1992 Pittsburgh Pirates season

1992  Pittsburgh Pirates
National League East champions
League	National League
Division	East
Ballpark	Three Rivers Stadium
City	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania [1]
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)
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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. ^[2]
• January 3, 1992: Mike LaValliere was signed as a free agent by the Pirates. ^[3]
• March 10, 1992: Neal Heaton was traded by the Pirates to the Kansas City Royals for Kirk Gibson. ^[4]
• March 11, 1992: Dennis Lamp was signed as a free agent by the Pirates. ^[5]
• March 17, 1992: John Smiley was traded by the Pirates to the Minnesota Twins for Denny Neagle and Midre Cummings. ^[6]

Regular season

Season standings

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NL East

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Pittsburgh Pirates	96	66	.593	—	53‍–‍28	43‍–‍38
Montreal Expos	87	75	.537	9	43‍–‍38	44‍–‍37
St. Louis Cardinals	83	79	.512	13	45‍–‍36	38‍–‍43
Chicago Cubs	78	84	.481	18	43‍–‍38	35‍–‍46
New York Mets	72	90	.444	24	41‍–‍40	31‍–‍50
Philadelphia Phillies	70	92	.432	26	41‍–‍40	29‍–‍52

Game log

1992 Game Log (96–66)
April (15–5) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 1 April 6 Expos 2–0 Drabek Martinez Mason 48,800 1–0 2 April 8 Expos 4–2 Smith Gardner Belinda 7,075 2–0 3 April 9 Expos 3–8 Nabholz Walk — 10,342 2–1 4 April 10 @ Phillies 3–2 Tomlin Abbott Belinda 21,019 3–1 5 April 11 @ Phillies 4–7 Ashby Drabek — 24,967 3–2 6 April 12 @ Phillies 6–1 Smith Mulholland — 32,624 4–2 7 April 14 Cubs 3–2 Walk Jackson Mason 14,963 5–2 8 April 15 Cubs 7–2 Tomlin Morgan — 9,022 6–2 9 April 17 Phillies 7–4 Drabek Jones Belinda 16,417 7–2 10 April 18 Phillies 9–2 Smith Greene — 23,411 8–2 11 April 19 Phillies 11–0 Patterson Cox — 11,812 9–2 12 April 20 @ Expos 11–1 Tomlin Hill — 12,351 10–2 13 April 21 @ Expos 8–7 Palacios Haney Mason 7,013 11–2 14 April 22 @ Expos 2–0 Drabek Martinez — 8,421 12–2 15 April 23 @ Expos 3–6 Gardner Smith Wetteland 5,806 12–3 16 April 24 @ Cubs 3–2 Mason Scanlan Belinda 11,331 13–3 17 April 25 @ Cubs 1–0 Tomlin Maddux Belinda 26,892 14–3 18 April 26 @ Cubs 4–5 (10) McElroy Mason — 24,403 14–4 19 April 28 @ Reds 2–3 Browning Drabek Charlton 24,202 14–5 20 April 29 @ Reds 4–0 Smith Belcher — 20,307 15–5
May (11–17) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 21 May 1 @ Astros 4–10 Harnisch Tomlin — 16,355 15–6 22 May 2 @ Astros 6–0 Neagle Bowen — 23,812 16–6 23 May 3 @ Astros 0–1 Osuna Mason Jones 8,739 16–7 24 May 4 Reds 12–5 Lamp Henry — 16,343 17–7 25 May 5 Reds 5–2 Miller Belcher Belinda 9,103 18–7 26 May 6 Braves 4–3 (16) Patterson Rivera — 18,686 19–7 27 May 7 Braves 2–4 Glavine Neagle Stanton 11,689 19–8 28 May 8 Astros 6–3 Belinda Osuna — 22,351 20–8 29 May 9 Astros 3–0 Smith Kile — 18,985 21–8 30 May 10 Astros 4–6 (10) Jones Mason — 21,154 21–9 31 May 12 @ Braves 2–4 Glavine Tomlin Freeman 38,949 21–10 32 May 13 @ Braves 11–10 Belinda Pena — 24,872 22–10 33 May 14 @ Braves 4–3 Palacios Smoltz Mason 32,303 23–10 34 May 15 Padres 2–9 Lefferts Neagle — 20,232 23–11 35 May 16 Padres 9–10 Rodriguez Walk Myers 34,474 23–12 36 May 17 Padres 5–6 Benes Tomlin Myers 16,580 23–13 37 May 19 @ Giants 2–7 Wilson Drabek Righetti 12,995 23–14 38 May 20 @ Giants 1–3 Black Smith Brantley 15,554 23–15 39 May 21 @ Giants 0–1 Burkett Walk Jackson 14,708 23–16 40 May 22 @ Dodgers 6–4 Tomlin Candiotti — 33,888 24–16 41 May 23 @ Dodgers 4–5 Wilson Belinda — 39,910 24–17 42 May 24 @ Dodgers 2–4 Gross Drabek McDowell 36,407 24–18 43 May 25 @ Padres 6–7 Lefferts Smith Myers 18,546 24–19 44 May 26 @ Padres 3–6 (10) Scott Lamp — 11,709 24–20 45 May 27 @ Padres 7–8 Myers Belinda — 16,338 24–21 46 May 29 Giants 13–3 Palacios Wilson Patterson 23,421 25–21 47 May 30 Giants 3–2 (10) Neagle Brantley — 10,266 26–21 48 May 31 Giants 3–5 Black Smith Brantley 29,451 26–22
June (17–11) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 49 June 1 Dodgers 6–8 Gott Neagle Candelaria 12,346 26–23 50 June 2 Dodgers 1–0 Tomlin Candiotti Mason 18,644 27–23 51 June 3 Dodgers 6–5 Gleaton Martinez Belinda 11,736 28–23 52 June 4 Mets 7–2 Drabek Gooden Patterson 24,907 29–23 53 June 5 Mets 5–4 (10) Belinda Innis — 23,957 30–23 54 June 6 Mets 1–15 Fernandez Neagle — 32,138 30–24 55 June 7 Mets 3–0 Tomlin Schourek — 33,451 31–24 56 June 8 @ Phillies 0–7 Schilling Palacios — 21,040 31–25 57 June 9 @ Phillies 5–3 Drabek Hartley Neagle 29,138 32–25 58 June 10 @ Phillies 2–1 (12) Patterson Jones Mason 25,112 33–25 59 June 12 @ Mets 3–2 Tomlin Fernandez Patterson 38,976 34–25 60 June 13 @ Mets 3–2 Robinson Whitehurst Belinda 39,009 35–25 61 June 14 @ Mets 5–4 Neagle Innis Belinda 43,527 36–25 62 June 15 Phillies 1–4 Mulholland Smith — 23,581 36–26 63 June 16 Phillies 6–5 (12) Patterson Brantley — 18,548 37–26 64 June 17 Phillies 8–2 Tomlin Robinson — 24,854 38–26 65 June 18 Expos 0–4 Nabholz Palacios Fassero 20,512 38–27 66 June 19 Expos 1–2 Hill Drabek Wetteland 22,091 38–28 67 June 20 Expos 3–4 Gardner Smith Wetteland 31,614 38–29 68 June 21 Expos 5–4 Robinson Martinez Belinda 20,138 39–29 69 June 22 Cardinals 5–2 Tomlin Osborne Walk 20,831 40–29 70 June 23 Cardinals 6–4 Mason Worrell Patterson 11,408 41–29 71 June 24 Cardinals 1–4 Tewksbury Drabek — 22,096 41–30 72 June 26 @ Expos 2–6 Martinez Smith Rojas 23,014 41–31 73 June 27 @ Expos 12–4 Robinson Gardner Belinda 20,146 42–31 74 June 28 @ Expos 0–9 Barnes Tomlin — 24,793 42–32 75 June 29 @ Cardinals 1–3 Tewksbury Cole — 38,381 42–33 76 June 30 @ Cardinals 2–0 Drabek Cormier — 32,252 43–33
July (12–15) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 77 July 1 @ Cardinals 1–0 Smith Clark — 40,042 44–33 78 July 2 Reds 1–2 Rijo Robinson Charlton 19,445 44–34 79 July 3 Reds 3–7 Belcher Tomlin — 29,870 44–35 80 July 4 Reds 2–5 Swindell Cole — 21,507 44–36 81 July 5 Reds 1–2 Menendez Drabek Charlton 24,369 44–37 82 July 6 Astros 1–0 Smith Jones Belinda 15,358 45–37 83 July 7 Astros 5–3 Walk Boever — 19,164 46–37 84 July 8 Astros 2–3 Jones Patterson — 22,551 46–38 85 July 9 @ Reds 2–5 Bankhead Mason Charlton 32,681 46–39 86 July 10 @ Reds 4–0 Drabek Hammond — 42,438 47–39 87 July 11 @ Reds 9–3 Smith Brown — 44,367 48–39 88 July 12 @ Reds 7–6 (10) Patterson Belcher Belinda 35,120 49–39 89 July 16 Cubs 2–1 Drabek Boskie Belinda 30,504 50–39 90 July 17 Cubs 1–2 Maddux Tomlin Scanlan 24,037 50–40 91 July 18 Cubs 4–0 Walk Morgan Patterson 32,908 51–40 92 July 19 Cubs 2–4 Scanlan Neagle — 32,304 51–41 93 July 20 @ Astros 8–11 Blair Mason Jones 12,112 51–42 94 July 21 @ Astros 3–4 (12) Jones Mason — 13,836 51–43 95 July 22 @ Astros 10–7 (13) Belinda Blair Patterson 13,194 52–43 96 July 24 @ Braves 3–4 Glavine Walk Pena 44,965 52–44 97 July 25 @ Braves 0–1 Leibrandt Jackson Mercker 44,567 52–45 98 July 26 @ Braves 5–4 Belinda Wohlers — 43,714 53–45 99 July 27 @ Cubs 2–3 Maddux Drabek Robinson 34,990 53–46 100 July 28 @ Cubs 1–11 Morgan Tomlin — 35,187 53–47 101 July 29 @ Cubs 4–6 (11) Assenmacher Belinda — 36,554 53–48 102 July 30 Cardinals 4–0 Jackson Clark Patterson 18,295 54–48 103 July 31 Cardinals 3–2 Wakefield DeLeon — 20,299 55–48
August (19–8) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 104 August 1 Cardinals 4–1 Drabek Olivares — 30,577 56–48 105 August 2 Cardinals 2–1 Walk Smith — 28,309 57–48 106 August 4 Mets 3–2 (12) Walk Filer — 28,211 58–48 107 August 5 Mets 6–2 Wakefield Schourek — 30,009 59–48 108 August 6 @ Cardinals 3–2 (13) Mason Smith Neagle 32,001 60–48 109 August 7 @ Cardinals 5–1 Tomlin Cormier — 37,518 61–48 110 August 8 @ Cardinals 2–1 Walk Tewksbury Belinda 44,094 62–48 111 August 9 @ Cardinals 7–5 Mason Clark Walk 40,444 63–48 112 August 10 @ Mets 4–2 (16) Cooke Guetterman — 25,387 64–48 113 August 11 @ Mets 0–2 Hillman Drabek Franco 20,488 64–49 114 August 12 @ Mets 7–6 (10) Neagle Franco Patterson 29,559 65–49 115 August 14 Braves 0–15 Glavine Smith — 38,595 65–50 116 August 15 Braves 5–7 Avery Jackson Pena 38,808 65–51 117 August 16 Braves 4–2 Wakefield Smoltz — 35,199 66–51 118 August 17 Braves 4–5 (10) Freeman Patterson Pena 38,062 66–52 119 August 18 Padres 5–1 Tomlin Benes — 21,453 67–52 120 August 19 Padres 3–2 Walk Deshaies Cox 34,696 68–52 121 August 20 Padres 7–1 Jackson Lefferts — 30,384 69–52 122 August 21 @ Giants 5–6 Burkett Wakefield Beck 16,767 69–53 123 August 22 @ Giants 9–2 Drabek Oliveras — 30,568 70–53 124 August 23 @ Giants 2–5 Black Tomlin — 32,129 70–54 125 August 24 @ Dodgers 4–5 Gott Neagle Candelaria 21,991 70–55 126 August 25 @ Dodgers 10–3 Cox Martinez — 24,170 71–55 127 August 26 @ Dodgers 2–0 Wakefield Candiotti — 25,006 72–55 128 August 28 @ Padres 6–11 Maddux Drabek — 15,916 72–56 129 August 29 @ Padres 3–2 Tomlin Harris Mason 24,965 73–56 130 August 30 @ Padres 6–3 Walk Deshaies — 18,617 74–56
September (21–8) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 131 September 1 Giants 5–3 Jackson Burkett Mason 20,930 75–56 132 September 2 Giants 3–2 Wakefield Black Patterson 13,099 76–56 133 September 3 Giants 9–3 Drabek Brantley — 9,057 77–56 134 September 4 Dodgers 6–5 Patterson Gott — 30,341 78–56 135 September 5 Dodgers 6–1 Walk Hershiser — 41,420 79–56 136 September 6 Dodgers 5–7 Candiotti Cox Howell 20,362 79–57 137 September 7 Cubs 5–6 (11) Assenmacher Belinda Scanlan 21,663 79–58 138 September 8 Cubs 5–2 Drabek Boskie — 7,720 80–58 139 September 9 Cubs 13–8 Cox Robinson — 10,853 81–58 140 September 11 @ Phillies 2–5 Rivera Walk Williams 20,168 81–59 141 September 12 @ Phillies 9–7 Belinda Williams — 22,857 82–59 142 September 13 @ Phillies 3–6 Mulholland Patterson — 35,842 82–60 143 September 14 @ Cardinals 5–4 (10) Drabek Smith Belinda 19,470 83–60 144 September 15 @ Cardinals 4–2 Wagner Clark Cox 20,992 84–60 145 September 16 Expos 3–6 Nabholz Walk Wetteland 37,436 84–61 146 September 17 Expos 3–2 (13) Cox Bottenfield — 20,802 85–61 147 September 18 Phillies 5–2 (6) Wakefield Mulholland — 20,387 86–61 148 September 19 Phillies 3–0 Drabek Greene — 25,497 87–61 149 September 20 Phillies 3–2 (13) Mason Shepherd — 21,652 88–61 150 September 21 Cardinals 3–0 Cooke Magrane — 13,345 89–61 151 September 22 Cardinals 4–5 Cormier Jackson Smith 8,222 89–62 152 September 23 @ Expos 1–5 (14) Fassero Mason — 30,552 89–63 153 September 24 @ Expos 9–3 Drabek Krueger — 33,493 90–63 154 September 25 Mets 3–2 Tomlin Fernandez Cox 22,291 91–63 155 September 26 Mets 19–2 Walk Hillman — 25,886 92–63 156 September 27 Mets 4–2 Jackson Schourek Belinda 31,217 93–63 157 September 28 @ Cubs 10–3 Wakefield Bullinger — 9,603 94–63 158 September 29 @ Cubs 3–0 Wagner Castillo Belinda 18,759 95–63 159 September 30 @ Cubs 0–6 Maddux Tomlin — 11,547 95–64
October (1–2) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 160 October 2 @ Mets 3–6 Schourek Drabek Jones 10,183 95–65 161 October 3 @ Mets 1–2 Gooden Jackson — 13,549 95–66 162 October 4 @ Mets 2–0 Wakefield Saberhagen Cooke 14,274 96–66
Legend:       = Win       = Loss Bold = Pirates team member

Record vs. opponents

1992 National League record v t e Sources:
Team	ATL	CHC	CIN	HOU	LAD	MON	NYM	PHI	PIT	SD	SF	STL
Atlanta	—	10–2	9–9	13–5	12–6	4–8	7–5	6–6	7–5	13–5	11–7	6–6
Chicago	2–10	—	5–7	8–4	6–6	7–11	9–9	9–9	8–10	5–7	8–4	11–7
Cincinnati	9–9	7–5	—	10–8	11–7	5–7	7–5	7–5	6–6	11–7	10–8	7–5
Houston	5–13	4–8	8–10	—	13–5	8–4	5–7	8–4	6–6	7–11	12–6	5–7
Los Angeles	6–12	6–6	7–11	5–13	—	4–8	5–7	5–7	5–7	9–9	7–11	4–8
Montreal	8–4	11–7	7–5	4–8	8–4	—	12–6	9–9	9–9	8–4	5–7	6–12
New York	5–7	9–9	5–7	7–5	7–5	6–12	—	6–12	4–14	4–8	10–2	9–9
Philadelphia	6-6	9–9	5–7	4–8	7–5	9–9	12–6	—	5–13	3–9	3–9	7–11
Pittsburgh	5–7	10–8	6–6	6–6	7–5	9–9	14–4	13–5	—	5–7	6–6	15–3
San Diego	5–13	7–5	7–11	11–7	9–9	4–8	8–4	9–3	7–5	—	11–7	4–8
San Francisco	7–11	4–8	8–10	6–12	11–7	7–5	2–10	9–3	6–6	7–11	—	5–7
St. Louis	6–6	7–11	5–7	7–5	8–4	12–6	9–9	11–7	3–15	8–4	7–5	—

Detailed records

National League Opponent W L WP RS RA NL East Chicago Cubs 10 8 0.556 70 63 Montreal Expos 9 9 0.500 72 73 New York Mets 14 4 0.778 79 57 Philadelphia Phillies 13 5 0.722 87 60 St. Louis Cardinals 15 3 0.833 62 37 Total 61 29 0.678 370 290 NL West Atlanta Braves 5 7 0.417 44 62 Cincinnati Reds 6 6 0.500 52 40 Houston Astros 6 6 0.500 52 48 Los Angeles Dodgers 7 5 0.583 58 47 San Diego Padres 5 7 0.417 62 66 San Francisco Giants 6 6 0.500 55 42 Total 35 37 0.486 323 305 Season Total 96 66 0.593 693 595

Month Games Won Lost Win % RS RA April 20 15 5 0.750 97 54 May 28 11 17 0.393 129 131 June 28 17 11 0.607 100 110 July 27 12 15 0.444 90 96 August 27 19 8 0.704 118 95 September 29 21 8 0.724 153 101 October 3 1 2 0.333 6 8 Total 162 96 66 0.593 693 595 Games Won Lost Win % RS RA Home 81 53 28 0.654 363 277 Away 81 43 38 0.531 330 318 Total 162 96 66 0.593 693 595

Roster

1992 Pittsburgh Pirates
Roster
Pitchers 53 Miguel Batista 50 Stan Belinda 61 Victor Cole 26 Steve Cooke 57 Danny Cox 15 Doug Drabek 49 Jerry Don Gleaton 34 Danny Jackson 26 Dennis Lamp 48 Roger Mason 64 Paul Miller 66 Blas Minor 32 Denny Neagle 58 Vicente Palacios 38 Bob Patterson 26 Jeff Robinson 41 Zane Smith 29 Randy Tomlin 43 Paul Wagner 49 Tim Wakefield 17 Bob Walk		Catchers 12 Mike LaValliere 14 Tom Prince 11 Don Slaught Infielders  3 Jay Bell 22 Steve Buechele 51 Carlos García  7 Jeff King 13 José Lind  6 Orlando Merced  2 Gary Redus 22 John Wehner 36 Kevin Young		Outfielders 24 Barry Bonds 35 Dave Clark  5 Alex Cole 56 Cecil Espy 25 Kirk Gibson 28 Al Martin 23 Lloyd McClendon 25 Will Pennyfeather 18 Andy Van Slyke 42 Gary Varsho		Manager 10 Jim Leyland Coaches 44 Terry Collins (bullpen) 45 Rich Donnelly (third base) 39 Milt May (hitting) 31 Ray Miller (pitching) 37 Tommy Sandt (first base) 19 Bill Virdon (bench)

Opening Day lineup

Opening Day Starters
#	Name	Position
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

Regular Season [7] Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI S. Belinda 59 3 2 0.667 0 2 K. Young 10 7 4 0.571 0 4 D. Slaught 87 255 88 0.345 4 37 S. Cooke 11 3 1 0.333 0 1 B. Patterson 60 6 2 0.333 0 4 P. Wagner 6 3 1 0.333 0 0 A. Van Slyke 154 614 199 0.324 14 89 B. Bonds 140 473 147 0.311 34 103 V. Cole 64 205 57 0.278 0 10 J. Bell 159 632 167 0.264 9 55 C. Espy 112 194 50 0.258 1 20 M. LaValliere 95 293 75 0.256 2 29 G. Redus 76 176 45 0.256 3 12 L. McClendon 84 190 48 0.253 3 20 S. Buechele 80 285 71 0.249 8 43 O. Merced 134 405 100 0.247 6 60 J. Lind 135 468 110 0.235 0 39 J. King 130 480 111 0.231 14 65 W. Pennyfeather 15 9 2 0.222 0 0 G. Varsho 103 162 36 0.222 4 22 D. Clark 23 33 7 0.212 2 7 C. García 22 39 8 0.205 0 4 K. Gibson 16 56 11 0.196 2 5 J. Wehner 55 123 22 0.179 0 4 A. Martin 12 12 2 0.167 0 2 D. Drabek 35 89 14 0.157 0 6 R. Tomlin 35 65 9 0.138 0 1 Z. Smith 26 49 6 0.122 0 3 B. Walk 36 43 4 0.093 0 2 T. Prince 27 44 4 0.091 0 5 J. Robinson 8 11 1 0.091 0 1 D. Jackson 15 24 2 0.083 0 1 V. Palacios 20 14 1 0.071 0 0 T. Wakefield 14 28 2 0.071 0 0 A. Cole 8 4 0 0.000 0 0 D. Cox 16 3 0 0.000 0 0 J. Gleaton 23 2 0 0.000 0 0 D. Lamp 21 1 0 0.000 0 0 R. Mason 65 10 0 0.000 0 0 P. Miller 6 3 0 0.000 0 0 D. Neagle 56 11 0 0.000 0 0 M. Batista 1 0 0 — 0 0 B. Minor 1 0 0 — 0 0 Team Totals 162 5,527 1,409 0.255 106 656

Postseason [8] Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI L. McClendon 5 11 8 0.727 1 4 C. Espy 4 3 2 0.667 0 0 G. Varsho 2 2 1 0.500 0 0 G. Redus 5 16 7 0.438 0 3 D. Slaught 5 12 4 0.333 1 5 A. Van Slyke 7 29 8 0.276 0 4 B. Bonds 7 23 6 0.261 1 2 J. King 7 29 7 0.241 0 2 J. Lind 7 27 6 0.222 1 5 V. Cole 4 10 2 0.200 0 1 M. LaValliere 3 10 2 0.200 0 0 J. Bell 7 29 5 0.172 1 4 O. Merced 4 10 1 0.100 0 2 D. Drabek 3 6 0 0.000 0 0 C. García 1 1 0 0.000 0 0 T. Wakefield 2 6 0 0.000 0 0 B. Walk 2 5 0 0.000 0 0 J. Wehner 2 2 0 0.000 0 0 S. Belinda 2 0 0 — 0 0 D. Cox 2 0 0 — 0 0 D. Jackson 1 0 0 — 0 0 R. Mason 2 0 0 — 0 0 D. Neagle 2 0 0 — 0 0 B. Patterson 2 0 0 — 0 0 R. Tomlin 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

Regular Season [9] Player G IP W L ERA SO P. Wagner 6 13 2 0 0.69 5 T. Wakefield 13 92 8 1 2.15 51 P. Miller 6 111⁄3 1 0 2.38 5 D. Drabek 34 2562⁄3 15 11 2.77 177 B. Patterson 60 642⁄3 6 3 2.92 43 Z. Smith 23 141 8 8 3.06 56 S. Belinda 59 711⁄3 6 4 3.15 57 B. Walk 36 135 10 6 3.20 60 D. Cox 16 241⁄3 3 1 3.33 18 D. Jackson 15 881⁄3 4 4 3.36 46 R. Tomlin 35 2082⁄3 14 9 3.41 90 S. Cooke 11 23 2 0 3.52 10 R. Mason 65 88 5 7 4.09 56 V. Palacios 20 53 3 2 4.25 33 J. Gleaton 23 312⁄3 1 0 4.26 18 J. Robinson 8 361⁄3 3 1 4.46 14 D. Neagle 55 861⁄3 4 6 4.48 77 B. Minor 1 2 0 0 4.50 0 D. Lamp 21 28 1 1 5.14 15 A. Cole 8 23 0 2 5.48 12 M. Batista 1 2 0 0 9.00 1 Team Totals 162 1,4792⁄3 96 66 3.35 844

Postseason [10] Player G IP W L ERA SO S. Belinda 2 12⁄3 0 0 0.00 2 D. Cox 2 11⁄3 0 0 0.00 1 R. Mason 2 31⁄3 0 0 0.00 1 T. Wakefield 2 18 2 0 3.00 7 D. Drabek 3 17 0 3 3.71 10 B. Walk 2 112⁄3 1 0 3.86 6 B. Patterson 2 12⁄3 0 0 5.40 1 R. Tomlin 2 22⁄3 0 0 6.75 0 D. Jackson 1 12⁄3 0 1 21.60 0 D. Neagle 2 12⁄3 0 0 27.00 0 Team Totals 7 602⁄3 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 (42⁄3), Patterson (11⁄3), Neagle (1), Cox (1) ATL– Smoltz (8), Stanton (1)
Attendance: 51,971  Time: 3:20

Game 2

October 7: Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium, Atlanta

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 (12⁄3), Mason (1/3), Walk (22⁄3), Tomlin (11⁄3), Neagle (2/3), Patterson (1/3), Belinda (1) ATL– Avery (61⁄3), 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
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 (61⁄3), 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
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 (61⁄3), Stanton (12⁄3), Reardon (1) PIT– Drabek (41⁄3), Tomlin (11⁄3), 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
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 (32⁄3), Leibrandt (12⁄3), Freeman (11⁄3), 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 (11⁄3), 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

Notable transactions

• May 5, 1992: Kirk Gibson was released by the Pirates. ^[4]
• June 10, 1992: Jeff Robinson was selected off waivers by the Pirates from the Texas Rangers. ^[11]
• June 11, 1992: Dennis Lamp was released by the Pirates. ^[5]
• June 19, 1992: Danny Cox was signed as a free agent by the Pirates. ^[12]
• July 4, 1992: Tony Mitchell (minors) was traded by the Pirates to the Cleveland Indians for Alex Cole. ^[13]
• July 25, 1992: Jeff Robinson was released by the Pirates. ^[11]
• 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. ^[14]
• 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. ^[15]

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Buffalo Bisons	American Association	Marc Bombard
AA	Carolina Mudcats	Southern League	Don Werner
A	Salem Buccaneers	Carolina League	John Wockenfuss
A	Augusta Pirates	South Atlantic League	Scott Little
A-Short Season	Welland Pirates	New York–Penn League	Trent Jewett
Rookie	GCL Pirates	Gulf Coast League	Woody Huyke

References

1. From 1882 to 1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Side in 1907.
2. Al Martin page at Baseball Reference
3. "Mike LaValliere Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on October 6, 2008. Retrieved September 6, 2008.
4. "Kirk Gibson Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on September 5, 2008. Retrieved September 6, 2008.
5. "Dennis Lamp Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on September 16, 2008. Retrieved September 6, 2008.
6. John Smiley page at Baseball Reference
7. "Major League Baseball Stats | pirates.com: Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates.
8. "Major League Baseball Stats | pirates.com: Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates.
9. "Major League Baseball Stats | pirates.com: Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates.
10. "Major League Baseball Stats | pirates.com: Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates.
11. Jeff Robinson page at Baseball Reference
12. "Danny Cox Statistics – Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on September 27, 2008. Retrieved September 6, 2008.
13. Alex Cole page at Baseball Reference
14. Jason Kendall page at Baseball Reference
15. "Chance Sanford Stats".

External links

• 1992 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference
• 1992 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
• Remembrances of Tim Wakefield almost getting the Pirates to the World Series