1978 Pittsburgh Pirates season

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1978 Pittsburgh Pirates
Major league affiliations
Location
1978 Information
Owner(s) John W. Galbreath
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

Contents

[edit] Offseason

  • December 8, 1977: Bert Blyleven was traded as part of a 4-team trade by the Texas Rangers to the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Atlanta Braves sent Willie Montanez to the New York Mets. The Texas Rangers sent Adrian Devine, Tommy Boggs, and Eddie Miller to the Atlanta Braves. The Texas Rangers sent a player to be named later and Tom Grieve to the New York Mets. The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Al Oliver and Nelson Norman to the Texas Rangers. The New York Mets sent Jon Matlack to the Texas Rangers. The New York Mets sent John Milner to the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Texas Rangers sent Ken Henderson (March 15, 1978) to the New York Mets to complete the trade.

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Opening Day Starters

[edit] Season standings

NL East W L Pct. GB
Philadelphia Phillies 90 72 .556 --
Pittsburgh Pirates 88 73 .547 1.5
Chicago Cubs 79 83 .488 11
Montreal Expos 76 86 .469 14
St. Louis Cardinals 69 93 .426 21
New York Mets 66 96 .407 24

[edit] Notable Transactions

  • April 4, 1978: Manny Sanguillen was traded by the Oakland Athletics to the Pittsburgh Pirates for a player to be named later, Miguel Dilone, and Elias Sosa. The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Mike Edwards (April 7, 1978) to the Oakland Athletics to complete the trade. [1]
  • June 1, 1978: Jim Fregosi was released by the Pittsburgh Pirates.
  • June 6, 1978: Vance Law was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 39th round of the 1978 amateur draft. [2]

[edit] Roster

1978 Pittsburgh Pirates roster
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Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

[edit] Batting

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

[edit] Other batters

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI

[edit] Starting pitchers

Player G IP W L ERA SO

[edit] Other pitchers

Player G IP W L ERA

[edit] Relief pitchers
Player G W L SV ERA SO

[edit] Award Winners

1978 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

  • Willie Stargell, Outfield, Reserve

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/sanguma01.shtml
  2. ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/l/lawva01.shtml
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1978 MLB season by team
AL East
AL West
NL East
Chicago • Montréal • New York • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • St. Louis
NL West
1978 All-Star Game • 1978 World Series
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Pittsburgh Pirates
Based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The Franchise
Ballparks
Culture
Important Figures
Retired Numbers
1 • 4 • 8 • 9 • 11 • 20 • 21 • 33 • 40 • 42
Minors
World Series
Championships (5)
1909 • 1925 • 1960 • 1971 • 1979
League Pennants
American Association: none • National League: 1901 • 1902 • 1903 • 1909 • 1925 • 1927 • 1960 • 1971 • 1979
Division Titles
Eastern: 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1974 • 1975 • 1979 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • Central: none • Wild Card: none