1977 Pittsburgh Pirates season
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1977 Pittsburgh Pirates season
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| Owner(s) | John W. Galbreath | |
| General manager(s) | Harding "Pete" Peterson | |
| Manager(s) | Chuck Tanner | |
| Local television | KDKA-TV Milo Hamilton Lanny Frattare |
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| Local radio | KDKA Milo Hamilton Lanny Frattare |
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Offseason
- November 5, 1976: Manny Sanguillén was traded by the Pirates to the Oakland Athletics for manager Chuck Tanner.[1]
- December 10, 1976: Richie Zisk and Silvio Martínez were traded by the Pirates to the Chicago White Sox for Goose Gossage and Terry Forster.[2]
- 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.[3]
Regular season
- May 11, 1977: Atlanta Braves owner Ted Turner appointed himself manager of the team before a game against the Pirates.[4] After losing the game 2-1, Turner stepped down.
Season standings
| NL East | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| Philadelphia Phillies | 101 | 61 | .623 | -- |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 96 | 66 | .593 | 5 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 83 | 79 | .512 | 18 |
| Chicago Cubs | 81 | 81 | .500 | 20 |
| Montreal Expos | 75 | 87 | .463 | 26 |
| New York Mets | 64 | 98 | .395 | 37 |
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.[5]
- June 15, 1977: Ed Kirkpatrick was traded by the Pirates to the Texas Rangers for Jim Fregosi.[6]
- 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.[7]
- August 18, 1977: Doug Frobel was signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent. [8]
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
See also: Minor league baseball
Notes
- ^ 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. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C00E5D61730F93BA35750C0A96E958260. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
- ^ 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
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
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