1989 Pittsburgh Pirates season

1989 Pittsburgh Pirates
Major league affiliations
National League (since 1887) Eastern Division (since 1969)
Location
Three Rivers Stadium (since 1970) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (since 1887)
1989 information
Owner(s)	Pittsburgh Associates
General manager(s)	Larry Doughty
Manager(s)	Jim Leyland
Local television	KDKA-TV Jim Rooker John Sanders Lanny Frattare Steve Blass KBL Jim Rooker Lanny Frattare Steve Blass
Local radio	KDKA Jim Rooker Lanny Frattare Steve Blass
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Offseason

• November 9, 1988: Randy Milligan was traded by the Pirates to the Baltimore Orioles for Pete Blohm (minors).
• 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.

Regular season

Season standings

NL East	W	L	Pct.	GB
Chicago Cubs	93	69	.574	--
New York Mets	87	75	.537	6
St. Louis Cardinals	86	76	.531	7
Montreal Expos	81	81	.500	12
Pittsburgh Pirates	74	88	.457	19
Philadelphia Phillies	67	95	.414	26

Roster

1989 Pittsburgh Pirates
Roster
Pitchers 46 Doug Bair 60 Stan Belinda 15 Doug Drabek 41 Mike Dunne 22 Logan Easley 54 Brian Fisher 27 Miguel García 35 Jim Gott 26 Neal Heaton 16 Bob Kipper 28 Randy Kramer 43 Bill Landrum 59 Morris Madden 55 Scott Medvin 38 Bob Patterson 34 Rick Reed 49 Jeff Robinson 58 Roger Samuels 57 John Smiley 41 Mike Smith 52 Dorn Taylor 17 Bob Walk	Catchers 22 Dann Bilardello 12 Mike LaValliere  0 Junior Ortiz 14 Tom Prince Infielders  3 Jay Bell  6 Rafael Belliard 25 Bobby Bonilla  5 Sid Bream 30 Benny Distefano  7 Jeff King 13 José Lind 14 Ken Oberkfell 51 Rey Quiñones  2 Gary Redus	Outfielders 24 Barry Bonds 44 John Cangelosi 42 Steve Carter 19 Albert Hall 29 Billy Hatcher 38 Scott Little 23 R. J. Reynolds 18 Andy Van Slyke 11 Glenn Wilson	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)

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Junior Ortiz	91	230	50	.217	1	22
1B	Gary Redus	98	279	79	.283	6	33
2B	José Lind	153	578	134	.232	2	48
3B	Bobby Bonilla	163	616	173	.281	24	86
SS	Jay Bell	78	271	70	.258	2	27
LF	Barry Bonds	159	580	144	.248	19	58
CF	Andy Van Slyke	130	476	113	.237	9	53
RF	Glenn Wilson	100	330	93	.282	9	49

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Randy Kramer	35	111.1	5	9	3.96	52

Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Dorn Taylor	9	1	1	0	5.06	3

Awards and honors

1989 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

• Bobby Bonilla, 3B, Reserve

Farm system

See also: Minor league baseball

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
Short-Season A	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

• 1989 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference
• 1989 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
• Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (3rd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-1-932391-17-6.