1976 Pittsburgh Pirates season

1976 Pittsburgh Pirates
Major league affiliations
Location
1976 information
Owner(s) John W. Galbreath
General manager(s) Joe L. Brown
Harding "Pete" Peterson
Manager(s) Danny Murtaugh
Local television KDKA-TV
Milo Hamilton
Lanny Frattare
Local radio KDKA
Milo Hamilton
Lanny Frattare
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The 1976 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 90th in the National League, and the 95th in franchise history. The Pirates compiled a 92-70 record during the season, as they finished in second place in the NL East, nine games behind their cross-state rivals, the Philadelphia Phillies. As a result, their run of five division titles in a six-year span came to an end. It was also the final season for Danny Murtaugh as the Pirates' manager.

Contents

Offseason

Regular season

Season standings

NL East W L Pct. GB
Philadelphia Phillies 101 61 .623 --
Pittsburgh Pirates 92 70 .568 9
New York Mets 86 76 .531 15
Chicago Cubs 75 87 .463 26
St. Louis Cardinals 72 90 .444 29
Montreal Expos 55 107 .340 46

Opening Day lineup

Notable transactions

Roster

1976 Pittsburgh Pirates
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Player stats

= Indicates team leader

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; R = Runs scored; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases

Pos Player G AB R H Avg. HR RBI SB
C Sanguillén, MannyManny Sanguillén 114 389 52 113 .290 2 36 2
1B Stargell, WillieWillie Stargell 117 428 54 110 .257 20 65 2
2B Stennett, RennieRennie Stennett 157 654 59 168 .257 2 60 18
3B Hebner, RichieRichie Hebner 132 434 60 108 .249 8 51 1
SS Taveras, FrankFrank Taveras 144 519 76 134 .258 0 24 58
LF Zisk, RichieRichie Zisk 155 581 91 168 .323 21 89 1
CF Oliver, AlAl Oliver 121 443 62 143 .323 12 61 6
RF Parker, DaveDave Parker 138 537 82 168 .313 13 90 19

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Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; R = Runs scored; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases

Player G AB R H Avg. HR RBI SB
Robinson, BillBill Robinson 122 393 55 119 .303 21 64 2
Dyer, DuffyDuffy Dyer 69 184 12 41 .223 3 9 0
Moreno, OmarOmar Moreno 48 122 33 .270 2 12
Ott, EdEd Ott 27 39 2 12 .308 0 5 0
Diloné, MiguelMiguel Diloné 16 17 7 4 .235 0 0 5
Armas, TonyTony Armas 4 6 0 2 .333 0 1 0
Reynolds, CraigCraig Reynolds 7 4 1 1 .250 1 1 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
Candelaria, JohnJohn Candelaria 32 220 16 7 3.15 138
Reuss, JerryJerry Reuss 31 209.1 14 9 3.53 108
Kison, BruceBruce Kison 31 193 14 9 3.08 98
Medich, DocDoc Medich 29 179 8 11 3.52 86

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
Demery, LarryLarry Demery 36 145 10 7 3.17 72

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
Tekulve, KentKent Tekulve 64 5 3 9 2.45 68
Moose, BobBob Moose 53 3 9 10 3.68 38
Giusti, DaveDave Giusti 40 5 4 6 4.32 24
Hernández, RamónRamón Hernández 37 2 2 3 3.56 17
Langford, RickRick Langford 12 0 1 0 6.26 17
Bair, DougDoug Bair 4 0 0 0 5.68 4

Awards and honors

1976 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Farm system

See also: Minor league baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Charleston Charlies International League Tim Murtaugh
AA Shreveport Captains Texas League Johnny Lipon
A Salem Pirates Carolina League Steve Demeter
A Charleston Patriots Western Carolinas League Mike Ryan
Short-Season A Niagara Falls Pirates New York-Penn League Glenn Ezell
Rookie GCL Pirates Gulf Coast League Woody Huyke

Notes

  1. ^ Rafael Vásquez Statistics page at Baseball Reference
  2. ^ Dock Ellis page at Baseball Reference
  3. ^ Pascual Pérez Statistics page at Baseball Reference
  4. ^ August 9, 1976 Dodgers-Pirates box score at Baseball Reference
  5. ^ Bob Long page at Baseball Reference
  6. ^ Albert Williams page at Baseball Reference
  7. ^ Ramón Hernández page at Baseball Reference
  8. ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PIT/1976.shtml

References

AL East
AL West
NL East
Chicago • Montréal • New York • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • St. Louis
NL West
Formerly the Pittsburgh Alleghenys · Founded in 1882 · Based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
The Franchise
Ballparks
Culture
Retired Numbers
1 · 4 · 8 · 9 · 11 · 20 · 21 · 33 · 40 · 42
Rivalries
Minors
World Series
Championships (5)
1909 · 1925 · 1960 · 1971 · 1979
League Pennants (9)
American Association: none · National League: 1901 · 1902 · 1903 · 1909 · 1925 · 1927 · 1960 · 1971 · 1979
Division Titles (9)
East: 1970 · 1971 · 1972 · 1974 · 1975 · 1979 · 1990 · 1991 · 1992 · Central: none · Wild Card: none
Media