1979 Pittsburgh Pirates Statistics

National League (NL)
Team Record: 98-64
Finished 1st in the NL's East Division
Attendance: 1,435,427, Avg. 19,398
Ballpark: Three Rivers Stadium
Won World Series
National League Championship Series - Defeated Cincinnati Reds 3-0
World Series - Defeated Baltimore Orioles 4-3
Manager: Chuck Tanner (98-64)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1979 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster
1979 Pittsburgh Pirates Results

The Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League ended the 1979 season with a record of 98 wins and 64 losses, finishing first in the NL's East Division.

The Pirates paced the league with 775 runs, spearheaded by 148 home runs. Pittsburgh surrendered 643 runs. Willie Stargell walloped 32 home runs for the team, while Dave Parker, Bill Robinson and John Milner each swatted 20 or more, too. Dave Parker drove in 94 runs and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by connecting at a .310 clip. John Candelaria led the team with 14 wins, and Kent Tekulve recorded a 2.75 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.

Chuck Tanner coached the team. The 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates won the World Series.

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Pitching:

Player W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
John Candelaria149.6093.2233302800207.0201837425416101302850
Bruce Kison137.6503.1933252310172.3157706113455105405704
Jim Bibby124.7502.8134172410137.711051439476103405562
Bert Blyleven125.7063.6037370400237.323810295219281726091018
Enrique Romo105.6672.9984025005129.3122504311439106366537
Kent Tekulve108.5562.75940670031134.310946415492075204550
Grant Jackson85.6152.9672029001482.0673227935539213339
Don Robinson88.5003.8729251400160.717174691252596416684
Dave Roberts52.7143.26213500138.7471814112415100170
Jim Rooker47.3644.6019170100103.710658531139544006444
Ed Whitson23.4004.37197400157.7533628636331112263
Dock Ellis002.573100007.0922120100129
Joe Coleman006.10100200020.729171419114103101
Rick Rhoden01.0007.201100005.0544020200021
Totals9864.6053.42489163139242521493.3142464356812550477904319526272

Batting:

Player GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
Omar Moreno1627576951101962112869772151104.282.333.381.71426573629
Dave Parker158707622109193457259420467101.310.380.526.906327790914
Phil Garner1506125497616132811591785574.293.359.441.800242632315
Tim Foli13358752570153231165652814.291.335.345.679181791960
Willie Stargell1264804246011919032820147105.281.352.552.9042341030612
Bill Robinson1484554215911117624751322481.264.302.504.8052121314511
Ed Ott11743940349110202751012662.273.314.385.69915580648
Bill Madlock85353311481021737442183422.328.390.469.860146141258
John Milner1283863265290941660355337.276.373.475.84915551066
Rennie Stennett1083483193176132024142425.238.289.292.58193110236
Steve Nicosia702151912255160413022317.288.364.435.7998350107
Lee Lacy84208182174593515612236.247.327.412.7397511032
Dale Berra44138123112650315001117.211.272.325.5974050222
Manny Sanguillen56807481752040025.230.247.351.5982630312
Mike Easler5562548151121101813.278.371.444.8152400000
Frank Taveras11454541130012102.244.244.311.5561420000
Don Robinson29564941000030039.204.250.204.4541000400
John Candelaria33776809400600118.132.145.191.3361340800
Bert Blyleven38857019100300033.129.129.143.27110201500
Jim Bibby34524538102500025.178.196.333.5291501600
Bruce Kison37635568201600119.145.161.236.3971320700
Matt Alexander441313167010113100.538.538.6921.231900000
Jim Rooker19363314000000113.121.147.121.268410200
Enrique Romo8416120200010002.167.167.167.333200400
Kent Tekulve9417153200010018.133.188.133.321200100
Rick Rhoden11101000000001.0001.0001.0002.000100000
Joe Coleman10550110000003.200.200.400.600200000
Dave Roberts21650000010001.000.000.000.000000010
Doe Boyland4330000000002.000.000.000.000000000
Dock Ellis3110000000000.000.000.000.000000000
Ed Whitson1918131000000015.000.071.000.071000400
Grant Jackson72990000010002.000.000.000.000000000
Alberto Lois11006000001100000000
Gary Hargis1000000000000000000
Totals21896330566177515412645214871018066483855.272.330.416.7462353113329856102


Fielding:

Player Pos GP GS Inn. PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G PB WP SB CS CS%
Willie Stargell1B113105961.3949473102.9979.3258.8140000
John Milner1B4825270.325518327.9899.0895.6880000
Bill Robinson1B2828226.0233130181.0009.7968.7860000
Manny Sanguillen1B5535.7352031.0009.3367.4000000
Rennie Stennett2B10284783.71722821263.9745.2144.4510000
Phil Garner2B8376680.7175234858.9815.4084.9280000
Lee Lacy2B5329.07511.9233.7242.4000000
Bill Madlock3B8585751.763153712.9692.5862.5410000
Phil Garner3B7862578.0471441316.9362.9742.4490000
Dale Berra3B2216156.7183373.8792.9302.3180000
Bill Robinson3B307.00000.000.0000000
Ed OttC116103957.06125346.9946.2545.73370723331.4
Steve NicosiaC6555492.73202534.9916.3025.30820311634.0
Manny SanguillenC8543.732420.9477.4204.500105337.5
Omar MorenoOF1621611479.349011133.9753.0483.0930000
Dave ParkerOF1581581432.334115151.9602.2372.2530000
Bill RobinsonOF12567736.7161630.9822.0401.3360000
John MilnerOF6460448.3112251.9582.2881.7810000
Lee LacyOF4138330.770320.9731.9871.7800000
Matt AlexanderOF11231.381001.0002.585.8180000
Mike EaslerOF4321.00000.000.0000000
Kent TekulveOF100.310001.00027.0001.0000000
Bert BlylevenP3737237.31420001.0001.289.9190000
John CandelariaP3330207.0236031.0001.6521.1520000
Bruce KisonP3325172.3103012.9762.0891.2120000
Don RobinsonP2925160.771021.895.952.5860000
Jim BibbyP3417137.7512011.0001.111.5000000
Kent TekulveP940134.372810.9722.345.3720000
Enrique RomoP840129.3102513.9722.436.4170000
Jim RookerP1917103.781321.9131.8231.1050000
Grant JacksonP72082.029001.0001.207.1530000
Ed WhitsonP19757.726011.0001.249.4210000
Dave RobertsP21338.71911.9092.328.4760000
Joe ColemanP10020.71010.500.435.1000000
Dock EllisP317.001001.0001.286.3330000
Rick RhodenP115.011001.0003.6002.0000000
Tim FoliSS1321291151.02554041597.9785.1534.9920000
Dale BerraSS2215170.32553511.9404.1213.5450000
Frank TaverasSS111190.0172634.9354.3003.9090000
Phil GarnerSS14880.0121818.9683.3752.1430000
Matt AlexanderSS102.00000.000.0000000
Totals1996146713440.044801752134451.9794.1733.1221001085232.5

Postseason - Pitching:

Player Rnd W L W% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF
Grant JacksonNLCS101.0000.002000002.010001020008
Don RobinsonNLCS101.0000.002020012.000001030007
Bert BlylevenNLCS101.0001.001101009.0811100900035
Dave RobertsNLCS001000000.000001000001
Enrique RomoNLCS000.002000000.330001010005
Jim BibbyNLCS001.291100007.0411040500028
John CandelariaNLCS002.571100007.0522110400026
Kent TekulveNLCS003.382000002.7211021200110
Grant JacksonWS101.0000.004010004.7100020200016
Bert BlylevenWS101.0001.8021100010.0822130400040
Don RobinsonWS101.0005.404000005.0433060300025
John CandelariaWS11.5005.002200009.01465120400041
Jim RookerWS001.042100008.7511030400033
Jim BibbyWS002.6122000010.310431201000041
Enrique RomoWS003.862000004.7522031410123
Kent TekulveWS01.0002.895050039.34330321000035
Bruce KisonWS01.000108.001100000.335412000017
Totals73.7002.743610910492.0773128637467103381

Postseason - Batting:

Player Rnd GP PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB DP HBP SH SF IBB
Willie StargellNLCS314112520260032.455.5711.1821.7531300001
Phil GarnerNLCS313124501110010.417.462.8331.2951000001
Dave ParkerNLCS315122400021023.333.400.333.733410010
Tim FoliNLCS315121410030000.333.286.417.702500120
Omar MorenoNLCS315123301001022.250.357.417.774500100
Bill MadlockNLCS314121300122020.250.357.500.857610001
Ed OttNLCS313130300000002.231.231.231.462300000
Bert BlylevenNLCS1431100000001.333.333.333.667100100
Mike EaslerNLCS1110000000000.000.000.000.000000000
Grant JacksonNLCS2110000000000.000.000.000.000000000
Kent TekulveNLCS2110000000001.000.000.000.000000000
John CandelariaNLCS1330000000002.000.000.000.000000000
Bill RobinsonNLCS3330000000000.000.000.000.000000000
John MilnerNLCS31190000000020.000.182.000.182000001
Don RobinsonNLCS2000000000000000000
Rennie StennettNLCS1000000000000000000
Dave RobertsNLCS1000000000000000000
Enrique RomoNLCS2000000000000000000
Matt AlexanderNLCS1001000000000000000
Jim BibbyNLCS13000000000101.000000200
Phil GarnerWS7282441240050031.500.571.6671.2381601002
Willie StargellWS7323071240370006.400.375.8331.2082510020
Omar MorenoWS7343341120030017.333.353.394.7471300001
Dave ParkerWS7332921030040127.345.394.448.8421311011
Tim FoliWS7333061011030020.333.375.433.8081300100
Bill MadlockWS729242910030251.375.483.417.8991010002
Bill RobinsonWS722192510020004.263.286.316.602601110
Ed OttWS313122410030002.333.308.417.724500010
John MilnerWS31192310010020.333.455.444.899400001
Rennie StennettWS11101000000001.0001.0001.0002.000100000
Manny SanguillenWS3330100010000.333.333.333.667100000
John CandelariaWS2330100000002.333.333.333.667100000
Lee LacyWS4440100000001.250.250.250.500100000
Steve NicosiaWS416161100000002.063.063.063.125100000
Mike EaslerWS2210000000010.000.500.000.500000000
Grant JacksonWS4110000000000.000.000.000.000000000
Kent TekulveWS5220000000000.000.000.000.000000000
Bert BlylevenWS2430000000000.000.000.000.000010100
Enrique RomoWS2110000000000.000.000.000.000000000
Jim RookerWS2220000000001.000.000.000.000000000
Jim BibbyWS2440000000001.000.000.000.000000000
Matt AlexanderWS1000000000100000000
Bruce KisonWS1000000000000000000
Don RobinsonWS4000000000000000000
Totals13640435647109213746442948.306.356.441.797157638811

Postseason - Fielding:

Player Rnd Pos GP GS Inn. PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G
Willie StargellNLCS1B3330.0322021.0001.20011.333
Phil GarnerNLCS2B3329.089021.0005.2765.667
Rennie StennettNLCS2B101.001001.0009.0001.000
Bill MadlockNLCS3B3330.018011.0002.7003.000
Ed OttNLCSC3330.0253001.0008.4009.333
Omar MorenoNLCSCF3330.050001.0001.5001.667
John MilnerNLCSLF3319.010001.000.474.333
Bill RobinsonNLCSLF3011.030001.0002.4551.000
Bert BlylevenNLCSP119.011001.0002.0002.000
John CandelariaNLCSP117.00000.000.000
Jim BibbyNLCSP117.001001.0001.2861.000
Kent TekulveNLCSP202.701001.0003.375.500
Don RobinsonNLCSP202.00000.000.000
Grant JacksonNLCSP202.00000.000.000
Enrique RomoNLCSP200.30000.000.000
Dave RobertsNLCSP100.00000.000
Dave ParkerNLCSRF3330.0110001.0003.3003.667
Tim FoliNLCSSS3329.038011.0003.4143.667
Phil GarnerNLCSSS101.00000.000.000
Willie StargellWS1B7762.059229.9688.8558.714
Phil GarnerWS2B7762.0212329.9576.3876.286
Bill MadlockWS3B7762.031014.9291.8871.857
Steve NicosiaWSC4435.0232001.0006.4296.250
Ed OttWSC3327.0200011.0006.6676.667
Omar MorenoWSCF7762.0201001.0003.0483.000
Bill RobinsonWSLF6440.0111001.0002.7002.000
John MilnerWSLF3321.050001.0002.1431.667
Matt AlexanderWSLF101.00000.000.000
Jim BibbyWSP2210.310001.000.871.500
Bert BlylevenWSP2110.001011.000.900.500
Kent TekulveWSP509.310001.000.964.200
John CandelariaWSP229.001001.0001.000.500
Jim RookerWSP218.712001.0003.1151.500
Don RobinsonWSP405.001001.0001.800.250
Enrique RomoWSP204.701001.0001.929.500
Grant JacksonWSP404.70000.000.000
Bruce KisonWSP110.301001.00027.0001.000
Dave ParkerWSRF7762.013111.9332.0322.000
Tim FoliWSSS7762.083237.9305.8065.714
Totals12490828.0276113938.9774.2283.137




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