The real life 1976 Pirates were managed by Danny Murtaugh. They finished the season with 92 wins and 70 losses. Tragically Danny Murtaugh passed away after the 1976 season. The great Pirates teams from the seventies continued their winning tradition but failed to win the division title finishing second to the Phillies. The Pirates started out hot winning their first 5 games and also had a 10 game winning streak during the season. Here is a link to the 1976 season results http://www.fanbase.com/Pittsburgh-Pirates-1976/schedule. Here are some notable transactions that occurred during 1976.
- 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]
http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/PIT/PIT197608090.shtml
The Pirates last day they were in first place during the 1976 season was April 25th. Here is the Pirates record month by month for the season.
| Month by Month | |||||
| Split | W | L | RS | RA | WP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 8 | 8 | 64 | 72 | .500 |
| May | 17 | 11 | 108 | 102 | .607 |
| June | 16 | 10 | 133 | 116 | .615 |
| July | 15 | 15 | 154 | 150 | .500 |
| August | 16 | 13 | 110 | 94 | .552 |
| September | 17 | 13 | 129 | 96 | .567 |
| October | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1.000 |
Here is what the Pirates uniforms looked like in 1976
Here is the Pirates roster from 1976:
| 1976 Pittsburgh Pirates roster | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
Pitchers
| Catchers
| Outfielders
| Manager Coaches
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