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1978 Pittsburgh Pirates
Record: 83-77
Finish: 2nd in NL Central Division
Runs Scored: 738
Runs Allowed: 657
Exp W-L: 88-72
 
Ballpark: Forbes Field
Attendance: 2,090,651
Manager: Alex Baxter

Statistics / Schedule

 Minor League Records:
AAA: 72-65, 5th in the National League
AA: 79-58, 1st in the National League
A: 65-72, 5th in the National League
 
 
 
 
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Starters: Positional    Registers: Batters     Leaders: Batters   
  Pitchers   Pitchers   Pitchers
 
Team Batting Stats     Help
Pos Name Age G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS DWS
DH  Andre Dawson 23 154 609 75 153 33 7 12 72 12 7 18 64 .251 .278 .388 .666 60.9 8.0 0.1
CF  Dan Ford 26 151 578 80 163 23 1 27 106 7 11 40 70 .282 .329 .465 .794 83.1 15.3 5.7
LF *Al Oliver 31 148 589 83 193 43 7 7 67 7 4 35 26 .328 .368 .460 .828 87.8 20.5 3.8
DH #Eddie Murray 22 155 579 74 138 28 4 13 85 3 1 46 80 .238 .293 .368 .661 58.5 7.2 4.4
RF  Ellis Valentine 23 151 539 63 137 37 1 9 66 1 0 31 87 .254 .293 .377 .670 55.8 7.7 4.7
2B  Joel Youngblood 26 143 487 51 119 26 1 5 43 2 2 32 68 .244 .295 .333 .628 44.9 5.4 3.4
SS  Don Money 31 121 461 69 139 25 1 9 55 0 0 34 56 .302 .353 .419 .772 64.9 13.5 5.9
3B  Bob Bailey 35 124 338 44 81 9 1 4 48 3 3 41 73 .240 .316 .308 .624 35.9 3.9 3.3
C *Paul Ratliff 34 127 322 52 73 14 3 10 41 1 0 47 72 .227 .334 .382 .716 42.6 7.0 2.1
3B *Dan Driessen 26 108 336 47 86 16 2 7 35 1 0 34 36 .256 .321 .378 .699 41.8 6.7 2.0
C #Biff Pocoroba 24 94 303 37 81 12 1 2 40 0 0 38 8 .267 .350 .333 .683 35.5 6.0 1.6
SS  Mike Andrews 34 70 154 21 46 8 1 1 18 0 0 18 11 .299 .366 .383 .749 22.3 4.5 1.7
RF *Dave Marshall 35 66 117 15 33 5 1 1 13 0 0 12 16 .282 .359 .368 .726 14.5 2.8 1.2
RF  Mike Vail 26 43 91 9 31 4 1 1 12 0 1 3 7 .341 .362 .440 .801 11.3 2.2 0.7
3B  Doug Decinces 27 18 40 4 6 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 9 .150 .171 .225 .396 0.5 0.0 0.4
C  Steve Swisher 26 14 32 2 5 0 0 0 3 0 2 3 6 .156 .282 .156 .438 1.5 0.0 0.3
3B  Syd O'Brien 33 42 22 7 8 2 0 0 2 0 2 1 2 .364 .391 .455 .846 2.9 0.5 0.2
1B *Tony Muser 30 12 12 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .083 .083 .083 .167 -0.9 0.0 0.1
P #Joaquin Andujar 25 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0 0.0
  Team Totals 28.3 1745 5610 738 1493 288 32 108 708 37 33 434 693 .266 .320 .387 .707 663.7 111.0 41.7
  Rank among 12 NL teams 4 6 5 1 6 8 6 8 8 12 6 5 9 5 6 6  
* - bats left-handed, # - switch hits, blank - bats right-handed
Team Pitching Stats     Help
Name Age W L Pct G GS SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA PWS
 Milt Wilcox 28 17 15 .531 36 36 0 286.0 281 116 15 69 167 3.65 18.5
*Ron Guidry 27 11 18 .379 35 35 0 277.7 258 113 32 79 157 3.66 16.8
 John Montefusco 28 11 13 .458 32 32 0 241.3 235 96 25 73 127 3.58 15.0
 Pete Vuckovich 25 13 9 .591 31 21 1 177.0 169 78 17 73 85 3.97 11.4
 Dennis Eckersley 23 6 10 .375 44 21 5 169.7 190 73 17 39 95 3.87 9.6
 Fernando Arroyo 26 10 2 .833 15 15 0 122.3 135 50 7 17 36 3.68 9.4
*John Morris 36 11 9 .550 49 0 4 89.3 86 29 5 34 48 2.92 9.7
*Mike Flanagan 26 3 1 .750 22 0 4 30.7 37 14 1 10 13 4.11 2.6
 Joaquin Andujar 25 0 0 .000 12 0 0 19.0 17 6 1 10 6 2.84 1.5
*Jim Umbarger 25 0 0 .000 10 0 0 17.0 17 5 1 6 3 2.65 1.4
 Eric Rasmussen 26 1 0 1.000 6 0 3 13.0 17 7 2 4 5 4.85 0.4
Team Totals 26.8 83 77 .519 292 160 17 1443.0 1442 587 123 414 742 3.66 96.2
Rank among 12 NL teams 7 7 12 7 6 8 9 2 1 5 1  
* - throws left-handed, blank - throws right-handed
Team Fielding Stats     Help
Last 2 columns are Fielding Percentage and Range Factor (expect Catcher where last column is Runners Thrown Out Percentage)
Numbers in headings are league average values.
Catchers Inn GS G PO A E DP .990 34.2
B.Pocoroba 590.8 67 70 316 28 3 0 .991 33.3
P.Ratliff 547.0 62 64 306 21 3 1 .991 30.4
S.Swisher 102.7 11 14 59 5 0 0 1.000 33.3
D.Marshall 7.0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.0
Team Total 1247.5 140 149 683 54 6 1 .992 31.3
First Basemen Inn GS G PO A E DP .993 12.10
E.Murray 1305.7 147 153 1611 113 3 132 .998 11.88
P.Ratliff 81.0 10 11 92 11 0 8 1.000 11.44
T.Muser 28.0 2 8 30 1 1 3 .969 9.96
D.Driessen 26.0 1 9 28 1 0 5 1.000 10.04
B.Pocoroba 2.2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
A.Oliver 1.0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00
Team Total 1443.9 160 184 1762 126 4 148 .998 11.77
Second Basemen Inn GS G PO A E DP .980 5.97
J.Youngblood 1203.0 138 140 280 473 30 100 .962 5.63
M.Andrews 201.7 18 39 43 87 4 15 .970 5.80
S.O'Brien 38.0 4 7 8 15 3 2 .885 5.45
Team Total 1442.7 160 186 331 575 37 117 .961 5.65
Third Basemen Inn GS G PO A E DP .956 3.05
D.Driessen 773.3 88 94 46 195 12 17 .953 2.80
B.Bailey 480.0 57 67 43 117 14 14 .920 3.00
P.Ratliff 130.0 12 20 8 32 1 3 .976 2.77
D.Decinces 36.0 3 10 4 7 1 1 .917 2.75
S.O'Brien 19.3 0 9 0 5 0 0 1.000 2.33
M.Vail 3.0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1.000 6.00
D.Money 1.0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 9.00
Team Total 1442.7 160 202 101 359 28 35 .943 2.87
Shortstops Inn GS G PO A E DP .970 5.52
D.Money 961.0 112 117 159 425 17 57 .972 5.47
B.Bailey 266.3 27 40 47 127 8 27 .956 5.88
M.Andrews 136.0 14 22 16 71 2 13 .978 5.76
D.Decinces 59.3 7 9 7 26 2 2 .943 5.01
S.O'Brien 14.0 0 8 1 2 0 0 1.000 1.93
D.Driessen 4.0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 2.25
J.Andujar 2.0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1.000 9.00
Team Total 1442.7 160 198 231 653 29 99 .968 5.51
Left Fielders Inn GS G PO A E DP .983 1.96
A.Oliver 1277.7 142 144 244 8 2 0 .992 1.78
B.Bailey 81.0 9 10 18 0 0 0 1.000 2.00
M.Vail 73.0 8 10 17 1 0 0 1.000 2.22
D.Marshall 8.0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
M.Flanagan 2.0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50
S.O'Brien 1.0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 9.00
Team Total 1442.7 160 168 281 9 2 0 .993 1.81
Center Fielders Inn GS G PO A E DP .990 2.49
D.Ford 1262.0 142 147 359 7 12 1 .968 2.61
D.Marshall 121.7 13 18 44 0 0 0 1.000 3.25
M.Vail 58.0 5 12 11 0 1 0 .917 1.71
A.Oliver 1.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
Team Total 1442.7 160 178 414 7 13 1 .970 2.63
Right Fielders Inn GS G PO A E DP .988 1.99
E.Valentine 1249.7 148 149 282 15 7 4 .977 2.14
D.Marshall 115.0 8 27 29 0 1 0 .967 2.27
M.Vail 50.3 4 13 16 0 0 0 1.000 2.86
A.Dawson 16.3 0 6 5 0 0 0 1.000 2.76
D.Ford 5.3 0 4 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.69
J.Youngblood 4.0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
T.Muser 2.0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
Team Total 1442.7 160 203 333 15 8 4 .978 2.17
Pitchers Inn GS G PO A E DP .973 2.11
M.Wilcox 286.0 36 36 20 55 2 3 .974 2.36
R.Guidry 277.7 35 35 18 47 1 4 .985 2.11
J.Montefusco 241.3 32 32 9 45 6 6 .900 2.01
P.Vuckovich 177.0 21 31 6 29 0 1 1.000 1.78
D.Eckersley 169.7 21 44 15 33 1 3 .980 2.55
F.Arroyo 122.3 15 15 7 17 1 0 .960 1.77
J.Morris 89.3 0 49 5 20 1 1 .962 2.52
M.Flanagan 30.7 0 22 1 7 0 0 1.000 2.35
J.Andujar 19.0 0 12 2 2 0 0 1.000 1.89
J.Umbarger 17.0 0 10 3 4 1 0 .875 3.71
E.Rasmussen 13.0 0 6 0 3 0 1 1.000 2.08
Team Total 1443.0 160 292 86 262 13 19 .964 2.17
Team Batting LeadersTeam Pitching Leaders
Batting Average Oliver .328
On-Base Pct Oliver .368
Slugging Pct Ford .465
OPS Oliver .828
XR Oliver 87.8
Games Murray 155
At-Bats Dawson 609
Runs Oliver 83
Hits Oliver 193
Total Bases Oliver 271
Singles Oliver 136
Doubles Oliver 43
Triples Dawson, Oliver 7
Homeruns Ford 27
RBIs Ford 106
Stolen Bases Dawson 12
Caught Stealing Ford 11
Walks Ratliff 47
Strikeouts Valentine 87
ERA Montefusco 3.58
Wins Wilcox 17
Losses Guidry 18
Winning Pct Vuckovich .591
Saves Eckersley 5
Games Pitched Morris 49
Games Started Wilcox 36
Complete Games Guidry 17
Shutouts Vuckovich 2
Innings Pitched Wilcox 286.0
Hits Allowed Wilcox 281
Homeruns Allowed Guidry 32
Strikeouts Wilcox 167
Walks Allowed Guidry 79
Walks per 9IP Eckersley 2.1
Hits per 9IP Guidry 8.4
Strikeouts per 9IP Wilcox 5.3
WHiP Guidry 1.21
OAVG Guidry .245
OOBP Guidry .297
OSLG Wilcox .368
OOPS Wilcox .669
Team All-Stars
Dan Ford
Don Money
Al Oliver
Milt Wilcox
Player Salaries
Catfish Hunter $ 4,750,000
Milt Wilcox $ 4,500,000
John Morris $ 4,000,000
Don Money $ 3,950,000
Al Oliver $ 3,800,000
Dave Marshall $ 3,475,000
Bob Bailey $ 3,250,000
John Montefusco $ 2,821,429
Paul Ratliff $ 2,600,000
Dan Driessen $ 1,971,429
Mike Andrews $ 1,550,000
Syd O'Brien $ 350,000
Tony Muser $ 350,000
Doug Bird $ 350,000
Doug Decinces $ 350,000
Pete Vuckovich $ 300,000
Joaquin Andujar $ 300,000
Fernando Arroyo $ 300,000
Andre Dawson $ 300,000
Dennis Eckersley $ 300,000
Mike Flanagan $ 300,000
Ron Guidry $ 300,000
Steve Swisher $ 300,000
Ellis Valentine $ 300,000
Joel Youngblood $ 300,000
Mike Vail $ 300,000
Eddie Murray $ 300,000
Jim Umbarger $ 300,000
Biff Pocoroba $ 300,000
Dan Ford $ 300,000
  
Player Transactions
Date Action Losing To Getting
2/3 Signed     Mike Andrews
2/4 Traded Lance Clemons Boston (N) Cecil Cooper
2/4 Traded John Pacella
Ed Farmer		 Baltimore John Morris
Bob Bailey
2/4 Traded Ossie Blanco Indianapolis Al Oliver
3/4 Traded George Hendrick
Billy Conigliaro
Doug Rau		 New York (A) Jeff Terpko
4/3 Traded Cecil Cooper Cleveland (A) Ron Guidry
6/1 Traded John Hale Baltimore Biff Pocoroba
7/1 Traded Eric Rasmussen New York (N) Ozzie Smith
 
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