1976 Pittsburgh Pirates season

The 1976 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 90th in the National League, and the 95th in franchise history. The Pirates compiled a 92–70 record during the season, as they finished in second place in the NL East, nine games behind their cross-state rivals, the Philadelphia Phillies. As a result, their run of five division titles in a six-year span came to an end. It was also the final season for Danny Murtaugh as the Pirates' manager.

1976 Pittsburgh Pirates
Major League affiliations
Location
Results
Record92–70 (.568)
Divisional place2nd
Other information
Owner(s)John W. Galbreath (majority shareholder); Bing Crosby, Thomas P. Johnson (minority shareholders)
General manager(s)Joe L. Brown, Harding "Pete" Peterson
Manager(s)Danny Murtaugh
Local televisionKDKA-TV
Milo Hamilton, Lanny Frattare
Local radioKDKA
Milo Hamilton, Lanny Frattare
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Offseason

Regular season

Season standings
NL East W L Pct. GB Home Road
Philadelphia Phillies 10161 0.623 — 53–28 48–33
Pittsburgh Pirates 9270 0.568 9 47–34 45–36
New York Mets 8676 0.531 15 45–37 41–39
Chicago Cubs 7587 0.463 26 42–39 33–48
St. Louis Cardinals 7290 0.444 29 37–44 35–46
Montreal Expos 55107 0.340 46 27–53 28–54

Record vs. opponents
1976 National League Records

Sources:
Team ATL CHC CIN HOU LAD MON NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL
Atlanta —6–66–127–118–108–44–85–73–910–89–94–8
Chicago 6–6—3–95–73–911–75–138–108–106–68–412–6
Cincinnati 12–69–3—12–613–59–36–65–78–413–59–96–6
Houston 11–77–56–12—5–1310–26–64–82–1010–810–89–3
Los Angeles 10–89–35–1313–5—10–27–55–79–36–128–1010–2
Montreal 4–87–113–92–102–10—8–103–158–104–87–57–11
New York 8–413–56–66–65–710–8—5–1310–87–57–59–9
Philadelphia 7-510–87–58–47–515–313–5—8–108–46–612–6
Pittsburgh 9–310–84–810–23–910–88–1010–8—7–59–312–6
San Diego 8–106–65–138–1012–68–45–74–85–7—8–104–8
San Francisco 9–94–89–98–1010–85–75–76–63–910–8—5–7
St. Louis 8–46–126–63–92–1011–79–96–126–128–47–5—

Game log
1976 Game Log: 92–70 (Home: 47–34; Away: 45–36)
April: 8–8 (Home: 4–3; Away: 4–5)
May: 17–11 (Home: 10–6; Away: 7–5)
June: 16–10 (Home: 6–6; Away: 10–4)
July: 15–15 (Home: 8–7; Away: 7–8)
August: 16–13 (Home: 8–8; Away: 8–5)
September: 17–13 (Home: 8–4; Away: 9–9)
October: 3–0 (Home: 3–0; Away: 0–0)
Legend:           = Win           = Loss
Bold = Pirates team member

Opening Day lineup

Notable transactions

Roster
1976 Pittsburgh Pirates
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Player stats
= Indicates team leader

Batting

Starters by position

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

Pos Player G AB R H Avg. HR RBI SB
CManny Sanguillén11438952113.2902362
1BWillie Stargell11742854110.25720652
2BRennie Stennett15765459168.25726018
3BRichie Hebner13243460108.2498511
SSFrank Taveras14451976134.25802458
LFRichie Zisk15558191168.32321891
CFAl Oliver12144362143.32312616
RFDave Parker13853782168.313139019

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Other batters

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

Player G AB R H Avg. HR RBI SB
Bill Robinson12239355119.30321642
Duffy Dyer691841241.223390
Ed Kirkpatrick831461434.2330161
Bob Robertson611291028.2172250
Omar Moreno481222433.27021215
Mario Mendoza5092617.1850120
Tommy Helms62871024.2761130
Ed Ott2739212.308050
Miguel Diloné161774.235005
Tony Armas4602.333010
Craig Reynolds7411.250110

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 Candelaria322201673.15138
Jerry Reuss31209.11493.53108
Jim Rooker30198.21583.3592
Bruce Kison311931493.0898
Doc Medich291798113.5286

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
Larry Demery361451073.1772

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
Kent Tekulve645392.4568
Bob Moose5339103.6838
Dave Giusti405464.3224
Ramón Hernández372233.5617
Rick Langford120106.2617
Doug Bair40005.684

Awards and honors

1976 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Farm system
See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Charleston Charlies International League Tim Murtaugh
AA Shreveport Captains Texas League Johnny Lipon
A Salem Pirates Carolina League Steve Demeter
A Charleston Patriots Western Carolinas League Mike Ryan
A-Short Season Niagara Falls Pirates New York–Penn League Glenn Ezell
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. Rafael Vásquez Statistics at Baseball Reference
  3. Dock Ellis at Baseball Reference
  4. Pascual Pérez Statistics at Baseball Reference
  5. August 9, 1976 Dodgers-Pirates box score at Baseball Reference
  6. Bob Long at Baseball Reference
  7. Albert Williams at Baseball Reference
  8. Ramón Hernández at Baseball Reference
  9. https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PIT/1976.shtml

References
  • 1976 Pittsburgh Pirates at Baseball Reference
  • 1976 Pittsburgh Pirates at Baseball Almanac
  • 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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