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Pittsburgh Pirates
	1970 Pittsburgh Pirates; 1970 NL East Champions
	Major league affiliations
	National League (since 1887) Eastern Division (since 1969); ;
	Location
	Three Rivers Stadium (since 1970); Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (since 1887);
	1970 information
Owner(s)	John W. Galbreath
General manager(s)	Joe L. Brown
Manager(s)	Danny Murtaugh
Local television	KDKA-TV; Bob Prince, Nellie King, Gene Osborn
Local radio	KDKA; Bob Prince, Nellie King, Gene Osborn

[edit] 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.^[1]

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.

[edit] Offseason

February 4, 1970: Bo Belinsky was traded by the Pirates to the Cincinnati Reds for Dennis Ribant.^[2]

[edit] Regular season

June 12, 1970: Dock Ellis threw a no-hitter against the San Diego Padres.^[3] The rumour is that Dock Ellis pitched the no-hitter on acid. The way Ellis tells the story, 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 L.A. for a party. Ellis forgot he was slated to pitch the next day. So he started doing acid the night before the game, and around 10 a.m., after catching maybe an hour of sleep, he realized he was in the wrong place.^[4]

[edit] Season standings

NL East	W	L	Pct.	GB
Pittsburgh Pirates	89	73	.549	--
Chicago Cubs	84	78	.519	5
New York Mets	83	79	.512	6
St. Louis Cardinals	76	86	.469	13
Philadelphia Phillies	73	88	.453	15.5
Montreal Expos	73	89	.451	16

[edit] Opening Day lineup

[edit] Notable transactions

June 4, 1970: Dave Parker was drafted by the Pirates in the 14th round of the 1970 Major League Baseball Draft.^[5]
June 22, 1970: Chuck Hartenstein was selected off waivers by the St. Louis Cardinals from the Pittsburgh Pirates. ^[6]

[edit] Roster

1970 Pittsburgh Pirates roster

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

29 Milt May

Manager

40 Danny Murtaugh

Coaches

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Batting

[edit] 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
2B	Mazeroski, BillBill Mazeroski	112	367	84	.229	7	39

[edit] 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
Martínez, JoséJosé Martínez	19	20	1	.050	0	0

[edit] Pitching

[edit] 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

[edit] 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

[edit] 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
Acosta, EdEd Acosta	3	0	0	1	13.50	1

[edit] National League Championship Series

Main article: 1970 National League Championship Series

[edit] Cincinnati Reds vs. Pittsburgh Pirates

Reds win the Series, 3-0

Game	Score	Date	Location	Attendance
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

[edit] Awards and honors

Danny Murtaugh, Associated Press NL Manager of the Year

1970 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

[edit] Farm system

[edit] Notes

^ The Best Game Ever, Preface, p.xiii, Jim Reisler, Carroll & Graf Publishers, New York, 2007, ISBN 978-0-7867-1943-3
^ Bo Belinsky page at Baseball Reference
^ Dock Ellis No Hitter
^ ESPN.com - Page2 - The List: Baseball's biggest rumors
^ Dave Parker page at Baseball Reference
^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hartech01.shtml

[edit] References

1970 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference
1970 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0963718983.

Preceded by New York Mets 1969	NL East Championship Season 1970	Succeeded by Pittsburgh Pirates 1971

[0] The Best Game Ever, Preface, p.xiii, Jim Reisler, Carroll & Graf Publishers, New York, 2007, ISBN 978-0-7867-1943-3

[1] Bo Belinsky page at Baseball Reference

[2] Dock Ellis No Hitter

[3] ESPN.com - Page2 - The List: Baseball's biggest rumors

[4] Dave Parker page at Baseball Reference

[5] ttp://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hartech01.shtml

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