny Riddleberger.George Brunet at Baseball Almanac September 14, 1970: Dave Ricketts was released by the Pirates.Dave Ricketts at Baseball Almanac September 14, 1970: Mudcat Grant was traded to the Pirates by the Oakland Athletics for Angel Mangual.Mudcat Grant at Baseball Almanac Roster 1970 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster Pitchers 17,46 Ed Acosta 28 Steve Blass 22 George Brunet 36 Fred Cambria 36 Dick Colpaert 27 Bruce Dal Canton 17 Dock Ellis 36 Gene Garber 19 Joe Gibbon 31 Dave Giusti 47 Mudcat Grant 22 Chuck Hartenstein 24 John Lamb 29 Lou Marone 34 Al McBean 38 Bob Moose 24 Jim Nelson 22,46 Orlando Peña 39 Bob Veale 23 Luke Walker Catchers 12 Jerry May  5 Dave Ricketts 35 Manny Sanguillén Infielders 14 Gene Alley 10,30 Dave Cash 10,20 Richie Hebner 6,10 George Kopacz 15 José Martínez  9 Bill Mazeroski 11 José Pagán  2 Freddie Patek 6,7 Bob Robertson Outfielders 18 Matty Alou 21 Roberto Clemente 15 Gene Clines 25 Johnny Jeter 16 Al Oliver  8 Willie Stargell Other batters 29 Milt May Manager 40 Danny Murtaugh Coaches 43 Don Leppert 44 Frank Oceak 42 Don Osborn 41 Bill Virdon Postseason National League Championship Series 1970 National League Championship Series The Cincinnati Reds won the series, three games to none, over the Pirates. GameScoreDateLocationAttendance1Cincinnati – 3, Pittsburgh – 0October 3Three Rivers Stadium33,0882Cincinnati – 3, Pittsburgh – 1October 4Three Rivers Stadium39,3173Pittsburgh – 2, Cincinnati – 3October 5Riverfront Stadium40,538 Statistics Batting Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in + Regular SeasonMajor League Baseball Regular Season Hitting Stats http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/stats/sortable.jsp?c_id=pit#playerType=ALL&elem=%5Bobject+Object%5D&tab_level=child&click_text=Sortable+Player+hitting&game_type='R'&season=1970&season_type=ANY&league_code='MLB'&sectionType=sp&statType=hitting&page=1&ts=1462395741591&sportCode='mlb'&split=&team_id=134&active_sw=&position=&page_type=SortablePlayer&sortOrder='desc'&sortColumn=avg&results=&perPage=50&timeframe=&last_x_days=&extended=0 Pittsburgh Pirates May 28, 2016 October 12, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141012104237/http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/stats/sortable.jsp?c_id=pit#playerType=ALL&elem=%5Bobject+Object%5D&tab_level=child&click_text=Sortable+Player+hitting&game_type='R'&season=1970&season_type=ANY&league_code='MLB'&sectionType=sp&statType=hitting&page=1&ts=1462395741591&sportCode='mlb'&split=&team_id=134&active_sw=&position=&page_type=SortablePlayer&sortOrder='desc'&sortColumn=avg&results=&perPage=50&timeframe=&last_x_days=&extended=0 dead Player G Games played AB At bats H Hits Avg. Batting average HR Home runs RBI Runs batted in Gene Garber Gene Garber 14 3 2 0.667 0 0 Milt May Milt May 5 4 2 0.500 0 2 Gene Clines Gene Clines 31 37 15 0.405 0 3 Roberto Clemente Roberto Clemente 108 412 145 0.352 14 60 Manny Sanguillen Manny Sanguillén 128 486 158 0.325 7 61 Dave Cash Dave Cash (baseball) 64 210 66 0.314 1 28 Matty Alou Matty Alou 155 677 201 0.297 1 47 Richie Hebner Richie Hebner 120 420 122 0.290 11 46 Bob Robertson Bob Robertson 117 390 112 0.287 27 82 Al Oliver Al Oliver 151 551 149 0.270 12 83 Jose Pagan José Pagán 95 230 61 0.265 7 29 Willie Stargell Willie Stargell 136 474 125 0.264 31 85 Freddie Patek Freddie Patek 84 237 58 0.245 1 19 Gene Alley Gene Alley 121 426 104 0.244 8 41 Johnny Jeter Johnny Jeter (baseball) 85 126 30 0.238 2 12 Bill Mazeroski Bill Mazeroski 112 367 84 0.229 7 39 Jerry May Jerry May (baseball) 51 139 29 0.209 1 16 Fred Cambria Fred Cambria 6 10 2 0.200 0 1 Jim Nelson Jim Nelson (baseball) 15 20 4 0.200 0 3 Dave Giusti Dave Giusti 66 16 3 0.188 0 3 George Kopacz George Kopacz 10 16 3 0.188 0 0 Bob Moose Bob Moose 29 66 12 0.182 0 2 Dave Ricketts Dave Ricketts 14 11 2 0.182 0 0 Bob Veale Bob Veale 34 67 11 0.164 0 6 Luke Walker Luke Walker 42 46 6 0.130 0 5 Steve Blass Steve Blass 32 70 8 0.114 0 2 Dock Ellis Dock Ellis 38 70 7 0.100 0 1 Jose Martinez José Martínez (infielder) 19 20 1 0.050 0 0 George Brunet George Brunet 12 4 0 0.000 0 0 Bruce Dal Canton Bruce Dal Canton 41 16 0 0.000 0 0 Joe Gibbon Joe Gibbon 41 3 0 0.000 0 0 Mudcat Grant Mudcat Grant 8 2 0 0.000 0 0 Chuck Hartenstein Chuck Hartenstein 17 1 0 0.000 0 0 John Lamb John Lamb (right-handed pitcher) 23 3 0 0.000 0 0 Al McBean Al McBean 7 1 0 0.000 0 0 Orlando Pena Orlando Peña 23 6 0 0.000 0 0 Ed Acosta Ed Acosta 3 0 0 -1 — 0 0 Dick Colpaert Dick Colpaert 8 0 0 -1 — 0 0 Lou Marone Lou Marone 1 0 0 -1 — 0 0Team totals1625,6371,5220.270130676 + PostseasonMajor League Baseball Postseason Hitting Stats http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/stats/sortable.jsp?c_id=pit#playerType=ALL&elem=%5Bobject+Object%5D&tab_level=child&click_text=Sortable+Player+hitting&game_type='L'&season=1970&season_type=ANY&league_code='MLB'&sectionType=sp&statType=hitting&page=1&ts=1464444643745&sportCode='mlb'&split=&team_id=134&active_sw=&position=&page_type=SortablePlayer&sortOrder='desc'&sortColumn=avg&results=&perPage=50&timeframe=&last_x_days=&extended=0 Pittsburgh Pirates May 28, 2016 October 12, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141012104237/http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/stats/sortable.jsp?c_id=pit#playerType=ALL&elem=%5Bobject+Object%5D&tab_level=child&click_text=Sortable+Player+hitting&game_type='L'&season=1970&season_type=ANY&league_code='MLB'&sectionType=sp&statType=hitting&page=1&ts=1464444643745&sportCode='mlb'&split=&team_id=134&active_sw=&position=&page_type=SortablePlayer&sortOrder='desc'&sortColumn=avg&results=&perPage=50&timeframe=&last_x_days=&extended=0 dead Player G Games played AB At bats H Hits Avg. Batting average HR Home runs RBI Runs batted in Richie Hebner Richie Hebner 2 6 4 0.667 0 0 Willie Stargell Willie Stargell 3 12 6 0.500 0 1 Jose Pagan José Pagán 1 3 1 0.333 0 0 Matty Alou Matty Alou 3 12 3 0.250 0 0 Al Oliver Al Oliver 2 8 2 0.250 0 1 Roberto Clemente Roberto Clemente 3 14 3 0.214 0 1 Bob Robertson Bob Robertson 2 5 1 0.200 0 0 Manny Sanguillen Manny Sanguillén 3 12 2 0.167 0 0 Dave Cash Dave Cash (baseball) 2 8 1 0.125 0 0 Gene Alley Gene Alley 2 7 0 0.000 0 0 Dock Ellis Dock Ellis 1 2 0 0.000 0 0 Johnny Jeter Johnny Jeter (baseball) 3 2 0 0.000 0 0 Bill Mazeroski Bill Mazeroski 1 2 0 0.000 0 0 Bob Moose Bob Moose 1 4 0 0.000 0 0 Freddie Patek Freddie Patek 1 3 0 0.000 0 0 Luke Walker Luke Walker 1 2 0 0.000 0 0 Joe Gibbon Joe Gibbon 2 0 0 -1 — 0 0 Dave Giusti Dave Giusti 2 0 0 -1 — 0 0Team totals3102230.22503 Pitching Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts + Regular SeasonMajor League Baseball Regular Season Pitching Stats http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/stats/sortable.jsp?c_id=pit#playerType=ALL&elem=%5Bobject+Object%5D&tab_level=child&click_text=Sortable+Player+pitching&game_type='R'&season=1970&season_type=ANY&league_code='MLB'&sectionType=sp&statType=pitching&page=1&ts=1462395884077&sportCode='mlb'&split=&team_id=134&active_sw=&position=&page_type=SortablePlayer&sortOrder='asc'&sortColumn=era&results=&perPage=50&timeframe=&last_x_days=&extended=0 Pittsburgh Pirates May 28, 2016 October 12, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141012104237/http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/stats/sortable.jsp?c_id=pit#playerType=ALL&elem=%5Bobject+Object%5D&tab_level=child&click_text=Sortable+Player+pitching&game_type='R'&season=1970&season_type=ANY&league_code='MLB'&sectionType=sp&statType=pitching&page=1&ts=1462395884077&sportCode='mlb'&split=&team_id=134&active_sw=&position=&page_type=SortablePlayer&sortOrder='asc'&sortColumn=era&results=&perPage=50&timeframe=&last_x_days=&extended=0 dead Player G Games IP Innings pitched W Wins L Loss ERA Earned run average SO Strikeouts Mudcat Grant Mudcat Grant 8 12 2 1 2.25 4 George Brunet George Brunet 12 162 3 1 1 2.70 17 John Lamb John Lamb (right-handed pitcher) 23 321 3 0 1 2.78 24 Luke Walker Luke Walker 42 163 15 6 3.04 124 Dave Giusti Dave Giusti 66 103 9 3 3.06 85 Dock Ellis Dock Ellis 30 2012 3 13 10 3.21 128 Jim Nelson Jim Nelson (baseball) 15 681 3 4 2 3.42 42 Fred Cambria Fred Cambria 6 331 3 1 2 3.51 14 Steve Blass Steve Blass 31 1962 3 10 12 3.52 120 Lou Marone Lou Marone 1 21 3 0 0 3.86 0 Bob Veale Bob Veale 34 202 10 15 3.92 178 Bob Moose Bob Moose 28 1892 3 11 10 3.99 119 Chuck Hartenstein Chuck Hartenstein 17 232 3 1 1 4.56 14 Bruce Dal Canton Bruce Dal Canton 41 842 3 9 4 4.57 53 Orlando Pena Orlando Peña 23 372 3 2 1 4.78 25 Joe Gibbon Joe Gibbon 41 41 0 1 4.83 26 Gene Garber Gene Garber 14 221 3 0 3 5.24 7 Dick Colpaert Dick Colpaert 8 102 3 1 0 5.91 6 Al McBean Al McBean 7 10 0 0 8.10 3 Ed Acosta Ed Acosta 3 22 3 0 0 13.50 1Team totals1621,4532 389733.70990 + PostseasonMajor League Baseball Postseason Pitching Stats http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/stats/sortable.jsp?c_id=pit#playerType=ALL&elem=%5Bobject+Object%5D&tab_level=child&click_text=Sortable+Player+pitching&game_type='L'&season=1970&season_type=ANY&league_code='MLB'&sectionType=sp&statType=pitching&page=1&ts=1464444421706&sportCode='mlb'&split=&team_id=134&active_sw=&position=&page_type=SortablePlayer&sortOrder='asc'&sortColumn=era&results=&perPage=50&timeframe=&last_x_days=&extended=0 Pittsburgh Pirates May 28, 2016 October 12, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141012104237/http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/stats/sortable.jsp?c_id=pit#playerType=ALL&elem=%5Bobject+Object%5D&tab_level=child&click_text=Sortable+Player+pitching&game_type='L'&season=1970&season_type=ANY&league_code='MLB'&sectionType=sp&statType=pitching&page=1&ts=1464444421706&sportCode='mlb'&split=&team_id=134&active_sw=&position=&page_type=SortablePlayer&sortOrder='asc'&sortColumn=era&results=&perPage=50&timeframe=&last_x_days=&extended=0 dead Player G Games IP Innings pitched W Wins L Loss ERA Earned run average SO Strikeouts Joe Gibbon Joe Gibbon 2 1 3 0 0 0.00 1 Luke Walker Luke Walker 1 7 0 1 1.29 5 Dock Ellis Dock Ellis 1 92 3 0 1 2.79 1 Bob Moose Bob Moose 1 72 3 0 1 3.52 4 Dave Giusti Dave Giusti 2 21 3 0 0 3.86 1Team totals327032.6712 Awards and honors Danny Murtaugh, Associated Press NL Manager of the Year 1970 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Columbus Jets International League Joe Morgan AA Waterbury Pirates Eastern League Red Davis A Salem Rebels Carolina League Billy Klaus A Gastonia Pirates Western Carolinas League Ed Hobaugh A-Short Season Niagara Falls Pirates New York–Penn League Irv Noren Rookie GCL Pirates Gulf Coast League Dick Cole Rookie GCL Tourists Gulf Coast League Ed Napoleon LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Waterbury Notes References 1970 Pittsburgh Pirates at Baseball Reference 1970 Pittsburgh Pirates at Baseball Almanac Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 2nd Durham, North Carolina Baseball America 1997 978-0-9637189-8-3 Category:Pittsburgh Pirates seasons Pittsburgh Pirates season Category:National League East champion seasons Pittsburg Category:1970 in Pittsburgh