The 1992 Major League Baseball season was the 111th season in the history 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 ...

and their 106th in the

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. This was their 23rd season at

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. For the third consecutive season, the Pirates won the National League East Division Title with a record of 96–66. They were defeated four games to three by the

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in the

1992 National League Championship Series The 1992 National League Championship Series was played between the Atlanta Braves (98–64) and the Pittsburgh Pirates (96–66) from October 6 to 14. A rematch of the 1991 NLCS, Atlanta won the 1992 NLCS in seven games to advance to their seco ...

. The Pirates would not have another winning season or postseason berth again until

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, and have not won a division title since.

Offseason

* November 11, 1991:

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was signed as a free agent by the Pirates. * January 3, 1992:

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was signed as a free agent by the Pirates. * March 10, 1992:

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was traded by the Pirates to the

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for

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. * March 11, 1992:

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was signed as a free agent by the Pirates. * March 17, 1992: John Smiley was traded by the Pirates to the

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for

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and

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Regular season

Season standings

Game log

, - style="background:#cfc;" , 1 , , April 6 , ,

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 ...

, , 2–0 , , Drabek , , Martinez , , Mason , , 48,800 , , 1–0 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 2 , , April 8 , ,

, , 4–2 , , Smith , , Gardner , , Belinda , , 7,075 , , 2–0 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 3 , , April 9 , ,

, , 3–8 , , Nabholz , , Walk , , — , , 10,342 , , 2–1 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 4 , , April 10 , , @

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 ...

, , 3–2 , , Tomlin , , Abbott , , Belinda , , 21,019 , , 3–1 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 5 , , April 11 , , @

, , 4–7 , , Ashby , , Drabek , , — , , 24,967 , , 3–2 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 6 , , April 12 , , @

, , 6–1 , , Smith , , Mulholland , , — , , 32,624 , , 4–2 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 7 , , April 14 , , Cubs , , 3–2 , , Walk , , Jackson , , Mason , , 14,963 , , 5–2 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 8 , , April 15 , , Cubs , , 7–2 , , Tomlin , , Morgan , , — , , 9,022 , , 6–2 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 9 , , April 17 , ,

, , 7–4 , , Drabek , , Jones , , Belinda , , 16,417 , , 7–2 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 10 , , April 18 , ,

, , 9–2 , , Smith , , Greene , , — , , 23,411 , , 8–2 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 11 , , April 19 , ,

, , 11–0 , , Patterson , , Cox , , — , , 11,812 , , 9–2 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 12 , , April 20 , , @

, , 11–1 , , Tomlin , , Hill , , — , , 12,351 , , 10–2 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 13 , , April 21 , , @

, , 8–7 , , Palacios , , Haney , , Mason , , 7,013 , , 11–2 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 14 , , April 22 , , @

, , 2–0 , , Drabek , , Martinez , , — , , 8,421 , , 12–2 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 15 , , April 23 , , @

, , 3–6 , , Gardner , , Smith , , Wetteland , , 5,806 , , 12–3 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 16 , , April 24 , , @ Cubs , , 3–2 , , Mason , , Scanlan , , Belinda , , 11,331 , , 13–3 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 17 , , April 25 , , @ Cubs , , 1–0 , , Tomlin , , Maddux , , Belinda , , 26,892 , , 14–3 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 18 , , April 26 , , @ Cubs , , 4–5 (10) , , McElroy , , Mason , , — , , 24,403 , , 14–4 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 19 , , April 28 , , @

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 ...

, , 2–3 , , Browning , , Drabek , , Charlton , , 24,202 , , 14–5 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 20 , , April 29 , , @

, , 4–0 , , Smith , , Belcher , , — , , 20,307 , , 15–5 , - , - style="background:#fbb;" , 21 , , May 1 , , @

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 ...

, , 4–10 , , Harnisch , , Tomlin , , — , , 16,355 , , 15–6 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 22 , , May 2 , , @

, , 6–0 , , Neagle , , Bowen , , — , , 23,812 , , 16–6 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 23 , , May 3 , , @

, , 0–1 , , Osuna , , Mason , , Jones , , 8,739 , , 16–7 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 24 , , May 4 , ,

, , 12–5 , , Lamp , , Henry , , — , , 16,343 , , 17–7 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 25 , , May 5 , ,

, , 5–2 , , Miller , , Belcher , , Belinda , , 9,103 , , 18–7 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 26 , , May 6 , ,

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 ...

, , 4–3 (16) , , Patterson , , Rivera , , — , , 18,686 , , 19–7 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 27 , , May 7 , ,

, , 2–4 , , Glavine , , Neagle , , Stanton , , 11,689 , , 19–8 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 28 , , May 8 , ,

, , 6–3 , , Belinda , , Osuna , , — , , 22,351 , , 20–8 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 29 , , May 9 , ,

, , 3–0 , , Smith , , Kile , , — , , 18,985 , , 21–8 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 30 , , May 10 , ,

, , 4–6 (10) , , Jones , , Mason , , — , , 21,154 , , 21–9 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 31 , , May 12 , , @

, , 2–4 , , Glavine , , Tomlin , , Freeman , , 38,949 , , 21–10 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 32 , , May 13 , , @

, , 11–10 , , Belinda , , Pena , , — , , 24,872 , , 22–10 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 33 , , May 14 , , @

, , 4–3 , , Palacios , , Smoltz , , Mason , , 32,303 , , 23–10 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 34 , , May 15 , ,

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 ...

, , 2–9 , , Lefferts , , Neagle , , — , , 20,232 , , 23–11 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 35 , , May 16 , ,

, , 9–10 , , Rodriguez , , Walk , , Myers , , 34,474 , , 23–12 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 36 , , May 17 , ,

, , 5–6 , , Benes , , Tomlin , , Myers , , 16,580 , , 23–13 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 37 , , May 19 , , @

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 ...

, , 2–7 , , Wilson , , Drabek , , Righetti , , 12,995 , , 23–14 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 38 , , May 20 , , @

, , 1–3 , , Black , , Smith , , Brantley , , 15,554 , , 23–15 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 39 , , May 21 , , @

, , 0–1 , , Burkett , , Walk , , Jackson , , 14,708 , , 23–16 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 40 , , May 22 , , @

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 ...

, , 6–4 , , Tomlin , , Candiotti , , — , , 33,888 , , 24–16 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 41 , , May 23 , , @

, , 4–5 , , Wilson , , Belinda , , — , , 39,910 , , 24–17 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 42 , , May 24 , , @

, , 2–4 , , Gross , , Drabek , , McDowell , , 36,407 , , 24–18 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 43 , , May 25 , , @

, , 6–7 , , Lefferts , , Smith , , Myers , , 18,546 , , 24–19 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 44 , , May 26 , , @

, , 3–6 (10) , , Scott , , Lamp , , — , , 11,709 , , 24–20 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 45 , , May 27 , , @

, , 7–8 , , Myers , , Belinda , , — , , 16,338 , , 24–21 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 46 , , May 29 , ,

, , 13–3 , , Palacios , , Wilson , , Patterson , , 23,421 , , 25–21 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 47 , , May 30 , ,

, , 3–2 (10) , , Neagle , , Brantley , , — , , 10,266 , , 26–21 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 48 , , May 31 , ,

, , 3–5 , , Black , , Smith , , Brantley , , 29,451 , , 26–22 , - , - style="background:#fbb;" , 49 , , June 1 , ,

, , 6–8 , , Gott , , Neagle , , Candelaria , , 12,346 , , 26–23 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 50 , , June 2 , ,

, , 1–0 , , Tomlin , , Candiotti , , Mason , , 18,644 , , 27–23 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 51 , , June 3 , ,

, , 6–5 , , Gleaton , , Martinez , , Belinda , , 11,736 , , 28–23 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 52 , , June 4 , ,

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 ...

, , 7–2 , , Drabek , , Gooden , , Patterson , , 24,907 , , 29–23 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 53 , , June 5 , ,

, , 5–4 (10) , , Belinda , , Innis , , — , , 23,957 , , 30–23 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 54 , , June 6 , ,

, , 1–15 , , Fernandez , , Neagle , , — , , 32,138 , , 30–24 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 55 , , June 7 , ,

, , 3–0 , , Tomlin , , Schourek , , — , , 33,451 , , 31–24 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 56 , , June 8 , , @

, , 0–7 , , Schilling , , Palacios , , — , , 21,040 , , 31–25 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 57 , , June 9 , , @

, , 5–3 , , Drabek , , Hartley , , Neagle , , 29,138 , , 32–25 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 58 , , June 10 , , @

, , 2–1 (12) , , Patterson , , Jones , , Mason , , 25,112 , , 33–25 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 59 , , June 12 , , @

, , 3–2 , , Tomlin , , Fernandez , , Patterson , , 38,976 , , 34–25 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 60 , , June 13 , , @

, , 3–2 , , Robinson , , Whitehurst , , Belinda , , 39,009 , , 35–25 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 61 , , June 14 , , @

, , 5–4 , , Neagle , , Innis , , Belinda , , 43,527 , , 36–25 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 62 , , June 15 , ,

, , 1–4 , , Mulholland , , Smith , , — , , 23,581 , , 36–26 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 63 , , June 16 , ,

, , 6–5 (12) , , Patterson , , Brantley , , — , , 18,548 , , 37–26 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 64 , , June 17 , ,

, , 8–2 , , Tomlin , , Robinson , , — , , 24,854 , , 38–26 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 65 , , June 18 , ,

, , 0–4 , , Nabholz , , Palacios , , Fassero , , 20,512 , , 38–27 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 66 , , June 19 , ,

, , 1–2 , , Hill , , Drabek , , Wetteland , , 22,091 , , 38–28 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 67 , , June 20 , ,

, , 3–4 , , Gardner , , Smith , , Wetteland , , 31,614 , , 38–29 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 68 , , June 21 , ,

, , 5–4 , , Robinson , , Martinez , , Belinda , , 20,138 , , 39–29 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 69 , , June 22 , ,

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 ...

, , 5–2 , , Tomlin , , Osborne , , Walk , , 20,831 , , 40–29 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 70 , , June 23 , ,

, , 6–4 , , Mason , , Worrell , , Patterson , , 11,408 , , 41–29 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 71 , , June 24 , ,

, , 1–4 , , Tewksbury , , Drabek , , — , , 22,096 , , 41–30 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 72 , , June 26 , , @

, , 2–6 , , Martinez , , Smith , , Rojas , , 23,014 , , 41–31 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 73 , , June 27 , , @

, , 12–4 , , Robinson , , Gardner , , Belinda , , 20,146 , , 42–31 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 74 , , June 28 , , @

, , 0–9 , , Barnes , , Tomlin , , — , , 24,793 , , 42–32 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 75 , , June 29 , , @

, , 1–3 , , Tewksbury , , Cole , , — , , 38,381 , , 42–33 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 76 , , June 30 , , @

, , 2–0 , , Drabek , , Cormier , , — , , 32,252 , , 43–33 , - , - style="background:#cfc;" , 77 , , July 1 , , @

, , 1–0 , , Smith , , Clark , , — , , 40,042 , , 44–33 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 78 , , July 2 , ,

, , 1–2 , , Rijo , , Robinson , , Charlton , , 19,445 , , 44–34 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 79 , , July 3 , ,

, , 3–7 , , Belcher , , Tomlin , , — , , 29,870 , , 44–35 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 80 , , July 4 , ,

, , 2–5 , , Swindell , , Cole , , — , , 21,507 , , 44–36 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 81 , , July 5 , ,

, , 1–2 , , Menendez , , Drabek , , Charlton , , 24,369 , , 44–37 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 82 , , July 6 , ,

, , 1–0 , , Smith , , Jones , , Belinda , , 15,358 , , 45–37 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 83 , , July 7 , ,

, , 5–3 , , Walk , , Boever , , — , , 19,164 , , 46–37 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 84 , , July 8 , ,

, , 2–3 , , Jones , , Patterson , , — , , 22,551 , , 46–38 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 85 , , July 9 , , @

, , 2–5 , , Bankhead , , Mason , , Charlton , , 32,681 , , 46–39 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 86 , , July 10 , , @

, , 4–0 , , Drabek , , Hammond , , — , , 42,438 , , 47–39 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 87 , , July 11 , , @

, , 9–3 , , Smith , , Brown , , — , , 44,367 , , 48–39 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 88 , , July 12 , , @

, , 7–6 (10) , , Patterson , , Belcher , , Belinda , , 35,120 , , 49–39 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 89 , , July 16 , , Cubs , , 2–1 , , Drabek , , Boskie , , Belinda , , 30,504 , , 50–39 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 90 , , July 17 , , Cubs , , 1–2 , , Maddux , , Tomlin , , Scanlan , , 24,037 , , 50–40 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 91 , , July 18 , , Cubs , , 4–0 , , Walk , , Morgan , , Patterson , , 32,908 , , 51–40 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 92 , , July 19 , , Cubs , , 2–4 , , Scanlan , , Neagle , , — , , 32,304 , , 51–41 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 93 , , July 20 , , @

, , 8–11 , , Blair , , Mason , , Jones , , 12,112 , , 51–42 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 94 , , July 21 , , @

, , 3–4 (12) , , Jones , , Mason , , — , , 13,836 , , 51–43 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 95 , , July 22 , , @

, , 10–7 (13) , , Belinda , , Blair , , Patterson , , 13,194 , , 52–43 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 96 , , July 24 , , @

, , 3–4 , , Glavine , , Walk , , Pena , , 44,965 , , 52–44 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 97 , , July 25 , , @

, , 0–1 , , Leibrandt , , Jackson , , Mercker , , 44,567 , , 52–45 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 98 , , July 26 , , @

, , 5–4 , , Belinda , , Wohlers , , — , , 43,714 , , 53–45 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 99 , , July 27 , , @ Cubs , , 2–3 , , Maddux , , Drabek , , Robinson , , 34,990 , , 53–46 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 100 , , July 28 , , @ Cubs , , 1–11 , , Morgan , , Tomlin , , — , , 35,187 , , 53–47 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 101 , , July 29 , , @ Cubs , , 4–6 (11) , , Assenmacher , , Belinda , , — , , 36,554 , , 53–48 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 102 , , July 30 , ,

, , 4–0 , , Jackson , , Clark , , Patterson , , 18,295 , , 54–48 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 103 , , July 31 , ,

, , 3–2 , , Wakefield , , DeLeon , , — , , 20,299 , , 55–48 , - , - style="background:#cfc;" , 104 , , August 1 , ,

, , 4–1 , , Drabek , , Olivares , , — , , 30,577 , , 56–48 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 105 , , August 2 , ,

, , 2–1 , , Walk , , Smith , , — , , 28,309 , , 57–48 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 106 , , August 4 , ,

, , 3–2 (12) , , Walk , , Filer , , — , , 28,211 , , 58–48 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 107 , , August 5 , ,

, , 6–2 , , Wakefield , , Schourek , , — , , 30,009 , , 59–48 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 108 , , August 6 , , @

, , 3–2 (13) , , Mason , , Smith , , Neagle , , 32,001 , , 60–48 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 109 , , August 7 , , @

, , 5–1 , , Tomlin , , Cormier , , — , , 37,518 , , 61–48 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 110 , , August 8 , , @

, , 2–1 , , Walk , , Tewksbury , , Belinda , , 44,094 , , 62–48 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 111 , , August 9 , , @

, , 7–5 , , Mason , , Clark , , Walk , , 40,444 , , 63–48 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 112 , , August 10 , , @

, , 4–2 (16) , , Cooke , , Guetterman , , — , , 25,387 , , 64–48 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 113 , , August 11 , , @

, , 0–2 , , Hillman , , Drabek , , Franco , , 20,488 , , 64–49 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 114 , , August 12 , , @

, , 7–6 (10) , , Neagle , , Franco , , Patterson , , 29,559 , , 65–49 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 115 , , August 14 , ,

, , 0–15 , , Glavine , , Smith , , — , , 38,595 , , 65–50 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 116 , , August 15 , ,

, , 5–7 , , Avery , , Jackson , , Pena , , 38,808 , , 65–51 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 117 , , August 16 , ,

, , 4–2 , , Wakefield , , Smoltz , , — , , 35,199 , , 66–51 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 118 , , August 17 , ,

, , 4–5 (10) , , Freeman , , Patterson , , Pena , , 38,062 , , 66–52 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 119 , , August 18 , ,

, , 5–1 , , Tomlin , , Benes , , — , , 21,453 , , 67–52 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 120 , , August 19 , ,

, , 3–2 , , Walk , , Deshaies , , Cox , , 34,696 , , 68–52 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 121 , , August 20 , ,

, , 7–1 , , Jackson , , Lefferts , , — , , 30,384 , , 69–52 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 122 , , August 21 , , @

, , 5–6 , , Burkett , , Wakefield , , Beck , , 16,767 , , 69–53 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 123 , , August 22 , , @

, , 9–2 , , Drabek , , Oliveras , , — , , 30,568 , , 70–53 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 124 , , August 23 , , @

, , 2–5 , , Black , , Tomlin , , — , , 32,129 , , 70–54 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 125 , , August 24 , , @

, , 4–5 , , Gott , , Neagle , , Candelaria , , 21,991 , , 70–55 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 126 , , August 25 , , @

, , 10–3 , , Cox , , Martinez , , — , , 24,170 , , 71–55 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 127 , , August 26 , , @

, , 2–0 , , Wakefield , , Candiotti , , — , , 25,006 , , 72–55 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 128 , , August 28 , , @

, , 6–11 , , Maddux , , Drabek , , — , , 15,916 , , 72–56 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 129 , , August 29 , , @

, , 3–2 , , Tomlin , , Harris , , Mason , , 24,965 , , 73–56 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 130 , , August 30 , , @

, , 6–3 , , Walk , , Deshaies , , — , , 18,617 , , 74–56 , - , - style="background:#cfc;" , 131 , , September 1 , ,

, , 5–3 , , Jackson , , Burkett , , Mason , , 20,930 , , 75–56 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 132 , , September 2 , ,

, , 3–2 , , Wakefield , , Black , , Patterson , , 13,099 , , 76–56 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 133 , , September 3 , ,

, , 9–3 , , Drabek , , Brantley , , — , , 9,057 , , 77–56 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 134 , , September 4 , ,

, , 6–5 , , Patterson , , Gott , , — , , 30,341 , , 78–56 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 135 , , September 5 , ,

, , 6–1 , , Walk , , Hershiser , , — , , 41,420 , , 79–56 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 136 , , September 6 , ,

, , 5–7 , , Candiotti , , Cox , , Howell , , 20,362 , , 79–57 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 137 , , September 7 , , Cubs , , 5–6 (11) , , Assenmacher , , Belinda , , Scanlan , , 21,663 , , 79–58 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 138 , , September 8 , , Cubs , , 5–2 , , Drabek , , Boskie , , — , , 7,720 , , 80–58 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 139 , , September 9 , , Cubs , , 13–8 , , Cox , , Robinson , , — , , 10,853 , , 81–58 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 140 , , September 11 , , @

, , 2–5 , , Rivera , , Walk , , Williams , , 20,168 , , 81–59 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 141 , , September 12 , , @

, , 9–7 , , Belinda , , Williams , , — , , 22,857 , , 82–59 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 142 , , September 13 , , @

, , 3–6 , , Mulholland , , Patterson , , — , , 35,842 , , 82–60 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 143 , , September 14 , , @

, , 5–4 (10) , , Drabek , , Smith , , Belinda , , 19,470 , , 83–60 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 144 , , September 15 , , @

, , 4–2 , , Wagner , , Clark , , Cox , , 20,992 , , 84–60 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 145 , , September 16 , ,

, , 3–6 , , Nabholz , , Walk , , Wetteland , , 37,436 , , 84–61 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 146 , , September 17 , ,

, , 3–2 (13) , , Cox , , Bottenfield , , — , , 20,802 , , 85–61 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 147 , , September 18 , ,

, , 5–2 (6) , , Wakefield , , Mulholland , , — , , 20,387 , , 86–61 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 148 , , September 19 , ,

, , 3–0 , , Drabek , , Greene , , — , , 25,497 , , 87–61 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 149 , , September 20 , ,

, , 3–2 (13) , , Mason , , Shepherd , , — , , 21,652 , , 88–61 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 150 , , September 21 , ,

, , 3–0 , , Cooke , , Magrane , , — , , 13,345 , , 89–61 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 151 , , September 22 , ,

, , 4–5 , , Cormier , , Jackson , , Smith , , 8,222 , , 89–62 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 152 , , September 23 , , @

, , 1–5 (14) , , Fassero , , Mason , , — , , 30,552 , , 89–63 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 153 , , September 24 , , @

, , 9–3 , , Drabek , , Krueger , , — , , 33,493 , , 90–63 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 154 , , September 25 , ,

, , 3–2 , , Tomlin , , Fernandez , , Cox , , 22,291 , , 91–63 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 155 , , September 26 , ,

, , 19–2 , , Walk , , Hillman , , — , , 25,886 , , 92–63 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 156 , , September 27 , ,

, , 4–2 , , Jackson , , Schourek , , Belinda , , 31,217 , , 93–63 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 157 , , September 28 , , @ Cubs , , 10–3 , , Wakefield , , Bullinger , , — , , 9,603 , , 94–63 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 158 , , September 29 , , @ Cubs , , 3–0 , , Wagner , , Castillo , , Belinda , , 18,759 , , 95–63 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 159 , , September 30 , , @ Cubs , , 0–6 , , Maddux , , Tomlin , , — , , 11,547 , , 95–64 , - , - style="background:#fbb;" , 160 , , October 2 , , @

, , 3–6 , , Schourek , , Drabek , , Jones , , 10,183 , , 95–65 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 161 , , October 3 , , @

, , 1–2 , , Gooden , , Jackson , , — , , 13,549 , , 95–66 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 162 , , October 4 , , @

, , 2–0 , , Wakefield , , Saberhagen , , Cooke , , 14,274 , , 96–66 , - , - , ''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''

National League Championship Series

Game 1

October 6:

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Game 2

October 7:

Game 3

October 9:

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Game 4

October 10:

Game 5

October 11:

Game 6

October 13:

Game 7

October 14:

Awards and honors

Barry Bonds Barry Lamar Bonds (born July 24, 1964) is an American former professional baseball left fielder who played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). Bonds was a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1986 to 1992 and the San Francisco Giants f ...

, OF, National League Most Valuable Player Award *

Jim Leyland James Richard Leyland (born December 15, 1944) is an American former professional baseball player, coach and manager. He serves as a special assistant to the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB). Leyland led the Florida Marlins to the ...

, National League

Manager of the Year Manager of the Year may refer to: * Major League Baseball Manager of the Year Award * League Managers Association Manager of the Year * Premier League Manager of the Season The Premier League Manager of the Season is an annual association footba ...

Award *

Randy Tomlin Randy Leon Tomlin (born June 14, 1966) is a former left-handed starting pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1990-94). He stands 5'11" and weighs 170 pounds. In five seasons, he had a 3.43 earned run average (ERA). Tomlin grew up around Lynchb ...

, National League

Pitcher of the Month In Major League Baseball (MLB), the Pitcher of the Month Award is given monthly during the regular season to two outstanding pitchers, one each in the National League (NL) and American League (AL). The NL began awarding the honor in , and the A ...

, June *

Tim Wakefield Timothy Stephen Wakefield (born August 2, 1966) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 19 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). Wakefield began his career with the Pittsburgh Pirates, but is most remembered for his 17-yea ...

, National League Rookie Pitcher of the Year 1992 Major League Baseball All-Star Game *

Andy Van Slyke Andrew James Van Slyke (born December 21, 1960) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) center fielder. Career Van Slyke earned All-American honors in baseball as a senior at New Hartford Central High school in New Hartford, New York. ...

, CF, Starter *

, LF, Starter

Notable transactions

* May 5, 1992:

was released by the Pirates. * June 10, 1992: Jeff Robinson was selected off waivers by the Pirates from the Texas Rangers.Jeff Robinson page at Baseball Reference
/ref> * June 11, 1992: Dennis Lamp was released by the Pirates. * June 19, 1992: Danny Cox was signed as a free agent by the Pirates. * July 4, 1992: Tony Mitchell (minors) was traded by the Pirates to the

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for

Alex Cole Alexander Cole Jr. (born August 17, 1965) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. Career Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2nd round of the 1985 MLB amateur draft, Cole would make his Major League debut with the Cleveland ...

. * July 25, 1992: Jeff Robinson was released by the Pirates. * July 31, 1992: Pitcher

called up from AAA Buffalo.

Draft picks

* June 1, 1992:

Jason Kendall Jason Daniel Kendall (born June 26, 1974) is an American former professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1996 through 2010 for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Oakland Athletics, Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee Brewers, and Ka ...

was drafted by the Pirates in the 1st round (23rd pick) of the 1992 Major League Baseball Draft. Player signed June 16, 1992. *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.

Farm system

References

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
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