1987 Pittsburgh Pirates season

March 2026 November 2013 Pittsburgh Pirates Pittsburgh Pirates logo 2014.svg 1987 National League East Three Rivers Stadium Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaFrom 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Side in 1907. 80–82 (.494) 4th (tie) Pittsburgh Associates Syd Thrift Jim Leyland KDKA-TV(Lanny Frattare, Jim Rooker, John Sanders)Pirates Cable Network(Steve Blass, Mike Lange) KDKA-AM(Lanny Frattare, Jim Rooker) The 1987 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 106th season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; and their 101st season in the National League. This was their 18th season at Three Rivers Stadium. The Pirates finished fifth in the National League East with a record of 80–82. Regular season Season standings Pittsburgh Pirates Game log Pittsburgh Pirates 1987 Game Log: 80–82 (Home: 47–34; Away: 33–48) y Pittsburgh Pirates April: 8–11 (Home: 6–7; Away: 2–4) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 1 || April 7 || @ Mets || 2–3 || Ojeda || Patterson (0–1) || Orosco || 46,102 || 0–1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 2 || April 9 || @ Mets || 2–4 || Walter || Easley (0–1) || Orosco || 20,598 || 0–2 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 3 || April 10 || Cardinals || 4–3 || Robinson (1–0) || LaPoint || — || 52,119 || 1–2 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 4 || April 11 || Cardinals || 3–6 || Forsch || Kipper (0–1) || Worrell || 6,720 || 1–3 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 5 || April 12 || Cardinals || 7–4 || Patterson (1–1) || Tudor || Robinson (1) || 6,749 || 2–3 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 6 || April 13 || Cardinals || 4–8 || Cox || Drabek (0–1) || Horton || 5,182 || 2–4 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 7 || April 15 || @ Cubs || 3–1 (10) || Robinson (2–0) || Noles || — || 5,369 || 3–4 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 8 || April 16 || @ Cubs || 6–0 || Kipper (1–1) || Lynch || — || 6,956 || 4–4 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 9 || April 17 || Phillies || 2–6 (10) || Bedrosian || Jones (0–1) || — || 10,105 || 4–5 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 10 || April 18 || Phillies || 6–8 || Tekulve || Robinson (2–1) || — || 19,361 || 4–6 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 11 || April 19 || Phillies || 5–2 || Drabek (1–1) || Ruffin || Robinson (2) || 7,962 || 5–6 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 12 || April 20 || Mets || 9–6 || Easley (1–1) || Myers || — || 8,267 || 6–6 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 13 || April 21 || Mets || 6–9 || Ojeda || Kipper (1–2) || Orosco || 13,368 || 6–7 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 14 || April 22 || Mets || 7–8 || Darling || Patterson (1–2) || Orosco || 13,911 || 6–8 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 15 || April 25 || @ Phillies || 2–3 || Carman || Drabek (1–2) || Tekulve || 18,553 || 6–9 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 16 || April 26 || @ Phillies || 4–6 || Ruffin || Reuschel (0–1) || Bedrosian || 30,234 || 6–10 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 17 || April 28 || Dodgers || 6–1 || Kipper (2–2) || Valenzuela || Easley (1) || 3,420 || 7–10 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 18 || April 29 || Dodgers || 2–10 || Welch || Patterson (1–3) || — || 4,668 || 7–11 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 19 || April 30 || Dodgers || 5–4 || Smiley (1–0) || Hershiser || Robinson (3) || 7,114 || 8–11 |- y Pittsburgh Pirates May: 13–14 (Home: 8–6; Away: 5–8) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 20 || May 1 || Giants || 4–2 || Reuschel (1–1) || Davis || — || 10,651 || 9–11 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 21 || May 2 || Giants || 1–0 || Smiley (2–0) || Downs || Robinson (4) || 14,736 || 10–11 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 22 || May 4 || @ Padres || 5–9 || Davis || Patterson (1–4) || McCullers || 22,306 || 10–12 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 23 || May 5 || @ Padres || 10–8 || Walk (1–0) || Show || Robinson (5) || 12,642 || 11–12 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 24 || May 6 || @ Dodgers || 1–2 || Hershiser || Reuschel (1–2) || — || 32,789 || 11–13 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 25 || May 7 || @ Dodgers || 3–6 || Honeycutt || Kipper (2–3) || Young || 27,621 || 11–14 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 26 || May 8 || @ Giants || 2–4 || Downs || Fisher (0–1) || Garrelts || 17,985 || 11–15 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 27 || May 9 || @ Giants || 4–9 || Hammaker || Walk (1–1) || — || 17,609 || 11–16 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 28 || May 10 || @ Giants || 4–1 (11) || Robinson (3–1) || Garrelts || — || 29,652 || 12–16 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 29 || May 12 || Padres || 12–5 || Reuschel (2–2) || Hawkins || — || 5,744 || 13–16 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 30 || May 13 || Padres || 9–5 || Walk (2–1) || Lefferts || Robinson (6) || 7,916 || 14–16 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 31 || May 14 || Padres || 10–3 || Fisher (1–1) || Show || Smiley (1) || 5,592 || 15–16 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 32 || May 15 || Braves || 3–9 || Assenmacher || Pena (0–1) || — || 18,137 || 15–17 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 33 || May 16 || Braves || 8–10 || Dedmon || Smiley (2–1) || Garber || 16,939 || 15–18 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 34 || May 17 || Braves || 6–5 || Robinson (4–1) || Olwine || — || 26,469 || 16–18 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 35 || May 18 || Astros || 1–4 || Scott || Kipper (2–4) || — || 4,213 || 16–19 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 36 || May 19 || Astros || 5–2 || Smiley (3–1) || Meads || Robinson (7) || 6,238 || 17–19 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 37 || May 20 || Astros || 5–3 || Taylor (1–0) || Darwin || Pena (1) || 14,096 || 18–19 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 38 || May 22 || @ Reds || 4–1 || Reuschel (3–2) || Robinson || Smiley (2) || 25,678 || 19–19 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 39 || May 23 || @ Reds || 3–2 || Kipper (3–4) || Pacillo || Robinson (8) || 33,887 || 20–19 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 40 || May 24 || @ Reds || 7–2 || Fisher (2–1) || Browning || — || 30,082 || 21–19 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 41 || May 25 || @ Astros || 2–7 || Deshaies || Taylor (1–1) || — || 9,618 || 21–20 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 42 || May 26 || @ Astros || 3–10 || Meads || Pena (0–2) || — || 9,632 || 21–21 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 43 || May 27 || @ Astros || 2–7 || Lopez || Robinson (4–3) || Smith || 14,863 || 21–22 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 44 || May 29 || Reds || 6–13 || Hoffman || Kipper (3–5) || — || 26,835 || 21–23 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 45 || May 30 || Reds || 2–6 || Gullickson || Taylor (1–2) || — || 28,853 || 21–24 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 46 || May 31 || Reds || 2–5 || Power || Drabek (1–3) || Franco || 24,786 || 21–25 |- y Pittsburgh Pirates June: 13–17 (Home: 5–4; Away: 8–13) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 47 || June 2 || @ Braves || 4–1 || Reuschel (4–2) || Mahler || — || 8,890 || 22–25 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 48 || June 3 || @ Braves || 4–1 || Kipper (4–5) || Palmer || — || 5,368 || 23–25 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 49 || June 4 || @ Braves || 3–8 || Smith || Fisher (2–2) || Dedmon || 6,460 || 23–26 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 50 || June 5 || @ Mets || 1–5 || Gooden || Dunne (0–1) || Orosco || 51,402 || 23–27 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 51 || June 6 || @ Mets || 2–4 || Fernandez || Drabek (1–4) || McDowell || 47,603 || 23–28 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 52 || June 7 || @ Mets || 4–5 (10) || McDowell || Robinson (4–4) || — || || 23–29 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 53 || June 7 || @ Mets || 10–9 || Taylor (2–2) || McDowell || Robinson (9) || 42,516 || 24–29 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 54 || June 8 || @ Expos || 1–7 || Heaton || Fisher (2–3) || — || 11,973 || 24–30 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 55 || June 9 || @ Expos || 8–1 || Dunne (1–1) || Sorensen || — || 13,132 || 25–30 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 56 || June 10 || @ Expos || 3–4 (11) || McClure || Robinson (4–5) || — || 10,134 || 25–31 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 57 || June 12 || Mets || 2–10 || Fernandez || Reuschel (4–3) || — || 27,465 || 25–32 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 58 || June 13 || Mets || 4–3 || Robinson (5–5) || Myers || — || 26,894 || 26–32 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 59 || June 14 || Mets || 3–7 || Sisk || Fisher (2–4) || — || 30,477 || 26–33 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 60 || June 15 || @ Cardinals || 3–1 || Dunne (2–1) || Mathews || — || 30,887 || 27–33 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 61 || June 16 || @ Cardinals || 1–11 || Dawley || Drabek (1–5) || Horton || 27,048 || 27–34 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 62 || June 17 || @ Cardinals || 4–1 || Reuschel (5–3) || Forsch || — || 30,891 || 28–34 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 63 || June 18 || @ Cardinals || 6–8 (10) || Dawley || Robinson (5–6) || — || 35,264 || 28–35 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 64 || June 19 || @ Cubs || 4–0 || Fisher (3–4) || Noles || — || 33,529 || 29–35 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 65 || June 20 || @ Cubs || 8–2 || Dunne (3–1) || Maddux || — || 34,384 || 30–35 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 66 || June 21 || @ Cubs || 3–6 || Trout || Drabek (1–6) || Smith || 33,418 || 30–36 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 67 || June 22 || @ Cubs || 2–3 || Moyer || Reuschel (5–4) || — || 27,064 || 30–37 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 68 || June 23 || Expos || 2–8 || Heaton || Kipper (4–6) || Parrett || 9,276 || 30–38 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 69 || June 24 || Expos || 9–6 || Fisher (4–4) || Fischer || — || 21,564 || 31–38 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 70 || June 25 || Expos || 2–7 || Martinez || Dunne (3–2) || McGaffigan || 10,836 || 31–39 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 71 || June 26 || Cubs || 5–2 || Jones (1–1) || Maddux || Robinson (10) || 20,408 || 32–39 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 72 || June 27 || Cubs || 7–0 || Reuschel (6–4) || Moyer || — || 31,595 || 33–39 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 73 || June 28 || Cubs || 6–2 || Jones (2–1) || Sutcliffe || — || 25,304 || 34–39 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 74 || June 29 || @ Phillies || 5–6 || Jackson || Jones (2–2) || Bedrosian || || 34–40 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 75 || June 29 || @ Phillies || 3–11 || Bair || Dunne (3–3) || Ritchie || 30,046 || 34–41 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 76 || June 30 || @ Phillies || 4–6 || Gross || Drabek (1–7) || Bedrosian || 20,598 || 34–42 |- y Pittsburgh Pirates July: 11–15 (Home: 5–8; Away: 6–7) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 77 || July 1 || @ Phillies || 4–11 || Rawley || Taylor (2–3) || — || 19,977 || 34–43 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 78 || July 3 || Dodgers || 6–0 || Reuschel (7–4) || Valenzuela || — || 22,454 || 35–43 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 79 || July 4 || Dodgers || 4–2 || Kipper (5–6) || Welch || Robinson (11) || 12,935 || 36–43 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 80 || July 5 || Dodgers || 1–6 || Hershiser || Fisher (4–5) || Young || 13,438 || 36–44 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 81 || July 6 || Giants || 5–7 || Dravecky || Dunne (3–4) || Garrelts || || 36–45 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 82 || July 6 || Giants || 4–7 || LaCoss || Drabek (1–8) || Lefferts || 11,204 || 36–46 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 83 || July 7 || Giants || 6–4 (12) || Gideon (1–0) || Price || — || 7,027 || 37–46 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 84 || July 8 || Giants || 4–8 (14) || Robinson || Gideon (1–1) || — || 10,868 || 37–47 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 85 || July 10 || Padres || 6–5 (11) || Robinson (7–6) || Gossage || — || 13,109 || 38–47 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 86 || July 11 || Padres || 1–3 || Grant || Fisher (4–6) || Davis || 27,476 || 38–48 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 87 || July 12 || Padres || 4–2 || Dunne (4–4) || Show || Gideon (1) || 13,276 || 39–48 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 88 || July 16 || @ Dodgers || 0–7 || Valenzuela || Kipper (5–7) || — || 32,845 || 39–49 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 89 || July 17 || @ Dodgers || 2–3 (10) || Young || Robinson (7–7) || — || 28,466 || 39–50 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 90 || July 18 || @ Dodgers || 4–2 || Drabek (2–8) || Hershiser || Jones (1) || 34,864 || 40–50 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 91 || July 19 || @ Dodgers || 7–2 || Dunne (5–4) || Honeycutt || Smiley (3) || 37,548 || 41–50 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 92 || July 20 || @ Giants || 7–6 || Fisher (5–6) || LaCoss || Robinson (12) || 6,919 || 42–50 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 93 || July 21 || @ Giants || 0–7 || Dravecky || Kipper (5–8) || — || 8,382 || 42–51 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 94 || July 22 || @ Giants || 4–0 || Reuschel (8–4) || Downs || — || 14,472 || 43–51 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 95 || July 23 || @ Padres || 1–2 || Show || Drabek (2–9) || Gossage || 14,911 || 43–52 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 96 || July 24 || @ Padres || 3–2 || Dunne (6–4) || Jones || Gideon (2) || 17,136 || 44–52 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 97 || July 25 || @ Padres || 9–3 || Fisher (6–6) || Hawkins || — || 19,764 || 45–52 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 98 || July 26 || @ Padres || 4–7 || Whitson || Kipper (5–9) || — || 13,219 || 45–53 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 99 || July 28 || Phillies || 2–5 || Rawley || Reuschel (8–5) || — || 16,270 || 45–54 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 100 || July 29 || Phillies || 3–4 || Carman || Drabek (2–10) || Bedrosian || 28,392 || 45–55 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 101 || July 30 || Phillies || 0–1 || Ruffin || Smiley (3–2) || Bedrosian || 11,769 || 45–56 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 102 || July 31 || @ Cardinals || 3–4 || Dayley || Jones (2–4) || — || 38,757 || 45–57 |- y Pittsburgh Pirates August: 15–14 (Home: 13–4; Away: 2–10) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 103 || August 1 || @ Cardinals || 6–7 (10) || Worrell || Jones (2–5) || — || 47,106 || 45–58 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 104 || August 2 || @ Cardinals || 1–9 || Magrane || Pena (0–3) || — || 44,695 || 45–59 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 105 || August 3 || Cubs || 6–4 || Drabek (3–10) || Maddux || Gott (1) || 7,281 || 46–59 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 106 || August 4 || Cubs || 2–3 (11) || Mason || Gideon (1–2) || — || 8,744 || 46–60 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 107 || August 5 || Cubs || 10–0 || Fisher (7–6) || Moyer || — || 7,726 || 47–60 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 108 || August 6 || Expos || 3–6 || Parrett || Gott (0–1) || Burke || 7,755 || 47–61 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 109 || August 7 || Expos || 9–3 || Walk (3–1) || Sebra || Gideon (3) || 22,075 || 48–61 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 110 || August 8 || Expos || 5–2 || Drabek (4–10) || Smith || Smiley (4) || 18,285 || 49–61 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 111 || August 9 || Expos || 4–3 || Dunne (7–4) || Parrett || Gott (2) || 18,829 || 50–61 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 112 || August 10 || Cardinals || 0–6 || Forsch || Fisher (7–7) || — || 11,445 || 50–62 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 113 || August 11 || Cardinals || 5–6 || Dayley || Reuschel (8–6) || Worrell || 14,637 || 50–63 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 114 || August 12 || Cardinals || 11–0 || Walk (4–1) || Magrane || — || 15,186 || 51–63 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 115 || August 13 || @ Expos || 7–9 || McGaffigan || Gideon (1–3) || McClure || 23,609 || 51–64 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 116 || August 14 || @ Expos || 3–4 || McClure || Smiley (3–3) || — || 20,501 || 51–65 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 117 || August 15 || @ Expos || 3–6 || Burke || Fisher (7–8) || — || 23,894 || 51–66 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 118 || August 16 || @ Expos || 7–10 || Parrett || Gideon (1–4) || — || 26,134 || 51–67 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 119 || August 18 || @ Reds || 7–4 || Walk (5–1) || Murphy || Gott (3) || 29,385 || 52–67 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 120 || August 19 || @ Reds || 10–9 || Drabek (5–10) || Browning || — || 24,179 || 53–67 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 121 || August 20 || @ Reds || 3–5 || Power || Dunne (7–5) || Franco || 22,542 || 53–68 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 122 || August 21 || @ Braves || 4–5 || Smith || Smiley (3–4) || Olwine || 15,783 || 53–69 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 123 || August 22 || @ Braves || 3–10 || Glavine || Walk (5–2) || — || 22,173 || 53–70 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 124 || August 23 || @ Braves || 2–6 || Palmer || Bielecki (0–1) || — || 10,699 || 53–71 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 125 || August 24 || Reds || 5–4 || Drabek (6–10) || Browning || Gott (4) || 11,020 || 54–71 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 126 || August 25 || Reds || 1–0 || Dunne (8–5) || Power || — || 10,149 || 55–71 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 127 || August 26 || Reds || 6–5 || Robinson (8–7) || Franco || — || 13,722 || 56–71 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 128 || August 28 || Astros || 4–2 || Walk (6–2) || Scott || Gott (5) || 11,917 || 57–71 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 129 || August 29 || Astros || 8–2 || Bielecki (1–1) || Ryan || — || 26,585 || 58–71 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 130 || August 30 || Astros || 7–0 || Drabek (7–10) || Knepper || — || 26,867 || 59–71 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 131 || August 31 || Braves || 7–3 || Dunne (9–5) || Dedmon || — || 4,930 || 60–71 |- y Pittsburgh Pirates September: 16–11 (Home: 6–5; Away: 10–6) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 132 || September 1 || Braves || 0–4 || Smith || Fisher (7–9) || — || 7,498 || 60–72 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 133 || September 2 || Braves || 2–0 || Walk (7–2) || Glavine || Gott (6) || 6,259 || 61–72 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 134 || September 4 || @ Astros || 0–2 || Ryan || Bielecki (1–2) || Agosto || 16,367 || 61–73 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 135 || September 5 || @ Astros || 1–5 || Knepper || Drabek (7–11) || — || 27,887 || 61–74 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 136 || September 6 || @ Astros || 4–3 || Dunne (10–5) || Hernandez || Gott (7) || 25,374 || 62–74 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 137 || September 7 || @ Cubs || 3–2 || Fisher (8–9) || Moyer || Robinson (13) || 21,745 || 63–74 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 138 || September 8 || @ Cubs || 4–1 || Palacios (1–0) || Sutcliffe || Gott (8) || 8,331 || 64–74 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 139 || September 9 || @ Cubs || 4–3 || Robinson (9–7) || Smith || Gott (9) || 8,054 || 65–74 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 140 || September 11 || @ Phillies || 4–2 || Drabek (8–11) || Gross || Gott (10) || 20,085 || 66–74 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 141 || September 12 || @ Phillies || 12–4 || Dunne (11–5) || Carman || — || 15,440 || 67–74 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 142 || September 13 || @ Phillies || 6–1 || Fisher (9–9) || Ruffin || — || 12,610 || 68–74 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 143 || September 14 || Expos || 4–6 (14) || McGaffigan || Gideon (1–5) || Parrett || 5,869 || 68–75 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 144 || September 15 || Expos || 5–1 || Bielecki (2–2) || Heaton || — || 5,852 || 69–75 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 145 || September 16 || Cardinals || 5–8 || Tudor || Drabek (8–12) || — || 15,323 || 69–76 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 146 || September 17 || Cardinals || 1–0 || Dunne (12–5) || Mathews || Gott (11) || 5,640 || 70–76 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 147 || September 18 || Mets || 10–9 || Smiley (4–4) || Myers || Gott (12) || 15,308 || 71–76 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 148 || September 19 || Mets || 4–5 || Aguilera || Palacios (1–1) || McDowell || 20,933 || 71–77 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 149 || September 20 || Mets || 9–8 (14) || Smiley (5–4) || Ojeda || — || 19,122 || 72–77 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 150 || September 21 || @ Expos || 5–2 || Drabek (9–12) || Sebra || Robinson (14) || 13,206 || 73–77 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 151 || September 22 || @ Expos || 3–4 || Perez || Gott (0–2) || Burke || 16,407 || 73–78 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 152 || September 23 || @ Cardinals || 2–0 || Fisher (10–9) || Mathews || — || 30,235 || 74–78 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 153 || September 24 || @ Cardinals || 2–3 || Horton || Robinson (9–8) || — || 35,921 || 74–79 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 154 || September 25 || @ Mets || 2–10 || Fernandez || Bielecki (2–3) || — || 41,987 || 74–80 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 155 || September 26 || @ Mets || 8–2 || Drabek (10–12) || Gooden || — || 48,695 || 75–80 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 156 || September 27 || @ Mets || 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 |- y Pittsburgh Pirates October: 4–0 (Home: 4–0; Away: 0–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 159 || October 1 || Cubs || 12–3 || Drabek (11–12) || Sanderson || — || 5,294 || 77–82 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 160 || October 2 || Phillies || 6–4 || Walk (8–2) || Jackson || Gott (13) || 8,245 || 78–82 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 161 || October 3 || Phillies || 10–5 || Palacios (2–1) || Gross || — || 12,790 || 79–82 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 162 || October 4 || Phillies || 4–2 || Dunne (13–6) || Bedrosian || Robinson (16) || 26,734 || 80–82 |- |- | Legend:      #cfc = Win      #fbb = LossBold = Pirates team member Record vs. opponents PIT Detailed records National League Opponent W L WP RS Runs scored RA Runs against NL East Chicago Cubs 14 4 14 4 y 98 45 Montreal Expos 7 11 7 11 y 83 89 New York Mets 6 12 6 12 y 88 119 Philadelphia Phillies 7 11 7 11 y 82 87 St. Louis Cardinals 7 11 7 11 y 68 85 Total 41 49 41 49 y 419 425 NL West Atlanta Braves 5 7 5 7 y 46 62 Cincinnati Reds 8 4 8 4 y 56 56 Houston Astros 6 6 6 6 y 42 47 Los Angeles Dodgers 6 6 6 6 y 41 45 San Diego Padres 8 4 8 4 y 74 54 San Francisco Giants 6 6 6 6 y 45 55 Total 39 33 39 33 y 304 319 Season Total 80 82 80 82 y 723 744 Month Games Won Lost Win % RS Runs scored RA Runs against April 19 8 11 8 11 y 85 92 May 27 13 14 13 14 y 124 140 June 30 13 17 13 17 y 123 145 July 26 11 15 11 15 y 94 110 August 29 15 14 15 14 y 149 133 September 27 16 11 16 11 y 116 110 October 4 4 0 4 0 y 32 14 Total 162 80 82 80 82 y 723 744 Games Won Lost Win % RS Runs scored RA Runs against Home 81 47 34 47 34 y 404 363 Away 81 33 48 33 48 y 319 381 Total 162 80 82 80 82 y 723 744 Roster 1987 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster Pitchers 34 Mike Bielecki 15 Doug Drabek 55 Tim Drummond 41 Mike Dunne 42 Logan Easley 36,54 Brian Fisher 28 Miguel García 58 Brett Gideon 35 Jim Gott 56 Dave Johnson 50 Barry Jones 16 Bob Kipper 38 Vicente Palacios 30 Bob Patterson 49 Hipólito Peña 48 Rick Reuschel 43 Don Robinson 49 Jeff Robinson 49 Mark Ross 57 John Smiley 52 Dorn Taylor 17 Bob Walk Catchers 4,12 Mike LaValliere 26 Junior Ortiz 46 Tom Prince  2 Mackey Sasser Infielders 12 Bill Almon  6 Rafael Belliard 25 Bobby Bonilla  5 Sid Bream 29 Onix Concepción 29 Félix Fermín 28 Denny González 19 Houston Jiménez 27 Sammy Khalifa 13 José Lind  2 Jim Morrison 22 Al Pedrique  3 Johnny Ray  3 U L Washington Outfielders 24 Barry Bonds 22,44 John Cangelosi  7 Darnell Coles 58 Butch Davis 14 Mike Diaz 47 Tommy Gregg 19 Terry Harper 23 R. J. Reynolds 18 Andy Van Slyke Manager 10 Jim Leyland Coaches 45 Rich Donnelly (bullpen) 32 Gene Lamont (third base) 39 Milt May (hitting) 31 Ray Miller (pitching) 37 Tommy Sandt (first base) Opening Day lineup +Opening Day Starters # Name Position24 Barry Bonds CF 26 Junior Ortiz C 3 Johnny Ray 2B 25 Bobby Bonilla LF 18 Andy Van Slyke RF 2 Jim Morrison 3B5 Sid Bream 1B6 Rafael Belliard SS30 Bob Patterson SP Player stats = Indicates team leader Batting Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Regular seasonMajor League Baseball Stats pirates.com: Stats http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/sortable.jsp#elem=%5Bobject+Object%5D&tab_level=child&click_text=Sortable+Player+hitting&game_type='R'&season=1987&season_type=ANY&league_code='MLB'&sectionType=sp&statType=hitting&page=1&ts=1439916756385&timeframe=&playerType=ALL&sportCode='mlb'&split=&team_id=134&active_sw=&position=&page_type=SortablePlayer&sortOrder='desc'&sortColumn=avg&results=&perPage=50&last_x_days=&extended=0 Pittsburgh Pirates Player G Games played AB At bats H Hits Avg. Batting average HR Home runs RBI Runs batted in O. Concepción Onix Concepción 1 1 1 1.000 0 0 B. Gideon Brett Gideon 29 1 1 1.000 0 2 J. Lind José Lind 35 143 46 0.322 0 11 A. Pedrique Al Pedrique 88 246 74 0.301 1 27 B. Bonilla Bobby Bonilla 141 466 140 0.300 15 77 M. LaValliere Mike LaValliere 121 340 102 0.300 1 36 U. Washington U L Washington 10 10 3 0.300 0 0 A. Van Slyke Andy Van Slyke 157 564 165 0.293 21 82 T. Harper Terry Harper (baseball) 36 66 19 0.288 1 7 S. Bream Sid Bream 149 516 142 0.275 13 65 J. Cangelosi John Cangelosi 104 182 50 0.275 4 18 J. Ray Johnny Ray (second baseman) 123 472 129 0.273 5 54 J. Ortiz Junior Ortiz 75 192 52 0.271 1 22 J. Morrison Jim Morrison (baseball) 96 348 92 0.264 9 46 B. Bonds Barry Bonds 150 551 144 0.261 25 59 R. Reynolds R. J. Reynolds (baseball) 117 335 87 0.260 7 51 F. Fermín Félix Fermín 23 68 17 0.250 0 4 T. Gregg Tommy Gregg 10 8 2 0.250 0 0 J. Robinson Jeff Robinson (relief pitcher) 18 4 1 0.250 1 1 B. Kipper Bob Kipper 26 33 8 0.242 0 0 M. Diaz Mike Diaz 103 241 58 0.241 16 48 B. Walk Bob Walk 39 26 6 0.231 0 5 D. Coles Darnell Coles 40 119 27 0.227 6 24 T. Prince Tom Prince (baseball) 4 9 2 0.222 1 2 M. Sasser Mackey Sasser 12 23 5 0.217 0 2 R. Belliard Rafael Belliard 81 203 42 0.207 1 15 B. Almon Bill Almon 19 20 4 0.200 0 1 B. Fisher Brian Fisher (baseball) 37 58 11 0.190 2 9 S. Khalifa Sam Khalifa 5 17 3 0.176 0 2 H. Peña Hipólito Peña 16 6 1 0.167 0 0 D. Taylor Dorn Taylor 15 18 3 0.167 0 0 R. Reuschel Rick Reuschel 25 60 9 0.150 1 5 B. Davis Butch Davis (baseball, born 1958) 7 7 1 0.143 0 0 D. Robinson Don Robinson (baseball) 44 7 1 0.143 0 1 J. Smiley John Smiley (baseball) 63 7 1 0.143 0 1 D. Drabek Doug Drabek 30 59 7 0.119 0 4 V. Palacios Vicente Palacios (baseball) 6 9 1 0.111 0 0 M. Dunne Mike Dunne (baseball) 23 53 5 0.094 0 3 B. Patterson Bob Patterson (baseball) 15 12 1 0.083 0 0 M. Bielecki Mike Bielecki 8 16 1 0.063 0 0 T. Drummond Tim Drummond (baseball) 6 1 0 0.000 0 0 L. Easley Logan Easley 17 2 0 0.000 0 0 D. González Denny González 5 7 0 0.000 0 0 J. Gott Jim Gott 25 1 0 0.000 0 0 H. Jiménez Houston Jiménez 5 6 0 0.000 0 0 B. Jones Barry Jones (baseball) 32 3 0 0.000 0 0 M. García Miguel García (baseball) 1 0 0 — 0 0 D. Johnson Dave Johnson (1987–1993 pitcher) 5 0 0 — 0 0 M. Ross Mark Ross (baseball) 1 0 0 — 0 0Team totals1625,5361,4640.264131684 Pitching Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Regular seasonMajor League Baseball Stats pirates.com: Stats http://mlb.mlb.com/stats/sortable.jsp#elem=%5Bobject+Object%5D&tab_level=child&click_text=Sortable+Player+pitching&game_type='R'&season=1987&season_type=ANY&league_code='MLB'&sectionType=sp&statType=pitching&page=1&ts=1439916791143&timeframe=&playerType=ALL&sportCode='mlb'&split=&team_id=134&active_sw=&position=&page_type=SortablePlayer&sortOrder='asc'&sortColumn=era&results=&perPage=50&last_x_days=&extended=0 Pittsburgh Pirates Player G Games IP Innings pitched W Wins L Loss ERA Earned run average SO Strikeouts M. García Miguel García (baseball) 1 2 3 0 0 0.00 0 J. Gott Jim Gott 25 31 0 2 1.45 27 R. Reuschel Rick Reuschel 25 177 8 6 2.75 80 M. Dunne Mike Dunne (baseball) 23 1631 3 13 6 3.03 72 J. Robinson Jeff Robinson (relief pitcher) 18 262 3 2 1 3.04 19 B. Walk Bob Walk 39 117 8 2 3.31 78 D. Robinson Don Robinson (baseball) 42 651 3 6 6 3.86 53 D. Drabek Doug Drabek 29 1761 3 11 12 3.88 120 V. Palacios Vicente Palacios (baseball) 6 291 3 2 1 4.30 13 T. Drummond Tim Drummond (baseball) 6 6 0 0 4.50 5 B. Fisher Brian Fisher (baseball) 37 1851 3 11 9 4.52 117 H. Peña Hipólito Peña 16 252 3 0 3 4.56 16 B. Gideon Brett Gideon 29 362 3 1 5 4.66 31 M. Bielecki Mike Bielecki 8 452 3 2 3 4.73 25 L. Easley Logan Easley 17 261 3 1 1 5.47 21 B. Jones Barry Jones (baseball) 32 431 3 2 4 5.61 28 D. Taylor Dorn Taylor 14 531 3 2 3 5.74 37 J. Smiley John Smiley (baseball) 63 75 5 5 5.76 58 B. Kipper Bob Kipper 24 1102 3 5 9 5.94 83 B. Patterson Bob Patterson (baseball) 15 43 1 4 6.70 27 M. Ross Mark Ross (baseball) 1 1 0 0 9.00 0 D. Johnson Dave Johnson (1987–1993 pitcher) 5 61 3 0 0 9.95 4Team totals162144580824.20914 Awards and honors 1987 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Rick Reuschel, P, reserve 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 Minor League Baseball AAA Vancouver Canadians Pacific Coast League Rocky Bridges AA Harrisburg Senators Eastern League Dave Trembley A Salem Buccaneers Carolina League Steve Demeter A Macon Pirates South Atlantic League Dennis Rogers A-Short Season Watertown Pirates New York–Penn League Jeff Cox Rookie GCL Pirates Gulf Coast League Woody Huyke LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Harrisburg, Salem References 1987 Pittsburgh Pirates at Baseball Reference 1987 Pittsburgh Pirates at Baseball Almanac Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 3rd Durham, North Carolina Baseball America 2007 978-1-932391-17-6 53 Category:Pittsburgh Pirates seasons Pittsburgh Pirates season Pitts