The 1978 roster for the Pirates included Bert Blyleven at pitcher, Ed Ott at catcher, Willie Stargell at first baseman, Phil Garner at second baseman and Dale Berra at third baseman.

	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	DOB	AGE	BIRTHPLACE
1	Matt Alexander M. Alexander	PR	5'11"	169	1/30/1947	31	Shreveport, LA
2	Dale Berra D. Berra	3B	6'0"	190	12/13/1956	21	Ridgewood, NJ
3	Jim Bibby J. Bibby	P	6'5"	235	10/29/1944	33	Franklinton, NC
4	Bert Blyleven B. Blyleven	P	6'3"	207	4/6/1951	27	Zeist, Netherlands
5	Doe Boyland D. Boyland	1B	6'4"	200	1/6/1955	23	Chicago, IL
6	Steve Brye S. Brye	OF	6'0"	190	2/4/1949	29	Alameda, CA
7	John Candelaria J. Candelaria	P	6'7"	230	11/6/1953	24	New York, NY
8	Clay Carroll C. Carroll	P	6'1"	200	5/2/1941	37	Clanton, AL
9	Duffy Dyer D. Dyer	C	6'0"	195	8/15/1945	32	Dayton, OH
10	Jim Fregosi J. Fregosi	3B	6'1"	190	4/4/1942	36	San Francisco, CA
11	Phil Garner P. Garner	2B	5'10"	175	4/30/1949	29	Jefferson City, TN
12	Cito Gaston C. Gaston	OF	6'4"	210	3/17/1944	34	San Antonio, TX
13	Fernando Gonzalez F. Gonzalez	2B	5'10"	170	6/19/1950	28	Arecibo, Puerto Rico
14	Dave Hamilton D. Hamilton	P	6'0"	190	12/13/1947	30	Seattle, WA
15	Grant Jackson G. Jackson	P	6'0"	190	9/28/1942	35	Fostoria, OH
16	Odell Jones O. Jones	P	6'3"	175	1/13/1953	25	Tulare, CA
17	Bruce Kison B. Kison	P	6'4"	178	2/18/1950	28	Pasco, WA
18	Alberto Lois A. Lois	OF	5'9"	175	5/6/1956	22	Hato Mayor del Rey, Dominican Republic
19	Ken Macha K. Macha	3B	6'2"	215	9/29/1950	27	Monroeville, PA
20	Dave May D. May	PH	5'11"	186	12/23/1943	34	New Castle, DE
21	Will McEnaney W. McEnaney	P	6'0"	180	2/14/1952	26	Springfield, OH
22	Mario Mendoza M. Mendoza	2B	5'11"	185	12/26/1950	27	Chihuahua, Mexico
23	John Milner J. Milner	OF	6'0"	185	12/28/1949	28	Atlanta, GA
24	Omar Moreno O. Moreno	OF	6'2"	180	10/24/1952	25	Puerto Armuelles, Panama
25	Steve Nicosia S. Nicosia	C	5'10"	185	8/6/1955	22	Paterson, NJ