1989 Pittsburgh Pirates season

The 1989 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 108th season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; the 103rd in the National League. This was their 20th season at Three Rivers Stadium. The Pirates finished fifth in the National League East with a record of 74–88.

1989 Pittsburgh Pirates
League	National League
Division	East
Ballpark	Three Rivers Stadium
City	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Record	74–88 (.457)
Divisional place	5th
Owners	Pittsburgh Associates
General managers	Larry Doughty
Managers	Jim Leyland
Television	KDKA-TV (Steve Blass, Lanny Frattare, Jim Rooker, John Sanders) KBL (Steve Blass, Lanny Frattare, Jim Rooker, John Sanders)
Radio	KDKA-AM (Steve Blass, Lanny Frattare, Jim Rooker, John Sanders)
Seasons

Offseason

• November 9, 1988: Randy Milligan was traded by the Pirates to the Baltimore Orioles for Pete Blohm (minors).
• November 28, 1988: Denny González and a player to be named later were traded by the Pirates to the Cleveland Indians for a player to be named later. The deal was completed on March 25, 1989, with the Pirates sending Félix Fermín to the Indians, and the Indians sending Jay Bell to the Pirates.

Regular season

Season standings

NL East

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Chicago Cubs	93	69	.574	—	48‍–‍33	45‍–‍36
New York Mets	87	75	.537	6	51‍–‍30	36‍–‍45
St. Louis Cardinals	86	76	.531	7	46‍–‍35	40‍–‍41
Montreal Expos	81	81	.500	12	44‍–‍37	37‍–‍44
Pittsburgh Pirates	74	88	.457	19	39‍–‍42	35‍–‍46
Philadelphia Phillies	67	95	.414	26	38‍–‍42	29‍–‍53

Game log

1989 Game Log: 74–88 (Home: 39–42; Away: 35–46)
April: 10–14 (Home: 7–8; Away: 3–6) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 1 April 4 @ Expos 5–6 McGaffigan Robinson — 35,154 0–1 2 April 5 @ Expos 3–0 Drabek Johnson — 9,137 1–1 3 April 6 @ Expos 2–3 Burke Smiley Hesketh 8,722 1–2 4 April 7 @ Cubs 5–6 Wilson Taylor Williams 6,195 1–3 5 April 8 @ Cubs 3–5 Bielecki Heaton Schiraldi 19,374 1–4 6 April 9 @ Cubs 3–8 Sutcliffe Walk — 11,387 1–5 7 April 11 Mets 4–3 (11) Robinson Myers — 42,910 2–5 8 April 13 Mets 4–2 Smiley Darling Robinson 19,105 3–5 9 April 14 Expos 6–7 Hesketh Medvin McGaffigan 15,052 3–6 10 April 15 Expos 6–4 Dunne Johnson Robinson 9,658 4–6 11 April 16 Expos 4–5 (11) Hesketh Robinson Burke 18,107 4–7 12 April 17 @ Cardinals 2–4 Terry Fisher Worrell 25,277 4–8 13 April 18 @ Cardinals 4–3 Madden Worrell Robinson 22,198 5–8 14 April 19 @ Cardinals 7–5 Walk Heinkel Robinson 29,132 6–8 15 April 20 Phillies 4–9 Howell Dunne — 6,977 6–9 16 April 21 Phillies 2–3 Youmans Drabek Bedrosian 15,221 6–10 17 April 22 Phillies 4–3 Robinson Carman — 14,669 7–10 18 April 23 Phillies 6–4 Easley Bedrosian — 16,816 8–10 19 April 25 Padres 0–1 Show Walk Davis 5,296 8–11 20 April 26 Padres 1–3 Hurst Drabek — 14,126 8–12 21 April 27 Padres 1–8 Whitson Heaton — 6,473 8–13 22 April 28 Giants 1–0 Smiley Reuschel — 12,913 9–13 23 April 29 Giants 3–4 LaCoss Robinson — 11,509 9–14 24 April 30 Giants 11–1 Walk Robinson — 20,940 10–14
May: 11–14 (Home: 4–5; Away: 7–9) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 25 May 1 @ Dodgers 0–1 Howell Drabek — 27,630 10–15 26 May 2 @ Dodgers 0–7 Hershiser Heaton — 29,310 10–16 27 May 3 @ Giants 5–3 Smiley Robinson Easley 8,536 11–16 28 May 4 @ Giants 3–6 Krukow Kramer Lefferts 11,820 11–17 29 May 5 @ Padres 4–2 Walk Show — 53,970 12–17 30 May 6 @ Padres 2–4 Hurst Drabek Davis 33,582 12–18 31 May 7 @ Padres 1–3 Whitson Heaton Davis 33,144 12–19 32 May 12 Braves 10–2 Smiley Smith — 13,378 13–19 33 May 13 Braves 8–3 Walk Smith — 15,828 14–19 34 May 14 Braves 2–5 Smoltz Drabek Boever 11,403 14–20 35 May 15 @ Reds 5–6 Charlton Robinson — 16,030 14–21 36 May 16 @ Reds 5–0 Kramer Mahler — 22,595 15–21 37 May 17 @ Reds 4–5 (10) Franco Landrum — 23,553 15–22 38 May 19 @ Astros 0–3 Scott Walk — 21,413 15–23 39 May 20 @ Astros 4–5 (12) Agosto Kipper — 20,595 15–24 40 May 21 @ Astros 17–5 Heaton Clancy Fisher 18,942 16–24 41 May 23 @ Braves 5–2 Smiley Smith — 6,137 17–24 42 May 24 @ Braves 4–1 (14) Landrum Acker — 5,896 18–24 43 May 25 @ Braves 7–3 Drabek Smith Landrum 5,517 19–24 44 May 26 Astros 2–4 Clancy Heaton Smith 26,637 19–25 45 May 27 Astros 4–5 (12) Schatzeder Robinson Smith 22,359 19–26 46 May 28 Astros 2–9 Scott Smiley Agosto 25,776 19–27 47 May 29 Reds 12–3 Walk Browning Kipper 18,602 20–27 48 May 30 Reds 2–0 Drabek Mahler Kramer 14,952 21–27 49 May 31 Reds 3–4 Rijo Heaton Franco 22,932 21–28
June: 12–13 (Home: 6–6; Away: 6–7) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 50 June 2 @ Mets 2–3 (11) Aguilera Kramer — 42,578 21–29 51 June 3 @ Mets 3–9 Darling Walk — 47,835 21–30 52 June 4 @ Mets 3–4 Aase Kipper Myers 47,478 21–31 53 June 5 @ Phillies 3–3 (8) — 17,696 21–31 54 June 6 @ Phillies 4–9 Sebra Fisher Parrett 16,783 21–32 55 June 7 @ Phillies 5–7 Parrett Kipper Bedrosian 15,480 21–33 56 June 8 @ Phillies 11–15 Carman Robinson — 18,511 21–34 57 June 9 Mets 4–3 (10) Landrum McDowell — 20,819 22–34 58 June 10 Mets 6–5 Kipper Myers — 27,463 23–34 59 June 11 Mets 1–6 Ojeda Fisher — 37,716 23–35 60 June 13 Phillies 2–10 Howell Madden — 11,570 23–36 61 June 14 Phillies 6–4 Smiley Carman Landrum 7,407 24–36 62 June 15 Phillies 5–3 Drabek Sebra Landrum 15,428 25–36 63 June 16 @ Cardinals 2–6 Terry Kramer Dayley 47,186 25–37 64 June 17 @ Cardinals 7–2 Robinson DeLeon Kipper 43,924 26–37 65 June 18 @ Cardinals 12–4 Madden Magrane Landrum 40,198 27–37 66 June 20 Cubs 4–5 (11) Schiraldi Garcia Kilgus 11,713 27–38 67 June 21 Cubs 0–1 (11) Maddux Bair Williams 23,970 27–39 68 June 22 Cubs 0–8 Sutcliffe Kramer — 16,430 27–40 69 June 23 Cardinals 2–3 Magrane Madden Worrell 22,904 27–41 70 June 24 Cardinals 5–2 Walk Terry Landrum 36,064 28–41 71 June 25 Cardinals 5–3 Smiley Power Landrum 22,514 29–41 72 June 26 @ Cubs 2–1 Drabek Maddux — 35,407 30–41 73 June 27 @ Cubs 5–4 Kramer Sutcliffe Landrum 35,646 31–41 74 June 28 @ Cubs 3–1 Robinson Bielecki Landrum 34,114 32–41 75 June 30 @ Dodgers 4–3 Walk Hershiser Landrum 46,411 33–41
July: 12–18 (Home: 5–8; Away: 7–10) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 76 July 1 @ Dodgers 0–1 Belcher Smiley — 33,692 33–42 77 July 2 @ Dodgers 2–3 Wetteland Drabek Howell 40,789 33–43 78 July 3 @ Dodgers 4–2 Robinson Morgan Landrum 29,673 34–43 79 July 4 Giants 5–3 Kramer Robinson Landrum 14,186 35–43 80 July 5 Giants 4–6 Wilson Walk — 22,242 35–44 81 July 6 Giants 1–2 (10) Brantley Smiley Lefferts 18,165 35–45 82 July 7 Padres 3–0 Drabek Hurst — 18,907 36–45 83 July 8 Padres 0–2 Whitson Robinson — 25,852 36–46 84 July 9 Padres 3–5 Grant Kramer Davis 23,584 36–47 85 July 13 @ Giants 2–3 (13) Brantley Garcia — 17,178 36–48 86 July 14 @ Giants 7–4 Drabek Reuschel Landrum 18,238 37–48 87 July 15 @ Giants 3–8 LaCoss Smiley — 27,881 37–49 88 July 16 @ Giants 1–3 Garrelts Robinson Bedrosian 44,781 37–50 89 July 17 @ Padres 4–1 Kramer Harris Landrum 13,667 38–50 90 July 18 @ Padres 4–17 Hurst Walk — 18,777 38–51 91 July 19 @ Padres 1–9 Whitson Drabek — 16,412 38–52 92 July 21 Dodgers 4–1 Smiley Belcher — 39–52 93 July 21 Dodgers 3–7 Valenzuela Heaton Howell 27,996 39–53 94 July 22 Dodgers 4–8 Martinez Robinson — 31,108 39–54 95 July 23 Dodgers 3–4 Hershiser Kramer Howell 39–55 96 July 23 Dodgers 2–1 (10) Kipper Crews — 34,373 40–55 97 July 24 Dodgers 7–4 Walk Morgan — 19,957 41–55 98 July 25 @ Mets 4–2 Drabek Aguilera Landrum 38,249 42–55 99 July 26 @ Mets 3–2 Smiley Darling — 38,134 43–55 100 July 27 @ Mets 10–8 Kipper Aase Landrum 39,447 44–55 101 July 28 @ Phillies 10–5 Heaton Howell — 45–55 102 July 28 @ Phillies 1–6 Harris Reed — 35,569 45–56 103 July 29 @ Phillies 2–6 Parrett Walk McDowell 47,277 45–57 104 July 30 @ Phillies 6–8 Cook Kipper McDowell 31,341 45–58 105 July 31 Expos 2–4 Langston Smiley Burke 13,150 45–59
August: 13–15 (Home: 8–7; Away: 5–8) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 106 August 1 Expos 4–5 (11) Burke Bair — 14,912 45–60 107 August 2 Expos 1–3 Perez Reed Burke 27,645 45–61 108 August 3 Expos 1–0 (12) Bair McGaffigan — 12,292 46–61 109 August 4 Cubs 2–3 Bielecki Drabek Williams 29,169 46–62 110 August 5 Cubs 2–4 Wilson Landrum Lancaster 23,262 46–63 111 August 6 Cubs 5–4 (18) Drabek Sanderson — 24,716 47–63 112 August 7 Cardinals 0–4 Power Reed — 11,772 47–64 113 August 8 Cardinals 7–3 Walk Hill — 13,884 48–64 114 August 9 Cardinals 2–5 Magrane Drabek — 15,046 48–65 115 August 11 @ Expos 1–4 Langston Smiley — 30,123 48–66 116 August 12 @ Expos 2–5 Gross Robinson Smith 27,697 48–67 117 August 13 @ Expos 6–4 Walk Perez Landrum 38,576 49–67 118 August 14 @ Expos 6–1 Drabek Martinez — 18,838 50–67 119 August 15 @ Astros 2–3 (11) Andersen Smith — 23,574 50–68 120 August 16 @ Astros 5–4 (12) Heaton Andersen Landrum 17,317 51–68 121 August 17 @ Astros 3–5 Deshaies Robinson — 25,325 51–69 122 August 18 @ Braves 6–13 Glavine Walk — 17,154 51–70 123 August 19 @ Braves 3–4 Smoltz Drabek Boever 27,034 51–71 124 August 20 @ Braves 7–6 Reed Smith Landrum 9,222 52–71 125 August 22 Astros 4–1 Smiley Deshaies — 14,638 53–71 126 August 23 Astros 6–1 Walk Clancy — 12,564 54–71 127 August 24 Astros 3–2 (14) Bair Agosto — 13,884 55–71 128 August 25 @ Reds 12–3 Robinson Mahler — 25,722 56–71 129 August 26 @ Reds 4–6 Robinson Reed Franco 26,159 56–72 130 August 27 @ Reds 0–1 Browning Kramer Franco 22,413 56–73 131 August 28 Braves 2–5 Smith Walk Stanton 9,854 56–74 132 August 29 Braves 5–4 Drabek Glavine Landrum 9,686 57–74 133 August 30 Braves 7–5 Kramer Boever Landrum 8,314 58–74
September: 16–13 (Home: 9–7; Away: 7–6) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 134 September 1 Reds 5–11 Robinson Patterson — 15,623 58–75 135 September 2 Reds 2–6 Browning Walk — 25,682 58–76 136 September 3 Reds 3–1 Drabek Scudder Landrum 24,175 59–76 137 September 4 @ Phillies 7–5 Patterson Maddux Landrum 13,317 60–76 138 September 5 @ Phillies 2–3 Parrett Patterson — 12,484 60–77 139 September 6 @ Expos 6–11 Langston Kramer — 17,330 60–78 140 September 7 @ Expos 7–4 Walk Candelaria Landrum 16,390 61–78 141 September 8 @ Mets 2–7 Ojeda Drabek — 36,902 61–79 142 September 9 @ Mets 8–5 (12) Taylor Innis Patterson 41,722 62–79 143 September 10 @ Mets 4–1 Smiley Fernandez Kipper 45,024 63–79 144 September 11 @ Cardinals 3–1 Heaton Horton Bair 25,642 64–79 145 September 12 @ Cardinals 5–2 Walk Magrane — 25,370 65–79 146 September 13 @ Cardinals 0–0 (6) — 28,561 65–79 147 September 14 @ Cardinals 4–3 Patterson Dayley Kipper 1,519 66–79 148 September 15 Cubs 2–7 Sutcliffe Belinda — 12,607 66–80 149 September 16 Cubs 8–6 Smiley Maddux — 15,668 67–80 150 September 17 Cubs 2–0 Drabek Bielecki — 21,081 68–80 151 September 18 Phillies 6–2 Patterson Grimsley Kramer 7,665 69–80 152 September 19 Phillies 4–2 Robinson Ruffin Landrum 8,156 70–80 153 September 20 Expos 9–1 Heaton Gross — 11,926 71–80 154 September 21 Expos 5–6 Martinez Smiley Burke 6,753 71–81 155 September 22 @ Cubs 2–4 Bielecki Drabek Williams 34,040 71–82 156 September 23 @ Cubs 2–3 Lancaster Bair — 36,849 71–83 157 September 24 @ Cubs 2–4 Wilson Robinson Pico 37,904 71–84 158 September 25 Cardinals 4–2 Heaton DeLeon Landrum 4,278 72–84 159 September 26 Cardinals 4–1 Patterson Hill Landrum 8,101 73–84 160 September 27 Cardinals 1–0 Drabek Magrane — 5,051 74–84 161 September 29 Mets 2–6 Viola Kramer — 74–85 162 September 29 Mets 0–7 Cone Robinson — 16,734 74–86 163 September 30 Mets 2–7 (11) Myers Landrum — 20,624 74–87
October: 0–1 (Home: 0–1; Away: 0–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 164 October 1 Mets 3–7 Fernandez Patterson — 23,502 74–88
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Tie Bold = Pirates team member

Record vs. opponents

1989 National League record Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
Team	ATL	CHC	CIN	HOU	LAD	MON	NYM	PHI	PIT	SD	SF	STL
Atlanta	—	5–7	8–10	8–10	6–10	6–6	2–10	8–4	4–8	7–11	6–12	3–9
Chicago	7–5	—	7–5	5–7	7–5	10–8	10–8	10–8	12–6	8–4	6–6	11–7
Cincinnati	10–8	5–7	—	8–10	8–10	4–8	4–8	4–8	7–5	9–9	8–10	8–4
Houston	10–8	7–5	10–8	—	10–8	4–8	6–6	9–3	7–5	8–10	8–10	7–5
Los Angeles	10–6	5–7	10–8	8–10	—	7–5	5–7	6–6	7–5	6–12	10–8	3–9
Montreal	6–6	8–10	8–4	8–4	5–7	—	9–9	9–9	11–7	5–7	7–5	5–13
New York	10–2	8–10	8–4	6–6	7–5	9–9	—	12–6	9–9	5–7	3–9	10–8
Philadelphia	4–8	8–10	8–4	3–9	6–6	9–9	6–12	—	10–8	2–10	4–8	7–11
Pittsburgh	8–4	6–12	5–7	5–7	5–7	7–11	9–9	8–10	—	3–9	5–7	13–5
San Diego	11–7	4–8	9–9	10–8	12–6	7–5	7–5	10–2	9–3	—	8–10	2–10
San Francisco	12–6	6–6	10–8	10–8	8–10	5–7	9–3	8–4	7–5	10–8	—	7–5
St. Louis	9–3	7–11	4–8	5–7	9–3	13–5	8–10	11–7	5–13	10–2	5–7	—

Detailed records

National League
Opponent	W	L	WP	RS	RA
NL East
Chicago Cubs	6	12	0.333	52	74
Montreal Expos	7	11	0.389	76	73
New York Mets	9	9	0.500	65	87
Philadelphia Phillies	8	10	0.444	90	107
St. Louis Cardinals	13	5	0.722	76	53
Total	43	47	0.478	359	394
NL West
Atlanta Braves	8	4	0.667	66	53
Cincinnati Reds	5	7	0.417	57	46
Houston Astros	5	7	0.417	52	47
Los Angeles Dodgers	5	7	0.417	33	42
San Diego Padres	3	9	0.250	24	55
San Francisco Giants	5	7	0.417	46	43
Total	31	41	0.431	278	286
Season Total	74	88	0.457	637	680

Month	Games	Won	Lost	Win %	RS	RA
April	24	10	14	0.417	91	97
May	25	11	14	0.440	111	91
June	25	12	13	0.480	106	124
July	30	12	18	0.400	105	135
August	28	13	15	0.464	108	108
September	29	16	13	0.552	113	118
October	1	0	1	0.000	3	7
Total	162	74	88	0.457	637	680

	Games	Won	Lost	Win %	RS	RA
Home	81	39	42	0.481	296	313
Away	81	35	46	0.432	341	367
Total	162	74	88	0.457	637	680

Roster

1989 Pittsburgh Pirates
Roster
Pitchers 46 Doug Bair 60 Stan Belinda 15 Doug Drabek 41 Mike Dunne 22 Logan Easley 54 Brian Fisher 27 Miguel García 35 Jim Gott 26 Neal Heaton 16 Bob Kipper 28 Randy Kramer 43 Bill Landrum 59 Morris Madden 55 Scott Medvin 38 Bob Patterson 34 Rick Reed 49 Jeff Robinson 58 Roger Samuels 57 John Smiley 41 Mike Smith 52 Dorn Taylor 17 Bob Walk	Catchers 22 Dann Bilardello 12 Mike LaValliere  0 Junior Ortiz 14 Tom Prince Infielders  3 Jay Bell  6 Rafael Belliard 25 Bobby Bonilla  5 Sid Bream 30 Benny Distefano  7 Jeff King 13 José Lind 14 Ken Oberkfell 51 Rey Quiñones  2 Gary Redus	Outfielders 24 Barry Bonds 44 John Cangelosi 42 Steve Carter 19 Albert Hall 29 Billy Hatcher 38 Scott Little 23 R. J. Reynolds 18 Andy Van Slyke 11 Glenn Wilson	Manager 10 Jim Leyland Coaches 45 Rich Donnelly (bullpen) 36 Bruce Kimm (bench) 32 Gene Lamont (third base) 39 Milt May (hitting) 31 Ray Miller (pitching) 37 Tommy Sandt (first base)

Opening Day lineup

Opening Day Starters
#	Name	Position
24	Barry Bonds	LF
13	José Lind	2B
18	Andy Van Slyke	CF
25	Bobby Bonilla	3B
5	Sid Bream	1B
11	Glenn Wilson	RF
12	Mike LaValliere	C
3	Jay Bell	SS
17	Bob Walk	SP

Player stats

Batting

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

Regular Season

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
M. García	11	1	1	1.000	0	0
M. LaValliere	68	190	60	0.316	2	23
G. Redus	98	279	79	0.283	6	33
G. Wilson	100	330	93	0.282	9	49
B. Bonilla	163	616	173	0.281	24	86
R. Reynolds	125	363	98	0.270	6	48
J. Bell	78	271	70	0.258	2	27
M. Dunne	3	4	1	0.250	0	0
S. Little	3	4	1	0.250	0	0
B. Bonds	159	580	144	0.248	19	58
B. Distefano	96	154	38	0.247	2	15
B. Hatcher	27	86	21	0.244	1	7
A. Van Slyke	130	476	113	0.237	9	53
J. Lind	153	578	134	0.232	2	48
J. Robinson	50	35	8	0.229	1	3
D. Bilardello	33	80	18	0.225	2	8
S. Bream	19	36	8	0.222	0	4
J. Cangelosi	112	160	35	0.219	0	9
J. Ortiz	91	230	50	0.217	1	22
R. Belliard	67	154	33	0.214	0	8
N. Heaton	44	42	9	0.214	0	2
R. Quiñones	71	225	47	0.209	3	29
D. Bair	44	5	1	0.200	0	0
J. King	75	215	42	0.195	5	19
B. Walk	33	70	13	0.186	0	9
A. Hall	20	33	6	0.182	0	1
R. Kramer	37	33	5	0.152	0	2
J. Smiley	28	65	9	0.138	0	7
T. Prince	21	52	7	0.135	0	5
S. Carter	9	16	2	0.125	1	3
K. Oberkfell	14	40	5	0.125	0	2
B. Kipper	52	9	1	0.111	0	1
D. Drabek	40	77	8	0.104	0	3
R. Reed	15	13	1	0.077	0	0
L. Easley	10	1	0	0.000	0	0
B. Fisher	9	5	0	0.000	0	0
B. Landrum	56	3	0	0.000	0	0
M. Madden	10	1	0	0.000	0	0
B. Patterson	12	3	0	0.000	0	0
M. Smith	16	3	0	0.000	0	0
D. Taylor	10	1	0	0.000	0	0
S. Belinda	8	0	0	—	0	0
J. Gott	1	0	0	—	0	0
S. Medvin	6	0	0	—	0	0
R. Samuels	5	0	0	—	0	0
Team Totals	164	5,539	1,334	0.241	95	584

Pitching

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

Regular Season

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
J. Gott	1	2⁄3	0	0	0.00	1
B. Landrum	56	81	2	3	1.67	51
D. Bair	44	671⁄3	2	3	2.27	56
D. Drabek	35	2441⁄3	14	12	2.80	123
J. Smiley	28	2051⁄3	12	8	2.81	123
B. Kipper	52	83	3	4	2.93	58
N. Heaton	42	1471⁄3	6	7	3.05	67
M. Smith	16	24	0	1	3.75	12
R. Kramer	35	1111⁄3	5	9	3.96	52
B. Patterson	12	262⁄3	4	3	4.05	20
L. Easley	10	121⁄3	1	0	4.38	6
B. Walk	33	196	13	10	4.41	83
J. Robinson	50	1411⁄3	7	13	4.58	95
D. Taylor	9	102⁄3	1	1	5.06	3
R. Reed	15	542⁄3	1	4	5.60	34
S. Medvin	6	61⁄3	0	1	5.68	4
S. Belinda	8	101⁄3	0	1	6.10	10
M. Madden	9	14	2	2	7.07	6
M. Dunne	3	141⁄3	1	1	7.53	4
B. Fisher	9	17	0	3	7.94	8
M. García	11	16	0	2	8.44	9
R. Samuels	5	32⁄3	0	0	9.82	2
Team Totals	164	1,4872⁄3	74	88	3.64	827

Awards and honors

1989 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

• Bobby Bonilla, 3B, reserve

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Buffalo Bisons	American Association	Terry Collins
AA	Harrisburg Senators	Eastern League	Dave Trembley
A	Salem Buccaneers	Carolina League	Rocky Bridges
A	Augusta Pirates	South Atlantic League	Stan Cliburn
A-Short Season	Welland Pirates	New York–Penn League	U. L. Washington
Rookie	Princeton Pirates	Appalachian League	Julio Garcia
Rookie	GCL Pirates	Gulf Coast League	Woody Huyke

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Augusta

References

• 1989 Pittsburgh Pirates at Baseball Reference
• 1989 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.