1989 Pittsburgh Pirates season

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.

1989 Pittsburgh Pirates
Major League affiliations
Location
Results
Record74–88 (.457)
Divisional place5th
Other information
Owner(s)Pittsburgh Associates
General manager(s)Larry Doughty
Manager(s)Jim Leyland
Local televisionKDKA-TV
(Steve Blass, Lanny Frattare, Jim Rooker, John Sanders)
KBL
(Steve Blass, Lanny Frattare, Jim Rooker, John Sanders)
Local radioKDKA-AM
(Steve Blass, Lanny Frattare, Jim Rooker, John Sanders)
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Offseason

Regular season

Season standings
NL East W L Pct. GB Home Road
Chicago Cubs 9369 0.574 — 48–33 45–36
New York Mets 8775 0.537 6 51–30 36–45
St. Louis Cardinals 8676 0.531 7 46–35 40–41
Montreal Expos 8181 0.500 12 44–37 37–44
Pittsburgh Pirates 7488 0.457 19 39–42 35–46
Philadelphia Phillies 6795 0.414 26 38–42 29–53

Game log
1989 Game Log: 74–88 (Home: 39–42; Away: 35–46)
April: 10–14 (Home: 7–8; Away: 3–6)
May: 11–14 (Home: 4–5; Away: 7–9)
June: 12–13 (Home: 6–6; Away: 6–7)
July: 12–18 (Home: 5–8; Away: 7–10)
August: 13–15 (Home: 8–7; Away: 5–8)
September: 16–13 (Home: 9–7; Away: 7–6)
October: 0–1 (Home: 0–1; Away: 0–0)
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Tie
Bold = Pirates team member

Record vs. opponents
1989 National League Records

Sources:
Team ATL CHC CIN HOU LAD MON NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL
Atlanta —5–78–108–106–106–62–108–44–87–116–123–9
Chicago 7–5—7–55–77–510–810–810–812–68–46–611–7
Cincinnati 10–85–7—8–108–104–84–84–87–59–98–108–4
Houston 10–87–510–8—10–84–86–69–37–58–108–107–5
Los Angeles 10–65–710–88–10—7–55–76–67–56–1210–83–9
Montreal 6–68–108–48–45–7—9–99–911–75–77–55–13
New York 10–28–108–46–67–59–9—12–69–95–73–910–8
Philadelphia 4-88–108–43–96–69–96–12—10–82–104–87–11
Pittsburgh 8–46–125–75–75–77–119–98–10—3–95–713–5
San Diego 11–74–89–910–812–67–57–510–29–3—8–102–10
San Francisco 12–66–610–810–88–105–79–38–47–510–8—7–5
St. Louis 9–37–114–85–79–313–58–1011–75–1310–25–7—

Detailed records

Roster
1989 Pittsburgh Pirates
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

 Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Opening Day lineup
Opening Day Starters
NamePosition
Barry BondsLF
José Lind2B
Andy Van SlykeCF
Bobby Bonilla3B
Sid Bream1B
Glenn WilsonRF
Mike LaValliereC
Jay BellSS
Bob WalkSP

Player stats
Batting
Pitching

Awards and honors

1989 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

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
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
  1. From 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Shore in 1907.
  2. Randy Milligan at Baseball Reference
  3. Félix Fermín at Baseball Reference
  4. "Major League Baseball Stats | pirates.com: Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates.
  5. "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.
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