1973 Pittsburgh Pirates Game-by-Game Results

National League (NL)
Team Record: 80-82
Finished 3rd in the NL's East Division
Attendance: 1,318,558, Avg. 18,313
Ballpark: Three Rivers Stadium
Manager: Bill Virdon (67-69)
Manager: Danny Murtaugh (13-13)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1973 Pittsburgh Pirates Statistics
1973 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster

The Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League ended the 1973 season with a record of 80 wins and 82 losses, finishing third in the NL's East Division.

The Pirates scored 704 runs and surrendered 693 runs. Willie Stargell walloped 44 home runs for Pittsburgh, while Richie Hebner and Al Oliver swatted 20 or more also. Willie Stargell accounted for 119 RBI and topped hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .299 clip. Nelson Briles led the team with 14 wins and a team-best 2.84 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.

Bill Virdon and Danny Murtaugh coached the team.

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Regular Season Runs For: 699
Regular Season Runs Against: 691

Date Game Res Home Road Record
April 6, 1973 St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 7 W 1-0 0-0 1-0
April 8, 1973 St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 W 2-0 0-0 2-0
April 8, 1973 St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 W 3-0 0-0 3-0
April 12, 1973 Chicago Cubs 0 at Pittsburgh Pirates 6 W 4-0 0-0 4-0
April 14, 1973 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Montreal Expos 6 L 4-0 0-1 4-1
April 15, 1973 Pittsburgh Pirates 8 at Montreal Expos 3 W 4-0 1-1 5-1
April 17, 1973 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 W 4-0 2-1 6-1
April 18, 1973 Pittsburgh Pirates 8 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 W 4-0 3-1 7-1
April 21, 1973 Pittsburgh Pirates 9 at Chicago Cubs 10 L 4-0 3-2 7-2
April 22, 1973 Pittsburgh Pirates 10 at Chicago Cubs 4 W 4-0 4-2 8-2
April 22, 1973 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Chicago Cubs 11 L 4-0 4-3 8-3
April 24, 1973 San Diego Padres 7 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 L 4-1 4-3 8-4
April 28, 1973 Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 L 4-2 4-3 8-5
April 29, 1973 Los Angeles Dodgers 9 at Pittsburgh Pirates 8 L 4-3 4-3 8-6
April 29, 1973 Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1 L 4-4 4-3 8-7
May 1, 1973 Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at San Francisco Giants 8 L 4-4 4-4 8-8
May 2, 1973 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at San Francisco Giants 1 W 4-4 5-4 9-8
May 3, 1973 Pittsburgh Pirates 14 at San Francisco Giants 5 W 4-4 6-4 10-8
May 4, 1973 Pittsburgh Pirates 12 at San Diego Padres 6 W 4-4 7-4 11-8
May 5, 1973 Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at San Diego Padres 6 L 4-4 7-5 11-9
May 6, 1973 Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at San Diego Padres 8 L 4-4 7-6 11-10
May 7, 1973 Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Los Angeles Dodgers 4 W 4-4 8-6 12-10
May 8, 1973 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Los Angeles Dodgers 7 L 4-4 8-7 12-11
May 9, 1973 Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Los Angeles Dodgers 8 L 4-4 8-8 12-12
May 11, 1973 New York Mets 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 L 4-5 8-8 12-13
May 12, 1973 New York Mets 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 0 L 4-6 8-8 12-14
May 13, 1973 New York Mets 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 L 4-7 8-8 12-15
May 14, 1973 Montreal Expos 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 L 4-8 8-8 12-16
May 15, 1973 Montreal Expos 8 at Pittsburgh Pirates 9 W 5-8 8-8 13-16
May 16, 1973 Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 L 5-9 8-8 13-17
May 17, 1973 Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 W 6-9 8-8 14-17
May 18, 1973 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at New York Mets 4 L 6-9 8-9 14-18
May 19, 1973 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at New York Mets 1 W 6-9 9-9 15-18
May 21, 1973 Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Philadelphia Phillies 4 W 6-9 10-9 16-18
May 22, 1973 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Philadelphia Phillies 7 L 6-9 10-10 16-19
May 25, 1973 Houston Astros 7 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 L 6-10 10-10 16-20
May 26, 1973 Houston Astros 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 7 W 7-10 10-10 17-20
May 27, 1973 Houston Astros 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 L 7-11 10-10 17-21
May 28, 1973 Houston Astros 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 W 8-11 10-10 18-21
May 29, 1973 Atlanta Braves 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 6 W 9-11 10-10 19-21
May 30, 1973 Atlanta Braves 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 W 10-11 10-10 20-21
May 31, 1973 Atlanta Braves 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 W 11-11 10-10 21-21
June 1, 1973 Cincinnati Reds 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 9 W 12-11 10-10 22-21
June 2, 1973 Cincinnati Reds 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 W 13-11 10-10 23-21
June 3, 1973 Cincinnati Reds 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1 L 13-12 10-10 23-22
June 4, 1973 San Francisco Giants 7 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 L 13-13 10-10 23-23
June 5, 1973 San Francisco Giants 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 L 13-14 10-10 23-24
June 6, 1973 San Francisco Giants 9 at Pittsburgh Pirates 7 L 13-15 10-10 23-25
June 8, 1973 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Houston Astros 4 L 13-15 10-11 23-26
June 9, 1973 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Houston Astros 1 W 13-15 11-11 24-26
June 10, 1973 Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Houston Astros 7 L 13-15 11-12 24-27
June 11, 1973 Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at Atlanta Braves 9 L 13-15 11-13 24-28
June 12, 1973 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Atlanta Braves 4 L 13-15 11-14 24-29
June 13, 1973 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Atlanta Braves 18 L 13-15 11-15 24-30
June 15, 1973 Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Cincinnati Reds 6 L 13-15 11-16 24-31
June 16, 1973 Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Cincinnati Reds 0 W 13-15 12-16 25-31
June 17, 1973 Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Cincinnati Reds 3 L 13-15 12-17 25-32
June 17, 1973 Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Cincinnati Reds 5 L 13-15 12-18 25-33
June 18, 1973 Chicago Cubs 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 W 14-15 12-18 26-33
June 19, 1973 Chicago Cubs 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 W 15-15 12-18 27-33
June 19, 1973 Chicago Cubs 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 L 15-16 12-18 27-34
June 20, 1973 Chicago Cubs 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 L 15-17 12-18 27-35
June 21, 1973 New York Mets 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 W 16-17 12-18 28-35
June 22, 1973 New York Mets 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 L 16-18 12-18 28-36
June 23, 1973 New York Mets 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 W 17-18 12-18 29-36
June 24, 1973 New York Mets 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 L 17-19 12-18 29-37
June 25, 1973 Pittsburgh Pirates 8 at Montreal Expos 6 W 17-19 13-18 30-37
June 25, 1973 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Montreal Expos 1 W 17-19 14-18 31-37
June 26, 1973 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Montreal Expos 10 L 17-19 14-19 31-38
June 27, 1973 St. Louis Cardinals 15 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 L 17-20 14-19 31-39
June 28, 1973 St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Pittsburgh Pirates 6 W 18-20 14-19 32-39
June 29, 1973 Montreal Expos 0 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 W 19-20 14-19 33-39
June 30, 1973 Montreal Expos 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 W 20-20 14-19 34-39
July 1, 1973 Montreal Expos 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 6 W 21-20 14-19 35-39
July 1, 1973 Montreal Expos 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 8 W 22-20 14-19 36-39
July 3, 1973 Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 L 22-20 14-20 36-40
July 3, 1973 Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 7 L 22-20 14-21 36-41
July 4, 1973 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 11 L 22-20 14-22 36-42
July 5, 1973 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 W 22-20 15-22 37-42
July 6, 1973 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Los Angeles Dodgers 3 L 22-20 15-23 37-43
July 7, 1973 Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Los Angeles Dodgers 8 L 22-20 15-24 37-44
July 8, 1973 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Los Angeles Dodgers 3 L 22-20 15-25 37-45
July 10, 1973 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at San Diego Padres 3 W 22-20 16-25 38-45
July 11, 1973 Pittsburgh Pirates 10 at San Diego Padres 2 W 22-20 17-25 39-45
July 12, 1973 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at San Diego Padres 0 W 22-20 18-25 40-45
July 13, 1973 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at San Francisco Giants 5 L 22-20 18-26 40-46
July 14, 1973 Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at San Francisco Giants 2 W 22-20 19-26 41-46
July 15, 1973 Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at San Francisco Giants 12 L 22-20 19-27 41-47
July 16, 1973 Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 0 L 22-21 19-27 41-48
July 17, 1973 Los Angeles Dodgers 8 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 L 22-22 19-27 41-49
July 18, 1973 Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 W 23-22 19-27 42-49
July 20, 1973 San Diego Padres 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 W 24-22 19-27 43-49
July 20, 1973 San Diego Padres 0 at Pittsburgh Pirates 7 W 25-22 19-27 44-49
July 22, 1973 San Diego Padres 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 W 26-22 19-27 45-49
July 22, 1973 San Diego Padres 7 at Pittsburgh Pirates 13 W 27-22 19-27 46-49
July 26, 1973 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Chicago Cubs 2 W 27-22 20-27 47-49
July 27, 1973 Pittsburgh Pirates 10 at Chicago Cubs 6 W 27-22 21-27 48-49
July 28, 1973 Philadelphia Phillies 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 0 L 27-23 21-27 48-50
July 29, 1973 Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 W 28-23 21-27 49-50
July 30, 1973 Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 0 L 28-24 21-27 49-51
July 31, 1973 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at New York Mets 1 W 28-24 22-27 50-51
August 1, 1973 Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at New York Mets 3 L 28-24 22-28 50-52
August 1, 1973 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at New York Mets 5 L 28-24 22-29 50-53
August 2, 1973 Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at New York Mets 5 L 28-24 22-30 50-54
August 3, 1973 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 1 W 28-24 23-30 51-54
August 4, 1973 Pittsburgh Pirates 11 at Philadelphia Phillies 4 W 28-24 24-30 52-54
August 4, 1973 Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Philadelphia Phillies 11 L 28-24 24-31 52-55
August 5, 1973 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Philadelphia Phillies 1 W 28-24 25-31 53-55
August 7, 1973 Houston Astros 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 0 L 28-25 25-31 53-56
August 8, 1973 Houston Astros 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 W 29-25 25-31 54-56
August 10, 1973 Atlanta Braves 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 L 29-26 25-31 54-57
August 11, 1973 Atlanta Braves 9 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 L 29-27 25-31 54-58
August 12, 1973 Atlanta Braves 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 W 30-27 25-31 55-58
August 13, 1973 Cincinnati Reds 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 W 31-27 25-31 56-58
August 14, 1973 Cincinnati Reds 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 L 31-28 25-31 56-59
August 15, 1973 Cincinnati Reds 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 0 L 31-29 25-31 56-60
August 17, 1973 San Francisco Giants 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 L 31-30 25-31 56-61
August 18, 1973 San Francisco Giants 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 6 W 32-30 25-31 57-61
August 19, 1973 San Francisco Giants 0 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 W 33-30 25-31 58-61
August 20, 1973 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Houston Astros 10 L 33-30 25-32 58-62
August 21, 1973 Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Houston Astros 3 W 33-30 26-32 59-62
August 22, 1973 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Houston Astros 0 W 33-30 27-32 60-62
August 24, 1973 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Atlanta Braves 3 L 33-30 27-33 60-63
August 25, 1973 Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Atlanta Braves 5 W 33-30 28-33 61-63
August 26, 1973 Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Atlanta Braves 8 L 33-30 28-34 61-64
August 28, 1973 Pittsburgh Pirates 8 at Cincinnati Reds 3 W 33-30 29-34 62-64
August 29, 1973 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Cincinnati Reds 5 L 33-30 29-35 62-65
August 31, 1973 Chicago Cubs 0 at Pittsburgh Pirates 7 W 34-30 29-35 63-65
August 31, 1973 Chicago Cubs 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 W 35-30 29-35 64-65
September 1, 1973 Chicago Cubs 0 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1 W 36-30 29-35 65-65
September 2, 1973 Chicago Cubs 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 L 36-31 29-35 65-66
September 3, 1973 St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 W 37-31 29-35 66-66
September 3, 1973 St. Louis Cardinals 8 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 L 37-32 29-35 66-67
September 4, 1973 St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 L 37-33 29-35 66-68
September 5, 1973 St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 L 37-34 29-35 66-69
September 7, 1973 Pittsburgh Pirates 10 at Philadelphia Phillies 8 W 37-34 30-35 67-69
September 8, 1973 Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 W 37-34 31-35 68-69
September 9, 1973 Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at Philadelphia Phillies 8 L 37-34 31-36 68-70
September 10, 1973 Pittsburgh Pirates 11 at Chicago Cubs 3 W 37-34 32-36 69-70
September 11, 1973 Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Chicago Cubs 2 L 37-34 32-37 69-71
September 12, 1973 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Chicago Cubs 2 W 37-34 33-37 70-71
September 13, 1973 Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Chicago Cubs 1 W 37-34 34-37 71-71
September 14, 1973 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 1 W 37-34 35-37 72-71
September 15, 1973 Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 W 37-34 36-37 73-71
September 16, 1973 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 7 L 37-34 36-38 73-72
September 17, 1973 New York Mets 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 10 W 38-34 36-38 74-72
September 18, 1973 New York Mets 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 L 38-35 36-38 74-73
September 19, 1973 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at New York Mets 7 L 38-35 36-39 74-74
September 20, 1973 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at New York Mets 4 L 38-35 36-40 74-75
September 21, 1973 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at New York Mets 10 L 38-35 36-41 74-76
September 23, 1973 Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at Montreal Expos 4 W 38-35 37-41 75-76
September 23, 1973 Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Montreal Expos 3 W 38-35 38-41 76-76
September 24, 1973 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Montreal Expos 5 L 38-35 38-42 76-77
September 24, 1973 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Montreal Expos 0 W 38-35 39-42 77-77
September 25, 1973 Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1 L 38-36 39-42 77-78
September 26, 1973 Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 13 W 39-36 39-42 78-78
September 27, 1973 Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 L 39-37 39-42 78-79
September 28, 1973 Montreal Expos 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 L 39-38 39-42 78-80
September 29, 1973 Montreal Expos 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 L 39-39 39-42 78-81
September 30, 1973 Montreal Expos 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 10 W 40-39 39-42 79-81
October 1, 1973 San Diego Padres 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 L 40-40 39-42 79-82


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