1991 Pittsburgh Pirates season

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1991 Pittsburgh Pirates 1991 NL East Champions
Major league affiliations
National League (Since 1887) Eastern Division (Since 1969)
Location
Three Rivers Stadium (Since 1970) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Since 1887)
1991 Information
Owner(s)	Pittsburgh Associates
General Manager(s)	Larry Doughty
Manager(s)	Jim Leyland
Local television	KDKA-TV Jim Rooker, Kent Derdivanis, Lanny Frattare, Steve Blass KBL Jim Rooker, Kent Derdivanis, Lanny Frattare, Steve Blass
Local radio	KDKA Jim Rooker, Kent Derdivanis, Lanny Frattare, Steve Blass

Contents 1 Offseason 2 Regular season 2.1 Opening Day Starters 2.2 Season standings 2.3 Roster 2.4 Batting 2.4.1 Other batters 2.5 Starting pitchers 2.5.1 Other pitchers 2.5.1.1 Relief pitchers 3 National League Championship Series 3.1 Game 1 3.2 Game 2 3.3 Game 3 3.4 Game 4 3.5 Game 5 3.6 Game 6 3.7 Game 7 4 Award Winners 5 References

[edit] Offseason

• December 6, 1990: Zane Smith signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates. ^[1]

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Opening Day Starters

[edit] Season standings

Team	Wins	Losses	Win %	GB
Pittsburgh Pirates	98	64	.605	0
St. Louis Cardinals	84	78	.519	14.0
Philadelphia Phillies	78	84	.481	20.0
Chicago Cubs	77	83	.481	20.0
New York Mets	77	84	.478	20.5
Montreal Expos	71	90	.441	26.5

[edit] Roster

1991 Pittsburgh Pirates roster v • d • e
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders		Manager

[edit] 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

[edit] Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI

[edit] Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

[edit] Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA

[edit] Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

[edit] National League Championship Series

Main article: 1991 National League Championship Series

[edit] Game 1

October 9: Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Atlanta	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	5	1
Pittsburgh	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	X	5	8	1
W: Doug Drabek (1-0)   L: Tom Glavine (0-1)   S: Bob Walk (1)
HR: ATL – David Justice (1)  PIT – Andy Van Slyke (1)
Pitchers: ATL – Glavine (6), Wohlers (1), Stanton (1)  PIT – Drabek (6), Walk (3)
Attendance: 57,347  Time: 2:51

[edit] Game 2

October 10: Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Atlanta	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	8	0
Pittsburgh	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
W: Steve Avery (1-0)   L: Zane Smith (0-1)   S: Alejandro Pena (1)
HR: ATL – None   PIT – None
Pitchers: ATL – Avery (8 1/3), Pena (2/3)  PIT – Z. Smith (7), Mason (1), Belinda (1)
Attendance: 57,533  Time: 2:46

[edit] Game 3

October 12: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Pittsburgh	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	3	10	2
Atlanta	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	3	X	10	11	0
W: John Smoltz (1-0)   L: John Smiley (0-1)   S: Alejandro Pena (2)
HR: PIT – None  ATL – Greg Olson (1), Ron Gant (1), Sid Bream (1)
Pitchers: PIT – Smiley (2), Landrum (1), Patterson (2), Kipper (2), Rodriguez (1)  ATL – Smoltz (6 1/3), Stanton (2/3), Wohlers (1/3), Pena (1 2/3)
Attendance: 50,905  Time: 3:21

[edit] Game 4

October 13: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
Pittsburgh	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	11	1
Atlanta	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	1
W: Stan Belinda (1-0)   L: Kent Mercker (0-1)   S: None
HR: PIT – None  ATL – None
Pitchers: PIT – Tomlin (6), Walk (2), Belinda (2)  ATL – Leibrant (6 2/3), Clancy (1/3), Stanton (2), Mercker (2/3), Wohlers (1/3)
Attendance: 51,109  Time: 3:43

[edit] Game 5

October 14: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Pittsburgh	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	6	2
Atlanta	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	1
W: Zane Smith (1-1)   L: Tom Glavine (0-2)   S: Roger Mason (1)
HR: PIT – None  ATL – None
Pitchers: PIT – Z. Smith (7 2/3), Mason (1 1/3)  ATL – Glavine (8), Pena (1)
Attendance: 51,109  Time: 2:51

[edit] Game 6

October 16: Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Atlanta	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	7	0
Pittsburgh	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
W: Steve Avery (2-0)   L: Doug Drabek (1-1)   S: Alejandro Pena (3)
HR: ATL – None  PIT – None
Pitchers: ATL – Avery (8), Pena (1)  PIT – Drabek (9)
Attendance: 54,508  Time: 3:09

[edit] Game 7

October 17: Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Atlanta	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	6	1
Pittsburgh	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
W: John Smoltz (2-0)   L: John Smiley (0-2)   S: None
HR: ATL – Brian Hunter (1)  PIT – None
Pitchers: ATL – Smoltz (9)  PIT – Smiley (2/3), Walk (4 1/3), Mason (2), Belinda (2)
Attendance: 46,932  Time: 3:04

[edit] Award Winners

1991 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

• Bobby Bonilla, Designated Hitter, Starter

[edit] References

• 1991 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference
• 1991 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at www.baseball-almanac.com

v • d • e 1991 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 1991 All-Star Game • 1991 World Series

Preceded by Pittsburgh Pirates 1990

NL East Championship Season 1991

Succeeded by Pittsburgh Pirates 1992

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