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88-73, Finished 2nd in NL East (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Chuck Tanner (88-73)
Scored 684 runs, Allowed 637 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 86-75
Ballparks: Three Rivers Stadium · Attendance: 964,106 (11th of 12)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 105, Pitching - 104 · one-year: Batting - 106, Pitching - 105
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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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Alexander | 31 | B | R | 5' 11" | 168 | Jan 30, 1947 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | $ | ||
| Dale Berra | 21 | R | R | 6' 0" | 180 | Dec 13, 1956 | 2 | 56 | 37 | 56 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -0.1 | $ | |
| Jim Bibby | 33 | R | R | 6' 5" | 235 | Oct 29, 1944 | 7 | 34 | 14 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | $ | |
| Bert Blyleven HOF | 27 | R | R | 6' 3" | 200 | Apr 6, 1951 | 9 | 37 | 34 | 37 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4.6 | $ | |
| Doe Boyland | 23 | L | L | 6' 4" | 200 | Jan 6, 1955 | 1st | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | -0.1 | $ | |
| Steve Brye | 29 | R | R | 6' 0" | 190 | Feb 4, 1949 | 9 | 66 | 23 | 66 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 7 | 12 | 47 | 23 | 1 | -0.4 | $ | |
| John Candelaria | 24 | L | L | 6' 7" | 205 | Nov 6, 1953 | 4 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.5 | $ | |
| Clay Carroll | 37 | R | R | 6' 1" | 178 | May 2, 1941 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | $ | |
| Duffy Dyer | 32 | R | R | 6' 0" | 187 | Aug 15, 1945 | 11 | 58 | 54 | 58 | 55 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -0.8 | $ | |
| Jim Fregosi | 36 | R | R | 6' 1" | 190 | Apr 4, 1942 | 18 | 20 | 4 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0.0 | $ | |
| Phil Garner | 29 | R | R | 5' 10" | 175 | Apr 30, 1949 | 6 | 154 | 152 | 154 | 153 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 81 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.6 | $ | |
| Cito Gaston | 34 | R | R | 6' 3" | 190 | Mar 17, 1944 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | $ | |
| Fernando Gonzalez | 28 | R | R | 5' 10" | 165 | Jun 19, 1950 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -0.5 | $ | |
| Dave Hamilton | 30 | L | L | 6' 0" | 180 | Dec 13, 1947 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.4 | $ | |
| Grant Jackson | 35 | B | L | 6' 0" | 180 | Sep 28, 1942 | 14 | 60 | 0 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | $ | |
| Odell Jones | 25 | R | R | 6' 3" | 175 | Jan 13, 1953 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | $ | |
| Bruce Kison | 28 | R | R | 6' 4" | 178 | Feb 18, 1950 | 8 | 28 | 11 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | $ | |
| Alberto Lois | 22 | R | R | 5' 9" | 175 | May 6, 1956 | 1st | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | $ | |
| Ken Macha | 27 | R | R | 6' 2" | 215 | Sep 29, 1950 | 3 | 29 | 15 | 29 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | -0.1 | $ | |
| Dave May | 34 | L | R | 5' 10" | 186 | Dec 23, 1943 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | -0.1 | $ | |
| Will McEnaney | 26 | L | L | 6' 0" | 180 | Feb 14, 1952 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.4 | $ | |
| Mario Mendoza | 27 | R | R | 5' 11" | 170 | Dec 26, 1950 | 5 | 57 | 6 | 57 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 19 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0.1 | $ | |
| John Milner | 28 | L | L | 6' 0" | 185 | Dec 28, 1949 | 8 | 108 | 82 | 108 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 22 | 0 | 1.0 | $ | |
| Omar Moreno | 25 | L | L | 6' 2" | 180 | Oct 24, 1952 | 4 | 155 | 137 | 155 | 152 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 152 | 0 | 152 | 5 | 4 | 2.4 | $ | |
| Steve Nicosia | 22 | R | R | 5' 10" | 185 | Aug 6, 1955 | 1st | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -0.1 | $ | |
| Ed Ott | 26 | L | R | 5' 10" | 190 | Jul 11, 1951 | 5 | 112 | 96 | 112 | 100 | 0 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 1.0 | $ | |
| Dave Parker | 27 | L | R | 6' 5" | 230 | Jun 9, 1951 | 6 | 148 | 147 | 148 | 147 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 147 | 1 | 0 | 7.1 | $ | |
| Jerry Reuss | 29 | L | L | 6' 5" | 200 | Jun 19, 1949 | 10 | 23 | 12 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.3 | $ | |
| Bill Robinson | 35 | R | R | 6' 2" | 189 | Jun 26, 1943 | 11 | 136 | 130 | 136 | 133 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 112 | 19 | 11 | 142 | 2 | 1 | 0.9 | $ | |
| Don Robinson | 21 | R | R | 6' 4" | 225 | Jun 8, 1957 | 1st | 35 | 32 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 | $21,000 | |
| Jim Rooker | 35 | R | L | 6' 0" | 195 | Sep 23, 1942 | 11 | 32 | 28 | 32 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -0.3 | $ | |
| Manny Sanguillen | 34 | R | R | 6' 0" | 193 | Mar 21, 1944 | 11 | 85 | 52 | 85 | 57 | 0 | 18 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | -0.7 | $ | |
| Willie Stargell HOF | 38 | L | L | 6' 2" | 188 | Mar 6, 1940 | 17 | 122 | 104 | 122 | 112 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 3.4 | $ | All-Star |
| Rennie Stennett | 27 | R | R | 5' 11" | 160 | Apr 5, 1951 | 8 | 106 | 85 | 106 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | -1.1 | $ | |
| Frank Taveras | 28 | R | R | 6' 0" | 155 | Dec 24, 1949 | 7 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | $ | |
| Kent Tekulve | 31 | R | R | 6' 4" | 180 | Mar 5, 1947 | 5 | 91 | 0 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.9 | $ | |
| Ed Whitson | 23 | R | R | 6' 3" | 195 | May 19, 1955 | 2 | 43 | 0 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | $ | |
| Age | B | T | Ht | Wt | DoB | Yrs | G | GS | Batting | Defense | P | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | LF | CF | RF | OF | PH | PR | WAR |