1976 Pittsburgh Pirates

92-70 • .568 Win% • 2nd in NL E

The 1976 Pittsburgh Pirates went 92-70 (.568) finishing 2nd in the NL E division. The club scored 708 runs, allowed 630, and played home games at Three Rivers Stadium. Team leaders included Richie Zisk (21 HR, 89 RBI) and John Candelaria (16-7, 3.15 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

92 Wins
70 Losses
.568 Win %
2nd Rank
708 R 630 RA
Diff +78

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708 Runs Scored
630 Runs Allowed
+78 Run Diff
1,025K Attendance

📈 vs. 1976 NL Average

Batting Avg .267 5% above the 1976 league average (.254)
OBP .320 equal to the 1976 league average (.320)
SLG .390 8% above the 1976 league average (.361)
Team ERA 3.36 4% better than the 1976 league average (3.50)
Runs Scored 708 10% above the 1976 league average (645 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumThree Rivers Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,025,952
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Avg per Game 12,666

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1976

Batting Avg

1 Al Oliver 0.323 2 Dave Parker 0.313 3 Bill Robinson 0.303 4 Manny Sanguillen 0.290 5 Richie Zisk 0.289

Home Runs

1 Bill Robinson 21 2 Richie Zisk 21 3 Willie Stargell 20 4 Dave Parker 13 5 Al Oliver 12

RBI

1 Dave Parker 90 2 Richie Zisk 89 3 Willie Stargell 65 4 Bill Robinson 64 5 Al Oliver 61
1976 Pittsburgh Pirates — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Rennie Stennett 157 654 59 168 31 9 2 60 19 32 18 0.257
Richie Zisk 155 581 91 168 35 2 21 89 52 96 1 0.289
Dave Parker 138 537 82 168 28 10 13 90 30 80 19 0.313
Frank Taveras 144 519 76 134 8 6 0 24 44 79 58 0.258
Al Oliver 121 443 62 143 22 5 12 61 26 29 6 0.323
Richie Hebner 132 434 60 108 21 3 8 51 47 39 1 0.249
Willie Stargell 117 428 54 110 20 3 20 65 50 101 2 0.257
Bill Robinson 122 393 55 119 22 3 21 64 16 73 2 0.303
Manny Sanguillen 114 389 52 113 16 6 2 36 28 18 2 0.290
Duffy Dyer 69 184 12 41 8 0 3 9 29 35 0 0.223
Ed Kirkpatrick 83 146 14 34 9 0 0 16 14 15 1 0.233
Bob Robertson 61 129 10 28 5 1 2 25 16 23 0 0.217
Omar Moreno 48 122 24 33 4 1 2 12 16 24 15 0.270
Mario Mendoza 50 92 6 17 5 0 0 12 4 15 0 0.185
Tommy Helms 62 87 10 24 5 1 1 13 10 5 0 0.276
John Candelaria 32 76 5 14 2 1 0 5 7 17 0 0.184
Jim Rooker 33 74 9 16 2 1 1 6 1 31 0 0.216
Jerry Reuss 31 66 7 16 1 1 0 8 9 22 0 0.242
Bruce Kison 31 59 4 12 2 2 0 3 5 20 0 0.203
Doc Medich 29 52 3 5 0 0 0 1 4 21 0 0.096
Larry Demery 40 40 0 5 0 0 0 1 2 16 0 0.125
Ed Ott 27 39 2 12 2 0 0 5 3 5 0 0.308
Miguel Dilone 16 17 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.235
Bob Moose 53 12 2 3 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0.250
Kent Tekulve 64 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.000
Tony Armas 4 6 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.333
Rick Langford 12 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.200
Dave Giusti 40 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Craig Reynolds 7 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0.250
Ramon Hernandez 37 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Doug Bair 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1976

ERA

1 Kent Tekulve 2.45 2 Bruce Kison 3.08 3 John Candelaria 3.15 4 Larry Demery 3.17 5 Jim Rooker 3.35

Wins

1 John Candelaria 16 2 Jim Rooker 15 3 Bruce Kison 14 4 Jerry Reuss 14 5 Larry Demery 10

Strikeouts

1 John Candelaria 138 2 Jerry Reuss 108 3 Bruce Kison 98 4 Jim Rooker 92 5 Doc Medich 86
1976 Pittsburgh Pirates — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
John Candelaria 16 7 3.15 32 31 1 220.0 173 77 60 138
Jerry Reuss 14 9 3.53 31 29 2 209.1 209 82 51 108
Jim Rooker 15 8 3.35 30 29 1 198.2 201 74 72 92
Bruce Kison 14 9 3.08 31 29 1 193.0 180 66 52 98
Doc Medich 8 11 3.51 29 26 0 179.1 193 70 48 86
Larry Demery 10 7 3.17 36 15 2 145.0 123 51 58 72
Kent Tekulve 5 3 2.45 64 0 9 102.2 91 28 25 68
Bob Moose 3 9 3.70 53 2 10 87.2 100 36 32 38
Dave Giusti 5 4 4.32 40 0 6 58.1 59 28 27 24
Ramon Hernandez 2 2 3.56 37 0 3 43.0 42 17 16 17
Rick Langford 0 1 6.26 12 1 0 23.0 27 16 14 17
Doug Bair 0 0 5.68 4 0 0 6.1 4 4 5 4

👥 Roster (31)

Tony Armas Doug Bair John Candelaria Larry Demery Miguel Dilone Duffy Dyer Dave Giusti Richie Hebner Tommy Helms Ramon Hernandez Ed Kirkpatrick Bruce Kison +19 more

31 players

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The 1976 Pittsburgh Pirates in brief

In 1976 the Pittsburgh Pirates posted a 92-70 mark (.568) and finished 2nd in the NL East. The Pittsburgh Pirates scored 708 runs and allowed 630, a run differential of +78. Against a league average of .254, the 1976 Pittsburgh Pirates batted .267. Pitchers allowed 3.36 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.50. Measured against the 645-run league average, the offense was 10% ahead. The home park, Three Rivers Stadium, recorded 1,025,952 in attendance, about 12,666 a game.

Richie Zisk led the club in home runs with 21. The RBI leader was Dave Parker, with 90. The hits leader was Rennie Stennett with 168. John Candelaria led the pitchers with 16 wins. Bob Moose closed out 10 saves. In all, the roster shows 31 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1976 Pittsburgh Pirates

What was the 1976 Pittsburgh Pirates record?
The 1976 Pittsburgh Pirates finished 92-70 (.568 win pct).
Who led the 1976 Pittsburgh Pirates in home runs?
Bill Robinson led the 1976 Pittsburgh Pirates with 21 home runs.
What was the 1976 Pittsburgh Pirates team ERA?
The 1976 Pittsburgh Pirates posted a team ERA of 3.36.
Did the 1976 Pittsburgh Pirates win the World Series?
No. The 1976 Pittsburgh Pirates did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1976 Pittsburgh Pirates play?
The 1976 Pittsburgh Pirates played home games at Three Rivers Stadium.
Who led the 1976 Pittsburgh Pirates in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Richie Zisk (21 HR, 89 RBI) and John Candelaria (16-7, 3.15 ERA).
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