1974 Pittsburgh Pirates Game-by-Game Results

National League (NL)
Team Record: 88-74
Finished 1st in the NL's East Division
Attendance: 1,110,737, Avg. 15,427
Ballpark: Three Rivers Stadium
Won Division
National League Championship Series - Lost to Los Angeles Dodgers 3-1
Manager: Danny Murtaugh (88-74)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1974 Pittsburgh Pirates Statistics
1974 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster

The Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League ended the 1974 season with a record of 88 wins and 74 losses, finishing first in the NL's East Division.

The Pirates scored 751 runs and conceded 657 runs. Willie Stargell led Pittsburgh with 25 home runs, while Bob Robertson, Richie Zisk and Richie Hebner each walloped 20 or more also. Richie Zisk drove in 100 runs. Al Oliver topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .321 clip. Jerry Reuss paced the team with 16 wins, plus Jim Rooker added 15 or more wins, too Jim Rooker recorded a 2.78 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.

Danny Murtaugh coached the team. The 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates qualified for the playoffs as a division winner.

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Regular Season Runs For: 751
Regular Season Runs Against: 657

Date Game Res Home Road Record
April 5, 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at St. Louis Cardinals 6 L 0-0 0-1 0-1
April 6, 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 8 L 0-0 0-2 0-2
April 10, 1974 Montreal Expos 12 at Pittsburgh Pirates 8 L 0-1 0-2 0-3
April 11, 1974 Montreal Expos 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1 L 0-2 0-2 0-4
April 12, 1974 St. Louis Cardinals 7 at Pittsburgh Pirates 6 L 0-3 0-2 0-5
April 13, 1974 St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 L 0-4 0-2 0-6
April 14, 1974 St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 8 W 1-4 0-2 1-6
April 14, 1974 St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 L 1-5 0-2 1-7
April 16, 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates 8 at Chicago Cubs 5 W 1-5 1-2 2-7
April 17, 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates 9 at Chicago Cubs 18 L 1-5 1-3 2-8
April 18, 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Chicago Cubs 1 L 1-5 1-4 2-9
April 20, 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at New York Mets 5 L 1-5 1-5 2-10
April 21, 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at New York Mets 0 W 1-5 2-5 3-10
April 24, 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Atlanta Braves 3 W 1-5 3-5 4-10
April 25, 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Atlanta Braves 3 L 1-5 3-6 4-11
April 26, 1974 Houston Astros 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 W 2-5 3-6 5-11
April 27, 1974 Houston Astros 10 at Pittsburgh Pirates 7 L 2-6 3-6 5-12
April 28, 1974 Houston Astros 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 7 W 3-6 3-6 6-12
May 1, 1974 Cincinnati Reds 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 L 3-7 3-6 6-13
May 3, 1974 Atlanta Braves 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 W 4-7 3-6 7-13
May 4, 1974 Atlanta Braves 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 W 5-7 3-6 8-13
May 5, 1974 Atlanta Braves 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 L 5-8 3-6 8-14
May 7, 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Houston Astros 2 L 5-8 3-7 8-15
May 8, 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Houston Astros 8 L 5-8 3-8 8-16
May 9, 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Houston Astros 1 W 5-8 4-8 9-16
May 10, 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 L 5-8 4-9 9-17
May 11, 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 L 5-8 4-10 9-18
May 12, 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at Philadelphia Phillies 8 L 5-8 4-11 9-19
May 14, 1974 Chicago Cubs 7 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1 L 5-9 4-11 9-20
May 15, 1974 Chicago Cubs 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 W 6-9 4-11 10-20
May 16, 1974 Chicago Cubs 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 W 7-9 4-11 11-20
May 18, 1974 Philadelphia Phillies 9 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 L 7-10 4-11 11-21
May 19, 1974 Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 W 8-10 4-11 12-21
May 19, 1974 Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 L 8-11 4-11 12-22
May 20, 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Montreal Expos 4 L 8-11 4-12 12-23
May 21, 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates 8 at Montreal Expos 4 W 8-11 5-12 13-23
May 23, 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Montreal Expos 5 L 8-11 5-13 13-24
May 24, 1974 New York Mets 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 W 9-11 5-13 14-24
May 25, 1974 New York Mets 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 L 9-12 5-13 14-25
May 26, 1974 New York Mets 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 L 9-13 5-13 14-26
May 27, 1974 San Diego Padres 0 at Pittsburgh Pirates 6 W 10-13 5-13 15-26
May 27, 1974 San Diego Padres 7 at Pittsburgh Pirates 8 W 11-13 5-13 16-26
May 29, 1974 San Diego Padres 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 13 W 12-13 5-13 17-26
May 31, 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Cincinnati Reds 7 L 12-13 5-14 17-27
June 1, 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates 14 at Cincinnati Reds 1 W 12-13 6-14 18-27
June 2, 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Cincinnati Reds 5 L 12-13 6-15 18-28
June 4, 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Los Angeles Dodgers 5 L 12-13 6-16 18-29
June 5, 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Los Angeles Dodgers 3 L 12-13 6-17 18-30
June 6, 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Los Angeles Dodgers 6 L 12-13 6-18 18-31
June 7, 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at San Francisco Giants 6 L 12-13 6-19 18-32
June 8, 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at San Francisco Giants 2 W 12-13 7-19 19-32
June 9, 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates 14 at San Francisco Giants 1 W 12-13 8-19 20-32
June 10, 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates 8 at San Diego Padres 9 L 12-13 8-20 20-33
June 11, 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at San Diego Padres 2 W 12-13 9-20 21-33
June 12, 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at San Diego Padres 5 L 12-13 9-21 21-34
June 14, 1974 San Francisco Giants 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 W 13-13 9-21 22-34
June 15, 1974 San Francisco Giants 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 W 14-13 9-21 23-34
June 16, 1974 San Francisco Giants 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 W 15-13 9-21 24-34
June 17, 1974 Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 7 W 16-13 9-21 25-34
June 18, 1974 Los Angeles Dodgers 0 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 W 17-13 9-21 26-34
June 19, 1974 Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 7 W 18-13 9-21 27-34
June 20, 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Chicago Cubs 3 L 18-13 9-22 27-35
June 21, 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Chicago Cubs 3 L 18-13 9-23 27-36
June 22, 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Chicago Cubs 0 W 18-13 10-23 28-36
June 23, 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Chicago Cubs 7 L 18-13 10-24 28-37
June 24, 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 L 18-13 10-25 28-38
June 24, 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 L 18-13 10-26 28-39
June 25, 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at St. Louis Cardinals 8 L 18-13 10-27 28-40
June 26, 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 W 18-13 11-27 29-40
June 29, 1974 Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 6 W 19-13 11-27 30-40
June 30, 1974 Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 W 20-13 11-27 31-40
June 30, 1974 Philadelphia Phillies 8 at Pittsburgh Pirates 11 W 21-13 11-27 32-40
July 2, 1974 Montreal Expos 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 W 22-13 11-27 33-40
July 3, 1974 Montreal Expos 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 W 23-13 11-27 34-40
July 4, 1974 Montreal Expos 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 W 24-13 11-27 35-40
July 4, 1974 Montreal Expos 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1 L 24-14 11-27 35-41
July 5, 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Houston Astros 7 L 24-14 11-28 35-42
July 6, 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Houston Astros 1 L 24-14 11-29 35-43
July 7, 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Houston Astros 4 W 24-14 12-29 36-43
July 8, 1974 Atlanta Braves 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 0 L 24-15 12-29 36-44
July 9, 1974 Atlanta Braves 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 W 25-15 12-29 37-44
July 10, 1974 Atlanta Braves 10 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 L 25-16 12-29 37-45
July 12, 1974 Cincinnati Reds 7 at Pittsburgh Pirates 0 L 25-17 12-29 37-46
July 12, 1974 Cincinnati Reds 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 L 25-18 12-29 37-47
July 13, 1974 Cincinnati Reds 9 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 L 25-19 12-29 37-48
July 14, 1974 Cincinnati Reds 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 L 25-20 12-29 37-49
July 14, 1974 Cincinnati Reds 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 W 26-20 12-29 38-49
July 15, 1974 Houston Astros 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 W 27-20 12-29 39-49
July 16, 1974 Houston Astros 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 6 W 28-20 12-29 40-49
July 17, 1974 Houston Astros 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 11 W 29-20 12-29 41-49
July 18, 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Atlanta Braves 0 W 29-20 13-29 42-49
July 19, 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Atlanta Braves 0 W 29-20 14-29 43-49
July 20, 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at Atlanta Braves 6 W 29-20 15-29 44-49
July 21, 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Atlanta Braves 2 W 29-20 16-29 45-49
July 25, 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Montreal Expos 10 L 29-20 16-30 45-50
July 25, 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Montreal Expos 2 W 29-20 17-30 46-50
July 26, 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Montreal Expos 0 W 29-20 18-30 47-50
July 27, 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Philadelphia Phillies 6 L 29-20 18-31 47-51
July 27, 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Philadelphia Phillies 7 L 29-20 18-32 47-52
July 28, 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 W 29-20 19-32 48-52
July 29, 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Philadelphia Phillies 13 L 29-20 19-33 48-53
July 30, 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at New York Mets 0 W 29-20 20-33 49-53
July 30, 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at New York Mets 4 L 29-20 20-34 49-54
July 31, 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates 8 at New York Mets 3 W 29-20 21-34 50-54
August 1, 1974 St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 L 29-21 21-34 50-55
August 2, 1974 St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 W 30-21 21-34 51-55
August 3, 1974 Chicago Cubs 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 L 30-22 21-34 51-56
August 4, 1974 Chicago Cubs 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 L 30-23 21-34 51-57
August 4, 1974 Chicago Cubs 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 7 W 31-23 21-34 52-57
August 6, 1974 New York Mets 8 at Pittsburgh Pirates 9 W 32-23 21-34 53-57
August 7, 1974 New York Mets 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 10 W 33-23 21-34 54-57
August 8, 1974 New York Mets 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 W 34-23 21-34 55-57
August 9, 1974 San Diego Padres 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 7 W 35-23 21-34 56-57
August 10, 1974 San Diego Padres 8 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 L 35-24 21-34 56-58
August 11, 1974 San Diego Padres 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 8 W 36-24 21-34 57-58
August 12, 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at Cincinnati Reds 4 W 36-24 22-34 58-58
August 13, 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates 14 at Cincinnati Reds 3 W 36-24 23-34 59-58
August 14, 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Cincinnati Reds 3 L 36-24 23-35 59-59
August 16, 1974 Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 W 37-24 23-35 60-59
August 17, 1974 Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 W 38-24 23-35 61-59
August 18, 1974 Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 10 W 39-24 23-35 62-59
August 19, 1974 San Francisco Giants 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 L 39-25 23-35 62-60
August 20, 1974 San Francisco Giants 8 at Pittsburgh Pirates 7 L 39-26 23-35 62-61
August 21, 1974 San Francisco Giants 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 W 40-26 23-35 63-61
August 23, 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at San Diego Padres 2 W 40-26 24-35 64-61
August 25, 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates 10 at San Diego Padres 2 W 40-26 25-35 65-61
August 25, 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at San Diego Padres 1 W 40-26 26-35 66-61
August 27, 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates 13 at San Francisco Giants 2 W 40-26 27-35 67-61
August 28, 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at San Francisco Giants 1 W 40-26 28-35 68-61
August 29, 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at San Francisco Giants 3 L 40-26 28-36 68-62
August 30, 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Los Angeles Dodgers 3 W 40-26 29-36 69-62
August 31, 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Los Angeles Dodgers 3 W 40-26 30-36 70-62
September 1, 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Los Angeles Dodgers 6 L 40-26 30-37 70-63
September 2, 1974 Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 7 W 41-26 30-37 71-63
September 2, 1974 Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 11 W 42-26 30-37 72-63
September 3, 1974 Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 8 W 43-26 30-37 73-63
September 6, 1974 Montreal Expos 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 W 44-26 30-37 74-63
September 7, 1974 Montreal Expos 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 6 W 45-26 30-37 75-63
September 8, 1974 Montreal Expos 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 8 W 46-26 30-37 76-63
September 9, 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Chicago Cubs 9 L 46-26 30-38 76-64
September 10, 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates 12 at Chicago Cubs 4 W 46-26 31-38 77-64
September 11, 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Philadelphia Phillies 8 L 46-26 31-39 77-65
September 12, 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Philadelphia Phillies 6 L 46-26 31-40 77-66
September 13, 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Montreal Expos 3 L 46-26 31-41 77-67
September 14, 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Montreal Expos 17 L 46-26 31-42 77-68
September 15, 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Montreal Expos 5 L 46-26 31-43 77-69
September 17, 1974 St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1 L 46-27 31-43 77-70
September 18, 1974 St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 W 47-27 31-43 78-70
September 19, 1974 St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 8 W 48-27 31-43 79-70
September 20, 1974 New York Mets 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 W 49-27 31-43 80-70
September 21, 1974 New York Mets 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 L 49-28 31-43 80-71
September 22, 1974 New York Mets 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 0 L 49-29 31-43 80-72
September 23, 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 0 W 49-29 32-43 81-72
September 24, 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 W 49-29 33-43 82-72
September 25, 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates 12 at St. Louis Cardinals 13 L 49-29 33-44 82-73
September 26, 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates 11 at New York Mets 5 W 49-29 34-44 83-73
September 27, 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at New York Mets 1 W 49-29 35-44 84-73
September 28, 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at New York Mets 3 W 49-29 36-44 85-73
September 29, 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at New York Mets 7 L 49-29 36-45 85-74
September 30, 1974 Chicago Cubs 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 W 50-29 36-45 86-74
October 1, 1974 Chicago Cubs 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 6 W 51-29 36-45 87-74
October 2, 1974 Chicago Cubs 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 W 52-29 36-45 88-74
October 5, 1974 Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 0 L 0-1 0-0 0-1
October 6, 1974 Los Angeles Dodgers 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 L 0-2 0-0 0-2
October 8, 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at Los Angeles Dodgers 0 W 0-2 1-0 1-2
October 9, 1974 Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Los Angeles Dodgers 12 L 0-2 1-1 1-3


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