1979 Pittsburgh Pirates Starters
(98-64) Won NLCS vs. Reds (3-0), Won World Series vs. Orioles (4-3)
Starters
Starter Date Vs. IP BF W/L ER R H K BB HR Pit Str Ball Str%
Bert Blyleven Apr 6 @MON 7.0 28 2 2 5 3 2 1 None None None None
Don Robinson Apr 7 @MON 8.1 34 2 4 5 4 3 0 None None None None
Bruce Kison Apr 8 @MON 6.1 26 2 2 5 10 2 0 None None None None
John Candelaria Apr 10 PHI 6.0 27 3 3 9 5 0 0 None None None None
Bert Blyleven Apr 11 PHI 8.0 36 L 5 5 10 6 2 1 None None None None
Don Robinson Apr 12 @STL 9.0 33 W 1 1 7 9 0 1 None None None None
Bruce Kison Apr 13 @STL 3.1 18 4 5 7 5 1 0 None None None None
Ed Whitson Apr 14 @STL 8.0 35 W 2 4 6 2 4 0 None None None None
John Candelaria Apr 15 @STL 5.0 21 0 1 3 5 2 0 None None None None
Bert Blyleven Apr 17 @PHI 2.2 19 L 7 7 10 1 1 2 None None None None
Don Robinson Apr 18 @PHI 7.0 29 L 3 3 7 4 1 2 None None None None
Bruce Kison Apr 20 HOU 4.0 17 2 2 5 3 1 0 None None None None
Bert Blyleven Apr 21 HOU 5.2 30 4 4 10 4 4 0 None None None None
John Candelaria Apr 22 HOU 7.1 31 L 2 3 6 3 2 0 None None None None
Don Robinson Apr 24 CIN 9.0 36 W 2 2 10 2 2 1 None None None None
Bert Blyleven Apr 25 CIN 6.2 27 2 2 5 5 2 0 None None None None
John Candelaria Apr 27 @HOU 5.0 27 5 6 9 4 2 0 None None None None
Don Robinson Apr 29 @HOU 0.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 None None None None
Bert Blyleven May 1 @ATL 8.0 28 2 2 2 6 3 1 None None None None
John Candelaria May 2 @ATL 9.0 35 W 2 2 8 6 0 1 None None None None
Don Robinson May 4 STL 6.0 30 L 4 4 9 4 3 0 None None None None
Bert Blyleven May 5 STL 3.2 18 4 4 6 4 3 1 None None None None
Bruce Kison May 6 STL 6.0 28 L 4 4 8 6 1 1 None None None None
John Candelaria May 7 ATL 6.0 25 W 2 2 6 4 1 1 None None None None
Rick Rhoden May 8 ATL 5.0 21 L 4 4 5 2 2 0 None None None None
Don Robinson May 9 ATL 4.0 23 4 5 9 3 2 0 None None None None
Bert Blyleven May 11 @CIN 6.0 24 4 4 7 5 0 2 None None None None
Bruce Kison May 12 @CIN 5.0 20 0 0 1 4 4 0 None None None None
John Candelaria May 13 @CIN 5.2 31 L 3 5 10 4 2 1 None None None None
Don Robinson May 15 @NYM 7.0 32 L 3 3 4 4 9 1 None None None None
Bert Blyleven May 16 @NYM 8.0 33 2 3 5 2 4 0 None None None None
Ed Whitson May 17 @NYM 5.0 23 4 4 8 1 1 0 None None None None
John Candelaria May 18 CHC 9.0 35 W 5 5 10 2 1 3 None None None None
Jim Rooker May 19 CHC 8.1 27 W 0 0 3 1 2 0 None None None None
Don Robinson May 20 CHC 5.0 21 W 2 2 8 1 1 0 None None None None
Bert Blyleven May 21 MON 8.1 31 W 1 2 6 6 2 1 None None None None
Ed Whitson May 22 MON 2.1 15 L 2 5 4 1 2 0 None None None None
John Candelaria May 23 MON 6.0 22 L 1 1 6 3 0 0 None None None None
Jim Rooker May 25 NYM 7.0 23 1 1 3 1 0 0 None None None None
Bert Blyleven May 26 NYM 2.2 15 5 5 5 3 2 0 None None None None
Jim Bibby May 27 NYM 3.1 13 0 0 3 1 0 0 None None None None
John Candelaria May 28 NYM 7.2 31 W 1 1 6 7 2 0 None None None None
Don Robinson May 29 @CHC 8.0 31 W 0 0 5 6 2 0 None None None None
Jim Rooker May 30 @CHC 9.0 34 W 1 2 2 5 3 1 None None None None
Bert Blyleven May 31 @CHC 6.0 28 2 2 7 4 3 2 None None None None
Ed Whitson Jun 1 @SDP 5.1 26 2 5 7 4 3 1 None None None None
John Candelaria Jun 2 @SDP 6.0 23 L 3 3 5 1 2 2 None None None None
Bruce Kison Jun 3 @SDP 9.0 30 W 0 0 1 6 2 0 None None None None
Jim Rooker Jun 4 @LAD 5.0 23 L 4 4 7 3 3 1 None None None None
Bert Blyleven Jun 5 @LAD 7.1 34 W 1 1 6 5 7 1 None None None None
Ed Whitson Jun 6 @LAD 7.0 28 4 4 6 4 3 3 None None None None
Don Robinson Jun 8 @SFG 6.0 22 1 1 5 2 0 0 85 57 28 .67
Jim Rooker Jun 9 @SFG 7.0 28 2 2 6 4 1 1 94 60 34 .64
Bert Blyleven Jun 10 @SFG 5.0 25 2 3 10 4 2 0 82 53 29 .65
John Candelaria Jun 12 SDP 1.2 14 L 5 5 7 0 3 1 None None None None
Bruce Kison Jun 13 SDP 6.0 25 L 3 3 8 3 0 1 None None None None
Jim Rooker Jun 14 SDP 7.0 28 1 1 3 2 4 0 None None None None
Bert Blyleven Jun 15 LAD 7.2 31 W 0 0 4 6 4 0 None None None None
Don Robinson Jun 16 LAD 9.0 35 W 3 3 5 6 5 1 None None None None
Ed Whitson Jun 17 LAD 7.1 27 W 1 1 2 6 2 1 None None None None
John Candelaria Jun 19 SFG 6.0 26 W 4 4 7 1 2 3 60 41 19 .68
Jim Rooker Jun 20 SFG 6.1 27 4 5 7 5 1 0 53 43 10 .81
Bert Blyleven Jun 22 @CHC 6.2 29 W 1 2 6 4 4 1 None None None None
Don Robinson Jun 23 @CHC 7.0 27 L 4 4 5 4 0 1 None None None None
Bruce Kison Jun 24 @CHC 7.1 29 L 3 3 3 7 3 1 None None None None
John Candelaria Jun 25 NYM 9.0 32 W 1 1 5 4 0 0 None None None None
Jim Rooker Jun 25 (2) NYM 6.1 30 L 4 4 11 1 1 1 None None None None
Bert Blyleven Jun 26 NYM 8.0 28 W 1 1 4 8 1 0 None None None None
Ed Whitson Jun 27 @NYM 6.0 26 3 3 5 2 4 0 None None None None
Jim Bibby Jun 28 @NYM 6.2 33 L 3 3 10 4 4 1 None None None None
Bruce Kison Jun 29 @MON 5.1 27 W 4 5 10 7 1 2 None None None None
Bert Blyleven Jun 30 @MON 6.0 27 L 4 4 7 5 3 2 None None None None
Don Robinson Jul 2 STL 5.1 24 4 4 8 6 1 0 None None None None
John Candelaria Jul 3 STL 5.0 17 W 1 1 2 0 0 1 None None None None
Bert Blyleven Jul 4 STL 6.0 26 W 2 2 9 3 2 0 None None None None
Jim Rooker Jul 5 STL 6.0 23 L 2 2 5 0 2 0 None None None None
Bruce Kison Jul 6 CIN 7.0 26 1 1 4 7 1 1 None None None None
Don Robinson Jul 7 CIN 1.1 12 L 5 5 4 0 4 0 None None None None
John Candelaria Jul 8 CIN 6.0 24 L 3 3 7 2 0 1 None None None None
Bert Blyleven Jul 8 (2) CIN 7.0 26 1 1 5 5 1 0 None None None None
Jim Bibby Jul 10 HOU 8.0 30 W 3 3 6 7 1 0 None None None None
Bruce Kison Jul 11 HOU 9.0 32 W 1 1 6 5 0 0 None None None None
Bert Blyleven Jul 12 HOU 6.1 28 W 2 2 6 4 3 0 None None None None
Jim Rooker Jul 13 ATL 4.0 23 L 10 10 6 0 4 3 None None None None
John Candelaria Jul 14 ATL 9.0 31 W 1 1 5 2 0 1 None None None None
Jim Bibby Jul 15 ATL 6.1 26 W 2 2 2 4 4 0 None None None None
Bert Blyleven Jul 19 @HOU 3.1 20 5 5 8 4 4 1 None None None None
Bruce Kison Jul 19 (2) @HOU 8.0 27 W 2 2 4 5 0 0 None None None None
John Candelaria Jul 20 @HOU 9.0 38 W 2 3 8 4 3 1 None None None None
Dave Roberts Jul 21 @HOU 5.0 24 3 3 8 4 1 0 None None None None
Don Robinson Jul 22 @ATL 6.0 25 W 4 4 8 1 1 1 None None None None
Jim Bibby Jul 22 (2) @ATL 8.0 30 W 2 2 5 2 2 1 None None None None
Bert Blyleven Jul 23 @ATL 9.0 32 W 1 1 4 6 1 0 None None None None
Jim Rooker Jul 23 (2) @ATL 6.0 25 L 3 3 8 3 2 0 None None None None
Bruce Kison Jul 24 @CIN 0.1 7 L 4 4 6 1 0 0 None None None None
John Candelaria Jul 25 @CIN 8.0 32 5 5 7 6 1 3 None None None None
Dave Roberts Jul 26 @CIN 2.0 14 L 4 6 6 0 1 1 None None None None
Don Robinson Jul 27 MON 6.1 29 3 4 6 9 3 1 None None None None
Bert Blyleven Jul 27 (2) MON 9.0 34 W 1 1 5 9 3 0 None None None None
Jim Bibby Jul 28 MON 6.1 25 W 3 3 5 6 2 1 None None None None
Bruce Kison Jul 29 MON 6.0 23 L 5 5 8 0 0 0 None None None None
John Candelaria Jul 30 @NYM 5.0 26 5 5 9 1 2 1 None None None None
Bert Blyleven Jul 31 @NYM 7.0 31 L 2 2 7 4 5 0 None None None None
Don Robinson Aug 1 @STL 6.0 26 3 3 9 3 1 0 None None None None
Jim Rooker Aug 2 @STL 7.1 34 2 3 8 6 4 0 None None None None
Bruce Kison Aug 3 @PHI 6.0 25 3 3 7 5 0 1 None None None None
Jim Bibby Aug 3 (2) @PHI 9.0 32 W 0 1 5 3 1 0 None None None None
John Candelaria Aug 4 @PHI 7.0 28 W 0 0 5 3 3 0 None None None None
Bert Blyleven Aug 5 @PHI 4.0 22 5 7 5 4 4 1 None None None None
Don Robinson Aug 5 (2) @PHI 4.1 19 2 2 6 1 1 0 None None None None
Jim Rooker Aug 7 CHC 2.2 16 L 6 6 7 1 2 1 None None None None
Jim Bibby Aug 8 CHC 7.0 27 1 1 3 5 4 1 None None None None
John Candelaria Aug 9 CHC 5.0 27 L 7 7 10 2 2 2 None None None None
Bert Blyleven Aug 10 PHI 7.0 30 3 3 7 1 3 0 None None None None
Bruce Kison Aug 10 (2) PHI 7.0 28 W 2 2 3 4 6 0 None None None None
Jim Rooker Aug 11 PHI 2.1 17 5 7 6 1 3 1 None None None None
Jim Bibby Aug 13 PHI 7.1 30 W 1 1 4 4 4 0 None None None None
John Candelaria Aug 14 @SDP 9.0 33 W 1 1 6 3 2 0 None None None None
Bert Blyleven Aug 15 @SDP 9.0 31 W 1 1 4 5 2 1 None None None None
Bruce Kison Aug 16 @SDP 5.2 27 W 3 3 8 3 2 1 None None None None
Jim Bibby Aug 17 @LAD 3.0 17 L 5 5 6 3 2 1 None None None None
Don Robinson Aug 18 @LAD 7.0 28 L 4 4 7 5 0 1 None None None None
John Candelaria Aug 19 @LAD 8.0 28 0 0 4 2 2 0 None None None None
Bert Blyleven Aug 20 @SFG 6.0 30 5 5 10 8 1 1 None None None None
Bruce Kison Aug 21 @SFG 5.2 24 L 3 4 5 3 2 1 36 28 8 .78
Jim Bibby Aug 22 @SFG 4.0 18 2 4 5 4 0 1 None None None None
John Candelaria Aug 24 SDP 7.1 32 1 2 7 4 2 0 None None None None
Bert Blyleven Aug 25 SDP 7.0 33 1 2 6 7 6 0 None None None None
Bruce Kison Aug 26 SDP 7.0 29 W 0 1 7 1 1 0 None None None None
Jim Bibby Aug 27 LAD 6.1 26 1 1 6 3 1 0 None None None None
John Candelaria Aug 28 LAD 9.0 30 W 1 1 4 3 0 1 None None None None
Bert Blyleven Aug 29 LAD 7.0 29 W 1 1 6 8 1 1 None None None None
Don Robinson Aug 31 SFG 5.1 25 W 3 3 6 3 5 1 75 42 33 .56
Bruce Kison Sep 1 SFG 7.0 31 W 0 3 6 2 4 0 85 55 30 .65
Jim Bibby Sep 1 (2) SFG 9.0 30 W 1 2 5 8 0 0 None None None None
John Candelaria Sep 2 SFG 9.0 37 W 3 3 9 10 1 1 None None None None
Bert Blyleven Sep 3 @PHI 6.0 24 L 1 1 6 4 0 0 None None None None
Jim Rooker Sep 3 (2) @PHI 6.2 28 W 2 2 6 4 3 1 None None None None
Don Robinson Sep 5 STL 6.0 27 3 3 7 3 3 0 None None None None
Jim Bibby Sep 6 STL 2.0 13 L 4 4 5 3 2 0 None None None None
John Candelaria Sep 7 NYM 6.0 24 3 4 5 3 1 0 None None None None
Bert Blyleven Sep 8 NYM 7.0 30 2 2 8 2 2 1 None None None None
Bruce Kison Sep 9 NYM 6.0 26 4 4 8 2 2 0 None None None None
Don Robinson Sep 11 @STL 5.0 22 2 2 7 5 1 0 None None None None
John Candelaria Sep 12 @STL 8.1 31 W 0 0 6 2 1 0 None None None None
Bert Blyleven Sep 15 @NYM 6.2 30 4 4 7 7 1 0 None None None None
John Candelaria Sep 16 @NYM 5.0 19 L 2 2 6 3 0 1 None None None None
Don Robinson Sep 17 MON 9.0 33 W 1 1 6 4 2 0 None None None None
Bruce Kison Sep 18 MON 5.0 21 2 2 4 1 1 0 None None None None
Bert Blyleven Sep 19 PHI 5.0 23 2 2 8 5 0 0 None None None None
Jim Bibby Sep 19 (2) PHI 5.1 23 5 5 6 4 1 1 None None None None
Jim Rooker Sep 20 PHI 6.0 24 1 1 7 4 1 0 None None None None
Don Robinson Sep 21 CHC 6.0 25 L 2 2 8 3 0 0 None None None None
Bruce Kison Sep 22 CHC 6.2 26 W 1 1 4 1 2 1 None None None None
Jim Bibby Sep 23 CHC 9.0 29 W 0 0 3 7 1 0 None None None None
Bert Blyleven Sep 24 @MON 6.0 24 W 2 2 7 4 2 0 None None None None
Dock Ellis Sep 24 (2) @MON 4.0 17 2 2 5 0 1 1 None None None None
Jim Rooker Sep 25 @MON 5.0 26 W 4 4 9 2 2 1 None None None None
Bruce Kison Sep 26 @MON 9.0 36 W 1 1 7 4 3 1 None None None None
Dave Roberts Sep 27 @STL 3.0 13 L 1 3 4 1 0 0 None None None None
Jim Bibby Sep 28 @CHC 9.0 35 W 1 1 4 11 4 0 None None None None
Bert Blyleven Sep 29 @CHC 5.2 24 5 5 5 1 2 0 None None None None
Bruce Kison Sep 30 @CHC 6.0 23 W 1 1 7 0 2 1 None None None None
John Candelaria Oct 2 CIN 6.2 25 2 2 5 4 1 1 100 65 35 .65
Jim Bibby Oct 3 CIN 7.0 28 1 1 4 5 4 0 95 61 34 .64
Bert Blyleven Oct 5 @CIN 9.0 35 W 1 1 8 9 0 1 122 82 40 .67
Bruce Kison Oct 10 BAL 0.1 7 L 4 5 3 0 2 1 27 11 16 .41
Bert Blyleven Oct 11 BAL 6.0 24 2 2 5 1 2 1 85 57 28 .67
John Candelaria Oct 12 @BAL 3.0 19 L 5 6 8 2 2 1 75 51 24 .68
Jim Bibby Oct 13 @BAL 6.1 27 2 3 7 7 2 0 111 68 43 .61
Jim Rooker Oct 14 @BAL 5.0 19 1 1 3 2 2 0 74 43 31 .58
John Candelaria Oct 16 BAL 6.0 22 W 0 0 6 2 0 0 65 48 17 .74
Jim Bibby Oct 17 BAL 4.0 14 1 1 3 3 0 1 44 33 11 .75