Whakakiia te rerenga e whai ake nei: I te Mahuru 1,, i whakauruhia e nga Pirates te mea e kiia ana ko te rarangi pango tuatahi i roto i te hitori o te riiki. I takaro a Oliver i te turanga tuatahi, ka uru atu ki te kaihauturu tuarua a Rennie Stennett, te kaitiaki pokapū a Gene Clines, te kaitiaki matau a Roberto Clemente, te kaitiaki maui a Willie Stargell, te kaiwhiwhi a Manny Sanguillén, te kaitiaki tuatoru a Dave Cash, te kaitiaki poto a Jackie Hernández me te kaiwhiwhi a Dock Ellis i te rarangi timatanga. I mutu a Oliver i te wa me te.282 toharite, tae atu ki te 31 takirua (8th i te NL), e whitu nga toru (10th), 10 nga rererangi whakahere (2nd), me nga whiu e rima (he pai mo te 9th i te riiki). I muri i te whiunga i te San Francisco Giants i te
I te 1971 National League Championship Series, i wikitoria te Pirates i te World Series, i patu i te Baltimore Orioles i roto i nga keemu e whitu me Oliver hei kaitiaki pokapū.