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1979 Pittsburgh Pirates

Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

Franchise Encyclopedia: 1978 / 1980

98-64, Finished 1st in NL East (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Chuck Tanner (98-64)
Scored 775 runs, Allowed 643 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 95-67

Ballparks: Three Rivers Stadium · 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

Postseason:  Won World Series (4-3) over Baltimore Orioles
Won NL Championship Series (3-0) over Cincinnati Reds

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1978 / 1980 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 32 B R 5' 11" 168 Jan 30, 1947 7 44 2 44 12 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 3 3 12 1 36 0.5 $
Dale Berra 22 R R 6' 0" 180 Dec 13, 1956 3 44 31 44 44 0 0 0 0 22 22 0 0 0 0 0 1 -0.2 $
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 3.0 $
Bert Blyleven HOF 28 R R 6' 3" 200 Apr 6, 1951 10 38 37 38 37 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.4 $500,000
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 -0.1 $
John Candelaria 25 L L 6' 7" 205 Nov 6, 1953 5 33 30 33 33 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.2 $
Joe Coleman 32 R R 6' 3" 175 Feb 3, 1947 15 10 0 10 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.5 $
Mike Easler 28 L R 6' 0" 190 Nov 29, 1950 6 55 3 55 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 4 51 0 0.2 $
Dock Ellis 34 B R 6' 3" 205 Mar 11, 1945 12 3 1 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 $
Tim Foli 28 R R 6' 0" 179 Dec 6, 1950 10 133 129 133 132 0 0 0 0 0 132 0 0 0 0 1 1 2.3 $
Phil Garner 30 R R 5' 10" 175 Apr 30, 1949 7 150 146 150 149 0 0 0 83 78 14 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.8 $
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" 180 Sep 28, 1942 15 72 0 72 72 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.2 $
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 2.6 $
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 0.2 $141,667
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" 180 Jan 2, 1951 7 85 85 85 85 0 0 0 0 85 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.5 $
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 1.8 $
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 2.7 $
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 1.5 $
Ed Ott 27 L R 5' 10" 190 Jul 11, 1951 6 117 103 117 116 0 116 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 1.0 $
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 6.7 $775,000 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 -0.1 $
Dave Roberts 34 L L 6' 3" 195 Sep 11, 1944 11 21 3 21 21 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.3 $
Bill Robinson 36 R R 6' 2" 189 Jun 26, 1943 12 148 95 148 143 0 0 28 0 3 0 119 0 6 125 13 1 1.3 $
Don Robinson 22 R R 6' 4" 225 Jun 8, 1957 2 29 25 29 29 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.5 $
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 1.6 $
Jim Rooker 36 R L 6' 0" 195 Sep 23, 1942 12 19 17 19 19 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.2 $
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 -0.6 $
Willie Stargell HOF 39 L L 6' 2" 188 Mar 6, 1940 18 126 105 126 113 0 0 113 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 2.3 $
Rennie Stennett 28 R R 5' 11" 160 Apr 5, 1951 9 108 84 108 102 0 0 0 102 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 2 -0.1 $
Frank Taveras 29 R R 6' 0" 155 Dec 24, 1949 8 11 11 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.5 $
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 3.1 $
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 -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

Uniform Numbers

Baseball Hall of Fame: Team Uniform Colors and Appearance

Gary Hargis
Phil Garner
Dale Berra
Doe Boyland
Bill Madlock
Rennie Stennett
Willie Stargell
Tim Foli
Frank Taveras
Alberto Lois

Dock Ellis
Ed Ott
Enrique Romo
Steve Nicosia
Lee Lacy
Omar Moreno
Jim Rooker
Bert Blyleven

Grant Jackson
Mike Easler
Bruce Kison
Jim Bibby
Kent Tekulve
Bill Robinson
Ed Whitson
John Milner

Manny Sanguillen
Matt Alexander
Dave Parker
Joe Coleman
Rick Rhoden
Don Robinson
Rick Rhoden
John Candelaria
Dave Roberts

1978 / 1980 Payroll, Roster, Uniform Numbers

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