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1975 Pittsburgh Pirates

Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1974 / 1976

92-69, Finished 1st in NL East (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Danny Murtaugh (92-69)
Scored 712 runs, Allowed 565 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 97-64

Ballparks: Three Rivers Stadium · Attendance: 1,270,018 (6th of 12)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 99, Pitching - 97 · one-year: Batting - 100, Pitching - 98

Postseason:

Lost NL Championship Series (3-0) to Cincinnati Reds

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1974 / 1976 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

Team Roster & Games By Position

	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR
Ken Brett	26	L	L	6' 0"	190	Sep 18, 1948	8	26	16	26	23	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1.5
John Candelaria	21	L	L	6' 7"	205	Nov 6, 1953	1st	18	18	18	18	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.3
Larry Demery	22	R	R	6' 0"	170	Jun 4, 1953	2	49	8	49	45	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1.7
Miguel Dilone	20	B	R	6' 0"	160	Nov 1, 1954	2	18	1	18	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	1	15	-0.1
Duffy Dyer	29	R	R	6' 0"	187	Aug 15, 1945	8	48	32	48	36	0	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	0	0.1
Dock Ellis	30	B	R	6' 3"	205	Mar 11, 1945	8	30	24	30	27	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0.0
Dave Giusti	35	R	R	5' 11"	190	Nov 27, 1939	13	61	0	61	61	61	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.4
Richie Hebner	27	L	R	6' 1"	195	Nov 26, 1947	8	128	124	128	126	0	0	0	0	126	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0.5
Ramon Hernandez	34	B	L	5' 11"	165	Aug 31, 1940	7	46	0	46	46	46	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.8
Art Howe	28	R	R	6' 2"	190	Dec 15, 1946	2	63	36	63	45	0	0	0	0	42	3	0	0	0	0	19	3	-0.3
Odell Jones	22	R	R	6' 3"	175	Jan 13, 1953	1st	2	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1
Ed Kirkpatrick	30	L	R	5' 11"	195	Oct 8, 1944	14	89	24	89	41	0	0	28	0	0	0	8	0	6	14	51	2	0.2
Bruce Kison	25	R	R	6' 4"	178	Feb 18, 1950	5	35	29	35	33	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0.7
Sam McDowell	32	L	L	6' 5"	190	Sep 21, 1942	15	14	1	14	14	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.5
Mario Mendoza	24	R	R	5' 11"	170	Dec 26, 1950	2	56	17	56	54	0	0	0	0	1	53	0	0	0	0	0	8	-0.5
Jim Minshall	27	R	R	6' 6"	215	Jul 4, 1947	2	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Bob Moose	27	R	R	6' 0"	200	Oct 9, 1947	9	23	5	23	23	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.3
Omar Moreno	22	L	L	6' 2"	180	Oct 24, 1952	1st	6	1	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	3	2	-0.3
Al Oliver	28	L	L	6' 0"	195	Oct 14, 1946	8	155	151	155	155	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	153	0	153	2	0	2.6	All-Star
Ed Ott	23	L	R	5' 10"	190	Jul 11, 1951	2	5	0	5	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	-0.1
Dave Parker	24	L	R	6' 5"	230	Jun 9, 1951	3	148	141	148	141	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	141	141	7	0	5.6
Paul Popovich	34	B	R	6' 0"	175	Aug 18, 1940	11	25	5	25	16	0	0	0	8	0	8	0	0	0	0	17	1	-0.2
Willie Randolph	20	R	R	5' 11"	165	Jul 6, 1954	1st	30	13	30	15	0	0	0	14	1	0	0	0	0	0	11	5	-0.5
Jerry Reuss	26	L	L	6' 5"	200	Jun 19, 1949	7	32	32	32	32	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.7	All-Star
Craig Reynolds	22	L	R	6' 1"	175	Dec 27, 1952	1st	31	22	31	31	0	0	0	0	0	31	0	0	0	0	1	2	0.0
Bob Robertson	28	R	R	6' 1"	195	Oct 2, 1946	8	75	25	75	28	0	0	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	48	0	1.0
Bill Robinson	32	R	R	6' 2"	189	Jun 26, 1943	8	92	41	92	58	0	0	0	0	0	0	31	16	15	62	37	2	1.2
Jim Rooker	32	R	L	6' 0"	195	Sep 23, 1942	8	28	28	28	28	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.5
Manny Sanguillen	31	R	R	6' 0"	193	Mar 21, 1944	8	133	129	133	132	0	132	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	4.2	All-Star
Willie Stargell HOF	35	L	L	6' 2"	188	Mar 6, 1940	14	124	122	124	122	0	0	122	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3.3
Rennie Stennett	24	R	R	5' 11"	160	Apr 5, 1951	5	148	144	148	144	0	0	0	144	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	4.0
Frank Taveras	25	R	R	6' 0"	155	Dec 24, 1949	4	134	122	134	132	0	0	0	0	0	132	0	0	0	0	0	7	-0.2
Kent Tekulve	28	R	R	6' 4"	180	Mar 5, 1947	2	34	0	34	34	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.4
Richie Zisk	26	R	R	6' 1"	200	Feb 6, 1949	5	147	138	147	140	0	0	0	0	0	0	140	0	0	140	7	0	4.0
	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR

Uniform Numbers

Baseball Hall of Fame: Team Uniform Colors and Appearance

Richie Hebner	Duffy Dyer	Rennie Stennett	Bob Robertson	Willie Stargell	Frank Taveras	Mario Mendoza	Craig Reynolds
Art Howe	Al Oliver	Dock Ellis	Willie Randolph Craig Reynolds	Jim Rooker	Richie Zisk	Ed Kirkpatrick	Omar Moreno Paul Popovich
Bruce Kison	Ed Ott	Kent Tekulve	Bill Robinson	Jim Minshall	Ken Brett	Dave Giusti	Ed Ott
Manny Sanguillen	Ramon Hernandez	Miguel Dilone	Bob Moose	Dave Parker	Jerry Reuss	Larry Demery	John Candelaria
Jim Minshall	Sam McDowell	John Candelaria	John Candelaria Odell Jones

1974 / 1976 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

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