The1977 Pittsburgh Pirates seasonwas the 96th season of thePittsburgh Piratesfranchise; their 91st in theNational League.The Pirates finished second in theNational League Eastwith a record of 96–66. This was the first season where the player's last names appeared on the back of the jerseys.
1977Pittsburgh Pirates | ||
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League | National League | |
Division | East | |
Ballpark | Three Rivers Stadium | |
City | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania[1] | |
Record | 96–66 (.593) | |
Divisional place | 2nd | |
Owners | John W. Galbreath(majority shareholder);Bing Crosby,Thomas P. Johnson(minority shareholders) | |
General managers | Harding "Pete" Peterson | |
Managers | Chuck Tanner | |
Television | KDKA-TV Milo Hamilton,Lanny Frattare | |
Radio | KDKA Milo Hamilton,Lanny Frattare | |
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Offseason
edit- November 5, 1976:Manny Sanguillénwas traded by the Pirates to theOakland Athleticsfor managerChuck Tanner.[2]
- December 10, 1976:Richie ZiskandSilvio Martínezwere traded by the Pirates to theChicago White SoxforGoose GossageandTerry Forster.[3]
- March 15, 1977:Rick Langford,Tony Armas,Doug Bair,Dave Giusti,Doc Medich,andMitchell Pagewere traded by the Pirates to the Oakland Athletics forPhil Garner,Tommy Helms,andChris Batton.[4]
Regular season
edit- May 11:Atlanta BravesownerTed Turnerappointed himselfmanagerof the team before a game against the Pirates.[5]After losing the game 2–1, Turner stepped down.
- June 30:Willie Stargellhits his 400th career home run versus thePhiladelphia Phillies.
Season standings
editTeam | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Philadelphia Phillies | 101 | 61 | .623 | — | 60–21 | 41–40 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 96 | 66 | .593 | 5 | 58–23 | 38–43 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 83 | 79 | .512 | 18 | 52–31 | 31–48 |
Chicago Cubs | 81 | 81 | .500 | 20 | 46–35 | 35–46 |
Montreal Expos | 75 | 87 | .463 | 26 | 38–43 | 37–44 |
New York Mets | 64 | 98 | .395 | 37 | 35–44 | 29–54 |
Record vs. opponents
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Atlanta | — | 5–7 | 4–14 | 9–9 | 5–13 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 2–10 | 3–9 | 11–7 | 8–10 | 1–11 | |||||
Chicago | 7–5 | — | 7–5 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 10–8 | 9–9 | 6–12 | 7–11 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 7–11 | |||||
Cincinnati | 14–4 | 5–7 | — | 5–13 | 10–8 | 7–5 | 10–2 | 8–4 | 3–9 | 11–7 | 10–8 | 5–7 | |||||
Houston | 9–9 | 6–6 | 13–5 | — | 9–9 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 8–10 | 9–9 | 5–7 | |||||
Los Angeles | 13–5 | 6–6 | 8–10 | 9–9 | — | 7–5 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 12–6 | 14–4 | 6–6 | |||||
Montreal | 6–6 | 8–10 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 5–7 | — | 10–8 | 7–11 | 7–11 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 12–6 | |||||
New York | 5–7 | 9–9 | 2–10 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 8–10 | — | 5–13 | 4–14 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 8–10 | |||||
Philadelphia | 10-2 | 12–6 | 4–8 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 11–7 | 13–5 | — | 8–10 | 9–3 | 9–3 | 11–7 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 9–3 | 11–7 | 9–3 | 8–4 | 3–9 | 11–7 | 14–4 | 10–8 | — | 10–2 | 2–10 | 9–9 | |||||
San Diego | 7–11 | 5–7 | 7–11 | 10–8 | 6–12 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 3–9 | 2–10 | — | 8–10 | 8–4 | |||||
San Francisco | 10–8 | 3–9 | 8–10 | 9–9 | 4–14 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 10–2 | 10–8 | — | 7–5 | |||||
St. Louis | 11–1 | 11–7 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 6–12 | 10–8 | 7–11 | 9–9 | 4–8 | 5–7 | — |
Game log
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April: 10–7 (Home: 5–4; Away: 5–3)
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May: 16–10 (Home: 10–3; Away: 6–7)
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June: 12–17 (Home: 7–6; Away: 5–11)
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July: 20–10 (Home: 15–1; Away: 5–9)
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August: 18–12 (Home: 10–5; Away: 8–7)
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September: 17–10 (Home: 8–4; Away: 9–6)
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Legend:= Win= Loss Bold = Pirates team member |
Opening Day lineup
editNotable transactions
edit- June 7, 1977:Wayne Tollesonwas drafted by the Pirates in the 12th round of the1977 Major League Baseball Draft,but did not sign.[6]
- June 15, 1977:Ed Kirkpatrickwas traded by the Pirates to theTexas RangersforJim Fregosi.[7]
- July 27, 1977: The Pirates traded a player to be named later to theSeattle MarinersforDave Pagan.The Pirates completed the deal by sendingRick Honeycuttto the Mariners on August 22.[8]
- August 18, 1977:Doug Frobelwas signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent.[9]
Roster
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Player stats
editBatting
editStarters by position
editNote: 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 |
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C | Duffy Dyer | 94 | 270 | 65 | .241 | 3 | 19 |
1B | Bill Robinson | 137 | 507 | 154 | .304 | 26 | 104 |
2B | Rennie Stennett | 116 | 453 | 152 | .336 | 5 | 51 |
SS | Frank Taveras | 147 | 544 | 137 | .252 | 1 | 29 |
3B | Phil Garner | 153 | 585 | 152 | .260 | 17 | 77 |
LF | Al Oliver | 154 | 568 | 175 | .308 | 19 | 82 |
CF | Omar Moreno | 150 | 492 | 118 | .240 | 7 | 34 |
RF | Dave Parker | 159 | 637 | 215 | .338 | 21 | 88 |
Other batters
editNote: 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 |
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Ed Ott | 104 | 311 | 82 | .264 | 7 | 38 |
Willie Stargell | 63 | 186 | 51 | .274 | 13 | 35 |
Fernando González | 80 | 181 | 50 | .276 | 4 | 27 |
Ken Macha | 35 | 95 | 26 | .274 | 0 | 11 |
Mario Mendoza | 70 | 81 | 16 | .198 | 0 | 4 |
Bobby Tolan | 49 | 74 | 15 | .203 | 2 | 9 |
Jim Fregosi | 36 | 56 | 16 | .286 | 3 | 16 |
Jerry Hairston | 51 | 52 | 10 | .192 | 2 | 6 |
Miguel Diloné | 29 | 44 | 6 | .136 | 0 | 0 |
Dale Berra | 17 | 40 | 7 | .175 | 0 | 3 |
Ed Kirkpatrick | 21 | 28 | 4 | .143 | 1 | 4 |
Mike Easler | 10 | 18 | 8 | .444 | 1 | 5 |
Tommy Helms | 15 | 12 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Edwards | 7 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
editStarting pitchers
editNote: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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John Candelaria | 33 | 230.2 | 20 | 5 | 2.34 | 133 |
Jerry Reuss | 33 | 208.0 | 10 | 13 | 4.11 | 116 |
Jim Rooker | 30 | 204.1 | 14 | 9 | 3.08 | 89 |
Bruce Kison | 33 | 193.0 | 9 | 10 | 4.90 | 122 |
Other pitchers
editNote: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Odell Jones | 34 | 108.0 | 3 | 7 | 5.08 | 66 |
Larry Demery | 39 | 90.1 | 6 | 5 | 5.08 | 35 |
Terry Forster | 33 | 87.1 | 6 | 4 | 4.43 | 58 |
Ed Whitson | 5 | 15.2 | 1 | 0 | 3.45 | 10 |
Tim Jones | 3 | 10.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 5 |
Relief pitchers
editNote: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Goose Gossage | 72 | 11 | 9 | 26 | 1.62 | 151 |
Kent Tekulve | 72 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 3.06 | 59 |
Grant Jackson | 49 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3.86 | 41 |
Al Holland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.71 | 1 |
Dave Pagan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 |
Mario Mendoza | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 0 |
Awards and honors
edit1977 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
- Dave Parker,outfield, starter
- John Candelaria,reserve
- Goose Gossage,reserve
Farm system
editNotes
edit- ^From 1882–1906, the team played inAllegheny, Pennsylvania,which became annexed byPittsburghas theNorth Sidein 1907.
- ^Chuck Tanner page at Baseball Reference
- ^Rich Gossage page at Baseball Reference
- ^Rick Langford page at Baseball Reference
- ^Sandomir, Richard (March 8, 1998)."Long Before Murdoch, There Was Ted Turner".The New York Times.RetrievedApril 20,2010.
- ^Wayne Tolleson page at Baseball Reference
- ^Jim Fregosi page at Baseball Reference
- ^Dave Pagan page at Baseball Reference
- ^https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/frobedo01.shtm[permanent dead link]
References
edit- 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.ISBN978-0-9637189-8-3.