1979 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster

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. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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1979 Pittsburgh Pirates



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Complete Roster  
 

Roster
Schedule
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
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
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
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 1951-01-02
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
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
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
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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:

1979 Pittsburgh Pirates
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1979 Pittsburgh Pirates
Most Games by Position

C Ed Ott (116)
1B Willie Stargell (113)
2B Rennie Stennett (102)
3B Bill Madlock (85)
SS Tim Foli (132)
LF Bill Robinson (119)
CF Omar Moreno (162)
RF Dave Parker (158)
  
SP Jim Bibby
SP Bert Blyleven
SP John Candelaria
SP Bruce Kison
SP Don Robinson
SP Jim Rooker
  
RP Grant Jackson
RP Dave Roberts
RP Enrique Romo
CL Kent Tekulve


1979 Pittsburgh Pirates
Salaries

No Salary Data Available


1979 Pittsburgh Pirates
Uniform Numbers

#2 Gary Hargis
#3 Phil Garner
#4 Dale Berra
#5 Bill Madlock
#6 Rennie Stennett
#8 Willie Stargell
#10 Tim Foli
#10 Frank Taveras
#14 Ed Ott
#15 Enrique Romo
#16 Steve Nicosia
#17 Dock Ellis
#17 Lee Lacy
#18 Omar Moreno
#19 Jim Rooker
#22 Bert Blyleven
#23 Grant Jackson
#24 Mike Easler
#25 Bruce Kison
#26 Jim Bibby
#27 Kent Tekulve
#28 Bill Robinson
#31 Ed Whitson
#34 John Milner
#35 Manny Sanguillen
#36 Matt Alexander
#37 Alberto Lois
#39 Dave Parker
#41 Joe Coleman
#43 Don Robinson
#44 Doe Boyland
#44 Rick Rhoden
#45 John Candelaria
#49 Dave Roberts

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)?
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