1977 Pittsburgh Pirates

96-66 • .593 Win% • 2nd in NL E

The 1977 Pittsburgh Pirates went 96-66 (.593) finishing 2nd in the NL E division. The club scored 734 runs, allowed 665, and played home games at Three Rivers Stadium. Team leaders included Bill Robinson (26 HR, 104 RBI) and John Candelaria (20-5, 2.34 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

96 Wins
66 Losses
.593 Win %
2nd Rank
734 R 665 RA
Diff +69

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⚡ Quick Stats

734 Runs Scored
665 Runs Allowed
+69 Run Diff
1,237K Attendance

📈 vs. 1977 NL Average

Batting Avg .273 5% above the 1977 league average (.261)
OBP .331 1% above the 1977 league average (.327)
SLG .413 4% above the 1977 league average (.396)
Team ERA 3.61 8% better than the 1977 league average (3.91)
Runs Scored 734 3% above the 1977 league average (713 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumThree Rivers Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,237,359
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Avg per Game 15,276

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1977

Batting Avg

1 Dave Parker 0.338 2 Rennie Stennett 0.336 3 Al Oliver 0.308 4 Bill Robinson 0.304 5 Jim Fregosi 0.286

Home Runs

1 Bill Robinson 26 2 Dave Parker 21 3 Al Oliver 19 4 Phil Garner 17 5 Willie Stargell 13

RBI

1 Bill Robinson 104 2 Dave Parker 88 3 Al Oliver 82 4 Phil Garner 77 5 Rennie Stennett 51
1977 Pittsburgh Pirates — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Dave Parker 159 637 107 215 44 8 21 88 58 107 17 0.338
Phil Garner 153 585 99 152 35 10 17 77 55 65 32 0.260
Al Oliver 154 568 75 175 29 6 19 82 40 38 13 0.308
Frank Taveras 147 544 72 137 20 10 1 29 38 71 70 0.252
Bill Robinson 137 507 74 154 32 1 26 104 25 92 12 0.304
Omar Moreno 150 492 69 118 19 9 7 34 38 102 53 0.240
Rennie Stennett 116 453 53 152 20 4 5 51 29 24 28 0.336
Ed Ott 104 311 40 82 14 3 7 38 32 41 7 0.264
Duffy Dyer 94 270 27 65 11 1 3 19 54 49 6 0.241
Willie Stargell 63 186 29 51 12 0 13 35 31 55 0 0.274
Fernando Gonzalez 80 181 17 50 10 0 4 27 13 21 3 0.276
Ken Macha 35 95 2 26 4 0 0 11 6 17 1 0.274
Mario Mendoza 70 81 5 16 3 0 0 4 3 10 0 0.198
John Candelaria 33 80 5 18 3 2 0 11 4 18 0 0.225
Bobby Tolan 49 74 7 15 4 0 2 9 4 10 1 0.203
Jerry Reuss 35 70 3 12 2 0 0 6 6 26 0 0.171
Jim Rooker 30 70 4 13 1 0 0 5 4 27 1 0.186
Bruce Kison 35 69 8 18 4 0 1 7 2 19 1 0.261
Jim Fregosi 36 56 10 16 1 1 3 16 13 10 2 0.286
Jerry Hairston 51 52 5 10 2 0 2 6 6 10 0 0.192
Miguel Dilone 29 44 5 6 0 0 0 0 2 3 12 0.136
Dale Berra 17 40 0 7 1 0 0 3 1 8 0 0.175
Odell Jones 34 28 2 4 0 0 0 1 1 11 0 0.143
Ed Kirkpatrick 21 28 5 4 2 0 1 4 8 6 1 0.143
Terry Forster 36 26 2 9 1 1 0 1 0 4 0 0.346
Rich Gossage 72 23 0 5 1 0 0 2 1 8 0 0.217
Larry Demery 47 20 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 8 0 0.150
Mike Easler 10 18 3 8 2 0 1 5 0 1 0 0.444
Grant Jackson 49 18 1 6 1 0 0 3 0 4 0 0.333
Tommy Helms 15 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Kent Tekulve 72 12 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.250
Mike Edwards 7 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Ed Whitson 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Timothy Jones 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Al Holland 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Pagan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1977

ERA

1 Rich Gossage 1.62 2 John Candelaria 2.34 3 Kent Tekulve 3.06 4 Jim Rooker 3.08 5 Grant Jackson 3.86

Wins

1 John Candelaria 20 2 Jim Rooker 14 3 Rich Gossage 11 4 Jerry Reuss 10 5 Kent Tekulve 10

Strikeouts

1 Rich Gossage 151 2 John Candelaria 133 3 Bruce Kison 122 4 Jerry Reuss 116 5 Jim Rooker 89
1977 Pittsburgh Pirates — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
John Candelaria 20 5 2.34 33 33 0 230.2 197 60 50 133
Jerry Reuss 10 13 4.11 33 33 0 208.0 225 95 71 116
Jim Rooker 14 9 3.08 30 30 0 204.1 196 70 64 89
Bruce Kison 9 10 4.90 33 32 0 193.0 209 105 55 122
Rich Gossage 11 9 1.62 72 0 26 133.0 78 24 49 151
Odell Jones 3 7 5.08 34 15 0 108.0 118 61 31 66
Kent Tekulve 10 1 3.06 72 0 7 103.0 89 35 33 59
Grant Jackson 5 3 3.86 49 2 4 91.0 81 39 39 41
Larry Demery 6 5 5.08 39 8 1 90.1 100 51 47 35
Terry Forster 6 4 4.43 33 6 1 87.1 90 43 32 58
Ed Whitson 1 0 3.45 5 2 0 15.2 11 6 9 10
Timothy Jones 1 0 0.00 3 1 0 10.0 4 0 3 5
Dave Pagan 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 3.0 1 0 0 4
Al Holland 0 0 7.71 2 0 0 2.1 4 2 0 1
Mario Mendoza 0 0 13.50 1 0 0 2.0 3 3 2 0

👥 Roster (36)

Dale Berra John Candelaria Larry Demery Miguel Dilone Duffy Dyer Mike Easler Mike Edwards Terry Forster Jim Fregosi Phil Garner Fernando Gonzalez Rich Gossage +24 more

36 players

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The 1977 Pittsburgh Pirates in brief

The 1977 Pittsburgh Pirates finished 96-66, a .593 winning percentage, placing 2nd in the NL East. The run column shows 734 for and 665 against. The team batting average of .273 was 5% above the 1977 league mark of .261. The staff ERA of 3.61 was 8% better than the league average of 3.91. League clubs averaged 713 runs that year, so the Pittsburgh Pirates scored 3% more.

Home games were played at Three Rivers Stadium, where 1,237,359 fans came through the gates. Bill Robinson led the club in home runs with 26. Dave Parker collected the most hits, 215. John Candelaria led the pitchers with 20 wins. The strikeout leader was Rich Gossage with 151. The saves leader was Rich Gossage with 26.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1977 Pittsburgh Pirates

What was the 1977 Pittsburgh Pirates record?
The 1977 Pittsburgh Pirates finished 96-66 (.593 win pct).
Who led the 1977 Pittsburgh Pirates in home runs?
Bill Robinson led the 1977 Pittsburgh Pirates with 26 home runs.
What was the 1977 Pittsburgh Pirates team ERA?
The 1977 Pittsburgh Pirates posted a team ERA of 3.61.
Did the 1977 Pittsburgh Pirates win the World Series?
No. The 1977 Pittsburgh Pirates did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1977 Pittsburgh Pirates play?
The 1977 Pittsburgh Pirates played home games at Three Rivers Stadium.
Who led the 1977 Pittsburgh Pirates in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Bill Robinson (26 HR, 104 RBI) and John Candelaria (20-5, 2.34 ERA).
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