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1979 Pittsburgh Pirates

98-64 • .605 Win% • 1st in NL E

The 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates went 98-64 (.605) finishing 1st in the NL E division. They won the World Series that season. The club scored 775 runs, allowed 643, and played home games at Three Rivers Stadium. Team leaders included Willie Stargell (32 HR, 82 RBI) and John Candelaria (14-9, 3.22 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

98 Wins
64 Losses
.605 Win %
1st Rank
775 R 643 RA
Diff +132

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⚡ Quick Stats

775 Runs Scored
643 Runs Allowed
+132 Run Diff
1,435K Attendance

📈 vs. 1979 NL Average

Batting Avg .272 4% above the 1979 league average (.260)
OBP .329 2% above the 1979 league average (.324)
SLG .415 8% above the 1979 league average (.384)
Team ERA 3.41 9% better than the 1979 league average (3.73)
Runs Scored 775 14% above the 1979 league average (682 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumThree Rivers Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,435,427
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Avg per Game 17,721

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1979

Batting Avg

1 Bill Madlock 0.328 2 Dave Parker 0.310 3 Phil Garner 0.293 4 Tim Foli 0.291 5 Steve Nicosia 0.288

Home Runs

1 Willie Stargell 32 2 Dave Parker 25 3 Bill Robinson 24 4 John Milner 16 5 Phil Garner 11

RBI

1 Dave Parker 94 2 Willie Stargell 82 3 Bill Robinson 75 4 Omar Moreno 69 5 Tim Foli 65
1979 Pittsburgh Pirates — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Omar Moreno 162 695 110 196 21 12 8 69 51 104 77 0.282
Dave Parker 158 622 109 193 45 7 25 94 67 101 20 0.310
Phil Garner 150 549 76 161 32 8 11 59 55 74 17 0.293
Tim Foli 133 525 70 153 23 1 1 65 28 14 6 0.291
Willie Stargell 126 424 60 119 19 0 32 82 47 105 0 0.281
Bill Robinson 148 421 59 111 17 6 24 75 24 81 13 0.264
Ed Ott 117 403 49 110 20 2 7 51 26 62 0 0.273
John Milner 128 326 52 90 9 4 16 60 53 37 3 0.276
Rennie Stennett 108 319 31 76 13 2 0 24 24 25 1 0.238
Bill Madlock 85 311 48 102 17 3 7 44 34 22 21 0.328
Steve Nicosia 70 191 22 55 16 0 4 13 23 17 0 0.288
Lee Lacy 84 182 17 45 9 3 5 15 22 36 6 0.247
Dale Berra 44 123 11 26 5 0 3 15 11 17 0 0.211
Manny Sanguillen 56 74 8 17 5 2 0 4 2 5 0 0.230
Bert Blyleven 38 70 1 9 1 0 0 3 0 33 0 0.129
John Candelaria 33 68 0 9 4 0 0 6 1 18 0 0.132
Bruce Kison 37 55 6 8 2 0 1 6 1 19 0 0.145
Mike Easler 55 54 8 15 1 1 2 11 8 13 0 0.278
Don Robinson 29 49 4 10 0 0 0 3 3 9 0 0.204
Jim Bibby 34 45 3 8 1 0 2 5 0 25 0 0.178
Frank Taveras 11 45 4 11 3 0 0 1 0 2 2 0.244
Jim Rooker 19 33 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 13 0 0.121
Kent Tekulve 94 15 3 2 0 0 0 1 1 8 0 0.133
Matt Alexander 44 13 16 7 0 1 0 1 0 0 13 0.538
Ed Whitson 19 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0.000
Enrique Romo 84 12 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.167
Grant Jackson 72 9 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.000
Joe Coleman 10 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.200
Dave Roberts 21 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.000
Doe Boyland 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Dock Ellis 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rick Rhoden 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Gary Hargis 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Alberto Lois 11 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1979

ERA

1 Kent Tekulve 2.75 2 Jim Bibby 2.81 3 Grant Jackson 2.96 4 Enrique Romo 2.99 5 Bruce Kison 3.19

Wins

1 John Candelaria 14 2 Bruce Kison 13 3 Jim Bibby 12 4 Bert Blyleven 12 5 Enrique Romo 10

Strikeouts

1 Bert Blyleven 172 2 Enrique Romo 106 3 Bruce Kison 105 4 Jim Bibby 103 5 John Candelaria 101
1979 Pittsburgh Pirates — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Bert Blyleven 12 5 3.60 37 37 0 237.1 238 95 92 172
John Candelaria 14 9 3.22 33 30 0 207.0 201 74 41 101
Bruce Kison 13 7 3.19 33 25 0 172.1 157 61 45 105
Don Robinson 8 8 3.87 29 25 0 160.2 171 69 52 96
Jim Bibby 12 4 2.81 34 17 0 137.2 110 43 47 103
Kent Tekulve 10 8 2.75 94 0 31 134.1 109 41 49 75
Enrique Romo 10 5 2.99 84 0 5 129.1 122 43 43 106
Jim Rooker 4 7 4.60 19 17 0 103.2 106 53 39 44
Grant Jackson 8 5 2.96 72 0 14 82.0 67 27 35 39
Ed Whitson 2 3 4.37 19 7 1 57.2 53 28 36 31
Dave Roberts 5 2 3.26 21 3 1 38.2 47 14 12 15
Joe Coleman 0 0 6.10 10 0 0 20.2 29 14 9 14
Dock Ellis 0 0 2.57 3 1 0 7.0 9 2 2 1
Rick Rhoden 0 1 7.20 1 1 0 5.0 5 4 2 2

🏆 Postseason Results

NL Championship
PIT def. CIN 3-0
World Series
PIT def. BAL 4-3

👥 Roster (34)

Matt Alexander Dale Berra Jim Bibby Bert Blyleven Doe Boyland John Candelaria Joe Coleman Mike Easler Dock Ellis Tim Foli Phil Garner Gary Hargis +22 more

34 players

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The 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates in brief

The 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates finished 98-64, a .605 winning percentage, placing 1st in the NL East. In 1979 the franchise won the World Series and took the division title. The run column shows 775 for and 643 against. At the plate the Pittsburgh Pirates hit .272, 4% better than the league's .260. The staff ERA of 3.41 was 9% better than the league average of 3.73.

Three Rivers Stadium was home in 1979, drawing a total attendance of 1,435,427. Willie Stargell topped the Pittsburgh Pirates with 32 home runs. Dave Parker drove in a team-high 94 runs. The pitching staff's wins leader was John Candelaria (14). The NL Championship Series ended in a win against CIN 3-0. In the World Series, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat BAL 4-3.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates

What was the 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates record?
The 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates finished 98-64 (.605 win pct).
Did the 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates win the World Series?
Yes. The 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates won the World Series.
Who led the 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates in home runs?
Willie Stargell led the 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates with 32 home runs.
What was the 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates team ERA?
The 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates posted a team ERA of 3.41.
Where did the 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates play?
The 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates played home games at Three Rivers Stadium.
Who led the 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Willie Stargell (32 HR, 82 RBI) and John Candelaria (14-9, 3.22 ERA).
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