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1976 Pittsburgh Pirates (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1975/1977)
92-70, Finished 2nd in NL Eastern Division
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Scored 708 runs, Allowed 630 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 90-72
Managed by Danny Murtaugh

Ballpark: Three Rivers Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,025,945 (8th of 12)
Park Factors
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Batting - 100, Pitching - 99
  (one-year): Batting - 98, Pitching - 97
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1976 Stats / Schedule / Transactions (1975/1977) / Lineups / Batting Orders / SplitsBat / Pitch / GamelogsBat / Pitch / Amateur Draft

Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.

November 23, 1975

Signed Luis Salazar as a free agent.

December 4, 1975

Signed Rafael Vasquez as an amateur free agent.

December 11, 1975

Traded Willie Randolph, Ken Brett, and Dock Ellis to the New York Yankees. Received Doc Medich.

December 12, 1975

Traded a player to be named later to the Houston Astros. Received Tommy Helms. The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Art Howe (January 6, 1976) to the Houston Astros to complete the trade.

1976

Juan Jimenez sent to the Mexico City Reds (Mexican) in an unknown transaction.

January 7, 1976

Drafted Larry Littleton in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1976 amateur draft (Secondary Phase).

January 27, 1976

Signed Pascual Perez as an amateur free agent.

March 26, 1976

Signed Greg Wells as an amateur free agent.

April 1, 1976 (Standings)

Released Mark Mercer.

April 7, 1976 (Standings)

Released Greg Wells.

April 14, 1976 (Standings)

Signed Tom Hilgendorf as a free agent.

May 11, 1976 (Standings)

Signed Willie Royster as a free agent.

June 8, 1976 (Standings)

Drafted Doe Boyland in the 2nd round of the 1976 amateur draft.

Drafted Mike Madden in the 3rd round of the 1976 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

Drafted Don Crow in the 7th round of the 1976 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

Drafted Rick Honeycutt in the 17th round of the 1976 amateur draft. Player signed June 11, 1976.

Drafted Bob Long in the 24th round of the 1976 amateur draft.

July 2, 1976 (Standings)

Released Albert Williams.

September 8, 1976 (Standings)

Sold Ramon Hernandez to the Chicago Cubs.

October 15, 1976 (Standings)

Sold Jim Minshall to the Seattle Mariners.

November 1, 1976

Richie Hebner granted Free Agency.

November 5, 1976

Traded Manny Sanguillen to the Oakland Athletics. Received Chuck Tanner and $100,000.

Sold Tommy Helms to the Oakland Athletics.

November 6, 1976

Traded Jim Sadowski to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Tom Carroll.

November 26, 1976

Signed Gibson Alba as an amateur free agent.

December 7, 1976

Traded Craig Reynolds and Jimmy Sexton to the Seattle Mariners. Received Grant Jackson.

December 10, 1976

Traded Richie Zisk and Silvio Martinez to the Chicago White Sox. Received Rich Gossage and Terry Forster.

December 13, 1976

Signed Steve Farr as an amateur free agent.

January 17, 1977

Signed Eddie Vargas as an amateur free agent.

January 18, 1977

Signed Junior Ortiz as an amateur free agent.

February 27, 1977

Signed Jim Nettles as a free agent.

March 15, 1977

Traded Dave Giusti, Doc Medich, Doug Bair, Rick Langford, Tony Armas, and Mitchell Page to the Oakland Athletics. Received Phil Garner, Tommy Helms, and Chris Batton.

March 31, 1977

Released Bob Robertson.

April 1, 1977

Released Willie Royster.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

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