The 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1979 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 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates Opening Day starters list, a 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates salary list, a 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates uniform number breakdown and a 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates primary starters list. Research by Baseball Almanac.
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# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
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 |
41 | Joe Coleman | 6-03 | 195 | Right | Right | 1947-02-03 |
17 | Dock Ellis | 6-03 | 210 | Right | Both | 1945-03-11 |
23 | Grant Jackson | 6-00 | 190 | Left | Both | 1942-09-28 |
25 | Bruce Kison | 6-04 | 178 | Right | Right | 1950-02-18 |
41, 44 | Rick Rhoden | 6-03 | 195 | Right | Right | 1953-05-16 |
49 | Dave Roberts | 6-02 | 197 | Left | Left | 1944-09-11 |
43 | Don Robinson | 6-04 | 231 | Right | Right | 1957-06-08 |
15 | Enrique Romo | 5-11 | 185 | Right | Right | 1947-07-15 |
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 |
# | Catchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
16 | Steve Nicosia | 5-10 | 185 | Right | Right | 1955-08-06 |
14 | Ed Ott | 5-10 | 198 | Right | Left | 1951-07-11 |
35 | Manny Sanguillen | 6-00 | 193 | Right | Right | 1944-03-21 |
# | Infielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
4 | Dale Berra | 6-00 | 190 | Right | Right | 1956-12-13 |
10 | Tim Foli | 6-00 | 179 | Right | Right | 1950-12-08 |
3 | Phil Garner | 5-10 | 177 | Right | Right | 1949-04-30 |
5 | Bill Madlock | 5-11 | 185 | Right | Right | 1951-01-12 |
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 |
# | Outfielders | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
36 | Matt Alexander | 5-11 | 169 | Right | Both | 1947-01-30 |
24 | Mike Easler | 6-01 | 196 | Right | Left | 1950-11-29 |
17 | Lee Lacy | 6-01 | 175 | Right | Right | 1948-04-10 |
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 |
# | Other Positions | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
44 | Doe Boyland | 6-04 | 200 | Left | Left | 1955-01-06 |
2 | Gary Hargis | 5-11 | 165 | Right | Right | 1956-11-02 |
37 | Alberto Lois | 5-09 | 175 | Right | Right | 1956-05-06 |
# | Pitchers | Height | Weight | Throws | Bats | Date Of Birth |
1979 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster | Research by Baseball Almanac |
The 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates played 162 games during the regular season, won 98 games, lost 64 games, and finished in first position. They played their home games at Three Rivers Stadium (Park Factors: 105/104) where 1,435,454 fans witnessed their 1979 Pirates finish the season with a .605 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 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates Opening Day starters list, a 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates salary list, a 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates uniform number breakdown and a 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates primary starters list:
Did you know that a 1979 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)?