1989 Pittsburgh Pirates season
Major League Baseball team season
1989 Pittsburgh PiratesLeague National League Division East Ballpark Three Rivers Stadium City Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania [ 1] Record 74–88 (.457) Divisional place 5th Owners Pittsburgh Associates General managers Larry Doughty 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 )
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.
Offseason
Regular season
Season standings
Game log
1989 Game Log: 74–88 (Home: 39–42; Away: 35–46)
April: 10–14 (Home: 7–8; Away: 3–6)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
1
April 4
@ Expos
5–6
McGaffigan
Robinson
—
35,154
0–1
2
April 5
@ Expos
3–0
Drabek
Johnson
—
9,137
1–1
3
April 6
@ Expos
2–3
Burke
Smiley
Hesketh
8,722
1–2
4
April 7
@ Cubs
5–6
Wilson
Taylor
Williams
6,195
1–3
5
April 8
@ Cubs
3–5
Bielecki
Heaton
Schiraldi
19,374
1–4
6
April 9
@ Cubs
3–8
Sutcliffe
Walk
—
11,387
1–5
7
April 11
Mets
4–3 (11)
Robinson
Myers
—
42,910
2–5
8
April 13
Mets
4–2
Smiley
Darling
Robinson
19,105
3–5
9
April 14
Expos
6–7
Hesketh
Medvin
McGaffigan
15,052
3–6
10
April 15
Expos
6–4
Dunne
Johnson
Robinson
9,658
4–6
11
April 16
Expos
4–5 (11)
Hesketh
Robinson
Burke
18,107
4–7
12
April 17
@ Cardinals
2–4
Terry
Fisher
Worrell
25,277
4–8
13
April 18
@ Cardinals
4–3
Madden
Worrell
Robinson
22,198
5–8
14
April 19
@ Cardinals
7–5
Walk
Heinkel
Robinson
29,132
6–8
15
April 20
Phillies
4–9
Howell
Dunne
—
6,977
6–9
16
April 21
Phillies
2–3
Youmans
Drabek
Bedrosian
15,221
6–10
17
April 22
Phillies
4–3
Robinson
Carman
—
14,669
7–10
18
April 23
Phillies
6–4
Easley
Bedrosian
—
16,816
8–10
19
April 25
Padres
0–1
Show
Walk
Davis
5,296
8–11
20
April 26
Padres
1–3
Hurst
Drabek
—
14,126
8–12
21
April 27
Padres
1–8
Whitson
Heaton
—
6,473
8–13
22
April 28
Giants
1–0
Smiley
Reuschel
—
12,913
9–13
23
April 29
Giants
3–4
LaCoss
Robinson
—
11,509
9–14
24
April 30
Giants
11–1
Walk
Robinson
—
20,940
10–14
May: 11–14 (Home: 4–5; Away: 7–9)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
25
May 1
@ Dodgers
0–1
Howell
Drabek
—
27,630
10–15
26
May 2
@ Dodgers
0–7
Hershiser
Heaton
—
29,310
10–16
27
May 3
@ Giants
5–3
Smiley
Robinson
Easley
8,536
11–16
28
May 4
@ Giants
3–6
Krukow
Kramer
Lefferts
11,820
11–17
29
May 5
@ Padres
4–2
Walk
Show
—
53,970
12–17
30
May 6
@ Padres
2–4
Hurst
Drabek
Davis
33,582
12–18
31
May 7
@ Padres
1–3
Whitson
Heaton
Davis
33,144
12–19
32
May 12
Braves
10–2
Smiley
Smith
—
13,378
13–19
33
May 13
Braves
8–3
Walk
Smith
—
15,828
14–19
34
May 14
Braves
2–5
Smoltz
Drabek
Boever
11,403
14–20
35
May 15
@ Reds
5–6
Charlton
Robinson
—
16,030
14–21
36
May 16
@ Reds
5–0
Kramer
Mahler
—
22,595
15–21
37
May 17
@ Reds
4–5 (10)
Franco
Landrum
—
23,553
15–22
38
May 19
@ Astros
0–3
Scott
Walk
—
21,413
15–23
39
May 20
@ Astros
4–5 (12)
Agosto
Kipper
—
20,595
15–24
40
May 21
@ Astros
17–5
Heaton
Clancy
Fisher
18,942
16–24
41
May 23
@ Braves
5–2
Smiley
Smith
—
6,137
17–24
42
May 24
@ Braves
4–1 (14)
Landrum
Acker
—
5,896
18–24
43
May 25
@ Braves
7–3
Drabek
Smith
Landrum
5,517
19–24
44
May 26
Astros
2–4
Clancy
Heaton
Smith
26,637
19–25
45
May 27
Astros
4–5 (12)
Schatzeder
Robinson
Smith
22,359
19–26
46
May 28
Astros
2–9
Scott
Smiley
Agosto
25,776
19–27
47
May 29
Reds
12–3
Walk
Browning
Kipper
18,602
20–27
48
May 30
Reds
2–0
Drabek
Mahler
Kramer
14,952
21–27
49
May 31
Reds
3–4
Rijo
Heaton
Franco
22,932
21–28
June: 12–13 (Home: 6–6; Away: 6–7)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
50
June 2
@ Mets
2–3 (11)
Aguilera
Kramer
—
42,578
21–29
51
June 3
@ Mets
3–9
Darling
Walk
—
47,835
21–30
52
June 4
@ Mets
3–4
Aase
Kipper
Myers
47,478
21–31
53
June 5
@ Phillies
3–3 (8)
—
17,696
21–31
54
June 6
@ Phillies
4–9
Sebra
Fisher
Parrett
16,783
21–32
55
June 7
@ Phillies
5–7
Parrett
Kipper
Bedrosian
15,480
21–33
56
June 8
@ Phillies
11–15
Carman
Robinson
—
18,511
21–34
57
June 9
Mets
4–3 (10)
Landrum
McDowell
—
20,819
22–34
58
June 10
Mets
6–5
Kipper
Myers
—
27,463
23–34
59
June 11
Mets
1–6
Ojeda
Fisher
—
37,716
23–35
60
June 13
Phillies
2–10
Howell
Madden
—
11,570
23–36
61
June 14
Phillies
6–4
Smiley
Carman
Landrum
7,407
24–36
62
June 15
Phillies
5–3
Drabek
Sebra
Landrum
15,428
25–36
63
June 16
@ Cardinals
2–6
Terry
Kramer
Dayley
47,186
25–37
64
June 17
@ Cardinals
7–2
Robinson
DeLeon
Kipper
43,924
26–37
65
June 18
@ Cardinals
12–4
Madden
Magrane
Landrum
40,198
27–37
66
June 20
Cubs
4–5 (11)
Schiraldi
Garcia
Kilgus
11,713
27–38
67
June 21
Cubs
0–1 (11)
Maddux
Bair
Williams
23,970
27–39
68
June 22
Cubs
0–8
Sutcliffe
Kramer
—
16,430
27–40
69
June 23
Cardinals
2–3
Magrane
Madden
Worrell
22,904
27–41
70
June 24
Cardinals
5–2
Walk
Terry
Landrum
36,064
28–41
71
June 25
Cardinals
5–3
Smiley
Power
Landrum
22,514
29–41
72
June 26
@ Cubs
2–1
Drabek
Maddux
—
35,407
30–41
73
June 27
@ Cubs
5–4
Kramer
Sutcliffe
Landrum
35,646
31–41
74
June 28
@ Cubs
3–1
Robinson
Bielecki
Landrum
34,114
32–41
75
June 30
@ Dodgers
4–3
Walk
Hershiser
Landrum
46,411
33–41
July: 12–18 (Home: 5–8; Away: 7–10)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
76
July 1
@ Dodgers
0–1
Belcher
Smiley
—
33,692
33–42
77
July 2
@ Dodgers
2–3
Wetteland
Drabek
Howell
40,789
33–43
78
July 3
@ Dodgers
4–2
Robinson
Morgan
Landrum
29,673
34–43
79
July 4
Giants
5–3
Kramer
Robinson
Landrum
14,186
35–43
80
July 5
Giants
4–6
Wilson
Walk
—
22,242
35–44
81
July 6
Giants
1–2 (10)
Brantley
Smiley
Lefferts
18,165
35–45
82
July 7
Padres
3–0
Drabek
Hurst
—
18,907
36–45
83
July 8
Padres
0–2
Whitson
Robinson
—
25,852
36–46
84
July 9
Padres
3–5
Grant
Kramer
Davis
23,584
36–47
85
July 13
@ Giants
2–3 (13)
Brantley
Garcia
—
17,178
36–48
86
July 14
@ Giants
7–4
Drabek
Reuschel
Landrum
18,238
37–48
87
July 15
@ Giants
3–8
LaCoss
Smiley
—
27,881
37–49
88
July 16
@ Giants
1–3
Garrelts
Robinson
Bedrosian
44,781
37–50
89
July 17
@ Padres
4–1
Kramer
Harris
Landrum
13,667
38–50
90
July 18
@ Padres
4–17
Hurst
Walk
—
18,777
38–51
91
July 19
@ Padres
1–9
Whitson
Drabek
—
16,412
38–52
92
July 21
Dodgers
4–1
Smiley
Belcher
—
39–52
93
July 21
Dodgers
3–7
Valenzuela
Heaton
Howell
27,996
39–53
94
July 22
Dodgers
4–8
Martinez
Robinson
—
31,108
39–54
95
July 23
Dodgers
3–4
Hershiser
Kramer
Howell
39–55
96
July 23
Dodgers
2–1 (10)
Kipper
Crews
—
34,373
40–55
97
July 24
Dodgers
7–4
Walk
Morgan
—
19,957
41–55
98
July 25
@ Mets
4–2
Drabek
Aguilera
Landrum
38,249
42–55
99
July 26
@ Mets
3–2
Smiley
Darling
—
38,134
43–55
100
July 27
@ Mets
10–8
Kipper
Aase
Landrum
39,447
44–55
101
July 28
@ Phillies
10–5
Heaton
Howell
—
45–55
102
July 28
@ Phillies
1–6
Harris
Reed
—
35,569
45–56
103
July 29
@ Phillies
2–6
Parrett
Walk
McDowell
47,277
45–57
104
July 30
@ Phillies
6–8
Cook
Kipper
McDowell
31,341
45–58
105
July 31
Expos
2–4
Langston
Smiley
Burke
13,150
45–59
August: 13–15 (Home: 8–7; Away: 5–8)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
106
August 1
Expos
4–5 (11)
Burke
Bair
—
14,912
45–60
107
August 2
Expos
1–3
Perez
Reed
Burke
27,645
45–61
108
August 3
Expos
1–0 (12)
Bair
McGaffigan
—
12,292
46–61
109
August 4
Cubs
2–3
Bielecki
Drabek
Williams
29,169
46–62
110
August 5
Cubs
2–4
Wilson
Landrum
Lancaster
23,262
46–63
111
August 6
Cubs
5–4 (18)
Drabek
Sanderson
—
24,716
47–63
112
August 7
Cardinals
0–4
Power
Reed
—
11,772
47–64
113
August 8
Cardinals
7–3
Walk
Hill
—
13,884
48–64
114
August 9
Cardinals
2–5
Magrane
Drabek
—
15,046
48–65
115
August 11
@ Expos
1–4
Langston
Smiley
—
30,123
48–66
116
August 12
@ Expos
2–5
Gross
Robinson
Smith
27,697
48–67
117
August 13
@ Expos
6–4
Walk
Perez
Landrum
38,576
49–67
118
August 14
@ Expos
6–1
Drabek
Martinez
—
18,838
50–67
119
August 15
@ Astros
2–3 (11)
Andersen
Smith
—
23,574
50–68
120
August 16
@ Astros
5–4 (12)
Heaton
Andersen
Landrum
17,317
51–68
121
August 17
@ Astros
3–5
Deshaies
Robinson
—
25,325
51–69
122
August 18
@ Braves
6–13
Glavine
Walk
—
17,154
51–70
123
August 19
@ Braves
3–4
Smoltz
Drabek
Boever
27,034
51–71
124
August 20
@ Braves
7–6
Reed
Smith
Landrum
9,222
52–71
125
August 22
Astros
4–1
Smiley
Deshaies
—
14,638
53–71
126
August 23
Astros
6–1
Walk
Clancy
—
12,564
54–71
127
August 24
Astros
3–2 (14)
Bair
Agosto
—
13,884
55–71
128
August 25
@ Reds
12–3
Robinson
Mahler
—
25,722
56–71
129
August 26
@ Reds
4–6
Robinson
Reed
Franco
26,159
56–72
130
August 27
@ Reds
0–1
Browning
Kramer
Franco
22,413
56–73
131
August 28
Braves
2–5
Smith
Walk
Stanton
9,854
56–74
132
August 29
Braves
5–4
Drabek
Glavine
Landrum
9,686
57–74
133
August 30
Braves
7–5
Kramer
Boever
Landrum
8,314
58–74
September: 16–13 (Home: 9–7; Away: 7–6)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
134
September 1
Reds
5–11
Robinson
Patterson
—
15,623
58–75
135
September 2
Reds
2–6
Browning
Walk
—
25,682
58–76
136
September 3
Reds
3–1
Drabek
Scudder
Landrum
24,175
59–76
137
September 4
@ Phillies
7–5
Patterson
Maddux
Landrum
13,317
60–76
138
September 5
@ Phillies
2–3
Parrett
Patterson
—
12,484
60–77
139
September 6
@ Expos
6–11
Langston
Kramer
—
17,330
60–78
140
September 7
@ Expos
7–4
Walk
Candelaria
Landrum
16,390
61–78
141
September 8
@ Mets
2–7
Ojeda
Drabek
—
36,902
61–79
142
September 9
@ Mets
8–5 (12)
Taylor
Innis
Patterson
41,722
62–79
143
September 10
@ Mets
4–1
Smiley
Fernandez
Kipper
45,024
63–79
144
September 11
@ Cardinals
3–1
Heaton
Horton
Bair
25,642
64–79
145
September 12
@ Cardinals
5–2
Walk
Magrane
—
25,370
65–79
146
September 13
@ Cardinals
0–0 (6)
—
28,561
65–79
147
September 14
@ Cardinals
4–3
Patterson
Dayley
Kipper
1,519
66–79
148
September 15
Cubs
2–7
Sutcliffe
Belinda
—
12,607
66–80
149
September 16
Cubs
8–6
Smiley
Maddux
—
15,668
67–80
150
September 17
Cubs
2–0
Drabek
Bielecki
—
21,081
68–80
151
September 18
Phillies
6–2
Patterson
Grimsley
Kramer
7,665
69–80
152
September 19
Phillies
4–2
Robinson
Ruffin
Landrum
8,156
70–80
153
September 20
Expos
9–1
Heaton
Gross
—
11,926
71–80
154
September 21
Expos
5–6
Martinez
Smiley
Burke
6,753
71–81
155
September 22
@ Cubs
2–4
Bielecki
Drabek
Williams
34,040
71–82
156
September 23
@ Cubs
2–3
Lancaster
Bair
—
36,849
71–83
157
September 24
@ Cubs
2–4
Wilson
Robinson
Pico
37,904
71–84
158
September 25
Cardinals
4–2
Heaton
DeLeon
Landrum
4,278
72–84
159
September 26
Cardinals
4–1
Patterson
Hill
Landrum
8,101
73–84
160
September 27
Cardinals
1–0
Drabek
Magrane
—
5,051
74–84
161
September 29
Mets
2–6
Viola
Kramer
—
74–85
162
September 29
Mets
0–7
Cone
Robinson
—
16,734
74–86
163
September 30
Mets
2–7 (11)
Myers
Landrum
—
20,624
74–87
October: 0–1 (Home: 0–1; Away: 0–0)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
164
October 1
Mets
3–7
Fernandez
Patterson
—
23,502
74–88
Legend: = Win = Loss = Tie Bold = Pirates team member
Record vs. opponents
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
8–10
8–10
6–10
6–6
2–10
8–4
4–8
7–11
6–12
3–9
Chicago
7–5
—
7–5
5–7
7–5
10–8
10–8
10–8
12–6
8–4
6–6
11–7
Cincinnati
10–8
5–7
—
8–10
8–10
4–8
4–8
4–8
7–5
9–9
8–10
8–4
Houston
10–8
7–5
10–8
—
10–8
4–8
6–6
9–3
7–5
8–10
8–10
7–5
Los Angeles
10–6
5–7
10–8
8–10
—
7–5
5–7
6–6
7–5
6–12
10–8
3–9
Montreal
6–6
8–10
8–4
8–4
5–7
—
9–9
9–9
11–7
5–7
7–5
5–13
New York
10–2
8–10
8–4
6–6
7–5
9–9
—
12–6
9–9
5–7
3–9
10–8
Philadelphia
4–8
8–10
8–4
3–9
6–6
9–9
6–12
—
10–8
2–10
4–8
7–11
Pittsburgh
8–4
6–12
5–7
5–7
5–7
7–11
9–9
8–10
—
3–9
5–7
13–5
San Diego
11–7
4–8
9–9
10–8
12–6
7–5
7–5
10–2
9–3
—
8–10
2–10
San Francisco
12–6
6–6
10–8
10–8
8–10
5–7
9–3
8–4
7–5
10–8
—
7–5
St. Louis
9–3
7–11
4–8
5–7
9–3
13–5
8–10
11–7
5–13
10–2
5–7
—
Detailed records
Month
Games
Won
Lost
Win %
RS
RA
April
24
10
14
0.417
91
97
May
25
11
14
0.440
111
91
June
25
12
13
0.480
106
124
July
30
12
18
0.400
105
135
August
28
13
15
0.464
108
108
September
29
16
13
0.552
113
118
October
1
0
1
0.000
3
7
Total
162
74
88
0.457
637
680
Games
Won
Lost
Win %
RS
RA
Home
81
39
42
0.481
296
313
Away
81
35
46
0.432
341
367
Total
162
74
88
0.457
637
680
Roster
1989 Pittsburgh Pirates
Roster
Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Manager
Coaches
Opening Day lineup
Player stats
Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pitching
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Awards and honors
1989 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Augusta
References
Franchise Ballparks Culture Lore Rivalries Minors World Series Championships (5) League pennants (9) Division titles (9) Wild Card berths (3) Media
Seasons (144)
1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s