1991 Pittsburgh Pirates season

1991 Pittsburgh Pirates
	1991 NL East Champions
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; Kent Derdivanis; Lanny Frattare; Steve Blass; KBL ; Jim Rooker; Kent Derdivanis; Lanny Frattare; Steve Blass
Local radio	KDKA; Jim Rooker; Kent Derdivanis; Lanny Frattare; Steve Blass
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The 1991 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 110th in franchise history. For the second consecutive season, the Pirates won the National League East Division Title. During the season, John Smiley won 20 games - the last to do so for the Pirates in the 20th century.^[1]

Offseason

December 6, 1990: Zane Smith was signed as a free agent by the Pirates.^[2]
February 4, 1991: Mark Huismann was signed as a free agent by the Pirates.^[3]
March 21, 1991: Esteban Loaiza was signed as an amateur free agent by the Pirates.^[4]
March 29, 1991: Steve Carter was traded by the Pirates to the Chicago Cubs for Gary Varsho.^[5]

Regular season

Opening Day starters

Season standings

Team	Wins	Losses	Win %	GB
Pittsburgh Pirates	98	64	.605	0
St. Louis Cardinals	84	78	.519	14.0
Philadelphia Phillies	78	84	.481	20.0
Chicago Cubs	77	83	.481	20.0
New York Mets	77	84	.478	20.5
Montreal Expos	71	90	.441	26.5

Transactions

May 16, 1991: Mike York was traded by the Pirates to the Cleveland Indians for Mitch Webster.^[6]
June 11, 1991: Mark Huismann was released by the Pirates.^[3]

Roster

1991 Pittsburgh Pirates

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

28 Jeff Banister
47 Jeff Schulz

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)

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	Mike LaValliere	108	336	97	.289	3	41
1B	Orlando Merced	120	411	113	.275	10	50
2B	José Lind	150	502	133	.265	3	54
3B	Jeff King	33	109	26	.239	4	18
SS	Jay Bell	157	608	164	.270	16	67
LF	Barry Bonds	153	510	149	.292	25	116
CF	Andy Van Slyke	138	491	130	.265	17	83
RF	Bobby Bonilla	157	577	174	.302	18	100

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
Zane Smith	35	228	16	10	3.20	120
John Smiley	33	207.2	20	8	3.08	129
Paul Miller	1	5	0	0	5.40	2

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Mark Huismann	5	0	0	0	7.20	5

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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	5	1
Pittsburgh	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	X	5	8	1
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	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	8	0
Pittsburgh	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
W: Steve Avery (1-0) L: Zane Smith (0-1) S: Alejandro Peña (1)
HR: ATL – None PIT – None
Pitchers: ATL – Avery (8¹⁄₃), 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, Georgia

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Pittsburgh	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	3	10	2
Atlanta	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	3	X	10	11	0
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 (6¹⁄₃), Stanton (2/3), Wohlers (1/3), Pena (1²⁄₃)
Attendance: 50,905 Time: 3:21

Game 4

October 13: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
Pittsburgh	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	11	1
Atlanta	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	1
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 (6²⁄₃), 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, Georgia

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Pittsburgh	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	6	2
Atlanta	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	1
W: Zane Smith (1-1) L: Tom Glavine (0-2) S: Roger Mason (1)
HR: PIT – None ATL – None
Pitchers: PIT – Z. Smith (7²⁄₃), Mason (1¹⁄₃) 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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	7	0
Pittsburgh	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
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	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	6	1
Pittsburgh	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
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 (4¹⁄₃), Mason (2), Belinda (2)
Attendance: 46,932 Time: 3:04

Awards and honors

1991 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Bobby Bonilla, DH, Starter
John Smiley, P, Reserve

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager

References

↑ 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
↑ Zane Smith page at Baseball Reference
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Mark Huismann page at Baseball Reference
↑ Esteban Loaiza page at Baseball Reference
↑ Gary Varsho page at Baseball Reference
↑ Mike York page at Baseball Reference

1991 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference
1991 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.

[1] 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

[2] Zane Smith page at Baseball Reference

[huismann-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Mark Huismann page at Baseball Reference

[4] Esteban Loaiza page at Baseball Reference

[5] Gary Varsho page at Baseball Reference

[6] Mike York page at Baseball Reference

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