The 1977 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 96th season of the

Pittsburgh Pirates The Pittsburgh Pirates are an American professional baseball team based in Pittsburgh. The Pirates compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. Founded as part of the American Associati ...

franchise; their 91st in the National League. The Pirates finished second in the National League East with a record of 96–66.

Offseason

* November 5, 1976: Manny Sanguillén was traded by the Pirates to the

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for manager Chuck Tanner. * December 10, 1976:

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and

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were traded by the Pirates to the Chicago White Sox for Goose Gossage and

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. * March 15, 1977: Rick Langford, Tony Armas, Doug Bair, Dave Giusti,

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, and

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were traded by the Pirates to the Oakland Athletics for Phil Garner, Tommy Helms, and Chris Batton.

Regular season

* May 11: Atlanta Braves owner Ted Turner appointed himself

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of the team before a game against the Pirates. After losing the game 2–1, Turner stepped down. *June 30: Willie Stargell hits his 400th career home run versus

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Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log

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Dodgers The Los Angeles Dodgers are an American professional baseball team based in Los Angeles. The Dodgers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Established in 1883 in the city of Brooklyn ...

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, , 2–10 , , Hooton , , Reuss (10–12) , , — , , 39,276 , , 76–57 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 135 , , September 3 , , @

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, , 2–8 , , John , , Jones (3–6) , , — , , 36,686 , , 76–59 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 137 , , September 5 , , Phillies , , 3–1 , , Candelaria (16–4) , , Lerch , , Gossage (19) , , , , 77–59 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 138 , , September 5 , , Phillies , , 1–11 , , Carlton , , Kison (7–8) , , — , , 40,423 , , 77–60 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 139 , , September 6 , , Phillies , , 5–4 (11) , , Gossage (9–9) , , Garber , , — , , 15,136 , , 78–60 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 140 , , September 7 , , Cardinals , , 5–4 , , Forster (4–4) , , Denny , , Tekulve (6) , , 7,219 , , 79–60 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 141 , , September 8 , , Cardinals , , 9–5 , , Demery (6–4) , , Eastwick , , Gossage (20) , , 4,848 , , 80–60 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 142 , , September 9 , , Expos , , 1–2 , , Dues , , Jones (3–7) , , Stanhouse , , 7,628 , , 80–61 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 143 , , September 10 , , Expos , , 2–4 , , Twitchell , , Candelaria (16–5) , , Kerrigan , , 7,697 , , 80–62 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 144 , , September 11 , , Expos , , 10–4 , , Kison (8–8) , , Holdsworth , , — , , 9,470 , , 81–62 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 145 , , September 12 , , @ Phillies , , 2–6 , , Christenson , , Reuss (10–13) , , — , , 42,145 , , 81–63 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 146 , , September 13 , , @ Phillies , , 2–0 , , Rooker (12–9) , , Kaat , , Gossage (21) , , 42,638 , , 82–63 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 147 , , September 15 , , @ Cardinals , , 4–3 , , Candelaria (17–5) , , Rasmussen , , Gossage (22) , , , , 83–63 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 148 , , September 15 , , @ Cardinals , , 7–10 , , Sutton , , Demery (6–5) , , Eastwick , , 9,081 , , 83–64 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 149 , , September 16 , , @ Expos , , 0–5 , , Schatzeder , , Kison (8–9) , , Stanhouse , , 7,026 , , 83–65 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 150 , , September 17 , , @ Expos , , 6–3 , , Whitson (1–0) , , Landreth , , Gossage (23) , , 12,674 , , 84–65 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 151 , , September 18 , , @ Expos , , 7–5 (11) , , Tekulve (10–1) , , Rogers , , — , , 25,097 , , 85–65 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 152 , , September 20 , , @ Mets , , 4–2 , , Candelaria (18–5) , , Espinosa , , — , , 3,372 , , 86–65 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 153 , , September 21 , , @ Mets , , 4–0 , , Kison (9–9) , , Koosman , , Gossage (24) , , 5,044 , , 87–65 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 154 , , September 23 , , @ Cubs , , 2–0 , , Rooker (13–9) , , Hernandez , , Gossage (25) , , 3,757 , , 88–65 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 155 , , September 24 , , @ Cubs , , 7–3 , , Forster (5–4) , , Broberg , , Jackson (3) , , 14,970 , , 89–65 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 156 , , September 25 , , @ Cubs , , 4–0 , , Candelaria (19–5) , , Reuschel , , — , , 17,815 , , 90–65 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 157 , , September 27 , , Mets , , 1–7 , , Espinosa , , Kison (9–10) , , — , , 3,379 , , 90–66 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 158 , , September 28 , , Mets , , 3–2 , , Rooker (14–9) , , Swan , , Gossage (26) , , 2,673 , , 91–66 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 159 , , September 29 , , Mets , , 5–2 , , Forster (6–4) , , Medich , , Tekulve (7) , , 2,504 , , 92–66 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 160 , , September 30 , , Cubs , , 3–1 , , Candelaria (20–5) , , Reuschel , , — , , 8,507 , , 93–66 , - , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 161 , , October 2 , , Cubs , , 5–1 , , Jones (4–7) , , Burris , , Jackson (4) , , , , 94–66 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 162 , , October 2 , , Cubs , , 3–2 , , Gossage (10–9) , , Lamp , , — , , 20,418 , , 95–66 , - , - , ''Legend: = Win = Loss
Bold = Pirates team member''

Opening Day lineup

Notable transactions

* June 7, 1977: Wayne Tolleson was drafted by the Pirates in the 12th round of the

1977 Major League Baseball Draft First round selections The following are the first round picks in the 1977 Major League Baseball draft. Other notable Selections ''*'' Did not sign Background The White Sox surprised some when they passed on right-handed pitcher Bill ...

, but did not sign. * June 15, 1977:

Ed Kirkpatrick Edgar Leon Kirkpatrick (October 8, 1944 – November 15, 2010) was an American professional baseball outfielder and catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1962 through 1977 for the Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles / California Angel ...

was traded by the Pirates to the Texas Rangers for Jim Fregosi. * July 27, 1977: The Pirates traded a player to be named later to the Seattle Mariners for

Dave Pagan David Percy Pagan (born September 15, 1949) is a former professional baseball pitcher. He played all or part of five seasons in Major League Baseball from 1973 until 1977, and was a member of the Seattle Mariners' 1977 inaugural season roster. ...

. The Pirates completed the deal by sending Rick Honeycutt to the Mariners on August 22. * August 18, 1977:

Doug Frobel Douglas Steven Frobel (born June 6, 1959) is a Canadian retired professional baseball player. An outfielder, he appeared in 268 Major League games over five seasons (1982–1985; 1987). He batted left-handed, threw right-handed, stood tall and ...

was signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/frobedo01.shtm

Roster

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

''Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Other batters

''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Pitching

Starting pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Other pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Relief pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Awards and honors

1977 Major League Baseball All-Star Game The 1977 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 48th playing of the midsummer classic between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and National League (NL), the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball. The game was held on July 19 ...

Dave Parker David Gene Parker (born June 9, 1951), nicknamed "The Cobra," is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a right fielder from 1973 to 1991. A seven-time All-Star, Parker won two National League bat ...

, outfield, starter *

John Candelaria John Robert Candelaria (born November 6, 1953) is a retired Major League Baseball pitcher. Nicknamed "The Candy Man", he played in MLB during the years 1975–1993 for eight teams, the Pittsburgh Pirates, California Angels, New York Mets, New Y ...

, reserve * Goose Gossage, reserve

Farm system

Notes

References

1977 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference

1977 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
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