The 1979 roster for the Pirates included Bert Blyleven at pitcher, Ed Ott at catcher, Willie Stargell at first baseman, Phil Garner at second baseman and Bill Madlock at third baseman.

	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	DOB	AGE	BIRTHPLACE
1	Matt Alexander M. Alexander	OF	5'11"	169	1/30/1947	32	Shreveport, LA
2	Dale Berra D. Berra	3B	6'0"	190	12/13/1956	22	Ridgewood, NJ
3	Jim Bibby J. Bibby	P	6'5"	235	10/29/1944	34	Franklinton, NC
4	Bert Blyleven B. Blyleven	P	6'3"	207	4/6/1951	28	Zeist, Netherlands
5	Doe Boyland D. Boyland	PH	6'4"	200	1/6/1955	24	Chicago, IL
6	John Candelaria J. Candelaria	P	6'7"	230	11/6/1953	25	New York, NY
7	Joe Coleman J. Coleman	P	6'3"	195	2/3/1947	32	Boston, MA
8	Mike Easler M. Easler	OF	6'1"	195	11/29/1950	28	Cleveland, OH
9	Dock Ellis D. Ellis	P	6'3"	210	3/11/1945	34	Los Angeles, CA
10	Tim Foli T. Foli	SS	6'0"	179	12/6/1950	28	Culver City, CA
11	Phil Garner P. Garner	2B	5'10"	175	4/30/1949	30	Jefferson City, TN
12	Gary Hargis G. Hargis	PR	5'11"	165	11/2/1956	22	Minneapolis, MN
13	Grant Jackson G. Jackson	P	6'0"	190	9/28/1942	36	Fostoria, OH
14	Bruce Kison B. Kison	P	6'4"	178	2/18/1950	29	Pasco, WA
15	Lee Lacy L. Lacy	OF	6'1"	175	4/10/1948	31	Longview, TX
16	Alberto Lois A. Lois	PR	5'9"	175	5/6/1956	23	Hato Mayor del Rey, Dominican Republic
17	Bill Madlock B. Madlock	3B	5'11"	185	1/12/1951	28	Memphis, TN
18	John Milner J. Milner	OF	6'0"	185	12/28/1949	29	Atlanta, GA
19	Omar Moreno O. Moreno	OF	6'2"	180	10/24/1952	26	Puerto Armuelles, Panama
20	Steve Nicosia S. Nicosia	C	5'10"	185	8/6/1955	23	Paterson, NJ
21	Ed Ott E. Ott	C	5'10"	195	7/11/1951	27	Muncy, PA
22	Dave Parker D. Parker	OF	6'5"	230	6/9/1951	28	Grenada, MS
23	Rick Rhoden R. Rhoden	P	6'3"	195	5/16/1953	26	Boynton Beach, FL
24	Dave Roberts D. Roberts	P	6'2"	195	9/11/1944	34	Gallipolis, OH
25	Don Robinson D. Robinson	P	6'4"	230	6/8/1957	22	Ashland, KY