Major League Baseball team season
1987 Pittsburgh Pirates | ||||
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League | National League | |||
Division | East | |||
Ballpark | Three Rivers Stadium | |||
City | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | |||
Record | 80β82 (.494) | |||
Divisional place | 4th (tie) | |||
Owners | Pittsburgh Associates | |||
General managers | Syd Thrift | |||
Managers | Jim Leyland | |||
Television | KDKA-TV (Lanny Frattare, Jim Rooker, John Sanders) Pirates Cable Network (Steve Blass, Mike Lange) | |||
Radio | KDKA-AM (Lanny Frattare, Jim Rooker) | |||
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The 1987 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the: 106th season of theββPittsburgh Pirates franchise; and their 101st season in the National League. This was their 18th season at Three Rivers Stadium. The Pirates finished fifth in the National League East with a record of 80β82.
Regular seasonβ»
Season standingsβ»
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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St. Louis Cardinals | 95 | 67 | .586 | β | 49β32 | 46β35 |
New York Mets | 92 | 70 | .568 | 3 | 49β32 | 43β38 |
Montreal Expos | 91 | 71 | .562 | 4 | 48β33 | 43β38 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 80 | 82 | .494 | 15 | 43β38 | 37β44 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 80 | 82 | .494 | 15 | 47β34 | 33β48 |
Chicago Cubs | 76 | 85 | .472 | 18Β½ | 40β40 | 36β45 |
Game logβ»
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April: 8β11 (Home: 6β7; Away: 2β4)
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May: 13β14 (Home: 8β6; Away: 5β8)
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June: 13β17 (Home: 5β4; Away: 8β13)
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July: 11β15 (Home: 5β8; Away: 6β7)
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August: 15β14 (Home: 13β4; Away: 2β10)
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September: 16β11 (Home: 6β5; Away: 10β6)
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October: 4β0 (Home: 4β0; Away: 0β0)
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Legend: = Win = Loss Bold = Pirates team member |
Record vs. opponentsβ»
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Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||||
Atlanta | β | 6β5 | 8β10 | 8β10 | 6β12 | 3β9 | 7β5 | 7β5 | 7β5 | 6β12 | 8β10 | 3β9 | |||||
Chicago | 5β6 | β | 6β6 | 8β4 | 6β6 | 10β8 | 9β9 | 8β10 | 4β14 | 9β3 | 5β7 | 6β12 | |||||
Cincinnati | 10β8 | 6β6 | β | 13β5 | 10β8 | 6β6 | 7β5 | 5β7 | 4β8 | 12β6 | 7β11 | 4β8 | |||||
Houston | 10β8 | 4β8 | 5β13 | β | 12β6 | 7β5 | 6β6 | 6β6 | 6β6 | 5β13 | 10β8 | 5β7 | |||||
Los Angeles | 12β6 | 6β6 | 8β10 | 6β12 | β | 3β9 | 6β6 | 2β10 | 6β6 | 11β7 | 10β8 | 3β9 | |||||
Montreal | 9β3 | 8β10 | 6β6 | 5β7 | 9β3 | β | 8β10 | 10β8 | 11β7 | 9β3 | 5β7 | 11β7 | |||||
New York | 5β7 | 9β9 | 5β7 | 6β6 | 6β6 | 10β8 | β | 13β5 | 12β6 | 8β4 | 9β3 | 9β9 | |||||
Philadelphia | 5-7 | 10β8 | 7β5 | 6β6 | 10β2 | 8β10 | 5β13 | β | 11β7 | 8β4 | 2β10 | 8β10 | |||||
Pittsburgh | 5β7 | 14β4 | 8β4 | 6β6 | 6β6 | 7β11 | 6β12 | 7β11 | β | 8β4 | 6β6 | 7β11 | |||||
San Diego | 12β6 | 3β9 | 6β12 | 13β5 | 7β11 | 3β9 | 4β8 | 4β8 | 4β8 | β | 5β13 | 4β8 | |||||
San Francisco | 10β8 | 7β5 | 11β7 | 8β10 | 8β10 | 7β5 | 3β9 | 10β2 | 6β6 | 13β5 | β | 7β5 | |||||
St. Louis | 9β3 | 12β6 | 8β4 | 7β5 | 9β3 | 7β11 | 9β9 | 10β8 | 11β7 | 8β4 | 5β7 | β |
Detailed recordsβ»
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Rosterβ»
Opening Day lineupβ»
Opening Day Starters | ||
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# | Name | Position |
24 | Barry Bonds | CF |
26 | Junior Ortiz | C |
3 | Johnny Ray | 2B |
25 | Bobby Bonilla | LF |
18 | Andy Van Slyke | RF |
2 | Jim Morrison | 3B |
5 | Sid Bream | 1B |
6 | Rafael Belliard | SS |
30 | Bob Patterson | SP |
Player statsβ»
- Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
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- Pitching
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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Awards and honorsβ»
1987 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
- Rick Reuschel, P, reserve
Transactionsβ»
- November 7, 1986 β Released U.L. Washington.
- November 12, 1986 β Released Ray Krawczyk.
- November 26, 1986 β Traded Pat Clements, "Cecilio Guante." And Rick Rhodenββto the "New York Yankees." Received Doug Drabek, Logan Easley and "Brian Fisher."
- December 4, 1986 β Signed Butch Davis as a free agent.
- December 4, 1986 β Signed Vicente Palacios as a free agent.
- December 4, 1986 β Signed Mark Ross as a free agent.
- December 5, 1986 β Traded Rick Renteriaββto the Seattle Mariners. Received a player to be, "named later." The Seattle Mariners sent Bob Siegel (minors) (December 10, 1986) to the Pittsburgh Pirates to complete the trade.
- December 8, 1986 β Cecil Espy drafted by, the Texas Rangers in the 1986 rule 5 draft.
- December 8, 1986 β Vicente Palacios drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 1986 rule 5 draft.
- December 10, 1986 β Signed Houston Jimenez as a free agent.
- December 20, 1986 β Released Lee Tunnell.
- January 9, 1987 β Signed Carlos Garcia as an amateur free agent.
- January 20, 1987 β Signed U.L. Washington as a free agent.
- February 6, 1987 β Signed Lee Tunnell as a free agent.
- February 9, 1987 β Signed Onix ConcepciΓ³n as a free agent.
- March 22, 1987 β Purchased Dann Bilardello from the Montreal Expos.
- March 27, 1987 β Traded Jim Winn to the Chicago White Sox. Received John Cangelosi.
- March 31, 1987 β Released Mike Brown.
- April 1, 1987 β Traded Tony PeΓ±a to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Mike Dunne, Mike LaValliere and Andy Van Slyke.
- April 3, 1987 β The Milwaukee Brewers returned Vicente Palacios (earlier draft pick).
- April 6, 1987 β Sold Lee Tunnell to the St. Louis Cardinals.
- April 6, 1987 β Released Larry McWilliams.
- May 19, 1987 β Purchased Paul Wilmet from the St. Louis Cardinals.
- May 29, 1987 β Traded Bill Almon to the New York Mets. Received Scott Little and Al Pedrique.
- June 2, 1987 β Drafted Ben Shelton in the 2nd round of the 1987 amateur draft.
- June 2, 1987 β Drafted Brian Williams in the 3rd round of the 1987 amateur draft. But did not sign the player.
- June 2, 1987 β Drafted Wes Chamberlain in the 4th round of the 1987 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 1987.
- June 2, 1987 β Drafted Mickey Morandini in the 7th round of the 1987 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
- June 2, 1987 β Drafted Kurt Knudsen in the 8th round of the 1987 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
- June 2, 1987 β Drafted Steve Carter in the 17th round of the 1987 amateur draft.
- June 2, 1987 β Drafted Mike Fyhrie in the 19th round of the 1987 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
- June 2, 1987 β Drafted Bob Ayrault in the 26th round of the 1987 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
- June 2, 1987 β Drafted Paul Miller in the 53rd round of the 1987 amateur draft.
- June 15, 1987 β Released Onix ConcepciΓ³n.
- June 26, 1987 β Traded Pete Rice (minors) and Shawn Holman to the Detroit Tigers. Received Terry Harper.
- July 23, 1987 β Sold Dann Bilardello to the Kansas City Royals.
- July 31, 1987 β Traded Don Robinson to the San Francisco Giants. Received Mackey Sasser and $50,000.
- August 3, 1987 β Selected Jim Gott off waivers from the San Francisco Giants.
- August 7, 1987 β Traded Jim Morrison to the Detroit Tigers. Received a player to be named later and Darnell Coles. The Detroit Tigers sent Morris Madden (August 12, 1987) to the Pittsburgh Pirates to complete the trade.
- August 21, 1987 β Traded Rick Reuschel to the San Francisco Giants. Received Scott Medvin and Jeff Robinson.
- August 29, 1987 β Traded Johnny Ray to the California Angels. Received a player to be named later and Billie Merrifield (minors). The California Angels sent Miguel Garcia (September 3, 1987) to the Pittsburgh Pirates to complete the trade.
- October 5, 1987 β Released U.L. Washington.
- October 15, 1987 β Butch Davis granted free agency.
- October 15, 1987 β Houston Jimenez granted free agency.
- October 15, 1987 β Mark Ross granted free agency.
Farm systemβ»
See also: Minor League Baseball
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Harrisburg, Salem
Referencesβ»
- ^ From 1882β1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Side in 1907.
- ^ "Major League Baseball Stats | pirates.com: Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates.
- ^ "Major League Baseball Stats | pirates.com: Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates.
- 1987 Pittsburgh Pirates at Baseball Reference
- 1987 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.