1989 Pittsburgh Pirates season

1989 Pittsburgh Pirates
Major League affiliations
	National League (since 1887);
	Eastern Division (since 1969);
Location
	Three Rivers Stadium (since 1970);
	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (since 1882);
Other information
Owner(s)	Pittsburgh Associates
General manager(s)	Larry Doughty
Manager(s)	Jim Leyland
Local television	KDKA-TV; Jim Rooker; John Sanders; Lanny Frattare; Steve Blass; KBL; Jim Rooker; Lanny Frattare; Steve Blass
Local radio	KDKA; Jim Rooker; Lanny Frattare; Steve Blass
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The 1989 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 108th season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; the 103rd in Major League Baseball (MLB). The Pirates finished fifth in the National League East with a record of 74–88.

Offseason

November 9, 1988: Randy Milligan was traded by the Pirates to the Baltimore Orioles for Pete Blohm (minors).^[1]
November 28, 1988: Denny González and a player to be named later were traded by the Pirates to the Cleveland Indians for a player to be named later. The deal was completed on March 25, 1989, with the Pirates sending Félix Fermín to the Indians, and the Indians sending Jay Bell to the Pirates.^[2]

Regular season

Opening Day starters

Season standings

NL East	W	L	Pct.	GB
Chicago Cubs	93	69	.574	--
New York Mets	87	75	.537	6
St. Louis Cardinals	86	76	.531	7
Montreal Expos	81	81	.500	12
Pittsburgh Pirates	74	88	.457	19
Philadelphia Phillies	67	95	.414	26

Roster

1989 Pittsburgh Pirates

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

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

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	Junior Ortiz	91	230	50	.217	1	22
1B	Gary Redus	98	279	79	.283	6	33
2B	José Lind	153	578	134	.232	2	48
3B	Bobby Bonilla	163	616	173	.281	24	86
SS	Jay Bell	78	271	70	.258	2	27
LF	Barry Bonds	159	580	144	.248	19	58
CF	Andy Van Slyke	130	476	113	.237	9	53
RF	Glenn Wilson	100	330	93	.282	9	49

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

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Randy Kramer	35	111.1	5	9	3.96	52

Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Dorn Taylor	9	1	1	0	5.06	3

Awards and honors

1989 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Bobby Bonilla, 3B, Reserve

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Augusta

References

1989 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference
1989 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.

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[1] Randy Milligan page at Baseball Reference

[2] Félix Fermín page at Baseball Reference

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