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.
| NO. | NAME | POS | HEIGHT | WEIGHT | DOB | AGE | BIRTHPLACE | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | M. Alexander | OF | 5'11" | 169 | 1/30/1947 | 32 | Shreveport, LA | |
| 2 | | D. Berra | 3B | 6'0" | 190 | 12/13/1956 | 22 | Ridgewood, NJ | |
| 3 | | J. Bibby | P | 6'5" | 235 | 10/29/1944 | 34 | Franklinton, NC | |
| 4 | | B. Blyleven | P | 6'3" | 207 | 4/6/1951 | 28 | Zeist, Netherlands | |
| 5 | | D. Boyland | PH | 6'4" | 200 | 1/6/1955 | 24 | Chicago, IL | |
| 6 | | J. Candelaria | P | 6'7" | 230 | 11/6/1953 | 25 | New York, NY | |
| 7 | | J. Coleman | P | 6'3" | 195 | 2/3/1947 | 32 | Boston, MA | |
| 8 | | M. Easler | OF | 6'1" | 195 | 11/29/1950 | 28 | Cleveland, OH | |
| 9 | | D. Ellis | P | 6'3" | 210 | 3/11/1945 | 34 | Los Angeles, CA | |
| 10 | | T. Foli | SS | 6'0" | 179 | 12/6/1950 | 28 | Culver City, CA | |
| 11 | | P. Garner | 2B | 5'10" | 175 | 4/30/1949 | 30 | Jefferson City, TN | |
| 12 | | G. Hargis | PR | 5'11" | 165 | 11/2/1956 | 22 | Minneapolis, MN | |
| 13 | | G. Jackson | P | 6'0" | 190 | 9/28/1942 | 36 | Fostoria, OH | |
| 14 | | B. Kison | P | 6'4" | 178 | 2/18/1950 | 29 | Pasco, WA | |
| 15 | | L. Lacy | OF | 6'1" | 175 | 4/10/1948 | 31 | Longview, TX | |
| 16 | | A. Lois | PR | 5'9" | 175 | 5/6/1956 | 23 | Hato Mayor del Rey, Dominican Republic | |
| 17 | | B. Madlock | 3B | 5'11" | 185 | 1/12/1951 | 28 | Memphis, TN | |
| 18 | | J. Milner | OF | 6'0" | 185 | 12/28/1949 | 29 | Atlanta, GA | |
| 19 | | O. Moreno | OF | 6'2" | 180 | 10/24/1952 | 26 | Puerto Armuelles, Panama | |
| 20 | | S. Nicosia | C | 5'10" | 185 | 8/6/1955 | 23 | Paterson, NJ | |
| 21 | | E. Ott | C | 5'10" | 195 | 7/11/1951 | 27 | Muncy, PA | |
| 22 | | D. Parker | OF | 6'5" | 230 | 6/9/1951 | 28 | Grenada, MS | |
| 23 | | R. Rhoden | P | 6'3" | 195 | 5/16/1953 | 26 | Boynton Beach, FL | |
| 24 | | D. Roberts | P | 6'2" | 195 | 9/11/1944 | 34 | Gallipolis, OH | |
| 25 | | D. Robinson | P | 6'4" | 230 | 6/8/1957 | 22 | Ashland, KY | |
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