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1992 Pittsburgh Pirates season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| image | Pittsburgh Pirates logo 2014.svg |
| season | 1992 |
| misc | National League East champions |
| league | National League |
| division | East |
| ballpark | Three Rivers Stadium |
| city | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| record | 96–66 (.593) |
| divisional_place | 1st |
| owners | Pittsburgh Associates |
| general_managers | Ted Simmons |
| managers | Jim Leyland |
| television | **KDKA-TV** |
| **KBL** | |
| radio | **KDKA-AM** |
| (Steve Blass, Kent Derdivanis, Lanny Frattare, Jim Rooker) |
KBL (Steve Blass, Kent Derdivanis, Lanny Frattare, Jim Rooker) |}}
The 1992 Major League Baseball season was the 111th season in the history of the Pittsburgh Pirates and their 106th in the National League. This was their 23rd season at Three Rivers Stadium. For the third consecutive season, the Pirates won the National League East title with a record of 96–66.
In an NLCS rematch with the Atlanta Braves, the Pirates went down 3–1 before forcing a Game 7 back in Atlanta. They took a 2–0 lead into the bottom of the 9th inning, needing just one out to reach the World Series. But their season came to an abrupt end when they allowed 3 runs to the Braves, capped by Francisco Cabrera's two-run RBI single to score David Justice and an injured Sid Bream, a former Pirate. The loss was so agonizing for the Pirates that it contributed to a 20-year drought that saw them fail to clinch a winning season or postseason berth until 2013. This would be the final time that the Pirates would win the NL East as they would be reassigned to the National League Central during division realignment in 1994. Since the Pirates have never won the NL Central, this marks the most recent time that they have won a division title as of today. Moreover, this is the last time the Pirates have appeared in an NLCS.
Offseason
- November 11, 1991: Al Martin was signed as a free agent by the Pirates.
- January 3, 1992: Mike LaValliere was signed as a free agent by the Pirates.
- March 10, 1992: Neal Heaton was traded by the Pirates to the Kansas City Royals for Kirk Gibson.
- March 11, 1992: Dennis Lamp was signed as a free agent by the Pirates.
- March 17, 1992: John Smiley was traded by the Pirates to the Minnesota Twins for Denny Neagle and Midre Cummings.
Regular season
Season standings
Game log
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 1 || April 6 || Expos || 2–0 || Drabek || Martinez || Mason || 48,800 || 1–0 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2 || April 8 || Expos || 4–2 || Smith || Gardner || Belinda || 7,075 || 2–0 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 3 || April 9 || Expos || 3–8 || Nabholz || Walk || — || 10,342 || 2–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 4 || April 10 || @ Phillies || 3–2 || Tomlin || Abbott || Belinda || 21,019 || 3–1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 5 || April 11 || @ Phillies || 4–7 || Ashby || Drabek || — || 24,967 || 3–2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 6 || April 12 || @ Phillies || 6–1 || Smith || Mulholland || — || 32,624 || 4–2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 7 || April 14 || Cubs || 3–2 || Walk || Jackson || Mason || 14,963 || 5–2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 8 || April 15 || Cubs || 7–2 || Tomlin || Morgan || — || 9,022 || 6–2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 9 || April 17 || Phillies || 7–4 || Drabek || Jones || Belinda || 16,417 || 7–2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 10 || April 18 || Phillies || 9–2 || Smith || Greene || — || 23,411 || 8–2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 11 || April 19 || Phillies || 11–0 || Patterson || Cox || — || 11,812 || 9–2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 12 || April 20 || @ Expos || 11–1 || Tomlin || Hill || — || 12,351 || 10–2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 13 || April 21 || @ Expos || 8–7 || Palacios || Haney || Mason || 7,013 || 11–2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 14 || April 22 || @ Expos || 2–0 || Drabek || Martinez || — || 8,421 || 12–2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 15 || April 23 || @ Expos || 3–6 || Gardner || Smith || Wetteland || 5,806 || 12–3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 16 || April 24 || @ Cubs || 3–2 || Mason || Scanlan || Belinda || 11,331 || 13–3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 17 || April 25 || @ Cubs || 1–0 || Tomlin || Maddux || Belinda || 26,892 || 14–3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 18 || April 26 || @ Cubs || 4–5 (10) || McElroy || Mason || — || 24,403 || 14–4 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 19 || April 28 || @ Reds || 2–3 || Browning || Drabek || Charlton || 24,202 || 14–5 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 20 || April 29 || @ Reds || 4–0 || Smith || Belcher || — || 20,307 || 15–5 |- |- style="background:#fbb;" | 21 || May 1 || @ Astros || 4–10 || Harnisch || Tomlin || — || 16,355 || 15–6 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 22 || May 2 || @ Astros || 6–0 || Neagle || Bowen || — || 23,812 || 16–6 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 23 || May 3 || @ Astros || 0–1 || Osuna || Mason || Jones || 8,739 || 16–7 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 24 || May 4 || Reds || 12–5 || Lamp || Henry || — || 16,343 || 17–7 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 25 || May 5 || Reds || 5–2 || Miller || Belcher || Belinda || 9,103 || 18–7 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 26 || May 6 || Braves || 4–3 (16) || Patterson || Rivera || — || 18,686 || 19–7 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 27 || May 7 || Braves || 2–4 || Glavine || Neagle || Stanton || 11,689 || 19–8 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 28 || May 8 || Astros || 6–3 || Belinda || Osuna || — || 22,351 || 20–8 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 29 || May 9 || Astros || 3–0 || Smith || Kile || — || 18,985 || 21–8 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 30 || May 10 || Astros || 4–6 (10) || Jones || Mason || — || 21,154 || 21–9 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 31 || May 12 || @ Braves || 2–4 || Glavine || Tomlin || Freeman || 38,949 || 21–10 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 32 || May 13 || @ Braves || 11–10 || Belinda || Pena || — || 24,872 || 22–10 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 33 || May 14 || @ Braves || 4–3 || Palacios || Smoltz || Mason || 32,303 || 23–10 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 34 || May 15 || Padres || 2–9 || Lefferts || Neagle || — || 20,232 || 23–11 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 35 || May 16 || Padres || 9–10 || Rodriguez || Walk || Myers || 34,474 || 23–12 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 36 || May 17 || Padres || 5–6 || Benes || Tomlin || Myers || 16,580 || 23–13 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 37 || May 19 || @ Giants || 2–7 || Wilson || Drabek || Righetti || 12,995 || 23–14 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 38 || May 20 || @ Giants || 1–3 || Black || Smith || Brantley || 15,554 || 23–15 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 39 || May 21 || @ Giants || 0–1 || Burkett || Walk || Jackson || 14,708 || 23–16 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 40 || May 22 || @ Dodgers || 6–4 || Tomlin || Candiotti || — || 33,888 || 24–16 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 41 || May 23 || @ Dodgers || 4–5 || Wilson || Belinda || — || 39,910 || 24–17 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 42 || May 24 || @ Dodgers || 2–4 || Gross || Drabek || McDowell || 36,407 || 24–18 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 43 || May 25 || @ Padres || 6–7 || Lefferts || Smith || Myers || 18,546 || 24–19 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 44 || May 26 || @ Padres || 3–6 (10) || Scott || Lamp || — || 11,709 || 24–20 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 45 || May 27 || @ Padres || 7–8 || Myers || Belinda || — || 16,338 || 24–21 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 46 || May 29 || Giants || 13–3 || Palacios || Wilson || Patterson || 23,421 || 25–21 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 47 || May 30 || Giants || 3–2 (10) || Neagle || Brantley || — || 10,266 || 26–21 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 48 || May 31 || Giants || 3–5 || Black || Smith || Brantley || 29,451 || 26–22 |- |- style="background:#fbb;" | 49 || June 1 || Dodgers || 6–8 || Gott || Neagle || Candelaria || 12,346 || 26–23 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 50 || June 2 || Dodgers || 1–0 || Tomlin || Candiotti || Mason || 18,644 || 27–23 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 51 || June 3 || Dodgers || 6–5 || Gleaton || Martinez || Belinda || 11,736 || 28–23 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 52 || June 4 || Mets || 7–2 || Drabek || Gooden || Patterson || 24,907 || 29–23 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 53 || June 5 || Mets || 5–4 (10) || Belinda || Innis || — || 23,957 || 30–23 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 54 || June 6 || Mets || 1–15 || Fernandez || Neagle || — || 32,138 || 30–24 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 55 || June 7 || Mets || 3–0 || Tomlin || Schourek || — || 33,451 || 31–24 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 56 || June 8 || @ Phillies || 0–7 || Schilling || Palacios || — || 21,040 || 31–25 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 57 || June 9 || @ Phillies || 5–3 || Drabek || Hartley || Neagle || 29,138 || 32–25 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 58 || June 10 || @ Phillies || 2–1 (12) || Patterson || Jones || Mason || 25,112 || 33–25 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 59 || June 12 || @ Mets || 3–2 || Tomlin || Fernandez || Patterson || 38,976 || 34–25 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 60 || June 13 || @ Mets || 3–2 || Robinson || Whitehurst || Belinda || 39,009 || 35–25 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 61 || June 14 || @ Mets || 5–4 || Neagle || Innis || Belinda || 43,527 || 36–25 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 62 || June 15 || Phillies || 1–4 || Mulholland || Smith || — || 23,581 || 36–26 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 63 || June 16 || Phillies || 6–5 (12) || Patterson || Brantley || — || 18,548 || 37–26 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 64 || June 17 || Phillies || 8–2 || Tomlin || Robinson || — || 24,854 || 38–26 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 65 || June 18 || Expos || 0–4 || Nabholz || Palacios || Fassero || 20,512 || 38–27 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 66 || June 19 || Expos || 1–2 || Hill || Drabek || Wetteland || 22,091 || 38–28 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 67 || June 20 || Expos || 3–4 || Gardner || Smith || Wetteland || 31,614 || 38–29 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 68 || June 21 || Expos || 5–4 || Robinson || Martinez || Belinda || 20,138 || 39–29 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 69 || June 22 || Cardinals || 5–2 || Tomlin || Osborne || Walk || 20,831 || 40–29 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 70 || June 23 || Cardinals || 6–4 || Mason || Worrell || Patterson || 11,408 || 41–29 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 71 || June 24 || Cardinals || 1–4 || Tewksbury || Drabek || — || 22,096 || 41–30 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 72 || June 26 || @ Expos || 2–6 || Martinez || Smith || Rojas || 23,014 || 41–31 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 73 || June 27 || @ Expos || 12–4 || Robinson || Gardner || Belinda || 20,146 || 42–31 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 74 || June 28 || @ Expos || 0–9 || Barnes || Tomlin || — || 24,793 || 42–32 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 75 || June 29 || @ Cardinals || 1–3 || Tewksbury || Cole || — || 38,381 || 42–33 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 76 || June 30 || @ Cardinals || 2–0 || Drabek || Cormier || — || 32,252 || 43–33 |- |- style="background:#cfc;" | 77 || July 1 || @ Cardinals || 1–0 || Smith || Clark || — || 40,042 || 44–33 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 78 || July 2 || Reds || 1–2 || Rijo || Robinson || Charlton || 19,445 || 44–34 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 79 || July 3 || Reds || 3–7 || Belcher || Tomlin || — || 29,870 || 44–35 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 80 || July 4 || Reds || 2–5 || Swindell || Cole || — || 21,507 || 44–36 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 81 || July 5 || Reds || 1–2 || Menendez || Drabek || Charlton || 24,369 || 44–37 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 82 || July 6 || Astros || 1–0 || Smith || Jones || Belinda || 15,358 || 45–37 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 83 || July 7 || Astros || 5–3 || Walk || Boever || — || 19,164 || 46–37 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 84 || July 8 || Astros || 2–3 || Jones || Patterson || — || 22,551 || 46–38 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 85 || July 9 || @ Reds || 2–5 || Bankhead || Mason || Charlton || 32,681 || 46–39 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 86 || July 10 || @ Reds || 4–0 || Drabek || Hammond || — || 42,438 || 47–39 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 87 || July 11 || @ Reds || 9–3 || Smith || Brown || — || 44,367 || 48–39 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 88 || July 12 || @ Reds || 7–6 (10) || Patterson || Belcher || Belinda || 35,120 || 49–39 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 89 || July 16 || Cubs || 2–1 || Drabek || Boskie || Belinda || 30,504 || 50–39 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 90 || July 17 || Cubs || 1–2 || Maddux || Tomlin || Scanlan || 24,037 || 50–40 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 91 || July 18 || Cubs || 4–0 || Walk || Morgan || Patterson || 32,908 || 51–40 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 92 || July 19 || Cubs || 2–4 || Scanlan || Neagle || — || 32,304 || 51–41 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 93 || July 20 || @ Astros || 8–11 || Blair || Mason || Jones || 12,112 || 51–42 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 94 || July 21 || @ Astros || 3–4 (12) || Jones || Mason || — || 13,836 || 51–43 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 95 || July 22 || @ Astros || 10–7 (13) || Belinda || Blair || Patterson || 13,194 || 52–43 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 96 || July 24 || @ Braves || 3–4 || Glavine || Walk || Pena || 44,965 || 52–44 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 97 || July 25 || @ Braves || 0–1 || Leibrandt || Jackson || Mercker || 44,567 || 52–45 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 98 || July 26 || @ Braves || 5–4 || Belinda || Wohlers || — || 43,714 || 53–45 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 99 || July 27 || @ Cubs || 2–3 || Maddux || Drabek || Robinson || 34,990 || 53–46 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 100 || July 28 || @ Cubs || 1–11 || Morgan || Tomlin || — || 35,187 || 53–47 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 101 || July 29 || @ Cubs || 4–6 (11) || Assenmacher || Belinda || — || 36,554 || 53–48 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 102 || July 30 || Cardinals || 4–0 || Jackson || Clark || Patterson || 18,295 || 54–48 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 103 || July 31 || Cardinals || 3–2 || Wakefield || DeLeon || — || 20,299 || 55–48 |- |- style="background:#cfc;" | 104 || August 1 || Cardinals || 4–1 || Drabek || Olivares || — || 30,577 || 56–48 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 105 || August 2 || Cardinals || 2–1 || Walk || Smith || — || 28,309 || 57–48 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 106 || August 4 || Mets || 3–2 (12) || Walk || Filer || — || 28,211 || 58–48 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 107 || August 5 || Mets || 6–2 || Wakefield || Schourek || — || 30,009 || 59–48 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 108 || August 6 || @ Cardinals || 3–2 (13) || Mason || Smith || Neagle || 32,001 || 60–48 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 109 || August 7 || @ Cardinals || 5–1 || Tomlin || Cormier || — || 37,518 || 61–48 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 110 || August 8 || @ Cardinals || 2–1 || Walk || Tewksbury || Belinda || 44,094 || 62–48 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 111 || August 9 || @ Cardinals || 7–5 || Mason || Clark || Walk || 40,444 || 63–48 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 112 || August 10 || @ Mets || 4–2 (16) || Cooke || Guetterman || — || 25,387 || 64–48 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 113 || August 11 || @ Mets || 0–2 || Hillman || Drabek || Franco || 20,488 || 64–49 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 114 || August 12 || @ Mets || 7–6 (10) || Neagle || Franco || Patterson || 29,559 || 65–49 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 115 || August 14 || Braves || 0–15 || Glavine || Smith || — || 38,595 || 65–50 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 116 || August 15 || Braves || 5–7 || Avery || Jackson || Pena || 38,808 || 65–51 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 117 || August 16 || Braves || 4–2 || Wakefield || Smoltz || — || 35,199 || 66–51 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 118 || August 17 || Braves || 4–5 (10) || Freeman || Patterson || Pena || 38,062 || 66–52 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 119 || August 18 || Padres || 5–1 || Tomlin || Benes || — || 21,453 || 67–52 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 120 || August 19 || Padres || 3–2 || Walk || Deshaies || Cox || 34,696 || 68–52 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 121 || August 20 || Padres || 7–1 || Jackson || Lefferts || — || 30,384 || 69–52 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 122 || August 21 || @ Giants || 5–6 || Burkett || Wakefield || Beck || 16,767 || 69–53 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 123 || August 22 || @ Giants || 9–2 || Drabek || Oliveras || — || 30,568 || 70–53 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 124 || August 23 || @ Giants || 2–5 || Black || Tomlin || — || 32,129 || 70–54 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 125 || August 24 || @ Dodgers || 4–5 || Gott || Neagle || Candelaria || 21,991 || 70–55 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 126 || August 25 || @ Dodgers || 10–3 || Cox || Martinez || — || 24,170 || 71–55 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 127 || August 26 || @ Dodgers || 2–0 || Wakefield || Candiotti || — || 25,006 || 72–55 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 128 || August 28 || @ Padres || 6–11 || Maddux || Drabek || — || 15,916 || 72–56 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 129 || August 29 || @ Padres || 3–2 || Tomlin || Harris || Mason || 24,965 || 73–56 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 130 || August 30 || @ Padres || 6–3 || Walk || Deshaies || — || 18,617 || 74–56 |- |- style="background:#cfc;" | 131 || September 1 || Giants || 5–3 || Jackson || Burkett || Mason || 20,930 || 75–56 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 132 || September 2 || Giants || 3–2 || Wakefield || Black || Patterson || 13,099 || 76–56 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 133 || September 3 || Giants || 9–3 || Drabek || Brantley || — || 9,057 || 77–56 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 134 || September 4 || Dodgers || 6–5 || Patterson || Gott || — || 30,341 || 78–56 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 135 || September 5 || Dodgers || 6–1 || Walk || Hershiser || — || 41,420 || 79–56 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 136 || September 6 || Dodgers || 5–7 || Candiotti || Cox || Howell || 20,362 || 79–57 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 137 || September 7 || Cubs || 5–6 (11) || Assenmacher || Belinda || Scanlan || 21,663 || 79–58 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 138 || September 8 || Cubs || 5–2 || Drabek || Boskie || — || 7,720 || 80–58 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 139 || September 9 || Cubs || 13–8 || Cox || Robinson || — || 10,853 || 81–58 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 140 || September 11 || @ Phillies || 2–5 || Rivera || Walk || Williams || 20,168 || 81–59 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 141 || September 12 || @ Phillies || 9–7 || Belinda || Williams || — || 22,857 || 82–59 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 142 || September 13 || @ Phillies || 3–6 || Mulholland || Patterson || — || 35,842 || 82–60 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 143 || September 14 || @ Cardinals || 5–4 (10) || Drabek || Smith || Belinda || 19,470 || 83–60 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 144 || September 15 || @ Cardinals || 4–2 || Wagner || Clark || Cox || 20,992 || 84–60 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 145 || September 16 || Expos || 3–6 || Nabholz || Walk || Wetteland || 37,436 || 84–61 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 146 || September 17 || Expos || 3–2 (13) || Cox || Bottenfield || — || 20,802 || 85–61 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 147 || September 18 || Phillies || 5–2 (6) || Wakefield || Mulholland || — || 20,387 || 86–61 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 148 || September 19 || Phillies || 3–0 || Drabek || Greene || — || 25,497 || 87–61 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 149 || September 20 || Phillies || 3–2 (13) || Mason || Shepherd || — || 21,652 || 88–61 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 150 || September 21 || Cardinals || 3–0 || Cooke || Magrane || — || 13,345 || 89–61 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 151 || September 22 || Cardinals || 4–5 || Cormier || Jackson || Smith || 8,222 || 89–62 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 152 || September 23 || @ Expos || 1–5 (14) || Fassero || Mason || — || 30,552 || 89–63 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 153 || September 24 || @ Expos || 9–3 || Drabek || Krueger || — || 33,493 || 90–63 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 154 || September 25 || Mets || 3–2 || Tomlin || Fernandez || Cox || 22,291 || 91–63 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 155 || September 26 || Mets || 19–2 || Walk || Hillman || — || 25,886 || 92–63 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 156 || September 27 || Mets || 4–2 || Jackson || Schourek || Belinda || 31,217 || 93–63 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 157 || September 28 || @ Cubs || 10–3 || Wakefield || Bullinger || — || 9,603 || 94–63 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 158 || September 29 || @ Cubs || 3–0 || Wagner || Castillo || Belinda || 18,759 || 95–63 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 159 || September 30 || @ Cubs || 0–6 || Maddux || Tomlin || — || 11,547 || 95–64 |- |- style="background:#fbb;" | 160 || October 2 || @ Mets || 3–6 || Schourek || Drabek || Jones || 10,183 || 95–65 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 161 || October 3 || @ Mets || 1–2 || Gooden || Jackson || — || 13,549 || 95–66 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 162 || October 4 || @ Mets || 2–0 || Wakefield || Saberhagen || Cooke || 14,274 || 96–66
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| *Legend: = Win = Loss |
| Bold = Pirates team member* |
Record vs. opponents
Detailed records
| Opponent | W | L | WP | RS | RA | Total | 61 | 29 | 370 | 290 | Total | 35 | 37 | 323 | 305 | Season Total | 96 | 66 | 693 | 595 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| **NL East** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [Chicago Cubs](1992-chicago-cubs-season) | 10 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [Montreal Expos](1992-montreal-expos-season) | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [New York Mets](1992-new-york-mets-season) | 14 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [Philadelphia Phillies](1992-philadelphia-phillies-season) | 13 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [St. Louis Cardinals](1992-st-louis-cardinals-season) | 15 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| **NL West** | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [Atlanta Braves](1992-atlanta-braves-season) | 5 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [Cincinnati Reds](1992-cincinnati-reds-season) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [Houston Astros](1992-houston-astros-season) | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [Los Angeles Dodgers](1992-los-angeles-dodgers-season) | 7 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [San Diego Padres](1992-san-diego-padres-season) | 5 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| [San Francisco Giants](1992-san-francisco-giants-season) | 6 | 6 |
| Month | Games | Won | Lost | Win % | RS | RA | Total | 162 | 96 | 66 | 693 | 595 | |||||||
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| April | 20 | 15 | 5 | 97 | 54 | ||||||||||||||
| May | 28 | 11 | 17 | 129 | 131 | ||||||||||||||
| June | 28 | 17 | 11 | 100 | 110 | ||||||||||||||
| July | 27 | 12 | 15 | 90 | 96 | ||||||||||||||
| August | 27 | 19 | 8 | 118 | 95 | ||||||||||||||
| September | 29 | 21 | 8 | 153 | 101 | ||||||||||||||
| October | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Games | Won | Lost | Win % | RS | RA | Home | Away | Total | 162 | 96 | 66 | 693 | 595 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81 | 53 | 28 | 363 | 277 | ||||||||||||||||
| 81 | 43 | 38 | 330 | 318 |
Roster
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| **Pitchers** |
Opening Day lineup
| Pittsburgh Pirates}}" | Opening Day Starters | Pittsburgh Pirates}}; | # | Pittsburgh Pirates}}; | Name | Pittsburgh Pirates}}; | Position |
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| 25 | Kirk Gibson | RF | |||||
| 3 | Jay Bell | SS | |||||
| 18 | Andy Van Slyke | CF | |||||
| 24 | Barry Bonds | LF | |||||
| 6 | Orlando Merced | 1B | |||||
| 22 | Steve Buechele | 3B | |||||
| 12 | Mike LaValliere | C | |||||
| 13 | José Lind | 2B | |||||
| 15 | Doug Drabek | SP |
Player stats
;Batting Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59 | 3 | 2 | 0.667 | 0 | 2 | |
| 10 | 7 | 4 | 0.571 | 0 | 4 | |
| 87 | 255 | 88 | 0.345 | 4 | 37 | |
| 11 | 3 | 1 | 0.333 | 0 | 1 | |
| 60 | 6 | 2 | 0.333 | 0 | 4 | |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | 0.333 | 0 | 0 | |
| 154 | 614 | 199 | 0.324 | 14 | 89 | |
| 140 | 473 | 147 | 0.311 | 34 | 103 | |
| 64 | 205 | 57 | 0.278 | 0 | 10 | |
| 159 | 632 | 167 | 0.264 | 9 | 55 | |
| 112 | 194 | 50 | 0.258 | 1 | 20 | |
| 95 | 293 | 75 | 0.256 | 2 | 29 | |
| 76 | 176 | 45 | 0.256 | 3 | 12 | |
| 84 | 190 | 48 | 0.253 | 3 | 20 | |
| 80 | 285 | 71 | 0.249 | 8 | 43 | |
| 134 | 405 | 100 | 0.247 | 6 | 60 | |
| 135 | 468 | 110 | 0.235 | 0 | 39 | |
| 130 | 480 | 111 | 0.231 | 14 | 65 | |
| 15 | 9 | 2 | 0.222 | 0 | 0 | |
| 103 | 162 | 36 | 0.222 | 4 | 22 | |
| 23 | 33 | 7 | 0.212 | 2 | 7 | |
| 22 | 39 | 8 | 0.205 | 0 | 4 | |
| 16 | 56 | 11 | 0.196 | 2 | 5 | |
| 55 | 123 | 22 | 0.179 | 0 | 4 | |
| 12 | 12 | 2 | 0.167 | 0 | 2 | |
| 35 | 89 | 14 | 0.157 | 0 | 6 | |
| 35 | 65 | 9 | 0.138 | 0 | 1 | |
| 26 | 49 | 6 | 0.122 | 0 | 3 | |
| 36 | 43 | 4 | 0.093 | 0 | 2 | |
| 27 | 44 | 4 | 0.091 | 0 | 5 | |
| 8 | 11 | 1 | 0.091 | 0 | 1 | |
| 15 | 24 | 2 | 0.083 | 0 | 1 | |
| 20 | 14 | 1 | 0.071 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | 28 | 2 | 0.071 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | 3 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | |
| 23 | 2 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | |
| 21 | 1 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | |
| 65 | 10 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | |
| 56 | 11 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| **Team Totals** | **162** | **5,527** | **1,409** | **0.255** | **106** | **656** |
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 11 | 8 | 0.727 | 1 | 4 | |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | 0.667 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 0.500 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | 16 | 7 | 0.438 | 0 | 3 | |
| 5 | 12 | 4 | 0.333 | 1 | 5 | |
| 7 | 29 | 8 | 0.276 | 0 | 4 | |
| 7 | 23 | 6 | 0.261 | 1 | 2 | |
| 7 | 29 | 7 | 0.241 | 0 | 2 | |
| 7 | 27 | 6 | 0.222 | 1 | 5 | |
| 4 | 10 | 2 | 0.200 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 | 10 | 2 | 0.200 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | 29 | 5 | 0.172 | 1 | 4 | |
| 4 | 10 | 1 | 0.100 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | 5 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| **Team Totals** | **7** | **231** | **59** | **0.255** | **5** | **32** |
;Pitching Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0.69 | 5 | |
| 13 | 92 | 8 | 1 | 2.15 | 51 | |
| 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2.38 | 5 | |
| 34 | 256 | 15 | 11 | 2.77 | 177 | |
| 60 | 64 | 6 | 3 | 2.92 | 43 | |
| 23 | 141 | 8 | 8 | 3.06 | 56 | |
| 59 | 71 | 6 | 4 | 3.15 | 57 | |
| 36 | 135 | 10 | 6 | 3.20 | 60 | |
| 16 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 3.33 | 18 | |
| 15 | 88 | 4 | 4 | 3.36 | 46 | |
| 35 | 208 | 14 | 9 | 3.41 | 90 | |
| 11 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 3.52 | 10 | |
| 65 | 88 | 5 | 7 | 4.09 | 56 | |
| 20 | 53 | 3 | 2 | 4.25 | 33 | |
| 23 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 4.26 | 18 | |
| 8 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 4.46 | 14 | |
| 55 | 86 | 4 | 6 | 4.48 | 77 | |
| 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 0 | |
| 21 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 5.14 | 15 | |
| 8 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 5.48 | 12 | |
| 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 1 | |
| **Team Totals** | **162** | **1,479** | **96** | **66** | **3.35** | **844** |
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | |
| 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | |
| 2 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 3.00 | 7 | |
| 3 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 3.71 | 10 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3.86 | 6 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 1 | |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 0 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21.60 | 0 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 0 | |
| **Team Totals** | **7** | **60** | **3** | **4** | **4.45** | **28** |
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), Patterson (1), 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), Mason (1/3), Walk (2), Tomlin (1), Neagle (2/3), Patterson (1/3), Belinda (1) **ATL** – Avery (6), 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), 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), Stanton (1), Reardon (1) **PIT** – Drabek (4), Tomlin (1), 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), Leibrandt (1), Freeman (1), 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), 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.
- June 10, 1992: Jeff Robinson was selected off waivers by the Pirates from the Texas Rangers.
- June 11, 1992: Dennis Lamp was released by the Pirates.
- June 19, 1992: Danny Cox was signed as a free agent by the Pirates.
- July 4, 1992: Tony Mitchell (minors) was traded by the Pirates to the Cleveland Indians for Alex Cole.
- July 25, 1992: Jeff Robinson was released by the Pirates.
- 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.
- 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.
Farm system
References
References
- From 1882 to 1906, the team played in [[Allegheny, Pennsylvania]], which became annexed by [[Pittsburgh]] as the [[North Side (Pittsburgh). North Side]] in 1907.
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/martial03.shtml Al Martin page at Baseball Reference]
- "Mike LaValliere Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com".
- "Kirk Gibson Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com".
- "Dennis Lamp Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com".
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/smilejo01.shtml John Smiley page at Baseball Reference]
- "Major League Baseball Stats {{!}} pirates.com: Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates.
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- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/r/robinje02.shtml Jeff Robinson page at Baseball Reference]
- "Danny Cox Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com".
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/coleal01.shtml Alex Cole page at Baseball Reference]
- [https://www.baseball-reference.com/k/kendaja01.shtml Jason Kendall page at Baseball Reference]
- "Chance Sanford Stats".
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