1977 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster (40-man)

1976 Season 1978 Season

Record: 96-66-0, Finished 2nd in NL_East (Schedule and Results)

Manager: Chuck Tanner (96-66)

General Manager: Harding Peterson (Co-GM)

Scouting Director: Murray Cook

Ballpark: Three Rivers Stadium

Attendance: 1,237,349 (8th of 12)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 102, Pitching - 101
One-year: Batting - 103, Pitching - 102

Pythagorean W-L: 88-74, 734 Runs, 665 Runs Allowed

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Full-Season Roster & Games by Position

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position
Name	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
Dale Berra	20	us US	R	R	6' 0"	180	Dec 13, 1956	1st	17	10	17	14	0	0	0	0	14	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	-0.5
John Candelaria	23	us US	L	L	6' 7"	230	Nov 6, 1953	3	33	33	33	33	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.9		All-Star
Larry Demery	24	us US	R	R	6' 0"	170	Jun 4, 1953	4	47	8	47	39	39	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	-1.1
Miguel Diloné	22	do DO	B	R	6' 0"	160	Nov 1, 1954	4	29	7	29	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	7	2	17	12	5	-0.2
Duffy Dyer	31	us US	R	R	6' 0"	187	Aug 15, 1945	10	94	84	94	93	0	93	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1.3	$65,000
Mike Easler	26	us US	L	R	6' 0"	190	Nov 29, 1950	5	10	3	10	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	4	6	0	0.3
Mike Edwards	24	us US	R	R	5' 10"	154	Aug 27, 1952	1st	7	2	7	4	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	-0.2
Terry Forster	25	us US	L	L	6' 3"	200	Jan 14, 1952	7	36	6	36	34	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	1	0.2	$50,000
Jim Fregosi	35	us US	R	R	6' 1"	190	Apr 4, 1942	17	36	13	36	15	0	0	15	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	21	1	0.6
Phil Garner	28	us US	R	R	5' 10"	175	Apr 30, 1949	5	153	147	153	151	0	0	0	50	107	12	0	0	0	0	2	1	3.7	$120,000
Fernando González	27	pr PR	R	R	5' 10"	165	Jun 19, 1950	4	80	37	80	54	0	0	0	6	37	2	15	0	1	16	31	2	-0.2
Rich Gossage HOF	25	us US	R	R	6' 3"	180	Jul 5, 1951	6	72	0	72	72	72	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.1	$46,800	All-Star
Jerry Hairston	25	us US	B	R	5' 10"	170	Feb 16, 1952	5	51	5	51	15	0	0	0	1	0	0	7	0	7	14	38	2	-0.1
Tommy Helms	36	us US	R	R	5' 10"	165	May 5, 1941	14	15	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	0	0.0
Al Holland	24	us US	R	L	5' 11"	207	Aug 16, 1952	1st	2	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1
Grant Jackson	34	us US	B	L	6' 0"	180	Sep 28, 1942	13	49	2	49	49	49	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.3
Odell Jones	24	us US	R	R	6' 3"	175	Jan 13, 1953	2	34	15	34	34	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.6
Timothy Jones	23	us US	B	R	6' 5"	220	Jan 24, 1954	1st	3	1	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.5
Ed Kirkpatrick	32	us US	L	R	5' 11"	195	Oct 8, 1944	16	21	6	21	12	0	0	10	0	1	0	1	1	0	2	10	0	0.0
Bruce Kison	27	us US	R	R	6' 4"	178	Feb 18, 1950	7	35	32	35	33	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	-0.5
Ken Macha	26	us US	R	R	6' 2"	215	Sep 29, 1950	2	35	22	35	29	0	0	11	0	17	0	3	0	1	4	7	1	-0.4
Mario Mendoza	26	mx MX	R	R	5' 11"	170	Dec 26, 1950	4	70	17	70	65	1	0	0	0	19	46	0	0	0	0	5	4	-0.5
Omar Moreno	24	pa PA	L	L	6' 2"	180	Oct 24, 1952	3	150	118	150	147	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	147	0	147	10	6	1.5	$25,000
Al Oliver	30	us US	L	L	6' 0"	195	Oct 14, 1946	10	154	147	154	148	0	0	0	0	0	0	133	41	0	148	7	0	3.6	$165,000
Ed Ott	25	us US	L	R	5' 10"	190	Jul 11, 1951	4	104	78	104	90	0	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	1	1.6
Dave Pagan	27	ca CA	R	R	6' 2"	175	Sep 15, 1949	5	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1
Dave Parker	26	us US	L	R	6' 5"	230	Jun 9, 1951	5	159	158	159	158	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	158	158	1	0	7.4	$110,000	All-Star
Jerry Reuss	28	us US	L	L	6' 5"	200	Jun 19, 1949	9	35	34	35	33	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.8	$107,000
Bill Robinson	34	us US	R	R	6' 2"	189	Jun 26, 1943	10	137	128	137	129	0	0	85	0	17	0	42	3	0	43	9	0	1.9
Jim Rooker	34	us US	R	L	6' 0"	195	Sep 23, 1942	10	30	30	30	30	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.5
Willie Stargell HOF	37	us US	L	L	6' 2"	188	Mar 6, 1940	16	63	49	63	55	0	0	55	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	0	0.8	$175,000
Rennie Stennett	28	pa PA	R	R	5' 11"	160	Apr 5, 1949	7	116	112	116	113	0	0	0	113	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	3.3	$130,000
Frank Taveras	27	do DO	R	R	6' 0"	155	Dec 24, 1949	6	147	143	147	146	0	0	0	0	0	146	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.7	$75,000
Kent Tekulve	30	us US	R	R	6' 4"	180	Mar 5, 1947	4	72	0	72	72	72	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.0
Bobby Tolan	31	us US	L	L	5' 11"	170	Nov 19, 1945	12	49	10	49	22	0	0	20	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	34	0	-0.5
Ed Whitson	22	us US	R	R	6' 3"	195	May 19, 1955	1st	5	1	5	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1
Name	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

Coaching Staff

Coaching Staff
Name	Age		DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date
Chuck Tanner	48	us US	Jul 4, 1928	Manager	Apr 7	Oct 2
Larry Sherry	41	us US	Jul 25, 1935	Pitching	Apr 7	Oct 2
José Pagán	42	pr PR	May 5, 1935		Apr 7	Oct 2
Joe Lonnett	50	us US	Feb 7, 1927	Coach	Apr 7	Oct 2
Alex Monchak	60	us US	Mar 5, 1917	Coach	Apr 7	Oct 2
Name	Age		DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date