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1976 Pittsburgh Pirates season
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Owner(s) | John W. Galbreath |
General manager(s) |
Joe L. Brown Harding "Pete" Peterson |
Manager(s) | Danny Murtaugh |
Local television |
KDKA-TV Milo Hamilton, Lanny Frattare |
Local radio |
KDKA Milo Hamilton, Lanny Frattare |
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The 1976 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 90th in the National League, and the 95th in franchise history. The Pirates compiled a 92-70 record during the season, as they finished in second place in the NL East, nine games behind their cross-state rivals, the Philadelphia Phillies. As a result, their run of five division titles in a six-year span came to an end. It was also the final season for Danny Murtaugh as the Pirates' manager.
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Offseason
- December 4, 1975: Rafael Vásquez was signed as an amateur free agent by the Pirates.[1]
- December 11, 1975: Dock Ellis, Ken Brett and Willie Randolph were traded by the Pirates to the New York Yankees for Doc Medich.[2]
- January 27, 1976: Pascual Pérez was signed as an amateur free agent by the Pirates.[3]
Regular season
- August 9, 1976: John Candelaria pitched a no hitter against the Los Angeles Dodgers.[4]
Season standings
NL East | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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Philadelphia Phillies | 101 | 61 | .623 | -- |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 92 | 70 | .568 | 9 |
New York Mets | 86 | 76 | .531 | 15 |
Chicago Cubs | 75 | 87 | .463 | 26 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 72 | 90 | .444 | 29 |
Montreal Expos | 55 | 107 | .340 | 46 |
Opening Day lineup
Notable transactions
- June 8, 1976: Bob Long was drafted by the Pirates in the 24th round of the 1976 Major League Baseball Draft.[5]
- July 2, 1976: Albert Williams was released by the Pirates.[6]
- September 8, 1976: Ramón Hernández was purchased from the Pirates by the Chicago Cubs.[7]
Roster
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Player stats
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Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; R = Runs scored; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases
Pos | Player | G | AB | R | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
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C | Sanguillén, MannyManny Sanguillén | 114 | 389 | 52 | 113 | .290 | 2 | 36 | 2 |
1B | Stargell, WillieWillie Stargell | 117 | 428 | 54 | 110 | .257 | 20 | 65 | 2 |
2B | Stennett, RennieRennie Stennett | 157 | 654 | 59 | 168 | .257 | 2 | 60 | 18 |
3B | Hebner, RichieRichie Hebner | 132 | 434 | 60 | 108 | .249 | 8 | 51 | 1 |
SS | Taveras, FrankFrank Taveras | 144 | 519 | 76 | 134 | .258 | 0 | 24 | 58 |
LF | Zisk, RichieRichie Zisk | 155 | 581 | 91 | 168 | .323 | 21 | 89 | 1 |
CF | Oliver, AlAl Oliver | 121 | 443 | 62 | 143 | .323 | 12 | 61 | 6 |
RF | Parker, DaveDave Parker | 138 | 537 | 82 | 168 | .313 | 13 | 90 | 19 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; R = Runs scored; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases
Player | G | AB | R | H | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
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Robinson, BillBill Robinson | 122 | 393 | 55 | 119 | .303 | 21 | 64 | 2 |
Dyer, DuffyDuffy Dyer | 69 | 184 | 12 | 41 | .223 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
Moreno, OmarOmar Moreno | 48 | 122 | 33 | .270 | 2 | 12 | ||
Ott, EdEd Ott | 27 | 39 | 2 | 12 | .308 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Diloné, MiguelMiguel Diloné | 16 | 17 | 7 | 4 | .235 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Armas, TonyTony Armas | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Reynolds, CraigCraig Reynolds | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .250 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Candelaria, JohnJohn Candelaria | 32 | 220 | 16 | 7 | 3.15 | 138 |
Reuss, JerryJerry Reuss | 31 | 209.1 | 14 | 9 | 3.53 | 108 |
Kison, BruceBruce Kison | 31 | 193 | 14 | 9 | 3.08 | 98 |
Medich, DocDoc Medich | 29 | 179 | 8 | 11 | 3.52 | 86 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Demery, LarryLarry Demery | 36 | 145 | 10 | 7 | 3.17 | 72 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Tekulve, KentKent Tekulve | 64 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 2.45 | 68 |
Moose, BobBob Moose | 53 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 3.68 | 38 |
Giusti, DaveDave Giusti | 40 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4.32 | 24 |
Hernández, RamónRamón Hernández | 37 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3.56 | 17 |
Langford, RickRick Langford | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.26 | 17 |
Bair, DougDoug Bair | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.68 | 4 |
Awards and honors
1976 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
Farm system
Notes
- ^ Rafael Vásquez Statistics page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Dock Ellis page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Pascual Pérez Statistics page at Baseball Reference
- ^ August 9, 1976 Dodgers-Pirates box score at Baseball Reference
- ^ Bob Long page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Albert Williams page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Ramón Hernández page at Baseball Reference
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PIT/1976.shtml
References
- 1976 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference
- 1976 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
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