1989 Pittsburgh Pirates

74-88 • .457 Win% • 5th in NL E

The 1989 Pittsburgh Pirates went 74-88 (.457) finishing 5th in the NL E division. The club scored 637 runs, allowed 680, and played home games at Three Rivers Stadium. Team leaders included Bobby Bonilla (24 HR, 86 RBI) and Doug Drabek (14-12, 2.80 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

74 Wins
88 Losses
.457 Win %
5th Rank
637 R 680 RA
Diff -43

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⚡ Quick Stats

637 Runs Scored
680 Runs Allowed
-43 Run Diff
1,374K Attendance

📈 vs. 1989 NL Average

Batting Avg .240 2% below the 1989 league average (.246)
OBP .310 equal to the 1989 league average (.312)
SLG .358 2% below the 1989 league average (.365)
Team ERA 3.64 4% worse than the 1989 league average (3.50)
Runs Scored 637 equal to the 1989 league average (639 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumThree Rivers Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,374,421
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Avg per Game 16,968

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1989

Batting Avg

1 Mike LaValliere 0.316 2 Gary Redus 0.283 3 Glenn Wilson 0.282 4 Bobby Bonilla 0.281 5 R. J. Reynolds 0.270

Home Runs

1 Bobby Bonilla 24 2 Barry Bonds 19 3 Andy Van Slyke 9 4 Glenn Wilson 9 5 Gary Redus 6

RBI

1 Bobby Bonilla 86 2 Barry Bonds 58 3 Andy Van Slyke 53 4 Glenn Wilson 49 5 Jose Lind 48
1989 Pittsburgh Pirates — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Bobby Bonilla 163 616 96 173 37 10 24 86 76 93 8 0.281
Barry Bonds 159 580 96 144 34 6 19 58 93 93 32 0.248
Jose Lind 153 578 52 134 21 3 2 48 39 64 15 0.232
Andy Van Slyke 130 476 64 113 18 9 9 53 47 100 16 0.237
R. J. Reynolds 125 363 45 98 16 2 6 48 34 66 22 0.270
Glenn Wilson 100 330 42 93 20 4 9 49 32 39 1 0.282
Gary Redus 98 279 42 79 18 7 6 33 40 51 25 0.283
Jay Bell 78 271 33 70 13 3 2 27 19 47 5 0.258
Junior Ortiz 91 230 16 50 6 1 1 22 20 20 2 0.217
Rey Quinones 71 225 21 47 11 0 3 29 15 40 0 0.209
Jeff King 75 215 31 42 13 3 5 19 20 34 4 0.195
Mike LaValliere 68 190 15 60 10 0 2 23 29 24 0 0.316
John Cangelosi 112 160 18 35 4 2 0 9 35 20 11 0.219
Rafael Belliard 67 154 10 33 4 0 0 8 8 22 5 0.214
Benny Distefano 96 154 12 38 8 0 2 15 17 30 1 0.247
Billy Hatcher 27 86 10 21 4 0 1 7 0 9 2 0.244
Dann Bilardello 33 80 11 18 6 0 2 8 2 18 1 0.225
Doug Drabek 40 77 1 8 1 0 0 3 3 14 0 0.104
Bob Walk 33 70 2 13 2 2 0 9 1 18 0 0.186
John Smiley 28 65 0 9 4 0 0 7 3 19 0 0.138
Tom Prince 21 52 1 7 4 0 0 5 6 12 1 0.135
Neal Heaton 44 42 2 9 0 0 0 2 0 16 0 0.214
Ken Oberkfell 14 40 2 5 1 0 0 2 2 2 0 0.125
Sid Bream 19 36 3 8 3 0 0 4 12 10 0 0.222
Jeff Robinson 50 35 2 8 0 0 1 3 0 11 0 0.229
Albert Hall 20 33 4 6 2 1 0 1 3 5 3 0.182
Randy Kramer 37 33 1 5 1 0 0 2 0 12 1 0.152
Steve Carter 9 16 2 2 1 0 1 3 2 5 0 0.125
Rick Reed 15 13 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 0.077
Bob Kipper 52 9 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0.111
Doug Bair 44 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.200
Brian Fisher 9 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Mike Dunne 3 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.250
Scott Little 3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.250
Bill Landrum 56 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Patterson 12 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.000
Mike Smith 16 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Logan Easley 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Miguel Garcia 11 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Morris Madden 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Dorn Taylor 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Stan Belinda 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Gott 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Scott Medvin 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Roger Samuels 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1989

ERA

1 Bill Landrum 1.67 2 Doug Bair 2.27 3 Doug Drabek 2.80 4 John Smiley 2.81 5 Bob Kipper 2.93

Wins

1 Doug Drabek 14 2 Bob Walk 13 3 John Smiley 12 4 Jeff Robinson 7 5 Neal Heaton 6

Strikeouts

1 Doug Drabek 123 2 John Smiley 123 3 Jeff Robinson 95 4 Bob Walk 83 5 Neal Heaton 67
1989 Pittsburgh Pirates — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Doug Drabek 14 12 2.80 35 34 0 244.1 215 76 69 123
John Smiley 12 8 2.81 28 28 0 205.1 174 64 49 123
Bob Walk 13 10 4.41 33 31 0 196.0 208 96 65 83
Neal Heaton 6 7 3.05 42 18 0 147.1 127 50 55 67
Jeff Robinson 7 13 4.58 50 19 4 141.1 161 72 59 95
Randy Kramer 5 9 3.96 35 15 2 111.1 90 49 61 52
Bob Kipper 3 4 2.93 52 0 4 83.0 55 27 33 58
Bill Landrum 2 3 1.67 56 0 26 81.0 60 15 28 51
Doug Bair 2 3 2.27 44 0 1 67.1 52 17 28 56
Rick Reed 1 4 5.60 15 7 0 54.2 62 34 11 34
Bob Patterson 4 3 4.05 12 3 1 26.2 23 12 8 20
Mike Smith 0 1 3.75 16 0 0 24.0 28 10 10 12
Brian Fisher 0 3 7.94 9 3 1 17.0 25 15 10 8
Miguel Garcia 0 2 8.44 11 0 0 16.0 25 15 7 9
Mike Dunne 1 1 7.53 3 3 0 14.1 21 12 9 4
Morris Madden 2 2 7.07 9 3 0 14.0 17 11 13 6
Logan Easley 1 0 4.38 10 0 1 12.1 8 6 7 6
Dorn Taylor 1 1 5.06 9 0 0 10.2 14 6 5 3
Stan Belinda 0 1 6.10 8 0 0 10.1 13 7 2 10
Scott Medvin 0 1 5.68 6 0 0 6.1 6 4 5 4
Roger Samuels 0 0 9.82 5 0 0 3.2 9 4 4 2
Jim Gott 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0.2 1 0 1 1

👥 Roster (45)

Doug Bair Stan Belinda Jay Bell Rafael Belliard Dann Bilardello Barry Bonds Bobby Bonilla Sid Bream John Cangelosi Steve Carter Benny Distefano Doug Drabek +33 more

45 players

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The 1989 Pittsburgh Pirates in brief

In 1989 the Pittsburgh Pirates posted a 74-88 mark (.457) and finished 5th in the NL East. The Pittsburgh Pirates scored 637 runs and allowed 680, a run differential of -43. Against a league average of .246, the 1989 Pittsburgh Pirates batted .240. The staff ERA of 3.64 was 4% worse than the league average of 3.50. Three Rivers Stadium was home in 1989, drawing a total attendance of 1,374,421.

The home run leader was Bobby Bonilla, who hit 24. The pitching staff's wins leader was Doug Drabek (14). Bill Landrum closed out 26 saves. The 1989 roster runs to 45 players. The 1988 season and the 1990 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1989 Pittsburgh Pirates

What was the 1989 Pittsburgh Pirates record?
The 1989 Pittsburgh Pirates finished 74-88 (.457 win pct).
Who led the 1989 Pittsburgh Pirates in home runs?
Bobby Bonilla led the 1989 Pittsburgh Pirates with 24 home runs.
What was the 1989 Pittsburgh Pirates team ERA?
The 1989 Pittsburgh Pirates posted a team ERA of 3.64.
Did the 1989 Pittsburgh Pirates win the World Series?
No. The 1989 Pittsburgh Pirates did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1989 Pittsburgh Pirates play?
The 1989 Pittsburgh Pirates played home games at Three Rivers Stadium.
Who led the 1989 Pittsburgh Pirates in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Bobby Bonilla (24 HR, 86 RBI) and Doug Drabek (14-12, 2.80 ERA).
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