1978 Pittsburgh Pirates season

The 1978 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 97th season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; the 92nd in the National League. The Pirates finished second in the National League East with a record of 88–73.

1978 Pittsburgh Pirates
Major League affiliations
Location
Results
Record88–73 (.547)
Divisional place2nd
Other information
Owner(s)John W. Galbreath (majority shareholder); Thomas P. Johnson (minority shareholder)
General manager(s)Harding "Pete" Peterson
Manager(s)Chuck Tanner
Local televisionKDKA-TV
Milo Hamilton, Lanny Frattare
Local radioKDKA
Milo Hamilton, Lanny Frattare
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Offseason

Regular season

Season standings

NL East W L Pct. GB Home Road
Philadelphia Phillies 9072 0.556 54–28 36–44
Pittsburgh Pirates 8873 0.547 55–26 33–47
Chicago Cubs 7983 0.488 11 44–38 35–45
Montreal Expos 7686 0.469 14 41–39 35–47
St. Louis Cardinals 6993 0.426 21 37–44 32–49
New York Mets 6696 0.407 24 33–47 33–49

Record vs. opponents

1978 National League Records

Sources:
Team ATL CHC CIN HOU LAD MON NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL
Atlanta 5–76–128–105–135–76–68–42–108–1011–75–7
Chicago 7–57–56–64–87–1111–74–147–117–54–815–3
Cincinnati 12–65–711–79–98–47–57–54–79–912–68–4
Houston 10–86–67–117–116–67–56–64–88–106–127–5
Los Angeles 13–58–49–911–78–47–57–57–59–911–75–7
Montreal 7–511–74–86–64–88–109–97–116–65–79–9
New York 6–67–115–75–75–710–86–127–115–73–97–11
Philadelphia 4-814–45–76–65–79–912–611–78–46–610–8
Pittsburgh 10–211–77–48–45–711–711–77–115–74–89–9
San Diego 10–85–79–910–89–96–67–54–87–58–109–3
San Francisco 7–118–46–1212–67–117–59–36–68–410–89–3
St. Louis 7–53–154–85–77–59–911–78–109–93–93–9

Game log

1978 Game Log: 88–73 (Home: 55–26; Away: 33–47)
Legend:        = Win        = Loss
Bold = Pirates team member

Notable transactions

Roster

1978 Pittsburgh Pirates
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

Coaches

Player stats

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
CEd Ott112379102.269938
1BWillie Stargell122390115.2952897
2BRennie Stennett10633381.243335
SSFrank Taveras157654182.278038
3BPhil Garner154528138.2611066
LFBill Robinson136499123.2461480
CFOmar Moreno155515121.235233
RFDave Parker148581194.33430117

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
John Milner10829580.271638
Manny Sanguillén8522058.264316
Duffy Dyer5817537.211013
Dale Berra5613528.207614
Steve Brye6611527.23519
Mario Mendoza575512.21813
Ken Macha295211.21205
Fernando González9214.19000
Jim Fregosi20204.20001
Doe Boyland682.25001
Steve Nicosia350.00001
Dave May540.00000
Alberto Lois341.25000
Cito Gaston221.50000
Matt Alexander700---00

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
Bert Blyleven34243.214103.03182
Don Robinson35228.11463.47135
John Candelaria3018912113.2494
Jim Rooker28163.19114.2476

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
Jim Bibby34107873.5372
Bruce Kison2896663.1962
Jerry Reuss2382.2324.9042
Odell Jones39202.0010

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
Kent Tekulve9187312.3377
Grant Jackson607553.2645
Ed Whitson435643.2864
Dave Hamilton160213.4215
Will McEnaney600010.386
Clay Carroll20002.250

Awards and honors

All-Stars

1978 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

  • Willie Stargell, reserve

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AAA Columbus Clippers International League Johnny Lipon
AA Shreveport Captains Texas League Steve Demeter
A Salem Pirates Carolina League Jim Mahoney
A Charleston Patriots Western Carolinas League Bill Scripture
Rookie GCL Pirates Gulf Coast League Woody Huyke

Notes

References

  • 1978 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference
  • 1978 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
  • Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
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