The 1987 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 106th season of the

Pittsburgh Pirates The Pittsburgh Pirates are an American professional baseball team based in Pittsburgh. The Pirates compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. Founded as part of the American Associati ...

franchise; and their 101st season in the

National League The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League (NL), is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada, and the world's oldest extant professional team s ...

. This was their 18th season at

Three Rivers Stadium Three Rivers Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from 1970 to 2000. It was home to the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (MLB) and the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). Built ...

. The Pirates finished fifth in the

National League East The National League East is one of Major League Baseball's six divisions. Along with the American League Central it is one of two divisions to have every member win at least one World Series title. The division was created when the National Leag ...

with a record of 80–82.

Regular season

Season standings

Game log

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Mets The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of Queens. The Mets compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) East division. They are one of two major league ...

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Cardinals Cardinal or The Cardinal may refer to: Animals * Cardinal (bird) or Cardinalidae, a family of North and South American birds **''Cardinalis'', genus of cardinal in the family Cardinalidae **''Cardinalis cardinalis'', or northern cardinal, the ...

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Phillies The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) East division. Since 2004, the team's home stadium has been Citizen ...

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Dodgers The Los Angeles Dodgers are an American professional baseball team based in Los Angeles. The Dodgers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Established in 1883 in the city of Brooklyn ...

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Giants A giant is a being of human appearance, sometimes of prodigious size and strength, common in folklore. Giant(s) or The Giant(s) may also refer to: Mythology and religion *Giants (Greek mythology) *Jötunn, a Germanic term often translated as 'gi ...

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Padres The San Diego Padres are an American professional baseball team based in San Diego. The Padres compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Founded in 1969, the club has won two NL penna ...

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Braves The Atlanta Braves are an American professional baseball team based in the Atlanta metropolitan area. The Braves compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) National League East, East division. The Braves ...

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Astros The Houston Astros are an American professional baseball team based in Houston, Texas. The Astros compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League West, West division, having moved to the div ...

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Reds Reds may refer to: General * Red (political adjective), supporters of Communism or socialism * Reds (January Uprising), a faction of the Polish insurrectionists during the January Uprising in 1863 * USSR (or, to a lesser extent, China) during th ...

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Expos The Montreal Expos (french: link=no, Les Expos de Montréal) were a Canadian professional baseball team based in Montreal, Quebec. The Expos were the first Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise located outside the United States. They played in t ...

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, , 6–1 , , Fisher (9–9) , , Ruffin , , — , , 12,610 , , 68–74 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 143 , , September 14 , ,

, , 4–6 (14) , , McGaffigan , , Gideon (1–5) , , Parrett , , 5,869 , , 68–75 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 144 , , September 15 , ,

, , 5–1 , , Bielecki (2–2) , , Heaton , , — , , 5,852 , , 69–75 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 145 , , September 16 , ,

, , 5–8 , , Tudor , , Drabek (8–12) , , — , , 15,323 , , 69–76 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 146 , , September 17 , ,

, , 1–0 , , Dunne (12–5) , , Mathews , , Gott (11) , , 5,640 , , 70–76 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 147 , , September 18 , ,

, , 10–9 , , Smiley (4–4) , , Myers , , Gott (12) , , 15,308 , , 71–76 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 148 , , September 19 , ,

, , 4–5 , , Aguilera , , Palacios (1–1) , , McDowell , , 20,933 , , 71–77 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 149 , , September 20 , ,

, , 9–8 (14) , , Smiley (5–4) , , Ojeda , , — , , 19,122 , , 72–77 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 150 , , September 21 , , @

, , 5–2 , , Drabek (9–12) , , Sebra , , Robinson (14) , , 13,206 , , 73–77 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 151 , , September 22 , , @

, , 3–4 , , Perez , , Gott (0–2) , , Burke , , 16,407 , , 73–78 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 152 , , September 23 , , @

, , 2–0 , , Fisher (10–9) , , Mathews , , — , , 30,235 , , 74–78 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 153 , , September 24 , , @

, , 2–3 , , Horton , , Robinson (9–8) , , — , , 35,921 , , 74–79 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 154 , , September 25 , , @

, , 2–10 , , Fernandez , , Bielecki (2–3) , , — , , 41,987 , , 74–80 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 155 , , September 26 , , @

, , 8–2 , , Drabek (10–12) , , Gooden , , — , , 48,695 , , 75–80 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 156 , , September 27 , , @

, , 3–12 , , Ojeda , , Dunne (12–6) , , Orosco , , 48,588 , , 75–81 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 157 , , September 30 , , Cubs , , 5–3 , , Fisher (11–9) , , Sutcliffe , , Robinson (15) , , , , 76–81 , - bgcolor="ffbbbb" , 158 , , September 30 , , Cubs , , 8–10 , , Hall , , Smiley (5–5) , , — , , 6,985 , , 76–82 , - , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 159 , , October 1 , , Cubs , , 12–3 , , Drabek (11–12) , , Sanderson , , — , , 5,294 , , 77–82 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 160 , , October 2 , ,

, , 6–4 , , Walk (8–2) , , Jackson , , Gott (13) , , 8,245 , , 78–82 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 161 , , October 3 , ,

, , 10–5 , , Palacios (2–1) , , Gross , , — , , 12,790 , , 79–82 , - bgcolor="ccffcc" , 162 , , October 4 , ,

, , 4–2 , , Dunne (13–6) , , Bedrosian , , Robinson (16) , , 26,734 , , 80–82 , - , - , ''Legend: = Win = Loss
Bold = Pirates team member''

Record vs. opponents

Detailed records

Roster

Opening Day lineup

Player stats

;Batting ''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in'' ;Pitching ''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Awards and honors

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Transactions

* November 7, 1986 – Released U.L. Washington. * November 12, 1986 – Released Ray Krawczyk. * November 26, 1986 – Traded Pat Clements, Cecilio Guante and Rick Rhoden to the New York Yankees. Received Doug Drabek, Logan Easley and Brian Fisher. * December 4, 1986 – Signed Butch Davis as a free agent. * December 4, 1986 – Signed Vicente Palacios as a free agent. * December 4, 1986 – Signed Mark Ross as a free agent. * December 5, 1986 – Traded Rick Renteria to 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 – Cecil Espy drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 1986 rule 5 draft. * December 8, 1986 – Vicente Palacios drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 1986 rule 5 draft. * December 10, 1986 – Signed Houston Jimenez as a free agent. * December 20, 1986 – Released Lee Tunnell. * January 9, 1987 – Signed Carlos Garcia as an amateur free agent. * January 20, 1987 – Signed U.L. Washington as a free agent. * February 6, 1987 – Signed Lee Tunnell as a free agent. * February 9, 1987 – Signed Onix Concepción as a free agent. * March 22, 1987 – Purchased Dann Bilardello from the Montreal Expos. * March 27, 1987 – Traded Jim Winn to the Chicago White Sox. Received John Cangelosi. * March 31, 1987 – Released Mike Brown. * April 1, 1987 – Traded Tony Peña to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Mike Dunne, Mike LaValliere and Andy Van Slyke. * April 3, 1987 – The Milwaukee Brewers returned Vicente Palacios (earlier draft pick). * April 6, 1987 – Sold Lee Tunnell to the St. Louis Cardinals. * April 6, 1987 – Released Larry McWilliams. * May 19, 1987 – Purchased Paul Wilmet from the St. Louis Cardinals. * May 29, 1987 – Traded Bill Almon to the New York Mets. Received Scott Little and Al Pedrique. * June 2, 1987 – Drafted Ben Shelton in the 2nd round of the 1987 amateur draft. * June 2, 1987 – Drafted Brian Williams in the 3rd round of the 1987 amateur draft, but did not sign the player. * June 2, 1987 – Drafted Wes Chamberlain in the 4th round of the 1987 amateur draft. Player signed June 12, 1987. * June 2, 1987 – Drafted Mickey Morandini in the 7th round of the 1987 amateur draft, but did not sign the player. * June 2, 1987 – Drafted Kurt Knudsen in the 8th round of the 1987 amateur draft, but did not sign the player. * June 2, 1987 – Drafted Steve Carter in the 17th round of the 1987 amateur draft. * June 2, 1987 – Drafted Mike Fyhrie in the 19th round of the 1987 amateur draft, but did not sign the player. * June 2, 1987 – Drafted Bob Ayrault in the 26th round of the 1987 amateur draft, but did not sign the player. * June 2, 1987 – Drafted Paul Miller in the 53rd round of the 1987 amateur draft. * June 15, 1987 – Released Onix Concepción. * June 26, 1987 – Traded Pete Rice (minors) and Shawn Holman to the Detroit Tigers. Received Terry Harper. * July 23, 1987 – Sold Dann Bilardello to the Kansas City Royals. * July 31, 1987 – Traded Don Robinson to the San Francisco Giants. Received Mackey Sasser and $50,000. * August 3, 1987 – Selected Jim Gott off waivers from the San Francisco Giants. * August 7, 1987 – 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 – Traded Rick Reuschel to the San Francisco Giants. Received Scott Medvin and Jeff Robinson. * August 29, 1987 – 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 – Released U.L. Washington. * October 15, 1987 – Butch Davis granted free agency. * October 15, 1987 – Houston Jimenez granted free agency. * October 15, 1987 – Mark Ross granted free agency.

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Harrisburg, Salem

References

1987 Pittsburgh Pirates
at ''Baseball Reference''
1987 Pittsburgh Pirates
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