Schedule, Box Scores and Splits
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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| Season Summary | 88-73, Final Rank:2, GB: 1.5 | |
| Days in First | 4 | last on Saturday, Apr 29, counts only the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day |
| 7 | last on Apr 29, counts all days of the season including off days | |
| Biggest Lead | never led | |
| Farthest Behind | 11.5 | last on Saturday, Aug 12, for days on which they played |
| Most Games over .500 | 15 | last on Sunday, Oct 1 |
| Most Games under .500 | 10 | last on Saturday, Aug 12 |
| Longest Winning Streak | 11 | Sunday, Aug 27 to Wednesday, Sep 6 |
| Longest Losing Streak | 7 | Saturday, Jul 22 to Saturday, Jul 29 |
| Most Runs Allowed | 15 | Saturday, May 27 and Friday, Aug 11 |
| Most Runs Scored | 14 | Sunday, Apr 23 |
| Longest Game (innings) | 14 | Monday, May 29 and Thursday, Sep 21 |
| Times Shutout by Opponent | 7 | |
| Times Opponent Shutout | 13 | |
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| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
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| 1 | 1 | Friday, Apr 7 | boxscore | PIT | CHC | W | 1 | 0 | 1-0 | 1 | Tied | Candelaria | Reuschel | 1:52 | D | 39,028 | + | |||
| 2 | 2 | Saturday, Apr 8 | boxscore | PIT | CHC | W | 4 | 3 | 10 | 2-0 | 1 | Tied | Bibby | Sutter | 2:44 | D | 9,387 | ++ | ||
| 3 | 3 | Sunday, Apr 9 | boxscore | PIT | CHC | L | 3 | 4 | 2-1 | 2 | 0.5 | Moore | Kison | Sutter | 2:37 | D | 11,632 | - | ||
| 4 | 4 | Monday, Apr 10 | boxscore | PIT | @ | STL | L | 2 | 11 | 2-2 | 3 | 1.5 | Denny | Rooker | 2:16 | N | 19,241 | -- | ||
| 5 | 5 | Wednesday, Apr 12 | boxscore | PIT | @ | STL | L | 1 | 5 | 2-3 | 5 | 1.0 | Forsch | Candelaria | 2:15 | N | 12,294 | --- | ||
| 6 | 6 | Thursday, Apr 13 | boxscore | PIT | @ | STL | L | 5 | 6 | 2-4 | 6 | 2.0 | Rasmussen | Blyleven | 2:00 | D | 12,351 | ---- | ||
| 7 | 7 | Friday, Apr 14 | boxscore | PIT | @ | CHC | L | 4 | 5 | 2-5 | 6 | 2.5 | Hernandez | Bibby | 2:36 | D | 45,777 | ----- | ||
| 8 | 8 | Saturday, Apr 15 | boxscore | PIT | @ | CHC | W | 13 | 10 | 3-5 | 6 | 2.0 | Rooker | Lamp | 3:11 | D | 20,684 | + | ||
| 9 | 9 | Sunday, Apr 16 | boxscore | PIT | @ | CHC | L | 1 | 5 | 3-6 | 6 | 2.0 | Reuschel | Robinson | 2:09 | D | 20,921 | - | ||
| 10 | 10 | Monday, Apr 17 | boxscore | PIT | PHI | L | 2 | 6 | 3-7 | 6 | 3.0 | Lonborg | Candelaria | 2:25 | N | 7,343 | -- | |||
| 11 | 11 | Saturday, Apr 22 | boxscore | PIT | STL | W | 8 | 7 | 4-7 | 5 | 3.0 | Tekulve | Urrea | 2:45 | D | 5,173 | + | |||
| 12 | 12 | Sunday, Apr 23 (1) | boxscore | PIT | STL | W | 14 | 7 | 5-7 | 4 | 2.0 | Kison | Forsch | 2:42 | D | 0 | ++ | |||
| 13 | 13 | Sunday, Apr 23 (2) | boxscore | PIT | STL | W | 5 | 4 | 6-7 | 4 | 2.0 | Bibby | Vuckovich | Robinson | 3:16 | D | 10,008 | +++ | ||
| 14 | 14 | Monday, Apr 24 | boxscore | PIT | @ | NYM | W | 4 | 2 | 7-7 | 4 | 2.0 | Tekulve | Cornejo | 2:26 | N | 9,495 | ++++ | ||
| 15 | 15 | Tuesday, Apr 25 | boxscore | PIT | @ | NYM | W | 2 | 1 | 8-7 | 2 | 1.0 | Robinson | Bruhert | 2:12 | N | 6,914 | +++++ | ||
| 16 | 16 | Wednesday, Apr 26 | boxscore | PIT | @ | NYM | W | 1 | 0 | 11 | 9-7 | 1 | Tied | Blyleven | Myrick | 2:48 | N | 6,506 | ++++++ | |
| 17 | 17 | Friday, Apr 28 | boxscore | PIT | SFG | L | 4 | 5 | 9-8 | 3 | 1.0 | Montefusco | Candelaria | Lavelle | 2:37 | N | 7,881 | - | ||
| 18 | 18 | Saturday, Apr 29 | boxscore | PIT | SFG | W | 6 | 2 | 10-8 | 1 | Tied | Robinson | Barr | 2:16 | D | 7,976 | + | |||
| 19 | 19 | Sunday, Apr 30 | boxscore | PIT | SFG | L | 3 | 7 | 10-9 | 4 | 1.0 | Knepper | Blyleven | 2:21 | D | 7,929 | - | |||
| 20 | 20 | Monday, May 1 | boxscore | PIT | SDP | W | 7 | 4 | 11-9 | 3 | 1.0 | Bibby | Fingers | 2:40 | N | 2,786 | + | |||
| 21 | 21 | Tuesday, May 2 | boxscore | PIT | SDP | L | 1 | 2 | 11-10 | 4 | 1.5 | Owchinko | Candelaria | 2:29 | N | 3,228 | - | |||
| 22 | 22 | Wednesday, May 3 | boxscore | PIT | SDP | L | 5 | 7 | 11-11 | 4 | 2.0 | D'Acquisto | Bibby | Fingers | 3:04 | N | 5,052 | -- | ||
| 23 | 23 | Friday, May 5 | boxscore | PIT | LAD | L | 2 | 7 | 11-12 | 4 | 3.0 | Hooton | Blyleven | 2:24 | N | 7,580 | --- | |||
| 24 | 24 | Saturday, May 6 | boxscore | PIT | LAD | W | 3 | 2 | 12-12 | 3 | 2.5 | Candelaria | Sutton | Jackson | 2:30 | D | 8,919 | + | ||
| 25 | 25 | Sunday, May 7 | boxscore | PIT | LAD | W | 6 | 4 | 13-12 | 3 | 2.5 | Rooker | John | Tekulve | 2:37 | D | 18,208 | ++ | ||
| 26 | 26 | Tuesday, May 9 | boxscore | PIT | @ | SFG | L | 2 | 3 | 13-13 | 3 | 2.5 | Curtis | Tekulve | 2:43 | N | 10,459 | - | ||
| 27 | 27 | Wednesday, May 10 | boxscore | PIT | @ | SFG | W | 5 | 1 | 14-13 | 3 | 2.5 | Blyleven | Barr | 2:23 | D | 4,766 | + | ||
| 28 | 28 | Thursday, May 11 | boxscore | PIT | @ | SFG | L | 2 | 6 | 14-14 | 3 | 3.5 | Knepper | Candelaria | 2:38 | D | 6,071 | - | ||
| 29 | 29 | Friday, May 12 | boxscore | PIT | @ | SDP | L | 4 | 6 | 14-15 | 4 | 3.5 | Lee | Tekulve | Fingers | 2:42 | N | 20,240 | -- | |
| 30 | 30 | Saturday, May 13 | boxscore | PIT | @ | SDP | L | 5 | 6 | 14-16 | 4 | 3.5 | Spillner | Kison | Fingers | 2:28 | N | 32,648 | --- | |
| 31 | 31 | Sunday, May 14 | boxscore | PIT | @ | SDP | W | 1 | 0 | 15-16 | 4 | 3.5 | Robinson | Jones | 1:54 | D | 18,572 | + | ||
| 32 | 32 | Monday, May 15 | boxscore | PIT | @ | LAD | L | 6 | 7 | 15-17 | 4 | 3.5 | Hough | Blyleven | 2:51 | N | 35,297 | - | ||
| 33 | 33 | Tuesday, May 16 | boxscore | PIT | @ | LAD | L | 2 | 3 | 15-18 | 4 | 3.5 | Sutton | Candelaria | Forster | 2:32 | N | 32,243 | -- | |
| 34 | 34 | Wednesday, May 17 | boxscore | PIT | @ | LAD | L | 1 | 10 | 15-19 | 4 | 3.5 | John | Rooker | 2:30 | N | 33,097 | --- | ||
| 35 | 35 | Friday, May 19 | boxscore | PIT | @ | MON | W | 5 | 3 | 16-19 | 4 | 3.0 | Robinson | May | Tekulve | 2:36 | N | 13,088 | + | |
| 36 | 36 | Saturday, May 20 | boxscore | PIT | @ | MON | W | 6 | 0 | 17-19 | 4 | 3.0 | Blyleven | Twitchell | 2:10 | D | 13,834 | ++ | ||
| 37 | 37 | Sunday, May 21 | boxscore | PIT | @ | MON | W | 7 | 0 | 18-19 | 3 | 2.0 | Candelaria | Grimsley | Tekulve | 2:20 | D | 20,016 | +++ | |
| 38 | 38 | Monday, May 22 | boxscore | PIT | @ | MON | L | 2 | 5 | 18-20 | 4 | 2.5 | Rogers | Rooker | Knowles | 2:20 | D | 12,300 | - | |
| 39 | 39 | Tuesday, May 23 | boxscore | PIT | NYM | L | 3 | 7 | 18-21 | 4 | 3.0 | Espinosa | Jackson | Lockwood | 2:37 | N | 2,869 | -- | ||
| 40 | 40 | Wednesday, May 24 | boxscore | PIT | NYM | W | 6 | 5 | 10 | 19-21 | 4 | 2.5 | Tekulve | Lockwood | 2:58 | N | 5,302 | + | ||
| 41 | 41 | Thursday, May 25 | boxscore | PIT | NYM | L | 2 | 3 | 11 | 19-22 | 4 | 3.5 | Murray | Tekulve | 3:39 | N | 5,766 | - | ||
| 42 | 42 | Friday, May 26 | boxscore | PIT | MON | W | 2 | 1 | 20-22 | 4 | 3.5 | Candelaria | Rogers | Tekulve | 2:36 | N | 8,816 | + | ||
| 43 | 43 | Saturday, May 27 | boxscore | PIT | MON | L | 1 | 15 | 20-23 | 4 | 4.5 | May | Rooker | 2:17 | N | 10,773 | - | |||
| 44 | 44 | Sunday, May 28 | boxscore | PIT | MON | W | 5 | 2 | 21-23 | 4 | 4.5 | Bibby | Dues | 2:28 | D | 26,564 | + | |||
| 45 | 45 | Monday, May 29 | boxscore | PIT | @ | PHI | L | 3 | 4 | 14 | 21-24 | 5 | 4.5 | Brusstar | Hamilton | 3:49 | N | 34,353 | - | |
| 46 | 46 | Tuesday, May 30 | boxscore | PIT | @ | PHI | L | 1 | 6 | 21-25 | 5 | 4.5 | Carlton | Blyleven | 2:18 | N | 26,123 | -- | ||
| 47 | 47 | Wednesday, May 31 | boxscore | PIT | @ | PHI | W | 2 | 1 | 22-25 | 4 | 3.5 | Candelaria | Lerch | Tekulve | 2:45 | N | 29,595 | + | |
| 48 | 48 | Friday, Jun 2 | boxscore | PIT | @ | CIN | L | 2 | 3 | 22-26 | 4 | 4.5 | Tomlin | Rooker | 2:31 | N | 40,495 | - | ||
| 49 | 49 | Saturday, Jun 3 | boxscore | PIT | @ | CIN | L | 3 | 4 | 22-27 | 5 | 5.5 | Norman | Robinson | Sarmiento | 2:46 | N | 50,152 | -- | |
| 50 | 50 | Sunday, Jun 4 | boxscore | PIT | @ | CIN | W | 4 | 1 | 23-27 | 4 | 5.5 | Blyleven | Moskau | Jackson | 2:35 | D | 37,304 | + | |
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 51 | 51 | Monday, Jun 5 | boxscore | PIT | ATL | L | 4 | 8 | 23-28 | 5 | 6.5 | Easterly | Tekulve | 2:37 | N | 5,248 | - | |||
| 52 | 52 | Tuesday, Jun 6 | boxscore | PIT | ATL | W | 4 | 2 | 24-28 | 4 | 6.5 | Bibby | Devine | Tekulve | 2:34 | N | 4,914 | + | ||
| 53 | 53 | Friday, Jun 9 | boxscore | PIT | CIN | W | 11 | 9 | 25-28 | 4 | 6.5 | Jackson | Bair | Candelaria | 3:02 | N | 21,710 | ++ | ||
| 54 | 54 | Saturday, Jun 10 | boxscore | PIT | CIN | L | 4 | 6 | 25-29 | 4 | 6.5 | Seaver | Jackson | 2:52 | D | 34,009 | - | |||
| 55 | 55 | Sunday, Jun 11 | boxscore | PIT | CIN | W | 3 | 1 | 26-29 | 4 | 6.5 | Jackson | Sarmiento | Whitson | 2:22 | D | 24,972 | + | ||
| 56 | 56 | Monday, Jun 12 | boxscore | PIT | @ | HOU | L | 5 | 6 | 26-30 | 4 | 7.5 | Williams | Whitson | Sambito | 3:14 | N | 9,886 | - | |
| 57 | 57 | Tuesday, Jun 13 | boxscore | PIT | @ | HOU | L | 1 | 2 | 26-31 | 4 | 7.5 | Forsch | Bibby | Sambito | 2:25 | N | 10,487 | -- | |
| 58 | 58 | Wednesday, Jun 14 | boxscore | PIT | @ | HOU | W | 6 | 4 | 27-31 | 4 | 6.5 | Whitson | Richard | Tekulve | 2:59 | N | 12,440 | + | |
| 59 | 59 | Friday, Jun 16 | boxscore | PIT | @ | ATL | W | 9 | 4 | 28-31 | 4 | 6.5 | Blyleven | Niekro | Whitson | 3:00 | N | 18,572 | ++ | |
| 60 | 60 | Saturday, Jun 17 | boxscore | PIT | @ | ATL | W | 5 | 3 | 29-31 | 4 | 5.5 | Candelaria | Mahler | Jackson | 2:29 | N | 16,284 | +++ | |
| 61 | 61 | Sunday, Jun 18 | boxscore | PIT | @ | ATL | L | 7 | 8 | 29-32 | 4 | 5.5 | Hanna | Bibby | Skok | 3:02 | D | 21,498 | - | |
| 62 | 62 | Monday, Jun 19 | boxscore | PIT | CHC | L | 4 | 6 | 10 | 29-33 | 4 | 6.5 | Sutter | Jackson | Hernandez | 3:08 | N | 8,878 | -- | |
| 63 | 63 | Tuesday, Jun 20 | boxscore | PIT | CHC | W | 6 | 1 | 30-33 | 4 | 5.5 | Blyleven | Holtzman | 2:30 | N | 10,912 | + | |||
| 64 | 64 | Wednesday, Jun 21 | boxscore | PIT | CHC | W | 2 | 1 | 31-33 | 4 | 4.5 | Candelaria | Burris | 2:28 | N | 11,064 | ++ | |||
| 65 | 65 | Friday, Jun 23 | boxscore | PIT | @ | NYM | L | 2 | 3 | 11 | 31-34 | 4 | 4.0 | Murray | Whitson | 3:15 | N | 16,594 | - | |
| 66 | 66 | Saturday, Jun 24 | boxscore | PIT | @ | NYM | W | 7 | 4 | 12 | 32-34 | 4 | 4.0 | Tekulve | Siebert | Hamilton | 3:50 | D | 17,810 | + |
| 67 | 67 | Sunday, Jun 25 | boxscore | PIT | @ | NYM | W | 4 | 0 | 33-34 | 4 | 4.0 | Blyleven | Espinosa | 2:15 | D | 16,748 | ++ | ||
| 68 | 68 | Monday, Jun 26 | boxscore | PIT | STL | W | 11 | 8 | 34-34 | 4 | 3.0 | Whitson | Urrea | Tekulve | 3:01 | N | 5,045 | +++ | ||
| 69 | 69 | Tuesday, Jun 27 (1) | boxscore | PIT | STL | L | 0 | 2 | 34-35 | 4 | 4.5 | Vuckovich | Candelaria | Schultz | 2:06 | N | 0 | - | ||
| 70 | 70 | Tuesday, Jun 27 (2) | boxscore | PIT | STL | L | 1 | 6 | 34-36 | 4 | 4.5 | Falcone | Reuss | 2:22 | N | 9,229 | -- | |||
| 71 | 71 | Wednesday, Jun 28 | boxscore | PIT | STL | L | 5 | 7 | 11 | 34-37 | 4 | 5.5 | Thomas | Tekulve | 3:07 | N | 7,742 | --- | ||
| 72 | 72 | Thursday, Jun 29 | boxscore | PIT | NYM | W | 4 | 3 | 35-37 | 4 | 5.5 | Jackson | Lockwood | Whitson | 2:27 | N | 6,367 | + | ||
| 73 | 73 | Friday, Jun 30 | boxscore | PIT | NYM | L | 5 | 6 | 35-38 | 4 | 6.0 | Murray | Hamilton | 2:53 | N | 31,947 | - | |||
| 74 | 74 | Saturday, Jul 1 | boxscore | PIT | NYM | W | 1 | 0 | 36-38 | 4 | 6.0 | Rooker | Lockwood | Tekulve | 2:01 | N | 7,912 | + | ||
| 75 | 75 | Monday, Jul 3 | boxscore | PIT | MON | L | 0 | 2 | 36-39 | 4 | 7.0 | Dues | Candelaria | Rogers | 2:26 | N | 7,480 | - | ||
| 76 | 76 | Tuesday, Jul 4 (1) | boxscore | PIT | MON | W | 3 | 1 | 37-39 | 3 | 6.0 | Blyleven | Schatzeder | Tekulve | 1:54 | D | 0 | + | ||
| 77 | 77 | Tuesday, Jul 4 (2) | boxscore | PIT | MON | W | 4 | 3 | 38-39 | 3 | 6.0 | Robinson | Twitchell | Tekulve | 2:17 | D | 15,001 | ++ | ||
| 78 | 78 | Thursday, Jul 6 | boxscore | PIT | @ | STL | L | 2 | 3 | 38-40 | 3 | 7.5 | Denny | Rooker | 2:00 | N | 14,832 | - | ||
| 79 | 79 | Friday, Jul 7 | boxscore | PIT | @ | STL | W | 2 | 1 | 39-40 | 3 | 6.5 | Candelaria | Vuckovich | Tekulve | 2:37 | N | 13,813 | + | |
| 80 | 80 | Saturday, Jul 8 | boxscore | PIT | @ | STL | L | 0 | 4 | 39-41 | 3 | 7.0 | Martinez | Robinson | 2:17 | N | 20,524 | - | ||
| 81 | 81 | Sunday, Jul 9 | boxscore | PIT | @ | STL | W | 6 | 1 | 40-41 | 3 | 7.0 | Blyleven | Forsch | Tekulve | 2:29 | D | 22,101 | + | |
| 82 | 82 | Thursday, Jul 13 | boxscore | PIT | SFG | L | 0 | 4 | 40-42 | 3 | 7.5 | Knepper | Candelaria | 2:11 | N | 13,984 | - | |||
| 83 | 83 | Friday, Jul 14 | boxscore | PIT | SFG | W | 5 | 2 | 41-42 | 3 | 6.5 | Rooker | Montefusco | Tekulve | 2:17 | N | 15,733 | + | ||
| 84 | 84 | Saturday, Jul 15 | boxscore | PIT | SFG | L | 5 | 6 | 11 | 41-43 | 3 | 6.5 | Lavelle | Whitson | 3:19 | D | 16,174 | - | ||
| 85 | 85 | Sunday, Jul 16 (1) | boxscore | PIT | SDP | W | 3 | 2 | 10 | 42-43 | 3 | 6.0 | Whitson | Fingers | 2:43 | D | 0 | + | ||
| 86 | 86 | Sunday, Jul 16 (2) | boxscore | PIT | SDP | W | 10 | 6 | 43-43 | 3 | 6.0 | Jackson | Kinney | Tekulve | 3:13 | D | 16,303 | ++ | ||
| 87 | 87 | Monday, Jul 17 | boxscore | PIT | SDP | W | 8 | 7 | 10 | 44-43 | 3 | 5.0 | Tekulve | Fingers | 3:35 | N | 7,045 | +++ | ||
| 88 | 88 | Tuesday, Jul 18 | boxscore | PIT | LAD | L | 2 | 7 | 44-44 | 3 | 5.0 | Sutton | Robinson | 2:45 | N | 15,125 | - | |||
| 89 | 89 | Wednesday, Jul 19 | boxscore | PIT | LAD | W | 6 | 3 | 45-44 | 3 | 4.0 | Rooker | Rau | Tekulve | 2:23 | N | 15,527 | + | ||
| 90 | 90 | Thursday, Jul 20 | boxscore | PIT | LAD | W | 7 | 6 | 10 | 46-44 | 2 | 4.0 | Kison | Forster | 3:09 | D | 13,823 | ++ | ||
| 91 | 91 | Friday, Jul 21 | boxscore | PIT | @ | SFG | W | 3 | 0 | 47-44 | 2 | 4.5 | Bibby | Knepper | 2:34 | N | 23,882 | +++ | ||
| 92 | 92 | Saturday, Jul 22 | boxscore | PIT | @ | SFG | L | 2 | 3 | 10 | 47-45 | 2 | 5.5 | Curtis | Tekulve | 3:08 | D | 18,872 | - | |
| 93 | 93 | Sunday, Jul 23 | boxscore | PIT | @ | SFG | L | 1 | 3 | 47-46 | 3 | 6.5 | Barr | Candelaria | 1:49 | D | 41,923 | -- | ||
| 94 | 94 | Tuesday, Jul 25 | boxscore | PIT | @ | SDP | L | 1 | 2 | 47-47 | 3 | 6.0 | Owchinko | Rooker | 2:20 | N | 17,522 | --- | ||
| 95 | 95 | Wednesday, Jul 26 | boxscore | PIT | @ | SDP | L | 5 | 6 | 47-48 | 3 | 6.0 | Perry | Kison | Fingers | 2:50 | N | 16,556 | ---- | |
| 96 | 96 | Thursday, Jul 27 | boxscore | PIT | @ | SDP | L | 3 | 6 | 47-49 | 3 | 6.5 | Shirley | Whitson | Fingers | 2:44 | D | 14,076 | ----- | |
| 97 | 97 | Friday, Jul 28 | boxscore | PIT | @ | LAD | L | 3 | 7 | 47-50 | 3 | 7.0 | John | Candelaria | Forster | 2:42 | N | 43,600 | ------ | |
| 98 | 98 | Saturday, Jul 29 | boxscore | PIT | @ | LAD | L | 1 | 2 | 47-51 | 3 | 7.0 | Sutton | Robinson | 2:13 | N | 46,139 | ------- | ||
| 99 | 99 | Sunday, Jul 30 | boxscore | PIT | @ | LAD | W | 5 | 3 | 48-51 | 3 | 6.0 | Rooker | Rau | Tekulve | 2:48 | D | 48,587 | + | |
| 100 | 100 | Monday, Jul 31 | boxscore | PIT | @ | MON | L | 2 | 3 | 48-52 | 3 | 7.0 | Garman | Blyleven | 2:20 | N | 22,152 | - | ||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 101 | 101 | Tuesday, Aug 1 | boxscore | PIT | @ | MON | L | 3 | 4 | 48-53 | 3 | 7.0 | Rogers | Bibby | Knowles | 2:44 | N | 21,287 | -- | |
| 102 | 102 | Wednesday, Aug 2 | boxscore | PIT | @ | MON | W | 3 | 0 | 49-53 | 3 | 7.0 | Kison | Schatzeder | Tekulve | 2:19 | N | 15,378 | + | |
| 103 | 103 | Friday, Aug 4 (1) | boxscore | PIT | PHI | L | 0 | 2 | 49-54 | 3 | 7.0 | Christenson | Rooker | 2:21 | N | 0 | - | |||
| 104 | 104 | Friday, Aug 4 (2) | boxscore | PIT | PHI | W | 5 | 2 | 50-54 | 3 | 7.0 | Robinson | Kaat | 2:02 | N | 30,865 | + | |||
| 105 | 105 | Sunday, Aug 6 (1) | boxscore | PIT | PHI | L | 2 | 3 | 50-55 | 3 | 9.0 | Ruthven | Blyleven | 2:21 | D | 0 | - | |||
| 106 | 106 | Sunday, Aug 6 (2) | boxscore | PIT | PHI | L | 0 | 5 | 50-56 | 3 | 9.0 | Carlton | Bibby | 2:07 | D | 31,141 | -- | |||
| 107 | 107 | Monday, Aug 7 | boxscore | PIT | @ | CHC | L | 4 | 5 | 50-57 | 3 | 9.0 | Moore | Reuss | Sutter | 3:02 | D | 18,615 | --- | |
| 108 | 108 | Tuesday, Aug 8 | boxscore | PIT | @ | CHC | W | 9 | 5 | 51-57 | 3 | 7.5 | Robinson | Reuschel | 2:47 | D | 26,037 | + | ||
| 109 | 109 | Wednesday, Aug 9 | boxscore | PIT | @ | CHC | L | 4 | 5 | 51-58 | 3 | 8.5 | Roberts | Whitson | 2:37 | D | 23,310 | - | ||
| 110 | 110 | Thursday, Aug 10 | boxscore | PIT | @ | PHI | L | 1 | 3 | 51-59 | 4 | 9.5 | Ruthven | Blyleven | 2:10 | N | 34,672 | -- | ||
| 111 | 111 | Friday, Aug 11 | boxscore | PIT | @ | PHI | L | 4 | 15 | 51-60 | 4 | 10.5 | Carlton | Kison | 2:27 | N | 35,101 | --- | ||
| 112 | 112 | Saturday, Aug 12 | boxscore | PIT | @ | PHI | L | 1 | 10 | 51-61 | 4 | 11.5 | Lerch | Bibby | 2:38 | D | 30,110 | ---- | ||
| 113 | 113 | Sunday, Aug 13 | boxscore | PIT | @ | PHI | W | 7 | 3 | 52-61 | 4 | 10.5 | Robinson | Christenson | 2:54 | D | 38,119 | + | ||
| 114 | 114 | Monday, Aug 14 | boxscore | PIT | CIN | W | 7 | 4 | 53-61 | 4 | 10.0 | Rooker | Moskau | Tekulve | 2:34 | N | 26,514 | ++ | ||
| 115 | 115 | Tuesday, Aug 15 | boxscore | PIT | CIN | L | 3 | 4 | 10 | 53-62 | 4 | 10.0 | Bair | Whitson | 3:05 | N | 16,400 | - | ||
| 116 | 116 | Wednesday, Aug 16 | boxscore | PIT | CIN | W | 13 | 2 | 54-62 | 4 | 9.0 | Candelaria | Bonham | Jackson | 2:24 | N | 15,490 | + | ||
| 117 | 117 | Thursday, Aug 17 (1) | boxscore | PIT | HOU | W | 5 | 1 | 55-62 | 4 | 7.5 | Robinson | Richard | 2:12 | N | 0 | ++ | |||
| 118 | 118 | Thursday, Aug 17 (2) | boxscore | PIT | HOU | W | 3 | 2 | 56-62 | 4 | 7.5 | Kison | Lemongello | Tekulve | 2:36 | N | 8,470 | +++ | ||
| 119 | 119 | Friday, Aug 18 | boxscore | PIT | HOU | W | 6 | 3 | 57-62 | 3 | 6.5 | Bibby | Ruhle | Tekulve | 2:39 | N | 8,632 | ++++ | ||
| 120 | 120 | Saturday, Aug 19 | boxscore | PIT | HOU | W | 4 | 2 | 58-62 | 3 | 6.5 | Blyleven | Bannister | Tekulve | 2:29 | N | 22,015 | +++++ | ||
| 121 | 121 | Sunday, Aug 20 (1) | boxscore | PIT | HOU | W | 7 | 6 | 59-62 | 3 | 6.0 | Rooker | Dixon | Tekulve | 2:45 | D | 0 | ++++++ | ||
| 122 | 122 | Sunday, Aug 20 (2) | boxscore | PIT | HOU | W | 3 | 1 | 60-62 | 3 | 6.0 | Reuss | Niekro | 2:27 | D | 21,851 | +++++++ | |||
| 123 | 123 | Tuesday, Aug 22 | boxscore | PIT | @ | ATL | W | 3 | 1 | 61-62 | 3 | 5.5 | Robinson | Mahler | Tekulve | 2:42 | N | 9,348 | ++++++++ | |
| 124 | 124 | Wednesday, Aug 23 | boxscore | PIT | @ | ATL | W | 4 | 3 | 12 | 62-62 | 3 | 4.5 | Jackson | Campbell | 3:48 | N | 6,553 | +++++++++ | |
| 125 | 125 | Thursday, Aug 24 | boxscore | PIT | @ | ATL | W | 5 | 1 | 63-62 | 2 | 3.5 | Blyleven | Niekro | Tekulve | 2:37 | N | 7,965 | ++++++++++ | |
| 126 | 126 | Friday, Aug 25 | boxscore | PIT | @ | HOU | L | 5 | 7 | 63-63 | 3 | 3.5 | Niekro | Rooker | Andujar | 2:51 | N | 11,641 | - | |
| 127 | 127 | Saturday, Aug 26 | boxscore | PIT | @ | HOU | L | 2 | 7 | 63-64 | 3 | 4.5 | Richard | Kison | 2:18 | D | 9,985 | -- | ||
| 128 | 128 | Sunday, Aug 27 | boxscore | PIT | @ | HOU | W | 8 | 5 | 64-64 | 3 | 4.5 | Jackson | Lemongello | Tekulve | 2:59 | D | 10,947 | + | |
| 129 | 129 | Monday, Aug 28 | boxscore | PIT | @ | CIN | W | 3 | 1 | 65-64 | 3 | 4.5 | Candelaria | Norman | Whitson | 2:32 | N | 23,612 | ++ | |
| 130 | 130 | Tuesday, Aug 29 | boxscore | PIT | @ | CIN | W | 5 | 0 | 66-64 | 2 | 4.5 | Blyleven | LaCoss | 2:09 | N | 24,967 | +++ | ||
| 131 | 131 | Friday, Sep 1 (1) | boxscore | PIT | ATL | W | 8 | 3 | 67-64 | 2 | 3.5 | Robinson | Niekro | Tekulve | 2:30 | N | 0 | ++++ | ||
| 132 | 132 | Friday, Sep 1 (2) | boxscore | PIT | ATL | W | 3 | 0 | 68-64 | 2 | 3.5 | Kison | Mahler | Tekulve | 2:12 | N | 14,306 | +++++ | ||
| 133 | 133 | Saturday, Sep 2 | boxscore | PIT | ATL | W | 4 | 3 | 12 | 69-64 | 2 | 3.5 | Jackson | Camp | 3:07 | D | 9,580 | ++++++ | ||
| 134 | 134 | Sunday, Sep 3 | boxscore | PIT | ATL | W | 6 | 3 | 70-64 | 2 | 2.0 | Tekulve | Garber | 3:00 | D | 8,594 | +++++++ | |||
| 135 | 135 | Monday, Sep 4 (1) | boxscore | PIT | NYM | W | 7 | 4 | 71-64 | 2 | 1.0 | Whitson | Lockwood | Jackson | 2:42 | D | 0 | ++++++++ | ||
| 136 | 136 | Monday, Sep 4 (2) | boxscore | PIT | NYM | W | 7 | 0 | 72-64 | 2 | 1.0 | Bibby | Berenguer | 2:43 | D | 25,765 | +++++++++ | |||
| 137 | 137 | Tuesday, Sep 5 | boxscore | PIT | NYM | W | 8 | 0 | 73-64 | 2 | 0.5 | Reuss | Koosman | 2:08 | N | 18,476 | ++++++++++ | |||
| 138 | 138 | Wednesday, Sep 6 | boxscore | PIT | @ | STL | W | 4 | 1 | 74-64 | 2 | 0.5 | Robinson | Denny | 2:04 | N | 7,945 | +++++++++++ | ||
| 139 | 139 | Thursday, Sep 7 | boxscore | PIT | @ | STL | L | 4 | 5 | 74-65 | 2 | 1.5 | Lopez | Jackson | Littell | 2:45 | N | 7,805 | - | |
| 140 | 140 | Friday, Sep 8 | boxscore | PIT | @ | NYM | L | 2 | 3 | 74-66 | 2 | 3.0 | Murray | Blyleven | 2:13 | N | 4,749 | -- | ||
| 141 | 141 | Saturday, Sep 9 | boxscore | PIT | @ | NYM | L | 1 | 4 | 74-67 | 2 | 4.0 | Kobel | Rooker | 2:19 | N | 8,881 | --- | ||
| 142 | 142 | Sunday, Sep 10 | boxscore | PIT | @ | NYM | L | 9 | 11 | 74-68 | 2 | 4.0 | Bernard | Tekulve | Cornejo | 3:13 | D | 9,256 | ---- | |
| 143 | 143 | Monday, Sep 11 | boxscore | PIT | @ | PHI | L | 3 | 10 | 74-69 | 2 | 5.0 | Carlton | Robinson | 2:37 | N | 33,198 | ----- | ||
| 144 | 144 | Tuesday, Sep 12 | boxscore | PIT | @ | PHI | W | 5 | 1 | 75-69 | 2 | 4.0 | Candelaria | Christenson | Tekulve | 2:37 | N | 31,355 | + | |
| 145 | 145 | Wednesday, Sep 13 | boxscore | PIT | STL | W | 7 | 1 | 76-69 | 2 | 4.0 | Blyleven | Falcone | 2:19 | N | 6,398 | ++ | |||
| 146 | 146 | Thursday, Sep 14 | boxscore | PIT | STL | W | 7 | 4 | 77-69 | 2 | 4.0 | Rooker | Forsch | 2:27 | N | 5,294 | +++ | |||
| 147 | 147 | Friday, Sep 15 | boxscore | PIT | MON | W | 6 | 1 | 78-69 | 2 | 3.0 | Kison | Fryman | 2:25 | N | 15,146 | ++++ | |||
| 148 | 148 | Saturday, Sep 16 | boxscore | PIT | MON | W | 12 | 5 | 79-69 | 2 | 3.0 | Robinson | Grimsley | 2:56 | D | 8,079 | +++++ | |||
| 149 | 149 | Sunday, Sep 17 | boxscore | PIT | MON | W | 5 | 3 | 80-69 | 2 | 2.0 | Blyleven | May | Tekulve | 2:24 | D | 8,544 | ++++++ | ||
| 150 | 150 | Tuesday, Sep 19 | boxscore | PIT | @ | CHC | W | 12 | 11 | 11 | 81-69 | 2 | 1.0 | Jones | Sutter | 3:50 | D | 6,137 | +++++++ | |
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 151 | 151 | Wednesday, Sep 20 | boxscore | PIT | @ | CHC | L | 1 | 5 | 81-70 | 2 | 2.0 | Krukow | Rooker | 2:27 | D | 5,269 | - | ||
| 152 | 152 | Thursday, Sep 21 | boxscore | PIT | @ | CHC | W | 3 | 2 | 14 | 82-70 | 2 | 1.5 | Whitson | Sutter | Bibby | 4:40 | D | 2,423 | + |
| 153 | 153 | Saturday, Sep 23 | boxscore | PIT | @ | MON | L | 2 | 3 | 82-71 | 2 | 3.0 | Grimsley | Blyleven | 2:27 | D | 20,324 | - | ||
| 154 | 154 | Sunday, Sep 24 | boxscore | PIT | @ | MON | L | 0 | 4 | 82-72 | 2 | 4.0 | Sanderson | Kison | 2:02 | D | 23,260 | -- | ||
| 155 | 155 | Monday, Sep 25 | boxscore | PIT | CHC | W | 7 | 4 | 83-72 | 2 | 4.0 | Candelaria | Krukow | 2:31 | N | 5,937 | + | |||
| 156 | 156 | Tuesday, Sep 26 | boxscore | PIT | CHC | W | 5 | 2 | 84-72 | 2 | 3.5 | Robinson | Lamp | 2:20 | N | 6,515 | ++ | |||
| 157 | 157 | Wednesday, Sep 27 | boxscore | PIT | CHC | W | 8 | 3 | 85-72 | 2 | 3.5 | Reuss | Burris | 2:16 | N | 7,467 | +++ | |||
| 158 | 158 | Friday, Sep 29 (1) | boxscore | PIT | PHI | W | 5 | 4 | 86-72 | 2 | 1.5 | Tekulve | Reed | 2:11 | N | 0 | ++++ | |||
| 159 | 159 | Friday, Sep 29 (2) | boxscore | PIT | PHI | W | 2 | 1 | 87-72 | 2 | 1.5 | Tekulve | Carlton | 2:17 | N | 45,134 | +++++ | |||
| 160 | 160 | Saturday, Sep 30 | boxscore | PIT | PHI | L | 8 | 10 | 87-73 | 2 | 2.5 | Lerch | Jackson | Reed | 3:00 | D | 28,905 | - | ||
| 161 | 161 | Sunday, Oct 1 | boxscore | PIT | PHI | W | 5 | 3 | 88-73 | 2 | 1.5 | Jones | Saucier | Tekulve | 2:16 | D | 30,224 | + | ||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak |