The 1991

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 ...

season was the 110th in franchise history; the 105th in the

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. This was their 22nd season at

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. For the second consecutive season, the Pirates won the National League East Division title with a record of 98–64. The Pirates finished the season with the best record in Major League Baseball. They were defeated four games to three by the

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in the 1991 National League Championship Series. During the season, John Smiley won 20 games – the last to do so for the Pirates in the 20th century.

Offseason

* December 6, 1990: Zane Smith was signed as a free agent by the Pirates. * February 4, 1991:

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was signed as a free agent by the Pirates.Mark Huismann
at ''Baseball-Reference'' * March 21, 1991:

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was signed as an amateur free agent by the Pirates. * March 29, 1991: Steve Carter was traded by the Pirates to the

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for

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Regular season

Season standings

Game log

, - style="background:#fbb;" , 1 , , April 8 , ,

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, , 0–7 , , Martinez , , Drabek , , — , , 54,274 , , 0–1 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2 , , April 9 , ,

, , 4–3 , , Kipper , , Frey , , Landrum , , 6,624 , , 1–1 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 3 , , April 10 , ,

, , 6–3 , , Smith , , Boyd , , Belinda , , 7,656 , , 2–1 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 4 , , April 12 , , @ Cubs , , 3–1 , , Smiley , , Boskie , , Palacios , , 8,704 , , 3–1 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 5 , , April 13 , , @ Cubs , , 3–7 , , Bielecki , , Drabek , , — , , 23,838 , , 3–2 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 6 , , April 14 , , @ Cubs , , 4–6 , , Slocumb , , Belinda , , Smith , , 25,994 , , 3–3 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 7 , , April 15 , ,

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, , 3–9 , , Cone , , Kipper , , — , , 6,785 , , 3–4 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 8 , , April 16 , ,

, , 4–2 , , Tomlin , , Whitehurst , , Belinda , , 16,963 , , 4–4 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 9 , , April 17 , ,

, , 4–0 , , Smiley , , Darling , , — , , 14,792 , , 5–4 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 10 , , April 18 , , Cubs , , 2–3 , , Sutcliffe , , Drabek , , Assenmacher , , 9,148 , , 5–5 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 11 , , April 19 , , Cubs , , 5–4 , , Belinda , , Smith , , — , , 13,157 , , 6–5 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 12 , , April 20 , , Cubs , , 9–3 , , Smith , , Maddux , , — , , 13,179 , , 7–5 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 13 , , April 21 , , Cubs , , 13–12 (11) , , Patterson , , Bielecki , , — , , 10,860 , , 8–5 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 14 , , April 23 , , @

, , 7–3 , , Smiley , , Sampen , , — , , 7,770 , , 9–5 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 15 , , April 24 , , @

, , 2–1 , , Drabek , , Martinez , , Landrum , , 8,592 , , 10–5 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 16 , , April 25 , , @

, , 8–0 , , Palacios , , Nabholz , , — , , 7,868 , , 11–5 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 17 , , April 26 , , @

, , 0–2 , , Viola , , Smith , , Franco , , 30,702 , , 11–6 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 18 , , April 27 , , @

, , 10–1 , , Tomlin , , Cone , , — , , 32,062 , , 12–6 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 19 , , April 28 , , @

, , 7–3 , , Smiley , , Darling , , — , , 34,141 , , 13–6 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 20 , , April 30 , , @

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 ...

, , 3–4 , , Browning , , Drabek , , Dibble , , 20,627 , , 13–7 , - , - style="background:#cfc;" , 21 , , May 1 , , @

, , 6–4 , , Belinda , , Myers , , Landrum , , 25,231 , , 14–7 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 22 , , May 3 , ,

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 ...

, , 1–0 , , Smith , , Harnisch , , — , , 24,145 , , 15–7 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 23 , , May 4 , ,

, , 3–8 , , Jones , , Smiley , , Clancy , , 19,257 , , 15–8 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 24 , , May 5 , ,

, , 4–6 , , Portugal , , Drabek , , Schilling , , 17,727 , , 15–9 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 25 , , May 6 , ,

, , 3–1 , , Palacios , , Rijo , , Landrum , , 9,518 , , 16–9 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 26 , , May 7 , ,

, , 7–2 , , Tomlin , , Hammond , , Belinda , , 14,258 , , 17–9 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 27 , , May 8 , ,

, , 7–2 , , Smith , , Charlton , , — , , 14,594 , , 18–9 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 28 , , May 10 , ,

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 ...

, , 5–2 , , Smiley , , Smoltz , , Belinda , , 23,936 , , 19–9 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 29 , , May 11 , ,

, , 2–3 , , Leibrandt , , Drabek , , Mercker , , 33,914 , , 19–10 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 30 , , May 12 , ,

, , 1–6 , , Avery , , Palacios , , Berenguer , , 20,287 , , 19–11 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 31 , , May 14 , , @

, , 6–3 , , Smith , , Harnisch , , — , , 7,846 , , 20–11 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 32 , , May 15 , , @

, , 8–7 , , Kipper , , Schilling , , Landrum , , 9,577 , , 21–11 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 33 , , May 16 , , @

, , 6–4 , , Drabek , , Clancy , , Belinda , , 8,419 , , 22–11 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 34 , , May 17 , , @

, , 3–9 , , Avery , , Palacios , , — , , 32,824 , , 22–12 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 35 , , May 19 , , @

, , 1–7 , , Glavine , , Smith , , Berenguer , , 27,164 , , 22–13 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 36 , , May 21 , ,

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 ...

, , 5–3 , , Smiley , , Moyer , , Landrum , , 9,226 , , 23–13 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 37 , , May 22 , ,

, , 3–5 , , Carpenter , , Drabek , , Smith , , 19,630 , , 23–14 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 38 , , May 23 , ,

, , 2–8 , , DeLeon , , Tomlin , , Terry , , 8,557 , , 23–15 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 39 , , May 24 , ,

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 ...

, , 9–1 , , Smith , , Mulholland , , — , , 29,770 , , 24–15 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 40 , , May 25 , ,

, , 4–2 (11) , , Palacios , , Boever , , — , , 24,358 , , 25–15 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 41 , , May 26 , ,

, , 5–2 , , Smiley , , Grimsley , , Landrum , , 26,117 , , 26–15 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 42 , , May 27 , , @

, , 8–0 , , Drabek , , Tewksbury , , — , , 40,667 , , 27–15 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 43 , , May 28 , , @

, , 9–8 , , Belinda , , DeLeon , , Landrum , , 22,766 , , 28–15 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 44 , , May 29 , , @

, , 6–0 , , Smith , , Smith , , — , , 27,178 , , 29–15 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 45 , , May 31 , , @

, , 5–1 , , Walk , , Grimsley , , — , , 25,652 , , 30–15 , - , - style="background:#cfc;" , 46 , , June 1 , , @

, , 5–3 , , Smiley , , Combs , , Landrum , , 31,601 , , 31–15 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 47 , , June 2 , , @

, , 5–3 , , Walk , , Williams , , Patterson , , 36,185 , , 32–15 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 48 , , June 4 , ,

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 ...

, , 3–5 , , Burkett , , Smith , , Righetti , , 19,460 , , 32–16 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 49 , , June 5 , ,

, , 7–3 , , Walk , , Downs , , — , , 15,461 , , 33–16 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 50 , , June 6 , ,

, , 3–6 , , Black , , Smiley , , Righetti , , 23,662 , , 33–17 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 51 , , June 7 , ,

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 ...

, , 1–0 , , Drabek , , Hurst , , Landrum , , 25,095 , , 34–17 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 52 , , June 8 , ,

, , 0–11 , , Maddux , , Tomlin , , — , , 51,292 , , 34–18 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 53 , , June 9 , ,

, , 3–5 , , Benes , , Smith , , Lefferts , , 33,278 , , 34–19 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 54 , , June 10 , ,

, , 5–3 , , Palacios , , Rasmussen , , Landrum , , 10,512 , , 35–19 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 55 , , June 12 , ,

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 ...

, , 2–1 , , Drabek , , Morgan , , Landrum , , 21,898 , , 36–19 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 56 , , June 13 , ,

, , 2–3 , , Gott , , Tomlin , , Howell , , 26,377 , , 36–20 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 57 , , June 14 , , @

, , 2–3 , , Oliveras , , Smith , , Righetti , , 17,333 , , 36–21 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 58 , , June 15 , , @

, , 0–4 , , Remlinger , , Smiley , , — , , 31,807 , , 36–22 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 59 , , June 16 , , @

, , 4–3 , , Walk , , Black , , Landrum , , 27,634 , , 37–22 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 60 , , June 17 , , @

, , 3–2 , , Drabek , , Hurst , , Palacios , , 15,951 , , 38–22 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 61 , , June 18 , , @

, , 3–1 , , Landrum , , Lefferts , , — , , 14,697 , , 39–22 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 62 , , June 19 , , @

, , 5–6 , , Andersen , , Heaton , , — , , 27,272 , , 39–23 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 63 , , June 20 , , @

, , 2–3 , , Gross , , Smiley , , — , , 50,060 , , 39–24 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 64 , , June 21 , , @

, , 5–1 , , Walk , , Ojeda , , Kipper , , 44,085 , , 40–24 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 65 , , June 22 , , @

, , 1–4 , , Morgan , , Drabek , , — , , 42,891 , , 40–25 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 66 , , June 23 , , @

, , 0–2 , , Belcher , , Smith , , Crews , , 46,354 , , 40–26 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 67 , , June 25 , , Cubs , , 1–5 , , Lancaster , , Smiley , , — , , 31,115 , , 40–27 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 68 , , June 26 , , Cubs , , 7–6 , , Walk , , Maddux , , Landrum , , 41,389 , , 41–27 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 69 , , June 27 , , Cubs , , 4–3 , , Palacios , , Assenmacher , , — , , 30,960 , , 42–27 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 70 , , June 28 , , @

, , 6–1 , , Smith , , Haney , , — , , 14,501 , , 43–27 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 71 , , June 29 , , @

, , 2–1 , , Heaton , , Ruskin , , Landrum , , 16,961 , , 44–27 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 72 , , June 30 , , @

, , 2–1 , , Smiley , , Martinez , , Belinda , , 22,920 , , 45–27 , - , - style="background:#fbb;" , 73 , , July 1 , , @ Cubs , , 5–6 (13) , , Scanlan , , Belinda , , — , , 32,633 , , 45–28 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 74 , , July 2 , , @ Cubs , , 13–4 , , Drabek , , Boskie , , — , , 34,332 , , 46–28 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 75 , , July 3 , , @ Cubs , , 11–7 , , Smith , , Lancaster , , — , , 33,432 , , 47–28 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 76 , , July 4 , , @ Cubs , , 8–9 (11) , , McElroy , , Landrum , , — , , 31,098 , , 47–29 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 77 , , July 5 , ,

, , 3–4 , , Martinez , , Smiley , , — , , 37,807 , , 47–30 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 78 , , July 6 , ,

, , 1–2 , , Gardner , , Walk , , Burke , , 34,182 , , 47–31 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 79 , , July 7 , ,

, , 6–1 , , Drabek , , Boyd , , Belinda , , 41,995 , , 48–31 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 80 , , July 11 , , @

, , 10–6 , , Palacios , , Myers , , — , , 35,159 , , 49–31 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 81 , , July 12 , , @

, , 7–2 , , Drabek , , Armstrong , , — , , 42,181 , , 50–31 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 82 , , July 13 , , @

, , 5–2 , , Smiley , , Browning , , Kipper , , 48,857 , , 51–31 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 83 , , July 14 , , @

, , 10–6 , , Walk , , Gross , , Patterson , , 42,573 , , 52–31 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 84 , , July 15 , ,

, , 8–0 , , Tomlin , , Jones , , — , , 21,642 , , 53–31 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 85 , , July 16 , ,

, , 6–4 , , Smith , , Kile , , Belinda , , 18,028 , , 54–31 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 86 , , July 17 , ,

, , 2–10 , , Jones , , Drabek , , Osuna , , 38,736 , , 54–32 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 87 , , July 19 , ,

, , 7–2 , , Smiley , , Browning , , — , , 38,318 , , 55–32 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 88 , , July 20 , ,

, , 2–3 , , Gross , , Walk , , Power , , 34,805 , , 55–33 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 89 , , July 21 , ,

, , 6–0 , , Tomlin , , Hammond , , — , , 34,717 , , 56–33 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 90 , , July 22 , ,

, , 3–7 , , Smoltz , , Smith , , — , , 20,549 , , 56–34 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 91 , , July 23 , ,

, , 12–3 , , Drabek , , Leibrandt , , — , , 21,664 , , 57–34 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 92 , , July 24 , ,

, , 7–4 , , Smiley , , Glavine , , Belinda , , 26,508 , , 58–34 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 93 , , July 26 , , @

, , 8–1 , , Heaton , , Kile , , — , , 26,185 , , 59–34 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 94 , , July 27 , , @

, , 11–5 , , Tomlin , , Jones , , — , , 24,447 , , 60–34 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 95 , , July 28 , , @

, , 7–9 , , Bowen , , Smith , , Clancy , , 20,754 , , 60–35 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 96 , , July 29 , , @

, , 5–7 , , Glavine , , Drabek , , Freeman , , 0 , , 60–36 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 97 , , July 29 , , @

, , 3–5 , , Mahler , , Smiley , , Mercker , , 32,292 , , 60–37 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 98 , , July 30 , , @

, , 3–10 , , Parrett , , Landrum , , Mercker , , 27,099 , , 60–38 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 99 , , July 31 , , @

, , 6–8 , , Smoltz , , Palacios , , Stanton , , 23,955 , , 60–39 , - , - style="background:#fbb;" , 100 , , August 1 , , @

, , 3–6 , , Olivares , , Tomlin , , Smith , , 28,276 , , 60–40 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 101 , , August 2 , , @

, , 3–4 , , McClure , , Belinda , , — , , 36,228 , , 60–41 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 102 , , August 3 , , @

, , 5–6 (10) , , Smith , , Patterson , , — , , 40,627 , , 60–42 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 103 , , August 4 , , @

, , 2–1 , , Smiley , , Hill , , — , , 34,243 , , 61–42 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 104 , , August 6 , , @

, , 3–1 , , Tomlin , , Fernandez , , — , , 38,658 , , 62–42 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 105 , , August 7 , , @

, , 1–7 , , Gooden , , Smith , , — , , 41,542 , , 62–43 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 106 , , August 8 , , @

, , 3–4 , , Viola , , Drabek , , Franco , , 41,672 , , 62–44 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 107 , , August 9 , ,

, , 1–5 , , Smith , , Smiley , , — , , 38,136 , , 62–45 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 108 , , August 10 , ,

, , 11–5 , , Heaton , , Hill , , — , , 49,939 , , 63–45 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 109 , , August 11 , ,

, , 6–4 , , Mason , , Tewksbury , , Landrum , , 31,814 , , 64–45 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 110 , , August 12 , ,

, , 4–3 (11) , , Patterson , , Smith , , — , , 26,328 , , 65–45 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 111 , , August 13 , ,

, , 4–3 , , Drabek , , Cox , , Belinda , , 22,584 , , 66–45 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 112 , , August 14 , ,

, , 5–3 , , Smiley , , Greene , , Belinda , , 42,501 , , 67–45 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 113 , , August 15 , ,

, , 4–6 , , de Jesus , , Heaton , , Williams , , 28,193 , , 67–46 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 114 , , August 16 , ,

, , 8–2 , , Tomlin , , Fernandez , , — , , 39,275 , , 68–46 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 115 , , August 17 , ,

, , 4–1 , , Smith , , Gooden , , Belinda , , 44,707 , , 69–46 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 116 , , August 18 , ,

, , 9–2 , , Drabek , , Viola , , — , , 36,014 , , 70–46 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 117 , , August 20 , , @

, , 5–6 , , Searcy , , Belinda , , — , , 23,336 , , 70–47 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 118 , , August 21 , , @

, , 5–6 , , Williams , , Kipper , , — , , 35,591 , , 70–48 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 119 , , August 22 , , @

, , 3–4 (11) , , Williams , , Landrum , , — , , 41,544 , , 70–49 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 120 , , August 23 , ,

, , 8–0 , , Drabek , , Burkett , , — , , 32,419 , , 71–49 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 121 , , August 24 , ,

, , 1–5 , , Wilson , , Heaton , , — , , 33,035 , , 71–50 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 122 , , August 25 , ,

, , 8–3 , , Smiley , , Oliveras , , Belinda , , 30,453 , , 72–50 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 123 , , August 26 , ,

, , 5–7 (10) , , Lefferts , , Landrum , , — , , 27,396 , , 72–51 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 124 , , August 27 , ,

, , 5–2 , , Smith , , Bones , , Mason , , 19,227 , , 73–51 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 125 , , August 28 , , @

, , 6–4 , , Rodriguez , , McDowell , , Belinda , , 39,040 , , 74–51 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 126 , , August 29 , , @

, , 4–1 , , Mason , , Morgan , , Landrum , , 46,414 , , 75–51 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 127 , , August 30 , , @

, , 4–1 , , Smiley , , Rasmussen , , Rodriguez , , 21,726 , , 76–51 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 128 , , August 31 , , @

, , 3–2 (12) , , Landrum , , Melendez , , Kipper , , 16,170 , , 77–51 , - , - style="background:#fbb;" , 129 , , September 1 , , @

, , 4–7 , , Bones , , Smith , , Maddux , , 13,099 , , 77–52 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 130 , , September 2 , , @

, , 9–8 , , Belinda , , Righetti , , Rodriguez , , 16,971 , , 78–52 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 131 , , September 3 , , @

, , 5–3 (10) , , Patterson , , Oliveras , , — , , 9,544 , , 79–52 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 132 , , September 4 , , @

, , 8–3 , , Smiley , , Black , , Mason , , 8,690 , , 80–52 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 133 , , September 6 , ,

, , 3–4 , , McDowell , , Belinda , , — , , 0 , , 80–53 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 134 , , September 6 , ,

, , 3–1 , , Smith , , Gross , , — , , 46,993 , , 81–53 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 135 , , September 7 , ,

, , 1–5 , , Ojeda , , Drabek , , Gott , , 37,416 , , 81–54 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 136 , , September 8 , ,

, , 1–5 , , Morgan , , Patterson , , — , , 31,563 , , 81–55 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 137 , , September 9 , , @ Cubs , , 12–10 , , Belinda , , Smith , , Rodriguez , , 18,775 , , 82–55 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 138 , , September 10 , , @ Cubs , , 2–6 , , Sutcliffe , , Tomlin , , Scanlan , , 29,299 , , 82–56 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 139 , , September 11 , , @

, , 3–1 , , Smith , , Tewksbury , , — , , 20,457 , , 83–56 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 140 , , September 12 , , @

, , 0–1 , , Hill , , Drabek , , Smith , , 21,412 , , 83–57 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 141 , , September 13 , , @

, , 8–6 , , Belinda , , Williams , , Rodriguez , , 29,107 , , 84–57 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 142 , , September 14 , , @

, , 5–3 , , Smiley , , Ashby , , Palacios , , 27,412 , , 85–57 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 143 , , September 15 , , @

, , 3–8 , , Greene , , Tomlin , , Williams , , 35,560 , , 85–58 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 144 , , September 16 , , Cubs , , 5–4 , , Smith , , Castillo , , Mason , , 16,149 , , 86–58 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 145 , , September 17 , , Cubs , , 9–2 , , Drabek , , Bielecki , , — , , 18,152 , , 87–58 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 146 , , September 18 , ,

, , 6–5 , , Mason , , Fraser , , — , , 30,123 , , 88–58 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 147 , , September 19 , ,

, , 5–1 , , Belinda , , Olivares , , — , , 22,904 , , 89–58 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 148 , , September 20 , ,

, , 3–8 , , Greene , , Tomlin , , — , , 22,691 , , 89–59 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 149 , , September 21 , ,

, , 7–0 , , Smith , , de Jesus , , — , , 27,162 , , 90–59 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 150 , , September 22 , ,

, , 2–1 , , Drabek , , Brantley , , — , , 33,662 , , 91–59 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 151 , , September 24 , , @

, , 10–8 , , Patterson , , Innis , , Rodriguez , , 12,336 , , 92–59 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 152 , , September 26 , , @

, , 4–3 (15) , , Landrum , , Whitehurst , , — , , 0 , , 93–59 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 153 , , September 26 , , @

, , 1–2 , , Burke , , Mason , , Franco , , 14,451 , , 93–60 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 154 , , September 27 , ,

, , 8–12 , , Ruskin , , Rodriguez , , — , , 8,201 , , 93–61 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 155 , , September 28 , ,

, , 2–3 , , Nabholz , , Drabek , , Rojas , , 17,122 , , 93–62 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 156 , , September 29 , ,

, , 6–3 , , Walk , , Sampen , , Kipper , , 14,798 , , 94–62 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 157 , , September 30 , ,

, , 6–5 , , Landrum , , Simons , , Rodriguez , , 16,170 , , 95–62 , - , - style="background:#cfc;" , 158 , , October 1 , ,

, , 2–1 , , Smiley , , Cone , , Belinda , , 14,697 , , 96–62 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 159 , , October 2 , ,

, , 6–9 (11) , , Franco , , Patterson , , — , , 13,328 , , 96–63 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 160 , , October 4 , ,

, , 1–3 , , Jones , , Mason , , Rojas , , 14,227 , , 96–64 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 161 , , October 5 , ,

, , 4–3 , , Walk , , Fassero , , Belinda , , 14,038 , , 97–64 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 162 , , October 6 , ,

, , 7–0 , , Smiley , , Barnes , , — , , 23,429 , , 98–64 , - , - , ''Legend: = Win = Loss
Bold = Pirates team member''

Record vs. opponents

Detailed records

Roster

Opening Day lineup

Awards and honors

1991 Major League Baseball All-Star Game The 1991 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 62nd playing of the midsummer classic between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and National League (NL), the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball. The game was held on July 9 ...

Bobby Bonilla Roberto Martin Antonio Bonilla (, born February 23, 1963) is an American former professional baseball third baseman and outfielder who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1986 to 2001. Bonilla was one of the Major League's best batters a ...

, DH, starter * John Smiley, P, reserve

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''

National League Championship Series

;Game 1 October 9:

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;Game 2 October 10:

;Game 3 October 12:

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;Game 4 October 13:

;Game 5 October 14:

;Game 6 October 16:

;Game 7 October 17:

Transactions

* May 16, 1991:

Mike York Michael Allan York (born January 3, 1978) is an American former professional ice hockey left winger. He last played and captained the Iserlohn Roosters of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). Playing career York was born in Waterford, Michigan. ...

was traded by the Pirates to the

Cleveland Indians The Cleveland Guardians are an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland. The Guardians compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. Since , they have played at Progressive F ...

for Mitch Webster.Mike York
at ''Baseball-Reference'' * June 11, 1991:

was released by the Pirates.

Farm system

References

1991 Pittsburgh Pirates team
at ''Baseball-Reference''
1991 Pittsburgh Pirates team page
at baseball-almanac.com * {{DEFAULTSORT:1991 Pittsburgh Pirates Season Pittsburgh Pirates seasons Pittsburgh Pirates Season, 1991 Pittsburgh Pirates Season, 1991 National League East champion seasons