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- Offseason Three Rivers Stadium Notable transactions
- Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents Detailed records Game log Opening Day lineup Notable transactions Roster
- Postseason National League Championship Series
- Statistics
- Awards and honors
- Farm system
- Notes
- References
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}{{Infobox MLB yearly | name = Pittsburgh Pirates | season = 1970 | misc = 1970 NL East Champions | logo = | current league = National League | y1 = 1887 | division = Eastern Division | y2 = 1969 | Uniform logo = | ballpark = Forbes Field (since 1909) Three Rivers Stadium | y4 = 1970 | city = Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania[1] | y5 = 1907 | owners = John W. Galbreath (majority shareholder); Bing Crosby, Thomas P. Johnson (minority shareholders) | general managers = Joe L. Brown | managers = Danny Murtaugh | television = KDKA-TV Bob Prince, Nellie King, Gene Osborn | radio = KDKA Bob Prince, Nellie King, Gene Osborn |}}The 1970 Pittsburgh Pirates season resulted in the team winning their first National League East title with a record of 89–73, five games ahead of the Chicago Cubs. However, they lost the NLCS to the NL 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.[2] 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.[3] A site on the North Side had been chosen earlier in the year, but it took until April 25, 1968, to finally break ground. Three Rivers Stadium opened on July 16, 1970, and became the home of the Pirates and the Pittsburgh Steelers. Notable transactions - October 9, 1969: Danny Murtaugh named Manager of the Pirates.[4]
- October 21, 1969: Dave Giusti and Dave Rickets were traded to the Pirates by the St. Louis Cardinals for Carl Taylor.[5]
- February 4, 1970: Bo Belinsky was traded by the Pirates to the Cincinnati Reds for Dennis Ribant.[6]
Regular season - June 12, 1970: Dock Ellis threw a no-hitter against the San Diego Padres.[7] 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 started doing 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.[8]
Season standings {{1970 NL East standings|highlight=Pittsburgh Pirates}} Record vs. opponents {{1970 NL Record vs. opponents|team=PIT}} Detailed records {{col-begin}}{{col-2}}National League | Opponent | W | L | WP | RS|Runs scored | RA|Runs against |
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NL East |
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Chicago Cubs | 10 | 8 | 10|8|leading_zero=y}} | 87 | 88 | Montreal Expos | 9 | 9 | 9|9|leading_zero=y}} | 78 | 68 | New York Mets | 12 | 6 | 12|6|leading_zero=y}} | 80 | 72 | Philadelphia Phillies | 14 | 4 | 14|4|leading_zero=y}} | 68 | 39 | Pittsburgh Pirates | | St. Louis Cardinals | 12 | 6 | 12|6|leading_zero=y}} | 83 | 68 | Total | 57 | 33 | 57|33|leading_zero=y | 396 | 335 |
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NL West |
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Atlanta Braves | 6 | 6 | 6|6|leading_zero=y}} | 69 | 73 | Cincinnati Reds | 4 | 8 | 4|8|leading_zero=y}} | 45 | 57 | Houston Astros | 6 | 6 | 6|6|leading_zero=y}} | 64 | 56 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 6 | 6 | 6|6|leading_zero=y}} | 40 | 38 | San Diego Padres | 6 | 6 | 6|6|leading_zero=y}} | 56 | 43 | San Francisco Giants | 4 | 8 | 4|8|leading_zero=y}} | 59 | 62 | Total | 32 | 40 | 32|40|leading_zero=y | 333 | 329 |
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Season Total | 89 | 73 | 89|73|leading_zero=y | 729 | 664 |
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{{col-2}}Month | Games | Won | Lost | Win % | {{abbr|RS|Runs scored | {{abbr|RA|Runs against |
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April | 19 | 11 | 8 | 11|8|leading_zero=y}} | 73 | 74 | May | 30 | 12 | 18 | 12|18|leading_zero=y}} | 138 | 154 | June | 28 | 17 | 11 | 17|11|leading_zero=y}} | 97 | 84 | July | 27 | 16 | 11 | 16|11|leading_zero=y}} | 138 | 117 | August | 29 | 14 | 15 | 14|15|leading_zero=y}} | 156 | 132 | September | 28 | 18 | 10 | 18|10|leading_zero=y}} | 118 | 98 | October | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1|0|leading_zero=y}} | 9 | 5 | Total | 162 | 89 | 73 | 89|73|leading_zero=y | 729 | 664 |
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| Games | Won | Lost | Win % | {{abbr|RS|Runs scored | {{abbr|RA|Runs against |
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Home | 82 | 50 | 32 | 50|32|leading_zero=y}} | 356 | 315 |
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Away | 80 | 39 | 41 | 39|41|leading_zero=y}} | 373 | 349 |
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Total | 162 | 89 | 73 | 89|73|leading_zero=y | 729 | 664 |
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{{col-end}} Game log 1970 Game Log: 89–73 (Home: 50–32; Away: 39–41) |
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April: 11–8 (Home: 7–7; Away: 4–1) # | Date | Opponent | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Record |
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1 | April 7 | Mets | 3–5 (11) | Taylor | Hartenstein (0–1) | McGraw | 34,249 | 0–1 | 2 | April 9 | Mets | 2–1 | Ellis (1–0) | Koosman | — | 9,884 | 1–1 | 3 | April 10 | @ Phillies | 0–2 | Fryman | Veale (0–1) | — | 3,663 | 1–2 | 4 | April 11 | @ Phillies | 4–0 | Walker (1–0) | Jackson | Hartenstein (1) | 7,673 | 2–2 | 5 | April 12 | @ Phillies | 3–1 (10) | Blass (1–0) | Bunning | — | 22,395 | 3–2 | 6 | April 14 | @ Mets | 6–4 (10) | Hartenstein (1–1) | McGraw | — | 41,679 | 4–2 | 7 | April 16 | @ Mets | 7–4 | Dal Canton (1–0) | Cardwell | — | 8,623 | 5–2 | 8 | April 17 | Cardinals | 2–5 | Culver | Blass (1–1) | — | 14,369 | 5–3 | 9 | April 18 | Cardinals | 1–6 | Carlton | Walker (1–1) | — | 8,465 | 5–4 | 10 | April 20 | Astros | 3–1 | Ellis (2–0) | Bouton | Giusti (1) | 4,051 | 6–4 | 11 | April 21 | Astros | 9–8 | Veale (1–1) | Dierker | Gibbon (1) | 3,589 | 7–4 | 12 | April 22 | Astros | 6–1 | Blass (2–1) | Lemaster | — | 6,178 | 8–4 | 13 | April 23 | Braves | 8–6 | Walker (2–1) | Jarvis | Giusti (2) | 4,987 | 9–4 | 14 | April 24 | Braves | 0–9 | Nash | Moose (0–1) | — | 5,413 | 9–5 | 15 | April 25 | Braves | 8–7 | Giusti (1–0) | Wilhelm | McBean (1) | 7,125 | 10–5 | 16 | April 26 | Braves | 0–2 | Niekro | Veale (1–2) | — | 15,307 | 10–6 | 17 | April 27 | Cubs | 0–1 | Decker | Blass (2–2) | Regan | 6,635 | 10–7 | 18 | April 28 | Cubs | 6–1 | Walker (3–1) | Holtzman | Giusti (3) | 6,717 | 11–7 | 19 | April 29 | Cubs | 5–10 | Hands | Moose (0–2) | Regan | 7,900 | 11–8 |
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May: 12–18 (Home: 6–5; Away: 6–13) # | Date | Opponent | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Record | 20 | May 1 | @ Reds | 4–6 | Simpson | Ellis (2–1) | Gullett | 19,470 | 11–9 | 21 | May 2 | @ Reds | 2–7 | McGlothlin | Veale (1–3) | — | 7,721 | 11–10 | 22 | May 3 | @ Reds | 7–11 | Merritt | Blass (2–3) | Carroll | 15,219 | 11–11 | 23 | May 4 | @ Braves | 3–5 | Nash | Walker (3–2) | Priddy | 7,457 | 11–12 | 24 | May 5 | @ Braves | 6–12 | Stone | Moose (0–3) | Wilhelm | 9,199 | 11–13 | 25 | May 6 | @ Braves | 0–3 | Niekro | Ellis (2–2) | — | 9,782 | 11–14 | 26 | May 7 | @ Astros | 9–5 | Walker (4–2) | Bouton | Giusti (4) | 11,678 | 12–14 | 27 | May 8 | @ Astros | 5–7 | Ray | Blass (2–4) | — | 13,383 | 12–15 | 28 | May 9 | @ Astros | 6–3 | Moose (1–3) | Griffin | — | 15,137 | 13–15 | 29 | May 10 | @ Astros | 2–9 | Dierker | Ellis (2–3) | — | 16,768 | 13–16 | 30 | May 11 | Reds | 4–1 | Veale (2–3) | McGlothlin | — | 7,722 | 14–16 | 31 | May 12 | Reds | 3–5 | Merritt | Blass (2–5) | — | 7,502 | 14–17 | 32 | May 13 | @ Cardinals | 5–1 | Moose (2–3) | Gibson | Giusti (5) | 12,677 | 15–17 | 33 | May 14 | @ Cardinals | 7–11 | Johnson | Garber (0–1) | — | 10,840 | 15–18 | 34 | May 15 | Expos | 1–2 | McGinn | Veale (2–4) | — | 7,883 | 15–19 | 35 | May 16 | Expos | 4–3 | Walker (5–2) | Raymond | — | 4,237 | 16–19 | 36 | May 17 | Expos | 7–8 | Strohmayer | Garber (0–2) | Raymond | 8,604 | 16–20 | 37 | May 18 | Phillies | 2–1 | Moose (3–3) | Bunning | — | 5,796 | 17–20 | 38 | May 19 | Phillies | 0–2 | Short | Ellis (2–4) | — | 6,251 | 17–21 | 39 | May 20 | Phillies | 3–2 (14) | Dal Canton (2–0) | Selma | — | 5,977 | 18–21 | 40 | May 21 | @ Expos | 6–7 | Dillman | Walker (5–3) | — | 13,346 | 18–22 | 41 | May 22 | @ Expos | 3–6 | Stoneman | Moose (3–4) | — | 10,576 | 18–23 | 42 | May 23 | @ Expos | 8–4 | Ellis (3–4) | McGinn | Giusti (6) | 28,702 | 19–23 | 43 | May 24 | @ Expos | 3–0 | Veale (3–4) | Morton | — | 29,306 | 20–23 | 44 | May 26 | @ Cubs | 3–6 | Holtzman | Blass (2–6) | — | 12,440 | 20–24 | 45 | May 27 | @ Cubs | 4–0 | Moose (4–4) | Jenkins | — | 11,002 | 21–24 | 46 | May 28 | @ Cubs | 7–8 | Colborn | Garber (0–3) | — | 10,805 | 21–25 | 47 | May 29 | Giants | 6–3 | Veale (4–4) | Robertson | Giusti (7) | 11,497 | 22–25 | 48 | May 30 | Giants | 11–13 | Bryant | Blass (2–7) | Faul | 10,658 | 22–26 | 49 | May 31 | Giants | 7–3 | Moose (5–4) | Marichal | Giusti (8) | 9,515 | 23–26 |
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June: 17–11 (Home: 13–4; Away: 4–7) # | Date | Opponent | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Record | 50 | June 1 | Padres | 5–1 | Ellis (4–4) | Coombs | — | 5,036 | 24–26 | 51 | June 2 | Padres | 8–14 | Herbel | Veale (4–5) | Dukes | 4,747 | 24–27 | 52 | June 4 | Dodgers | 0–5 | Osteen | Blass (2–8) | — | 5,423 | 24–28 | 53 | June 5 | Dodgers | 3–0 | Moose (6–4) | Moeller | — | 7,691 | 25–28 | 54 | June 6 | Dodgers | 7–6 (12) | Giusti (2–0) | Pena | — | 13,153 | 26–28 | 55 | June 7 | Dodgers | 3–1 | Veale (5–5) | Foster | — | 11,243 | 27–28 | 56 | June 9 | @ Giants | 5–1 | Blass (3–8) | Marichal | — | 4,250 | 28–28 | 57 | June 10 | @ Giants | 2–4 | Perry | Moose (6–5) | — | 3,732 | 28–29 | 58 | June 12 | @ Padres | 2–0 | Ellis (5–4) | Roberts | — | 29–29 | 59 | June 12 | @ Padres | 2–5 | Coombs | Veale (5–6) | — | 9,903 | 29–30 | 60 | June 13 | @ Padres | 7–2 | Blass (4–8) | Santorini | — | 7,105 | 30–30 | 61 | June 14 | @ Padres | 1–2 | Kirby | Moose (6–6) | — | 15,781 | 30–31 | 62 | June 15 | @ Dodgers | 5–2 | Nelson (1–0) | Moeller | Giusti (9) | 14,490 | 31–31 | 63 | June 16 | @ Dodgers | 0–1 | Sutton | Veale (5–7) | — | 20,069 | 31–32 | 64 | June 17 | @ Dodgers | 0–4 | Osteen | Ellis (5–5) | — | 17,327 | 31–33 | 65 | June 19 | Expos | 8–4 | Dal Canton (3–0) | Dillman | Walker (1) | 9,707 | 32–33 | 66 | June 20 | Expos | 4–2 | Blass (5–8) | Morton | Giusti (10) | 5,148 | 33–33 | 67 | June 21 | Expos | 2–3 | Nye | Veale (5–8) | — | 12,325 | 33–34 | 68 | June 22 | Cardinals | 1–6 | Reuss | Ellis (5–6) | — | 33–35 | 69 | June 22 | Cardinals | 1–0 (10) | Nelson (2–0) | Linzy | — | 15,158 | 34–35 | 70 | June 23 | Cardinals | 7–2 | Moose (7–6) | Taylor | — | 7,654 | 35–35 | 71 | June 24 | Cardinals | 4–3 (11) | Walker (6–3) | McCool | — | 8,095 | 36–35 | 72 | June 25 | Cardinals | 3–2 | Giusti (3–0) | Carlton | — | 9,910 | 37–35 | 73 | June 27 | Cubs | 2–1 | Ellis (6–6) | Jenkins | — | 10,188 | 38–35 | 74 | June 28 | Cubs | 3–2 | Giusti (4–0) | Hands | Walker (2) | 39–35 | 75 | June 28 | Cubs | 4–1 | Nelson (3–0) | Pappas | Giusti (11) | 40,918 | 40–35 | 76 | June 29 | @ Mets | 2–3 | Seaver | Blass (5–9) | — | 42,416 | 40–36 | 77 | June 30 | @ Mets | 6–7 | Koosman | Veale (5–9) | Taylor | 38,681 | 40–37 |
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July: 16–11 (Home: 5–4; Away: 11–7) # | Date | Opponent | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Record | 78 | July 1 | @ Mets | 4–3 | Ellis (7–6) | McAndrew | Giusti (12) | 34,316 | 41–37 | 79 | July 3 | @ Cubs | 16–14 | Giusti (5–0) | Regan | — | 26,602 | 42–37 | 80 | July 4 | @ Cubs | 10–6 | Blass (6–9) | Holtzman | Walker (3) | 43–37 | 81 | July 4 | @ Cubs | 2–7 | Pappas | Veale (5–10) | Gura | 26,634 | 43–38 | 82 | July 5 | @ Cubs | 5–2 | Ellis (8–6) | Jenkins | — | 25,569 | 44–38 | 83 | July 6 | @ Phillies | 7–5 | Nelson (4–0) | Bunning | Giusti (13) | 6,145 | 45–38 | 84 | July 7 | @ Phillies | 4–2 | Veale (6–10) | Short | Giusti (14) | 6,938 | 46–38 | 85 | July 8 | @ Phillies | 0–2 | Wise | Blass (6–10) | — | 7,038 | 46–39 | 86 | July 9 | @ Cardinals | 6–0 | Ellis (9–6) | Carlton | — | 22,345 | 47–39 | 87 | July 10 | @ Cardinals | 6–2 | Giusti (6–0) | Gibson | — | 23,920 | 48–39 | 88 | July 11 | @ Cardinals | 8–7 | Dal Canton (4–0) | Taylor | Pena (1) | 25,686 | 49–39 | 89 | July 12 | @ Cardinals | 7–6 (10) | Giusti (7–0) | Hrabosky | Dal Canton (1) | 45,776 | 50–39 | 90 | July 16 | Reds | 2–3 | Carroll | Ellis (9–7) | — | 48,846 | 50–40 | 91 | July 17 | Reds | 4–3 | Giusti (8–0) | Simpson | — | 23,298 | 51–40 | 92 | July 18 | Reds | 1–3 (10) | Merritt | Giusti (8–1) | Granger | 27,906 | 51–41 | 93 | July 19 | Reds | 7–3 | Walker (7–3) | Gullett | Gibbon (2) | 32,294 | 52–41 | 94 | July 20 | @ Astros | 4–5 (12) | Cook | Dal Canton (4–1) | — | 17,934 | 52–42 | 95 | July 21 | @ Astros | 1–3 | Wilson | Nelson (4–1) | Cook | 17,741 | 52–43 | 96 | July 22 | Braves | 5–3 | Dal Canton (5–1) | Stone | Giusti (15) | 19,145 | 53–43 | 97 | July 23 | Braves | 6–5 | Colpaert (1–0) | McQueen | Giusti (16) | 14,377 | 54–43 | 98 | July 24 | Astros | 11–0 | Ellis (10–7) | Griffin | — | 43,290 | 55–43 | 99 | July 25 | Astros | 4–8 | Cook | Veale (6–11) | Dierker | 14,069 | 55–44 | 100 | July 26 | Astros | 4–6 (10) | Lemaster | Giusti (8–2) | Gladding | 40,131 | 55–45 | 101 | July 28 | @ Reds | 4–3 | Dal Canton (6–1) | McGlothlin | Giusti (17) | 25,807 | 56–45 | 102 | July 29 | @ Reds | 3–4 | Nolan | Ellis (10–8) | Granger | 25,788 | 56–46 | 103 | July 30 | @ Reds | 4–8 | Cloninger | Veale (6–12) | Gullett | 26,298 | 56–47 | 104 | July 31 | @ Braves | 3–4 | Jarvis | Nelson (4–2) | Wilhelm | 12,196 | 56–48 |
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August: 14–15 (Home: 9–7; Away: 5–8) # | Date | Opponent | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Record | 105 | August 1 | @ Braves | 20–10 | Pena (1–0) | Stone | Giusti (18) | 28,333 | 57–48 | 106 | August 2 | @ Braves | 10–7 | Ellis (11–8) | Nash | Giusti (19) | 15,227 | 58–48 | 107 | August 3 | @ Expos | 0–8 | McGinn | Moose (7–7) | — | 18,110 | 58–49 | 108 | August 4 | @ Expos | 4–2 | Veale (7–12) | Marshall | — | 27,112 | 59–49 | 109 | August 5 | Phillies | 4–0 | Walker (8–3) | Wise | — | 12,915 | 60–49 | 110 | August 6 | Phillies | 4–0 | Ellis (12–8) | Bunning | — | 61–49 | 111 | August 6 | Phillies | 8–3 | Dal Canton (7–1) | Champion | — | 26,664 | 62–49 | 112 | August 7 | Mets | 6–1 | Moose (8–7) | McAndrew | — | 37,556 | 63–49 | 113 | August 8 | Mets | 9–12 | Koosman | Veale (7–13) | Gentry | 27,843 | 63–50 | 114 | August 9 | Mets | 8–3 | Walker (9–3) | Ryan | Pena (2) | 41,772 | 64–50 | 115 | August 10 | Mets | 2–10 | Seaver | Ellis (12–9) | — | 47,148 | 64–51 | 116 | August 11 | Dodgers | 4–5 | Osteen | Dal Canton (7–2) | Brewer | 16,708 | 64–52 | 117 | August 12 | Dodgers | 4–11 | Mikkelsen | Moose (8–8) | Hough | 34,551 | 64–53 | 118 | August 14 | Padres | 2–1 | Pena (2–0) | Roberts | — | 65–53 | 119 | August 14 | Padres | 10–1 | Walker (10–3) | Dobson | — | 26,979 | 66–53 | 120 | August 15 | Padres | 9–3 | Veale (8–13) | Wilson | — | 14,110 | 67–53 | 121 | August 16 | Padres | 6–8 | Herbel | Pena (2–1) | Dukes | 18,969 | 67–54 | 122 | August 17 | Giants | 4–5 | Perry | Dal Canton (7–3) | — | 21,148 | 67–55 | 123 | August 18 | Giants | 6–2 | Blass (7–10) | Pitlock | Giusti (20) | 25,325 | 68–55 | 124 | August 19 | Giants | 4–7 | Marichal | Walker (10–4) | — | 24,655 | 68–56 | 125 | August 21 | @ Dodgers | 1–2 | Osteen | Veale (8–14) | — | 24,372 | 68–57 | 126 | August 22 | @ Dodgers | 2–1 (16) | Dal Canton (8–3) | Mikkelsen | — | 39,829 | 69–57 | 127 | August 23 | @ Dodgers | 11–0 | Blass (8–10) | Foster | — | 20,678 | 70–57 | 128 | August 25 | @ Padres | 3–4 | Dukes | Walker (10–5) | — | 4,876 | 70–58 | 129 | August 26 | @ Padres | 1–2 | Dobson | Cambria (0–1) | Dukes | 6,067 | 70–59 | 130 | August 28 | @ Giants | 1–5 | Marichal | Moose (8–9) | — | 6,174 | 70–60 | 131 | August 29 | @ Giants | 9–10 (10) | McMahon | Dal Canton (8–4) | — | 8,188 | 70–61 | 132 | August 30 | @ Giants | 3–7 | Johnson | Walker (10–6) | Robertson | 70–62 | 133 | August 30 | @ Giants | 1–2 | Bryant | Giusti (8–3) | — | 15,963 | 70–63 |
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September: 18–10 (Home: 10–5; Away: 8–5) # | Date | Opponent | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Record | 134 | September 1 | @ Expos | 8–4 | Veale (9–14) | Stoneman | Giusti (21) | 20,123 | 71–63 | 135 | September 2 | @ Expos | 7–10 | Marshall | Gibbon (0–1) | — | 15,461 | 71–64 | 136 | September 4 | Phillies | 4–3 | Blass (9–10) | Wise | Lamb (1) | 22,547 | 72–64 | 137 | September 5 | Phillies | 6–4 | Cambria (1–1) | Lersch | Giusti (22) | 22,925 | 73–64 | 138 | September 6 | Phillies | 4–3 (10) | Walker (11–6) | Selma | — | 19,049 | 74–64 | 139 | September 7 | Cubs | 8–3 | Moose (9–9) | Pappas | — | 75–64 | 140 | September 7 | Cubs | 2–9 | Jenkins | Veale (9–15) | — | 42,556 | 75–65 | 141 | September 8 | Cubs | 3–10 | Hands | Blass (9–11) | — | 6,777 | 75–66 | 142 | September 9 | Cardinals | 4–6 | Bertaina | Cambria (1–2) | Hilgendorf | 14,927 | 75–67 | 143 | September 10 | Cardinals | 2–0 | Walker (12–6) | Briles | — | 14,386 | 76–67 | 144 | September 12 | @ Cubs | 5–4 | Moose (10–9) | Jenkins | Giusti (23) | 33,199 | 77–67 | 145 | September 13 | @ Cubs | 2–3 | Hands | Blass (9–12) | — | 22,567 | 77–68 | 146 | September 15 | @ Phillies | 8–3 | Walker (13–6) | Lersch | Giusti (24) | 4,802 | 78–68 | 147 | September 16 | @ Phillies | 5–3 | Moose (11–9) | Bunning | Lamb (2) | 4,418 | 79–68 | 148 | September 17 | @ Phillies | 2–3 | Short | Lamb (0–1) | Selma | 4,199 | 79–69 | 149 | September 18 | @ Mets | 3–2 | Blass (10–12) | McAndrew | Giusti (25) | 42,225 | 80–69 | 150 | September 19 | @ Mets | 2–1 | Walker (14–6) | Gentry | Gibbon (3) | 41,323 | 81–69 | 151 | September 20 | @ Mets | 1–4 | Koosman | Moose (11–10) | — | 81–70 | 152 | September 20 | @ Mets | 9–5 (10) | Giusti (9–3) | McGraw | — | 54,806 | 82–70 | 153 | September 22 | Expos | 0–1 | Stoneman | Ellis (12–10) | — | 82–71 | 154 | September 22 | Expos | 3–1 | Veale (10–15) | Wegener | Gibbon (4) | 19,524 | 83–71 | 155 | September 23 | Expos | 2–3 | Morton | Brunet (0–1) | Marshall | 12,420 | 83–72 | 156 | September 24 | Expos | 8–0 | Walker (15–6) | Renko | — | 14,026 | 84–72 | 157 | September 25 | Mets | 4–3 | Grant (1–0) | Chance | Gibbon (5) | 41,484 | 85–72 | 158 | September 26 | Mets | 4–3 | Grant (2–0) | Herbel | — | 34,311 | 86–72 | 159 | September 27 | Mets | 2–1 | Ellis (13–10) | McAndrew | Giusti (26) | 50,469 | 87–72 | 160 | September 29 | @ Cardinals | 7–2 | Dal Canton (9–4) | Gibson | Lamb (3) | 13,232 | 88–72 | 161 | September 30 | @ Cardinals | 3–4 | Briles | Grant (2–1) | — | 8,084 | 88–73 |
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October: 1–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 1–0) # | Date | Opponent | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Record | 162 | October 1 | @ Cardinals | 9–5 | Brunet (1–1) | Cleveland | Acosta (1) | 8,457 | 89–73 |
| Legend: {{color box|#cfc = Win {{color box|#fbb = Loss Bold = Pirates team member |
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Opening Day lineup | Pittsburgh Pirates;| Position | Matty Alou | CF | Richie Hebner | 3B | Roberto Clemente | RF | Willie Stargell | LF | Al Oliver | 1B | Gene Alley | SS | Jerry May | C | Bill Mazeroski | 2B | Steve Blass | SP | [9] Notable transactions - April 24, 1970: Al McBean was signed by the Pirates.[10]
- May 18, 1970: Al McBean was released by the Pirates.[11]
- 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.[12]
- Ed Ott was drafted by the Pirates in the 23rd round of the 1970 Major League Baseball draft.[13]
- June 9, 1970: Orlando Pena was signed by the Pirates.[14]
- June 22, 1970: Chuck Hartenstein was selected off waivers from the Pirates by the St. Louis Cardinals.[15]
- August 26, 1970: Orlando Pena was released by the Pirates.[16]
- August 31, 1970: George Brunet was traded to the Pirates by the Washington Senators for Denny Riddleberger.[17]
- September 14, 1970: Dave Ricketts was released by the Pirates.[18]
- September 14, 1970: Mudcat Grant was traded to the Pirates by the Oakland Athletics for Angel Mangual.[19]
Roster 1970 Pittsburgh Pirates |
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Roster | Pitchers{{MLBplayer|17,46|Ed Acosta}}{{MLBplayer|28|Steve Blass}}{{MLBplayer|22|George Brunet}}{{MLBplayer|36|Fred Cambria}}{{MLBplayer|36|Dick Colpaert}}{{MLBplayer|27|Bruce Dal Canton}}{{MLBplayer|17|Dock Ellis}}{{MLBplayer|36|Gene Garber}}{{MLBplayer|19|Joe Gibbon}}{{MLBplayer|31|Dave Giusti}}{{MLBplayer|47|Mudcat Grant}}{{MLBplayer|22|Chuck Hartenstein}}{{MLBplayer|24|John Lamb}}{{MLBplayer|29|Lou Marone}}{{MLBplayer|34|Al McBean}}{{MLBplayer|38|Bob Moose}}{{MLBplayer|24|Jim Nelson}}{{MLBplayer|22,46|Orlando Peña}}{{MLBplayer|39|Bob Veale}}{{MLBplayer|23|Luke Walker}} | | Catchers{{MLBplayer|12|Jerry May}}{{MLBplayer| 5|Dave Ricketts}}{{MLBplayer|35|Manny Sanguillén}}Infielders{{MLBplayer|14|Gene Alley}}{{MLBplayer|10,30|Dave Cash}}{{MLBplayer|10,20|Richie Hebner}}{{MLBplayer|6,10|George Kopacz}}{{MLBplayer|15|José Martínez}}{{MLBplayer| 9|Bill Mazeroski}}{{MLBplayer|11|José Pagán}}{{MLBplayer| 2|Freddie Patek}}{{MLBplayer|6,7|Bob Robertson}} | | Outfielders{{MLBplayer|18|Matty Alou}}{{MLBplayer|21|Roberto Clemente}}{{MLBplayer|15|Gene Clines}}{{MLBplayer|25|Johnny Jeter}}{{MLBplayer|16|Al Oliver}}{{MLBplayer| 8|Willie Stargell}}Other batters{{MLBplayer|29|Milt May}} | | Manager{{MLBplayer|40|Danny Murtaugh}}Coaches{{MLBplayer|43|Don Leppert}}{{MLBplayer|44|Frank Oceak}}{{MLBplayer|42|Don Osborn}}{{MLBplayer|41|Bill Virdon}} |
Postseason National League Championship Series {{Main|1970 National League Championship Series}}The Cincinnati Reds won the series, three games to none, over the Pirates. Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
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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
{{col-begin}}{{col-2}} Regular Season[20]Player | {{abbr|G|Games played | {{abbr|AB|At bats | {{abbr|H|Hits | {{abbr|Avg.|Batting average | {{abbr|HR|Home runs | {{abbr|RBI|Runs batted in |
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Gene|Garber|Gene Garber}} | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0.667 | 0 | 0 | Milt|May|Milt May}} | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0.500 | 0 | 2 | Gene|Clines|Gene Clines}} | 31 | 37 | 15 | 0.405 | 0 | 3 | Roberto|Clemente|Roberto Clemente}} | 108 | 412 | 145 | 0.352 | 14 | 60 | Manny|Sanguillen|Manny Sanguillén}} | 128 | 486 | 158 | 0.325 | 7 | 61 | Dave|Cash|Dave Cash (baseball)}} | 64 | 210 | 66 | 0.314 | 1 | 28 | Matty|Alou|Matty Alou}} | 155 | 677 | 201 | 0.297 | 1 | 47 | Richie|Hebner|Richie Hebner}} | 120 | 420 | 122 | 0.290 | 11 | 46 | Bob|Robertson|Bob Robertson}} | 117 | 390 | 112 | 0.287 | 27 | 82 | Al|Oliver|Al Oliver}} | 151 | 551 | 149 | 0.270 | 12 | 83 | Jose|Pagan|José Pagán}} | 95 | 230 | 61 | 0.265 | 7 | 29 | Willie|Stargell|Willie Stargell}} | 136 | 474 | 125 | 0.264 | 31 | 85 | Freddie|Patek|Freddie Patek}} | 84 | 237 | 58 | 0.245 | 1 | 19 | Gene|Alley|Gene Alley}} | 121 | 426 | 104 | 0.244 | 8 | 41 | Johnny|Jeter|Johnny Jeter (baseball)}} | 85 | 126 | 30 | 0.238 | 2 | 12 | Bill|Mazeroski|Bill Mazeroski}} | 112 | 367 | 84 | 0.229 | 7 | 39 | Jerry|May|Jerry May (baseball)}} | 51 | 139 | 29 | 0.209 | 1 | 16 | Fred|Cambria|Fred Cambria}} | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0.200 | 0 | 1 | Jim|Nelson|Jim Nelson (baseball)}} | 15 | 20 | 4 | 0.200 | 0 | 3 | Dave|Giusti|Dave Giusti}} | 66 | 16 | 3 | 0.188 | 0 | 3 | George|Kopacz|George Kopacz}} | 10 | 16 | 3 | 0.188 | 0 | 0 | Bob|Moose|Bob Moose}} | 29 | 66 | 12 | 0.182 | 0 | 2 | Dave|Ricketts|Dave Ricketts}} | 14 | 11 | 2 | 0.182 | 0 | 0 | Bob|Veale|Bob Veale}} | 34 | 67 | 11 | 0.164 | 0 | 6 | Luke|Walker|Luke Walker}} | 42 | 46 | 6 | 0.130 | 0 | 5 | Steve|Blass|Steve Blass}} | 32 | 70 | 8 | 0.114 | 0 | 2 | Dock|Ellis|Dock Ellis}} | 38 | 70 | 7 | 0.100 | 0 | 1 | Jose|Martinez|José Martínez (infielder)}} | 19 | 20 | 1 | 0.050 | 0 | 0 | George|Brunet|George Brunet}} | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | Bruce|Dal Canton|Bruce Dal Canton}} | 41 | 16 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | Joe|Gibbon|Joe Gibbon}} | 41 | 3 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | Mudcat|Grant|Mudcat Grant}} | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | Chuck|Hartenstein|Chuck Hartenstein}} | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | John|Lamb|John Lamb (right-handed pitcher)}} | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | Al|McBean|Al McBean}} | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | Orlando|Pena|Orlando Peña}} | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | Ed|Acosta|Ed Acosta}} | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1|—}} | 0 | 0 | Dick|Colpaert|Dick Colpaert}} | 8 | 0 | 0 | -1|—}} | 0 | 0 | Lou|Marone|Lou Marone}} | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1|—}} | 0 | 0 | {{col-2}} Postseason[21]Player | {{abbr|G|Games played | {{abbr|AB|At bats | {{abbr|H|Hits | {{abbr|Avg.|Batting average | {{abbr|HR|Home runs | {{abbr|RBI|Runs batted in |
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Richie|Hebner|Richie Hebner}} | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0.667 | 0 | 0 | Willie|Stargell|Willie Stargell}} | 3 | 12 | 6 | 0.500 | 0 | 1 | Jose|Pagan|José Pagán}} | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0.333 | 0 | 0 | Matty|Alou|Matty Alou}} | 3 | 12 | 3 | 0.250 | 0 | 0 | Al|Oliver|Al Oliver}} | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0.250 | 0 | 1 | Roberto|Clemente|Roberto Clemente}} | 3 | 14 | 3 | 0.214 | 0 | 1 | Bob|Robertson|Bob Robertson}} | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0.200 | 0 | 0 | Manny|Sanguillen|Manny Sanguillén}} | 3 | 12 | 2 | 0.167 | 0 | 0 | Dave|Cash|Dave Cash (baseball)}} | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0.125 | 0 | 0 | Gene|Alley|Gene Alley}} | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | Dock|Ellis|Dock Ellis}} | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | Johnny|Jeter|Johnny Jeter (baseball)}} | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | Bill|Mazeroski|Bill Mazeroski}} | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | Bob|Moose|Bob Moose}} | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | Freddie|Patek|Freddie Patek}} | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | Luke|Walker|Luke Walker}} | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | Joe|Gibbon|Joe Gibbon}} | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1|—}} | 0 | 0 | Dave|Giusti|Dave Giusti}} | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1|—}} | 0 | 0 | {{col-end}}- Pitching
{{col-begin}}{{col-2}} Regular Season[22]Player | {{abbr|G|Games | {{abbr|IP|Innings pitched | {{abbr|W|Wins | {{abbr|L|Loss | {{abbr|ERA|Earned Run Average | {{abbr|SO|Strikeouts |
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Mudcat|Grant|Mudcat Grant}} | 8 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2.25 | 4 | George|Brunet|George Brunet}} | 12 | 16|2|3}} | 1 | 1 | 2.70 | 17 | John|Lamb|John Lamb (right-handed pitcher)}} | 23 | 32|1|3}} | 0 | 1 | 2.78 | 24 | Luke|Walker|Luke Walker}} | 42 | 163 | 15 | 6 | 3.04 | 124 | Dave|Giusti|Dave Giusti}} | 66 | 103 | 9 | 3 | 3.06 | 85 | Dock|Ellis|Dock Ellis}} | 30 | 201|2|3}} | 13 | 10 | 3.21 | 128 | Jim|Nelson|Jim Nelson (baseball)}} | 15 | 68|1|3}} | 4 | 2 | 3.42 | 42 | Fred|Cambria|Fred Cambria}} | 6 | 33|1|3}} | 1 | 2 | 3.51 | 14 | Steve|Blass|Steve Blass}} | 31 | 196|2|3}} | 10 | 12 | 3.52 | 120 | Lou|Marone|Lou Marone}} | 1 | 2|1|3}} | 0 | 0 | 3.86 | 0 | Bob|Veale|Bob Veale}} | 34 | 202 | 10 | 15 | 3.92 | 178 | Bob|Moose|Bob Moose}} | 28 | 189|2|3}} | 11 | 10 | 3.99 | 119 | Chuck|Hartenstein|Chuck Hartenstein}} | 17 | 23|2|3}} | 1 | 1 | 4.56 | 14 | Bruce|Dal Canton|Bruce Dal Canton}} | 41 | 84|2|3}} | 9 | 4 | 4.57 | 53 | Orlando|Pena|Orlando Peña}} | 23 | 37|2|3}} | 2 | 1 | 4.78 | 25 | Joe|Gibbon|Joe Gibbon}} | 41 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 4.83 | 26 | Gene|Garber|Gene Garber}} | 14 | 22|1|3}} | 0 | 3 | 5.24 | 7 | Dick|Colpaert|Dick Colpaert}} | 8 | 10|2|3}} | 1 | 0 | 5.91 | 6 | Al|McBean|Al McBean}} | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 8.10 | 3 | Ed|Acosta|Ed Acosta}} | 3 | 2|2|3}} | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 1 | {{col-2}} Postseason[23]Player | {{abbr|G|Games | {{abbr|IP|Innings pitched | {{abbr|W|Wins | {{abbr|L|Loss | {{abbr|ERA|Earned Run Average | {{abbr|SO|Strikeouts |
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Joe|Gibbon|Joe Gibbon}} | 2 | 0|1|3}} | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | Luke|Walker|Luke Walker}} | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1.29 | 5 | Dock|Ellis|Dock Ellis}} | 1 | 9|2|3}} | 0 | 1 | 2.79 | 1 | Bob|Moose|Bob Moose}} | 1 | 7|2|3}} | 0 | 1 | 3.52 | 4 | Dave|Giusti|Dave Giusti}} | 2 | 2|1|3}} | 0 | 0 | 3.86 | 1 | {{col-end}} Awards and honors - Danny Murtaugh, Associated Press NL Manager of the Year
1970 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Farm system {{See also|Minor League Baseball}}{{MLB Farm System|level14=AAA|team14=Columbus Jets|league14=International League|manager14=Joe Morgan |level15=AA |team15=Waterbury Pirates|league15=Eastern League|manager15=Red Davis |level16=A |team16=Salem Rebels|league16=Carolina League|manager16=Billy Klaus |level17=A |team17=Gastonia Pirates|league17=Western Carolinas League|manager17=Ed Hobaugh |level18=A-Short Season|team18=Niagara Falls Pirates|league18=New York–Penn League|manager18=Irv Noren |level19=Rookie|team19=GCL Pirates|league19=Gulf Coast League|manager19=Dick Cole |level20=Rookie|team20=GCL Tourists|league20=Gulf Coast League|manager20=Ed Napoleon }}LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Waterbury Notes 1. ^From 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Shore in 1907. 2. ^http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/pit/history/uniforms_logos.jsp 3. ^The Best Game Ever, Preface, p.xiii, Jim Reisler, Carroll & Graf Publishers, New York, 2007, {{ISBN|978-0-7867-1943-3}} 4. ^Danny Murtaugh 5. ^Dave Giusti at "Baseball Almanac" 6. ^[https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/belinbo01.shtml Bo Belinsky] at Baseball Reference 7. ^Dock Ellis No Hitter 8. ^ESPN.com – Page2 – The List: Baseball's biggest rumors 9. ^1970 Opening Day lineup at "Baseball-Almanac" 10. ^Al McBean at Baseball Reference 11. ^Al McBean at Baseball Reference 12. ^[https://www.baseball-reference.com/p/parkeda01.shtml Dave Parker] at Baseball Reference 13. ^Ed Ott at Baseball Almanac 14. ^Orlando Pena at Baseball Almanac 15. ^[https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hartech01.shtml Chuck Hartenstein] at Baseball-Reference 16. ^Orlando Pena at Baseball Almanac 17. ^George Brunet at Baseball Almanac 18. ^Dave Ricketts at Baseball Almanac 19. ^Mudcat Grant at Baseball Almanac 20. ^{{cite web|title=Major League Baseball Regular Season Hitting Stats {{!}} pirates.com: Stats|url=http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/stats/sortable.jsp?c_id=pit#playerType=ALL&elem=%5Bobject+Object%5D&tab_level=child&click_text=Sortable+Player+hitting&game_type='R'&season=1970&season_type=ANY&league_code='MLB'§ionType=sp&statType=hitting&page=1&ts=1462395741591&sportCode='mlb'&split=&team_id=134&active_sw=&position=&page_type=SortablePlayer&sortOrder='desc'&sortColumn=avg&results=&perPage=50&timeframe=&last_x_days=&extended=0|publisher=Pittsburgh Pirates}} 21. ^{{cite web|title=Major League Baseball Postseason Hitting Stats {{!}} pirates.com: Stats|url=http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/stats/sortable.jsp?c_id=pit#playerType=ALL&elem=%5Bobject+Object%5D&tab_level=child&click_text=Sortable+Player+hitting&game_type='L'&season=1970&season_type=ANY&league_code='MLB'§ionType=sp&statType=hitting&page=1&ts=1464444643745&sportCode='mlb'&split=&team_id=134&active_sw=&position=&page_type=SortablePlayer&sortOrder='desc'&sortColumn=avg&results=&perPage=50&timeframe=&last_x_days=&extended=0|publisher=Pittsburgh Pirates}} 22. ^{{cite web|title=Major League Baseball Regular Season Pitching Stats {{!}} pirates.com: Stats|url=http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/stats/sortable.jsp?c_id=pit#playerType=ALL&elem=%5Bobject+Object%5D&tab_level=child&click_text=Sortable+Player+pitching&game_type='R'&season=1970&season_type=ANY&league_code='MLB'§ionType=sp&statType=pitching&page=1&ts=1462395884077&sportCode='mlb'&split=&team_id=134&active_sw=&position=&page_type=SortablePlayer&sortOrder='asc'&sortColumn=era&results=&perPage=50&timeframe=&last_x_days=&extended=0|publisher=Pittsburgh Pirates}} 23. ^{{cite web|title=Major League Baseball Postseason Pitching Stats {{!}} pirates.com: Stats|url=http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/stats/sortable.jsp?c_id=pit#playerType=ALL&elem=%5Bobject+Object%5D&tab_level=child&click_text=Sortable+Player+pitching&game_type='L'&season=1970&season_type=ANY&league_code='MLB'§ionType=sp&statType=pitching&page=1&ts=1464444421706&sportCode='mlb'&split=&team_id=134&active_sw=&position=&page_type=SortablePlayer&sortOrder='asc'&sortColumn=era&results=&perPage=50&timeframe=&last_x_days=&extended=0|publisher=Pittsburgh Pirates}}
References - [https://web.archive.org/web/20090307044639/http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PIT/1970.shtml 1970 Pittsburgh Pirates] at Baseball Reference
- 1970 Pittsburgh Pirates at Baseball Almanac
- {{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}}
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