1977 Pittsburgh Pirates
[edit] Summary
The 1977 Pittsburgh Pirates finished with a record of 96-66. They scored 734 runs and belted 133 home runs to go along with a .274 batting average. The offense was powered by Bill Robinson, who led the team with 26 home runs and 104 RBI. Dave Parker led the team with 215 hits for a .338 average. Frank Taveras had a great year on the basepaths with 70 stolen bases.
The team allowed 665 runs and had a team ERA of 3.61. John Candelaria was the winningest pitcher, with 20 games won. Rich Gossage led the pitching staff with 151 strikeouts and 26 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Dale Berra | 3B | 17 | 40 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .195 | .200 | .395 | .175 |
| Mike Edwards | 2B | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .000 | .143 | .000 |
| Jim Fregosi | 1B | 36 | 56 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 16 | 2 | .408 | .500 | .908 | .286 |
| Phil Garner | 3B | 153 | 585 | 99 | 152 | 17 | 77 | 32 | .325 | .441 | .766 | .260 |
| Fernando Gonzalez | 3B | 80 | 181 | 17 | 50 | 4 | 27 | 3 | .320 | .398 | .718 | .276 |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | 1B | 21 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .324 | .321 | .645 | .143 |
| Ken Macha | 3B | 35 | 95 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 11 | 1 | .317 | .316 | .633 | .274 |
| Mario Mendoza | SS | 70 | 81 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .226 | .235 | .461 | .198 |
| Bill Robinson | 1B | 137 | 507 | 74 | 154 | 26 | 104 | 12 | .337 | .525 | .862 | .304 |
| Willie Stargell | 1B | 63 | 186 | 29 | 51 | 13 | 35 | 0 | .383 | .548 | .931 | .274 |
| Rennie Stennett | 2B | 116 | 453 | 53 | 152 | 5 | 51 | 28 | .376 | .430 | .806 | .336 |
| Frank Taveras | SS | 147 | 544 | 72 | 137 | 1 | 29 | 70 | .306 | .331 | .637 | .252 |
| Bobby Tolan | 1B | 49 | 74 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 1 | .241 | .338 | .579 | .203 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Miguel Dilone | OF | 29 | 44 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .174 | .136 | .310 | .136 |
| Mike Easler | OF | 10 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .421 | .722 | 1.143 | .444 |
| Jerry Hairston | OF | 51 | 52 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .271 | .346 | .617 | .192 |
| Omar Moreno | OF | 150 | 492 | 69 | 118 | 7 | 34 | 53 | .295 | .358 | .653 | .240 |
| Al Oliver | OF | 154 | 568 | 75 | 175 | 19 | 82 | 13 | .353 | .481 | .834 | .308 |
| Dave Parker | OF | 159 | 637 | 107 | 215 | 21 | 88 | 17 | .397 | .531 | .928 | .338 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Duffy Dyer | C | 94 | 270 | 27 | 65 | 3 | 19 | 6 | .370 | .322 | .692 | .241 |
| Ed Ott | C | 104 | 311 | 40 | 82 | 7 | 38 | 7 | .334 | .395 | .729 | .264 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Tommy Helms | 15 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5662 | 734 | 1550 | 133 | 678 | 260 | .329 | .413 | .742 | .274 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| John Candelaria | 33 | 33 | 230.7 | 20 | 5 | .800 | 0 | 133 | 50 | 2.34 | 1.071 | |||
| Larry Demery | 39 | 8 | 90.3 | 6 | 5 | .545 | 1 | 35 | 47 | 5.08 | 1.628 | |||
| Terry Forster | 33 | 6 | 87.3 | 6 | 4 | .600 | 1 | 58 | 32 | 4.43 | 1.397 | |||
| Rich Gossage | 72 | 0 | 133 | 11 | 9 | .550 | 26 | 151 | 49 | 1.62 | 0.955 | |||
| Al Holland | 2 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.71 | 1.739 | |||
| Grant Jackson | 49 | 2 | 91 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 4 | 41 | 39 | 3.86 | 1.319 | |||
| Odell Jones | 34 | 15 | 108 | 3 | 7 | .300 | 0 | 66 | 31 | 5.08 | 1.380 | |||
| Timothy Jones | 3 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 5 | 3 | .00 | 0.700 | |||
| Bruce Kison | 33 | 32 | 193 | 9 | 10 | .474 | 0 | 122 | 55 | 4.90 | 1.368 | |||
| Mario Mendoza | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13.50 | 2.500 | |||
| Dave Pagan | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .00 | 0.333 | |||
| Jerry Reuss | 33 | 33 | 208 | 10 | 13 | .435 | 0 | 116 | 71 | 4.11 | 1.423 | |||
| Jim Rooker | 30 | 30 | 204.3 | 14 | 9 | .609 | 0 | 89 | 64 | 3.08 | 1.273 | |||
| Kent Tekulve | 72 | 0 | 103 | 10 | 1 | .909 | 7 | 59 | 33 | 3.06 | 1.184 | |||
| Ed Whitson | 5 | 2 | 15.7 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 3.45 | 1.274 | |||
| Team Totals | 440 | 162 | 1481.6 | 96 | 66 | .593 | 39 | 890 | 485 | 3.61 | 1.276 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Dave Parker | 159 |
| At Bats | Dave Parker | 637 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Dave Parker | 706 |
| Batting Average | Dave Parker | .338 |
| On-Base % | Dave Parker | .397 |
| Slugging % | Dave Parker | .531 |
| OPS | Dave Parker | .928 |
| Runs | Dave Parker | 107 |
| Hits | Dave Parker | 215 |
| Total Bases | Dave Parker | 338 |
| Doubles | Dave Parker | 44 |
| Triples | Phil Garner and Frank Taveras | 10 |
| Home Runs | Bill Robinson | 26 |
| RBI | Bill Robinson | 104 |
| Walks | Dave Parker | 58 |
| Strikeouts | Dave Parker | 107 |
| Stolen Bases | Frank Taveras | 70 |
| Caught Stealing | Dave Parker | 19 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Frank Taveras | 9 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Al Oliver | 8 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Phil Garner | 13 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | John Candelaria | 20 |
| Losses | Jerry Reuss | 13 |
| Saves | Rich Gossage | 26 |
| Won-Loss % | John Candelaria | .800 |
| ERA | John Candelaria | 2.34 |
| WHIP | John Candelaria | 1.071 |
| Innings Pitched | John Candelaria | 230.7 |
| Games | Rich Gossage and Kent Tekulve | 72 |
| Games Started | John Candelaria and Jerry Reuss | 33 |
| Strikeouts | Rich Gossage | 151 |
| Complete Games | Jerry Reuss | 8 |
| Shutouts | Jerry Reuss and Jim Rooker | 2 |
| Batters Faced | John Candelaria | 917 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Bruce Kison | 105 |
| Hits Allowed | Jerry Reuss | 225 |
| Walks Allowed | Jerry Reuss | 71 |
| Home Runs Allowed | John Candelaria | 29 |
| Doubles Allowed | Bruce Kison | 46 |
| Triples Allowed | Terry Forster | 7 |
| Wild Pitches | Jerry Reuss | 11 |
| Hit Batsmen | Bruce Kison | 6 |
| Double Plays Induced | Jerry Reuss | 22 |
