1991 Pittsburgh Pirates season

The 1991 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 110th in franchise history; the 105th in the National League. This was their 22nd season at Three Rivers Stadium. For the second consecutive season, the Pirates won the National League East Division Title with a record of 98–64. They were defeated four games to three by the Atlanta Braves in the 1991 National League Championship Series. During the season, John Smiley won 20 games – the last to do so for the Pirates in the 20th century.[2]

1991 Pittsburgh Pirates
1991 NL East Champions
Major League affiliations
Location
Results
Record98–64 (.605)
Divisional place1st
Other information
Owner(s)Pittsburgh Associates
General manager(s)Larry Doughty
Manager(s)Jim Leyland
Local televisionKDKA-TV
KBL
Local radioKDKA-AM
(Steve Blass, Kent Derdivanis, Lanny Frattare, Jim Rooker)
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Offseason

Regular season

Season standings

NL East W L Pct. GB Home Road
Pittsburgh Pirates 9864 0.605 52–32 46–32
St. Louis Cardinals 8478 0.519 14 52–32 32–46
Philadelphia Phillies 7884 0.481 20 47–36 31–48
Chicago Cubs 7783 0.481 20 46–37 31–46
New York Mets 7784 0.478 20½ 40–42 37–42
Montreal Expos 7190 0.441 26½ 33–35 38–55

Game log

1991 Game Log (98–64)
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 6–611–713–57–115–79–35–79–311–79–99–3
Chicago 6–64–89–32–1010–711–68–107–114–86–610–8
Cincinnati 7–118–49–96–126–65–79–32–108–1010–84–8
Houston 5–133–99–98–102–107–57–54–86–129–95–7
Los Angeles 11–710–212–610–85–77–57–57–510–88–106–6
Montreal 7–57–106–610–27–54–144–146–126–67–57–11
New York 3–96–117–55–75–714–411–76–127–56–67–11
Philadelphia 7-510–83–95–75–714–47–116–129–36–66–12
Pittsburgh 3–911–710–28–45–712–612–612–67–57–511–7
San Diego 7–118–410–812–68–106–65–73–95–711–79–3
San Francisco 9–96–68–109–910–85–76–66–65–77–114–8
St. Louis 3–98–108–47–56–611–711–712–67–113–98–4

Detailed records

Roster

1991 Pittsburgh Pirates
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Opening Day lineup

Opening Day Starters
NamePosition
Gary Redus1B
Jay BellSS
Andy Van SlykeCF
Bobby BonillaRF
Barry BondsLF
Jeff King3B
Mike LaValliereC
José Lind2B
Doug DrabekSP

Awards and honors

1991 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Player stats

Batting
Pitching

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 000 000 001 151
Pittsburgh 102 001 01X 581
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 000 001 000 180
Pittsburgh 000 000 000 060
W: Steve Avery (1-0)   L: Zane Smith (0-1)   S: Alejandro Peña (1)
HR: ATL None   PIT None
Pitchers: ATL Avery (813), 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 100 100 100 3102
Atlanta 411 000 13X 10110
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 (613), Stanton (2/3), Wohlers (1/3), Pena (123)
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 010 010 0001 3111
Atlanta 200 000 0000 271
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 (623), 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 000 010 000 162
Atlanta 000 000 000 091
W: Zane Smith (1-1)   L: Tom Glavine (0-2)   S: Roger Mason (1)
HR: PIT None  ATL None
Pitchers: PIT Z. Smith (723), Mason (113)  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 000 000 001 170
Pittsburgh 000 000 000 040
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 300 010 000 461
Pittsburgh 000 000 000 060
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 (413), Mason (2), Belinda (2)
Attendance: 46,932  Time: 3:04

Transactions

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

  1. From 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Shore in 1907.
  2. 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
  3. Zane Smith at Baseball-Reference
  4. Mark Huismann at Baseball-Reference
  5. Esteban Loaiza at Baseball-Reference
  6. Gary Varsho at Baseball-Reference
  7. "Major League Baseball Stats | pirates.com: Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates.
  8. "Major League Baseball Stats | pirates.com: Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates.
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  11. Mike York at Baseball-Reference
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