1988 Pittsburgh Pirates season

1988 Pittsburgh Pirates
Division	Eastern Division
Ballpark	Three Rivers Stadium
City	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Record	85–75 (.531)
Owners	Pittsburgh Associates
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)
Seasons

The 1988 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 107th season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; the 102nd in the National League. This was their 19th season at Three Rivers Stadium. The Pirates finished second in the National League East with a record of 85–75.

Offseason

• January 20, 1988: Dave Hostetler was signed as a free agent by the Pirates.
• March 26, 1988: Mackey Sasser and Tim Drummond were traded by the Pirates to the New York Mets for Randy Milligan and Scott Henion (minors).
• March 30, 1988: Hipólito Peña was traded by the Pirates to the New York Yankees for Orestes Destrade.
• March 31, 1988: Mike Bielecki was traded by the Pirates to the Chicago Cubs for Mike Curtis (minors).

Regular season

Season standings

NL East

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
New York Mets	100	60	.625	—	56‍–‍24	44‍–‍36
Pittsburgh Pirates	85	75	.531	15	43‍–‍38	42‍–‍37
Montreal Expos	81	81	.500	20	43‍–‍38	38‍–‍43
Chicago Cubs	77	85	.475	24	39‍–‍42	38‍–‍43
St. Louis Cardinals	76	86	.469	25	41‍–‍40	35‍–‍46
Philadelphia Phillies	65	96	.404	35½	38‍–‍42	27‍–‍54

Record vs. opponents

1988 National League record 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	5–13	5–13	4–14	4–8	4–8	6–6	5–5	8–10	5–13	3–9
Chicago	7–5	—	6–6	7–5	4–8–1	9–9	9–9	8–10	7–11	8–4	5–7	7–11
Cincinnati	13–5	6–6	—	9–9	7–11	5–7	4–7	9–3	7–5	10–8	11–7	6–6
Houston	13–5	5–7	9–9	—	9–9	6–6	5–7	8–4	8–4	6–12	7–11	6–6
Los Angeles	14–4	8–4–1	11–7	9–9	—	8–4	1–10	11–1	6–6	7–11	12–6	7–5
Montreal	8–4	9–9	7–5	6–6	4–8	—	6–12	9–9–1	8–10	4–8	7–5	13–5
New York	8–4	9–9	7–4	7–5	10–1	12–6	—	10–8	12–6	7–5	4–8	14–4
Philadelphia	6-6	10–8	3–9	4–8	1–11	9–9–1	8–10	—	7–11	4–7	7–5	6–12
Pittsburgh	5–5	11–7	5–7	4–8	6–6	10–8	6–12	11–7	—	8–4	8–4	11–7
San Diego	10–8	4–8	8–10	12–6	11–7	8–4	5–7	7–4	4–8	—	8–10	6–6
San Francisco	13–5	7–5	7–11	11–7	6–12	5–7	8–4	5–7	4–8	10–8	—	7–5
St. Louis	9–3	11–7	6–6	6–6	5–7	5–13	4–14	12–6	7–11	6–6	5–7	—

Detailed records

National League
Opponent	W	L	WP	RS	RA
NL East
Chicago Cubs	11	7	0.611	97	82
Montreal Expos	10	8	0.556	75	70
New York Mets	6	12	0.333	46	65
Philadelphia Phillies	11	7	0.611	105	81
St. Louis Cardinals	11	7	0.611	58	58
Total	49	41	0.544	381	356
NL West
Atlanta Braves	5	5	0.500	48	48
Cincinnati Reds	5	7	0.417	44	45
Houston Astros	4	8	0.333	24	42
Los Angeles Dodgers	6	6	0.500	50	54
San Diego Padres	8	4	0.667	46	34
San Francisco Giants	8	4	0.667	58	37
Total	36	34	0.514	270	260
Season Total	85	75	0.531	651	616

Month	Games	Won	Lost	Win %	RS	RA
April	22	16	6	0.727	98	68
May	28	14	14	0.500	129	128
June	27	13	14	0.481	113	127
July	26	15	11	0.577	94	74
August	30	13	17	0.433	103	110
September	25	14	11	0.560	103	92
October	2	0	2	0.000	11	17
Total	160	85	75	0.531	651	616

	Games	Won	Lost	Win %	RS	RA
Home	81	43	38	0.531	326	298
Away	79	42	37	0.532	325	318
Total	160	85	75	0.531	651	616

Roster

1988 Pittsburgh Pirates
Roster
Pitchers 15 Doug Drabek 41 Mike Dunne 54 Brian Fisher 27 Miguel García 35 Jim Gott 50 Barry Jones 16 Bob Kipper 60 Randy Kramer 50 Dave LaPoint 59 Morris Madden 58 Vicente Palacios 34 Rick Reed 49 Jeff Robinson 36,51 Dave Rucker 57 John Smiley 17 Bob Walk	Catchers 12 Mike LaValliere 26 Junior Ortiz 46 Tom Prince  3 Rubén Rodríguez Infielders  6 Rafael Belliard 25 Bobby Bonilla  5 Sid Bream  2 Orestes Destrade 30 Benny Distefano 29 Félix Fermín 28 Denny González 55 Dave Hostetler 13 José Lind 47 Randy Milligan 14 Ken Oberkfell 22 Al Pedrique	Outfielders 24 Barry Bonds 44 John Cangelosi  7 Darnell Coles 14 Mike Diaz 47 Tommy Gregg 19 Gary Redus 23 R. J. Reynolds 18 Andy Van Slyke 11 Glenn Wilson	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
Barry Bonds	LF
José Lind	2B
Andy Van Slyke	CF
Bobby Bonilla	3B
Darnell Coles	RF
Randy Milligan	1B
Mike LaValliere	C
Al Pedrique	SS
Mike Dunne	SP

Player stats

Batting

Regular Season

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Benny Distefano	16	29	10	0.345	1	6
Andy Van Slyke	154	587	169	0.288	25	100
Barry Bonds	144	538	152	0.283	24	58
Junior Ortiz	49	118	33	0.280	2	18
Felix Fermin	43	87	24	0.276	0	2
Bobby Bonilla	159	584	160	0.274	24	100
Glenn Wilson	37	126	34	0.270	2	15
Sid Bream	148	462	122	0.264	10	65
Jose Lind	154	611	160	0.262	2	49
Michael LaValliere	120	352	92	0.261	2	47
John Cangelosi	75	118	30	0.254	0	8
Dave Hostetler	6	8	2	0.250	0	0
R. J. Reynolds	130	323	80	0.248	6	51
Darnell Coles	68	211	49	0.232	5	36
Mike Diaz	47	74	17	0.230	0	5
Ken Oberkfell	20	54	12	0.222	0	2
Randy Milligan	40	82	18	0.220	3	8
Rafael Belliard	122	286	61	0.213	0	11
Tommy Gregg	14	15	3	0.200	1	3
Ruben Rodriguez	2	5	1	0.200	0	1
Gary Redus	30	71	14	0.197	2	4
Denny Gonzalez	24	32	6	0.188	0	1
Jeff Robinson	75	16	3	0.188	0	1
Al Pedrique	50	128	23	0.180	0	4
Tom Prince	29	74	13	0.176	0	6
Doug Drabek	33	76	13	0.171	0	5
Orestes Destrade	36	47	7	0.149	1	3
Mike Dunne	34	46	5	0.109	0	3
Bob Walk	34	69	6	0.087	0	5
John Smiley	34	63	5	0.079	0	1
Dave LaPoint	8	16	1	0.063	0	0
Brian Fisher	33	42	2	0.048	0	1
Jim Gott	67	1	0	0.000	0	0
Barry Jones	42	5	0	0.000	0	0
Bob Kipper	50	4	0	0.000	0	0
Randy Kramer	5	2	0	0.000	0	0
Scott Medvin	17	3	0	0.000	0	0
Vicente Palacios	7	8	0	0.000	0	0
Rick Reed	2	4	0	0.000	0	0
Dave Rucker	31	2	0	0.000	0	0
Miguel Garcia	1	0	0	—	0	0
Morris Madden	6	0	0	—	0	0

Pitching

Regular Season

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
John Cangelosi	1	2	0	0	0.00	0
Morris Madden	5	52⁄3	0	0	0.00	3
Bob Walk	32	2122⁄3	12	10	2.71	81
Dave LaPoint	8	52	4	2	2.77	19
Rick Reed	2	12	1	0	3.00	6
Jeff Robinson	75	1242⁄3	11	5	3.03	87
Barry Jones	42	561⁄3	1	1	3.04	31
Doug Drabek	33	2191⁄3	15	7	3.08	127
John Smiley	34	205	13	11	3.25	129
Jim Gott	67	771⁄3	6	6	3.49	76
Bob Kipper	50	65	2	6	3.74	39
Mike Dunne	30	170	7	11	3.92	70
Miguel Garcia	1	2	0	0	4.50	2
Brian Fisher	33	1461⁄3	8	10	4.61	66
Dave Rucker	31	281⁄3	0	2	4.76	16
Scott Medvin	17	272⁄3	3	0	4.88	16
Randy Kramer	5	10	1	2	5.40	7
Vicente Palacios	7	241⁄3	1	2	6.66	15

Awards and honors

1988 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

• Bobby Bonilla, 3B, Starter
• Andy Van Slyke, OF, Reserve
• Bob Walk, P, Reserve

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Buffalo Bisons	American Association	Rocky Bridges
AA	Harrisburg Senators	Eastern League	Dave Trembley
A	Salem Buccaneers	Carolina League	Jay Ward
A	Augusta Pirates	South Atlantic League	Jeff Cox and Woody Huyke
A-Short Season	Watertown Pirates	New York–Penn League	Stan Cliburn
Rookie	Princeton Pirates	Appalachian League	Jim Thrift
Rookie	GCL Pirates	Gulf Coast League	Julio Garcia

References

• 1988 Pittsburgh Pirates at Baseball Reference
• 1988 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.