1990 Pittsburgh Pirates season

1990 Pittsburgh Pirates 1990 NL East Champions
Major league affiliations
National League (since 1887) Eastern Division (since 1969)
Location
Three Rivers Stadium (since 1970) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (since 1882)
1990 information
Owner(s)	Pittsburgh Associates
General manager(s)	Larry Doughty
Manager(s)	Jim Leyland
Local television	KDKA-TV Jim Rooker Kent Derdivanis Lanny Frattare Steve Blass KBL Jim Rooker Kent Derdivanis Lanny Frattare Steve Blass
Local radio	KDKA Jim Rooker Kent Derdivanis Lanny Frattare Steve Blass
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The Pittsburgh Pirates had 95 wins and 67 losses to win the National League East Division Title.

Offseason

• December 4, 1989: Gordon Dillard was drafted by the Pirates from the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1989 rule 5 draft.
• January 14, 1990: Mark Ross was signed as a free agent by the Pirates.

Regular season

• Barry Bonds became the first Major Leaguer in history to have a .300 batting average, 100 RBI, 100 runs and 50 stolen bases in the same season.

Season standings

NL East	W	L	Pct.	GB
Pittsburgh Pirates	95	67	.586	--
New York Mets	91	71	.562	4
Montreal Expos	85	77	.525	10
Chicago Cubs	77	85	.475	18
Philadelphia Phillies	77	85	.475	18
St. Louis Cardinals	70	92	.432	25

Notable transactions

• May 2, 1990: Rico Rossy was traded by the Pirates to the Atlanta Braves for Greg Tubbs.
• May 18, 1990: Roger Mason was signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
• June 5, 1990: The Pirates traded a player to be named later to the Baltimore Orioles for Jay Tibbs. The Pirates completed the deal by sending Dorn Taylor to the Orioles on September 5.
• August 8, 1990: Scott Ruskin, Willie Greene and a player to be named later were traded by the Pirates to the Montreal Expos for Zane Smith. The Pirates completed the trade by sending Moisés Alou to the Expos on August 16.
• September 1, 1990: Randy Kramer was traded by the Pirates to the Chicago Cubs for Greg Kallevig (minors).

Roster

1990 Pittsburgh Pirates
Roster
Pitchers 46 Doug Bair 50,60 Stan Belinda 15 Doug Drabek 26 Neal Heaton 27 Mark Huismann 16 Bob Kipper 28 Randy Kramer 43 Bill Landrum 58 Vicente Palacios 38 Bob Patterson 48 Ted Power 34 Rick Reed 47,49 Jerry Reuss 58 Mike Roesler 29,30 Mark Ross 56 Scott Ruskin 57 John Smiley 41 Zane Smith 35 Walt Terrell 30 Jay Tibbs 29 Randy Tomlin 17 Bob Walk 53 Mike York	Catchers 22 Dann Bilardello 12 Mike LaValliere 54 Orlando Merced 14 Tom Prince 11 Don Slaught Infielders 19 Wally Backman  3 Jay Bell  6 Rafael Belliard  5 Sid Bream 51 Carlos García  7 Jeff King 13 José Lind 35 Carmelo Martínez  2 Gary Redus	Outfielders 52 Moisés Alou 24 Barry Bonds 25 Bobby Bonilla 44 John Cangelosi 42 Steve Carter 30 Lloyd McClendon 23 R. J. Reynolds 27 Mark Ryal 18 Andy Van Slyke	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

= Indicates team leader

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	LaValliere, MikeMike LaValliere	96	279	72	.258	3	31
1B	Bream, SidSid Bream	147	389	105	.270	15	67
2B	Lind, JoséJosé Lind	152	514	134	.261	1	48
SS	Bell, JayJay Bell	159	583	148	.254	7	52
3B	King, JeffJeff King	127	371	91	.245	14	53
LF	Bonds, BarryBarry Bonds	151	519	156	.301	33	114
CF	Van Slyke, AndyAndy Van Slyke	136	493	140	.284	17	77
RF	Bonilla, BobbyBobby Bonilla	160	625	175	.280	32	120

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
Backman, WallyWally Backman	104	315	92	.292	2	28
Redus, GaryGary Redus	96	227	56	.247	6	23
Slaught, DonDon Slaught	84	230	69	.300	4	29
Reynolds, R. J.R. J. Reynolds	95	215	62	.288	0	19
Cangelosi, JohnJohn Cangelosi	58	76	15	.197	0	1
Belliard, RafaelRafael Belliard	47	54	11	.204	0	6
Bilardello, DannDann Bilardello	19	37	2	.054	0	3
Merced, OrlandoOrlando Merced	25	24	5	.208	0	0
Martínez, CarmeloCarmelo Martínez	12	19	4	.211	2	4
Ryal, MarkMark Ryal	9	12	1	.083	0	0
Prince, TomTom Prince	4	10	1	.100	0	0
Carter, SteveSteve Carter	5	5	1	.200	0	0
Alou, MoisésMoisés Alou	2	5	1	.200	0	0
García, CarlosCarlos García	4	4	2	.500	0	0
McClendon, LloydLloyd McClendon	4	3	1	.333	1	2

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Drabek, DougDoug Drabek	33	231.1	22	6	2.76	131
Smiley, JohnJohn Smiley	26	149.1	9	10	4.64	86
Heaton, NealNeal Heaton	30	146	12	9	3.45	68
Walk, BobBob Walk	26	129.2	7	5	3.75	73
Terrell, WaltWalt Terrell	16	82.2	2	7	5.88	34
Tomlin, RandyRandy Tomlin	12	77.2	4	4	2.55	42

Other pitchers

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Reed, RickRick Reed	13	53.2	2	3	4.36	27
York, MikeMike York	4	12.2	1	1	2.84	4
Reuss, JerryJerry Reuss	4	7.2	0	0	3.52	1
Smith, ZaneZane Smith	11	76	6	2	1.30	50
Kramer, RandyRandy Kramer	12	25.2	0	1	4.91	15
Bair, DougDoug Bair	22	24.1	0	0	4.81	19
Ross, MarkMark Ross	9	12.2	0	0	3.55	5
Tibbs, JayJay Tibbs	5	7	1	0	2.57	4
Roesler, MikeMike Roesler	5	6	1	0	3.00	4
Huismann, MarkMark Huismann	2	3	1	0	9.00	2

Relief pitchers

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

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Landrum, BillBill Landrum	54	7	3	13	2.13	39
Patterson, BobBob Patterson	55	8	5	5	2.95	70
Belinda, StanStan Belinda	55	3	4	8	3.55	55
Ruskin, ScottScott Ruskin	44	2	2	2	3.02	34
Kipper, BobBob Kipper	41	5	2	3	3.02	35
Power, TedTed Power	40	1	3	7	3.66	42
Palacios, VicenteVicente Palacios	7	0	0	3	0.00	8

National League Championship Series

Main article: 1990 National League Championship Series

Awards and honors

• Barry Bonds, OF, National League Most Valuable Player Award
• Sid Bream, Hutch Award
• Sid Bream, National League Record, Most Assists in One Season,
• Doug Drabek, National League Cy Young Award
• Doug Drabek, National League Pitcher of the Month, July
• Doug Drabek, National League Pitcher of the Month, August
• Jim Leyland, National League Manager of the Year Award
• Andy Van Slyke, Outfield, Gold Glove Award

1990 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

• Barry Bonds, OF, Reserve
• Bobby Bonilla, OF, Reserve
• Neal Heaton, P, Reserve

Farm system

See also: Minor league baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Buffalo Bisons	American Association	Terry Collins
AA	Harrisburg Senators	Eastern League	Marc Bombard
A	Salem Buccaneers	Carolina League	Stan Cliburn
A	Augusta Pirates	South Atlantic League	Lee Driggers
Short-Season A	Welland Pirates	New York-Penn League	Jim Mallon
Rookie	GCL Pirates	Gulf Coast League	Julio Garcia

References

• 1990 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference
• 1990 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. 

Preceded by Chicago Cubs 1989

NL East Championship Season 1990

Succeeded by Pittsburgh Pirates 1991