1978 Pittsburgh Pirates

88-73 • .547 Win% • 2nd in NL E

The 1978 Pittsburgh Pirates went 88-73 (.547) finishing 2nd in the NL E division. The club scored 684 runs, allowed 637, and played home games at Three Rivers Stadium. Team leaders included Dave Parker (30 HR, 117 RBI) and Bert Blyleven (14-10, 3.03 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

88 Wins
73 Losses
.547 Win %
2nd Rank
684 R 637 RA
Diff +47

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⚡ Quick Stats

684 Runs Scored
637 Runs Allowed
+47 Run Diff
964K Attendance

📈 vs. 1978 NL Average

Batting Avg .257 1% above the 1978 league average (.254)
OBP .320 equal to the 1978 league average (.320)
SLG .385 4% above the 1978 league average (.371)
Team ERA 3.41 5% better than the 1978 league average (3.57)
Runs Scored 684 6% above the 1978 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 964,106
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Avg per Game 11,902

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1978

Batting Avg

1 Dave Parker 0.334 2 Willie Stargell 0.295 3 Frank Taveras 0.278 4 John Milner 0.271 5 Ed Ott 0.269

Home Runs

1 Dave Parker 30 2 Willie Stargell 28 3 Bill Robinson 14 4 Phil Garner 10 5 Ed Ott 9

RBI

1 Dave Parker 117 2 Willie Stargell 97 3 Bill Robinson 80 4 Phil Garner 66 5 John Milner 38
1978 Pittsburgh Pirates — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Frank Taveras 157 654 81 182 31 9 0 38 29 60 46 0.278
Dave Parker 148 581 102 194 32 12 30 117 57 92 20 0.334
Phil Garner 154 528 66 138 25 9 10 66 66 71 27 0.261
Omar Moreno 155 515 95 121 15 7 2 33 81 104 71 0.235
Bill Robinson 136 499 70 123 36 2 14 80 35 105 14 0.246
Willie Stargell 122 390 60 115 18 2 28 97 50 93 3 0.295
Ed Ott 112 379 49 102 18 4 9 38 27 56 4 0.269
Rennie Stennett 106 333 30 81 9 2 3 35 13 22 2 0.243
John Milner 108 295 39 80 17 0 6 38 34 25 5 0.271
Manny Sanguillen 85 220 15 58 5 1 3 16 9 10 2 0.264
Duffy Dyer 58 175 7 37 8 1 0 13 18 32 2 0.211
Dale Berra 56 135 16 28 2 0 6 14 13 20 3 0.207
Steve Brye 66 115 16 27 7 0 1 9 11 10 2 0.235
Bert Blyleven 37 85 4 11 2 0 0 11 1 35 0 0.129
Don Robinson 35 85 2 20 2 0 0 3 0 22 0 0.235
Jim Rooker 32 56 2 9 2 1 0 5 0 17 2 0.161
Mario Mendoza 57 55 5 12 1 0 1 3 2 9 3 0.218
John Candelaria 31 52 6 9 3 0 0 1 9 19 0 0.173
Ken Macha 29 52 5 11 1 1 0 5 12 10 2 0.212
Jim Bibby 34 31 1 4 0 0 1 2 3 9 0 0.129
Bruce Kison 28 29 2 4 1 1 1 1 0 5 0 0.138
Jerry Reuss 23 27 1 5 2 0 0 1 0 12 0 0.185
Fernando Gonzalez 9 21 2 4 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.190
Kent Tekulve 91 21 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 0.095
Jim Fregosi 20 20 3 4 1 0 0 1 6 8 0 0.200
Grant Jackson 60 12 0 3 0 1 0 3 0 3 0 0.250
Ed Whitson 43 11 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.182
Doe Boyland 6 8 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.250
Dave Hamilton 16 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Steve Nicosia 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Alberto Lois 3 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.250
Dave May 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0.000
Cito Gaston 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.500
Odell Jones 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Matt Alexander 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.000
Clay Carroll 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Will McEnaney 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1978

ERA

1 Kent Tekulve 2.33 2 Bert Blyleven 3.03 3 Bruce Kison 3.19 4 John Candelaria 3.24 5 Grant Jackson 3.26

Wins

1 Bert Blyleven 14 2 Don Robinson 14 3 John Candelaria 12 4 Jim Rooker 9 5 Jim Bibby 8

Strikeouts

1 Bert Blyleven 182 2 Don Robinson 135 3 John Candelaria 94 4 Kent Tekulve 77 5 Jim Rooker 76
1978 Pittsburgh Pirates — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bert Blyleven 14 10 3.03 34 34 0 243.2 217 82 66 182
Don Robinson 14 6 3.47 35 32 1 228.1 203 88 57 135
John Candelaria 12 11 3.24 30 29 1 189.0 191 68 49 94
Jim Rooker 9 11 4.24 28 28 0 163.1 160 77 81 76
Kent Tekulve 8 7 2.33 91 0 31 135.1 115 35 55 77
Jim Bibby 8 7 3.53 34 14 1 107.0 100 42 39 72
Bruce Kison 6 6 3.19 28 11 0 96.0 81 34 39 62
Jerry Reuss 3 2 4.90 23 12 0 82.2 97 45 23 42
Grant Jackson 7 5 3.26 60 0 5 77.1 89 28 32 45
Ed Whitson 5 6 3.28 43 0 4 74.0 66 27 37 64
Dave Hamilton 0 2 3.42 16 0 1 26.1 23 10 12 15
Odell Jones 2 0 2.00 3 1 0 9.0 7 2 4 10
Will McEnaney 0 0 10.38 6 0 0 8.2 15 10 2 6
Clay Carroll 0 0 2.25 2 0 0 4.0 2 1 3 0

👥 Roster (37)

Matt Alexander Dale Berra Jim Bibby Bert Blyleven Doe Boyland Steve Brye John Candelaria Clay Carroll Duffy Dyer Jim Fregosi Phil Garner Cito Gaston +25 more

37 players

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The 1978 Pittsburgh Pirates in brief

A 88-73 record (.547) put the 1978 Pittsburgh Pirates 2nd in the NL East. Runs came in at 684 scored against 637 allowed (+47). Against a league average of .254, the 1978 Pittsburgh Pirates batted .257. Pitchers allowed 3.41 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.57. The 684 runs scored compare with a league average of 645 per club, 6% more.

Three Rivers Stadium was home in 1978, drawing a total attendance of 964,106. For power, Dave Parker led the way with 30 homers. The pitching staff's wins leader was Don Robinson (14). The strikeout leader was Bert Blyleven with 182. Kent Tekulve saved 31 games. The roster section lists 37 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1978 Pittsburgh Pirates

What was the 1978 Pittsburgh Pirates record?
The 1978 Pittsburgh Pirates finished 88-73 (.547 win pct).
Who led the 1978 Pittsburgh Pirates in home runs?
Dave Parker led the 1978 Pittsburgh Pirates with 30 home runs.
What was the 1978 Pittsburgh Pirates team ERA?
The 1978 Pittsburgh Pirates posted a team ERA of 3.41.
Did the 1978 Pittsburgh Pirates win the World Series?
No. The 1978 Pittsburgh Pirates did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1978 Pittsburgh Pirates play?
The 1978 Pittsburgh Pirates played home games at Three Rivers Stadium.
Who led the 1978 Pittsburgh Pirates in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Dave Parker (30 HR, 117 RBI) and Bert Blyleven (14-10, 3.03 ERA).
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