Whakaoti i te rerenga e whai ake nei: Ko te 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates wa ko te 90th wa mo te Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; to ratou 85th i te National League. I uru te Pirates ki te mutunga tuatahi i te National League East me te rekoata 97 toa me te 65 parekura. I patua e rātau te San Francisco Giants e toru kēmu ki te kotahi i te
Ko te National League Championship Series me te patu i te Baltimore Orioles e wha nga keemu ki te toru i te World Series. Ko te Pirates i whakahaerehia e Danny Murtaugh, a i takaro i ta raatau wa tuatahi ki te Three Rivers Stadium, i whakatuwherahia i te Hurae o te tau i mua atu.