1990 Pittsburgh Pirates season explained

Pittsburgh Pirates
Season:	1990
Misc:	National League East Champions
League:	National League
Division:	East
Ballpark:	Three Rivers Stadium
City:	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania^[1]
Record:	95–67 (.586)
Divisional Place:	1st
Owners:	Pittsburgh Associates
General Managers:	Larry Doughty
Managers:	Jim Leyland
Television:	KDKA-TV KBL
Radio:	KDKA-AM (Steve Blass, Kent Derdivanis, Lanny Frattare, Jim Rooker)

The 1990 Pittsburgh Pirates season was their 109th season; the 104th in the National League. This was their 21st season at Three Rivers Stadium. The Pirates finished first in the National League East with a record of 95–67. They were defeated four games to two by the Cincinnati Reds in the NLCS.

Offseason

December 4, 1989: Gordon Dillard was drafted by the Pirates from the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1989 rule 5 draft.^[2]
January 14, 1990: Mark Ross was signed as a free agent by the Pirates.^[3]
January 31, 1990: Wally Backman was signed as a free agent by the Pirates.^[4]

Regular season

Barry Bonds became the first Major Leaguer in history to have a .300 batting average, 100 RBI, 100 runs and 50 stolen bases in the same season. With 33 home runs, he became the second to have 30 home runs and 50 steals in a season, following Cincinnati's Eric Davis in 1987.

Game log

|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 1 || April 9 || @ Mets || 12–3 || Drabek || Gooden || — || 47,919 || 1–0|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 2 || April 11 || @ Mets || 0–3 || Viola || Smiley || Franco || 16,880 || 1–1|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 3 || April 12 || @ Mets || 6–2 || Heaton || Fernandez || — || 16,544 || 2–1|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 4 || April 13 || Cubs || 0–2 || Maddux || Walk || Williams || 44,799 || 2–2|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 5 || April 14 || Cubs || 1–4 || Harkey || Drabek || Williams || 13,226 || 2–3|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 6 || April 15 || Cubs || 4–3 (10) || Patterson || Lancaster || — || 6,289 || 3–3|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 7 || April 16 || Cardinals || 4–6 || DeLeon || Smiley || Horton || 7,136 || 3–4|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 8 || April 17 || Cardinals || 7–2 || Heaton || Mathews || — || 3,981 || 4–4|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 9 || April 18 || Cardinals || 0–3 || Tudor || Walk || Dayley || 11,626 || 4–5|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 10 || April 19 || @ Cardinals || 5–1 || Drabek || Magrane || — || 20,495 || 5–5|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 11 || April 20 || @ Cubs || 9–4 (7) || Roesler || Bielecki || — || 15,171 || 6–5|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 12 || April 21 || @ Cubs || 4–3 || Smiley || Wilson || Landrum || 37,091 || 7–5|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 13 || April 22 || @ Cubs || 3–2 || Heaton || Nunez || Power || 33,583 || 8–5|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 14 || April 23 || @ Cardinals || 4–7 || Tudor || Walk || — || 22,748 || 8–6|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 15 || April 24 || @ Giants || 4–1 || Drabek || Garrelts || Landrum || 10,881 || 9–6|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 16 || April 25 || @ Giants || 7–4 (12) || Patterson || Bedrosian || — || 10,698 || 10–6|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 17 || April 26 || @ Giants || 2–1 || Smiley || LaCoss || — || 10,493 || 11–6|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 18 || April 27 || @ Padres || 9–4 || Heaton || Show || — || 23,376 || 12–6|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 19 || April 28 || @ Padres || 4–3 || Walk || Benes || Landrum || 26,473 || 13–6|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 20 || April 29 || @ Padres || 10–1 || Drabek || Rasmussen || — || 27,206 || 14–6|-|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 21 || May 1 || @ Dodgers || 1–4 || Belcher || Terrell || — || 31,292 || 14–7|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 22 || May 2 || @ Dodgers || 2–6 || Valenzuela || Smiley || — || 32,089 || 14–8|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 23 || May 6 || Braves || 6–4 || Heaton || Smoltz || Ruskin || || 15–8|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 24 || May 6 || Braves || 4–2 || Drabek || Lilliquist || Patterson || 17,108 || 16–8|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 25 || May 7 || Padres || 4–1 || Walk || Hurst || Power || 9,653 || 17–8|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 26 || May 8 || Padres || 10–2 || Terrell || Show || — || 10,694 || 18–8|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 27 || May 9 || Reds || 6–2 || Smiley || Armstrong || Landrum || 17,149 || 19–8|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 28 || May 10 || Reds || 4–10 || Charlton || Power || — || 15,071 || 19–9|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 29 || May 11 || Astros || 4–3 || Drabek || Deshaies || Landrum || 24,734 || 20–9|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 30 || May 12 || Astros || 3–1 || Heaton || Portugal || Power || 16,066 || 21–9|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 31 || May 13 || Astros || 5–1 || Walk || Gullickson || Landrum || 16,658 || 22–9|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 32 || May 14 || @ Reds || 3–5 || Armstrong || Terrell || Myers || 24,211 || 22–10|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 33 || May 15 || @ Reds || 4–5 (11) || Layana || Patterson || — || 13,353 || 22–11|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 34 || May 17 || @ Braves || 1–6 || Lilliquist || Heaton || Hesketh || 6,340 || 22–12|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 35 || May 18 || @ Braves || 9–3 || Walk || Clary || — || 19,001 || 23–12|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 36 || May 19 || @ Braves || 1–2 || Glavine || Terrell || Hesketh || 26,170 || 23–13|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 37 || May 20 || @ Braves || 11–13 || Smith || Kipper || Boever || 8,288 || 23–14|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 38 || May 21 || @ Astros || 2–3 (11) || Agosto || Power || — || 8,116 || 23–15|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 39 || May 22 || @ Astros || 8–4 || Heaton || Schatzeder || — || 8,661 || 24–15|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 40 || May 23 || @ Astros || 3–7 || Agosto || Ruskin || — || 10,961 || 24–16|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 41 || May 25 || Giants || 8–9 || Burkett || Terrell || Brantley || 24,644 || 24–17|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 42 || May 26 || Giants || 10–4 || Drabek || Garrelts || — || 25,150 || 25–17|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 43 || May 27 || Giants || 5–2 || Heaton || Reuschel || Power || 23,943 || 26–17|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 44 || May 28 || Dodgers || 6–5 || Landrum || Howell || — || 26,171 || 27–17|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 45 || May 29 || Dodgers || 9–5 || Patterson || Valenzuela || Ruskin || 10,252 || 28–17|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 46 || May 30 || Dodgers || 5–3 || Terrell || Martinez || Landrum || 22,198 || 29–17|-|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 47 || June 1 || Expos || 1–4 || Gross || Drabek || Mohorcic || 27,410 || 29–18|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 48 || June 2 || Expos || 4–3 (10) || Landrum || Hall || — || 47,374 || 30–18|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 49 || June 3 || Expos || 3–4 || Sampen || Belinda || Schmidt || 27,817 || 30–19|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 50 || June 4 || Cubs || 6–2 || Patterson || Boskie || Landrum || 9,257 || 31–19|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 51 || June 5 || Cubs || 6–5 || Belinda || Williams || — || 20,642 || 32–19|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 52 || June 6 || Cubs || 6–1 (7) || Drabek || Maddux || — || 21,164 || 33–19|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 53 || June 7 || @ Mets || 5–4 || Ruskin || Musselman || Kipper || 28,443 || 34–19|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 54 || June 8 || @ Mets || 1–7 || Fernandez || Walk || — || 29,710 || 34–20|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 55 || June 9 || @ Mets || 3–9 || Cone || Patterson || — || 38,379 || 34–21|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 56 || June 10 || @ Mets || 3–8 || Ojeda || Terrell || — || 46,868 || 34–22|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 57 || June 11 || @ Cardinals || 8–7 || Belinda || Niedenfuer || Landrum || 27,403 || 35–22|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 58 || June 12 || @ Cardinals || 6–3 || Heaton || DeLeon || Landrum || 30,815 || 36–22|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 59 || June 13 || @ Cardinals || 6–5 || Huismann || DiPino || Reed || 26,926 || 37–22|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 60 || June 15 || Mets || 5–7 || Ojeda || Terrell || Franco || 35,935 || 37–23|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 61 || June 16 || Mets || 11–6 || Kipper || Viola || — || 43,653 || 38–23|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 62 || June 17 || Mets || 3–4 || Gooden || Heaton || Franco || 35,652 || 38–24|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 63 || June 19 || @ Phillies || 1–2 (10) || Carman || Landrum || — || 29,781 || 38–25|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 64 || June 20 || @ Phillies || 2–7 || Ruffin || Patterson || — || 40,256 || 38–26|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 65 || June 22 || @ Expos || 3–4 || Sampen || Belinda || Schmidt || 22,968 || 38–27|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 66 || June 23 || @ Expos || 1–6 || Smith || Drabek || — || 27,605 || 38–28|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 67 || June 24 || @ Expos || 5–3 || Heaton || Martinez || Belinda || 41,054 || 39–28|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 68 || June 25 || Phillies || 5–0 || Reed || de Jesus || — || 29,369 || 40–28|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 69 || June 26 || Phillies || 1–0 || Ruskin || Ruffin || Belinda || 25,807 || 41–28|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 70 || June 27 || Phillies || 5–3 || Kipper || Howell || Landrum || 40,207 || 42–28|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 71 || June 28 || @ Cardinals || 1–5 || Tewksbury || Drabek || Smith || 22,602 || 42–29|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 72 || June 29 || @ Giants || 3–7 || Wilson || Heaton || Brantley || 21,231 || 42–30|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 73 || June 30 || @ Giants || 4–3 || Kipper || Thurmond || Belinda || 31,159 || 43–30|-|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 74 || July 1 || @ Giants || 8–5 || Tibbs || Oliveras || Landrum || 36,441 || 44–30|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 75 || July 2 || @ Padres || 4–3 (14) || Patterson || Schiraldi || — || 13,842 || 45–30|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 76 || July 3 || @ Padres || 5–3 || Landrum || Lefferts || — || 33,949 || 46–30|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 77 || July 4 || @ Padres || 4–5 || Show || Heaton || Harris || 10,897 || 46–31|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 78 || July 5 || @ Dodgers || 9–6 || Reed || Martinez || Patterson || 36,231 || 47–31|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 79 || July 6 || @ Dodgers || 6–3 || Smiley || Morgan || — || 33,386 || 48–31|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 80 || July 7 || @ Dodgers || 2–4 || Belcher || Terrell || — || 38,977 || 48–32|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 81 || July 8 || @ Dodgers || 7–2 || Drabek || Wells || — || 37,271 || 49–32|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 82 || July 12 || Padres || 4–3 (15) || Patterson || Schiraldi || — || 10,960 || 50–32|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 83 || July 13 || Padres || 4–1 || Drabek || Rasmussen || Belinda || 16,108 || 51–32|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 84 || July 14 || Padres || 8–4 || Power || Harris || — || 27,955 || 52–32|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 85 || July 15 || Padres || 1–4 || Whitson || Heaton || Lefferts || 34,386 || 52–33|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 86 || July 16 || Giants || 1–6 || Garrelts || Reed || — || 28,304 || 52–34|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 87 || July 17 || Giants || 3–6 || Robinson || Smiley || — || 23,098 || 52–35|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 88 || July 18 || Giants || 11–2 || Drabek || Wilson || — || 38,430 || 53–35|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 89 || July 20 || Dodgers || 4–2 || Walk || Morgan || Power || 23,198 || 54–35|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 90 || July 21 || Dodgers || 0–6 || Belcher || Heaton || — || 39,498 || 54–36|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 91 || July 22 || Dodgers || 11–6 || Kipper || Wells || — || 26,818 || 55–36|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 92 || July 23 || @ Expos || 0–5 || Martinez || Smiley || — || 27,499 || 55–37|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 93 || July 24 || @ Expos || 5–3 || Drabek || Gross || Belinda || 24,444 || 56–37|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 94 || July 25 || @ Expos || 7–8 (10) || Sampen || Belinda || — || 21,669 || 56–38|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 95 || July 26 || Phillies || 4–12 || Mulholland || Heaton || — || 24,088 || 56–39|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 96 || July 27 || Phillies || 3–5 || Cook || Reed || Boever || 29,117 || 56–40|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 97 || July 28 || Phillies || 3–4 || Parrett || Landrum || Boever || 37,022 || 56–41|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 98 || July 29 || Phillies || 2–1 || Drabek || Combs || — || 33,018 || 57–41|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 99 || July 31 || @ Cubs || 9–1 || Patterson || Boskie || — || 35,126 || 58–41|-|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 100 || August 1 || @ Cubs || 0–5 || Maddux || Reed || — || 34,542 || 58–42|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 101 || August 2 || @ Cubs || 8–5 || Smiley || Wilson || Walk || 34,493 || 59–42|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 102 || August 3 || @ Phillies || 11–0 || Drabek || Ruffin || — || 36,057 || 60–42|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 103 || August 4 || @ Phillies || 3–1 (10) || Patterson || McDowell || Power || 45,305 || 61–42|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 104 || August 5 || @ Phillies || 6–8 || Carman || Ruskin || Boever || 40,142 || 61–43|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 105 || August 6 || @ Phillies || 10–1 || Tomlin || Mulholland || — || || 62–43|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 106 || August 6 || @ Phillies || 4–3 (10) || Landrum || McDowell || — || 30,827 || 63–43|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 107 || August 7 || Expos || 4–3 (12) || Ross || Mohorcic || — || 23,666 || 64–43|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 108 || August 8 || Expos || 2–6 || Martinez || Drabek || — || 21,180 || 64–44|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 109 || August 9 || Expos || 6–7 (10) || Frey || Landrum || Sampen || 21,499 || 64–45|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 110 || August 10 || Cardinals || 3–8 || Dayley || Kramer || — || 23,701 || 64–46|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 111 || August 11 || Cardinals || 2–3 || Magrane || Tomlin || Smith || 46,720 || 64–47|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 112 || August 12 || Cardinals || 0–6 || Tewksbury || Smiley || — || 30,335 || 64–48|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 113 || August 14 || Braves || 3–1 || Drabek || Leibrandt || — || || 65–48|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 114 || August 14 || Braves || 6–4 || Smith || Avery || Patterson || 25,542 || 66–48|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 115 || August 15 || Braves || 1–8 || Castillo || Heaton || — || 16,063 || 66–49|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 116 || August 16 || Braves || 4–3 || Kipper || Mercker || — || 19,304 || 67–49|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 117 || August 17 || @ Reds || 7–1 || York || Rijo || — || || 68–49|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 118 || August 17 || @ Reds || 4–3 || Smiley || Layana || Belinda || 48,964 || 69–49|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 119 || August 18 || @ Reds || 3–1 || Smith || Hammond || Kipper || 35,263 || 70–49|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 120 || August 19 || @ Reds || 6–3 || Drabek || Armstrong || Belinda || 36,549 || 71–49|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 121 || August 20 || Astros || 7–1 || Heaton || Deshaies || — || 20,997 || 72–49|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 122 || August 21 || Astros || 1–2 || Darwin || Patterson || — || 14,062 || 72–50|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 123 || August 22 || Astros || 4–2 || Smiley || Gullickson || Landrum || 29,420 || 73–50|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 124 || August 23 || Reds || 9–3 || Smith || Hammond || — || 26,181 || 74–50|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 125 || August 24 || Reds || 3–4 || Dibble || Kipper || Myers || 48,205 || 74–51|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 126 || August 25 || Reds || 1–6 || Charlton || Belinda || — || 43,679 || 74–52|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 127 || August 26 || Reds || 2–6 || Mahler || Tomlin || Dibble || 43,174 || 74–53|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 128 || August 28 || @ Braves || 0–9 || Leibrandt || Smiley || — || 5,872 || 74–54|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 129 || August 29 || @ Braves || 10–0 (7) || Drabek || Avery || — || 5,403 || 75–54|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 130 || August 31 || @ Astros || 2–3 || Agosto || Patterson || — || 10,892 || 75–55|-|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 131 || September 1 || @ Astros || 1–2 (10) || Smith || Power || — || 16,422 || 75–56|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 132 || September 2 || @ Astros || 7–6 || Smiley || Darwin || Kipper || 16,598 || 76–56|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 133 || September 3 || Phillies || 4–1 || Drabek || Ruffin || — || 23,854 || 77–56|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 134 || September 4 || Phillies || 11–7 || Landrum || Akerfelds || Patterson || 16,858 || 78–56|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 135 || September 5 || Mets || 1–0 || Smith || Franco || — || || 79–56|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 136 || September 5 || Mets || 3–1 || Heaton || Ojeda || Power || 49,793 || 80–56|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 137 || September 6 || Mets || 7–1 || Tomlin || Valera || — || 32,528 || 81–56|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 138 || September 7 || Expos || 1–4 || Boyd || Smiley || Burke || 22,083 || 81–57|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 139 || September 8 || Expos || 6–1 || Drabek || Farmer || — || 44,614 || 82–57|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 140 || September 9 || Expos || 5–9 || Rojas || Walk || — || 22,023 || 82–58|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 141 || September 10 || @ Phillies || 3–2 || Belinda || Boever || — || 18,970 || 83–58|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 142 || September 11 || @ Phillies || 5–1 || Tomlin || Grimsley || — || 20,289 || 84–58|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 143 || September 12 || @ Mets || 1–2 || Cone || Smiley || — || 48,375 || 84–59|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 144 || September 13 || @ Mets || 3–6 || Gooden || Drabek || Franco || 51,079 || 84–60|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 145 || September 14 || @ Expos || 2–4 || Frey || Heaton || — || 15,880 || 84–61|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 146 || September 15 || @ Expos || 3–4 || Sampen || Smith || Burke || 20,392 || 84–62|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 147 || September 16 || @ Expos || 1–4 || Ruskin || Tomlin || Frey || 21,286 || 84–63|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 148 || September 18 || @ Cubs || 5–8 || Maddux || Smiley || — || 23,168 || 84–64|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 149 || September 19 || @ Cubs || 8–7 || Drabek || Sutcliffe || Patterson || 13,058 || 85–64|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 150 || September 20 || @ Cubs || 11–2 || Walk || Kramer || Palacios || 14,926 || 86–64|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 151 || September 21 || Cardinals || 1–0 || Smith || DeLeon || — || 29,048 || 87–64|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 152 || September 22 || Cardinals || 2–3 || Hill || Tomlin || Smith || 22,895 || 87–65|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 153 || September 23 || Cardinals || 7–2 || Smiley || Tewksbury || Palacios || 30,635 || 88–65|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 154 || September 25 || Cubs || 5–3 || Drabek || Wilson || — || 21,644 || 89–65|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 155 || September 26 || Cubs || 4–3 || Smith || Coffman || — || 26,157 || 90–65|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 156 || September 27 || Cubs || 3–2 || Tomlin || Bielecki || Palacios || 25,049 || 91–65|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 157 || September 28 || @ Cardinals || 6–4 || Landrum || Hill || Belinda || 24,837 || 92–65|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 158 || September 29 || @ Cardinals || 8–0 || Walk || Tewksbury || — || 23,571 || 93–65|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 159 || September 30 || @ Cardinals || 2–0 || Drabek || Magrane || — || 32,672 || 94–65|-|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 160 || October 1 || Mets || 1–4 || Cone || Smith || — || 50,393 || 94–66|- bgcolor="ccffcc"| 161 || October 2 || Mets || 9–4 || Landrum || Gooden || — || 50,028 || 95–66|- bgcolor="ffbbbb"| 162 || October 3 || Mets || 3–6 || Viola || York || Pena || 27,641 || 95–67|-|-| Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement
Bold = Pirates team member

Detailed records

National League
Opponent	W	L	WP
NL East
	14	4		92	62
	5	13		59	82
	8	10		77	77
	12	6		83	58
	10	8		72	65
Total	49	41		383	344
NL West
	7	5		56	55
	6	6		52	49
	7	5		47	35
	8	4		62	52
	10	2		67	34
	8	4		66	50
Total	46	26		350	275
Season Total	95	67		733	619

Month	Games	Won	Lost
April	20	14	6	95	59
May	26	15	11	134	112
June	27	14	13	108	119
July	26	15	11	125	110
August	31	17	14	132	116
September	29	19	10	126	89
October	3	1	2	13	14
Total	162	95	67	733	619

	Games	Won	Lost	Win %
Home	81	49	32		351	299
Away	81	46	35		382	320
Total	162	95	67		733	619

Roster

1990 Pittsburgh Pirates
Roster
Pitchers	Catchers Infielders	Outfielders	ManagerCoaches (bullpen) (bench) (third base) (hitting) (pitching) (first base)

Opening Day lineup

Opening Day Starters
	Name	Position
19
3
18		CF
25
24		LF
5		1B
12
13		2B
15		SP

National League Championship Series

See main article: 1990 National League Championship Series.

Awards and honors

Barry Bonds, OF, National League Most Valuable Player Award
Sid Bream, Hutch Award^[5]
Sid Bream, National League Record, Most Assists in One Season,^[6]
Doug Drabek, National League Cy Young Award
Doug Drabek, National League Pitcher of the Month, July
Doug Drabek, National League Pitcher of the Month, August
Jim Leyland, National League Manager of the Year Award
Andy Van Slyke, Outfield, Gold Glove Award

1990 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Barry Bonds, OF, reserve
Bobby Bonilla, OF, reserve
Neal Heaton, P, reserve

Player stats

BattingNote: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Regular Season^[7]
Player
	4	4	2	0.500	0	0
	4	3	1	0.333	1	2
	44	6	2	0.333	0	1
	4	3	1	0.333	0	0
	151	519	156	0.301	33	114
	84	230	69	0.300	4	29
	104	315	92	0.292	2	28
	95	215	62	0.288	0	19
	136	493	140	0.284	17	77
	160	625	175	0.280	32	120
	147	389	105	0.270	15	67
	152	514	134	0.261	1	48
	96	279	72	0.258	3	31
	159	583	148	0.254	7	52
	13	16	4	0.250	0	1
	96	227	56	0.247	6	23
	127	371	91	0.245	14	53
	33	84	18	0.214	1	6
	12	19	4	0.211	2	4
	25	24	5	0.208	0	0
	47	54	11	0.204	0	6
	2	5	1	0.200	0	0
	5	5	1	0.200	0	0
	58	76	15	0.197	0	1
	26	37	6	0.162	0	4
	41	7	1	0.143	0	0
	11	28	4	0.143	0	0
	40	8	1	0.125	0	0
	26	49	6	0.122	0	3
	54	9	1	0.111	0	0
	16	28	3	0.107	0	0
	4	10	1	0.100	0	0
	9	12	1	0.083	0	0
	19	37	2	0.054	0	3
	55	19	1	0.053	0	0
	32	43	2	0.047	0	1
	12	25	1	0.040	0	0
	22	1	0	0.000	0	0
	55	5	0	0.000	0	0
	12	5	0	0.000	0	0
	7	4	0	0.000	0	0
	5	1	0	0.000	0	0
	9	1	0	0.000	0	0
	2	0	0		0	0
	4	0	0		0	0
	5	0	0		0	0
Team Totals	162	5,388	1,395	0.259	138	693

Postseason^[8]
Player
	4	8	4	0.500	1	3
	6	20	5	0.250	1	1
	2	8	2	0.250	0	2
	5	8	2	0.250	0	0
	6	21	5	0.238	1	2
	6	24	5	0.208	0	3
	6	10	2	0.200	0	0
	6	21	4	0.190	0	1
	6	18	3	0.167	0	1
	2	6	1	0.167	0	0
	3	7	1	0.143	0	0
	5	10	1	0.100	0	0
	4	11	1	0.091	0	1
	3	6	0	0.000	0	0
	3	1	0	0.000	0	0
	2	3	0	0.000	0	0
	2	4	0	0.000	0	0
	3	0	0		0	0
	2	0	0		0	0
	2	0	0		0	0
	1	0	0		0	0
Team Totals	6	186	36	.194	3	14

PitchingNote: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Regular Season^[9]
Player
	7	15	0	0	0.00	8
	11	76	6	2	1.30	50
	54	71	7	3	2.13	39
	12	77	4	4	2.55	42
	5	7	1	0	2.57	4
	33	231	22	6	2.76	131
	4	12	1	1	2.84	4
	55	94	8	5	2.95	70
	5	6	1	0	3.00	4
	41	62	5	2	3.02	35
	44	47	2	2	3.02	34
	30	146	12	9	3.45	68
	4	7	0	0	3.52	1
	55	58	3	4	3.55	55
	9	12	1	0	3.55	5
	40	51	1	3	3.66	42
	26	129	7	5	3.75	73
	13	53	2	3	4.36	27
	26	149	9	10	4.64	86
	22	24	0	0	4.81	19
	12	25	0	1	4.91	15
	16	82	2	7	5.88	34
	2	3	1	0	9.00	2
Team Totals	162	1447	95	67	3.40	848

Postseason^[10]
Player
	2	2	0	0	0.00	1
	2	1	0	0	0.00	0
	1	2	0	0	0.00	0
	2	16	1	1	1.65	13
	3	3	0	0	2.45	4
	3	5	0	0	3.60	3
	2	13	1	1	4.85	8
	2	9	0	2	6.00	8
Team Totals	6	52	2	4	3.29	37

Notable transactions

May 2, 1990: Rico Rossy was traded by the Pirates to the Atlanta Braves for Greg Tubbs.^[11]
May 18, 1990: Roger Mason was signed as a free agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.^[12]
June 5, 1990: The Pirates traded a player to be named later to the Baltimore Orioles for Jay Tibbs. The Pirates completed the deal by sending Dorn Taylor to the Orioles on September 5.^[13]
August 8, 1990: Scott Ruskin, Willie Greene and a player to be named later were traded by the Pirates to the Montreal Expos for Zane Smith. The Pirates completed the trade by sending Moisés Alou to the Expos on August 16.^[14]
September 1, 1990: Randy Kramer was traded by the Pirates to the Chicago Cubs for Greg Kallevig (minors).^[15]

Farm system

References

1990 Pittsburgh Pirates team at Baseball-Reference
1990 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
Book: Johnson. Lloyd. Wolff. Miles. The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. 3rd. Durham, North Carolina. Baseball America. 2007. 978-1-932391-17-6.

Notes and References

From 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Side in 1907.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/d/dillago01.shtml Gordon Dillard
https://www.baseball-reference.com/r/rossma01.shtml Mark Ross
Web site: Wally Backman Stats.
Web site: Hutch Award | Baseball Almanac.
Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.47, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York,
Web site: Major League Baseball Stats pirates.com: Stats. Pittsburgh Pirates.
Web site: Major League Baseball Stats pirates.com: Stats. Pittsburgh Pirates.
Web site: Major League Baseball Stats pirates.com: Stats. Pittsburgh Pirates.
Web site: Major League Baseball Stats pirates.com: Stats. Pittsburgh Pirates.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/r/rossyri01.shtml Rico Rossy
Web site: Roger Mason Stats.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/t/taylodo01.shtml Dorn Taylor
https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/smithza01.shtml Zane Smith
https://www.baseball-reference.com/k/kramera01.shtml Randy Kramer