1992 Pittsburgh Pirates season

1992 Pittsburgh Pirates
1992 NL East Champions
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1887)
Eastern Division (since 1969)
Location
Three Rivers Stadium (since 1970)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania^[1] (since 1907)
Results
Record	96–66 (.593)
Divisional place	1st
Other information
Owner(s)	Pittsburgh Associates
General manager(s)	Ted Simmons
Manager(s)	Jim Leyland
Local television	KDKA-TV KBL
Local radio	KDKA-AM (Steve Blass, Kent Derdivanis, Lanny Frattare, Jim Rooker)
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The 1992 Pittsburgh Pirates season saw the Pirates finish first in the National League East with a record of 96 wins and 66 losses. It was the third consecutive division title for the team. The Pirates once again fell short in the postseason, losing a riveting seven-game National League Championship Series to the Atlanta Braves. The Pirates would not have another winning season until 2013.

Offseason

November 11, 1991: Al Martin was signed as a free agent by the Pirates.^[2]
January 3, 1992: Mike LaValliere was signed as a free agent by the Pirates.^[3]
March 10, 1992: Neal Heaton was traded by the Pirates to the Kansas City Royals for Kirk Gibson.^[4]
March 11, 1992: Dennis Lamp was signed as a free agent by the Pirates.^[5]
March 17, 1992: John Smiley was traded by the Pirates to the Minnesota Twins for Denny Neagle and Midre Cummings.^[6]

Regular season

Season standings

NL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Pittsburgh Pirates	96	66	0.593	—	53–28	43–38
Montreal Expos	87	75	0.537	9	43–38	44–37
St. Louis Cardinals	83	79	0.512	13	45–36	38–43
Chicago Cubs	78	84	0.481	18	43–38	35–46
New York Mets	72	90	0.444	24	41–40	31–50
Philadelphia Phillies	70	92	0.432	26	41–40	29–52

Game Log

1991 Game Log (96–66)

April (15–5)

May (11–17)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record
21	May 1	@ Astros	4–10	Harnisch	Tomlin	—	16,355	15–6
22	May 2	@ Astros	6–0	Neagle	Bowen	—	23,812	16–6
23	May 3	@ Astros	0–1	Osuna	Mason	Jones	8,739	16–7
24	May 4	Reds	12–5	Lamp	Henry	—	16,343	17–7
25	May 5	Reds	5–2	Miller	Belcher	Belinda	9,103	18–7
26	May 6	Braves	4–3 (16)	Patterson	Rivera	—	18,686	19–7
27	May 7	Braves	2–4	Glavine	Neagle	Stanton	11,689	19–8
28	May 8	Astros	6–3	Belinda	Osuna	—	22,351	20–8
29	May 9	Astros	3–0	Smith	Kile	—	18,985	21–8
30	May 10	Astros	4–6 (10)	Jones	Mason	—	21,154	21–9
31	May 12	@ Braves	2–4	Glavine	Tomlin	Freeman	38,949	21–10
32	May 13	@ Braves	11–10	Belinda	Pena	—	24,872	22–10
33	May 14	@ Braves	4–3	Palacios	Smoltz	Mason	32,303	23–10
34	May 15	Padres	2–9	Lefferts	Neagle	—	20,232	23–11
35	May 16	Padres	9–10	Rodriguez	Walk	Myers	34,474	23–12
36	May 17	Padres	5–6	Benes	Tomlin	Myers	16,580	23–13
37	May 19	@ Giants	2–7	Wilson	Drabek	Righetti	12,995	23–14
38	May 20	@ Giants	1–3	Black	Smith	Brantley	15,554	23–15
39	May 21	@ Giants	0–1	Burkett	Walk	Jackson	14,708	23–16
40	May 22	@ Dodgers	6–4	Tomlin	Candiotti	—	33,888	24–16
41	May 23	@ Dodgers	4–5	Wilson	Belinda	—	39,910	24–17
42	May 24	@ Dodgers	2–4	Gross	Drabek	McDowell	36,407	24–18
43	May 25	@ Padres	6–7	Lefferts	Smith	Myers	18,546	24–19
44	May 26	@ Padres	3–6 (10)	Scott	Lamp	—	11,709	24–20
45	May 27	@ Padres	7–8	Myers	Belinda	—	16,338	24–21
46	May 29	Giants	13–3	Palacios	Wilson	Patterson	23,421	25–21
47	May 30	Giants	3–2 (10)	Neagle	Brantley	—	10,266	26–21
48	May 31	Giants	3–5	Black	Smith	Brantley	29,451	26–22

June (17–11)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record
49	June 1	Dodgers	6–8	Gott	Neagle	Candelaria	12,346	26–23
50	June 2	Dodgers	1–0	Tomlin	Candiotti	Mason	18,644	27–23
51	June 3	Dodgers	6–5	Gleaton	Martinez	Belinda	11,736	28–23
52	June 4	Mets	7–2	Drabek	Gooden	Patterson	24,907	29–23
53	June 5	Mets	5–4 (10)	Belinda	Innis	—	23,957	30–23
54	June 6	Mets	1–15	Fernandez	Neagle	—	32,138	30–24
55	June 7	Mets	3–0	Tomlin	Schourek	—	33,451	31–24
56	June 8	@ Phillies	0–7	Schilling	Palacios	—	21,040	31–25
57	June 9	@ Phillies	5–3	Drabek	Hartley	Neagle	29,138	32–25
58	June 10	@ Phillies	2–1 (12)	Patterson	Jones	Mason	25,112	33–25
59	June 12	@ Mets	3–2	Tomlin	Fernandez	Patterson	38,976	34–25
60	June 13	@ Mets	3–2	Robinson	Whitehurst	Belinda	39,009	35–25
61	June 14	@ Mets	5–4	Neagle	Innis	Belinda	43,527	36–25
62	June 15	Phillies	1–4	Mulholland	Smith	—	23,581	36–26
63	June 16	Phillies	6–5 (12)	Patterson	Brantley	—	18,548	37–26
64	June 17	Phillies	8–2	Tomlin	Robinson	—	24,854	38–26
65	June 18	Expos	0–4	Nabholz	Palacios	Fassero	20,512	38–27
66	June 19	Expos	1–2	Hill	Drabek	Wetteland	22,091	38–28
67	June 20	Expos	3–4	Gardner	Smith	Wetteland	31,614	38–29
68	June 21	Expos	5–4	Robinson	Martinez	Belinda	20,138	39–29
69	June 22	Cardinals	5–2	Tomlin	Osborne	Walk	20,831	40–29
70	June 23	Cardinals	6–4	Mason	Worrell	Patterson	11,408	41–29
71	June 24	Cardinals	1–4	Tewksbury	Drabek	—	22,096	41–30
72	June 26	@ Expos	2–6	Martinez	Smith	Rojas	23,014	41–31
73	June 27	@ Expos	12–4	Robinson	Gardner	Belinda	20,146	42–31
74	June 28	@ Expos	0–9	Barnes	Tomlin	—	24,793	42–32
75	June 29	@ Cardinals	1–3	Tewksbury	Cole	—	38,381	42–33
76	June 30	@ Cardinals	2–0	Drabek	Cormier	—	32,252	43–33

July (12–15)

August (19–8)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record
104	August 1	Cardinals	4–1	Drabek	Olivares	—	30,577	56–48
105	August 2	Cardinals	2–1	Walk	Smith	—	28,309	57–48
106	August 4	Mets	3–2 (12)	Walk	Filer	—	28,211	58–48
107	August 5	Mets	6–2	Wakefield	Schourek	—	30,009	59–48
108	August 6	@ Cardinals	3–2 (13)	Mason	Smith	Neagle	32,001	60–48
109	August 7	@ Cardinals	5–1	Tomlin	Cormier	—	37,518	61–48
110	August 8	@ Cardinals	2–1	Walk	Tewksbury	Belinda	44,094	62–48
111	August 9	@ Cardinals	7–5	Mason	Clark	Walk	40,444	63–48
112	August 10	@ Mets	4–2 (16)	Cooke	Guetterman	—	25,387	64–48
113	August 11	@ Mets	0–2	Hillman	Drabek	Franco	20,488	64–49
114	August 12	@ Mets	7–6 (10)	Neagle	Franco	Patterson	29,559	65–49
115	August 14	Braves	0–15	Glavine	Smith	—	38,595	65–50
116	August 15	Braves	5–7	Avery	Jackson	Pena	38,808	65–51
117	August 16	Braves	4–2	Wakefield	Smoltz	—	35,199	66–51
118	August 17	Braves	4–5 (10)	Freeman	Patterson	Pena	38,062	66–52
119	August 18	Padres	5–1	Tomlin	Benes	—	21,453	67–52
120	August 19	Padres	3–2	Walk	Deshaies	Cox	34,696	68–52
121	August 20	Padres	7–1	Jackson	Lefferts	—	30,384	69–52
122	August 21	@ Giants	5–6	Burkett	Wakefield	Beck	16,767	69–53
123	August 22	@ Giants	9–2	Drabek	Oliveras	—	30,568	70–53
124	August 23	@ Giants	2–5	Black	Tomlin	—	32,129	70–54
125	August 24	@ Dodgers	4–5	Gott	Neagle	Candelaria	21,991	70–55
126	August 25	@ Dodgers	10–3	Cox	Martinez	—	24,170	71–55
127	August 26	@ Dodgers	2–0	Wakefield	Candiotti	—	25,006	72–55
128	August 28	@ Padres	6–11	Maddux	Drabek	—	15,916	72–56
129	August 29	@ Padres	3–2	Tomlin	Harris	Mason	24,965	73–56
130	August 30	@ Padres	6–3	Walk	Deshaies	—	18,617	74–56

September (21–8)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record
131	September 1	Giants	5–3	Jackson	Burkett	Mason	20,930	75–56
132	September 2	Giants	3–2	Wakefield	Black	Patterson	13,099	76–56
133	September 3	Giants	9–3	Drabek	Brantley	—	9,057	77–56
134	September 4	Dodgers	6–5	Patterson	Gott	—	30,341	78–56
135	September 5	Dodgers	6–1	Walk	Hershiser	—	41,420	79–56
136	September 6	Dodgers	5–7	Candiotti	Cox	Howell	20,362	79–57
137	September 7	Cubs	5–6 (11)	Assenmacher	Belinda	Scanlan	21,663	79–58
138	September 8	Cubs	5–2	Drabek	Boskie	—	7,720	80–58
139	September 9	Cubs	13–8	Cox	Robinson	—	10,853	81–58
140	September 11	@ Phillies	2–5	Rivera	Walk	Williams	20,168	81–59
141	September 12	@ Phillies	9–7	Belinda	Williams	—	22,857	82–59
142	September 13	@ Phillies	3–6	Mulholland	Patterson	—	35,842	82–60
143	September 14	@ Cardinals	5–4 (10)	Drabek	Smith	Belinda	19,470	83–60
144	September 15	@ Cardinals	4–2	Wagner	Clark	Cox	20,992	84–60
145	September 16	Expos	3–6	Nabholz	Walk	Wetteland	37,436	84–61
146	September 17	Expos	3–2 (13)	Cox	Bottenfield	—	20,802	85–61
147	September 18	Phillies	5–2 (6)	Wakefield	Mulholland	—	20,387	86–61
148	September 19	Phillies	3–0	Drabek	Greene	—	25,497	87–61
149	September 20	Phillies	3–2 (13)	Mason	Shepherd	—	21,652	88–61
150	September 21	Cardinals	3–0	Cooke	Magrane	—	13,345	89–61
151	September 22	Cardinals	4–5	Cormier	Jackson	Smith	8,222	89–62
152	September 23	@ Expos	1–5 (14)	Fassero	Mason	—	30,552	89–63
153	September 24	@ Expos	9–3	Drabek	Krueger	—	33,493	90–63
154	September 25	Mets	3–2	Tomlin	Fernandez	Cox	22,291	91–63
155	September 26	Mets	19–2	Walk	Hillman	—	25,886	92–63
156	September 27	Mets	4–2	Jackson	Schourek	Belinda	31,217	93–63
157	September 28	@ Cubs	10–3	Wakefield	Bullinger	—	9,603	94–63
158	September 29	@ Cubs	3–0	Wagner	Castillo	Belinda	18,759	95–63
159	September 30	@ Cubs	0–6	Maddux	Tomlin	—	11,547	95–64

October (1–2)

Legend: = Win = Loss
Bold = Pirates team member

Record vs. opponents

1992 National League Records Sources:
Team	ATL	CHC	CIN	HOU	LAD	MON	NYM	PHI	PIT	SD	SF	STL
Atlanta	—	10–2	9–9	13–5	12–6	4–8	7–5	6–6	7–5	13–5	11–7	6–6
Chicago	2–10	—	5–7	8–4	6–6	7–11	9–9	9–9	8–10	5–7	8–4	11–7
Cincinnati	9–9	7–5	—	10–8	11–7	5–7	7–5	7–5	6–6	11–7	10–8	7–5
Houston	5–13	4–8	8–10	—	13–5	8–4	5–7	8–4	6–6	7–11	12–6	5–7
Los Angeles	6–12	6–6	7–11	5–13	—	4–8	5–7	5–7	5–7	9–9	7–11	4–8
Montreal	8–4	11–7	7–5	4–8	8–4	—	12–6	9–9	9–9	8–4	5–7	6–12
New York	5–7	9–9	5–7	7–5	7–5	6–12	—	6–12	4–14	4–8	10–2	9–9
Philadelphia	6-6	9–9	5–7	4–8	7–5	9–9	12–6	—	5–13	3–9	3–9	7–11
Pittsburgh	5–7	10–8	6–6	6–6	7–5	9–9	14–4	13–5	—	5–7	6–6	15–3
San Diego	5–13	7–5	7–11	11–7	9–9	4–8	8–4	9–3	7–5	—	11–7	4–8
San Francisco	7–11	4–8	8–10	6–12	11–7	7–5	2–10	9–3	6–6	7–11	—	5–7
St. Louis	6–6	7–11	5–7	7–5	8–4	12–6	9–9	11–7	3–15	8–4	7–5	—

Detailed records

Opponent	W	L	WP	RS	RA
National League
NL East
Chicago Cubs	10	8	0.556	70	63
Montreal Expos	9	9	0.500	72	73
New York Mets	14	4	0.778	79	57
Philadelphia Phillies	13	5	0.722	87	60
St. Louis Cardinals	15	3	0.833	62	37
Total	61	29	0.678	370	290
NL West
Atlanta Braves	5	7	0.417	44	62
Cincinnati Reds	6	6	0.500	52	40
Houston Astros	6	6	0.500	52	48
Los Angeles Dodgers	7	5	0.583	58	47
San Diego Padres	5	7	0.417	62	66
San Francisco Giants	6	6	0.500	55	42
Total	35	37	0.486	323	305
Season Total	96	66	0.593	693	595

Month	Games	Won	Lost	Win %	RS	RA
April	20	15	5	0.750	97	54
May	28	11	17	0.393	129	131
June	28	17	11	0.607	100	110
July	27	12	15	0.444	90	96
August	27	19	8	0.704	118	95
September	29	21	8	0.724	153	101
October	3	1	2	0.333	6	8
Total	162	96	66	0.593	693	595

Total	162	96	66	0.593	693	595
	Games	Won	Lost	Win %	RS	RA
Home	81	53	28	0.654	363	277
Away	81	43	38	0.531	330	318

Roster

1992 Pittsburgh Pirates

Roster

Pitchers

53 Miguel Batista

50 Stan Belinda

61 Victor Cole

26 Steve Cooke

57 Danny Cox

15 Doug Drabek

49 Jerry Don Gleaton

34 Danny Jackson

26 Dennis Lamp

48 Roger Mason

64 Paul Miller

66 Blas Minor

32 Denny Neagle

58 Vicente Palacios

38 Bob Patterson

26 Jeff Robinson

41 Zane Smith

29 Randy Tomlin

43 Paul Wagner

49 Tim Wakefield

17 Bob Walk

Catchers

12 Mike LaValliere

14 Tom Prince

11 Don Slaught

Infielders

3 Jay Bell

22 Steve Buechele

51 Carlos García

7 Jeff King

13 José Lind

6 Orlando Merced

2 Gary Redus

22 John Wehner

36 Kevin Young

Outfielders

24 Barry Bonds

35 Dave Clark

5 Alex Cole

56 Cecil Espy

25 Kirk Gibson

28 Al Martin

23 Lloyd McClendon

25 Will Pennyfeather

18 Andy Van Slyke

42 Gary Varsho

Manager

10 Jim Leyland

Coaches

44 Terry Collins (bullpen)

45 Rich Donnelly (third base)

39 Milt May (hitting)

31 Ray Miller (pitching)

37 Tommy Sandt (first base)

19 Bill Virdon (bench)

Opening Day lineup


Opening Day Starters
Name	Position
Kirk Gibson	RF
Jay Bell	SS
Andy Van Slyke	CF
Barry Bonds	LF
Orlando Merced	1B
Steve Buechele	3B
Mike LaValliere	C
José Lind	2B
Doug Drabek	SP

Player stats

Batting

Regular Season^[7]
Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Belinda, S.S. Belinda	59	3	2	0.667	0	2
Young, K.K. Young	10	7	4	0.571	0	4
Slaught, D.D. Slaught	87	255	88	0.345	4	37
Cooke, S.S. Cooke	11	3	1	0.333	0	1
Patterson, B.B. Patterson	60	6	2	0.333	0	4
Wagner, P.P. Wagner	6	3	1	0.333	0	0
Van Slyke, A.A. Van Slyke	154	614	199	0.324	14	89
Bonds, B.B. Bonds	140	473	147	0.311	34	103
Cole, V.V. Cole	64	205	57	0.278	0	10
Bell, J.J. Bell	159	632	167	0.264	9	55
Espy, C.C. Espy	112	194	50	0.258	1	20
LaValliere, M.M. LaValliere	95	293	75	0.256	2	29
Redus, G.G. Redus	76	176	45	0.256	3	12
McClendon, L.L. McClendon	84	190	48	0.253	3	20
Buechele, S.S. Buechele	80	285	71	0.249	8	43
Merced, O.O. Merced	134	405	100	0.247	6	60
Lind, J.J. Lind	135	468	110	0.235	0	39
King, J.J. King	130	480	111	0.231	14	65
Pennyfeather, W.W. Pennyfeather	15	9	2	0.222	0	0
Varsho, G.G. Varsho	103	162	36	0.222	4	22
Clark, D.D. Clark	23	33	7	0.212	2	7
García, C.C. García	22	39	8	0.205	0	4
Gibson, K.K. Gibson	16	56	11	0.196	2	5
Wehner, J.J. Wehner	55	123	22	0.179	0	4
Martin, A.A. Martin	12	12	2	0.167	0	2
Drabek, D.D. Drabek	35	89	14	0.157	0	6
Tomlin, R.R. Tomlin	35	65	9	0.138	0	1
Smith, Z.Z. Smith	26	49	6	0.122	0	3
Walk, B.B. Walk	36	43	4	0.093	0	2
Prince, T.T. Prince	27	44	4	0.091	0	5
Robinson, J.J. Robinson	8	11	1	0.091	0	1
Jackson, D.D. Jackson	15	24	2	0.083	0	1
Palacios, V.V. Palacios	20	14	1	0.071	0	0
Wakefield, T.T. Wakefield	14	28	2	0.071	0	0
Cole, A.A. Cole	8	4	0	0.000	0	0
Cox, D.D. Cox	16	3	0	0.000	0	0
Gleaton, J.J. Gleaton	23	2	0	0.000	0	0
Lamp, D.D. Lamp	21	1	0	0.000	0	0
Mason, R.R. Mason	65	10	0	0.000	0	0
Miller, P.P. Miller	6	3	0	0.000	0	0
Neagle, D.D. Neagle	56	11	0	0.000	0	0
Batista, M.M. Batista	1	0	0	-1 !—	0	0
Minor, B.B. Minor	1	0	0	-1 !—	0	0

Postseason^[8]
Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
McClendon, L.L. McClendon	5	11	8	0.727	1	4
Espy, C.C. Espy	4	3	2	0.667	0	0
Varsho, G.G. Varsho	2	2	1	0.500	0	0
Redus, G.G. Redus	5	16	7	0.438	0	3
Slaught, D.D. Slaught	5	12	4	0.333	1	5
Van Slyke, A.A. Van Slyke	7	29	8	0.276	0	4
Bonds, B.B. Bonds	7	23	6	0.261	1	2
King, J.J. King	7	29	7	0.241	0	2
Lind, J.J. Lind	7	27	6	0.222	1	5
Cole, V.V. Cole	4	10	2	0.200	0	1
LaValliere, M.M. LaValliere	3	10	2	0.200	0	0
Bell, J.J. Bell	7	29	5	0.172	1	4
Merced, O.O. Merced	4	10	1	0.100	0	2
Drabek, D.D. Drabek	3	6	0	0.000	0	0
García, C.C. García	1	1	0	0.000	0	0
Wakefield, T.T. Wakefield	2	6	0	0.000	0	0
Walk, B.B. Walk	2	5	0	0.000	0	0
Wehner, J.J. Wehner	2	2	0	0.000	0	0
Belinda, S.S. Belinda	2	0	0	-1 !—	0	0
Cox, D.D. Cox	2	0	0	-1 !—	0	0
Jackson, D.D. Jackson	1	0	0	-1 !—	0	0
Mason, R.R. Mason	2	0	0	-1 !—	0	0
Neagle, D.D. Neagle	2	0	0	-1 !—	0	0
Patterson, B.B. Patterson	2	0	0	-1 !—	0	0
Tomlin, R.R. Tomlin	2	0	0	-1 !—	0	0

Pitching

Regular Season^[9]
Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Wagner, P.P. Wagner	6	13	2	0	0.69	5
Wakefield, T.T. Wakefield	13	92	8	1	2.15	51
Miller, P.P. Miller	6	11.333333333333 !11¹⁄₃	1	0	2.38	5
Drabek, D.D. Drabek	34	256.66666666667 !256²⁄₃	15	11	2.77	177
Patterson, B.B. Patterson	60	64.666666666667 !64²⁄₃	6	3	2.92	43
Smith, Z.Z. Smith	23	141	8	8	3.06	56
Belinda, S.S. Belinda	59	71.333333333333 !71¹⁄₃	6	4	3.15	57
Walk, B.B. Walk	36	135	10	6	3.20	60
Cox, D.D. Cox	16	24.333333333333 !24¹⁄₃	3	1	3.33	18
Jackson, D.D. Jackson	15	88.333333333333 !88¹⁄₃	4	4	3.36	46
Tomlin, R.R. Tomlin	35	208.66666666667 !208²⁄₃	14	9	3.41	90
Cooke, S.S. Cooke	11	23	2	0	3.52	10
Mason, R.R. Mason	65	88	5	7	4.09	56
Palacios, V.V. Palacios	20	53	3	2	4.25	33
Gleaton, J.J. Gleaton	23	31.666666666667 !31²⁄₃	1	0	4.26	18
Robinson, J.J. Robinson	8	36.333333333333 !36¹⁄₃	3	1	4.46	14
Neagle, D.D. Neagle	55	86.333333333333 !86¹⁄₃	4	6	4.48	77
Minor, B.B. Minor	1	2	0	0	4.50	0
Lamp, D.D. Lamp	21	28	1	1	5.14	15
Cole, A.A. Cole	8	23	0	2	5.48	12
Batista, M.M. Batista	1	2	0	0	9.00	1

Postseason^[10]
Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Belinda, S.S. Belinda	2	1.6666666666667 !1²⁄₃	0	0	0.00	2
Cox, D.D. Cox	2	1.3333333333333 !1¹⁄₃	0	0	0.00	1
Mason, R.R. Mason	2	3.3333333333333 !3¹⁄₃	0	0	0.00	1
Wakefield, T.T. Wakefield	2	18	2	0	3.00	7
Drabek, D.D. Drabek	3	17	0	3	3.71	10
Walk, B.B. Walk	2	11.666666666667 !11²⁄₃	1	0	3.86	6
Patterson, B.B. Patterson	2	1.6666666666667 !1²⁄₃	0	0	5.40	1
Tomlin, R.R. Tomlin	2	2.6666666666667 !2²⁄₃	0	0	6.75	0
Jackson, D.D. Jackson	1	1.6666666666667 !1²⁄₃	0	1	21.60	0
Neagle, D.D. Neagle	2	1.6666666666667 !1²⁄₃	0	0	27.00	0

National League Championship Series

Main article: 1992 National League Championship Series

Game 1

October 6: Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium, Atlanta

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Pittsburgh	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	5	1
Atlanta	0	1	0	2	1	0	1	0	X	5	8	0
W: John Smoltz (1-0) L: Doug Drabek (0-1) S: None
HR: PIT – José Lind (1) ATL – Jeff Blauser (1)
Pitchers: PIT – Drabek (4 ²⁄₃), Patterson (1 ¹⁄₃), Neagle (1), Cox (1) ATL – Smoltz (8), Stanton (1)
Attendance: 51,971 Time: 3:20

Game 2

October 7: Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium, Atlanta

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Pittsburgh	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	5	7	0
Atlanta	0	4	0	0	4	0	5	0	X	13	14	0
W: Steve Avery (1-0) L: Danny Jackson (0-1) S: None
HR: PIT – none ATL – Ron Gant (1)
Pitchers: PIT – Jackson (1 ²⁄₃), Mason (1/3), Walk (2 ²⁄₃), Tomlin (1 ¹⁄₃), Neagle (2/3), Patterson (1/3), Belinda (1) ATL – Avery (6 ¹⁄₃), Freeman (1/3), Stanton (1/3), Wohlers (1), Reardon (1)
Attendance: 51,975 Time: 3:20

Game 3

October 9: Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Atlanta	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	5	0
Pittsburgh	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	X	3	8	1
W: Tim Wakefield (1-0) L: Tom Glavine (0-1) S: None
HR: ATL – Sid Bream (1), Ron Gant (2) PIT – Don Slaught (1)
Pitchers: ATL – Glavine (6 ¹⁄₃), Stanton (2/3), Wohlers (1) PIT – Wakefield (9)
Attendance: 56,610 Time: 2:37

Game 4

October 10: Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Atlanta	0	2	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	6	11	1
Pittsburgh	0	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	6	1
W: John Smoltz (2-0) L: Doug Drabek (0-2) S: Jeff Reardon (1)
HR: ATL – none PIT – none
Pitchers: ATL – Smoltz (6 ¹⁄₃), Stanton (1 ²⁄₃), Reardon (1) PIT – Drabek (4 ¹⁄₃), Tomlin (1 ¹⁄₃), Cox (1/3), Mason (3)
Attendance: 57,164 Time: 3:10

Game 5

October 11: Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Atlanta	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	3	0
Pittsburgh	4	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	X	7	13	0
W: Bob Walk (1-0) L: Steve Avery (1-1) S: none
HR: ATL – none PIT – none
Pitchers: ATL – Avery (1/3), P. Smith (3 ²⁄₃), Leibrandt (1 ²⁄₃), Freeman (1 ¹⁄₃), Mercker (1) PIT – Walk (9)
Attendance: 52,929 Time: 2:52

Game 6

October 13: Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium, Atlanta

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Pittsburgh	0	8	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	13	13	1
Atlanta	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	4	9	1
W: Tim Wakefield (2-0) L: Tom Glavine (0-2) S: none
HR: PIT – Barry Bonds (1), Jay Bell (1), Lloyd McClendon (1) ATL – David Justice (1,2)
Pitchers: PIT – Wakefield (9) ATL – Glavine (1+), Leibrandt (3), Freeman (2), Mercker (2) Wohlers (1)
Attendance: 51,975 Time: 2:50

Game 7

October 14: Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium, Atlanta

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Pittsburgh	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	7	1
Atlanta	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	7	0
W: Jeff Reardon (1-0) L: Doug Drabek (0-3) S: none
HR: PIT – none ATL – none
Pitchers: PIT – Drabek (8), Belinda (2/3) ATL – Smoltz (6), Stanton (2/3), P. Smith (0), Avery (1 ¹⁄₃), Reardon (1)
Attendance: 51,975 Time: 3:22

Awards and honors

Barry Bonds, OF, National League Most Valuable Player Award
Jim Leyland, National League Manager of the Year Award
Randy Tomlin, National League Pitcher of the Month, June
Tim Wakefield, National League Rookie Pitcher of the Year

1992 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Andy Van Slyke, CF, Starter
Barry Bonds, LF, Starter

Notable transactions

May 5, 1992: Kirk Gibson was released by the Pirates.^[4]
June 10, 1992: Jeff Robinson was selected off waivers by the Pirates from the Texas Rangers.^[11]
June 11, 1992: Dennis Lamp was released by the Pirates.^[5]
June 19, 1992: Danny Cox was signed as a free agent by the Pirates.^[12]
July 4, 1992: Tony Mitchell (minors) was traded by the Pirates to the Cleveland Indians for Alex Cole.^[13]
July 25, 1992: Jeff Robinson was released by the Pirates.^[11]
July 31, 1992: Pitcher Tim Wakefield called up from AAA Buffalo.

Draft picks

June 1, 1992: Jason Kendall was drafted by the Pirates in the 1st round (23rd pick) of the 1992 Major League Baseball Draft. Player signed June 16, 1992.^[14]
June 1, 1992: Chance Sanford was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 27th round of the 1992 amateur draft. Player signed June 4, 1992.^[15]

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Buffalo Bisons	American Association	Marc Bombard
AA	Carolina Mudcats	Southern League	Don Werner
A	Salem Buccaneers	Carolina League	John Wockenfuss
A	Augusta Pirates	South Atlantic League	Scott Little
A-Short Season	Welland Pirates	New York–Penn League	Trent Jewett
Rookie	GCL Pirates	Gulf Coast League	Woody Huyke

External links

Remembrances of Tim Wakefield almost getting the Pirates to the World Series

References

↑ From 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Shore in 1907.
↑ Al Martin page at Baseball Reference
↑ "Mike LaValliere Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on October 6, 2008. Retrieved September 6, 2008.
1 2 "Kirk Gibson Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on September 5, 2008. Retrieved September 6, 2008.
1 2 "Dennis Lamp Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on September 16, 2008. Retrieved September 6, 2008.
↑ John Smiley page at Baseball Reference
↑ "Major League Baseball Stats | pirates.com: Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates.
↑ "Major League Baseball Stats | pirates.com: Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates.
↑ "Major League Baseball Stats | pirates.com: Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates.
↑ "Major League Baseball Stats | pirates.com: Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates.
1 2 Jeff Robinson page at Baseball Reference
↑ "Danny Cox Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on September 27, 2008. Retrieved September 6, 2008.
↑ Alex Cole page at Baseball Reference
↑ Jason Kendall page at Baseball Reference
↑ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/sanfoch01.shtml

1992 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference
1992 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
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.

National League East champions

1992 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

1992 MLB draft 1992 All-Star Game 1992 World Series 1992 MLB expansion draft

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

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Lou Bierbauer
Temple Cup
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Rivalries

Philadelphia Phillies

Minors

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A Adv.: Bradenton Marauders
A: West Virginia Power
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All-time: Minor league affiliate history

World Series
Championships (5)

1909
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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

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