1978 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster

The 1978 Pittsburgh Pirates team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1978 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1978 Pittsburgh Pirates Opening Day starters list, a 1978 Pittsburgh Pirates salary list, a 1978 Pittsburgh Pirates uniform number breakdown and a 1978 Pittsburgh Pirates primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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Complete Roster  
 
26 Jim Bibby 6-05 235 Right Right 1944-10-29
22 Bert Blyleven 6-03 207 Right Right 1951-04-06
45 John Candelaria 6-07 232 Left Left 1953-11-06
48 Clay Carroll 6-01 200 Right Right 1941-05-02
30 Dave Hamilton 6-00 190 Left Left 1947-12-13
23 Grant Jackson 6-00 190 Left Both 1942-09-28
36 Odell Jones 6-03 175 Right Right 1953-01-13
25 Bruce Kison 6-04 178 Right Right 1950-02-18
16, 24 Will McEnaney 6-00 180 Left Left 1952-02-14
41 Jerry Reuss 6-05 217 Left Left 1949-06-19
43 Don Robinson 6-04 231 Right Right 1957-06-08
19 Jim Rooker 6-00 201 Left Right 1942-09-23
27 Kent Tekulve 6-04 180 Right Right 1947-03-05
31 Ed Whitson 6-03 195 Right Right 1955-05-19
5 Duffy Dyer 6-00 195 Right Right 1945-08-15
16 Steve Nicosia 5-10 185 Right Right 1955-08-06
14 Ed Ott 5-10 198 Right Left 1951-07-11
4 Dale Berra 6-00 190 Right Right 1956-12-13
15 Doe Boyland 6-04 200 Left Left 1955-01-06
29 Jim Fregosi 6-01 190 Right Right 1942-04-04
3 Phil Garner 5-10 177 Right Right 1949-04-30
13 Fernando Gonzalez 5-10 170 Right Right 1950-06-19
29 Ken Macha 6-02 217 Right Right 1950-09-29
11 Mario Mendoza 5-11 187 Right Right 1950-12-26
35 Manny Sanguillen 6-00 193 Right Right 1944-03-21
8 Willie Stargell 6-02½ 225 Left Left 1940-03-06
6 Rennie Stennett 5-11 175 Right Right 1951-04-05
10 Frank Taveras 6-00 168 Right Right 1949-12-24
46 Steve Brye 6-00 190 Right Right 1949-02-04
44 Cito Gaston 6-04 210 Right Right 1944-03-17
37 Alberto Lois 5-09 175 Right Right 1956-05-06
34 John Milner 6-00 185 Left Left 1949-12-28
18 Omar Moreno 6-02 180 Left Left 1952-10-24
39 Dave Parker 6-05 230 Right Left 1951-06-09
28 Bill Robinson 6-03 205 Right Right 1943-06-26
12 Matt Alexander 5-11 169 Right Both 1947-01-30
49 Dave May 5-10½ 186 Right Left 1943-12-23


The 1978 Pittsburgh Pirates played 161 games during the regular season, won 88 games, lost 73 games, and finished in second position. They played their home games at Three Rivers Stadium (Park Factors: 105/104) where 964,106 fans witnessed their 1978 Pirates finish the season with a .547 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1978 Pittsburgh Pirates Opening Day starters list, a 1978 Pittsburgh Pirates salary list, a 1978 Pittsburgh Pirates uniform number breakdown and a 1978 Pittsburgh Pirates primary starters list:

1978 Pittsburgh Pirates
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1978 Pittsburgh Pirates
Most Games by Position

C Ed Ott (97)
1B Willie Stargell (112)
2B Phil Garner (81)
3B Phil Garner (81)
SS Frank Taveras (157)
LF Bill Robinson (112)
CF Omar Moreno (152)
RF Dave Parker (147)
  
SP Bert Blyleven
SP John Candelaria
SP Don Robinson
SP Jim Rooker
  
RP Grant Jackson
RP Ed Whitson
CL Kent Tekulve


1978 Pittsburgh Pirates
Salaries

Bert Blyleven $500,000.00
Dale Berra $21,000.00
Doe Boyland $21,000.00
Alberto Lois $21,000.00
Steve Nicosia $21,000.00
Don Robinson $21,000.00
Ed Whitson $21,000.00


1978 Pittsburgh Pirates
Uniform Numbers

#3 Phil Garner
#4 Dale Berra
#5 Duffy Dyer
#6 Rennie Stennett
#8 Willie Stargell
#10 Frank Taveras
#11 Mario Mendoza
#12 Matt Alexander
#13 Fernando Gonzalez
#14 Ed Ott
#15 Doe Boyland
#16 Will McEnaney
#16 Steve Nicosia
#18 Omar Moreno
#19 Jim Rooker
#22 Bert Blyleven
#23 Grant Jackson
#24 Will McEnaney
#25 Bruce Kison
#26 Jim Bibby
#27 Kent Tekulve
#28 Bill Robinson
#29 Jim Fregosi
#29 Ken Macha
#30 Dave Hamilton
#31 Ed Whitson
#34 John Milner
#35 Manny Sanguillen
#36 Odell Jones
#37 Alberto Lois
#39 Dave Parker
#41 Jerry Reuss
#43 Don Robinson
#44 Cito Gaston
#45 John Candelaria
#46 Steve Brye
#48 Clay Carroll
#49 Dave May

Did you know that a 1978 Pittsburgh Pirates Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?
     

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