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96-66, Finished 2nd in NL East (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Chuck Tanner (96-66)
Scored 734 runs, Allowed 665 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 88-74
Ballparks: Three Rivers Stadium · Attendance: 1,237,349 (8th of 12)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 102, Pitching - 101 · one-year: Batting - 103, Pitching - 102
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| Age | B | T | Ht | Wt | DoB | Yrs | G | GS | Batting | Defense | P | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | LF | CF | RF | OF | PH | PR | WAR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Berra | 20 | R | R | 6' 0" | 180 | Dec 13, 1956 | 1st | 17 | 10 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -0.5 | $ | |
| John Candelaria | 23 | L | L | 6' 7" | 205 | Nov 6, 1953 | 3 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | $ | All-Star |
| Larry Demery | 24 | R | R | 6' 0" | 170 | Jun 4, 1953 | 4 | 47 | 8 | 47 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | -1.2 | $ | |
| Miguel Dilone | 22 | B | R | 6' 0" | 160 | Nov 1, 1954 | 4 | 29 | 7 | 29 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 5 | -0.2 | $ | |
| Duffy Dyer | 31 | R | R | 6' 0" | 187 | Aug 15, 1945 | 10 | 94 | 84 | 94 | 93 | 0 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.3 | $65,000 | |
| Mike Easler | 26 | L | R | 6' 0" | 190 | Nov 29, 1950 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.3 | $ | |
| Mike Edwards | 24 | R | R | 5' 10" | 154 | Aug 27, 1952 | 1st | 7 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -0.2 | $ | |
| Terry Forster | 25 | L | L | 6' 3" | 200 | Jan 14, 1952 | 7 | 36 | 6 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0.1 | $50,000 | |
| Jim Fregosi | 35 | R | R | 6' 1" | 190 | Apr 4, 1942 | 17 | 36 | 13 | 36 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 0.6 | $ | |
| Phil Garner | 28 | R | R | 5' 10" | 175 | Apr 30, 1949 | 5 | 153 | 147 | 153 | 151 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 107 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3.1 | $120,000 | |
| Fernando Gonzalez | 27 | R | R | 5' 10" | 165 | Jun 19, 1950 | 4 | 80 | 37 | 80 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 37 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 31 | 2 | -0.2 | $ | |
| Rich Gossage HOF | 25 | R | R | 6' 3" | 180 | Jul 5, 1951 | 6 | 72 | 0 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 | $46,800 | All-Star |
| Jerry Hairston | 25 | B | R | 5' 10" | 170 | Feb 16, 1952 | 5 | 51 | 5 | 51 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 38 | 2 | -0.2 | $ | |
| Tommy Helms | 36 | R | R | 5' 10" | 165 | May 5, 1941 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | -0.3 | $ | |
| Al Holland | 24 | R | L | 5' 11" | 207 | Aug 16, 1952 | 1st | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | $ | |
| Grant Jackson | 34 | B | L | 6' 0" | 180 | Sep 28, 1942 | 13 | 49 | 2 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | $ | |
| Odell Jones | 24 | R | R | 6' 3" | 175 | Jan 13, 1953 | 2 | 34 | 15 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.5 | $ | |
| Timothy Jones | 23 | B | R | 6' 5" | 220 | Jan 24, 1954 | 1st | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | $ | |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | 32 | L | R | 5' 11" | 195 | Oct 8, 1944 | 16 | 21 | 6 | 21 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0.1 | $ | |
| Bruce Kison | 27 | R | R | 6' 4" | 178 | Feb 18, 1950 | 7 | 35 | 32 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -0.5 | $ | |
| Ken Macha | 26 | R | R | 6' 2" | 215 | Sep 29, 1950 | 2 | 35 | 22 | 35 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | -0.5 | $ | |
| Mario Mendoza | 26 | R | R | 5' 11" | 170 | Dec 26, 1950 | 4 | 70 | 17 | 70 | 65 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | -0.7 | $ | |
| Omar Moreno | 24 | L | L | 6' 2" | 180 | Oct 24, 1952 | 3 | 150 | 118 | 150 | 147 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 0 | 147 | 10 | 6 | 1.1 | $25,000 | |
| Al Oliver | 30 | L | L | 6' 0" | 195 | Oct 14, 1946 | 10 | 154 | 147 | 154 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 41 | 0 | 174 | 7 | 0 | 3.2 | $165,000 | |
| Ed Ott | 25 | L | R | 5' 10" | 190 | Jul 11, 1951 | 4 | 104 | 78 | 104 | 90 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 1.5 | $ | |
| Dave Pagan | 27 | R | R | 6' 2" | 175 | Sep 15, 1949 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | $ | |
| Dave Parker | 26 | L | R | 6' 5" | 230 | Jun 9, 1951 | 5 | 159 | 158 | 159 | 158 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 158 | 1 | 0 | 6.9 | $110,000 | All-Star |
| Jerry Reuss | 28 | L | L | 6' 5" | 200 | Jun 19, 1949 | 9 | 35 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.8 | $107,000 | |
| Bill Robinson | 34 | R | R | 6' 2" | 189 | Jun 26, 1943 | 10 | 137 | 128 | 137 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 42 | 3 | 0 | 45 | 9 | 0 | 1.7 | $ | |
| Jim Rooker | 34 | R | L | 6' 0" | 195 | Sep 23, 1942 | 10 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | $ | |
| Willie Stargell HOF | 37 | L | L | 6' 2" | 188 | Mar 6, 1940 | 16 | 63 | 49 | 63 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1.0 | $175,000 | |
| Rennie Stennett | 26 | R | R | 5' 11" | 160 | Apr 5, 1951 | 7 | 116 | 112 | 116 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3.1 | $130,000 | |
| Frank Taveras | 27 | R | R | 6' 0" | 155 | Dec 24, 1949 | 6 | 147 | 143 | 147 | 146 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.4 | $75,000 | |
| Kent Tekulve | 30 | R | R | 6' 4" | 180 | Mar 5, 1947 | 4 | 72 | 0 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | $ | |
| Bobby Tolan | 31 | L | L | 5' 11" | 170 | Nov 19, 1945 | 12 | 49 | 10 | 49 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 0 | -0.4 | $ | |
| Ed Whitson | 22 | R | R | 6' 3" | 195 | May 19, 1955 | 1st | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | $ | |
| Age | B | T | Ht | Wt | DoB | Yrs | G | GS | Batting | Defense | P | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | LF | CF | RF | OF | PH | PR | WAR |