1989_Pittsburgh_Pirates_season Knowpia

1989 Pittsburgh Pirates
1989 Pittsburgh Pirates
League	National League
Division	East
Ballpark	Three Rivers Stadium
City	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Record	74–88 (.457)
Divisional place	5th
Owners	Pittsburgh Associates
General managers	Larry Doughty
Managers	Jim Leyland
Television	KDKA-TV; (Steve Blass, Lanny Frattare, Jim Rooker, John Sanders); KBL; (Steve Blass, Lanny Frattare, Jim Rooker, John Sanders)
Radio	KDKA-AM; (Steve Blass, Lanny Frattare, Jim Rooker, John Sanders)

The 1989 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 108th season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; the 103rd in the National League. This was their 20th season at Three Rivers Stadium. The Pirates finished fifth in the National League East with a record of 74–88.

Offseason edit

November 9, 1988: Randy Milligan was traded by the Pirates to the Baltimore Orioles for Pete Blohm (minors).^[2]
November 28, 1988: Denny González and a player to be named later were traded by the Pirates to the Cleveland Indians for a player to be named later. The deal was completed on March 25, 1989, with the Pirates sending Félix Fermín to the Indians, and the Indians sending Jay Bell to the Pirates.^[3]

Regular season edit

Season standings edit

v t e NL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Chicago Cubs	93	69	0.574	—	48–33	45–36
New York Mets	87	75	0.537	6	51–30	36–45
St. Louis Cardinals	86	76	0.531	7	46–35	40–41
Montreal Expos	81	81	0.500	12	44–37	37–44
Pittsburgh Pirates	74	88	0.457	19	39–42	35–46
Philadelphia Phillies	67	95	0.414	26	38–42	29–53

Game log edit

1989 Game Log: 74–88 (Home: 39–42; Away: 35–46)

April: 10–14 (Home: 7–8; Away: 3–6)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record
1	April 4	@ Expos	5–6	McGaffigan	Robinson	—	35,154	0–1
2	April 5	@ Expos	3–0	Drabek	Johnson	—	9,137	1–1
3	April 6	@ Expos	2–3	Burke	Smiley	Hesketh	8,722	1–2
4	April 7	@ Cubs	5–6	Wilson	Taylor	Williams	6,195	1–3
5	April 8	@ Cubs	3–5	Bielecki	Heaton	Schiraldi	19,374	1–4
6	April 9	@ Cubs	3–8	Sutcliffe	Walk	—	11,387	1–5
7	April 11	Mets	4–3 (11)	Robinson	Myers	—	42,910	2–5
8	April 13	Mets	4–2	Smiley	Darling	Robinson	19,105	3–5
9	April 14	Expos	6–7	Hesketh	Medvin	McGaffigan	15,052	3–6
10	April 15	Expos	6–4	Dunne	Johnson	Robinson	9,658	4–6
11	April 16	Expos	4–5 (11)	Hesketh	Robinson	Burke	18,107	4–7
12	April 17	@ Cardinals	2–4	Terry	Fisher	Worrell	25,277	4–8
13	April 18	@ Cardinals	4–3	Madden	Worrell	Robinson	22,198	5–8
14	April 19	@ Cardinals	7–5	Walk	Heinkel	Robinson	29,132	6–8
15	April 20	Phillies	4–9	Howell	Dunne	—	6,977	6–9
16	April 21	Phillies	2–3	Youmans	Drabek	Bedrosian	15,221	6–10
17	April 22	Phillies	4–3	Robinson	Carman	—	14,669	7–10
18	April 23	Phillies	6–4	Easley	Bedrosian	—	16,816	8–10
19	April 25	Padres	0–1	Show	Walk	Davis	5,296	8–11
20	April 26	Padres	1–3	Hurst	Drabek	—	14,126	8–12
21	April 27	Padres	1–8	Whitson	Heaton	—	6,473	8–13
22	April 28	Giants	1–0	Smiley	Reuschel	—	12,913	9–13
23	April 29	Giants	3–4	LaCoss	Robinson	—	11,509	9–14
24	April 30	Giants	11–1	Walk	Robinson	—	20,940	10–14

May: 11–14 (Home: 4–5; Away: 7–9)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record
25	May 1	@ Dodgers	0–1	Howell	Drabek	—	27,630	10–15
26	May 2	@ Dodgers	0–7	Hershiser	Heaton	—	29,310	10–16
27	May 3	@ Giants	5–3	Smiley	Robinson	Easley	8,536	11–16
28	May 4	@ Giants	3–6	Krukow	Kramer	Lefferts	11,820	11–17
29	May 5	@ Padres	4–2	Walk	Show	—	53,970	12–17
30	May 6	@ Padres	2–4	Hurst	Drabek	Davis	33,582	12–18
31	May 7	@ Padres	1–3	Whitson	Heaton	Davis	33,144	12–19
32	May 12	Braves	10–2	Smiley	Smith	—	13,378	13–19
33	May 13	Braves	8–3	Walk	Smith	—	15,828	14–19
34	May 14	Braves	2–5	Smoltz	Drabek	Boever	11,403	14–20
35	May 15	@ Reds	5–6	Charlton	Robinson	—	16,030	14–21
36	May 16	@ Reds	5–0	Kramer	Mahler	—	22,595	15–21
37	May 17	@ Reds	4–5 (10)	Franco	Landrum	—	23,553	15–22
38	May 19	@ Astros	0–3	Scott	Walk	—	21,413	15–23
39	May 20	@ Astros	4–5 (12)	Agosto	Kipper	—	20,595	15–24
40	May 21	@ Astros	17–5	Heaton	Clancy	Fisher	18,942	16–24
41	May 23	@ Braves	5–2	Smiley	Smith	—	6,137	17–24
42	May 24	@ Braves	4–1 (14)	Landrum	Acker	—	5,896	18–24
43	May 25	@ Braves	7–3	Drabek	Smith	Landrum	5,517	19–24
44	May 26	Astros	2–4	Clancy	Heaton	Smith	26,637	19–25
45	May 27	Astros	4–5 (12)	Schatzeder	Robinson	Smith	22,359	19–26
46	May 28	Astros	2–9	Scott	Smiley	Agosto	25,776	19–27
47	May 29	Reds	12–3	Walk	Browning	Kipper	18,602	20–27
48	May 30	Reds	2–0	Drabek	Mahler	Kramer	14,952	21–27
49	May 31	Reds	3–4	Rijo	Heaton	Franco	22,932	21–28

June: 12–13 (Home: 6–6; Away: 6–7)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record
50	June 2	@ Mets	2–3 (11)	Aguilera	Kramer	—	42,578	21–29
51	June 3	@ Mets	3–9	Darling	Walk	—	47,835	21–30
52	June 4	@ Mets	3–4	Aase	Kipper	Myers	47,478	21–31
53	June 5	@ Phillies	3–3 (8)			—	17,696	21–31
54	June 6	@ Phillies	4–9	Sebra	Fisher	Parrett	16,783	21–32
55	June 7	@ Phillies	5–7	Parrett	Kipper	Bedrosian	15,480	21–33
56	June 8	@ Phillies	11–15	Carman	Robinson	—	18,511	21–34
57	June 9	Mets	4–3 (10)	Landrum	McDowell	—	20,819	22–34
58	June 10	Mets	6–5	Kipper	Myers	—	27,463	23–34
59	June 11	Mets	1–6	Ojeda	Fisher	—	37,716	23–35
60	June 13	Phillies	2–10	Howell	Madden	—	11,570	23–36
61	June 14	Phillies	6–4	Smiley	Carman	Landrum	7,407	24–36
62	June 15	Phillies	5–3	Drabek	Sebra	Landrum	15,428	25–36
63	June 16	@ Cardinals	2–6	Terry	Kramer	Dayley	47,186	25–37
64	June 17	@ Cardinals	7–2	Robinson	DeLeon	Kipper	43,924	26–37
65	June 18	@ Cardinals	12–4	Madden	Magrane	Landrum	40,198	27–37
66	June 20	Cubs	4–5 (11)	Schiraldi	Garcia	Kilgus	11,713	27–38
67	June 21	Cubs	0–1 (11)	Maddux	Bair	Williams	23,970	27–39
68	June 22	Cubs	0–8	Sutcliffe	Kramer	—	16,430	27–40
69	June 23	Cardinals	2–3	Magrane	Madden	Worrell	22,904	27–41
70	June 24	Cardinals	5–2	Walk	Terry	Landrum	36,064	28–41
71	June 25	Cardinals	5–3	Smiley	Power	Landrum	22,514	29–41
72	June 26	@ Cubs	2–1	Drabek	Maddux	—	35,407	30–41
73	June 27	@ Cubs	5–4	Kramer	Sutcliffe	Landrum	35,646	31–41
74	June 28	@ Cubs	3–1	Robinson	Bielecki	Landrum	34,114	32–41
75	June 30	@ Dodgers	4–3	Walk	Hershiser	Landrum	46,411	33–41

July: 12–18 (Home: 5–8; Away: 7–10)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record
76	July 1	@ Dodgers	0–1	Belcher	Smiley	—	33,692	33–42
77	July 2	@ Dodgers	2–3	Wetteland	Drabek	Howell	40,789	33–43
78	July 3	@ Dodgers	4–2	Robinson	Morgan	Landrum	29,673	34–43
79	July 4	Giants	5–3	Kramer	Robinson	Landrum	14,186	35–43
80	July 5	Giants	4–6	Wilson	Walk	—	22,242	35–44
81	July 6	Giants	1–2 (10)	Brantley	Smiley	Lefferts	18,165	35–45
82	July 7	Padres	3–0	Drabek	Hurst	—	18,907	36–45
83	July 8	Padres	0–2	Whitson	Robinson	—	25,852	36–46
84	July 9	Padres	3–5	Grant	Kramer	Davis	23,584	36–47
85	July 13	@ Giants	2–3 (13)	Brantley	Garcia	—	17,178	36–48
86	July 14	@ Giants	7–4	Drabek	Reuschel	Landrum	18,238	37–48
87	July 15	@ Giants	3–8	LaCoss	Smiley	—	27,881	37–49
88	July 16	@ Giants	1–3	Garrelts	Robinson	Bedrosian	44,781	37–50
89	July 17	@ Padres	4–1	Kramer	Harris	Landrum	13,667	38–50
90	July 18	@ Padres	4–17	Hurst	Walk	—	18,777	38–51
91	July 19	@ Padres	1–9	Whitson	Drabek	—	16,412	38–52
92	July 21	Dodgers	4–1	Smiley	Belcher	—		39–52
93	July 21	Dodgers	3–7	Valenzuela	Heaton	Howell	27,996	39–53
94	July 22	Dodgers	4–8	Martinez	Robinson	—	31,108	39–54
95	July 23	Dodgers	3–4	Hershiser	Kramer	Howell		39–55
96	July 23	Dodgers	2–1 (10)	Kipper	Crews	—	34,373	40–55
97	July 24	Dodgers	7–4	Walk	Morgan	—	19,957	41–55
98	July 25	@ Mets	4–2	Drabek	Aguilera	Landrum	38,249	42–55
99	July 26	@ Mets	3–2	Smiley	Darling	—	38,134	43–55
100	July 27	@ Mets	10–8	Kipper	Aase	Landrum	39,447	44–55
101	July 28	@ Phillies	10–5	Heaton	Howell	—		45–55
102	July 28	@ Phillies	1–6	Harris	Reed	—	35,569	45–56
103	July 29	@ Phillies	2–6	Parrett	Walk	McDowell	47,277	45–57
104	July 30	@ Phillies	6–8	Cook	Kipper	McDowell	31,341	45–58
105	July 31	Expos	2–4	Langston	Smiley	Burke	13,150	45–59

August: 13–15 (Home: 8–7; Away: 5–8)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record
106	August 1	Expos	4–5 (11)	Burke	Bair	—	14,912	45–60
107	August 2	Expos	1–3	Perez	Reed	Burke	27,645	45–61
108	August 3	Expos	1–0 (12)	Bair	McGaffigan	—	12,292	46–61
109	August 4	Cubs	2–3	Bielecki	Drabek	Williams	29,169	46–62
110	August 5	Cubs	2–4	Wilson	Landrum	Lancaster	23,262	46–63
111	August 6	Cubs	5–4 (18)	Drabek	Sanderson	—	24,716	47–63
112	August 7	Cardinals	0–4	Power	Reed	—	11,772	47–64
113	August 8	Cardinals	7–3	Walk	Hill	—	13,884	48–64
114	August 9	Cardinals	2–5	Magrane	Drabek	—	15,046	48–65
115	August 11	@ Expos	1–4	Langston	Smiley	—	30,123	48–66
116	August 12	@ Expos	2–5	Gross	Robinson	Smith	27,697	48–67
117	August 13	@ Expos	6–4	Walk	Perez	Landrum	38,576	49–67
118	August 14	@ Expos	6–1	Drabek	Martinez	—	18,838	50–67
119	August 15	@ Astros	2–3 (11)	Andersen	Smith	—	23,574	50–68
120	August 16	@ Astros	5–4 (12)	Heaton	Andersen	Landrum	17,317	51–68
121	August 17	@ Astros	3–5	Deshaies	Robinson	—	25,325	51–69
122	August 18	@ Braves	6–13	Glavine	Walk	—	17,154	51–70
123	August 19	@ Braves	3–4	Smoltz	Drabek	Boever	27,034	51–71
124	August 20	@ Braves	7–6	Reed	Smith	Landrum	9,222	52–71
125	August 22	Astros	4–1	Smiley	Deshaies	—	14,638	53–71
126	August 23	Astros	6–1	Walk	Clancy	—	12,564	54–71
127	August 24	Astros	3–2 (14)	Bair	Agosto	—	13,884	55–71
128	August 25	@ Reds	12–3	Robinson	Mahler	—	25,722	56–71
129	August 26	@ Reds	4–6	Robinson	Reed	Franco	26,159	56–72
130	August 27	@ Reds	0–1	Browning	Kramer	Franco	22,413	56–73
131	August 28	Braves	2–5	Smith	Walk	Stanton	9,854	56–74
132	August 29	Braves	5–4	Drabek	Glavine	Landrum	9,686	57–74
133	August 30	Braves	7–5	Kramer	Boever	Landrum	8,314	58–74

September: 16–13 (Home: 9–7; Away: 7–6)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record
134	September 1	Reds	5–11	Robinson	Patterson	—	15,623	58–75
135	September 2	Reds	2–6	Browning	Walk	—	25,682	58–76
136	September 3	Reds	3–1	Drabek	Scudder	Landrum	24,175	59–76
137	September 4	@ Phillies	7–5	Patterson	Maddux	Landrum	13,317	60–76
138	September 5	@ Phillies	2–3	Parrett	Patterson	—	12,484	60–77
139	September 6	@ Expos	6–11	Langston	Kramer	—	17,330	60–78
140	September 7	@ Expos	7–4	Walk	Candelaria	Landrum	16,390	61–78
141	September 8	@ Mets	2–7	Ojeda	Drabek	—	36,902	61–79
142	September 9	@ Mets	8–5 (12)	Taylor	Innis	Patterson	41,722	62–79
143	September 10	@ Mets	4–1	Smiley	Fernandez	Kipper	45,024	63–79
144	September 11	@ Cardinals	3–1	Heaton	Horton	Bair	25,642	64–79
145	September 12	@ Cardinals	5–2	Walk	Magrane	—	25,370	65–79
146	September 13	@ Cardinals	0–0 (6)			—	28,561	65–79
147	September 14	@ Cardinals	4–3	Patterson	Dayley	Kipper	1,519	66–79
148	September 15	Cubs	2–7	Sutcliffe	Belinda	—	12,607	66–80
149	September 16	Cubs	8–6	Smiley	Maddux	—	15,668	67–80
150	September 17	Cubs	2–0	Drabek	Bielecki	—	21,081	68–80
151	September 18	Phillies	6–2	Patterson	Grimsley	Kramer	7,665	69–80
152	September 19	Phillies	4–2	Robinson	Ruffin	Landrum	8,156	70–80
153	September 20	Expos	9–1	Heaton	Gross	—	11,926	71–80
154	September 21	Expos	5–6	Martinez	Smiley	Burke	6,753	71–81
155	September 22	@ Cubs	2–4	Bielecki	Drabek	Williams	34,040	71–82
156	September 23	@ Cubs	2–3	Lancaster	Bair	—	36,849	71–83
157	September 24	@ Cubs	2–4	Wilson	Robinson	Pico	37,904	71–84
158	September 25	Cardinals	4–2	Heaton	DeLeon	Landrum	4,278	72–84
159	September 26	Cardinals	4–1	Patterson	Hill	Landrum	8,101	73–84
160	September 27	Cardinals	1–0	Drabek	Magrane	—	5,051	74–84
161	September 29	Mets	2–6	Viola	Kramer	—		74–85
162	September 29	Mets	0–7	Cone	Robinson	—	16,734	74–86
163	September 30	Mets	2–7 (11)	Myers	Landrum	—	20,624	74–87

October: 0–1 (Home: 0–1; Away: 0–0)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record
164	October 1	Mets	3–7	Fernandez	Patterson	—	23,502	74–88

Legend: = Win = Loss = Tie
Bold = Pirates team member

Record vs. opponents edit

1989 National League record v t e Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
Team	ATL	CHC	CIN	HOU	LAD	MON	NYM	PHI	PIT	SD	SF	STL
Atlanta	—	5–7	8–10	8–10	6–10	6–6	2–10	8–4	4–8	7–11	6–12	3–9
Chicago	7–5	—	7–5	5–7	7–5	10–8	10–8	10–8	12–6	8–4	6–6	11–7
Cincinnati	10–8	5–7	—	8–10	8–10	4–8	4–8	4–8	7–5	9–9	8–10	8–4
Houston	10–8	7–5	10–8	—	10–8	4–8	6–6	9–3	7–5	8–10	8–10	7–5
Los Angeles	10–6	5–7	10–8	8–10	—	7–5	5–7	6–6	7–5	6–12	10–8	3–9
Montreal	6–6	8–10	8–4	8–4	5–7	—	9–9	9–9	11–7	5–7	7–5	5–13
New York	10–2	8–10	8–4	6–6	7–5	9–9	—	12–6	9–9	5–7	3–9	10–8
Philadelphia	4–8	8–10	8–4	3–9	6–6	9–9	6–12	—	10–8	2–10	4–8	7–11
Pittsburgh	8–4	6–12	5–7	5–7	5–7	7–11	9–9	8–10	—	3–9	5–7	13–5
San Diego	11–7	4–8	9–9	10–8	12–6	7–5	7–5	10–2	9–3	—	8–10	2–10
San Francisco	12–6	6–6	10–8	10–8	8–10	5–7	9–3	8–4	7–5	10–8	—	7–5
St. Louis	9–3	7–11	4–8	5–7	9–3	13–5	8–10	11–7	5–13	10–2	5–7	—

Detailed records edit

Opponent	W	L	WP	RS	RA
National League
NL East
Chicago Cubs	6	12	0.333	52	74
Montreal Expos	7	11	0.389	76	73
New York Mets	9	9	0.500	65	87
Philadelphia Phillies	8	10	0.444	90	107
St. Louis Cardinals	13	5	0.722	76	53
Total	43	47	0.478	359	394
NL West
Atlanta Braves	8	4	0.667	66	53
Cincinnati Reds	5	7	0.417	57	46
Houston Astros	5	7	0.417	52	47
Los Angeles Dodgers	5	7	0.417	33	42
San Diego Padres	3	9	0.250	24	55
San Francisco Giants	5	7	0.417	46	43
Total	31	41	0.431	278	286
Season Total	74	88	0.457	637	680

Month	Games	Won	Lost	Win %	RS	RA
April	24	10	14	0.417	91	97
May	25	11	14	0.440	111	91
June	25	12	13	0.480	106	124
July	30	12	18	0.400	105	135
August	28	13	15	0.464	108	108
September	29	16	13	0.552	113	118
October	1	0	1	0.000	3	7
Total	162	74	88	0.457	637	680

Total	162	74	88	0.457	637	680
	Games	Won	Lost	Win %	RS	RA
Home	81	39	42	0.481	296	313
Away	81	35	46	0.432	341	367

Roster edit

1989 Pittsburgh Pirates

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

10 Jim Leyland

Coaches

45 Rich Donnelly (bullpen)
36 Bruce Kimm (bench)
32 Gene Lamont (third base)
39 Milt May (hitting)
31 Ray Miller (pitching)
37 Tommy Sandt (first base)

Opening Day lineup edit


Opening Day Starters
#	Name	Position
24	Barry Bonds	LF
13	José Lind	2B
18	Andy Van Slyke	CF
25	Bobby Bonilla	3B
5	Sid Bream	1B
11	Glenn Wilson	RF
12	Mike LaValliere	C
3	Jay Bell	SS
17	Bob Walk	SP

Player stats edit

Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Regular Season^[4]
Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
M. García	11	1	1	1.000	0	0
M. LaValliere	68	190	60	0.316	2	23
G. Redus	98	279	79	0.283	6	33
G. Wilson	100	330	93	0.282	9	49
B. Bonilla	163	616	173	0.281	24	86
R. Reynolds	125	363	98	0.270	6	48
J. Bell	78	271	70	0.258	2	27
M. Dunne	3	4	1	0.250	0	0
S. Little	3	4	1	0.250	0	0
B. Bonds	159	580	144	0.248	19	58
B. Distefano	96	154	38	0.247	2	15
B. Hatcher	27	86	21	0.244	1	7
A. Van Slyke	130	476	113	0.237	9	53
J. Lind	153	578	134	0.232	2	48
J. Robinson	50	35	8	0.229	1	3
D. Bilardello	33	80	18	0.225	2	8
S. Bream	19	36	8	0.222	0	4
J. Cangelosi	112	160	35	0.219	0	9
J. Ortiz	91	230	50	0.217	1	22
R. Belliard	67	154	33	0.214	0	8
N. Heaton	44	42	9	0.214	0	2
R. Quiñones	71	225	47	0.209	3	29
D. Bair	44	5	1	0.200	0	0
J. King	75	215	42	0.195	5	19
B. Walk	33	70	13	0.186	0	9
A. Hall	20	33	6	0.182	0	1
R. Kramer	37	33	5	0.152	0	2
J. Smiley	28	65	9	0.138	0	7
T. Prince	21	52	7	0.135	0	5
S. Carter	9	16	2	0.125	1	3
K. Oberkfell	14	40	5	0.125	0	2
B. Kipper	52	9	1	0.111	0	1
D. Drabek	40	77	8	0.104	0	3
R. Reed	15	13	1	0.077	0	0
L. Easley	10	1	0	0.000	0	0
B. Fisher	9	5	0	0.000	0	0
B. Landrum	56	3	0	0.000	0	0
M. Madden	10	1	0	0.000	0	0
B. Patterson	12	3	0	0.000	0	0
M. Smith	16	3	0	0.000	0	0
D. Taylor	10	1	0	0.000	0	0
S. Belinda	8	0	0	—	0	0
J. Gott	1	0	0	—	0	0
S. Medvin	6	0	0	—	0	0
R. Samuels	5	0	0	—	0	0
Team Totals	164	5,539	1,334	0.241	95	584

Pitching

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Regular Season^[5]
Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
J. Gott	1	2⁄3	0	0	0.00	1
B. Landrum	56	81	2	3	1.67	51
D. Bair	44	671⁄3	2	3	2.27	56
D. Drabek	35	2441⁄3	14	12	2.80	123
J. Smiley	28	2051⁄3	12	8	2.81	123
B. Kipper	52	83	3	4	2.93	58
N. Heaton	42	1471⁄3	6	7	3.05	67
M. Smith	16	24	0	1	3.75	12
R. Kramer	35	1111⁄3	5	9	3.96	52
B. Patterson	12	262⁄3	4	3	4.05	20
L. Easley	10	121⁄3	1	0	4.38	6
B. Walk	33	196	13	10	4.41	83
J. Robinson	50	1411⁄3	7	13	4.58	95
D. Taylor	9	102⁄3	1	1	5.06	3
R. Reed	15	542⁄3	1	4	5.60	34
S. Medvin	6	61⁄3	0	1	5.68	4
S. Belinda	8	101⁄3	0	1	6.10	10
M. Madden	9	14	2	2	7.07	6
M. Dunne	3	141⁄3	1	1	7.53	4
B. Fisher	9	17	0	3	7.94	8
M. García	11	16	0	2	8.44	9
R. Samuels	5	32⁄3	0	0	9.82	2
Team Totals	164	1,4872⁄3	74	88	3.64	827

Awards and honors edit

1989 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Bobby Bonilla, 3B, reserve

Farm system edit

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Buffalo Bisons	American Association	Terry Collins
AA	Harrisburg Senators	Eastern League	Dave Trembley
A	Salem Buccaneers	Carolina League	Rocky Bridges
A	Augusta Pirates	South Atlantic League	Stan Cliburn
A-Short Season	Welland Pirates	New York–Penn League	U. L. Washington
Rookie	Princeton Pirates	Appalachian League	Julio Garcia
Rookie	GCL Pirates	Gulf Coast League	Woody Huyke

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Augusta

References edit

^ From 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Side in 1907.
^ Randy Milligan at Baseball Reference
^ Félix Fermín at Baseball Reference
^ "Major League Baseball Stats | pirates.com: Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates.
^ "Major League Baseball Stats | pirates.com: Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates.

1989 Pittsburgh Pirates at Baseball Reference
1989 Pittsburgh Pirates at Baseball Almanac
Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (3rd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-1-932391-17-6.