1977 Pittsburgh Pirates season
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Record | 96–66 (.593) |
Divisional place | 2nd |
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Owner(s) | John W. Galbreath (majority shareholder); Bing Crosby, Thomas 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.
Contents
Offseason
- November 5, 1976: Manny Sanguillén was traded by the Pirates to the Oakland Athletics for manager Chuck Tanner.[2]
- December 10, 1976: Richie Zisk and Silvio Martínez were traded by the Pirates to the Chicago White Sox for Goose Gossage and Terry Forster.[3]
- March 15, 1977: Rick Langford, Tony Armas, Doug Bair, Dave Giusti, Doc Medich, and Mitchell Page were traded by the Pirates to the Oakland Athletics for Phil Garner, Tommy Helms, and Chris Batton.[4]
Regular season
- May 11: Atlanta Braves owner Ted Turner appointed himself manager of the team before a game against the Pirates.[5] After losing the game 2-1, Turner stepped down.
- June 30: Willie Stargell hits his 400th career home run versus Philadelphia Phillies.
Season standings
NL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Philadelphia Phillies | 101 | 61 | 0.623 | — | 60–21 | 41–40 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 96 | 66 | 0.593 | 5 | 58–23 | 38–43 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 83 | 79 | 0.512 | 18 | 52–31 | 31–48 |
Chicago Cubs | 81 | 81 | 0.500 | 20 | 46–35 | 35–46 |
Montreal Expos | 75 | 87 | 0.463 | 26 | 38–43 | 37–44 |
New York Mets | 64 | 98 | 0.395 | 37 | 35–44 | 29–54 |
Record vs. opponents
1977 National League Records
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] |
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Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||||
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 | — |
Opening Day lineup
Notable transactions
- June 7, 1977: Wayne Tolleson was drafted by the Pirates in the 12th round of the 1977 Major League Baseball Draft, but did not sign.[6]
- June 15, 1977: Ed Kirkpatrick was traded by the Pirates to the Texas Rangers for Jim Fregosi.[7]
- July 27, 1977: The Pirates traded a player to be named later to the Seattle Mariners for Dave Pagan. The Pirates completed the deal by sending Rick Honeycutt to the Mariners on August 22.[8]
- August 18, 1977: Doug Frobel was signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent.[9]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
Other batters
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Manager
Coaches
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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 |
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3B | Phil Garner | 153 | 585 | 152 | .260 | 17 | 77 |
RF | Dave Parker | 159 | 637 | 215 | .338 | 21 | 88 |
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 |
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Willie Stargell | 63 | 186 | 51 | .274 | 13 | 35 |
Mario Mendoza | 70 | 81 | 16 | .198 | 0 | 4 |
Jim Fregosi | 36 | 56 | 16 | .286 | 3 | 16 |
Ed Kirkpatrick | 21 | 28 | 4 | .143 | 1 | 4 |
Tommy Helms | 15 | 12 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Edwards | 7 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
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 |
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John Candelaria | 33 | 230.2 | 20 | 5 | 2.34 | 133 |
Jerry Reuss | 33 | 208 | 10 | 13 | 4.11 | 116 |
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 |
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Odell Jones | 34 | 108 | 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 |
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 |
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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
1977 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
- Dave Parker, outfield, starter
- John Candelaria, reserve
- Goose Gossage, reserve
Farm system
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Notes
- ↑ From 1882-1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Shore in 1907.
- ↑ Chuck Tanner page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Rich Gossage page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Rick Langford page at Baseball Reference
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- ↑ Wayne Tolleson page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Jim Fregosi page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ Dave Pagan page at Baseball Reference
- ↑ http://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
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