1977 Pittsburgh Pirates season

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.

1977 Pittsburgh Pirates
Major League affiliations
Location
Results
Record96–66 (.593)
Divisional place2nd
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 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 — 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)
April: 10–7 (Home: 5–4; Away: 5–3)
May: 16–10 (Home: 10–3; Away: 6–7)
June: 12–17 (Home: 7–6; Away: 5–11)
July: 20–10 (Home: 15–1; Away: 5–9)
August: 18–12 (Home: 10–5; Away: 8–7)
September: 17–10 (Home: 8–4; Away: 9–6)
October: 2–0 (Home: 2–0; Away: 0–0)
Legend:           = Win           = Loss
Bold = Pirates team member

Opening Day lineup

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
CDuffy Dyer9427065.241319
1BBill Robinson137507154.30426104
2BRennie Stennett116453152.336551
SSFrank Taveras147544137.252129
3BPhil Garner153585152.2601777
LFAl Oliver154568175.3081982
CFOmar Moreno150492118.240734
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
Ed Ott10431182.264738
Willie Stargell6318651.2741335
Fernando González8018150.276427
Ken Macha359526.274011
Mario Mendoza708116.19804
Bobby Tolan497415.20329
Jim Fregosi365616.286316
Jerry Hairston515210.19226
Miguel Diloné29446.13600
Dale Berra17407.17503
Ed Kirkpatrick21284.14314
Mike Easler10188.44415
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
Jim Rooker30204.11493.0889
Bruce Kison331939104.90122

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
Tim Jones310100.005

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
See also: Minor League Baseball
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%5B%5D

References
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