1976 Pittsburgh Pirates season

1976 Pittsburgh Pirates
Major League affiliations
	National League (since 1887);
	Eastern Division (since 1969);
Location
	Three Rivers Stadium (since 1970);
	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (since 1882);
Other information
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.

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
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

1976 Pittsburgh Pirates

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

40 Danny Murtaugh

Coaches

Player stats

= Indicates team leader

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
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

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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
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
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
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
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

Level	Team	League	Manager

Notes

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.

[1] Rafael Vásquez Statistics page at Baseball Reference

[2] Dock Ellis page at Baseball Reference

[3] Pascual Pérez Statistics page at Baseball Reference

[4] August 9, 1976 Dodgers-Pirates box score at Baseball Reference

[5] Bob Long page at Baseball Reference

[6] Albert Williams page at Baseball Reference

[7] Ramón Hernández page at Baseball Reference

[8] ttp://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PIT/1976.shtml

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