The 1988 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 107th 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; the 102nd 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 19th 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 second 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 85–75.

Offseason

* January 20, 1988:

Dave Hostetler David Alan Hostetler (born March 27, 1956) is an American former professional baseball first baseman and designated hitter who played for the Montreal Expos, Texas Rangers, and Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (MLB). He also played fo ...

was signed as a free agent by the Pirates.Dave Hostetler
at ''Baseball Reference'' * March 26, 1988:

Mackey Sasser Mack Daniel Sasser (born August 3, 1962), nicknamed "The Hacker", is an American former professional baseball catcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1987 through 1995 for the San Francisco Giants, Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Mets and S ...

and

Tim Drummond Timothy Lee Drummond (20 April 1940 – 10 January 2015) was an American musician from Canton, Illinois. Drummond's primary instrument was bass guitar and he toured and recorded with many notable artists, including Conway Twitty, Bob Dylan, James ...

were traded by the Pirates to the

New York 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 ...

for

Randy Milligan Randall Andre Milligan (born November 27, 1961) is a former American Professional Baseball first baseman who played from 1987 to 1994. He is currently a scout with the Baltimore Orioles of the Major League Baseball (MLB). Milligan is nicknamed "M ...

and Scott Henion (minors). * March 30, 1988: Hipólito Peña was traded by the Pirates to the

New York Yankees The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the Boroughs of New York City, New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Amer ...

for

Orestes Destrade Orestes Destrade Cucuas (born May 8, 1962) is a Cuban former professional baseball infielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Florida Marlins. Destrade also played in Nippon Professional ...

. * March 31, 1988:

Mike Bielecki Michael Joseph Bielecki (born July 31, 1959) is a former professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues for five different teams. Major league career Pittsburgh Pirates After graduating from Dundalk High School, Bielecki attende ...

was traded by the Pirates to the

Chicago Cubs The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The Cubs compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as part of the National League (NL) Central division. The club plays its home games at Wrigley Field, which is located ...

for Mike Curtis (minors).Mike Bielecki
at ''Baseball Reference''

Regular season

Season standings

Game log

, - style="background:#cfc;" , 1 , , April 5 , , @

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, , 5–3 , , Dunne , , Rawley , , Robinson , , 46,394 , , 1–0 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 2 , , April 6 , , @

, , 5–6 (14) , , Maddux , , Kipper , , — , , 15,532 , , 1–1 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 3 , , April 8 , , @

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 ...

, , 4–3 , , Fisher , , Cox , , Robinson , , 51,647 , , 2–1 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 4 , , April 9 , , @

, , 0–3 , , Mathews , , Walk , , Worrell , , 36,542 , , 2–2 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 5 , , April 10 , , @

, , 5–3 (11) , , Kipper , , Worrell , , Gott , , 31,968 , , 3–2 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 6 , , April 11 , ,

, , 5–1 , , Drabek , , Gross , , — , , 54,089 , , 4–2 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 7 , , April 13 , ,

, , 7–0 , , Fisher , , Ruffin , , — , , 9,825 , , 5–2 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 8 , , April 14 , ,

, , 4–2 , , Walk , , Carman , , Robinson , , 6,222 , , 6–2 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 9 , , April 15 , , @ Cubs , , 0–6 , , Sutcliffe , , Smiley , , — , , 35,084 , , 6–3 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 10 , , April 16 , , @ Cubs , , 4–0 , , Drabek , , Maddux , , — , , 30,564 , , 7–3 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 11 , , April 17 , , @ Cubs , , 12–7 , , Robinson , , Schiraldi , , — , , 29,562 , , 8–3 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 12 , , April 19 , ,

, , 3–0 , , Fisher , , Cox , , — , , 5,048 , , 9–3 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 13 , , April 20 , ,

, , 8–1 , , Walk , , Mathews , , — , , 15,522 , , 10–3 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 14 , , April 21 , ,

, , 3–9 , , O'Neal , , Smiley , , — , , 6,833 , , 10–4 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 15 , , April 22 , , Cubs , , 8–4 , , Drabek , , Lancaster , , — , , 16,250 , , 11–4 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 16 , , April 23 , , Cubs , , 5–4 , , Gott , , Gossage , , — , , 20,214 , , 12–4 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 17 , , April 24 , , Cubs , , 4–2 , , Walk , , Sutcliffe , , Robinson , , 19,934 , , 13–4 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 18 , , April 26 , , @

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 ...

, , 2–0 , , Smiley , , Reuschel , , Gott , , 11,738 , , 14–4 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 19 , , April 27 , , @

, , 4–6 , , Dravecky , , Drabek , , Price , , 10,137 , , 14–5 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 20 , , April 28 , , @

, , 2–1 (10) , , Robinson , , Lefferts , , Gott , , 10,520 , , 15–5 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 21 , , April 29 , , @

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 ...

, , 3–6 , , Hawkins , , Palacios , , Davis , , 16,185 , , 15–6 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 22 , , April 30 , , @

, , 5–1 , , Walk , , Grant , , — , , 24,357 , , 16–6 , - , - style="background:#cfc;" , 23 , , May 1 , , @

, , 4–2 , , Smiley , , Show , , Gott , , 21,694 , , 17–6 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 24 , , May 2 , , @

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 ...

, , 3–6 , , Orosco , , Drabek , , — , , 26,821 , , 17–7 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 25 , , May 3 , , @

, , 6–14 , , Belcher , , Dunne , , — , , 26,943 , , 17–8 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 26 , , May 4 , , @

, , 5–8 , , Hershiser , , Palacios , , — , , 30,423 , , 17–9 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 27 , , May 6 , ,

, , 4–1 (12) , , Jones , , Davis , , — , , 25,045 , , 18–9 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 28 , , May 7 , ,

, , 2–3 , , Show , , Gott , , — , , 24,555 , , 18–10 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 29 , , May 8 , ,

, , 6–2 , , Drabek , , Jones , , — , , 20,756 , , 19–10 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 30 , , May 9 , ,

, , 6–8 , , Robinson , , Robinson , , Lefferts , , 6,388 , , 19–11 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 31 , , May 10 , ,

, , 6–2 , , Palacios , , Downs , , Gott , , 9,275 , , 20–11 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 32 , , May 11 , ,

, , 2–1 (11) , , Medvin , , Pena , , — , , 26,367 , , 21–11 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 33 , , May 12 , ,

, , 7–4 , , Smiley , , Hershiser , , — , , 11,072 , , 22–11 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 34 , , May 13 , ,

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 ...

, , 6–5 , , Robinson , , Murphy , , — , , 31,705 , , 23–11 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 35 , , May 14 , ,

, , 3–5 , , Soto , , Dunne , , Franco , , 28,059 , , 23–12 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 36 , , May 15 , ,

, , 6–7 (12) , , Franco , , Jones , , — , , 33,789 , , 23–13 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 37 , , May 16 , , @

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 ...

, , 2–9 , , Deshaies , , Walk , , — , , 13,570 , , 23–14 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 38 , , May 17 , , @

, , 2–3 , , Scott , , Smiley , , Smith , , 15,000 , , 23–15 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 39 , , May 18 , , @

, , 2–4 , , Ryan , , Drabek , , Smith , , 19,259 , , 23–16 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 40 , , May 20 , ,

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 ...

, , 10–3 , , Dunne , , Glavine , , — , , 18,880 , , 24–16 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 41 , , May 21 , ,

, , 7–3 , , Fisher , , Coffman , , — , , 21,211 , , 25–16 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 42 , , May 22 , ,

, , 4–6 , , Mahler , , Walk , , Sutter , , 32,683 , , 25–17 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 43 , , May 23 , ,

, , 0–3 , , Scott , , Smiley , , — , , 7,480 , , 25–18 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 44 , , May 24 , ,

, , 5–4 , , Gott , , Andersen , , — , , 8,200 , , 26–18 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 45 , , May 25 , ,

, , 4–3 , , Dunne , , Andujar , , Robinson , , 8,108 , , 27–18 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 46 , , May 27 , , @

, , 3–5 , , Pacillo , , Fisher , , Franco , , 29,445 , , 27–19 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 47 , , May 28 , , @

, , 5–2 , , Walk , , Browning , , Robinson , , 42,232 , , 28–19 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 48 , , May 29 , , @

, , 4–2 , , Smiley , , Rasmussen , , Gott , , 30,660 , , 29–19 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 49 , , May 30 , , @

, , 14–2 , , Drabek , , Smith , , — , , 6,893 , , 30–19 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 50 , , May 31 , , @

, , 1–11 , , Glavine , , Dunne , , — , , 4,483 , , 30–20 , - , - style="background:#fbb;" , 51 , , June 1 , , @

, , 2–14 , , Mahler , , Fisher , , — , , 6,059 , , 30–21 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 52 , , June 2 , ,

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 ...

, , 3–7 , , Heaton , , Walk , , Hesketh , , 11,070 , , 30–22 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 53 , , June 3 , ,

, , 2–1 , , Smiley , , Dopson , , — , , 19,162 , , 31–22 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 54 , , June 4 , ,

, , 3–7 , , Martinez , , Drabek , , McClure , , 30,669 , , 31–23 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 55 , , June 5 , ,

, , 2–3 , , Smith , , Dunne , , Parrett , , 36,305 , , 31–24 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 56 , , June 7 , , Cubs , , 5–8 , , Maddux , , Fisher , , Gossage , , 9,287 , , 31–25 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 57 , , June 8 , , Cubs , , 5–1 , , Walk , , Schiraldi , , — , , 22,220 , , 32–25 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 58 , , June 9 , , Cubs , , 4–3 , , Gott , , DiPino , , — , , 8,200 , , 33–25 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 59 , , June 10 , ,

, , 10–12 , , Harris , , Robinson , , Bedrosian , , 20,001 , , 33–26 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 60 , , June 11 , ,

, , 8–2 , , Dunne , , Palmer , , — , , 19,926 , , 34–26 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 61 , , June 12 , ,

, , 4–5 , , Gross , , Fisher , , Bedrosian , , 36,134 , , 34–27 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 62 , , June 13 , , @ Cubs , , 8–0 , , Walk , , Schiraldi , , — , , 27,142 , , 35–27 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 63 , , June 14 , , @ Cubs , , 6–3 , , Smiley , , Moyer , , Robinson , , 28,077 , , 36–27 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 64 , , June 15 , , @ Cubs , , 4–7 , , Perry , , Gott , , Gossage , , 26,126 , , 36–28 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 65 , , June 17 , ,

, , 3–7 , , Magrane , , Dunne , , — , , 30,267 , , 36–29 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 66 , , June 18 , ,

, , 3–6 , , Tudor , , Fisher , , Terry , , 36,682 , , 36–30 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 67 , , June 19 , ,

, , 3–2 , , Walk , , McWilliams , , Gott , , 27,656 , , 37–30 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 68 , , June 20 , , @

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 ...

, , 8–5 , , Smiley , , Ojeda , , Robinson , , 42,413 , , 38–30 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 69 , , June 21 , , @

, , 0–9 , , Darling , , Drabek , , — , , 45,225 , , 38–31 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 70 , , June 22 , , @

, , 0–3 , , Gooden , , Dunne , , Myers , , 41,816 , , 38–32 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 71 , , June 23 , , @

, , 6–4 , , Robinson , , Parrett , , Gott , , 14,839 , , 39–32 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 72 , , June 24 , , @

, , 5–3 (10) , , Gott , , McClure , , Jones , , 15,781 , , 40–32 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 73 , , June 25 , , @

, , 5–1 , , Smiley , , Holman , , — , , 17,777 , , 41–32 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 74 , , June 26 , , @

, , 3–0 (10) , , Robinson , , Burke , , — , , 26,593 , , 42–32 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 75 , , June 27 , ,

, , 2–1 , , Dunne , , Gooden , , Gott , , 41,489 , , 43–32 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 76 , , June 28 , ,

, , 2–5 , , Fernandez , , Fisher , , McDowell , , 45,011 , , 43–33 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 77 , , June 29 , ,

, , 7–8 (11) , , McDowell , , Kipper , , — , , 41,217 , , 43–34 , - , - style="background:#cfc;" , 78 , , July 1 , , @

, , 5–2 (10) , , Robinson , , Hammaker , , — , , 39,484 , , 44–34 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 79 , , July 2 , , @

, , 1–2 , , LaCoss , , Rucker , , Garrelts , , 22,355 , , 44–35 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 80 , , July 3 , , @

, , 0–4 , , Downs , , Dunne , , — , , 25,463 , , 44–36 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 81 , , July 4 , , @

, , 3–4 (10) , , Davis , , Gott , , — , , 35,406 , , 44–37 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 82 , , July 5 , , @

, , 3–2 , , Walk , , Jones , , Jones , , 10,415 , , 45–37 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 83 , , July 7 , , @

, , 2–0 , , Smiley , , Hawkins , , Gott , , 16,076 , , 46–37 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 84 , , July 8 , , @

, , 4–3 , , Drabek , , Leary , , Gott , , 40,690 , , 47–37 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 85 , , July 9 , , @

, , 8–2 , , Dunne , , Hillegas , , — , , 46,662 , , 48–37 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 86 , , July 10 , , @

, , 7–2 , , Walk , , Hershiser , , — , , 43,014 , , 49–37 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 87 , , July 14 , ,

, , 9–2 , , Fisher , , Reuschel , , — , , 28,325 , , 50–37 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 88 , , July 15 , ,

, , 8–5 , , Kipper , , Downs , , Gott , , 28,315 , , 51–37 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 89 , , July 16 , ,

, , 10–1 , , Drabek , , LaCoss , , — , , 28,997 , , 52–37 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 90 , , July 17 , ,

, , 5–4 , , Robinson , , Price , , Gott , , 25,512 , , 53–37 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 91 , , July 19 , ,

, , 2–6 , , Jones , , Smiley , , — , , , , 53–38 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 92 , , July 19 , ,

, , 9–5 , , Fisher , , Hawkins , , — , , 15,847 , , 54–38 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 93 , , July 20 , ,

, , 3–2 , , Walk , , Rasmussen , , Gott , , 24,575 , , 55–38 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 94 , , July 21 , ,

, , 3–2 , , Drabek , , Hershiser , , Gott , , 27,510 , , 56–38 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 95 , , July 22 , ,

, , 2–4 , , Belcher , , Dunne , , Howell , , 44,888 , , 56–39 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 96 , , July 23 , ,

, , 2–6 , , Leary , , Smiley , , — , , 35,817 , , 56–40 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 97 , , July 24 , ,

, , 1–2 , , Hillegas , , Fisher , , Howell , , 35,677 , , 56–41 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 98 , , July 25 , , @

, , 1–5 , , Tudor , , Walk , , — , , 30,763 , , 56–42 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 99 , , July 26 , , @

, , 2–1 , , Drabek , , Cox , , Gott , , 32,735 , , 57–42 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 100 , , July 27 , , @

, , 3–2 (10) , , Robinson , , Dayley , , Gott , , 31,618 , , 58–42 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 101 , , July 29 , , @

, , 0–1 , , Ojeda , , Smiley , , — , , 49,584 , , 58–43 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 102 , , July 30 , , @

, , 0–3 , , Fernandez , , Fisher , , Myers , , 50,815 , , 58–44 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 103 , , July 31 , , @

, , 1–2 , , Darling , , Walk , , — , , 46,917 , , 58–45 , - , - style="background:#cfc;" , 104 , , August 1 , , @

, , 7–2 , , Drabek , , Gooden , , — , , 52,231 , , 59–45 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 105 , , August 2 , ,

, , 3–2 (10) , , Gott , , Heaton , , — , , 12,296 , , 60–45 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 106 , , August 3 , ,

, , 4–6 , , Perez , , Smiley , , Burke , , 16,099 , , 60–46 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 107 , , August 4 , ,

, , 2–3 , , Dopson , , Fisher , , Burke , , 17,726 , , 60–47 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 108 , , August 5 , ,

, , 2–3 , , Darling , , Walk , , Myers , , 39,925 , , 60–48 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 109 , , August 6 , ,

, , 3–5 , , McClure , , Gott , , McDowell , , 48,272 , , 60–49 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 110 , , August 7 , ,

, , 2–6 , , Cone , , Kipper , , — , , 44,931 , , 60–50 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 111 , , August 8 , ,

, , 1–0 , , Reed , , Ojeda , , Gott , , 38,307 , , 61–50 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 112 , , August 9 , , @

, , 10–8 , , Fisher , , Dopson , , Gott , , 37,681 , , 62–50 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 113 , , August 10 , , @

, , 4–5 , , Martinez , , Walk , , Burke , , 29,196 , , 62–51 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 114 , , August 11 , , @

, , 6–1 , , Drabek , , Holman , , Gott , , 33,599 , , 63–51 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 115 , , August 12 , , @

, , 1–9 , , Gross , , Dunne , , — , , , , 63–52 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 116 , , August 12 , , @

, , 4–6 , , Bedrosian , , Kipper , , — , , 37,673 , , 63–53 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 117 , , August 13 , , @

, , 10–4 , , Robinson , , Harris , , — , , 35,432 , , 64–53 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 118 , , August 14 , , @

, , 9–8 , , Gott , , Bedrosian , , — , , 36,468 , , 65–53 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 119 , , August 15 , ,

, , 3–4 , , Puleo , , Walk , , Olwine , , 12,112 , , 65–54 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 120 , , August 16 , ,

, , 4–2 , , Drabek , , Smith , , Gott , , 13,994 , , 66–54 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 121 , , August 17 , ,

, , 2–1 , , LaPoint , , Glavine , , Gott , , 33,164 , , 67–54 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 122 , , August 19 , ,

, , 1–5 , , Darwin , , Dunne , , — , , 26,352 , , 67–55 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 123 , , August 20 , ,

, , 2–1 , , Smiley , , Ryan , , Gott , , 23,183 , , 68–55 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 124 , , August 21 , ,

, , 1–2 (14) , , Agosto , , Kipper , , — , , 38,290 , , 68–56 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 125 , , August 22 , ,

, , 0–2 , , Jackson , , Drabek , , — , , 17,540 , , 68–57 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 126 , , August 23 , ,

, , 2–0 , , LaPoint , , Charlton , , Gott , , 13,406 , , 69–57 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 127 , , August 24 , ,

, , 2–6 , , Browning , , Dunne , , — , , 24,660 , , 69–58 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 128 , , August 26 , , @

, , 0–2 , , Deshaies , , Smiley , , — , , 27,650 , , 69–59 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 129 , , August 27 , , @

, , 1–3 , , Meads , , Walk , , Agosto , , 25,993 , , 69–60 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 130 , , August 28 , , @

, , 4–3 , , Drabek , , Darwin , , Gott , , 20,368 , , 70–60 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 131 , , August 29 , , @

, , 8–1 , , LaPoint , , Brown , , — , , 19,519 , , 71–60 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 132 , , August 30 , , @

, , 4–6 , , Jackson , , Fisher , , Franco , , 17,429 , , 71–61 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 133 , , August 31 , , @

, , 1–4 , , Charlton , , Gott , , Franco , , 18,586 , , 71–62 , - , - style="background:#fbb;" , 134 , , September 2 , , @

, , 1–2 , , Assenmacher , , Gott , , — , , 7,938 , , 71–63 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 135 , , September 5 , ,

, , 5–7 , , Cone , , Robinson , , Myers , , 38,876 , , 71–64 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 136 , , September 6 , ,

, , 3–2 , , Smiley , , Ojeda , , Gott , , 21,296 , , 72–64 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 137 , , September 7 , ,

, , 5–4 , , Drabek , , Smith , , Gott , , 16,494 , , 73–64 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 138 , , September 8 , ,

, , 4–5 , , Perez , , Robinson , , Hesketh , , 11,289 , , 73–65 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 139 , , September 9 , ,

, , 5–2 , , Dunne , , Sebra , , Gott , , 15,446 , , 74–65 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 140 , , September 10 , ,

, , 5–1 , , LaPoint , , Rawley , , — , , 27,804 , , 75–65 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 141 , , September 11 , ,

, , 4–7 , , Freeman , , Smiley , , — , , 18,132 , , 75–66 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 142 , , September 12 , , @

, , 2–3 , , Myers , , Robinson , , — , , 39,576 , , 75–67 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 143 , , September 13 , , @

, , 1–0 , , Walk , , Gooden , , Gott , , 36,633 , , 76–67 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 144 , , September 14 , , @

, , 4–1 (12) , , Fisher , , Burke , , — , , 10,886 , , 77–67 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 145 , , September 15 , , @

, , 4–9 , , Johnson , , LaPoint , , McGaffigan , , 9,494 , , 77–68 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 146 , , September 16 , , @

, , 7–5 , , Robinson , , Harris , , Gott , , 17,446 , , 78–68 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 147 , , September 17 , , @

, , 7–2 , , Drabek , , Carman , , Robinson , , 14,528 , , 79–68 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 148 , , September 18 , , @

, , 5–6 (10) , , Bedrosian , , Kramer , , — , , 21,282 , , 79–69 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 149 , , September 19 , , @

, , 5–4 , , Robinson , , Dayley , , Gott , , 19,683 , , 80–69 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 150 , , September 20 , , @

, , 5–1 , , Medvin , , Terry , , Gott , , 27,441 , , 81–69 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 151 , , September 21 , , @

, , 5–0 , , Smiley , , DeLeon , , — , , 28,350 , , 82–69 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 152 , , September 23 , , Cubs , , 3–5 (10) , , Moyer , , Kipper , , — , , 19,552 , , 82–70 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 153 , , September 24 , , Cubs , , 1–2 , , Gossage , , Rucker , , DiPino , , 16,161 , , 82–71 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 154 , , September 25 , , Cubs , , 7–4 , , Kramer , , Sutcliffe , , Gott , , 23,095 , , 83–71 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 155 , , September 26 , ,

, , 1–7 , , DeLeon , , LaPoint , , — , , 9,044 , , 83–72 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 156 , , September 27 , ,

, , 3–2 , , Smiley , , Hill , , Gott , , 8,994 , , 84–72 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 157 , , September 28 , ,

, , 1–2 , , Magrane , , Drabek , , — , , 21,004 , , 84–73 , - style="background:#cfc;" , 158 , , September 30 , , @ Cubs , , 10–9 (10) , , Medvin , , Gossage , , Fisher , , 9,805 , , 85–73 , - , - style="background:#fbb;" , 159 , , October 1 , , @ Cubs , , 7–9 , , Blankenship , , Kramer , , Schiraldi , , 21,433 , , 85–74 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 160 , , October 2 , , @ Cubs , , 4–8 , , Moyer , , Smiley , , — , , 22,909 , , 85–75 , - , - , ''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

1988 Major League Baseball All-Star Game *

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 ...

, 3B, starter *

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. ...

, OF, reserve *

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, P, reserve

Farm system

References

1988 Pittsburgh Pirates
at ''Baseball Reference''
1988 Pittsburgh Pirates
at ''Baseball Almanac'' * {{DEFAULTSORT:1988 Pittsburgh Pirates Season Pittsburgh Pirates seasons Pittsburgh Pirates season Pitts