1971 Pittsburgh Pirates season
{{Short description|Major League Baseball club season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}
{{Infobox baseball team season
| name = Pittsburgh Pirates
| image =
| season = 1971
| misc = World Champions
National League Champions
National League East Champions
| league = National League
| division = East
| ballpark = Three Rivers Stadium
| city = Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania{{efn|From 1882 to 1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which was annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Side in 1907.}}
| record = 97–65 (.599)
| divisional_place = 1st
| owners = John W. Galbreath (majority shareholder); Bing Crosby, Thomas P. Johnson (minority shareholders)
| general_managers = Joe L. Brown
| managers = Danny Murtaugh
| television = KDKA-TV 2
{{small|(Bob Prince, Nellie King)}}
| radio = KDKA–AM 1020
{{small|(Bob Prince, Nellie King)}}
| espntn = pit
|}}
The 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 90th season for the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; their 85th in the National League. It involved the Pirates finishing first in the National League East with a record of 97 wins and 65 losses. They defeated the San Francisco Giants three games to one in the NLCS and beat the Baltimore Orioles four games to three in the World Series. The Pirates were managed by Danny Murtaugh, and played their first full season at Three Rivers Stadium, which had opened in July the year before.
Offseason
- October 15, 1970: Charlie Sands and 2 minor leaguers were traded to the Pirates by the New York Yankees for 3 minor leaguers.[http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/trades.php?p=sandsch01 Charlie Sands] at Baseball Almanace
- October 26, 1970: Joe Gibbon released by the Pirates.[http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/trades.php?p=gibbojo01 Joe Gibbon] at Baseball Almanace
- December 2, 1970: Freddie Patek, Bruce Dal Canton and Jerry May were traded by the Pirates to the Kansas City Royals for Bob Johnson, Jackie Hernández and Jim Campanis.[http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/trades.php?p=johnsbo03 Bob Johnson] at Baseball Almanace
- January 29, 1971: Matty Alou and George Brunet were traded by the Pirates to the St. Louis Cardinals for Nelson Briles and Vic Davalillo.[http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/trades.php?p=brilene01 Nelson Briles] at Baseball Almanace
- February 10, 1971: Danny Rivas (minors) was traded by the Pirates to the Mexico City Reds for Ramón Hernández.[https://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hernara01.shtml Ramón Hernández] at Baseball Reference
Regular season
In 1971, the Pirates became the first Major League Baseball team to field an all-black starting lineup.{{cite news|publisher=The Beaver County Times|title=Baseball Plog|url=http://www.timesonline.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=17047895&BRD=2305&PAG=461&dept_id=478568&rfi=6|date=August 14, 2006|author=John Perrotto|access-date=September 19, 2007|archive-date=November 12, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071112120043/http://www.timesonline.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=17047895&BRD=2305&PAG=461&dept_id=478568&rfi=6|url-status=dead}} Taking the field, on September 1, was Rennie Stennett, Gene Clines, Roberto Clemente, Willie Stargell, Manny Sanguillén, Dave Cash, Al Oliver, Jackie Hernández, and Dock Ellis.{{cite news|work=The New York Times|title=Honoring First All-Minority Lineup|date=September 17, 2006|page=Sports p. 2}}
= Season standings =
{{1971 NL East standings|highlight=Pittsburgh Pirates}}
= Record vs. opponents =
{{1971 NL Record vs. opponents|team=PIT}}
= Notable transactions =
- June 8, 1971: Craig Reynolds chosen by the Pirates in the 1st round of the 1971 Major League Baseball draft.Craig Reynolds at Baseball Almanac
- August 10, 1971: Bob Miller was traded to the Pirates by the San Diego Padres for Johnny Jeter and Ed Acosta.[http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/trades.php?p=millebo04 Bob Miller] at Baseball Almanac
- August 10, 1971: Mudcat Grant was sold by the Pirates to the Oakland Athletics.[http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/trades.php?p=grantmu01 Mudcat Grant] at Baseball Almanac
Roster
| class="toccolours" style="font-size: 95%;" |
| colspan="10" style="background-color: black; color: #e1b81e; text-align: center;" | 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates |
|---|
| colspan="10" style="background-color: #e1b81e; color: black; text-align: center;" | Roster |
| valign="top" | Pitchers
{{MLBplayer|28|Steve Blass}} {{MLBplayer|22,34|Nelson Briles}} {{MLBplayer|45|Frank Brosseau}} {{MLBplayer|17|Dock Ellis}} {{MLBplayer|31|Dave Giusti}} {{MLBplayer|22,19|Mudcat Grant}} {{MLBplayer|36|Ramón Hernández}} {{MLBplayer|27|Bob Johnson}} {{MLBplayer|25|Bruce Kison}} {{MLBplayer|24|John Lamb}} {{MLBplayer|32|Bob Miller}} {{MLBplayer|38|Bob Moose}} {{MLBplayer|32|Jim Nelson}} {{MLBplayer|39|Bob Veale}} {{MLBplayer|23|Luke Walker}} | width="25px" | | valign="top" | Catchers {{MLBplayer|29|Milt May}} {{MLBplayer|4,72|Charlie Sands}} {{MLBplayer|35|Manny Sanguillén}} Infielders {{MLBplayer|14|Gene Alley}} {{MLBplayer|30|Dave Cash}} {{MLBplayer|20|Richie Hebner}} {{MLBplayer| 2|Jackie Hernández}} {{MLBplayer| 9|Bill Mazeroski}} {{MLBplayer|11|José Pagán}} {{MLBplayer| 7|Bob Robertson}} {{MLBplayer| 6|Rennie Stennett}} | width="25px" | | valign="top" | Outfielders {{MLBplayer|21|Roberto Clemente}} {{MLBplayer|15|Gene Clines}} {{MLBplayer|18|Vic Davalillo}} {{MLBplayer|16|Al Oliver}} {{MLBplayer| 8|Willie Stargell}} {{MLBplayer|12|Carl Taylor}} {{MLBplayer|10,22|Richie Zisk}} Other batters {{MLBplayer|48|Rimp Lanier}} {{MLBplayer|10|Frank Taveras}} | width="25px" | | valign="top" | Manager {{MLBplayer|40|Danny Murtaugh}} Coaches {{MLBplayer|43|Don Leppert}}(First Base) {{MLBplayer|44|Frank Oceak}}(Third Base) {{MLBplayer|42|Don Osborn}}(Pitching) {{MLBplayer| 5|Dave Ricketts}}(Bullpen) {{MLBplayer|41|Bill Virdon}}(Hitting) |
= Opening Day lineup =
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ ! colspan="3" style="{{Baseball primary style|Pittsburgh Pirates}}"|Opening Day Starters | ||
| style="{{Baseball secondary style|Pittsburgh Pirates}};| # | style="{{Baseball secondary style|Pittsburgh Pirates}};| Name | style="{{Baseball secondary style|Pittsburgh Pirates}};| Position |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Bill Mazeroski | 2B |
| 20 | Richie Hebner | 3B |
| 21 | Roberto Clemente | RF |
| 35 | Manny Sanguillén | C |
| 7 | Bob Robertson | 1B |
| 8 | Willie Stargell | LF |
| 16 | Al Oliver | CF |
| 2 | Jackie Hernández | SS |
| 17 | Dock Ellis | SP |
Game log
=Regular season=
{{Game log start|style=background:black;color:#e1b81e;|title=1971 regular season game log: 97–65 (Home: 52–28; Away: 45–37){{cite web|title=1971 Pittsburgh Pirates Schedule & Results|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PIT/1971.shtml|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=19 September 2017}}}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#e1b81e;color:black;|title=April: 12–10 (Home: 7–5; Away: 5–5)|#|Date|Time (ET)|Opponent|Score|Win|Loss|Save|Time of Game|Attendance|Record|Box/
Streak}}
|-style=background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT197104060.shtml 1] || {{dow tooltip|April 6, 1971}} || 1:35{{nbsp}}p.m. EST || Phillies || 4–2 || Ellis (1–0) || Short (0–1) || — || 2:21 || 39,712 || 1–0 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B04060PIT1971.htm W1]
|-style=background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT197104080.shtml 2] || {{dow tooltip|April 8, 1971}} || 8:05{{nbsp}}p.m. EST || Phillies || 2–0 || Walker (1–0) || Fryman (0–1) || — || 1:47 || 12,289 || 2–0 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B04080PIT1971.htm W2]
|-style=background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ATL/ATL197104090.shtml 3] || {{dow tooltip|April 9, 1971}} || 8:05{{nbsp}}p.m. EST || @ Braves || 8–2 || Moose (1–0) || Jarvis (0–1) || Giusti (1) || 2:23 || 32,734 || 3–0 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B04090ATL1971.htm W3]
|-style=background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ATL/ATL197104100.shtml 4] || {{dow tooltip|April 10, 1971}} || 8:05{{nbsp}}p.m. EST || @ Braves || 4–5 {{small|(12)}} || Upshaw (2–0) || Briles (0–1) || — || 2:41 || 13,079 || 3–1 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B04100ATL1971.htm L1]
|-style=background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ATL/ATL197104110.shtml 5] || {{dow tooltip|April 11, 1971}} || 2:15{{nbsp}}p.m. EST || @ Braves || 1–3 || Nash (1–0) || Ellis (1–1) || — || 1:52 || 10,220 || 3–2 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B04110ATL1971.htm L2]
|-style=background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PHI/PHI197104120.shtml 6] || {{dow tooltip|April 12, 1971}} || 7:35{{nbsp}}p.m. EST || @ Phillies || 4–3 {{small|(11)}} || Giusti (1–0) || Selma (0–1) || — || 2:55 || 19,469 || 4–2 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B04120PHI1971.htm W1]
|-style=background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PHI/PHI197104130.shtml 7] || {{dow tooltip|April 13, 1971}} || 7:35{{nbsp}}p.m. EST || @ Phillies || 9–3 || Briles (1–1) || Short (0–2) || — || 2:28 || 14,934 || 5–2 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B04130PHI1971.htm W2]
|-style=background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PHI/PHI197104140.shtml 8] || {{dow tooltip|April 14, 1971}} || 7:35{{nbsp}}p.m. EST || @ Phillies || 5–6 || Hoerner (1–0) || Grant (0–1) || Selma (1) || 2:34 || 8,379 || 5–3 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B04140PHI1971.htm L1]
|-style=background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYN/NYN197104160.shtml 9] || {{dow tooltip|April 16, 1971}} || 2:15{{nbsp}}p.m. EST || @ Mets || 0–1 || Seaver (2–0) || Ellis (1–2) || — || 2:03 || 18,491 || 5–4 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B04160NYN1971.htm L2]
|-style=background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYN/NYN197104170.shtml 10] || {{dow tooltip|April 17, 1971}} || 2:15{{nbsp}}p.m. EST || @ Mets || 2–0 || Blass (1–0) || Koosman (0–1) || — || 2:01 || 23,305 || 6–4 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B04170NYN1971.htm W1]
|-style=background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYN/NYN197104181.shtml 11] || {{dow tooltip|April 18, 1971}}
{{small|(1)}} || 1:05{{nbsp}}p.m. EST || @ Mets || 2–5 || Gentry (1–2) || Walker (1–1) || — || 2:09 || — || 6–5 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B04180NYN1971.htm L1]
|-style=background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYN/NYN197104182.shtml 12] || {{dow tooltip|April 18, 1971}}
{{small|(2)}} || 3:49{{nbsp}}p.m. EST || @ Mets || 2–1 || Johnson (1–0) || McGraw (1–1) || — || 2:43 || 51,905 || 7–5 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B04180NYN1971.htm W1]
|-style=background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT197104200.shtml 13] || {{dow tooltip|April 20, 1971}} || 8:05{{nbsp}}p.m. EST || Braves || 0–2 || Niekro (1–1) || Moose (1–1) || — || 1:58 || 8,755 || 7–6 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B04200PIT1971.htm L1]
|-style=background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT197104210.shtml 14] || {{dow tooltip|April 21, 1971}} || 8:05{{nbsp}}p.m. EST || Braves || 10–2 || Ellis (2–2) || Nash (1–1) || — || 2:06 || 7,992 || 8–6 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B04210PIT1971.htm W1]
|-style=background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT197104220.shtml 15] || {{dow tooltip|April 22, 1971}} || 8:05{{nbsp}}p.m. EST || Braves || 7–4 || Blass (2–0) || Reed (2–2) || Giusti (2) || 2:06 || 4,708 || 9–6 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B04220PIT1971.htm W2]
|-style=background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT197104230.shtml 16] || {{dow tooltip|April 23, 1971}} || 8:05{{nbsp}}p.m. EST || Giants || 0–2 || Stone (1–0) || Walker (1–2) || — || 2:08 || 12,350 || 9–7 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B04230PIT1971.htm L1]
|-style=background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT197104240.shtml 17] || {{dow tooltip|April 24, 1971}} || 2:15{{nbsp}}p.m. EST || Giants || 0–2 || Bryant (2–0) || Johnson (1–1) || — || 2:21 || 8,386 || 9–8 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B04240PIT1971.htm L2]
|-style=background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT197104250.shtml 18] || {{dow tooltip|April 25, 1971}} || 1:35{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || Giants || 6–2 || Briles (2–1) || Marichal (3–2) || Giusti (3) || 2:51 || 16,553 || 10–8 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B04250PIT1971.htm W1]
|-style=background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT197104270.shtml 19] || {{dow tooltip|April 27, 1971}} || 8:05{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || Dodgers || 5–7 || Vance || Ellis (2–3) || Mikkelsen || 2:46 || 6,518 || 10–9 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B04270PIT1971.htm L1]
|-style=background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT197104280.shtml 20] || {{dow tooltip|April 28, 1971}} || 8:05{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || Dodgers || 7–5 || Blass (3–0) || O'Brien || Giusti (4) || 2:16 || 6,191 || 11–9 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B04280PIT1971.htm W1]
|-style=background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT197104290.shtml 21] || {{dow tooltip|April 29, 1971}} || 8:05{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || Dodgers || 1–2 || Mikkelsen || Giusti (1–1) || — || 2:04 || 5,031 || 11–10 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B04290PIT1971.htm L1]
|-style=background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT197104300.shtml 22] || {{dow tooltip|April 30, 1971}} || 8:05{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || Padres || 5–3 || Nelson (1–0) || Kelley || Grant (1) || 2:06 || 5,944 || 12–10 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B04300PIT1971.htm W1]
|-
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#e1b81e;color:black;|title=May: 17–9 (Home: 10–4; Away: 7–5)|#|Date|Time (ET)|Opponent|Score|Win|Loss|Save|Time of Game|Attendance|Record|Box/
Streak}}
|-style=background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT197105010.shtml 23] || {{dow tooltip|May 1, 1971}} || 2:15{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || Padres || 5–4 {{small|(11)}} || Grant (1–1) || Laxton || — || 2:55 || 6,068 || 13–10 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B05010PIT1971.htm W2]
|-style=background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT197105020.shtml 24] || {{dow tooltip|May 2, 1971}} || 1:35{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || Padres || 5–1 || Ellis (3–3) || Arlin || Giusti (5) || 2:05 || 8,482 || 14–10 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B05020PIT1971.htm W3]
|-style=background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SFN/SFN197105040.shtml 25] || {{dow tooltip|May 4, 1971}} || 11:00{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || @ Giants || 10–2 || Moose (2–1) || Stone (2–1) || Grant (2) || 2:53 || 8,263 || 15–10 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B05040SFN1971.htm W4]
|-style=background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SFN/SFN197105050.shtml 26] || {{dow tooltip|May 5, 1971}} || 4:00{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || @ Giants || 1–2 || Marichal (4–2) || Walker (1–3) || — || 2:02 || 5,212 || 15–11 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B05050SFN1971.htm L1]
|-style=background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/LAN/LAN197105070.shtml 27] || {{dow tooltip|May 7, 1971}} || 11:00{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || @ Dodgers || 3–2 || Johnson (2–1) || Sutton || Grant (3) || 2:25 || 44,275 || 16–11 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B05070LAN1971.htm W1]
|-style=background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/LAN/LAN197105080.shtml 28] || {{dow tooltip|May 8, 1971}} || 10:00{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || @ Dodgers || 5–3 || Briles (3–1) || Downing || Giusti (6) || 2:39 || 26,737 || 17–11 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B05080LAN1971.htm W2]
|-style=background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/LAN/LAN197105090.shtml 29] || {{dow tooltip|May 9, 1971}} || 4:00{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || @ Dodgers || 11–5 || Veale (1–0) || Mikkelsen || Grant (4) || 3:16 || 26,349 || 18–11 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B05090LAN1971.htm W3]
|-style=background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SDN/SDN197105110.shtml 30] || {{dow tooltip|May 11, 1971}} || 10:30{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || @ Padres || 10–4 || Ellis (4–3) || Coombs || Giusti (7) || 2:33 || 4,440 || 19–11 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B05110SDN1971.htm W4]
|-style=background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SDN/SDN197105120.shtml 31] || {{dow tooltip|May 12, 1971}} || 10:30{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || @ Padres || 1–2 || Roberts || Walker (1–4) || — || 2:06 || 4,292 || 19–12 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B05120SDN1971.htm L1]
|-style=background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT197105140.shtml 32] || {{dow tooltip|May 14, 1971}} || 8:05{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || Mets || 2–8 || Koosman (3–1) || Johnson (2–2) || — || 2:23 || 17,622 || 19–13 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B05140PIT1971.htm L2]
|-style=background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT197105150.shtml 33] || {{dow tooltip|May 15, 1971}} || 8:05{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || Mets || 5–9 || Sadecki (1–0) || Blass (3–1) || — || 2:26 || 22,042 || 19–14 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B05150PIT1971.htm L3]
|-style=background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT197105160.shtml 34] || {{dow tooltip|May 16, 1971}} || 1:35{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || Mets || 4–2 || Ellis (5–3) || Ryan (4–1) || Giusti (8) || 2:11 || 18,968 || 20–14 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B05160PIT1971.htm W1]
|-style=background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT197105170.shtml 35] || {{dow tooltip|May 17, 1971}} || 8:05{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || Expos || 6–5 || Grant (2–1) || Marshall || — || 2:23 || 6,431 || 21–14 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B05170PIT1971.htm W2]
|-style=background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT197105180.shtml 36] || {{dow tooltip|May 18, 1971}} || 8:05{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || Expos || 3–2 || Johnson (3–2) || Marshall || — || 2:46 || 10,226 || 22–14 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B05180PIT1971.htm W3]
|-style=background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CIN/CIN197105190.shtml 37] || {{dow tooltip|May 19, 1971}} || 8:05{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || @ Reds || 6–1 || Moose (3–1) || Nolan || Giusti (9) || 2:22 || 11,109 || 23–14 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B05190CIN1971.htm W4]
|-style=background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CIN/CIN197105200.shtml 38] || {{dow tooltip|May 20, 1971}} || 12:35{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || @ Reds || 4–5 || Wilcox || Blass (3–2) || Carroll || 2:25 || 9,530 || 23–15 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B05200CIN1971.htm L1]
|-style=background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MON/MON197105210.shtml 39] || {{dow tooltip|May 21, 1971}} || 8:05{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || @ Expos || 6–2 {{small|(13)}} || Grant (3–1) || Reed || — || 3:31 || 17,379 || 24–15 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B05210MON1971.htm W1]
|-style=background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MON/MON197105220.shtml 40] || {{dow tooltip|May 22, 1971}} || 8:05{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || @ Expos || 2–5 || Stoneman || Walker (1–5) || — || 2:25 || 18,814 || 24–16 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B05220MON1971.htm L1]
|-style=background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MON/MON197105230.shtml 41] || {{dow tooltip|May 23, 1971}} || 2:15{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || @ Expos || 2–4 || McAnally || Johnson (3–3) || Marshall || 2:34 || 27,216 || 24–17 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B05230MON1971.htm L2]
|-style=background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT197105250.shtml 42] || {{dow tooltip|May 25, 1971}} || 8:05{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || Reds || 4–7 || Grimsley || Moose (3–2) || Gibbon || 2:15 || 8,607 || 24–18 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B05250PIT1971.htm L3]
|-style=background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT197105260.shtml 43] || {{dow tooltip|May 26, 1971}} || 8:05{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || Reds || 2–0 || Blass (4–2) || Cloninger || — || 2:09 || 7,369 || 25–18 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B05260PIT1971.htm W1]
|-style=background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT197105270.shtml 44] || {{dow tooltip|May 27, 1971}} || 8:05{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || Reds || 5–2 || Ellis (6–3) || Merritt || — || 2:00 || 7,408 || 26–18 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B05270PIT1971.htm W2]
|-style=background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT197105280.shtml 45] || {{dow tooltip|May 28, 1971}} || 8:05{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || Cubs || 2–4 || Pappas || Walker (1–6) || — || 2:24 || 12,776 || 26–19 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B05280PIT1971.htm L1]
|-style=background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT197105290.shtml 46] || {{dow tooltip|May 29, 1971}} || 2:15{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || Cubs || 9–4 || Johnson (4–3) || Hands || Giusti (10) || 2:23 || 12,336 || 27–19 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B05290PIT1971.htm W1]
|-style=background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT197105300.shtml 47] || {{dow tooltip|May 30, 1971}} || 1:35{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || Cubs || 10–0 || Moose (4–2) || Holtzman || — || 2:20 || 14,643 || 28–19 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B05300PIT1971.htm W2]
|-style=background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT197105310.shtml 48] || {{dow tooltip|May 31, 1971}} || 11:05{{nbsp}}a.m. EDT || Cubs || 6–0 || Blass (5–2) || Jenkins || — || 2:09 || 19,589 || 29–19 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B05310PIT1971.htm W3]
|-
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#e1b81e;color:black;|title=June: 20–10 (Home: 9–4; Away: 11–6)|#|Date|Time (ET)|Opponent|Score|Win|Loss|Save|Time of Game|Attendance|Record|Box/
Streak}}
|-style=background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT197106010.shtml 49] || {{dow tooltip|June 1, 1971}} || 8:05{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || Cardinals || 9–0 || Ellis (7–3) || Zachary || — || 2:00 || 21,516 || 30–19 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B06010PIT1971.htm W4]
|-style=background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT197106020.shtml 50] || {{dow tooltip|June 2, 1971}} || 8:05{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || Cardinals || 10–1 || Walker (2–6) || Cleveland || Veale (1) || 2:33 || 9,612 || 31–19 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B06020PIT1971.htm W5]
|-style=background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT197106030.shtml 51] || {{dow tooltip|June 3, 1971}} || 8:05{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || Cardinals || 1–7 || Carlton || Johnson (4–4) || — || 2:21 || 18,947 || 31–20 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B06030PIT1971.htm L1]
|-style=background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT197106040.shtml 52] || {{dow tooltip|June 4, 1971}} || 8:05{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || Astros || 3–2 || Moose (5–2) || Billingham || Giusti (11) || 2:12 || 14,025 || 32–20 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B06040PIT1971.htm W1]
|-style=background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT197106050.shtml 53] || {{dow tooltip|June 5, 1971}} || 8:05{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || Astros || 1–4 || Dierker || Blass (5–3) || Gladding || 2:50 || 23,793 || 32–21 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B06050PIT1971.htm L1]
|-style=background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT197106060.shtml 54] || {{dow tooltip|June 6, 1971}} || 1:35{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || Astros || 9–8 || Ellis (8–3) || Blasingame || Veale (2) || 2:54 || 23,051 || 33–21 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B06060PIT1971.htm W1]
|-style=background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHN/CHN197106070.shtml 55] || {{dow tooltip|June 7, 1971}} || 2:30{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || @ Cubs || 11–6 || Veale (2–0) || Pappas || Giusti (12) || 3:16 || 16,478 || 34–21 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B06070CHN1971.htm W2]
|-style=background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHN/CHN197106080.shtml 56] || {{dow tooltip|June 8, 1971}} || 2:30{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || @ Cubs || 0–1 {{small|(12)}} || Holtzman || Grant (3–2) || — || 2:35 || 14,878 || 34–22 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B06080CHN1971.htm L1]
|-style=background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHN/CHN197106090.shtml 57] || {{dow tooltip|June 9, 1971}} || 2:30{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || @ Cubs || 1–3 || Jenkins || Moose (5–3) || — || 2:08 || 16,438 || 34–23 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B06090CHN1971.htm L2]
|-style=background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SLN/SLN197106100.shtml 58] || {{dow tooltip|June 10, 1971}} || 9:05{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || @ Cardinals || 3–1 || Blass (6–3) || Reuss || — || 2:20 || 18,950 || 35–23 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B06100SLN1971.htm W1]
|-style=background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SLN/SLN197106110.shtml 59] || {{dow tooltip|June 11, 1971}} || 9:05{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || @ Cardinals || 11–4 || Ellis (9–3) || Cleveland || Giusti (13) || 2:34 || 27,308 || 36–23 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B06110SLN1971.htm W2]
|-style=background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SLN/SLN197106120.shtml 60] || {{dow tooltip|June 12, 1971}} || 8:05{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || @ Cardinals || 4–3 || Grant (4–2) || Arroyo || — || 2:55 || 24,565 || 37–23 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B06120SLN1971.htm W3]
|-style=background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SLN/SLN197106130.shtml 61] || {{dow tooltip|June 13, 1971}} || 2:15{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || @ Cardinals || 8–4 || Giusti (2–1) || Carlton || Hernández (1) || 2:47 || 21,205 || 38–23 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B06130SLN1971.htm W4]
|-style=background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/HOU/HOU197106140.shtml 62] || {{dow tooltip|June 14, 1971}} || 8:30{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || @ Astros || 4–5 || Gladding || Nelson (1–1) || — || 2:39 || 11,655 || 38–24 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B06140HOU1971.htm L1]
|-style=background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/HOU/HOU197106150.shtml 63] || {{dow tooltip|June 15, 1971}} || 8:30{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || @ Astros || 3–0 || Blass (7–3) || Dierker || — || 2:27 || 16,307 || 39–24 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B06150HOU1971.htm W1]
|-style=background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/HOU/HOU197106160.shtml 64] || {{dow tooltip|June 16, 1971}} || 8:30{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || @ Astros || 6–4 || Ellis (10–3) || Blasingame || — || 2:27 || 16,098 || 40–24 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B06160HOU1971.htm W2]
|-style=background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT197106180.shtml 65] || {{dow tooltip|June 18, 1971}} || 8:05{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || Expos || 9–8 {{small|(11)}} || Giusti (3–1) || Raymond || — || 3:16 || 26,644 || 41–24 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B06180PIT1971.htm W3]
|-style=background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT197106190.shtml 66] || {{dow tooltip|June 19, 1971}} || 2:15{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || Expos || 1–10 || Morton || Moose (5–4) || — || 2:34 || 12,091 || 41–25 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B06190PIT1971.htm L1]
|-style=background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT197106201.shtml 67] || {{dow tooltip|June 20, 1971}}
{{small|(1)}} || 1:05{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || Expos || 7–1 || Blass (8–3) || Stoneman || — || 2:27 || — || 42–25 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B06200PIT1971.htm W1]
|-style=background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT197106202.shtml 68] || {{dow tooltip|June 20, 1971}}
{{small|(2)}} || 4:07{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || Expos || 7–3 || Briles (4–1) || Britton || Grant (5) || 2:17 || 32,301 || 43–25 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B06200PIT1971.htm W2]
|-style=background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT197106210.shtml 69] || {{dow tooltip|June 21, 1971}} || 8:05{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || Mets || 6–0 || Ellis (11–3) || Koosman (3–5) || — || 2:05 || 19,751 || 44–25 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B06210PIT1971.htm W3]
|-style=background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT197106220.shtml 70] || {{dow tooltip|June 22, 1971}} || 8:05{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || Mets || 2–3 || Williams (3–1) || Nelson (1–2) || Frisella (7) || 2:29 || 27,578 || 44–26 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B06220PIT1971.htm L1]
|-style=background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT197106230.shtml 71] || {{dow tooltip|June 23, 1971}} || 8:05{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || Mets || 6–2 || Walker (3–6) || Gentry (6–5) || Grant (6) || 2:28 || 31,225 || 45–26 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B06230PIT1971.htm W1]
|-style=background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PHI/PHI197106250.shtml 72] || {{dow tooltip|June 25, 1971}} || 7:35{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || @ Phillies || 14–4 || Blass (9–3) || Bunning (5–9) || — || 2:27 || 38,736 || 46–26 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B06250PHI1971.htm W2]
|-style=background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PHI/PHI197106260.shtml 73] || {{dow tooltip|June 26, 1971}} || 2:15{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || @ Phillies || 11–9 || Ellis (12–3) || Short (4–9) || Giusti (14) || 2:34 || 24,965 || 47–26 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B06260PHI1971.htm W3]
|-style=background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PHI/PHI197106271.shtml 74] || {{dow tooltip|June 27, 1971}}
{{small|(1)}} || 1:05{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || @ Phillies || 4–8 || Fryman (2–3) || Johnson (4–5) || Hoerner (4) || 2:28 || || 47–27 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B06270PHI1971.htm L1]
|-style=background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PHI/PHI197106272.shtml 75] || {{dow tooltip|June 27, 1971}}
{{small|(2)}} || 4:08{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || @ Phillies || 10–9 || Veale (3–0) || Hoerner (3–3) || Giusti (15) || 2:59 || 37,062 || 48–27 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B06270PHI1971.htm W1]
|-style=background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SLN/SLN197106280.shtml 76] || {{dow tooltip|June 28, 1971}} || 8:15{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || @ Cardinals || 11–5 || Moose (6–4) || Reuss || Grant (7) || 2:44 || 15,024 || 49–27 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B06280SLN1971.htm W2]
|-style=background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SLN/SLN197106290.shtml 77] || {{dow tooltip|June 29, 1971}} || 9:05{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || @ Cardinals || 3–8 || Cleveland || Walker (3–7) || — || 2:30 || 14,586 || 49–28 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B06290SLN1971.htm L1]
|-style=background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYN/NYN197106300.shtml 78] || {{dow tooltip|June 30, 1971}} || 8:05{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || @ Mets || 0–4 || Ryan (8–4) || Blass (9–4) || Frisella (8) || 2:08 || 50,399 || 49–29 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B06300NYN1971.htm L2]
|-
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#e1b81e;color:black;|title=July: 18–10 (Home: 11–3; Away: 7–7)|#|Date|Time (ET)|Opponent|Score|Win|Loss|Save|Time of Game|Attendance|Record|Box/
Streak}}
|-style=background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYN/NYN197107010.shtml 79] || {{dow tooltip|July 1, 1971}} || 2:05{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || @ Mets || 3–0 || Ellis (13–3) || Koosman (4–6) || Giusti (16) || 3:03 || 26,650 || 50–29 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B07010NYN1971.htm W1]
|-style=background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHN/CHN197107020.shtml 80] || {{dow tooltip|July 2, 1971}} || 2:30{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || @ Cubs || 5–1 || Moose (7–4) || Jenkins || — || 2:31 || 28,919 || 51–29 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B07020CHN1971.htm W2]
|-style=background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHN/CHN197107030.shtml 81] || {{dow tooltip|July 3, 1971}} || 2:15{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || @ Cubs || 1–3 || Pappas || Johnson (4–6) || — || 2:06 || 31,422 || 51–30 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B07030CHN1971.htm L1]
|-style=background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHN/CHN197107040.shtml 82] || {{dow tooltip|July 4, 1971}} || 2:15{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || @ Cubs || 7–9 || Regan || Giusti (3–2) || Newman || 2:56 || 30,401 || 51–31 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B07040CHN1971.htm L2]
|-style=background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHN/CHN197107050.shtml 83] || {{dow tooltip|July 5, 1971}} || 2:30{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || @ Cubs || 6–2 || Blass (10–4) || Holtzman || — || 2:35 || 37,734 || 52–31 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B07050CHN1971.htm W1]
|-style=background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT197107060.shtml 84] || {{dow tooltip|July 6, 1971}} || 8:05{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || Reds || 5–2 || Ellis (14–3) || McGlothlin || Giusti (17) || 2:21 || 23,321 || 53–31 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B07060PIT1971.htm W2]
|-style=background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT197107070.shtml 85] || {{dow tooltip|July 7, 1971}} || 8:05{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || Reds || 9–3 || Johnson (5–6) || Nolan || — || 2:09 || 23,873 || 54–31 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B07070PIT1971.htm W3]
|-style=background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT197107080.shtml 86] || {{dow tooltip|July 8, 1971}} || 8:05{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || Reds || 7–1 || Kison (1–0) || Gullett || Giusti (18) || 2:25 || 22,534 || 55–31 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B07080PIT1971.htm W4]
|-style=background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT197107090.shtml 87] || {{dow tooltip|July 9, 1971}} || 8:05{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || Braves || 11–2 || Briles (5–1) || Nash (6–6) || — || 2:29 || 29,678 || 56–31 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B07090PIT1971.htm W5]
|-style=background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT197107100.shtml 88] || {{dow tooltip|July 10, 1971}} || 2:15{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || Braves || 5–4 || Grant (5–2) || Niekro (9–8) || Giusti (19) || 2:15 || 18,955 || 57–31 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B07100PIT1971.htm W6]
|-style=background:#bbb
| — || {{dow tooltip|July 11, 1971}} || || Braves || colspan=8 | Postponed (Rain; Site change) (Makeup date: August 23)
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bbcaff;"
| colspan="12" | 42nd All-Star Game in Detroit, Michigan
|-style=background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT197107150.shtml 89] || {{dow tooltip|July 15, 1971}} || 8:05{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || Padres || 4–3 {{small|(17)}} || Nelson (2–2) || Coombs || — || 4:12 || 17,405 || 58–31 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B07150PIT1971.htm W7]
|-style=background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT197107160.shtml 90] || {{dow tooltip|July 16, 1971}} || 8:05{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || Padres || 2–1 || Johnson (6–6) || Arlin || — || 2:05 || 33,736 || 59–31 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B07160PIT1971.htm W8]
|-style=background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT197107170.shtml 91] || {{dow tooltip|July 17, 1971}} || 2:15{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || Padres || 9–2 || Ellis (15–3) || Norman || — || 2:39 || 14,278 || 60–31 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B07170PIT1971.htm W9]
|-style=background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT197107181.shtml 92] || {{dow tooltip|July 18, 1971}}
{{small|(1)}} || 1:05{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || Dodgers || 3–2 || Giusti (4–2) || Downing || — || 2:18 || — || 61–31 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B07180PIT1971.htm W10]
|-style=background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT197107182.shtml 93] || {{dow tooltip|July 18, 1971}}
{{small|(2)}} || 3:58{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || Dodgers || 7–1 || Walker (4–7) || Singer || — || 2:05 || 48,230 || 62–31 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B07180PIT1971.htm W11]
|-style=background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT197107190.shtml 94] || {{dow tooltip|July 19, 1971}} || 8:05{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || Dodgers || 4–10 || Osteen || Briles (5–2) || — || 2:46 || 17,437 || 62–32 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B07190PIT1971.htm L1]
|-style=background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT197107200.shtml 95] || {{dow tooltip|July 20, 1971}} || 8:05{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || Giants || 11–7 || Veale (4–0) || Carrithers (1–1) || Giusti (20) || 3:13 || 29,865 || 63–32 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B07200PIT1971.htm W1]
|-style=background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT197107210.shtml 96] || {{dow tooltip|July 21, 1971}} || 8:05{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || Giants || 4–8 || Johnson (10–4) || Giusti (4–3) || Hamilton (3) || 2:46 || 35,145 || 63–33 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B07210PIT1971.htm L1]
|-style=background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT197107220.shtml 97] || {{dow tooltip|July 22, 1971}} || 12:35{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || Giants || 7–8 (10) || Johnson (11–4) || Moose (7–5) || — || 3:18 || 33,185 || 63–34 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B07220PIT1971.htm L2]
|-style=background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SDN/SDN197107230.shtml 98] || {{dow tooltip|July 23, 1971}} || 10:30{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || @ Padres || 4–0 || Kison (2–0) || Kirby || — || 1:57 || 10,133 || 64–34 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B07230SDN1971.htm W1]
|-style=background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SDN/SDN197107240.shtml 99] || {{dow tooltip|July 24, 1971}} || 10:30{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || @ Padres || 4–3 || Blass (11–4) || Roberts || Giusti (21) || 2:02 || 3,114 || 65–34 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B07240SDN1971.htm W2]
|-style=background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SDN/SDN197107251.shtml 100] || {{dow tooltip|July 25, 1971}}
{{small|(1)}} || 4:00{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || @ Padres || 1–2 || Norman || Johnson (6–7) || — || 2:02 || — || 65–35 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B07250SDN1971.htm L1]
|-style=background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SDN/SDN197107252.shtml 101] || {{dow tooltip|July 25, 1971}}
{{small|(2)}} || 6:37{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || @ Padres || 0–2 || Arlin || Moose (7–6) || — || 1:53 || 10,342 || 65–36 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B07250SDN1971.htm L2]
|-style=background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/LAN/LAN197107270.shtml 102] || {{dow tooltip|July 27, 1971}} || 11:00{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || @ Dodgers || 5–8 || Alexander || Ellis (15–4) || Mikkelsen || 2:11 || 26,564 || 65–37 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B07270LAN1971.htm L3]
|-style=background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/LAN/LAN197107280.shtml 103] || {{dow tooltip|July 28, 1971}} || 11:00{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || @ Dodgers || 4–0 || Walker (5–7) || Singer || — || 2;11 || 30,798 || 66–37 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B07280LAN1971.htm W1]
|-style=background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/LAN/LAN197107290.shtml 104] || {{dow tooltip|July 29, 1971}} || 11:00{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || @ Dodgers || 8–5 || Veale (5–0) || Osteen || Giusti (22) || 2:54 || 23,590 || 67–37 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B07290LAN1971.htm W2]
|-style=background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SFN/SFN197107300.shtml 105] || {{dow tooltip|July 30, 1971}} || 11:00{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || @ Giants || 2–5 || Perry (10–8) || Kison (2–1) || — || 2:13 || 10,088 || 67–38 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B07300SFN1971.htm L1]
|-style=background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SFN/SFN197107310.shtml 106] || {{dow tooltip|July 31, 1971}} || 4:00{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || @ Giants || 11–15 || McMahon (9–3) || Giusti (4–4) || Hamilton (4) || 3:15 || 18,834 || 67–39 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B07310SFN1971.htm L2]
|-
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#e1b81e;color:black;|title=August: 14–17 (Home: 6–9; Away: 8–8)|#|Date|Time (ET)|Opponent|Score|Win|Loss|Save|Time of Game|Attendance|Record|Box/
Streak}}
|-style=background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SFN/SFN197108011.shtml 107] || {{dow tooltip|August 1, 1971}}
{{small|(1)}} || 3:00{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || @ Giants || 7–11 || Johnson (12–4) || Kison (2–2) || McMahon (4) || 2:28 || — || 67–40 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B08010SFN1971.htm L3]
|-style=background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SFN/SFN197108012.shtml 108] || {{dow tooltip|August 1, 1971}}
{{small|(2)}} || 6:03{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || @ Giants || 3–8 || Reberger (3–0) || Ellis (15–5) || Carrithers (1) || 2:31 || 33,301 || 67–41 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B08010SFN1971.htm L4]
|-style=background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MON/MON197108030.shtml 109] || {{dow tooltip|August 3, 1971}} || 8:05{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || @ Expos || 10–6 || Veale (6–0) || Morton || Giusti (23) || 2:21 || 18,137 || 68–41 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B08030MON1971.htm W1]
|-style=background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MON/MON197108040.shtml 110] || {{dow tooltip|August 4, 1971}} || 8:05{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || @ Expos || 3–4 {{small|(11)}} || Marshall || Grant (5–3) || — || 3:04 || 17,481 || 68–42 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B08040MON1971.htm L1]
|-style=background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MON/MON197108050.shtml 111] || {{dow tooltip|August 5, 1971}} || 8:05{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || @ Expos || 7–2 || Kison (3–2) || Strohmayer || — || 2:20 || 21,233 || 69–42 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B08050MON1971.htm W1]
|-style=background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT197108060.shtml 112] || {{dow tooltip|August 6, 1971}} || 8:05{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || Phillies || 2–3 || Wilson (3–3) || Ellis (15–6) || — || 2:34 || 21,323 || 69–43 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B08060PIT1971.htm L1]
|-style=background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT197108070.shtml 113] || {{dow tooltip|August 7, 1971}} || 2:15{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || Phillies || 3–5 || Wise (11–9) || Moose (7–7) || Wilson (3) || 2:36 || 29,565 || 69–44 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B08070PIT1971.htm L2]
|-style=background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT197108080.shtml 114] || {{dow tooltip|August 8, 1971}}
{{small|(1)}} || 1:05{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || Phillies || 2–3 || Fryman (8–4) || Blass (11–5) || Hoerner (8) || 2:22 || || 69–45 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B08080PIT1971.htm L3]
|-style=background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT197108080.shtml 115] || {{dow tooltip|August 8, 1971}}
{{small|(2)}} || 4:02{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || Phillies || 4–0 || Johnson (7–7) || Short (7–13) || — || 2:11 || 31,448 || 70–45 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B08080PIT1971.htm W1]
|-style=background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT197108100.shtml 116] || {{dow tooltip|August 10, 1971}} || 8:05{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || Cubs || 1–2 || Pizarro || Kison (3–3) || — || 2:23 || 21,789 || 70–46 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B08100PIT1971.htm L1]
|-style=background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT197108110.shtml 117] || {{dow tooltip|August 11, 1971}} || 8:05{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || Cubs || 3–2 || Ellis (16–6) || Regan || — || 2:09 || 24,147 || 71–46 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B08110PIT1971.htm W1]
|-style=background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT197108120.shtml 118] || {{dow tooltip|August 12, 1971}} || 8:05{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || Cardinals || 2–3 || Carlton || Walker (5–8) || — || 2:09 || 21,805 || 71–47 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B08120PIT1971.htm L1]
|-style=background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT197108130.shtml 119] || {{dow tooltip|August 13, 1971}} || 8:05{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || Cardinals || 0–2 || Reuss || Blass (11–6) || — || 2:00 || 31,563 || 71–48 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B08130PIT1971.htm L2]
|-style=background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT197108140.shtml 120] || {{dow tooltip|August 14, 1971}} || 8:05{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || Cardinals || 0–11 || Gibson || Johnson (7–8) || — || 2:22 || 30,678 || 71–49 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B08140PIT1971.htm L3]
|-style=background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT197108150.shtml 121] || {{dow tooltip|August 15, 1971}} || 1:35{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || Cardinals || 4–6 || Linzy || Miller (0–1) || Drabowsky || 2:30 || 49,329 || 71–50 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B08150PIT1971.htm L4]
|-style=background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT197108160.shtml 122] || {{dow tooltip|August 16, 1971}} || 8:05{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || Astros || 8–3 || Ellis (17–6) || Billingham || Giusti (24) || 2:22 || 12,664 || 72–50 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B08160PIT1971.htm W1]
|-style=background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT197108170.shtml 123] || {{dow tooltip|August 17, 1971}} || 8:05{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || Astros || 5–6 || Blasingame || Miller (0–2) || Ray || 2:40 || 16,694 || 72–51 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B08170PIT1971.htm L1]
|-style=background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT197108180.shtml 124] || {{dow tooltip|August 18, 1971}} || 8:05{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || Astros || 3–2 || Miller (1–2) || Lemaster || — || 2:50 || 29,670 || 73–51 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B08180PIT1971.htm W1]
|-style=background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CIN/CIN197108190.shtml 125] || {{dow tooltip|August 19, 1971}} || 8:05{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || @ Reds || 5–1 || Johnson (8–8) || McGlothlin || — || 2:02 || 20,611 || 74–51 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B08190CIN1971.htm W2]
|-style=background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CIN/CIN197108200.shtml 126] || {{dow tooltip|August 20, 1971}} || 8:05{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || @ Reds || 0–6 || Grimsley || Kison (3–4) || — || 2;04 || 26,452 || 74–52 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B08200CIN1971.htm L1]
|-style=background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CIN/CIN197108210.shtml 127] || {{dow tooltip|August 21, 1971}} || 2:15{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || @ Reds || 3–6 || Merritt || Ellis (17–7) || — || 2:12 || 27,427 || 74–53 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B08210CIN1971.htm L2]
|-style=background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CIN/CIN197108220.shtml 128] || {{dow tooltip|August 22, 1971}} || 2:15{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || @ Reds || 3–6 || Nolan || Briles (5–3) || — || 2:31 || 31,431 || 74–54 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B08220CIN1971.htm L3]
|-style=background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ATL/ATL197108231.shtml 129] || {{dow tooltip|August 23, 1971}}
{{small|(1)}} || 6:05{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || @ Braves || 4–3 || Blass (12–6) || Niekro (12–11) || Giusti (25) || 2:08 || — || 75–54 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B08230ATL1971.htm W1]
|-style=background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ATL/ATL197108232.shtml 130] || {{dow tooltip|August 23, 1971}}
{{small|(2)}} || 8:48{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || @ Braves || 15–4 || Moose (8–7) || Kelley (7–5) || Briles (1) || 2:34 || 16,163 || 76–54 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B08230ATL1971.htm W2]
|-style=background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ATL/ATL197108240.shtml 131] || {{dow tooltip|August 24, 1971}} || 8:05{{nbsp}}p.m. EST || @ Braves || 5–15 || McQueen (4–1) || Johnson (8–9) || Upshaw (16) || 2:24 || 8,478 || 76–55 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B08240ATL1971.htm L1]
|-style=background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ATL/ATL197108250.shtml 132] || {{dow tooltip|August 25, 1971}} || 8:05{{nbsp}}p.m. EST || @ Braves || 13–6 || Moose (9–7) || Jarvis (5–12) || Miller (1) || 2:41 || 8,365 || 77–55 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B08250ATL1971.htm W1]
|-style=background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/HOU/HOU197108270.shtml 133] || {{dow tooltip|August 27, 1971}} || 8:30{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || @ Astros || 7–3 || Ellis (18–7) || Billingham || Giusti (26) || 2:41 || 14,933 || 78–55 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B08270HOU1971.htm W2]
|-style=background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/HOU/HOU197108280.shtml 134] || {{dow tooltip|August 28, 1971}} || 8:30{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || @ Astros || 0–4 || Wilson || Blass (12–7) || — || 2:20 || 25,619 || 78–56 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B08280HOU1971.htm L1]
|-style=background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/HOU/HOU197108290.shtml 135] || {{dow tooltip|August 29, 1971}} || 3:00{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || @ Astros || 5–2 || Johnson (9–9) || Blasingame || Giusti (27) || 2:40 || 15,723 || 79–56 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B08290HOU1971.htm W1]
|-style=background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT197108300.shtml 136] || {{dow tooltip|August 30, 1971}} || 8:05{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || Phillies || 6–4 || Walker (6–8) || Wilson (3–5) || Giusti (28) || 3:04 || 13,399 || 80–56 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B08300PIT1971.htm W2]
|-style=background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT197108310.shtml 137] || {{dow tooltip|August 31, 1971}} || 8:05{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || Phillies || 7–5 || Kison (4–4) || Hoerner (4–4) || Miller (2) || 2:34 || 16,179 || 81–56 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B08310PIT1971.htm W3]
|-
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#e1b81e;color:black;|title=September: 16–9 (Home: 9–3; Away: 7–6)|#|Date|Time (ET)|Opponent|Score|Win|Loss|Save|Time of Game|Attendance|Record|Box/
Streak}}
|-style=background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT197109010.shtml 138] || {{dow tooltip|September 1, 1971}} || 8:05{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || Phillies || 10–7 || Walker (7–8) || Brandon (6–6) || — || 2:44 || 11,278 || 82–56 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B09010PIT1971.htm W4]
|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT197109030.shtml 139] || {{dow tooltip|September 3, 1971}} || 8:05{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || Expos || 4–6 || Britton || Giusti (4–5) || Marshall || 2:28 || 17,951 || 82–57 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B09030PIT1971.htm L1]
|-style=background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT197109040.shtml 140] || {{dow tooltip|September 4, 1971}} || 2:15{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || Expos || 7–6 {{small|(11)}} || Giusti (5–5) || Marshall || — || 3:21 || 11,302 || 83–57 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B09040PIT1971.htm W1]
|-style=background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT197109050.shtml 141] || {{dow tooltip|September 5, 1971}} || 1:35{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || Expos || 8–2 || Kison (5–4) || Stoneman || Hernández (2) || 2:20 || 15,897 || 84–57 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B09050PIT1971.htm W2]
|-style=background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT197109061.shtml 142] || {{dow tooltip|September 6, 1971}}
{{small|(1)}} || 10:35{{nbsp}}a.m. EDT || Cubs || 4–1 || Briles (6–3) || Pizarro || — || 2:07 || — || 85–57 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B09060PIT1971.htm W3]
|-style=background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT197109062.shtml 143] || {{dow tooltip|September 6, 1971}}
{{small|(2)}} || 1:17{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || Cubs || 10–5 || Walker (8–8) || Holtzman || Moose (1) || 2:26 || 39,236 || 86–57 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B09060PIT1971.htm W4]
|-style=background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT197109080.shtml 144] || {{dow tooltip|September 8, 1971}} || 8:05{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || Cubs || 10–1 || Blass (13–7) || Pappas || — || 2:19 || 15,937 || 87–57 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B09080PIT1971.htm W5]
|-style=background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MON/MON197109100.shtml 145] || {{dow tooltip|September 10, 1971}} || 8:05{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || @ Expos || 2–3 {{small|(11)}} || Strohmayer || Giusti (5–6) || — || 3:24 || 21,529 || 87–58 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B09100MON1971.htm L1]
|-style=background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MON/MON197109110.shtml 146] || {{dow tooltip|September 11, 1971}} || 2:15{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || @ Expos || 1–4 || McAnally || Kison (5–5) || — || 2;12 || 18,376 || 87–59 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B09110MON1971.htm L2]
|-style=background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/MON/MON197109120.shtml 147] || {{dow tooltip|September 12, 1971}} || 2:15{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || @ Expos || 4–0 || Briles (7–3) || Renko || — || 2:10 || 16,770 || 88–59 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B09120MON1971.htm W1]
|-style=background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHN/CHN197109130.shtml 148] || {{dow tooltip|September 13, 1971}} || 2:30{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || @ Cubs || 5–1 || Blass (14–7) || Pappas || — || 2:18 || 6,477 || 89–59 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B09130CHN1971.htm W2]
|-style=background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/CHN/CHN197109140.shtml 149] || {{dow tooltip|September 14, 1971}} || 2:30{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || @ Cubs || 4–3 || Moose (10–7) || Jenkins || — || 2:25 || 9,706 || 90–59 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B09140CHN1971.htm W3]
|-style=background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT197109150.shtml 150] || {{dow tooltip|September 15, 1971}} || 8:05{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || Cardinals || 4–1 || Ellis (19–7) || Carlton || Hernández (3) || 1:57 || 21,751 || 91–59 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B09150PIT1971.htm W4]
|-style=background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT197109160.shtml 151] || {{dow tooltip|September 16, 1971}} || 8:05{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || Cardinals || 6–1 || Walker (9–8) || Reuss || Hernández (4) || 2:35 || 18,127 || 92–59 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B09160PIT1971.htm W5]
|-style=background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT197109170.shtml 152] || {{dow tooltip|September 17, 1971}} || 8:05{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || Mets || 0–3 || Gentry (12–10) || Briles (7–4) || — || 1:59 || 23,421 || 92–60 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B09170PIT1971.htm L1]
|-style=background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT197109180.shtml 153] || {{dow tooltip|September 18, 1971}} || 2:15{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || Mets || 4–0 || Blass (15–7) || Sadecki (7–7) || — || 1:42 || 20,470 || 93–60 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B09180PIT1971.htm W1]
|-style=background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT197109190.shtml 154] || {{dow tooltip|September 19, 1971}} || 1:35{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || Mets || 2–5 || Williams (5–6) || Johnson (9–10) || Frisella (12) || 2:34 || 40,337 || 93–61 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B09190PIT1971.htm L1]
|-style=background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SLN/SLN197109210.shtml 155] || {{dow tooltip|September 21, 1971}} || 9:05{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || @ Cardinals || 4–6 || Drabowsky || Ellis (19–8) || — || 2:20 || 13,348 || 93–62 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B09210SLN1971.htm L2]
|-style=background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SLN/SLN197109220.shtml 156] || {{dow tooltip|September 22, 1971}} || 9:05{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || @ Cardinals || 5–1 || Walker (10–8) || Gibson || Giusti (29) || 2:07 || 14,845 || 94–62 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B09220SLN1971.htm W1]
|-style=background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SLN/SLN197109230.shtml 157] || {{dow tooltip|September 23, 1971}} || 9:05{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || @ Cardinals || 5–0 || Briles (8–4) || Cleveland || — || 2:19 || 10,918 || 95–62 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B09230SLN1971.htm W2]
|-style=background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYN/NYN197109240.shtml 158] || {{dow tooltip|September 24, 1971}} || 8:05{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || @ Mets || 3–2 || Kison (6–5) || Koosman (6–11) || Miller (3) || 1:56 || 35,936 || 96–62 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B09240NYN1971.htm W3]
|-style=background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYN/NYN197109250.shtml 159] || {{dow tooltip|September 25, 1971}} || 2:15{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || @ Mets || 1–2 {{small|(15)}} || Frisella (8–5) || Hernández (0–1) || — || 3:50 || 29,295 || 96–63 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B09250NYN1971.htm L1]
|-style=background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYN/NYN197109260.shtml 160] || {{dow tooltip|September 26, 1971}} || 2:05{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || @ Mets || 1–3 || Seaver (19–10) || Blass (15–8) || — || 1:53 || 30,519 || 96–64 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B09260NYN1971.htm L2]
|-style=background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PHI/PHI197109280.shtml 161] || {{dow tooltip|September 28, 1971}} || 7:35{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || @ Phillies || 3–6 || Wise (17–14) || Ellis (19–9) || — || 2:19 || 14,582 || 96–65 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B09280PHI1971.htm L3]
|-style=background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PHI/PHI197109300.shtml 162] || {{dow tooltip|September 30, 1971}} || 7:35{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || @ Phillies || 4–3 || Moose (11–7) || Champion (3–5) || Giusti (30) || 2:12 || 14,157 || 97–65 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B09300PHI1971.htm W1]
|-
{{Game log section end}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
| Legend: {{Color box|#cfc|border=darkgray}} = Win {{Color box|#fbb|border=darkgray}} = Loss {{Color box|#bbb|border=darkgray}} = Postponement
Bold = Pirates team member
{{Game log end}}
=Postseason Game log=
{{Game log start|style=background:black;color:#e1b81e;|title=1971 Postseason game log: 7–4 (Home: 5–0; Away: 2–4)}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#e1b81e;color:black;|title=NL Championship Series: vs. San Francisco Giants 3–1 (Home: 2–0; Away: 1–1){{cite web|title=1971 National League Championship Series|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1971_NLCS.shtml|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=31 March 2016}}|#|Date|Time (ET)|Opponent|Score|Win|Loss|Save|Time of Game|Attendance|Series|Box/
Streak}}
|-style="background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SFN/SFN197110020.shtml 1] || {{dow tooltip|October 2, 1971}} || 4:00{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || @ Giants || 4–5 || Perry (1–0) || Blass (0–1) || — || 2:44 || 40,977 || SF 1–0 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B10020SFN1971.htm L1]
|-style=background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SFN/SFN197110030.shtml 2] || {{dow tooltip|October 3, 1971}} || 4:00{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || @ Giants || 9–4 || Ellis (1–0) || Cumberland (0–1) || — || 3:23 || 42,562 || Tied 1–1 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B10030SFN1971.htm W1]
|-style=background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT197110050.shtml 3] || {{dow tooltip|October 5, 1971}} || 1:30{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || Giants || 2–1 || Johnson (1–0) || Marichal (0–1) || — || 2:26 || 38,222 || PIT 2–1 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B10050PIT1971.htm W2]
|-style=background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT197110060.shtml 4] || {{dow tooltip|October 6, 1971}} || 1:30{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || Giants || 9–5 || Kison (1–0) || Perry (1–1) || — || 3:00 || 35,487 || PIT 3–1 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B10060PIT1971.htm W3]
|-
{{Game log section end}}
{{Game log section start|hide=y|style=background:#e1b81e;color:black;|title=World Series: vs. Baltimore Orioles 4–3 (Home: 3–0; Away: 1–3){{cite web|title=1971 World Series|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1971_WS.shtml|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=31 March 2016}}|#|Date|Time (ET)|Opponent|Score|Win|Loss|Save|Time of Game|Attendance|Series|Box/
Streak}}
|-style=background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BAL/BAL197110090.shtml 1] || {{dow tooltip|October 9, 1971}} || 1:00{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || @ Orioles || 3–5 || McNally (2–0) || Ellis (1–1) || — || 2:06 || 53,229 || BAL 1–0 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B10090BAL1971.htm L1]
|-style=background:#bbb
| — || {{dow tooltip|October 10, 1971}} || || @ Orioles || colspan=6 | Postponed (Rain) (Makeup date: October 11) || BAL 1–0 ||
|-style=background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BAL/BAL197110110.shtml 2] || {{dow tooltip|October 11, 1971}} || 1:00{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || @ Orioles || 3–11 || Palmer (2–0) || Johnson (1–1) || Hall (1) || 2:55 || 53,239 || BAL 2–0 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B10110BAL1971.htm L2]
|-style=background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT197110120.shtml 3] || {{dow tooltip|October 12, 1971}} || 1:00{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || Orioles || 5–1 || Blass (1–1) || Cuellar (1–1) || — || 2:20 || 50,403 || BAL 2–1 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B10120PIT1971.htm W1]
|-style=background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT197110130.shtml 4] || {{dow tooltip|October 13, 1971}} || 8:15{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || Orioles || 4–3 || Kison (2–0) || Watt (0–1) || Giusti (1) || 2:48 || 51,378 || Tied 2–2 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B10130PIT1971.htm W2]
|-style=background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT197110140.shtml 5] || {{dow tooltip|October 14, 1971}} || 1:00{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || Orioles || 4–0 || Briles (1–0) || McNally (2–1) || — || 2:16 || 51,377 || PIT 3–2 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B10050PIT1971.htm W3]
|-style=background:#fbb
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BAL/BAL197110160.shtml 6] || {{dow tooltip|October 16, 1971}} || 1:00{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || @ Orioles || 2–3 {{small|(10)}} || McNally (3–1) || Miller (0–1) || — || 2:59 || 44,174 || Tied 3–3 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B10160BAL1971.htm L1]
|-style=background:#cfc
| [https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/BAL/BAL197110170.shtml 7] || {{dow tooltip|October 17, 1971}} || 1:00{{nbsp}}p.m. EDT || @ Orioles || 2–1 || Blass (2–1) || Cuellar (1–2) || — || 2:10 || 47,291 || PIT 4–3 || [https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/B10170BAL1971.htm W1]
|-
{{Game log section end}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
| Legend: {{Color box|#cfc|border=darkgray}} = Win {{Color box|#fbb|border=darkgray}} = Loss {{Color box|#bbb|border=darkgray}} = Postponement
Bold = Pirates team member
{{Game log end}}
=Detailed records=
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center; width:35em; margin:0.5em auto;"
! colspan="7" style="text-align:left; background:#03224c;color:#fff"| National League | |||||
| Opponent || W || L || WP || {{abbr|RS|Runs scored}} || {{abbr|RA|Runs against}} | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| colspan="7" style="text-align:left; background:#03224c;color:#fff"| NL East | |||||
| Chicago Cubs | 12 | 6 | {{winpct|12|6|leading_zero=y}} | 95 | 48 |
| Montreal Expos | 11 | 7 | {{winpct|11|7|leading_zero=y}} | 89 | 73 |
| New York Mets | 8 | 10 | {{winpct|8|10|leading_zero=y}} | 45 | 50 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 12 | 6 | {{winpct|12|6|leading_zero=y}} | 104 | 80 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | colspan=5 style="background:darkgray;"| | ||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | 11 | 7 | {{winpct|11|7|leading_zero=y}} | 90 | 64 |
| Total || 54 || 36 || {{winpct|54|36|leading_zero=y}} || 423 || 315 | |||||
| colspan="7" style="text-align:left; background:#03224c;color:#fff"| NL West | |||||
| Atlanta Braves | 8 | 4 | {{winpct|8|4|leading_zero=y}} | 83 | 52 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 7 | 5 | {{winpct|7|5|leading_zero=y}} | 53 | 40 |
| Houston Astros | 8 | 4 | {{winpct|8|4|leading_zero=y}} | 54 | 43 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 8 | 4 | {{winpct|8|4|leading_zero=y}} | 63 | 50 |
| San Diego Padres | 9 | 3 | {{winpct|9|3|leading_zero=y}} | 50 | 27 |
| San Francisco Giants | 3 | 9 | {{winpct|3|9|leading_zero=y}} | 62 | 72 |
| Total || 43 || 29 || {{winpct|43|29|leading_zero=y}} || 365 || 284 | |||||
| Season Total || 97 || 65 || {{winpct|97|65|leading_zero=y}} || 788 || 599 |
{{col-2}}
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center; width:38em;margin:0.5em auto;" | ||||||
| width="28%" | Month
! width="12%" | Games ! width="12%" | Won ! width="12%" | Lost ! width="12%" | Win % ! width="12%" | {{abbr|RS|Runs scored}} ! width="12%" | {{abbr|RA|Runs against}} | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 22 | 12 | 10 | {{winpct|12|10|leading_zero=y}} | 84 | 62 |
| May | 26 | 17 | 9 | {{winpct|17|9|leading_zero=y}} | 129 | 85 |
| June | 30 | 20 | 10 | {{winpct|20|10|leading_zero=y}} | 175 | 127 |
| July | 28 | 18 | 10 | {{winpct|18|10|leading_zero=y}} | 149 | 109 |
| August | 31 | 14 | 17 | {{winpct|14|17|leading_zero=y}} | 140 | 144 |
| September | 25 | 16 | 9 | {{winpct|16|9|leading_zero=y}} | 111 | 72 |
| Total || 162 || 97 || 65 || {{winpct|97|65|leading_zero=y}} || 788 || 599 |
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center; width:38em; border:0;margin:0.5em auto;" |
| width="28%" style="background:#fff;border:0;" |
! width="12%" | Games ! width="12%" | Won ! width="12%" | Lost ! width="12%" | Win % ! width="12%" | {{abbr|RS|Runs scored}} ! width="12%" | {{abbr|RA|Runs against}} |
| Home
| 80 || 52 || 28 || {{winpct|52|28|leading_zero=y}} || 393 || 279 |
|---|
| Away
| 82 || 45 || 37 || {{winpct|45|37|leading_zero=y}} || 395 || 320 |
| Total || 162 || 97 || 65 || {{winpct|97|65|leading_zero=y}} || 788 || 599 |
{{col-end}}
=Composite Box=
| class="wikitable"
|+ 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates Inning–by–Inning Boxscore | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="{{Baseball secondary style|Pittsburgh Pirates|year=1971|border=2}};" | Opponents || 79 || 60 || 80 || 54 || 56 || 60 || 83 || 70 || 49 || 1 || 2 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 1 || 599 || 1,426 || 156 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Pittsburgh Pirates|year=1971|border=2}};" | Pirates || 105 || 66 || 88 || 93 || 84 || 94 || 101 || 86 || 60 || 0 || 4 || 0 || 5 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 788 || 1,555 || 133 |
Sources:[https://retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1971/TPIT01971.htm]
[https://baseball-reference.com/teams/PIT/1971.shtml]
Postseason
= National League Championship Series =
{{Main|1971 National League Championship Series}}
The Pittsburgh Pirates won the series over the San Francisco Giants, 3–1
| border="0" cellspacing="3" cellpadding="3" | ||||
| style="background: #e3e3e3;"
!|Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
| style="background: #e3e3e3;" | ||||
| 1 | Pittsburgh – 4, San Francisco – 5 | October 2 | Candlestick Park | 40,977 |
| style="background: #e3e3e3;"
|2 | Pittsburgh – 9, San Francisco – 4 | October 3 | Candlestick Park | 42,562 |
| 3 | San Francisco – 1, Pittsburgh – 2 | October 5 | Three Rivers Stadium | 38,322 |
| style="background: #e3e3e3;"
|4 | San Francisco – 5, Pittsburgh – 9 | October 6 | Three Rivers Stadium | 35,487 |
= World Series =
{{Main|1971 World Series}}
== Composite box ==
1971 World Series (4–3): Pittsburgh Pirates (N.L.) over Baltimore Orioles (A.L.)
{{linescore|
|Road=Pittsburgh Pirates|RoadAbr=PIT
|R1=3|R2=6|R3=3|R4=1|R5=1|R6=1|R7=4|R8=4|R9=0|R10=0|RR=23|RH=56|RE=3
|Home=Baltimore Orioles|HomeAbr=BAL
|H1=3|H2=2|H3=3|H4=3|H5=7|H6=2|H7=2|H8=1|H9=0|H10=1|HR=24|HH=45|HE=9
|TotalAttendance=351,091
|AveAttendance=50,156
|WinPlayerShare=$18,165
|LosePlayerShare=$13,906
}}
Player stats
| style="background-color:#FFCC00; border:1px solid #aaaaaa; width:2em;" |
| = Indicates team leader |
= Batting =
== Starters by position ==
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
| class="wikitable sortable" | |||||||||
| style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 5px solid; border-bottom:#FDB827 5px solid;" width="5%"| Pos
! style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 5px solid; border-bottom:#FDB827 5px solid;" width="16%" | Player ! style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 5px solid; border-bottom:#FDB827 5px solid;" width="9%" | G ! style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 5px solid; border-bottom:#FDB827 5px solid;" width="9%" | AB ! style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 5px solid; border-bottom:#FDB827 5px solid;" width="9%" | R ! style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 5px solid; border-bottom:#FDB827 5px solid;" width="9%" | H ! style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 5px solid; border-bottom:#FDB827 5px solid;" width="9%" | Avg. ! style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 5px solid; border-bottom:#FDB827 5px solid;" width="9%" | HR ! style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 5px solid; border-bottom:#FDB827 5px solid;" width="9%" | RBI ! style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 5px solid; border-bottom:#FDB827 5px solid;" width="9%" | SB | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| C | {{sortname|Manny|Sanguillén}} | 138 | bgcolor="#FFCC00"|533 | 61 | 170 | .319 | 7 | 81 | 6 |
| align="center"
| 1B | {{sortname|Bob|Robertson}} | 131 | 469 | 65 | 127 | .271 | 26 | 72 | 1 |
| align="center"
| 2B | {{sortname|Dave|Cash|Dave Cash (baseball)}} | 123 | 478 | 79 | 138 | .289 | 2 | 34 | 13 |
| align="center"
| 3B | {{sortname|Richie|Hebner}} | 112 | 388 | 50 | 105 | .271 | 17 | 67 | 2 |
| align="center"
| SS | {{sortname|Gene|Alley}} | 114 | 348 | 38 | 79 | .227 | 6 | 28 | 9 |
| align="center"
| CF | {{sortname|Al|Oliver}} | bgcolor="#FFCC00"|143 | 529 | 69 | 149 | .282 | 14 | 64 | 4 |
| align="center"
| LF | {{sortname|Willie|Stargell}} | 141 | 511 | bgcolor="#FFCC00"|104 | 151 | .295 | bgcolor="#FFCC00"|48 | bgcolor="#FFCC00"|125 | 0 |
| align="center"
| RF | {{sortname|Roberto|Clemente}} | 132 | 522 | 82 | bgcolor="#FFCC00"|178 | bgcolor="#FFCC00"|.341 | 13 | 86 | 1 |
== Other batters ==
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||||
| style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 5px solid; border-bottom:#FDB827 5px solid;" width="16%" | Player
! style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 5px solid; border-bottom:#FDB827 5px solid;" width="9%" | G ! style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 5px solid; border-bottom:#FDB827 5px solid;" width="9%" | AB ! style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 5px solid; border-bottom:#FDB827 5px solid;" width="9%" | R ! style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 5px solid; border-bottom:#FDB827 5px solid;" width="9%" | H ! style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 5px solid; border-bottom:#FDB827 5px solid;" width="9%" | Avg. ! style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 5px solid; border-bottom:#FDB827 5px solid;" width="9%" | HR ! style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 5px solid; border-bottom:#FDB827 5px solid;" width="9%" | RBI ! style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 5px solid; border-bottom:#FDB827 5px solid;" width="9%" | SB | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Vic|Davalillo}} | 99 | 295 | 48 | 84 | .285 | 1 | 33 | 10 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Gene|Clines}} | 97 | 273 | 52 | 84 | .308 | 1 | 24 | bgcolor="#FFCC00"|15 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Jackie|Hernández}} | 88 | 233 | 30 | 48 | .206 | 3 | 26 | 0 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Bill|Mazeroski}} | 70 | 193 | 17 | 49 | .254 | 1 | 16 | 0 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|José|Pagán}} | 57 | 158 | 16 | 38 | .241 | 5 | 15 | 0 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Milt|May}} | 49 | 126 | 15 | 35 | .278 | 6 | 25 | 0 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Rennie|Stennett}} | 50 | 153 | 24 | 54 | .353 | 1 | 15 | 1 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Charlie|Sands|Charlie Sands (baseball)}} | 28 | 25 | 4 | 5 | .200 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Richie|Zisk}} | 7 | 15 | 2 | 3 | .200 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Carl|Taylor|Carl Taylor (baseball)}} | 7 | 12 | 1 | 2 | .167 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Rimp|Lanier}} | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Frank|Taveras}} | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 | 0 |
= Pitching =
== Starting pitchers ==
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts
| class="wikitable sortable" | |||||||
| style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 5px solid; border-bottom:#FDB827 5px solid;" width="16%" | Player
! style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 5px solid; border-bottom:#FDB827 5px solid;" width="9%" | G ! style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 5px solid; border-bottom:#FDB827 5px solid;" width="9%" | IP ! style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 5px solid; border-bottom:#FDB827 5px solid;" width="9%" | W ! style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 5px solid; border-bottom:#FDB827 5px solid;" width="9%" | L ! style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 5px solid; border-bottom:#FDB827 5px solid;" width="9%" | ERA ! style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 5px solid; border-bottom:#FDB827 5px solid;" width="9%" | BB ! style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 5px solid; border-bottom:#FDB827 5px solid;" width="9%" | SO | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Steve|Blass}} | 33 | bgcolor="#FFCC00"|240.0 | 15 | 8 | bgcolor="#FFCC00"|2.85 | bgcolor="#FFCC00"|68 | 136 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Dock|Ellis}} | 31 | 226.2 | bgcolor="#FFCC00"|19 | 9 | 3.06 | 63 | bgcolor="#FFCC00"|137 |
| align=center
| {{sortname|Bob|Johnson|Bob Johnson (pitcher)}} | 31 | 174.2 | 9 | bgcolor="#FFCC00"|10 | 3.45 | 55 | 101 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Luke|Walker}} | 28 | 159.2 | 10 | 8 | 3.55 | 53 | 86 |
== Other pitchers ==
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts
| class="wikitable sortable" | |||||||
| style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 5px solid; border-bottom:#FDB827 5px solid;" width="16%" | Player
! style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 5px solid; border-bottom:#FDB827 5px solid;" width="9%" | G ! style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 5px solid; border-bottom:#FDB827 5px solid;" width="9%" | IP ! style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 5px solid; border-bottom:#FDB827 5px solid;" width="9%" | W ! style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 5px solid; border-bottom:#FDB827 5px solid;" width="9%" | L ! style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 5px solid; border-bottom:#FDB827 5px solid;" width="9%" | ERA ! style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 5px solid; border-bottom:#FDB827 5px solid;" width="9%" | BB ! style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 5px solid; border-bottom:#FDB827 5px solid;" width="9%" | SO | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Bob|Moose}} | 30 | 140.0 | 11 | 7 | 4.11 | 35 | 68 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Nelson|Briles}} | 37 | 136.0 | 8 | 4 | 3.04 | 35 | 76 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Bruce|Kison}} | 18 | 95.1 | 6 | 5 | 3.40 | 36 | 60 |
== Relief pitchers ==
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||||||
| style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 5px solid; border-bottom:#FDB827 5px solid;" width="16%" | Player
! style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 5px solid; border-bottom:#FDB827 5px solid;" width="9%" | G ! style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 5px solid; border-bottom:#FDB827 5px solid;" width="9%" | IP ! style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 5px solid; border-bottom:#FDB827 5px solid;" width="9%" | W ! style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 5px solid; border-bottom:#FDB827 5px solid;" width="9%" | L ! style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 5px solid; border-bottom:#FDB827 5px solid;" width="9%" | SV ! style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 5px solid; border-bottom:#FDB827 5px solid;" width="9%" | ERA ! style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 5px solid; border-bottom:#FDB827 5px solid;" width="9%" | BB ! style="background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#000000 5px solid; border-bottom:#FDB827 5px solid;" width="9%" | SO | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Dave|Giusti}} | bgcolor="#FFCC00"|58 | 86.0 | 5 | 6 | bgcolor="#FFCC00"|30 | 2.93 | 31 | 55 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Mudcat|Grant}} | 42 | 75.0 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 3.60 | 28 | 22 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Bob|Veale}} | 37 | 46.1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6.99 | 24 | 40 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Jim|Nelson|Jim Nelson (baseball)}} | 17 | 34.2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2.34 | 25 | 11 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Bob|Miller|Bob Miller (baseball, born 1939)}} | 16 | 28.0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1.29 | 13 | 13 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Ramón|Hernández|Ramón Hernández (pitcher)}} | 10 | 12.1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0.73 | 2 | 7 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|John|Lamb|John Lamb (right-handed pitcher)}} | 2 | 4.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 |
| align="center"
| {{sortname|Frank|Brosseau}} | 1 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
Awards and honors
- Roberto Clemente, Babe Ruth Award{{Cite web |title=MLB Babe Ruth Award Winners |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/ruth.shtml |access-date=2025-03-21 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}
- Roberto Clemente, World Series Most Valuable Player Award[https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/postmvp.shtml World Series MVP Award winners at Baseball Reference]
- Roberto Clemente, Gold Glove Award[https://www.baseball-reference.com/awards/gold_glove_nl.shtml Gold Glove Award winners at Baseball Reference]
= League leaders =
- Willie Stargell, National League home run champion (48)[https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/NL/1971-batting-leaders.shtml 1971 Batting leaders at Baseball Reference]
- Dave Giusti, Saves leader (30)[https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/NL/1971-pitching-leaders.shtml 1971 Pitching Leaders at Baseball Reference]
= All-Stars =
1971 Major League Baseball All-Star Game[https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ALS/ALS197107130.shtml 1971 All-Star Game at Baseball Reference]
- Dock Ellis, pitcher, starter
- Willie Stargell, outfield, starter
- Roberto Clemente, reserve
- Vic Davalillo, reserve
- Manny Sanguillén, reserve
Farm system
{{See also|Minor League Baseball}}
{{MLB Farm System|level15=AAA|team15=Charleston Charlies|league15=International League|manager15=Joe Morgan
|level16=AA |team16=Waterbury Pirates|league16=Eastern League|manager16=Red Davis
|level17=A |team17=Salem Rebels|league17=Carolina League|manager17=Tim Murtaugh
|level18=A|team18=Monroe Pirates|league18=Western Carolinas League|manager18=Tom Saffell
|level19=A-Short Season|team19=Niagara Falls Pirates|league19=New York–Penn League|manager19=Chuck Cottier and Dick Cole
|level20=Rookie|team20=GCL Pirates|league20=Gulf Coast League|manager20=Ed Napoleon
}}
Notes
{{notelist}}
Sources
- {{Cite book| editor1-last=Johnson| editor1-first=Lloyd| editor2-last=Wolff| editor2-first=Miles| title=The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball| edition=2nd| location=Durham, North Carolina| publisher=Baseball America| year=1997| isbn=978-0-9637189-8-3}}
- {{Cite book| last=Markusen| first=Bruce| title=The Team That Changed Baseball: Roberto Clemente and the 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates| location=Yardley, Pennsylvania| publisher=Westholme Publishing| year=2009| isbn=978-1-59416-089-9}}
References
{{Reflist|30em}}
Further reading
- {{cite news |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/pirates-honor-1971-world-series-championship-team |title=50 years later, 1971 Bucs' impact resonates |first=Jake |last=Crouse |website=MLB.com |date=July 17, 2021 |accessdate=July 17, 2021}}
External links
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PIT/1971.shtml 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates] at Baseball Reference
- [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1971&t=PIT 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates] at Baseball Almanac
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