# 1970 Pittsburgh Pirates season

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.

## 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.
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.
* October 21, 1969: Dave Giusti and Dave Ricketts were traded to the Pirates by the St. Louis Cardinals for Carl Taylor.
* February 4, 1970: Bo Belinsky was traded by the Pirates to the Cincinnati Reds for Dennis Ribant.

## Regular season

* June 12, 1970: Dock Ellis threw a no-hitter against the San Diego Padres. 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.

### Season standings

vteNL East :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 89 | 73 | .549 | — | 50‍–‍32 | 39‍–‍41 |
| Chicago Cubs | 84 | 78 | .519 | 5 | 46‍–‍34 | 38‍–‍44 |
| New York Mets | 83 | 79 | .512 | 6 | 44‍–‍38 | 39‍–‍41 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 76 | 86 | .469 | 13 | 34‍–‍47 | 42‍–‍39 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 73 | 88 | .453 | 15½ | 40‍–‍40 | 33‍–‍48 |
| Montreal Expos | 73 | 89 | .451 | 16 | 39‍–‍41 | 34‍–‍48 |

### Record vs. opponents

1970 National League recordvte Sources: :
| Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL |
| Atlanta | — | 8–4 | 5–13 | 9–9 | 6–12 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 9–9 | 7–11 | 7–5 |
| Chicago | 4–8 | — | 7–5 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 13–5 | 7–11 | 9–9 | 8–10 | 9–3 | 7–5 | 7–11 |
| Cincinnati | 13–5 | 5–7 | — | 15–3 | 13–5 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 8–4 | 8–10 | 9–9 | 9–3 |
| Houston | 9–9 | 5–7 | 3–15 | — | 8–10 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 14–4 | 10–8 | 6–6 |
| Los Angeles | 12–6 | 6–6 | 5–13 | 10–8 | — | 8–4 | 7–5 | 6–5 | 6–6 | 11–7 | 9–9 | 7–5 |
| Montreal | 6–6 | 5–13 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 4–8 | — | 10–8 | 11–7 | 9–9 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 7–11 |
| New York | 6–6 | 11–7 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 8–10 | — | 13–5 | 6–12 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 12–6 |
| Philadelphia | 5-7 | 9–9 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 5–6 | 7–11 | 5–13 | — | 4–14 | 9–3 | 8–4 | 8–10 |
| Pittsburgh | 6–6 | 10–8 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 9–9 | 12–6 | 14–4 | — | 6–6 | 4–8 | 12–6 |
| San Diego | 9–9 | 3–9 | 10–8 | 4–14 | 7–11 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 3–9 | 6–6 | — | 5–13 | 4–8 |
| San Francisco | 11–7 | 5–7 | 9–9 | 8–10 | 9–9 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 8–4 | 13–5 | — | 7–5 |
| St. Louis | 5–7 | 11–7 | 3–9 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 11–7 | 6–12 | 10–8 | 6–12 | 8–4 | 5–7 | — |

### Detailed records

National League :
| Opponent | W | L | WP | RS | RA |
| NL East |||||||
| Chicago Cubs | 10 | 8 | 0.556 | 87 | 88 |
| Montreal Expos | 9 | 9 | 0.500 | 78 | 68 |
| New York Mets | 12 | 6 | 0.667 | 80 | 72 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 14 | 4 | 0.778 | 68 | 39 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | | | | | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 12 | 6 | 0.667 | 83 | 68 |
| Total | 57 | 33 | 0.633 | 396 | 335 |
| NL West |||||||
| Atlanta Braves | 6 | 6 | 0.500 | 69 | 73 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 4 | 8 | 0.333 | 45 | 57 |
| Houston Astros | 6 | 6 | 0.500 | 64 | 56 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 6 | 6 | 0.500 | 40 | 38 |
| San Diego Padres | 6 | 6 | 0.500 | 56 | 43 |
| San Francisco Giants | 4 | 8 | 0.333 | 59 | 62 |
| Total | 32 | 40 | 0.444 | 333 | 329 |
| Season Total | 89 | 73 | 0.549 | 729 | 664 |
| Month | Games | Won | Lost | Win % | RS | RA |
| April | 19 | 11 | 8 | 0.579 | 73 | 74 |
| May | 30 | 12 | 18 | 0.400 | 138 | 154 |
| June | 28 | 17 | 11 | 0.607 | 97 | 84 |
| July | 27 | 16 | 11 | 0.593 | 138 | 117 |
| August | 29 | 14 | 15 | 0.483 | 156 | 132 |
| September | 28 | 18 | 10 | 0.643 | 118 | 98 |
| October | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 9 | 5 |
| Total | 162 | 89 | 73 | 0.549 | 729 | 664 |
| | Games | Won | Lost | Win % | RS | RA |
| Home | 82 | 50 | 32 | 0.610 | 356 | 315 |
| Away | 80 | 39 | 41 | 0.488 | 373 | 349 |
| Total | 162 | 89 | 73 | 0.549 | 729 | 664 |

### Game log

1970 Game Log: 89–73 (Home: 50–32; Away: 39–41) :
April: 11–8 (Home: 7–7; Away: 4–1)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
1April 7Mets3–5 (11)TaylorHartenstein (0–1)McGraw34,2490–1
2April 9Mets2–1Ellis (1–0)Koosman—9,8841–1
3April 10@ Phillies0–2FrymanVeale (0–1)—3,6631–2
4April 11@ Phillies4–0Walker (1–0)JacksonHartenstein (1)7,6732–2
5April 12@ Phillies3–1 (10)Blass (1–0)Bunning—22,3953–2
6April 14@ Mets6–4 (10)Hartenstein (1–1)McGraw—41,6794–2
7April 16@ Mets7–4Dal Canton (1–0)Cardwell—8,6235–2
8April 17Cardinals2–5CulverBlass (1–1)—14,3695–3
9April 18Cardinals1–6CarltonWalker (1–1)—8,4655–4
10April 20Astros3–1Ellis (2–0)BoutonGiusti (1)4,0516–4
11April 21Astros9–8Veale (1–1)DierkerGibbon (1)3,5897–4
12April 22Astros6–1Blass (2–1)Lemaster—6,1788–4
13April 23Braves8–6Walker (2–1)JarvisGiusti (2)4,9879–4
14April 24Braves0–9NashMoose (0–1)—5,4139–5
15April 25Braves8–7Giusti (1–0)WilhelmMcBean (1)7,12510–5
16April 26Braves0–2NiekroVeale (1–2)—15,30710–6
17April 27Cubs0–1DeckerBlass (2–2)Regan6,63510–7
18April 28Cubs6–1Walker (3–1)HoltzmanGiusti (3)6,71711–7
19April 29Cubs5–10HandsMoose (0–2)Regan7,90011–8 :
May: 12–18 (Home: 6–5; Away: 6–13)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
20May 1@ Reds4–6SimpsonEllis (2–1)Gullett19,47011–9
21May 2@ Reds2–7McGlothlinVeale (1–3)—7,72111–10
22May 3@ Reds7–11MerrittBlass (2–3)Carroll15,21911–11
23May 4@ Braves3–5NashWalker (3–2)Priddy7,45711–12
24May 5@ Braves6–12StoneMoose (0–3)Wilhelm9,19911–13
25May 6@ Braves0–3NiekroEllis (2–2)—9,78211–14
26May 7@ Astros9–5Walker (4–2)BoutonGiusti (4)11,67812–14
27May 8@ Astros5–7RayBlass (2–4)—13,38312–15
28May 9@ Astros6–3Moose (1–3)Griffin—15,13713–15
29May 10@ Astros2–9DierkerEllis (2–3)—16,76813–16
30May 11Reds4–1Veale (2–3)McGlothlin—7,72214–16
31May 12Reds3–5MerrittBlass (2–5)—7,50214–17
32May 13@ Cardinals5–1Moose (2–3)GibsonGiusti (5)12,67715–17
33May 14@ Cardinals7–11JohnsonGarber (0–1)—10,84015–18
34May 15Expos1–2McGinnVeale (2–4)—7,88315–19
35May 16Expos4–3Walker (5–2)Raymond—4,23716–19
36May 17Expos7–8StrohmayerGarber (0–2)Raymond8,60416–20
37May 18Phillies2–1Moose (3–3)Bunning—5,79617–20
38May 19Phillies0–2ShortEllis (2–4)—6,25117–21
39May 20Phillies3–2 (14)Dal Canton (2–0)Selma—5,97718–21
40May 21@ Expos6–7DillmanWalker (5–3)—13,34618–22
41May 22@ Expos3–6StonemanMoose (3–4)—10,57618–23
42May 23@ Expos8–4Ellis (3–4)McGinnGiusti (6)28,70219–23
43May 24@ Expos3–0Veale (3–4)Morton—29,30620–23
44May 26@ Cubs3–6HoltzmanBlass (2–6)—12,44020–24
45May 27@ Cubs4–0Moose (4–4)Jenkins—11,00221–24
46May 28@ Cubs7–8ColbornGarber (0–3)—10,80521–25
47May 29Giants6–3Veale (4–4)RobertsonGiusti (7)11,49722–25
48May 30Giants11–13BryantBlass (2–7)Faul10,65822–26
49May 31Giants7–3Moose (5–4)MarichalGiusti (8)9,51523–26 :
June: 17–11 (Home: 13–4; Away: 4–7)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
50June 1Padres5–1Ellis (4–4)Coombs—5,03624–26
51June 2Padres8–14HerbelVeale (4–5)Dukes4,74724–27
52June 4Dodgers0–5OsteenBlass (2–8)—5,42324–28
53June 5Dodgers3–0Moose (6–4)Moeller—7,69125–28
54June 6Dodgers7–6 (12)Giusti (2–0)Pena—13,15326–28
55June 7Dodgers3–1Veale (5–5)Foster—11,24327–28
56June 9@ Giants5–1Blass (3–8)Marichal—4,25028–28
57June 10@ Giants2–4PerryMoose (6–5)—3,73228–29
58June 12@ Padres2–0Ellis (5–4)Roberts—29–29
59June 12@ Padres2–5CoombsVeale (5–6)—9,90329–30
60June 13@ Padres7–2Blass (4–8)Santorini—7,10530–30
61June 14@ Padres1–2KirbyMoose (6–6)—15,78130–31
62June 15@ Dodgers5–2Nelson (1–0)MoellerGiusti (9)14,49031–31
63June 16@ Dodgers0–1SuttonVeale (5–7)—20,06931–32
64June 17@ Dodgers0–4OsteenEllis (5–5)—17,32731–33
65June 19Expos8–4Dal Canton (3–0)DillmanWalker (1)9,70732–33
66June 20Expos4–2Blass (5–8)MortonGiusti (10)5,14833–33
67June 21Expos2–3NyeVeale (5–8)—12,32533–34
68June 22Cardinals1–6ReussEllis (5–6)—33–35
69June 22Cardinals1–0 (10)Nelson (2–0)Linzy—15,15834–35
70June 23Cardinals7–2Moose (7–6)Taylor—7,65435–35
71June 24Cardinals4–3 (11)Walker (6–3)McCool—8,09536–35
72June 25Cardinals3–2Giusti (3–0)Carlton—9,91037–35
73June 27Cubs2–1Ellis (6–6)Jenkins—10,18838–35
74June 28Cubs3–2Giusti (4–0)HandsWalker (2)39–35
75June 28Cubs4–1Nelson (3–0)PappasGiusti (11)40,91840–35
76June 29@ Mets2–3SeaverBlass (5–9)—42,41640–36
77June 30@ Mets6–7KoosmanVeale (5–9)Taylor38,68140–37 :
July: 16–11 (Home: 5–4; Away: 11–7)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
78July 1@ Mets4–3Ellis (7–6)McAndrewGiusti (12)34,31641–37
79July 3@ Cubs16–14Giusti (5–0)Regan—26,60242–37
80July 4@ Cubs10–6Blass (6–9)HoltzmanWalker (3)43–37
81July 4@ Cubs2–7PappasVeale (5–10)Gura26,63443–38
82July 5@ Cubs5–2Ellis (8–6)Jenkins—25,56944–38
83July 6@ Phillies7–5Nelson (4–0)BunningGiusti (13)6,14545–38
84July 7@ Phillies4–2Veale (6–10)ShortGiusti (14)6,93846–38
85July 8@ Phillies0–2WiseBlass (6–10)—7,03846–39
86July 9@ Cardinals6–0Ellis (9–6)Carlton—22,34547–39
87July 10@ Cardinals6–2Giusti (6–0)Gibson—23,92048–39
88July 11@ Cardinals8–7Dal Canton (4–0)TaylorPena (1)25,68649–39
89July 12@ Cardinals7–6 (10)Giusti (7–0)HraboskyDal Canton (1)45,77650–39
90July 16Reds2–3CarrollEllis (9–7)—48,84650–40
91July 17Reds4–3Giusti (8–0)Simpson—23,29851–40
92July 18Reds1–3 (10)MerrittGiusti (8–1)Granger27,90651–41
93July 19Reds7–3Walker (7–3)GullettGibbon (2)32,29452–41
94July 20@ Astros4–5 (12)CookDal Canton (4–1)—17,93452–42
95July 21@ Astros1–3WilsonNelson (4–1)Cook17,74152–43
96July 22Braves5–3Dal Canton (5–1)StoneGiusti (15)19,14553–43
97July 23Braves6–5Colpaert (1–0)McQueenGiusti (16)14,37754–43
98July 24Astros11–0Ellis (10–7)Griffin—43,29055–43
99July 25Astros4–8CookVeale (6–11)Dierker14,06955–44
100July 26Astros4–6 (10)LemasterGiusti (8–2)Gladding40,13155–45
101July 28@ Reds4–3Dal Canton (6–1)McGlothlinGiusti (17)25,80756–45
102July 29@ Reds3–4NolanEllis (10–8)Granger25,78856–46
103July 30@ Reds4–8CloningerVeale (6–12)Gullett26,29856–47
104July 31@ Braves3–4JarvisNelson (4–2)Wilhelm12,19656–48 :
August: 14–15 (Home: 9–7; Away: 5–8)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
105August 1@ Braves20–10Pena (1–0)StoneGiusti (18)28,33357–48
106August 2@ Braves10–7Ellis (11–8)NashGiusti (19)15,22758–48
107August 3@ Expos0–8McGinnMoose (7–7)—18,11058–49
108August 4@ Expos4–2Veale (7–12)Marshall—27,11259–49
109August 5Phillies4–0Walker (8–3)Wise—12,91560–49
110August 6Phillies4–0Ellis (12–8)Bunning—61–49
111August 6Phillies8–3Dal Canton (7–1)Champion—26,66462–49
112August 7Mets6–1Moose (8–7)McAndrew—37,55663–49
113August 8Mets9–12KoosmanVeale (7–13)Gentry27,84363–50
114August 9Mets8–3Walker (9–3)RyanPena (2)41,77264–50
115August 10Mets2–10SeaverEllis (12–9)—47,14864–51
116August 11Dodgers4–5OsteenDal Canton (7–2)Brewer16,70864–52
117August 12Dodgers4–11MikkelsenMoose (8–8)Hough34,55164–53
118August 14Padres2–1Pena (2–0)Roberts—65–53
119August 14Padres10–1Walker (10–3)Dobson—26,97966–53
120August 15Padres9–3Veale (8–13)Wilson—14,11067–53
121August 16Padres6–8HerbelPena (2–1)Dukes18,96967–54
122August 17Giants4–5PerryDal Canton (7–3)—21,14867–55
123August 18Giants6–2Blass (7–10)PitlockGiusti (20)25,32568–55
124August 19Giants4–7MarichalWalker (10–4)—24,65568–56
125August 21@ Dodgers1–2OsteenVeale (8–14)—24,37268–57
126August 22@ Dodgers2–1 (16)Dal Canton (8–3)Mikkelsen—39,82969–57
127August 23@ Dodgers11–0Blass (8–10)Foster—20,67870–57
128August 25@ Padres3–4DukesWalker (10–5)—4,87670–58
129August 26@ Padres1–2DobsonCambria (0–1)Dukes6,06770–59
130August 28@ Giants1–5MarichalMoose (8–9)—6,17470–60
131August 29@ Giants9–10 (10)McMahonDal Canton (8–4)—8,18870–61
132August 30@ Giants3–7JohnsonWalker (10–6)Robertson70–62
133August 30@ Giants1–2BryantGiusti (8–3)—15,96370–63 :
September: 18–10 (Home: 10–5; Away: 8–5)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
134September 1@ Expos8–4Veale (9–14)StonemanGiusti (21)20,12371–63
135September 2@ Expos7–10MarshallGibbon (0–1)—15,46171–64
136September 4Phillies4–3Blass (9–10)WiseLamb (1)22,54772–64
137September 5Phillies6–4Cambria (1–1)LerschGiusti (22)22,92573–64
138September 6Phillies4–3 (10)Walker (11–6)Selma—19,04974–64
139September 7Cubs8–3Moose (9–9)Pappas—75–64
140September 7Cubs2–9JenkinsVeale (9–15)—42,55675–65
141September 8Cubs3–10HandsBlass (9–11)—6,77775–66
142September 9Cardinals4–6BertainaCambria (1–2)Hilgendorf14,92775–67
143September 10Cardinals2–0Walker (12–6)Briles—14,38676–67
144September 12@ Cubs5–4Moose (10–9)JenkinsGiusti (23)33,19977–67
145September 13@ Cubs2–3HandsBlass (9–12)—22,56777–68
146September 15@ Phillies8–3Walker (13–6)LerschGiusti (24)4,80278–68
147September 16@ Phillies5–3Moose (11–9)BunningLamb (2)4,41879–68
148September 17@ Phillies2–3ShortLamb (0–1)Selma4,19979–69
149September 18@ Mets3–2Blass (10–12)McAndrewGiusti (25)42,22580–69
150September 19@ Mets2–1Walker (14–6)GentryGibbon (3)41,32381–69
151September 20@ Mets1–4KoosmanMoose (11–10)—81–70
152September 20@ Mets9–5 (10)Giusti (9–3)McGraw—54,80682–70
153September 22Expos0–1StonemanEllis (12–10)—82–71
154September 22Expos3–1Veale (10–15)WegenerGibbon (4)19,52483–71
155September 23Expos2–3MortonBrunet (0–1)Marshall12,42083–72
156September 24Expos8–0Walker (15–6)Renko—14,02684–72
157September 25Mets4–3Grant (1–0)ChanceGibbon (5)41,48485–72
158September 26Mets4–3Grant (2–0)Herbel—34,31186–72
159September 27Mets2–1Ellis (13–10)McAndrewGiusti (26)50,46987–72
160September 29@ Cardinals7–2Dal Canton (9–4)GibsonLamb (3)13,23288–72
161September 30@ Cardinals3–4BrilesGrant (2–1)—8,08488–73 :
October: 1–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 1–0)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
162October 1@ Cardinals9–5Brunet (1–1)ClevelandAcosta (1)8,45789–73 :
Legend:        = Win        = Loss Bold = Pirates team member :

### Opening Day lineup

Opening Day Starters :
| # | Name | Position |
| 18 | Matty Alou | CF |
| 20 | Richie Hebner | 3B |
| 21 | Roberto Clemente | RF |
| 8 | Willie Stargell | LF |
| 16 | Al Oliver | 1B |
| 14 | Gene Alley | SS |
| 12 | Jerry May | C |
| 9 | Bill Mazeroski | 2B |
| 28 | Steve Blass | SP |

### Notable transactions

* April 24, 1970: Al McBean was signed by the Pirates.
* 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.
** Ed Ott was drafted by the Pirates in the 23rd round of the 1970 Major League Baseball draft.
* June 9, 1970: Orlando Peña was signed by the Pirates.
* June 22, 1970: Chuck Hartenstein was selected off waivers from the Pirates by the St. Louis Cardinals.
* 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.
* September 14, 1970: Dave Ricketts was released by the Pirates.
* September 14, 1970: Mudcat Grant was traded to the Pirates by the Oakland Athletics for Angel Mangual.

### Roster
## Postseason
### National League Championship Series

The Cincinnati Reds won the series, three games to none, over the Pirates.
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
| 1 | Cincinnati – 3, Pittsburgh – 0 | October 3 | Three Rivers Stadium | 33,088 |
| 2 | Cincinnati – 3, Pittsburgh – 1 | October 4 | Three Rivers Stadium | 39,317 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh – 2, Cincinnati – 3 | October 5 | Riverfront Stadium | 40,538 |

## Statistics
### Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Regular Season :
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| Gene Garber | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0.667 | 0 | 0 |
| Milt May | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0.500 | 0 | 2 |
| Gene Clines | 31 | 37 | 15 | 0.405 | 0 | 3 |
| Roberto Clemente | 108 | 412 | 145 | 0.352 | 14 | 60 |
| Manny Sanguillen | 128 | 486 | 158 | 0.325 | 7 | 61 |
| Dave Cash | 64 | 210 | 66 | 0.314 | 1 | 28 |
| Matty Alou | 155 | 677 | 201 | 0.297 | 1 | 47 |
| Richie Hebner | 120 | 420 | 122 | 0.290 | 11 | 46 |
| Bob Robertson | 117 | 390 | 112 | 0.287 | 27 | 82 |
| Al Oliver | 151 | 551 | 149 | 0.270 | 12 | 83 |
| Jose Pagan | 95 | 230 | 61 | 0.265 | 7 | 29 |
| Willie Stargell | 136 | 474 | 125 | 0.264 | 31 | 85 |
| Freddie Patek | 84 | 237 | 58 | 0.245 | 1 | 19 |
| Gene Alley | 121 | 426 | 104 | 0.244 | 8 | 41 |
| Johnny Jeter | 85 | 126 | 30 | 0.238 | 2 | 12 |
| Bill Mazeroski | 112 | 367 | 84 | 0.229 | 7 | 39 |
| Jerry May | 51 | 139 | 29 | 0.209 | 1 | 16 |
| Fred Cambria | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0.200 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Nelson | 15 | 20 | 4 | 0.200 | 0 | 3 |
| Dave Giusti | 66 | 16 | 3 | 0.188 | 0 | 3 |
| George Kopacz | 10 | 16 | 3 | 0.188 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Moose | 29 | 66 | 12 | 0.182 | 0 | 2 |
| Dave Ricketts | 14 | 11 | 2 | 0.182 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Veale | 34 | 67 | 11 | 0.164 | 0 | 6 |
| Luke Walker | 42 | 46 | 6 | 0.130 | 0 | 5 |
| Steve Blass | 32 | 70 | 8 | 0.114 | 0 | 2 |
| Dock Ellis | 38 | 70 | 7 | 0.100 | 0 | 1 |
| Jose Martinez | 19 | 20 | 1 | 0.050 | 0 | 0 |
| George Brunet | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Dal Canton | 41 | 16 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Gibbon | 41 | 3 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 |
| Mudcat Grant | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Hartenstein | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 |
| John Lamb | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 |
| Al McBean | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 |
| Orlando Pena | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Acosta | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Colpaert | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Lou Marone | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 162 | 5,637 | 1,522 | 0.270 | 130 | 676 |
Postseason :
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| Richie Hebner | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0.667 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Stargell | 3 | 12 | 6 | 0.500 | 0 | 1 |
| Jose Pagan | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0.333 | 0 | 0 |
| Matty Alou | 3 | 12 | 3 | 0.250 | 0 | 0 |
| Al Oliver | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0.250 | 0 | 1 |
| Roberto Clemente | 3 | 14 | 3 | 0.214 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Robertson | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0.200 | 0 | 0 |
| Manny Sanguillen | 3 | 12 | 2 | 0.167 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Cash | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0.125 | 0 | 0 |
| Gene Alley | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 |
| Dock Ellis | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Jeter | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Mazeroski | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Moose | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 |
| Freddie Patek | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Walker | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Gibbon | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Giusti | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 102 | 23 | 0.225 | 0 | 3 |

### Pitching

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Regular Season :
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| Mudcat Grant | 8 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2.25 | 4 |
| George Brunet | 12 | 162⁄3 | 1 | 1 | 2.70 | 17 |
| John Lamb | 23 | 321⁄3 | 0 | 1 | 2.78 | 24 |
| Luke Walker | 42 | 163 | 15 | 6 | 3.04 | 124 |
| Dave Giusti | 66 | 103 | 9 | 3 | 3.06 | 85 |
| Dock Ellis | 30 | 2012⁄3 | 13 | 10 | 3.21 | 128 |
| Jim Nelson | 15 | 681⁄3 | 4 | 2 | 3.42 | 42 |
| Fred Cambria | 6 | 331⁄3 | 1 | 2 | 3.51 | 14 |
| Steve Blass | 31 | 1962⁄3 | 10 | 12 | 3.52 | 120 |
| Lou Marone | 1 | 21⁄3 | 0 | 0 | 3.86 | 0 |
| Bob Veale | 34 | 202 | 10 | 15 | 3.92 | 178 |
| Bob Moose | 28 | 1892⁄3 | 11 | 10 | 3.99 | 119 |
| Chuck Hartenstein | 17 | 232⁄3 | 1 | 1 | 4.56 | 14 |
| Bruce Dal Canton | 41 | 842⁄3 | 9 | 4 | 4.57 | 53 |
| Orlando Pena | 23 | 372⁄3 | 2 | 1 | 4.78 | 25 |
| Joe Gibbon | 41 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 4.83 | 26 |
| Gene Garber | 14 | 221⁄3 | 0 | 3 | 5.24 | 7 |
| Dick Colpaert | 8 | 102⁄3 | 1 | 0 | 5.91 | 6 |
| Al McBean | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 8.10 | 3 |
| Ed Acosta | 3 | 22⁄3 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 162 | 1,4532⁄3 | 89 | 73 | 3.70 | 990 |
Postseason :
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| Joe Gibbon | 2 | 1⁄3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
| Luke Walker | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1.29 | 5 |
| Dock Ellis | 1 | 92⁄3 | 0 | 1 | 2.79 | 1 |
| Bob Moose | 1 | 72⁄3 | 0 | 1 | 3.52 | 4 |
| Dave Giusti | 2 | 21⁄3 | 0 | 0 | 3.86 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 2.67 | 12 |

## Awards and honors

* Danny Murtaugh, Associated Press NL Manager of the Year
1970 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| 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