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1978 Pittsburgh Pirates

Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1977 / 1979

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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1977 / 1979 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 Salary
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 Salary

Phil Garner

Dale Berra

Duffy Dyer

Rennie Stennett

Willie Stargell

Frank Taveras

Mario Mendoza

Matt Alexander

Fernando Gonzalez

Ed Ott

Doe Boyland

Will McEnaney
John Milner
Steve Nicosia

Omar Moreno

Jim Rooker

Bert Blyleven

Grant Jackson

Will McEnaney

Bruce Kison

Jim Bibby

Kent Tekulve

Bill Robinson

Jim Fregosi
Ken Macha

Dave Hamilton
Ken Macha

Ed Whitson

John Milner

Manny Sanguillen

Odell Jones

Alberto Lois

Jim Bibby

Dave Parker

Jerry Reuss

Don Robinson

Cito Gaston
Will McEnaney

John Candelaria

Steve Brye

Clay Carroll

Dave May

1977 / 1979 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers