Pittsburgh Pirates History - 1977 Summary

Team Results

Year	W	L	WPct	Finish	GB	Exp Rec	Diff	Avg	ERA	Playoffs	Champion	Attendance	Expenses	Revenue
1977 Pittsburgh Pirates	83	79	.512	2^nd	3	84-78	-1	.270	3.60	X		2,583,040	$4,063,950	$5,492,911

Award Winners

Award	Players	Qty
Most Valuable Player	Al Oliver	1
All-Star	Al Oliver	1
Pitcher of the Month	Jerry Reuss (May), Rick Langford (Jul)	2
Player of the Week	Al Oliver (Jul 18, Aug 29)	2

Batting Stats

Pos	Player	Age	G	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	R	BB	HP	SH	SF	K	SB	CS	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	WAR	OPS+
CF	Al Oliver	30	156	634	223	30	12	24	108	105	34	13	0	8	44	18	11	.352	.392	.550	.942	9.2	162
3B	Larry Parrish	23	160	621	160	27	8	9	69	59	44	6	0	6	116	2	1	.258	.310	.370	.681	0.5	90
RF	Dave Parker	26	156	633	174	29	14	11	90	68	29	1	0	8	94	15	7	.275	.304	.417	.721	0.5	101
LF	Ken Henderson	31	114	448	110	16	1	14	54	61	46	1	0	6	83	5	5	.246	.313	.379	.693	0.4	94
LF	Omar Moreno	24	115	367	99	12	8	1	34	50	23	3	0	1	69	49	13	.270	.317	.354	.671	1.4	88
1B	John Mayberry	28	71	239	74	4	1	12	43	40	49	3	0	3	33	0	0	.310	.429	.485	.914	2.9	156
C	Manny Sanguillen	33	79	269	65	6	1	1	23	24	11	1	0	3	35	0	0	.242	.271	.283	.554	0.0	56
SS	Frank Taveras	27	72	251	63	5	2	0	23	30	12	2	7	1	34	25	13	.251	.289	.287	.576	0.1	62
SS	Craig Reynolds	24	70	230	65	10	5	1	23	32	19	0	5	2	21	3	1	.283	.335	.383	.717	0.6	101
C	Clint Hurdle	19	61	216	54	15	3	2	26	28	29	0	0	1	34	1	0	.250	.337	.375	.712	1.4	100
2B	Ron Washington	25	63	223	64	5	5	5	31	29	15	1	0	2	38	4	3	.287	.332	.422	.753	1.3	110
2B	Phil Garner	28	50	195	54	8	1	3	16	32	16	2	2	0	22	13	10	.277	.338	.374	.712	0.6	100
LF	Richie Zisk	28	51	185	41	11	1	4	25	15	13	1	0	4	35	0	0	.222	.271	.357	.628	-0.3	75
1B	Rico Carty	37	49	177	46	9	0	2	18	27	19	0	0	2	9	0	0	.260	.328	.345	.673	-0.3	89
3B	Richie Hebner	29	46	146	35	8	0	0	11	19	27	2	0	1	24	1	2	.240	.364	.295	.658	0.7	86
3B	Ken Reitz	26	51	162	40	6	0	2	15	13	6	0	1	3	20	1	1	.247	.269	.321	.590	-0.3	65
2B	Manny Trillo	26	43	140	32	7	0	1	15	14	8	1	4	0	17	3	2	.229	.275	.300	.575	-0.1	61
C	Fred Kendall	28	37	116	35	7	0	1	17	19	6	0	2	2	8	0	0	.302	.331	.388	.719	0.6	101
LF	Merv Rettenmund	34	32	97	23	3	1	0	9	16	16	0	3	2	14	0	1	.237	.339	.289	.628	0.0	78
SS	Enzo Hernandez	28	16	52	11	1	0	0	1	5	8	0	2	0	2	4	1	.212	.317	.231	.547	0.0	56
SS	Larry Bowa	31	19	53	10	1	1	0	2	5	3	0	0	1	2	0	1	.189	.228	.245	.473	-0.4	33
CF	Rusty Torres	28	14	30	13	2	0	1	7	5	3	0	0	0	5	0	2	.433	.485	.600	1.085	0.5	203
2B	Don Kessinger	34	8	28	4	0	0	0	1	7	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	.143	.226	.143	.369	-0.2	5
RF	Ralph Garr	31	14	25	4	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	1	6	1	0	.160	.154	.200	.354	-0.3	-1
LF	Pat Kelly	32	12	22	6	1	1	0	5	3	2	1	0	0	4	1	0	.273	.360	.409	.769	-0.0	116
SS	Rick Auerbach	27	13	21	4	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	4	1	0	.190	.190	.286	.476	-0.1	32
RF	Gary Roenicke	22	4	15	5	2	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	.333	.333	.467	.800	0.0	123
3B	Taylor Duncan	24	5	7	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.286	.286	.286	.571	-0.0	61
3B	Dave Nelson	33	3	6	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000	.143	.000	.143	-0.2	-57
29 Players		27.4	1584	5608	1516	226	66	94	672	712	442	38	29	57	779	147	74	.270	.325	.384	.709	18.7	98
FL Rank				6	3	3	2	7	4	4	8	2	9	4	2	3	4	3	7	3	4	5
DBL Rank				7	4	4	2	14	6	6	18	3	16	5	9	5	7	4	9	3	5	12

Pitching Stats

Player	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	HLD	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	WAR	ERA+
Jerry Reuss	28	33	33	19	12	0	3.20	256.3	265	107	91	19	39	116	0	13	2	1.19	.284	5.3	120
John Candelaria	23	33	33	13	13	0	3.37	253.7	247	109	95	34	50	153	0	10	1	1.17	.266	3.1	114
Doc Medich	28	33	33	10	18	0	4.26	245.3	260	145	116	11	64	125	0	12	0	1.32	.297	5.8	90
Rick Langford	25	33	33	16	12	0	3.18	229.3	224	99	81	19	62	107	0	2	0	1.25	.271	3.5	121
Don Aase	22	12	12	7	4	0	3.64	89.0	78	40	36	3	30	52	0	3	0	1.21	.266	2.1	105
Dock Ellis	32	32	4	2	4	1	4.66	87.0	103	53	45	3	36	39	1	1	1	1.60	.324	0.9	82
Nino Espinosa	23	14	14	7	5	0	4.72	76.3	90	45	40	5	30	41	0	0	0	1.57	.321	1.1	81
Al Holland	24	42	0	5	3	5	2.11	68.3	56	20	16	0	29	52	6	0	0	1.24	.276	1.8	182
Dave LaRoche	29	47	0	2	3	28	2.35	57.3	41	15	15	1	33	59	1	0	0	1.29	.261	2.0	163
Bob Moose	29	19	0	1	4	0	5.06	26.7	35	15	15	2	12	9	1	0	0	1.76	.333	-0.2	76
Kent Tekulve	30	14	0	1	0	7	3.44	18.3	16	9	7	0	10	8	1	0	0	1.42	.276	0.3	112
Larry Demery	24	6	0	0	0	1	4.66	9.7	10	11	5	0	6	5	1	0	0	1.66	.278	0.1	82
Sparky Lyle	32	6	0	0	0	1	7.45	9.7	19	8	8	0	6	3	0	0	0	2.59	.442	0.0	52
John Sutton	24	2	0	0	0	0	0.00	5.7	2	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	.35	.118	0.2	0
Vicente Romo	34	3	0	0	0	0	7.71	4.7	10	7	4	0	1	4	0	0	0	2.36	.500	0.1	50
Bob Shirley	23	1	0	0	1	0	18.00	1.0	1	2	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.00	.000	-0.2	21
16 Pitchers	26.1	330	162	83	79	43	3.60	1438.3	1457	685	576	98	408	777	11	41	4	1.30	.286	25.9	111
FL Rank		10	1	4	7	4	3	10	3	4	3	5	1	3	9	1	3	1	5	1
DBL Rank		19	1	6	13	10	10	17	12	13	10	8	1	11	17	1	10	7	14	1

Fielding Stats

Pitchers
Player	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	Pct	Inn	Rng	ZR
J. Reuss	33	33	11	44	4	56	1	.982	256.3	1.93	0.8
J. Candelaria	33	33	8	26	0	37	3	.919	253.7	1.21	-0.7
D. Medich	33	33	8	42	2	54	4	.926	245.3	1.83	-0.5
R. Langford	33	33	12	33	1	47	2	.957	229.3	1.77	0.7
D. Aase	12	12	3	13	0	18	2	.889	89.0	1.62	0.2
D. Ellis	32	4	6	18	2	25	1	.960	87.0	2.48	-0.6
N. Espinosa	14	14	1	16	0	21	4	.810	76.3	2.00	-0.9
A. Holland	41	0	1	8	0	11	2	.818	68.3	1.19	-0.6
D. LaRoche	47	0	5	9	0	14	0	1.000	57.3	2.20	0.7
B. Moose	19	0	1	7	0	8	0	1.000	26.7	2.70	-0.2
K. Tekulve	14	0	2	3	0	5	0	1.000	18.3	2.45	0.2
S. Lyle	5	0	1	1	0	2	0	1.000	9.7	1.86	0.1
L. Demery	6	0	1	1	0	2	0	1.000	9.7	1.86	0.0
J. Sutton	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	1.000	5.7	1.59	0.0
V. Romo	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	4.7	0.00	0.0
B. Shirley	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	1.000	1.0	9.00	0.0
Totals	328	162	60	223	9	302	19	.937	1438.3	1.77	-0.7

Catchers
Player	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	Pct	Inn	Rng	ZR	PB	RTO%
M. Sanguillen	75	74	326	51	3	383	6	.984	648.7	5.23	0.3	8	38.6
C. Hurdle	56	56	291	36	3	330	3	.991	492.0	5.98	0.5	5	41.7
F. Kendall	36	32	192	13	1	210	5	.976	297.7	6.20	-0.8	2	21.9
Totals	167	162	809	100	7	923	14	.985	1438.3	5.69	0.0	15	35.8

First Basemen
Player	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	Pct	Inn	Rng	ZR
J. Mayberry	70	70	629	32	53	667	6	.991	614.0	9.69	2.9
R. Carty	48	48	461	16	37	478	1	.998	419.0	10.25	-3.5
L. Parrish	44	44	413	13	43	430	4	.991	388.7	9.86	-0.5
T. Duncan	1	0	7	0	0	7	0	1.000	7.0	9.00	0.0
C. Hurdle	3	0	3	2	0	5	0	1.000	5.7	7.94	0.1
P. Garner	2	0	3	0	0	3	0	1.000	3.0	9.00	0.0
K. Reitz	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	1.0	0.00	0.0
Totals	169	162	1516	63	133	1590	11	.993	1438.3	9.88	-0.9

Second Basemen
Player	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	Pct	Inn	Rng	ZR
R. Washington	63	63	110	200	43	317	7	.978	550.7	5.07	0.9
P. Garner	50	49	115	136	34	254	3	.988	434.7	5.20	-0.4
M. Trillo	42	38	82	136	37	221	3	.986	333.0	5.89	0.6
D. Kessinger	8	8	11	23	6	34	0	1.000	67.0	4.57	0.7
R. Auerbach	5	2	6	7	1	13	0	1.000	22.0	5.32	0.1
L. Bowa	2	1	4	3	0	7	0	1.000	15.0	4.20	-0.8
C. Reynolds	2	1	2	2	1	5	1	.800	10.0	3.60	-0.0
D. Nelson	2	0	1	1	0	2	0	1.000	6.0	3.00	0.1
Totals	174	162	331	508	122	853	14	.984	1438.3	5.25	1.0

Third Basemen
Player	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	Pct	Inn	Rng	ZR
L. Parrish	74	72	23	138	11	174	13	.925	630.0	2.30	-2.7
K. Reitz	47	45	23	110	12	141	8	.943	389.7	3.07	-1.7
R. Hebner	46	43	22	77	10	103	4	.961	376.7	2.37	1.0
C. Reynolds	4	1	1	3	0	4	0	1.000	15.0	2.40	-0.2
D. Nelson	1	1	1	0	0	2	1	.500	9.0	1.00	-0.6
R. Auerbach	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	1.000	9.0	1.00	0.0
T. Duncan	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	1.000	8.0	1.12	0.0
R. Washington	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	1.000	1.0	9.00	0.3
Totals	177	162	70	331	33	427	26	.939	1438.3	2.51	-3.9

Shortstops
Player	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	Pct	Inn	Rng	ZR
F. Taveras	72	72	111	208	39	337	18	.947	628.7	4.57	1.2
C. Reynolds	65	62	84	203	44	306	19	.938	537.0	4.81	-4.4
E. Hernandez	16	16	19	50	8	75	6	.920	144.0	4.31	-0.2
L. Bowa	16	10	18	36	4	56	2	.964	102.7	4.73	-0.6
R. Auerbach	5	2	2	6	1	9	1	.889	24.0	3.00	0.2
M. Trillo	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	2.0	0.00	0.0
Totals	175	162	234	503	96	783	46	.941	1438.3	4.61	-3.9

Left Fielders
Player	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	Pct	Inn	Rng	ZR
O. Moreno	67	66	172	4	2	185	9	.951	562.7	2.82	3.4
R. Zisk	46	45	93	0	0	95	2	.979	401.0	2.09	-0.4
K. Henderson	24	24	55	0	0	59	4	.932	212.7	2.33	0.2
M. Rettenmund	22	22	51	0	0	51	0	1.000	191.3	2.40	1.2
P. Kelly	6	4	10	0	0	10	0	1.000	40.7	2.21	-0.6
A. Oliver	4	1	2	0	0	2	0	1.000	17.0	1.06	-0.6
R. Garr	5	0	3	0	0	3	0	1.000	13.0	2.08	0.2
Totals	174	162	386	4	2	405	15	.963	1438.3	2.44	3.3

Center Fielders
Player	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	Pct	Inn	Rng	ZR
A. Oliver	153	153	539	9	2	553	5	.991	1342.3	3.67	11.2
R. Torres	9	6	20	0	0	20	0	1.000	60.0	3.00	0.3
O. Moreno	6	2	16	0	0	17	1	.941	26.0	5.54	0.1
R. Zisk	1	1	2	0	0	3	1	.667	8.0	2.25	-0.7
M. Rettenmund	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	2.0	0.00	0.0
Totals	170	162	577	9	2	593	7	.988	1438.3	3.67	10.9

Right Fielders
Player	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	Pct	Inn	Rng	ZR
D. Parker	156	155	314	12	1	341	15	.956	1364.7	2.15	-10.2
R. Garr	4	3	8	0	0	8	0	1.000	28.7	2.51	-0.2
O. Moreno	3	2	4	0	0	4	0	1.000	22.0	1.64	-0.3
G. Roenicke	2	2	3	0	0	3	0	1.000	16.0	1.69	-0.4
M. Rettenmund	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1.000	3.0	3.00	0.3
K. Henderson	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1.000	2.0	4.50	0.0
P. Kelly	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	2.0	0.00	0.0
Totals	168	162	331	12	1	358	15	.958	1438.3	2.15	-10.8

Team Leaders

Batting Leaders

Category	Player(s)	Value
Batting Average	Al Oliver	.352
On-Base Percentage	Al Oliver	.392
Slugging Percentage	Al Oliver	.550
OPS	Al Oliver	.942
Games	Larry Parrish	160
At-Bats	Al Oliver	634
Runs	Al Oliver	105
Hits	Al Oliver	223
Doubles	Al Oliver	30
Triples	Dave Parker	14
Home Runs	Al Oliver	24
Runs Batted In	Al Oliver	108
Stolen Bases	Omar Moreno	49
Caught Stealing	Omar Moreno, Frank Taveras	13
Walks	John Mayberry	49
Strikeouts	Larry Parrish	116

Pitching Leaders

Category	Player(s)	Value
Wins	Jerry Reuss	19
Losses	Doc Medich	18
Saves	Dave LaRoche	28
Games	Dave LaRoche	47
Games Started	4 Players Tied	33
Complete Games	Jerry Reuss	13
Shutouts	Jerry Reuss	2
Innings Pitched	Jerry Reuss	256.3
Hits Allowed	Jerry Reuss	265
Home Runs Allowed	John Candelaria	34
Strikeouts	John Candelaria	153
Walks Allowed	Doc Medich	64
Earned Run Average	Rick Langford	3.18
Walks + Hits per IP	John Candelaria	1.17
BABIP	John Candelaria	.266

Trades
Date	Sent		Recieved
January 1st	P Santo Alcala	to the St. Louis Cardinals for	LF Bombo Rivera
March 1st	P Chris Batton P Larry Landreth	to the Philadelphia Phillies for
March 1st	P Tommy Toms	to the New York Yankees for	P Sparky Lyle
March 25th	P Dave Goltz	to the Texas Rangers for	3B Taylor Duncan
April 24th	SS Enzo Hernandez LF Bruce Boisclair	to the Chicago Cubs for	LF Ken Henderson 2B Manny Trillo
June 18th	1B Rico Carty	to the California Angels for	CF Rusty Torres
June 23rd	P Nino Espinosa	to the Chicago Cubs for
June 28th	LF Richie Zisk	to the Montreal Expos for	RF Gary Roenicke P Milt Wilcox
June 28th	P Milt Wilcox	to the Texas Rangers for	P Dick Bosman
July 8th	2B Phil Garner	to the St. Louis Cardinals for	2B Don Kessinger
July 14th	SS Larry Bowa	to the Los Angeles Dodgers for	SS Frank Taveras
July 19th	P Sparky Lyle	to the New York Mets for	LF Merv Rettenmund
July 19th	LF Pat Kelly	to the Los Angeles Dodgers for	1B John Mayberry
July 19th	2B Manny Trillo P Pat Darcy	to the San Francisco Giants for	3B Richie Hebner
July 31st		to the New York Yankees for	P Clay Carroll
November 15th	P Doc Medich 2B Ron Washington	to the Chicago Cubs for	3B Ken Oberkfell P Ray Burris
November 15th	LF Ken Henderson SS Craig Reynolds	to the Philadelphia Phillies for	2B Dave Cash
November 15th	3B Taylor Duncan	to the St. Louis Cardinals for	CF Eddie Miller
November 15th		to the Montreal Expos for	LF Leon Roberts
November 15th		to the Oakland Athletics for	P Fred Norman
November 15th	3B Richie Hebner	to the Los Angeles Dodgers for	CF Bob Bailor P Dennis Lewallyn
November 21st		to the California Angels for	RF Bobby Bonds 1B Sadaharu Oh