1974 Pittsburgh Pirates season

1974 Pittsburgh Pirates
1974 NL East Champions
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1887)
Eastern Division (since 1969)
Location
Three Rivers Stadium (since 1970)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania[1] (since 1907)
Results
Record	88–74 (.543)
Divisional place	1st
Other information
Owner(s)	John W. Galbreath (majority shareholder); Bing Crosby, Thomas Johnson (minority shareholders)
General manager(s)	Joe L. Brown
Manager(s)	Danny Murtaugh
Local television	KDKA-TV Bob Prince, Nellie King
Local radio	KDKA Bob Prince, Nellie King
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The 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 93rd season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; the 88th in the National League. The Pirates finished first in the National League East with a record of 88–74. The Pirates were defeated three games to one by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1974 National League Championship Series.

Offseason

• January 9, 1974: Fred Breining was drafted by the Pirates in the 3rd round of the 1974 Major League Baseball draft.^[2]
• January 16, 1974: John Lamb was purchased from the Pirates by the Chicago White Sox.^[3]
• March 14, 1974: Silvio Martínez was signed as an amateur free agent by the Pirates.^[4]
• March 27, 1974: John Lamb was purchased by the Pirates from the Chicago White Sox.^[3]

Regular season

Season standings

NL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Pittsburgh Pirates	88	74	0.543	—	52–29	36–45
St. Louis Cardinals	86	75	0.534	1½	44–37	42–38
Philadelphia Phillies	80	82	0.494	8	46–35	34–47
Montreal Expos	79	82	0.491	8½	42–38	37–44
New York Mets	71	91	0.438	17	36–45	35–46
Chicago Cubs	66	96	0.407	22	32–49	34–47

Record vs. opponents

1974 National League Records Sources:
Team	ATL	CHC	CIN	HOU	LAD	MON	NYM	PHI	PIT	SD	SF	STL
Atlanta	—	4–8	7–11–1	6–12	8–10	9–3	8–4	8–4	4–8	17–1	8–10	9–3
Chicago	8–4	—	5–7	4–8	2–10	5–13	8–10	8–10	9–9	6–6	6–6	5–13
Cincinnati	11–7–1	7–5	—	14–4	6–12	6–6	9–3	8–4	8–4	12–6	11–7	6–6
Houston	12–6	8–4	4–14	—	5–13	6–6	6–6	6–6	5–7	7–11	10–8	8–4
Los Angeles	10–8	10–2	12–6	13–5	—	8–4	5–7	6–6	4–8	16–2	12–6	6–6
Montreal	3–9	13–5	6–6	6–6	4–8	—	9–9	11–7	9–9	6–6	4–8	8–9
New York	4–8	10–8	3–9	6–6	7–5	9–9	—	7–11	7–11	6–6	6–6	6–12
Philadelphia	4-8	10–8	4–8	6–6	6–6	7–11	11–7	—	10–8	5–7	8–4	9–9
Pittsburgh	8–4	9–9	4–8	7–5	8–4	9–9	11–7	8–10	—	9–3	8–4	7–11
San Diego	1–17	6–6	6–12	7–11	2–16	6–6	6–6	7–5	3–9	—	11–7	5–7
San Francisco	10–8	6–6	7–11	8–10	6–12	8–4	6–6	4–8	4–8	7–11	—	6–6
St. Louis	3–9	13–5	6–6	4–8	6–6	9–8	12–6	9–9	11–7	7–5	6–6	—

Notable transactions

• April 1, 1974: Tom Dettore and cash were traded by the Pirates to the Chicago Cubs for Paul Popovich.^[5]
• April 20, 1974: Dal Maxvill was released by the Pirates.^[6]
• June 5, 1974: Mike Edwards was drafted by the Pirates in the 7th round of the 1974 Major League Baseball draft.^[7]
• July 11, 1974: Chuck Brinkman was purchased by the Pirates from the Chicago White Sox.^[8]

Roster

1974 Pittsburgh Pirates
Roster
Pitchers 28 Steve Blass 30 Ken Brett 44 Larry Demery 17 Dock Ellis 31 Dave Giusti 36 Ramón Hernández 56 Juan Jiménez 25 Bruce Kison 46 Jim Minshall 38 Bob Moose 12 John Morlan 32 Daryl Patterson 49 Juan Pizarro 41 Jerry Reuss 19 Jim Rooker 32 Jim Sadowski 50 Kent Tekulve		Catchers 45 Chuck Brinkman 34 Ken Macha  5 Mike Ryan 35 Manny Sanguillén Infielders 14 Kurt Bevacqua  3 Richie Hebner 14 Art Howe 23 Ed Kirkpatrick 11 Dal Maxvill 11 Mario Mendoza 24 Paul Popovich  7 Bob Robertson  6 Rennie Stennett 10 Frank Taveras		Outfielders 27 Dave Augustine 15 Gene Clines 37 Miguel Diloné 16 Al Oliver 27 Ed Ott 39 Dave Parker  8 Willie Stargell 22 Richie Zisk		Manager 40 Danny Murtaugh Coaches 43 Don Leppert 42 Don Osborn  2 José Pagán  4 Bob Skinner

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Sanguillén, MannyManny Sanguillén	151	596	171	.287	7	68
LF	Stargell, WillieWillie Stargell	140	508	153	.301	25	96
CF	Oliver, AlAl Oliver	147	617	198	.321	11	85
RF	Zisk, RichieRichie Zisk	149	536	168	.313	17	100

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Parker, DaveDave Parker	73	220	62	.282	4	29
Popovich, PaulPaul Popovich	59	83	18	.217	0	5
Ryan, MikeMike Ryan	15	30	3	.100	0	0
Maxvill, DalDal Maxvill	8	22	4	.182	0	0
Brinkman, ChuckChuck Brinkman	4	7	1	.143	0	1
Diloné, MiguelMiguel Diloné	12	2	0	.000	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Brett, KenKen Brett	27	191	13	19	3.90	96
Ellis, DockDock Ellis	26	176.2	12	9	3.16	91
Demery, LarryLarry Demery	19	95.1	6	6	4.25	51
Moose, BobBob Moose	7	35.2	1	5	7.57	15

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Kison, BruceBruce Kison	40	129	9	8	3.49	71
Pizarro, JuanJuan Pizarro	7	24	1	1	1.88	7

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Giusti, DaveDave Giusti	64	7	5	12	3.32	53
Hernández, RamónRamón Hernández	58	5	2	2	2.75	33
Minshall, JimJim Minshall	5	0	1	0	0.00	3
Jiménez, JuanJuan Jiménez	4	0	0	0	6.75	2
Blass, SteveSteve Blass	1	0	0	0	9.00	2

National League Championship Series

Awards and honors

• Willie Stargell, Roberto Clemente Award
• Willie Stargell, Lou Gehrig Award

1974 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Charleston Charlies	International League	Steve Demeter
AA	Thetford Mines Pirates	Eastern League	Tim Murtaugh
A	Salem Pirates	Carolina League	Johnny Lipon
A	Charleston Pirates	Western Carolinas League	Larry Sherry
A-Short Season	Niagara Falls Pirates	New York–Penn League	Ron Brand
Rookie	GCL Pirates	Gulf Coast League	Woody Huyke

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Thetford Mines, Salem

Notes

1. From 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Shore in 1907.
2. Fred Breining at Baseball Reference
3. John Lamb at Baseball-Reference
4. Silvio Martínez at Baseball Reference
5. Paul Popovich at Baseball Reference
6. Dal Maxvill at Baseball Reference
7. Mike Edwards at Baseball Reference
8. Chuck Brinkman at Baseball Reference

References

• 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates at Baseball Reference
• 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates at Baseball Almanac
• Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.