1988 Pittsburgh Pirates season

1988 Pittsburgh Pirates
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1887)
Eastern Division (since 1969)
Location
Three Rivers Stadium (since 1970)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania^[1] (since 1907)
Results
Record	85–75 (.531)
Divisional place	2nd
Other information
Owner(s)	Pittsburgh Associates
General manager(s)	Syd Thrift 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 1988 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 107th season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; the 102nd in the National League. The Pirates finished second in the National League East with a record of 85–75.

Offseason

January 20, 1988: Dave Hostetler was signed as a free agent by the Pirates.^[2]
March 26, 1988: Mackey Sasser and Tim Drummond were traded by the Pirates to the New York Mets for Randy Milligan and Scott Henion (minors).^[3]
March 30, 1988: Hipólito Peña was traded by the Pirates to the New York Yankees for Orestes Destrade.^[4]
March 31, 1988: Mike Bielecki was traded by the Pirates to the Chicago Cubs for Mike Curtis (minors).^[5]

Regular season

Season standings

NL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
New York Mets	100	60	0.625	—	56–24	44–36
Pittsburgh Pirates	85	75	0.531	15	43–38	42–37
Montreal Expos	81	81	0.500	20	43–38	38–43
Chicago Cubs	77	85	0.475	24	39–42	38–43
St. Louis Cardinals	76	86	0.469	25	41–40	35–46
Philadelphia Phillies	65	96	0.404	35½	38–42	27–54

Game log

1988 Game Log: 85–75 (Home: 43–38; Away: 42–37)

April: 16–6 (Home: 8–1; Away: 8–5)

May: 14–14 (Home: 10–6; Away: 4–8)

June: 13–14 (Home: 6–10; Away: 7–4)

July: 15–11 (Home: 7–4; Away: 8–7)

August: 13–17 (Home: 6–10; Away: 7–7)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record
104	August 1	@ Mets	7–2	Drabek	Gooden	—	52,231	59–45
105	August 2	Expos	3–2 (10)	Gott	Heaton	—	12,296	60–45
106	August 3	Expos	4–6	Perez	Smiley	Burke	16,099	60–46
107	August 4	Expos	2–3	Dopson	Fisher	Burke	17,726	60–47
108	August 5	Mets	2–3	Darling	Walk	Myers	39,925	60–48
109	August 6	Mets	3–5	McClure	Gott	McDowell	48,272	60–49
110	August 7	Mets	2–6	Cone	Kipper	—	44,931	60–50
111	August 8	Mets	1–0	Reed	Ojeda	Gott	38,307	61–50
112	August 9	@ Expos	10–8	Fisher	Dopson	Gott	37,681	62–50
113	August 10	@ Expos	4–5	Martinez	Walk	Burke	29,196	62–51
114	August 11	@ Expos	6–1	Drabek	Holman	Gott	33,599	63–51
115	August 12	@ Phillies	1–9	Gross	Dunne	—		63–52
116	August 12	@ Phillies	4–6	Bedrosian	Kipper	—	37,673	63–53
117	August 13	@ Phillies	10–4	Robinson	Harris	—	35,432	64–53
118	August 14	@ Phillies	9–8	Gott	Bedrosian	—	36,468	65–53
119	August 15	Braves	3–4	Puleo	Walk	Olwine	12,112	65–54
120	August 16	Braves	4–2	Drabek	Smith	Gott	13,994	66–54
121	August 17	Braves	2–1	LaPoint	Glavine	Gott	33,164	67–54
122	August 19	Astros	1–5	Darwin	Dunne	—	26,352	67–55
123	August 20	Astros	2–1	Smiley	Ryan	Gott	23,183	68–55
124	August 21	Astros	1–2 (14)	Agosto	Kipper	—	38,290	68–56
125	August 22	Reds	0–2	Jackson	Drabek	—	17,540	68–57
126	August 23	Reds	2–0	LaPoint	Charlton	Gott	13,406	69–57
127	August 24	Reds	2–6	Browning	Dunne	—	24,660	69–58
128	August 26	@ Astros	0–2	Deshaies	Smiley	—	27,650	69–59
129	August 27	@ Astros	1–3	Meads	Walk	Agosto	25,993	69–60
130	August 28	@ Astros	4–3	Drabek	Darwin	Gott	20,368	70–60
131	August 29	@ Reds	8–1	LaPoint	Brown	—	19,519	71–60
132	August 30	@ Reds	4–6	Jackson	Fisher	Franco	17,429	71–61
133	August 31	@ Reds	1–4	Charlton	Gott	Franco	18,586	71–62

September: 14–11 (Home: 6–7; Away: 8–4)

October: 0–2 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–2)

Legend: = Win = Loss
Bold = Pirates team member

Record vs. opponents

1988 National League Records Sources:
Team	ATL	CHC	CIN	HOU	LAD	MON	NYM	PHI	PIT	SD	SF	STL
Atlanta	—	5–7	5–13	5–13	4–14	4–8	4–8	6–6	5–5	8–10	5–13	3–9
Chicago	7–5	—	6–6	7–5	4–8–1	9–9	9–9	8–10	7–11	8–4	5–7	7–11
Cincinnati	13–5	6–6	—	9–9	7–11	5–7	4–7	9–3	7–5	10–8	11–7	6–6
Houston	13–5	5–7	9–9	—	9–9	6–6	5–7	8–4	8–4	6–12	7–11	6–6
Los Angeles	14–4	8–4–1	11–7	9–9	—	8–4	1–10	11–1	6–6	7–11	12–6	7–5
Montreal	8–4	9–9	7–5	6–6	4–8	—	6–12	9–9–1	8–10	4–8	7–5	13–5
New York	8–4	9–9	7–4	7–5	10–1	12–6	—	10–8	12–6	7–5	4–8	14–4
Philadelphia	6-6	10–8	3–9	4–8	1–11	9–9–1	8–10	—	7–11	4–7	7–5	6–12
Pittsburgh	5–5	11–7	5–7	4–8	6–6	10–8	6–12	11–7	—	8–4	8–4	11–7
San Diego	10–8	4–8	8–10	12–6	11–7	8–4	5–7	7–4	4–8	—	8–10	6–6
San Francisco	13–5	7–5	7–11	11–7	6–12	5–7	8–4	5–7	4–8	10–8	—	7–5
St. Louis	9–3	11–7	6–6	6–6	5–7	5–13	4–14	12–6	7–11	6–6	5–7	—

Detailed records

Opponent	W	L	WP	RS	RA
National League
NL East
Chicago Cubs	11	7	0.611	97	82
Montreal Expos	10	8	0.556	75	70
New York Mets	6	12	0.333	46	65
Philadelphia Phillies	11	7	0.611	105	81
St. Louis Cardinals	11	7	0.611	58	58
Total	49	41	0.544	381	356
NL West
Atlanta Braves	5	5	0.500	48	48
Cincinnati Reds	5	7	0.417	44	45
Houston Astros	4	8	0.333	24	42
Los Angeles Dodgers	6	6	0.500	50	54
San Diego Padres	8	4	0.667	46	34
San Francisco Giants	8	4	0.667	58	37
Total	36	34	0.514	270	260
Season Total	85	75	0.531	651	616

Month	Games	Won	Lost	Win %	RS	RA
April	22	16	6	0.727	98	68
May	28	14	14	0.500	129	128
June	27	13	14	0.481	113	127
July	26	15	11	0.577	94	74
August	30	13	17	0.433	103	110
September	25	14	11	0.560	103	92
October	2	0	2	0.000	11	17
Total	160	85	75	0.531	651	616

Total	160	85	75	0.531	651	616
	Games	Won	Lost	Win %	RS	RA
Home	81	43	38	0.531	326	298
Away	79	42	37	0.532	325	318

Roster

1988 Pittsburgh Pirates

Roster

Pitchers

15 Doug Drabek

41 Mike Dunne

54 Brian Fisher

27 Miguel García

35 Jim Gott

50 Barry Jones

16 Bob Kipper

60 Randy Kramer

50 Dave LaPoint

59 Morris Madden

58 Vicente Palacios

34 Rick Reed

49 Jeff Robinson

36,51 Dave Rucker

57 John Smiley

17 Bob Walk

Catchers

12 Mike LaValliere

26 Junior Ortiz

46 Tom Prince

3 Rubén Rodríguez

Infielders

6 Rafael Belliard

25 Bobby Bonilla

5 Sid Bream

2 Orestes Destrade

30 Benny Distefano

29 Félix Fermín

28 Denny González

55 Dave Hostetler

13 José Lind

47 Randy Milligan

14 Ken Oberkfell

22 Al Pedrique

Outfielders

24 Barry Bonds

44 John Cangelosi

7 Darnell Coles

14 Mike Diaz

47 Tommy Gregg

19 Gary Redus

23 R. J. Reynolds

18 Andy Van Slyke

11 Glenn Wilson

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)

Opening Day starters

LF – Barry Bonds

2B – José Lind

CF – Andy Van Slyke

3B – Bobby Bonilla

RF – Darnell Coles

1B – Randy Milligan

C – Mike LaValliere

SS – Al Pedrique

P – Mike Dunne

Player stats

Batting

Regular Season^[6]
Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Distefano, BennyBenny Distefano	16	29	10	0.345	1	6
Van Slyke, AndyAndy Van Slyke	154	587	169	0.288	25	100
Bonds, BarryBarry Bonds	144	538	152	0.283	24	58
Ortiz, JuniorJunior Ortiz	49	118	33	0.280	2	18
Fermin, FelixFelix Fermin	43	87	24	0.276	0	2
Bonilla, BobbyBobby Bonilla	159	584	160	0.274	24	100
Wilson, GlennGlenn Wilson	37	126	34	0.270	2	15
Bream, SidSid Bream	148	462	122	0.264	10	65
Lind, JoseJose Lind	154	611	160	0.262	2	49
LaValliere, MichaelMichael LaValliere	120	352	92	0.261	2	47
Cangelosi, JohnJohn Cangelosi	75	118	30	0.254	0	8
Hostetler, DaveDave Hostetler	6	8	2	0.250	0	0
Reynolds, R. J.R. J. Reynolds	130	323	80	0.248	6	51
Coles, DarnellDarnell Coles	68	211	49	0.232	5	36
Diaz, MikeMike Diaz	47	74	17	0.230	0	5
Oberkfell, KenKen Oberkfell	20	54	12	0.222	0	2
Milligan, RandyRandy Milligan	40	82	18	0.220	3	8
Belliard, RafaelRafael Belliard	122	286	61	0.213	0	11
Gregg, TommyTommy Gregg	14	15	3	0.200	1	3
Rodriguez, RubenRuben Rodriguez	2	5	1	0.200	0	1
Redus, GaryGary Redus	30	71	14	0.197	2	4
Gonzalez, DennyDenny Gonzalez	24	32	6	0.188	0	1
Robinson, JeffJeff Robinson	75	16	3	0.188	0	1
Pedrique, AlAl Pedrique	50	128	23	0.180	0	4
Prince, TomTom Prince	29	74	13	0.176	0	6
Drabek, DougDoug Drabek	33	76	13	0.171	0	5
Destrade, OrestesOrestes Destrade	36	47	7	0.149	1	3
Dunne, MikeMike Dunne	34	46	5	0.109	0	3
Walk, BobBob Walk	34	69	6	0.087	0	5
Smiley, JohnJohn Smiley	34	63	5	0.079	0	1
LaPoint, DaveDave LaPoint	8	16	1	0.063	0	0
Fisher, BrianBrian Fisher	33	42	2	0.048	0	1
Gott, JimJim Gott	67	1	0	0.000	0	0
Jones, BarryBarry Jones	42	5	0	0.000	0	0
Kipper, BobBob Kipper	50	4	0	0.000	0	0
Kramer, RandyRandy Kramer	5	2	0	0.000	0	0
Medvin, ScottScott Medvin	17	3	0	0.000	0	0
Palacios, VicenteVicente Palacios	7	8	0	0.000	0	0
Reed, RickRick Reed	2	4	0	0.000	0	0
Rucker, DaveDave Rucker	31	2	0	0.000	0	0
Garcia, MiguelMiguel Garcia	1	0	0	-1 !—	0	0
Madden, MorrisMorris Madden	6	0	0	-1 !—	0	0

Pitching

Regular Season^[7]
Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Cangelosi, JohnJohn Cangelosi	1	2	0	0	0.00	0
Madden, MorrisMorris Madden	5	5.6666666666667 !5²⁄₃	0	0	0.00	3
Walk, BobBob Walk	32	212.66666666667 !212²⁄₃	12	10	2.71	81
LaPoint, DaveDave LaPoint	8	52	4	2	2.77	19
Reed, RickRick Reed	2	12	1	0	3.00	6
Robinson, JeffJeff Robinson	75	124.66666666667 !124²⁄₃	11	5	3.03	87
Jones, BarryBarry Jones	42	56.333333333333 !56¹⁄₃	1	1	3.04	31
Drabek, DougDoug Drabek	33	219.33333333333 !219¹⁄₃	15	7	3.08	127
Smiley, JohnJohn Smiley	34	205	13	11	3.25	129
Gott, JimJim Gott	67	77.333333333333 !77¹⁄₃	6	6	3.49	76
Kipper, BobBob Kipper	50	65	2	6	3.74	39
Dunne, MikeMike Dunne	30	170	7	11	3.92	70
Garcia, MiguelMiguel Garcia	1	2	0	0	4.50	2
Fisher, BrianBrian Fisher	33	146.33333333333 !146¹⁄₃	8	10	4.61	66
Rucker, DaveDave Rucker	31	28.333333333333 !28¹⁄₃	0	2	4.76	16
Medvin, ScottScott Medvin	17	27.666666666667 !27²⁄₃	3	0	4.88	16
Kramer, RandyRandy Kramer	5	10	1	2	5.40	7
Palacios, VicenteVicente Palacios	7	24.333333333333 !24¹⁄₃	1	2	6.66	15

Awards and honors

1988 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Bobby Bonilla, 3B, Starter
Andy Van Slyke, OF, Reserve
Bob Walk, P, Reserve

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Buffalo Bisons	American Association	Rocky Bridges
AA	Harrisburg Senators	Eastern League	Dave Trembley
A	Salem Buccaneers	Carolina League	Jay Ward
A	Augusta Pirates	South Atlantic League	Jeff Cox and Woody Huyke
A-Short Season	Watertown Pirates	New York–Penn League	Stan Cliburn
Rookie	Princeton Pirates	Appalachian League	Jim Thrift
Rookie	GCL Pirates	Gulf Coast League	Julio Garcia

References

↑ From 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Shore in 1907.
↑ Dave Hostetler at Baseball Reference
↑ Randy Milligan at Baseball Reference
↑ Hipólito Peña at Baseball Reference
↑ Mike Bielecki at Baseball Reference
↑ "Major League Baseball Stats | pirates.com: Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates.
↑ "Major League Baseball Stats | pirates.com: Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates.

1988 Pittsburgh Pirates at Baseball Reference
1988 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.

1988 MLB season by team

AL East	Baltimore Boston Cleveland Detroit Milwaukee New York Toronto

AL West	California Chicago Kansas City Minnesota Oakland Seattle Texas

NL East	Chicago Montréal New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis

NL West	Atlanta Cincinnati Houston Los Angeles San Diego San Francisco

1988 All-Star Game 1988 World Series

Pittsburgh Pirates

Formerly the Pittsburgh Alleghenys
Founded in 1882
Based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Franchise

Ballparks

Spring training: Whittington Park; Riverside Park; Fogel Field; Barrs Field; Rickwood Field; Whittington Park; Perris Hill Park; Tech Field; Perris Hill Park; McCulloch Park; Perris Hill Park; Flamingo Field; Gilmore Field; Gran Stadium; Jaycee Park; Terry Park; Pirate City/McKechnie Field

Culture

Lore

Pittsburgh Allegheny
Pirates' lore
Wagner donates uniforms
Lou Bierbauer
Temple Cup
Chronicle-Telegraph Cup
Pittsburgh Stars
Homer in the Gloamin'
1960 Game 7
1985 drug trials
Francisco Cabrera game
National League Wild Card Games
- 2013
- 2014
- 2015

Rivalries

Philadelphia Phillies

Minors

AAA: Indianapolis Indians
AA: Altoona Curve
A Adv.: Bradenton Marauders
A: West Virginia Power
Short A: West Virginia Black Bears
Rookie Adv.: Bristol Pirates
Rookie: GCL Pirates; DSL Pirates
All-time: Minor league affiliate history

World Series
Championships (5)

1909
1925
1960
1971
1979

League pennants (9)

American Association: none
National League: 1901; 1902; 1903; 1909; 1925; 1927; 1960; 1971; 1979

Division titles (9)

East: 1970; 1971; 1972; 1974; 1975; 1979; 1990; 1991; 1992
Central: none

Wild Card berths (3)

Media

Seasons (136)

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