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1979 Pittsburgh Pirates Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1978 / 1980)
98-64, Finished 1st in NL East
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Scored 775 runs, Allowed 643 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 95-67
Manager: Chuck Tanner (98-64)
Ballpark: Three Rivers Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,435,454 (10th of 12)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year: Batting - 105, Pitching - 105;   one-year: Batting - 108, Pitching - 106
World Series Champs
Postseason:  Won World Series (4-3) over Baltimore Orioles
Won NL Championship Series (3-0) over Cincinnati Reds
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1978 / 1980 Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played

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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
Matt Alexander 32 B R 5' 11" 169 Jan 30, 1947 7 44 2 44 12 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 3 3 11 1 36
Dale Berra 22 R R 6' 0" 190 Dec 13, 1956 3 44 31 44 44 0 0 0 0 22 22 0 0 0 0 0 1
Jim Bibby 34 R R 6' 5" 235 Oct 29, 1944 8 34 17 34 34 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bert Blyleven 28 R R 6' 3" 207 Apr 6, 1951 10 38 37 38 37 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Doe Boyland 24 L L 6' 4" 200 Jan 6, 1955 2 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
John Candelaria 25 L L 6' 7" 232 Nov 6, 1953 5 33 30 33 33 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Joe Coleman 32 R R 6' 3" 195 Feb 3, 1947 15 10 0 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mike Easler 28 L R 6' 1" 196 Nov 29, 1950 6 55 3 55 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 4 51 0
Dock Ellis 34 B R 6' 3" 210 Mar 11, 1945 12 3 1 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tim Foli 28 R R 6' 0" 179 Dec 8, 1950 10 133 129 133 132 0 0 0 0 0 132 0 0 0 0 1 1
Phil Garner 30 R R 5' 10" 177 Apr 30, 1949 7 150 146 150 149 0 0 0 83 78 14 0 0 0 0 1 0
Gary Hargis 22 R R 5' 11" 165 Nov 2, 1956 1st 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Grant Jackson 36 B L 6' 0" 190 Sep 28, 1942 15 72 0 72 72 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bruce Kison 29 R R 6' 4" 178 Feb 18, 1950 9 37 25 37 33 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Lee Lacy 31 R R 6' 1" 175 Apr 10, 1948 8 84 41 84 46 0 0 0 5 0 0 41 0 0 41 39 0
Alberto Lois 23 R R 5' 9" 175 May 6, 1956 2 11 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
Bill Madlock 28 R R 5' 11" 185 Jan 2, 1951 7 85 85 85 85 0 0 0 0 85 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
John Milner 29 L L 6' 0" 185 Dec 28, 1949 9 128 85 128 102 0 0 48 0 0 0 64 0 0 64 32 0
Omar Moreno 26 L L 6' 2" 180 Oct 24, 1952 5 162 161 162 162 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 162 0 162 0 0
Steve Nicosia 23 R R 5' 10" 185 Aug 6, 1955 2 70 55 70 65 0 65 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Ed Ott 27 L R 5' 10" 198 Jul 11, 1951 6 117 103 117 116 0 116 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
Dave Parker 28 L R 6' 5" 230 Jun 9, 1951 7 158 158 158 158 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 158 158 0 0 All-Star
Rick Rhoden 26 R R 6' 3" 195 May 16, 1953 6 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dave Roberts 34 L L 6' 2" 197 Sep 11, 1944 11 21 3 21 21 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bill Robinson 36 R R 6' 3" 205 Jun 26, 1943 12 148 95 148 143 0 0 28 0 3 0 119 0 6 125 13 1
Don Robinson 22 R R 6' 4" 231 Jun 8, 1957 2 29 25 29 29 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Enrique Romo 31 R R 5' 11" 185 Jul 15, 1947 3 84 0 84 84 84 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jim Rooker 36 R L 6' 0" 201 Sep 23, 1942 12 19 17 19 19 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Manny Sanguillen 35 R R 6' 0" 193 Mar 21, 1944 12 56 10 56 13 0 8 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 43 0
Willie Stargell HOF 39 L L 6' 2" 225 Mar 6, 1940 18 126 105 126 113 0 0 113 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0
Rennie Stennett 28 R R 5' 11" 175 Apr 5, 1951 9 108 84 108 102 0 0 0 102 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 2
Frank Taveras 29 R R 6' 0" 168 Dec 24, 1949 8 11 11 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kent Tekulve 32 R R 6' 4" 180 Mar 5, 1947 6 94 0 94 94 94 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
Ed Whitson 24 R R 6' 3" 195 May 19, 1955 3 19 7 19 19 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF PH PR

1978 / 1980 Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played

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