1992 Pittsburgh Pirates season
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1992 Pittsburgh Pirates season
| 1992 Pittsburgh Pirates 1992 NL East Champions |
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| Owner(s) | Pittsburgh Associates | |
| General manager(s) | Ted Simmons | |
| 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 |
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| Local radio | KDKA Jim Rooker Kent Derdivanis Lanny Frattare Steve Blass |
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The 1992 Pittsburgh Pirates season saw the Pirates finish first in the National League East with a record of 96 wins and 66 losses. It was the third consecutive division title for the team. The Pirates once again fell short in the postseason, losing a riveting seven-game National League Championship Series to the Atlanta Braves. As of April 1, 2012, it is the team's most recent winning season.
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Offseason
- November 11, 1991: Al Martin was signed as a free agent by the Pirates.[1]
- January 3, 1992: Mike LaValliere was signed as a free agent by the Pirates.[2]
- March 10, 1992: Neal Heaton was traded by the Pirates to the Kansas City Royals for Kirk Gibson.[3]
- March 11, 1992: Dennis Lamp was signed as a free agent by the Pirates.[4]
- March 17, 1992: John Smiley was traded by the Pirates to the Minnesota Twins for Denny Neagle and Midre Cummings.[5]
Regular season
Season standings
| NL East | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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| Pittsburgh Pirates | 96 | 66 | .593 | -- |
| Montreal Expos | 87 | 75 | .537 | 9 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 83 | 79 | .512 | 13 |
| Chicago Cubs | 78 | 84 | .481 | 18 |
| New York Mets | 72 | 90 | .444 | 24 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 70 | 92 | .432 | 26 |
Notable transactions
- May 5, 1992: Kirk Gibson was released by the Pirates.[3]
- June 10, 1992: Jeff Robinson was selected off waivers by the Pirates from the Texas Rangers.[6]
- June 11, 1992: Dennis Lamp was released by the Pirates.[4]
- June 19, 1992: Danny Cox was signed as a free agent by the Pirates.[7]
- July 4, 1992: Tony Mitchell (minors) was traded by the Pirates to the Cleveland Indians for Alex Cole.[8]
- July 25, 1992: Jeff Robinson was released by the Pirates.[6]
- 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.[9]
- 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.[10]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| C | Mike LaValliere | 95 | 293 | 75 | .256 | 2 | 29 |
| 1B | Orlando Merced | 134 | 405 | 100 | .247 | 6 | 60 |
| 2B | José Lind | 135 | 468 | 110 | .235 | 0 | 39 |
| 3B | Steve Buechele | 80 | 285 | 71 | .249 | 8 | 43 |
| SS | Jay Bell | 159 | 632 | 167 | .264 | 9 | 55 |
| LF | Barry Bonds | 140 | 473 | 147 | .311 | 34 | 103 |
| CF | Andy Van Slyke | 154 | 614 | 199 | .324 | 14 | 89 |
| RF | Alex Cole | 64 | 205 | 57 | .278 | 0 | 10 |
Other batters
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Jeff King | 130 | 480 | 111 | .231 | 14 | 65 |
| Don Slaught | 87 | 255 | 88 | .345 | 4 | 37 |
| Cecil Espy | 112 | 194 | 50 | .258 | 1 | 20 |
| Al Martin | 12 | 12 | 2 | .167 | 0 | 2 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Doug Drabek | 34 | 256.2 | 15 | 11 | 2.77 | 177 |
| Jeff Robinson | 8 | 36.1 | 3 | 1 | 4.46 | 14 |
Other pitchers
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Relief pitchers
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Stan Belinda | 59 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 3.15 | 57 |
| Paul Miller | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.38 | 5 |
National League Championship Series
Main article: 1992 National League Championship Series
Game 1
October 6: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| 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 2/3), Patterson (1 1/3), Neagle (1), Cox (1) ATL – Smoltz (8), Stanton (1) | ||||||||||||
| Attendance: 51,971 Time: 3:20 | ||||||||||||
Game 2
October 7: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| 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 2/3), Mason (1/3), Walk (2 2/3), Tomlin (1 1/3), Neagle (2/3), Patterson (1/3), Belinda (1) ATL – Avery (6 1/3), 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 |
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| 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 1/3), 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 |
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| 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 1/3), Stanton (1 2/3), Reardon (1) PIT – Drabek (4 1/3), Tomlin (1 1/3), 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 |
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| 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 2/3), Leibrandt (1 2/3), Freeman (1 1/3), Mercker (1) PIT – Walk (9) | ||||||||||||
| Attendance: 52,929 Time: 2:52 | ||||||||||||
Game 6
October 13: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| 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, Georgia
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| 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 1/3), 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
Farm system
See also: Minor league baseball
External links
References
- ^ Al Martin page at Baseball Reference
- ^ "Mike LaValliere Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-reference.com. Archived from the original on 6 October 2008. http://www.baseball-reference.com/l/lavalmi01.shtml. Retrieved 2008-09-06.
- ^ a b "Kirk Gibson Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-reference.com. Archived from the original on 5 September 2008. http://www.baseball-reference.com/g/gibsoki01.shtml. Retrieved 2008-09-06.
- ^ a b "Dennis Lamp Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-reference.com. Archived from the original on 16 September 2008. http://www.baseball-reference.com/l/lampde01.shtml. Retrieved 2008-09-06.
- ^ John Smiley page at Baseball Reference
- ^ a b Jeff Robinson page at Baseball Reference
- ^ "Danny Cox Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-reference.com. Archived from the original on 27 September 2008. http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/coxda01.shtml. Retrieved 2008-09-06.
- ^ Alex Cole page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Jason Kendall page at Baseball Reference
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/sanfoch01.shtml
- ^ http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PIT/1992.shtml
- 1992 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference
- 1992 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (3rd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-1-932391-17-6.
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| Preceded by Pittsburgh Pirates 1991 |
NL East Championship Season 1992 |
Succeeded by Philadelphia Phillies 1993 |
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