1991 Pittsburgh Pirates season

1991 Pittsburgh Pirates
1991 NL East Champions
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1887)
Eastern Division (since 1969)
Location
Three Rivers Stadium (since 1970)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania^[1] (since 1907)
Results
Record	98–64 (.605)
Divisional place	1st
Other information
Owner(s)	Pittsburgh Associates
General manager(s)	Larry Doughty
Manager(s)	Jim Leyland
Local television	KDKA-TV KBL
Local radio	KDKA-AM (Steve Blass, Kent Derdivanis, Lanny Frattare, Jim Rooker)
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The 1991 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 110th in franchise history. For the second consecutive season, the Pirates won the National League East Division Title. During the season, John Smiley won 20 games – the last to do so for the Pirates in the 20th century.^[2]

Offseason

December 6, 1990: Zane Smith was signed as a free agent by the Pirates.^[3]
February 4, 1991: Mark Huismann was signed as a free agent by the Pirates.^[4]
March 21, 1991: Esteban Loaiza was signed as an amateur free agent by the Pirates.^[5]
March 29, 1991: Steve Carter was traded by the Pirates to the Chicago Cubs for Gary Varsho.^[6]

Regular season

Season standings

NL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Pittsburgh Pirates	98	64	0.605	—	52–32	46–32
St. Louis Cardinals	84	78	0.519	14	52–32	32–46
Philadelphia Phillies	78	84	0.481	20	47–36	31–48
Chicago Cubs	77	83	0.481	20	46–37	31–46
New York Mets	77	84	0.478	20½	40–42	37–42
Montreal Expos	71	90	0.441	26½	33–35	38–55

Game Log

1991 Game Log (98–64)

April (13–7)

May (17–8)

June (15–12)

July (15–12)

August (17–12)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record
100	August 1	@ Cardinals	3–6	Olivares	Tomlin	Smith	28,276	60–40
101	August 2	@ Cardinals	3–4	McClure	Belinda	—	36,228	60–41
102	August 3	@ Cardinals	5–6 (10)	Smith	Patterson	—	40,627	60–42
103	August 4	@ Cardinals	2–1	Smiley	Hill	—	34,243	61–42
104	August 6	@ Mets	3–1	Tomlin	Fernandez	—	38,658	62–42
105	August 7	@ Mets	1–7	Gooden	Smith	—	41,542	62–43
106	August 8	@ Mets	3–4	Viola	Drabek	Franco	41,672	62–44
107	August 9	Cardinals	1–5	Smith	Smiley	—	38,136	62–45
108	August 10	Cardinals	11–5	Heaton	Hill	—	49,939	63–45
109	August 11	Cardinals	6–4	Mason	Tewksbury	Landrum	31,814	64–45
110	August 12	Cardinals	4–3 (11)	Patterson	Smith	—	26,328	65–45
111	August 13	Phillies	4–3	Drabek	Cox	Belinda	22,584	66–45
112	August 14	Phillies	5–3	Smiley	Greene	Belinda	42,501	67–45
113	August 15	Phillies	4–6	de Jesus	Heaton	Williams	28,193	67–46
114	August 16	Mets	8–2	Tomlin	Fernandez	—	39,275	68–46
115	August 17	Mets	4–1	Smith	Gooden	Belinda	44,707	69–46
116	August 18	Mets	9–2	Drabek	Viola	—	36,014	70–46
117	August 20	@ Phillies	5–6	Searcy	Belinda	—	23,336	70–47
118	August 21	@ Phillies	5–6	Williams	Kipper	—	35,591	70–48
119	August 22	@ Phillies	3–4 (11)	Williams	Landrum	—	41,544	70–49
120	August 23	Giants	8–0	Drabek	Burkett	—	32,419	71–49
121	August 24	Giants	1–5	Wilson	Heaton	—	33,035	71–50
122	August 25	Giants	8–3	Smiley	Oliveras	Belinda	30,453	72–50
123	August 26	Padres	5–7 (10)	Lefferts	Landrum	—	27,396	72–51
124	August 27	Padres	5–2	Smith	Bones	Mason	19,227	73–51
125	August 28	@ Dodgers	6–4	Rodriguez	McDowell	Belinda	39,040	74–51
126	August 29	@ Dodgers	4–1	Mason	Morgan	Landrum	46,414	75–51
127	August 30	@ Padres	4–1	Smiley	Rasmussen	Rodriguez	21,726	76–51
128	August 31	@ Padres	3–2 (12)	Landrum	Melendez	Kipper	16,170	77–51

September (18–11)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record
129	September 1	@ Padres	4–7	Bones	Smith	Maddux	13,099	77–52
130	September 2	@ Giants	9–8	Belinda	Righetti	Rodriguez	16,971	78–52
131	September 3	@ Giants	5–3 (10)	Patterson	Oliveras	—	9,544	79–52
132	September 4	@ Giants	8–3	Smiley	Black	Mason	8,690	80–52
133	September 6	Dodgers	3–4	McDowell	Belinda	—	0	80–53
134	September 6	Dodgers	3–1	Smith	Gross	—	46,993	81–53
135	September 7	Dodgers	1–5	Ojeda	Drabek	Gott	37,416	81–54
136	September 8	Dodgers	1–5	Morgan	Patterson	—	31,563	81–55
137	September 9	@ Cubs	12–10	Belinda	Smith	Rodriguez	18,775	82–55
138	September 10	@ Cubs	2–6	Sutcliffe	Tomlin	Scanlan	29,299	82–56
139	September 11	@ Cardinals	3–1	Smith	Tewksbury	—	20,457	83–56
140	September 12	@ Cardinals	0–1	Hill	Drabek	Smith	21,412	83–57
141	September 13	@ Phillies	8–6	Belinda	Williams	Rodriguez	29,107	84–57
142	September 14	@ Phillies	5–3	Smiley	Ashby	Palacios	27,412	85–57
143	September 15	@ Phillies	3–8	Greene	Tomlin	Williams	35,560	85–58
144	September 16	Cubs	5–4	Smith	Castillo	Mason	16,149	86–58
145	September 17	Cubs	9–2	Drabek	Bielecki	—	18,152	87–58
146	September 18	Cardinals	6–5	Mason	Fraser	—	30,123	88–58
147	September 19	Cardinals	5–1	Belinda	Olivares	—	22,904	89–58
148	September 20	Phillies	3–8	Greene	Tomlin	—	22,691	89–59
149	September 21	Phillies	7–0	Smith	de Jesus	—	27,162	90–59
150	September 22	Phillies	2–1	Drabek	Brantley	—	33,662	91–59
151	September 24	@ Mets	10–8	Patterson	Innis	Rodriguez	12,336	92–59
152	September 26	@ Mets	4–3 (15)	Landrum	Whitehurst	—	0	93–59
153	September 26	@ Mets	1–2	Burke	Mason	Franco	14,451	93–60
154	September 27	Expos	8–12	Ruskin	Rodriguez	—	8,201	93–61
155	September 28	Expos	2–3	Nabholz	Drabek	Rojas	17,122	93–62
156	September 29	Expos	6–3	Walk	Sampen	Kipper	14,798	94–62
157	September 30	Mets	6–5	Landrum	Simons	Rodriguez	16,170	95–62

October (3–2)

Legend: = Win = Loss
Bold = Pirates team member

Record vs. opponents

1991 National League Records Sources:
Team	ATL	CHC	CIN	HOU	LAD	MON	NYM	PHI	PIT	SD	SF	STL
Atlanta	—	6–6	11–7	13–5	7–11	5–7	9–3	5–7	9–3	11–7	9–9	9–3
Chicago	6–6	—	4–8	9–3	2–10	10–7	11–6	8–10	7–11	4–8	6–6	10–8
Cincinnati	7–11	8–4	—	9–9	6–12	6–6	5–7	9–3	2–10	8–10	10–8	4–8
Houston	5–13	3–9	9–9	—	8–10	2–10	7–5	7–5	4–8	6–12	9–9	5–7
Los Angeles	11–7	10–2	12–6	10–8	—	5–7	7–5	7–5	7–5	10–8	8–10	6–6
Montreal	7–5	7–10	6–6	10–2	7–5	—	4–14	4–14	6–12	6–6	7–5	7–11
New York	3–9	6–11	7–5	5–7	5–7	14–4	—	11–7	6–12	7–5	6–6	7–11
Philadelphia	7-5	10–8	3–9	5–7	5–7	14–4	7–11	—	6–12	9–3	6–6	6–12
Pittsburgh	3–9	11–7	10–2	8–4	5–7	12–6	12–6	12–6	—	7–5	7–5	11–7
San Diego	7–11	8–4	10–8	12–6	8–10	6–6	5–7	3–9	5–7	—	11–7	9–3
San Francisco	9–9	6–6	8–10	9–9	10–8	5–7	6–6	6–6	5–7	7–11	—	4–8
St. Louis	3–9	8–10	8–4	7–5	6–6	11–7	11–7	12–6	7–11	3–9	8–4	—

Detailed records

National League
Opponent	W	L	WP	RS	RA
NL East
Chicago Cubs	11	7	0.611	116	98
Montreal Expos	12	6	0.667	75	51
New York Mets	12	6	0.667	85	62
Philadelphia Phillies	12	6	0.667	87	66
Pittsburgh Pirates
St. Louis Cardinals	11	7	0.611	82	66
Total	58	32	0.644	445	343
NL West
Atlanta Braves	3	9	0.250	51	71
Cincinnati Reds	10	2	0.833	73	34
Houston Astros	8	4	0.667	70	57
Los Angeles Dodgers	5	7	0.417	30	34
San Diego Padres	7	5	0.583	41	47
San Francisco Giants	7	5	0.583	58	46
Total	40	32	0.556	323	289
Season Total	98	64	0.605	768	632

Month	Games	Won	Lost	Win %	RS	RA
April	20	13	7	0.650	97	74
May	25	17	8	0.680	119	94
June	27	15	12	0.556	83	89
July	27	15	12	0.556	175	127
August	29	17	12	0.586	133	104
September	29	18	11	0.621	141	128
October	5	3	2	0.600	20	16
Total	162	98	64	0.605	768	632

Total	162	98	64	0.605	768	632
	Games	Won	Lost	Win %	RS	RA
Home	84	52	32	0.619	382	314
Away	78	46	32	0.590	386	318

Roster

1991 Pittsburgh Pirates

Roster

Pitchers

50 Stan Belinda

15 Doug Drabek

46 Héctor Fajardo

26 Neal Heaton

27 Mark Huismann

16 Bob Kipper

43 Bill Landrum

48 Roger Mason

64 Paul Miller

58 Vicente Palacios

38 Bob Patterson

34 Rick Reed

30 Rosario Rodríguez

57 John Smiley

41 Zane Smith

29 Randy Tomlin

17 Bob Walk

Catchers

28 Jeff Banister

12 Mike LaValliere

14 Tom Prince

11 Don Slaught

Infielders

3 Jay Bell

27 Steve Buechele

51 Carlos García

7 Jeff King

13 José Lind

28 Carmelo Martínez

6 Orlando Merced

36 Joe Redfield

2 Gary Redus

36 Jeff Richardson

52 John Wehner

19 Curtis Wilkerson

Outfielders

24 Barry Bonds

23 Bobby Bonilla

47 Scott Bullett

44 Cecil Espy

5 José González

22 Lloyd McClendon

47 Jeff Schulz

18 Andy Van Slyke

42 Gary Varsho

27 Mitch Webster

Manager

10 Jim Leyland

Coaches

45 Rich Donnelly (bullpen)

32 Gene Lamont (third base)

39 Milt May (hitting)

31 Ray Miller (pitching)

37 Tommy Sandt (first base)

Opening Day lineup


Opening Day Starters
Name	Position
Gary Redus	1B
Jay Bell	SS
Andy Van Slyke	CF
Bobby Bonilla	RF
Barry Bonds	LF
Jeff King	3B
Mike LaValliere	C
José Lind	2B
Doug Drabek	SP

Awards and honors

1991 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Bobby Bonilla, DH, Starter
John Smiley, P, Reserve

Player stats

Batting

Regular Season^[7]
Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Banister, J.J. Banister	1	1	1	1.000	0	0
Reed, R.R. Reed	1	2	1	0.500	0	2
Wehner, J.J. Wehner	37	106	36	0.340	0	7
Bonilla, B.B. Bonilla	157	577	174	0.302	18	100
Slaught, D.D. Slaught	77	220	65	0.295	1	29
Bonds, B.B. Bonds	153	510	149	0.292	25	116
LaValliere, M.M. LaValliere	108	336	97	0.289	3	41
McClendon, L.L. McClendon	85	163	47	0.288	7	24
Heaton, N.N. Heaton	44	14	4	0.286	0	1
Merced, O.O. Merced	120	411	113	0.275	10	50
Varsho, G.G. Varsho	99	187	51	0.273	4	23
Bell, J.J. Bell	157	608	164	0.270	16	67
Lind, J.J. Lind	150	502	133	0.265	3	54
Van, A.A. Van	138	491	130	0.265	17	83
Prince, T.T. Prince	26	34	9	0.265	1	2
García, C.C. García	12	24	6	0.250	0	1
Martínez, C.C. Martínez	11	16	4	0.250	0	0
Patterson, B.B. Patterson	54	4	1	0.250	0	0
Richardson, J.J. Richardson	6	4	1	0.250	0	0
Redus, G.G. Redus	98	252	62	0.246	7	24
Buechele, S.S. Buechele	31	114	28	0.246	4	19
Espy, C.C. Espy	43	82	20	0.244	1	11
King, J.J. King	33	109	26	0.239	4	18
Walk, B.B. Walk	25	39	8	0.205	1	5
Tomlin, R.R. Tomlin	32	52	10	0.192	0	2
Wilkerson, C.C. Wilkerson	85	191	36	0.188	2	18
Smith, Z.Z. Smith	36	71	13	0.183	0	10
Drabek, D.D. Drabek	36	84	15	0.179	0	2
Webster, M.M. Webster	36	97	17	0.175	1	9
Redfield, J.J. Redfield	11	18	2	0.111	0	0
González, J.J. González	16	20	2	0.100	1	3
Smiley, J.J. Smiley	33	70	7	0.100	0	3
Palacios, V.V. Palacios	36	14	1	0.071	0	0
Belinda, S.S. Belinda	60	7	0	0.000	0	1
Bullett, S.S. Bullett	11	4	0	0.000	0	0
Fajardo, H.H. Fajardo	2	3	0	0.000	0	0
Kipper, B.B. Kipper	52	1	0	0.000	0	0
Landrum, B.B. Landrum	61	4	0	0.000	0	0
Miller, P.P. Miller	1	3	0	0.000	0	0
Rodríguez, R.R. Rodríguez	18	1	0	0.000	0	0
Schulz, J.J. Schulz	3	3	0	0.000	0	0
Huismann, M.M. Huismann	5	0	0	-1 !—	0	0
Mason, R.R. Mason	24	0	0	-1 !—	0	0

Postseason^[8]
Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Varsho, G.G. Varsho	2	2	1	0.500	0	0
Bell, J.J. Bell	7	29	12	0.414	1	1
LaValliere, M.M. LaValliere	3	6	2	0.333	0	1
Bonilla, B.B. Bonilla	7	23	7	0.304	0	1
Buechele, S.S. Buechele	7	23	7	0.304	0	0
Slaught, D.D. Slaught	6	17	4	0.235	0	1
Merced, O.O. Merced	3	9	2	0.222	1	1
Drabek, D.D. Drabek	2	5	1	0.200	0	1
Lind, J.J. Lind	7	25	4	0.160	0	3
Van, A.A. Van	7	25	4	0.160	1	2
Redus, G.G. Redus	5	19	3	0.158	0	0
Bonds, B.B. Bonds	7	27	4	0.148	0	0
Espy, C.C. Espy	2	2	0	0.000	0	0
Mason, R.R. Mason	3	1	0	0.000	0	0
McClendon, L.L. McClendon	3	2	0	0.000	0	0
Smith, Z.Z. Smith	2	5	0	0.000	0	0
Tomlin, R.R. Tomlin	1	2	0	0.000	0	0
Walk, B.B. Walk	3	2	0	0.000	0	0
Wilkerson, C.C. Wilkerson	4	4	0	0.000	0	0
Belinda, S.S. Belinda	3	0	0	-1 !—	0	0
Kipper, B.B. Kipper	1	0	0	-1 !—	0	0
Landrum, B.B. Landrum	1	0	0	-1 !—	0	0
Patterson, B.B. Patterson	1	0	0	-1 !—	0	0
Rodríguez, R.R. Rodríguez	1	0	0	-1 !—	0	0
Smiley, J.J. Smiley	2	0	0	-1 !—	0	0

Pitching

Regular Season^[9]
Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Tomlin, R.R. Tomlin	31	175	8	7	2.98	104
Mason, R.R. Mason	24	29.666666666667 !29²⁄₃	3	2	3.03	21
Drabek, D.D. Drabek	35	234.66666666667 !234²⁄₃	15	14	3.07	142
Smiley, J.J. Smiley	33	207.66666666667 !207²⁄₃	20	8	3.08	129
Landrum, B.B. Landrum	61	76.333333333333 !76¹⁄₃	4	4	3.18	45
Smith, Z.Z. Smith	35	228	16	10	3.20	120
Belinda, S.S. Belinda	60	78.333333333333 !78¹⁄₃	7	5	3.45	71
Walk, B.B. Walk	25	115	9	2	3.60	67
Palacios, V.V. Palacios	36	81.666666666667 !81²⁄₃	6	3	3.75	64
Rodríguez, R.R. Rodríguez	18	15.333333333333 !15¹⁄₃	1	1	4.11	10
Patterson, B.B. Patterson	54	65.666666666667 !65²⁄₃	4	3	4.11	57
Heaton, N.N. Heaton	42	68.666666666667 !68²⁄₃	3	3	4.33	34
Kipper, B.B. Kipper	52	60	2	2	4.65	38
Miller, P.P. Miller	1	5	0	0	5.40	2
Huismann, M.M. Huismann	5	5	0	0	7.20	5
Fajardo, H.H. Fajardo	2	6.3333333333333 !6¹⁄₃	0	0	9.95	8
Reed, R.R. Reed	1	4.3333333333333 !4¹⁄₃	0	0	10.38	2

Postseason^[10]
Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Belinda, S.S. Belinda	3	5	1	0	0.00	4
Mason, R.R. Mason	3	4.3333333333333 !4¹⁄₃	0	0	0.00	2
Patterson, B.B. Patterson	1	2	0	0	0.00	3
Drabek, D.D. Drabek	2	15	1	1	0.60	10
Smith, Z.Z. Smith	2	14.666666666667 !14²⁄₃	1	1	0.61	10
Walk, B.B. Walk	3	9.3333333333333 !9¹⁄₃	0	0	1.93	5
Tomlin, R.R. Tomlin	1	6	0	0	3.00	1
Kipper, B.B. Kipper	1	2	0	0	4.50	1
Landrum, B.B. Landrum	1	1	0	0	9.00	2
Smiley, J.J. Smiley	2	2.6666666666667 !2²⁄₃	0	2	23.63	3
Rodríguez, R.R. Rodríguez	1	1	0	0	27.00	1

National League Championship Series

Main article: 1991 National League Championship Series

Game 1

October 9: Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Atlanta	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	5	1
Pittsburgh	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	X	5	8	1
W: Doug Drabek (1-0) L: Tom Glavine (0-1) S: Bob Walk (1)
HR: ATL – David Justice (1) PIT – Andy Van Slyke (1)
Pitchers: ATL – Glavine (6), Wohlers (1), Stanton (1) PIT – Drabek (6), Walk (3)
Attendance: 57,347 Time: 2:51

Game 2

October 10: Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Atlanta	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	8	0
Pittsburgh	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
W: Steve Avery (1-0) L: Zane Smith (0-1) S: Alejandro Peña (1)
HR: ATL – None PIT – None
Pitchers: ATL – Avery (8 ¹⁄₃), Pena (2/3) PIT – Z. Smith (7), Mason (1), Belinda (1)
Attendance: 57,533 Time: 2:46

Game 3

October 12: Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Pittsburgh	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	3	10	2
Atlanta	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	3	X	10	11	0
W: John Smoltz (1-0) L: John Smiley (0-1) S: Alejandro Peña (2)
HR: PIT – None ATL – Greg Olson (1), Ron Gant (1), Sid Bream (1)
Pitchers: PIT – Smiley (2), Landrum (1), Patterson (2), Kipper (2), Rodriguez (1) ATL – Smoltz (6 ¹⁄₃), Stanton (2/3), Wohlers (1/3), Pena (1 ²⁄₃)
Attendance: 50,905 Time: 3:21

Game 4

October 13: Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
Pittsburgh	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	11	1
Atlanta	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	1
W: Stan Belinda (1-0) L: Kent Mercker (0-1) S: None
HR: PIT – None ATL – None
Pitchers: PIT – Tomlin (6), Walk (2), Belinda (2) ATL – Leibrant (6 ²⁄₃), Clancy (1/3), Stanton (2), Mercker (2/3), Wohlers (1/3)
Attendance: 51,109 Time: 3:43

Game 5

October 14: Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Pittsburgh	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	6	2
Atlanta	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	1
W: Zane Smith (1-1) L: Tom Glavine (0-2) S: Roger Mason (1)
HR: PIT – None ATL – None
Pitchers: PIT – Z. Smith (7 ²⁄₃), Mason (1 ¹⁄₃) ATL – Glavine (8), Pena (1)
Attendance: 51,109 Time: 2:51

Game 6

October 16: Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Atlanta	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	7	0
Pittsburgh	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
W: Steve Avery (2-0) L: Doug Drabek (1-1) S: Alejandro Peña (3)
HR: ATL – None PIT – None
Pitchers: ATL – Avery (8), Pena (1) PIT – Drabek (9)
Attendance: 54,508 Time: 3:09

Game 7

October 17: Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Atlanta	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	6	1
Pittsburgh	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
W: John Smoltz (2-0) L: John Smiley (0-2) S: None
HR: ATL – Brian Hunter (1) PIT – None
Pitchers: ATL – Smoltz (9) PIT – Smiley (2/3), Walk (4 ¹⁄₃), Mason (2), Belinda (2)
Attendance: 46,932 Time: 3:04

Transactions

May 16, 1991: Mike York was traded by the Pirates to the Cleveland Indians for Mitch Webster.^[11]
June 11, 1991: Mark Huismann was released by the Pirates.^[4]

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Buffalo Bisons	American Association	Terry Collins
AA	Carolina Mudcats	Southern League	Marc Bombard
A	Salem Buccaneers	Carolina League	Stan Cliburn
A	Augusta Pirates	South Atlantic League	Don Werner
A-Short Season	Welland Pirates	New York–Penn League	Lee Driggers
Rookie	GCL Pirates	Gulf Coast League	Woody Huyke

References

↑ From 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Shore in 1907.
↑ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.98, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
↑ Zane Smith at Baseball-Reference
1 2 Mark Huismann at Baseball-Reference
↑ Esteban Loaiza at Baseball-Reference
↑ Gary Varsho at Baseball-Reference
↑ "Major League Baseball Stats | pirates.com: Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates.
↑ "Major League Baseball Stats | pirates.com: Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates.
↑ "Major League Baseball Stats | pirates.com: Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates.
↑ "Major League Baseball Stats | pirates.com: Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates.
↑ Mike York at Baseball-Reference

1991 Pittsburgh Pirates team at Baseball-Reference
1991 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at baseball-almanac.com
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.

National League East champions

1991 MLB season by team

AL East	Baltimore Boston Cleveland Detroit Milwaukee New York Toronto

AL West	California Chicago Kansas City Minnesota Oakland Seattle Texas

NL East	Chicago Montréal New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis

NL West	Atlanta Cincinnati Houston Los Angeles San Diego San Francisco

1991 MLB draft 1991 All-Star Game 1991 World Series

Pittsburgh Pirates

Formerly the Pittsburgh Alleghenys
Founded in 1882
Based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Franchise

Ballparks

Spring training: Whittington Park; Riverside Park; Fogel Field; Barrs Field; Rickwood Field; Whittington Park; Perris Hill Park; Tech Field; Perris Hill Park; McCulloch Park; Perris Hill Park; Flamingo Field; Gilmore Field; Gran Stadium; Jaycee Park; Terry Park; Pirate City/McKechnie Field

Culture

Lore

Pittsburgh Allegheny
Pirates' lore
Wagner donates uniforms
Lou Bierbauer
Temple Cup
Chronicle-Telegraph Cup
Pittsburgh Stars
Homer in the Gloamin'
1960 Game 7
1985 drug trials
Francisco Cabrera game
National League Wild Card Games
- 2013
- 2014
- 2015

Rivalries

Philadelphia Phillies

Minors

AAA: Indianapolis Indians
AA: Altoona Curve
A Adv.: Bradenton Marauders
A: West Virginia Power
Short A: West Virginia Black Bears
Rookie Adv.: Bristol Pirates
Rookie: GCL Pirates; DSL Pirates
All-time: Minor league affiliate history

World Series
Championships (5)

1909
1925
1960
1971
1979

League pennants (9)

American Association: none
National League: 1901; 1902; 1903; 1909; 1925; 1927; 1960; 1971; 1979

Division titles (9)

East: 1970; 1971; 1972; 1974; 1975; 1979; 1990; 1991; 1992
Central: none

Wild Card berths (3)

Media

Seasons (136)

1880s	1880 · 1881 · 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889

1890s	1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899

1900s	1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909

1910s	1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919

1920s	1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929

1930s	1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939

1940s	1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949

1950s	1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959

1960s	1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969

1970s	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979

1980s	1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989

1990s	1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

2000s	2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

2010s	2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

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