1977 Pittsburgh Pirates season

1977 Pittsburgh Pirates
Major League affiliations
Location
Results
Record 96–66 (.593)
Divisional place 2nd
Other information
Owner(s) John W. Galbreath (majority shareholder); Bing Crosby, Thomas P. Johnson (minority shareholders)
General manager(s) Harding "Pete" Peterson
Manager(s) Chuck Tanner
Local television KDKA-TV
Milo Hamilton, Lanny Frattare
Local radio KDKA
Milo Hamilton, Lanny Frattare
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The 1977 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 96th season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; their 91st in the National League. The Pirates finished second in the National League East with a record of 96–66.

Offseason

Regular season

Season standings

NL East W L Pct. GB Home Road
Philadelphia Phillies 10161 0.623 — 60–21 41–40
Pittsburgh Pirates 9666 0.593 5 58–23 38–43
St. Louis Cardinals 8379 0.512 18 52–31 31–48
Chicago Cubs 8181 0.500 20 46–35 35–46
Montreal Expos 7587 0.463 26 38–43 37–44
New York Mets 6498 0.395 37 35–44 29–54

Record vs. opponents

1977 National League Records

Sources:
Team ATL CHC CIN HOU LAD MON NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL
Atlanta —5–74–149–95–136–67–52–103–911–78–101–11
Chicago 7–5—7–56–66–610–89–96–127–117–59–37–11
Cincinnati 14–45–7—5–1310–87–510–28–43–911–710–85–7
Houston 9–96–613–5—9–98–46–64–84–88–109–95–7
Los Angeles 13–56–68–109–9—7–58–46–69–312–614–46–6
Montreal 6–68–105–74–85–7—10–87–117–115–76–612–6
New York 5–79–92–106–64–88–10—5–134–146–67–58–10
Philadelphia 10-212–64–88–46–611–713–5—8–109–39–311–7
Pittsburgh 9–311–79–38–43–911–714–410–8—10–22–109–9
San Diego 7–115–77–1110–86–127–56–63–92–10—8–108–4
San Francisco 10–83–98–109–94–146–65–73–910–210–8—7–5
St. Louis 11–111–77–57–56–66–1210–87–119–94–85–7—

Game log

1977 Game Log: 95–66 (Home: 57–23; Away: 38–43)
Legend:           = Win           = Loss
Bold = Pirates team member

Notable transactions

Roster

1977 Pittsburgh Pirates
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders

Other batters

 Manager

Coaches

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
3BPhil Garner153585152.2601777
RFDave Parker159637215.3382188

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
Willie Stargell6318651.2741335
Mario Mendoza708116.19804
Jim Fregosi365616.286316
Ed Kirkpatrick21284.14314
Tommy Helms15120.00000
Mike Edwards760.00000

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
John Candelaria33230.22052.34133
Jerry Reuss3320810134.11116

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Odell Jones34108375.0866
Larry Demery3990.1655.0835
Terry Forster3387.1644.4358
Ed Whitson515.2103.4510

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Goose Gossage72119261.62151
Kent Tekulve7210173.0659
Grant Jackson495343.8641
Al Holland20007.711
Dave Pagan10000.004
Mario Mendoza100013.500

Awards and honors

1977 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AAA Columbus Clippers International League Tim Murtaugh and Johnny Lipon
AA Shreveport Captains Texas League Johnny Lipon and Tim Murtaugh
A Salem Pirates Carolina League Steve Demeter
A Charleston Patriots Western Carolinas League Jim Mahoney
A-Short Season Niagara Falls Pirates New York–Penn League Luther Quinn
Rookie GCL Pirates Gulf Coast League Woody Huyke

Notes

  1. ↑ From 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Shore in 1907.
  2. ↑ Chuck Tanner page at Baseball Reference
  3. ↑ Rich Gossage page at Baseball Reference
  4. ↑ Rick Langford page at Baseball Reference
  5. ↑ Sandomir, Richard (March 8, 1998). "Long Before Murdoch, There Was Ted Turner". The New York Times. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
  6. ↑ Wayne Tolleson page at Baseball Reference
  7. ↑ Jim Fregosi page at Baseball Reference
  8. ↑ Dave Pagan page at Baseball Reference
  9. ↑ https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/frobedo01.shtm

References

  • 1977 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference
  • 1977 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
  • Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
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