2001 Pittsburgh Pirates season

March 2026 November 2013 Pittsburgh Pirates Pittsburgh Pirates logo 2014.svg 2001 National League Central PNC Park Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaFrom 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Side in 1907. 62–100 (.383) 6th Kevin McClatchy Cam BonifayRoy Smith (interim)Dave Littlefield Lloyd McClendon WCWB-TVFox Sports Net Pittsburgh KDKA-AM(Steve Blass, Greg Brown, Lanny Frattare, Bob Walk) The 2001 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 120th season of the franchise; the 115th in the National League. This was their first season at PNC Park. The Pirates finished sixth and last in the National League Central with a record of 62–100, their first 100 loss season since 1985. The year also saw longtime Pirate Bill Mazeroski inducted into the Hall of Fame.The Best Game Ever, Prologue, p. xxxviii, Jim Reisler, Carroll & Graf Publishers, New York, 2007, 978-0-7867-1943-3 Offseason February 1, 2001: Billy Taylor was signed as a free agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.https://www.baseball-reference.com/t/taylobi04.shtml Billy Taylor Stats Regular season Season standings Pittsburgh Pirates Game log Pittsburgh Pirates 2001 Game Log (62–100) y Pittsburgh Pirates April (9–14) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- style="background:#fbb;" | 1 || April 3 || @ Cincinnati || 2–3 || Fernandez || Ritchie || Graves || 20,784 || 0–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2 || April 4 || @ Cincinnati || 6–5 (10) || Williams || Sullivan || — || 18,330 || 1–1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 3 || April 5 || @ Cincinnati || 1–4 || Dessens || Anderson || Riedling || 20,482 || 1–2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 4 || April 6 || @ Houston || 1–4 || Dotel || Olivares || Wagner || 27,126 || 1–3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 5 || April 7 || @ Houston || 5–3 || Arroyo || Bottenfield || Williams || 30,046 || 2–3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 6 || April 8 || @ Houston || 9–3 || Beimel || Elarton || — || 30,174 || 3–3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 7 || April 9 || Cincinnati || 2–8 || Reitsma || Ritchie || — || 36,954 || 3–4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 8 || April 11 || Cincinnati || 6–5 || Silva || Riedling || Williams || 35,045 || 4–4 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 9 || April 12 || Cincinnati || 6–11 || Harnisch || Olivares || — || 33,045 || 4–5 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 10 || April 13 || @ Chicago || 2–4 || Bere || Arroyo || Fassero || 26,003 || 4–6 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 11 || April 14 || @ Chicago || 6–7 || Aybar || Silva || Fassero || 34,220 || 4–7 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 12 || April 15 || @ Chicago || 1–5 || Duncan || Sauerbeck || — || 21,061 || 4–8 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 13 || April 16 || Houston || 3–0 || Anderson || Miller || Williams || 20,128 || 5–8 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 14 || April 18 || Houston || 8–4 || Arroyo || Reynolds || — || 20,339 || 6–8 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 15 || April 20 || Chicago || 2–8 || Lieber || Martinez || — || 31,692 || 6–9 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 16 || April 21 || Chicago || 3–4 || Heredia || Williams || Fassero || 33,105 || 6–10 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 17 || April 22 || Chicago || 4–3 (10) || Williams || Fassero || — || 35,676 || 7–10 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 18 || April 24 || @ Los Angeles || 5–1 || Olivares || Park || — || 23,596 || 8–10 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 19 || April 25 || @ Los Angeles || 5–6 || Adams || Manzanillo || — || 22,495 || 8–11 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 20 || April 26 || @ Los Angeles || 3–6 || Brown || Ritchie || — || 24,143 || 8–12 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 21 || April 27 || @ San Diego || 3–0 || Anderson || Jones || Williams || 27,896 || 9–12 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 22 || April 28 || @ San Diego || 1–8 || Eaton || Arroyo || — || 48,326 || 9–13 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 23 || April 29 || @ San Diego || 1–6 || Williams || Olivares || Hoffman || 41,654 || 9–14 |- y Pittsburgh Pirates May (8–20) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- style="background:#fbb;" | 24 || May 1 || San Francisco || 6–11 || Rueter || Martinez || — || 22,926 || 9–15 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 25 || May 2 || San Francisco || 6–7 || Ortiz || Silva || Nen || 22,880 || 9–16 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 26 || May 3 || San Francisco || 4–3 || Silva || Estes || Williams || 23,048 || 10–16 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 27 || May 4 || Colorado || 3–9 || Hampton || Arroyo || — || 32,653 || 10–17 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 28 || May 5 || Colorado || 11–3 || Olivares || Chacon || — || 37,596 || 11–17 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 29 || May 6 || Colorado || 4–3 (11) || Beimel || White || — || 34,915 || 12–17 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 30 || May 7 || @ St. Louis || 0–7 || Morris || Ritchie || — || 31,891 || 12–18 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 31 || May 8 || @ St. Louis || 2–8 || Benes || Anderson || — || 35,771 || 12–19 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 32 || May 9 || @ St. Louis || 2–6 || Hermanson || Arroyo || — || 33,921 || 12–20 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 33 || May 10 || @ St. Louis || 5–11 || Matthews || Silva || — || 45,008 || 12–21 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 34 || May 11 || @ Milwaukee || 3–0 || Schmidt || Haynes || Williams || 31,525 || 13–21 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 35 || May 12 || @ Milwaukee || 4–5 (12) || Leskanic || Beimel || — || 42,004 || 13–22 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 36 || May 13 || @ Milwaukee || 1–4 || Sheets || Anderson || — || 30,084 || 13–23 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 37 || May 14 || @ Milwaukee || 8–11 || Wright || Wengert || Leskanic || 26,974 || 13–24 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 38 || May 15 || St. Louis || 3–8 || Hermanson || Olivares || — || 30,883 || 13–25 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 39 || May 16 || St. Louis || 0–3 || Kile || Schmidt || — || 29,128 || 13–26 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 40 || May 17 || St. Louis || 2–12 || Morris || Ritchie || — || 29,835 || 13–27 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 41 || May 19 || Milwaukee || 6–1 || Anderson || Sheets || — || 37,857 || 14–27 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 42 || May 20 || Milwaukee || 8–7 || Manzanillo || Weathers || Williams || 35,728 || 15–27 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 43 || May 23 || @ Philadelphia || 0–4 || Wolf || Schmidt || Bottalico || — || 15–28 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 44 || May 23 || @ Philadelphia || 2–5 || Daal || Olivares || Mesa || 13,337 || 15–29 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 45 || May 24 || @ Philadelphia || 5–6 || Cormier || Sauerbeck || Mesa || 12,287 || 15–30 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 46 || May 25 || @ Atlanta || 0–1 || Maddux || Ritchie || — || 28,120 || 15–31 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 47 || May 26 || @ Atlanta || 3–9 || Burkett || Wengert || — || 40,788 || 15–32 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 48 || May 27 || @ Atlanta || 6–3 || Arroyo || Glavine || Williams || 35,728 || 16–32 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 49 || May 28 || Florida || 8–5 || Silva || Miceli || Williams || 26,512 || 17–32 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 50 || May 29 || Florida || 0–5 || Burnett || Anderson || — || 21,083 || 17–33 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 51 || May 30 || Florida || 7–9 (10) || Alfonseca || Williams || Looper || 24,343 || 17–34 |- y Pittsburgh Pirates June (12–15) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- style="background:#fbb;" | 52 || June 1 || Atlanta || 1–5 || Burkett || Ritchie || — || 34,230 || 17–35 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 53 || June 3 || Atlanta || 7–11 || Glavine || Olivares || — || — || 17–36 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 54 || June 3 || Atlanta || 3–8 || Smoltz || Anderson || — || 36,924 || 17–37 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 55 || June 5 || @ Florida || 5–2 || Schmidt || Penny || Williams || 10,138 || 18–37 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 56 || June 6 || @ Florida || 2–7 || Dempster || Ritchie || — || 10,114 || 18–38 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 57 || June 7 || @ Florida || 3–5 || Bones || Manzanillo || Alfonseca || 14,516 || 18–39 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 58 || June 8 || @ Minnesota || 6–8 || Carrasco || Olivares || Hawkins || 29,587 || 18–40 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 59 || June 9 || @ Minnesota || 2–3 || Mays || Anderson || Hawkins || 26,685 || 18–41 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 60 || June 10 || @ Minnesota || 11–8 || Sauerbeck || Miller || Williams || 24,400 || 19–41 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 61 || June 12 || @ Detroit || 13–3 || Ritchie || Mlicki || — || 15,919 || 20–41 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 62 || June 13 || @ Detroit || 3–6 || Weaver || Beimel || Anderson || 17,639 || 20–42 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 63 || June 14 || @ Detroit || 4–6 || Sparks || Arroyo || Anderson || 17,305 || 20–43 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 64 || June 15 || Cleveland || 6–3 || Anderson || Burba || Williams || 36,235 || 21–43 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 65 || June 16 || Cleveland || 6–4 || Schmidt || Wright || Williams || 37,056 || 22–43 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 66 || June 17 || Cleveland || 1–0 || Ritchie || Karsay || — || 36,694 || 23–43 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 67 || June 19 || Philadelphia || 8–5 || Beimel || Chen || Sauerbeck || 33,713 || 24–43 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 68 || June 20 || Philadelphia || 5–9 || Daal || Arroyo || — || 28,145 || 24–44 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 69 || June 21 || Philadelphia || 3–6 || Person || Anderson || Mesa || 29,560 || 24–45 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 70 || June 22 || Montréal || 5–11 || Armas || Schmidt || — || 33,439 || 24–46 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 71 || June 23 || Montréal || 7–4 || Ritchie || Yoshii || Williams || 38,169 || 25–46 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 72 || June 24 || Montréal || 4–11 || Mattes || Beimel || — || 36,826 || 25–47 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 73 || June 25 || Milwaukee || 6–4 || Williams || Levrault || Williams || 22,470 || 26–47 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 74 || June 26 || Milwaukee || 7–6 (12) || Olivares || King || — || 24,120 || 27–47 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 75 || June 27 || Milwaukee || 6–2 || Schmidt || Haynes || — || 25,756 || 28–47 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 76 || June 28 || Milwaukee || 1–0 || Ritchie || Wright || Williams || 36,390 || 29–47 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 77 || June 29 || @ Montréal || 3–12 || Mattes || Beimel || — || 6,504 || 29–48 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 78 || June 30 || @ Montréal || 6–7 || Lloyd || Williams || — || 8,711 || 29–49 |- y Pittsburgh Pirates July (12–15) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- style="background:#fbb;" | 79 || July 1 || @ Montréal || 3–9 || Thurman || Anderson || — || 6,631 || 29–50 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 80 || July 2 || @ Cincinnati || 10–5 || Schmidt || Davis || — || 22,397 || 30–50 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 81 || July 3 || @ Cincinnati || 3–2 || Ritchie || Dessens || Williams || 21,724 || 31–50 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 82 || July 4 || @ Cincinnati || 14–3 || Beimel || Reith || — || 17,972 || 32–50 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 83 || July 5 || @ Cincinnati || 1–7 || Acevedo || Williams || — || 24,128 || 32–51 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 84 || July 6 || @ Chicago || 10–6 || Manzanillo || Howry || — || 19,554 || 33–51 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 85 || July 7 || @ Chicago || 1–4 || Wells || Schmidt || Foulke || 25,113 || 33–52 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 86 || July 8 || @ Chicago || 2–9 || Lowe || Ritchie || — || 22,105 || 33–53 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 87 || July 12 || Kansas City || 2–0 || Anderson || Suppan || Williams || 26,393 || 34–53 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 88 || July 13 || Kansas City || 1–0 || Ritchie || Grimsley || — || 35,325 || 35–53 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 89 || July 14 || Kansas City || 4–7 || Wilson || Williams || Hernandez || 37,789 || 35–54 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 90 || July 15 || Los Angeles || 2–4 || Brown || Schmidt || Shaw || 38,152 || 35–55 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 91 || July 16 || Los Angeles || 4–6 || Gagne || Beimel || Shaw || 26,145 || 35–56 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 92 || July 17 || Los Angeles || 1–4 || Adams || Anderson || Herges || 30,150 || 35–57 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 93 || July 18 || Chicago || 5–6 || Fassero || Williams || Gordon || 31,919 || 35–58 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 94 || July 19 || Chicago || 3–2 || Olivares || Duncan || Williams || 34,921 || 36–58 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 95 || July 20 || @ St. Louis || 4–1 || Schmidt || Hermanson || Manzanillo || 35,215 || 37–58 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 96 || July 21 || @ St. Louis || 2–9 || Smith || Beimel || — || 44,930 || 37–59 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 97 || July 22 || @ St. Louis || 2–0 || Anderson || Timlin || Williams || 33,546 || 38–59 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 98 || July 24 || @ Chicago || 2–10 || Tavarez || Ritchie || — || 40,269 || 38–60 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 99 || July 25 || @ Chicago || 5–6 || Lieber || Williams || — || 38,508 || 38–61 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 100 || July 26 || Houston || 2–3 || Mlicki || Schmidt || Wagner || 30,245 || 38–62 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 101 || July 27 || Houston || 3–2 || Beimel || Reynolds || Williams || 38,463 || 39–62 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 102 || July 28 || Houston || 9–8 || Olivares || Wagner || — || 32,977 || 40–62 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 103 || July 28 || Houston || 3–12 || McKnight || Anderson || — || 38,295 || 40–63 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 104 || July 29 || Houston || 4–1 || Ritchie || Miller || Williams || 37,166 || 41–63 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 105 || July 31 || @ San Francisco || 7–8 (11) || Gomes || Wilkins || — || 41,529 || 41–64 |- y Pittsburgh Pirates August (8–20) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- style="background:#fbb;" | 106 || August 1 || @ San Francisco || 1–3 || Schmidt || Beimel || Nen || 41,251 || 41–65 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 107 || August 2 || @ San Francisco || 0–3 || Rueter || McKnight || Nen || 41,726 || 41–66 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 108 || August 3 || @ Colorado || 7–12 || Hampton || Anderson || — || 38,836 || 41–67 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 109 || August 4 || @ Colorado || 6–3 || Ritchie || Chacon || — || 44,294 || 42–67 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 110 || August 5 || @ Colorado || 5–4 || Lincoln || Bohanon || Fetters || 36,570 || 43–67 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 111 || August 7 || Los Angeles || 1–2 || Adams || McKnight || Shaw || 28,873 || 43–68 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 112 || August 8 || Los Angeles || 4–9 || Carrara || Anderson || — || 29,528 || 43–69 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 113 || August 9 || Los Angeles || 8–5 || Ritchie || Park || Fetters || 29,841 || 44–69 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 114 || August 10 || San Diego || 2–3 || Tollberg || Williams || Hoffman || 36,588 || 44–70 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 115 || August 11 || San Diego || 2–6 || Lawrence || Beimel || — || 39,388 || 44–71 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 116 || August 12 || San Diego || 7–6 || Manzanillo || Myers || — || 37,150 || 45–71 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 117 || August 13 || @ Arizona || 0–3 || Johnson || Anderson || — || 32,386 || 45–72 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 118 || August 14 || @ Arizona || 3–4 (10) || Batista || Marte || — || 31,006 || 45–73 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 119 || August 15 || @ Arizona || 2–5 || Schilling || Williams || — || 28,703 || 45–74 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 120 || August 16 || @ Houston || 3–4 || Miller || Beimel || Wagner || 26,518 || 45–75 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 121 || August 17 || @ Houston || 5–6 || Mlicki || McKnight || Wagner || 37,363 || 45–76 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 122 || August 18 || @ Houston || 0–3 || Hernandez || Anderson || Dotel || 41,955 || 45–77 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 123 || August 19 || @ Houston || 2–12 || Oswalt || Ritchie || — || 35,915 || 45–78 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 124 || August 21 || Arizona || 4–2 || Olivares || Schilling || Fetters || 35,131 || 46–78 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 125 || August 22 || Arizona || 0–6 || Lopez || Beimel || — || 26,531 || 46–79 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 126 || August 23 || Arizona || 5–1 || McKnight || Johnson || Fetters || 30,794 || 47–79 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 127 || August 24 || Houston || 1–5 || Oswalt || Anderson || — || 37,324 || 47–80 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 128 || August 25 || Houston || 8–2 || Ritchie || Mlicki || — || 37,665 || 48–80 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 129 || August 26 || Houston || 1–3 || Villone || Williams || Wagner || 34,850 || 48–81 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 130 || August 27 || @ Milwaukee || 5–12 || Coppinger || Beimel || Buddie || 26,289 || 48–82 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 131 || August 28 || @ Milwaukee || 6–5 || Sauerbeck || Leskanic || Fetters || 23,579 || 49–82 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 132 || August 29 || @ Milwaukee || 8–9 || Levrault || Anderson || Fox || 24,551 || 49–83 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 133 || August 31 || @ Cincinnati || 3–11 || Reitsma || Ritchie || — || 19,090 || 49–84 |- y Pittsburgh Pirates September (9–14) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- style="background:#cfc;" | 134 || September 1 || @ Cincinnati || 7–0 || Williams || Acevedo || — || 24,308 || 50–84 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 135 || September 2 || @ Cincinnati || 6–8 || Sullivan || Lincoln || Graves || 21,881 || 50–85 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 136 || September 3 || Milwaukee || 7–12 || Leiter || Vogelsong || — || — || 50–86 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 137 || September 3 || Milwaukee || 3–2 || Fetters || Fox || — || 29,003 || 51–86 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 138 || September 4 || Milwaukee || 5–2 || Arroyo || Levrault || Fetters || 17,293 || 52–86 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 139 || September 5 || Milwaukee || 5–1 || Ritchie || Wright || — || 18,866 || 53–86 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 140 || September 6 || Cincinnati || 6–8 || Brower || Loiselle || Graves || 20,683 || 53–87 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 141 || September 7 || Cincinnati || 3–1 || McKnight || Davis || Olivares || 33,800 || 54–87 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 142 || September 8 || Cincinnati || 5–2 || Anderson || Dessens || — || 38,638 || 55–87 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 143 || September 9 || Cincinnati || 3–5 || Reyes || Vogelsong || Graves || 33,214 || 55–88 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 144 || September 17 || New York || 1–4 || Franco || Fetters || Benitez || 25,902 || 55–89 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 145 || September 18 || New York || 5–7 || Riggan || Olivares || Benitez || 19,285 || 55–90 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 146 || September 19 || New York || 2–9 || Gonzalez || McKnight || — || 20,371 || 55–91 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 147 || September 20 || St. Louis || 1–9 || Williams || Anderson || — || 21,678 || 55–92 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 148 || September 21 || St. Louis || 5–9 || Hackman || Olivares || — || 36,209 || 55–93 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 149 || September 22 || St. Louis || 1–4 || Smith || Ritchie || Stechschulte || 37,539 || 55–94 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 150 || September 23 || St. Louis || 2–1 || Williams || Hermanson || Manzanillo || 33,633 || 56–94 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 151 || September 24 || Chicago || 7–6 || Lincoln || Chiasson || Loiselle || 18,908 || 57–94 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 152 || September 25 || Chicago || 13–1 || Anderson || Bere || — || 18,581 || 58–94 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 153 || September 26 || Chicago || 4–8 || Cruz || Arroyo || — || 25,564 || 58–95 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 154 || September 28 || @ St. Louis || 3–14 || Hermanson || Ritchie || — || 33,218 || 58–96 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 155 || September 29 || @ St. Louis || 0–2 || Morris || Williams || Stechschulte || 39,782 || 58–97 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 156 || September 30 || @ St. Louis || 3–7 || Williams || McKnight || — || 42,442 || 58–98 |- y Pittsburgh Pirates October (4–2) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- style="background:#cfc;" | 157 || October 1 || @ New York || 5–1 || Anderson || Rusch || Sauerbeck || 6,315 || 59–98 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 158 || October 2 || @ New York || 10–1 || Arroyo || Chen || — || 8,058 || 60–98 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 159 || October 3 || @ New York || 0–3 || Trachsel || Ritchie || — || 6,627 || 60–99 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 160 || October 5 || @ Chicago || 3–2 || Beimel || Bere || Fetters || 24,786 || 61–99 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 161 || October 6 || @ Chicago || 2–13 || Tavarez || McKnight || — || 35,020 || 61–100 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 162 || October 7 || @ Chicago || 4–3 || Beimel || Zambrano || Fetters || 35,083 || 62–100 |- |- | Legend:      #cfc darkgray = Win      #fcc darkgray = LossBold = Pirates team member Record vs. opponents PIT Detailed records National League Opponent W L WP RS Runs scored RA Runs against NL East Atlanta Braves 1 5 1 5 y 20 37 Florida Marlins 2 4 2 4 y 25 33 Montreal Expos 1 5 1 5 y 28 54 New York Mets 2 4 2 4 y 23 25 Philadelphia Phillies 1 5 1 5 y 23 35 Total 7 23 7 23 y 119 184 NL Central Chicago Cubs 6 10 6 10 y 66 88 Cincinnati Reds 8 9 8 9 y 84 88 Houston Astros 8 9 8 9 y 67 75 Milwaukee Brewers 11 6 11 6 y 89 83 Pittsburgh Pirates St. Louis Cardinals 3 14 3 14 y 37 111 Total 36 48 36 48 y 343 445 NL West Arizona Diamondbacks 2 4 2 4 y 14 21 Colorado Rockies 4 2 4 2 y 36 34 Los Angeles Dodgers 2 7 2 7 y 33 43 San Diego Padres 2 4 2 4 y 16 29 San Francisco Giants 1 5 1 5 y 24 35 Total 11 22 11 22 y 123 162 American League Chicago White Sox 1 2 1 2 y 13 19 Cleveland Indians 3 0 3 0 y 13 7 Detroit Tigers 1 2 1 2 y 20 15 Kansas City Royals 2 1 2 1 y 7 7 Minnesota Twins 1 2 1 2 y 19 19 Total 8 7 8 7 y 72 67 Season Total 62 100 62 100 y 657 858 Month Games Won Lost Win % RS Runs scored RA Runs against April 23 9 14 9 14 y 85 108 May 28 8 20 8 20 y 109 166 June 27 12 15 12 15 y 134 156 July 27 12 15 12 15 y 109 134 August 28 8 20 8 20 y 99 149 September 23 9 14 9 14 y 97 122 October 6 4 2 4 2 y 24 23 Total 162 62 100 62 100 y 657 858 Games Won Lost Win % RS Runs scored RA Runs against Home 81 38 43 38 43 y 342 414 Away 81 24 57 24 57 y 315 444 Total 162 62 100 62 100 y 657 858 Roster 2001 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster Pitchers 55 Jimmy Anderson 69 Bronson Arroyo 53 Joe Beimel 39 Mike Fetters 57 Mike Lincoln 51 Rich Loiselle 49 Josías Manzanillo 46 Dámaso Marte 38 Ramón Martínez 45 Tony McKnight 45 Terry Mulholland 31 Omar Olivares 48 Todd Ritchie 47 Scott Sauerbeck 22 Jason Schmidt 56 José Silva 36 Billy Taylor 28 Ryan Vogelsong 38 Don Wengert 50 Marc Wilkins 58 Dave Williams 43 Mike Williams Catchers 11 Humberto Cota 18 Jason Kendall 15 Keith Osik Infielders 25 Luis Figueroa 25 Mendy López  2 Pat Meares 30 Warren Morris 10 Abraham Núñez 16 Aramis Ramírez  7 John Wehner 36 Craig Wilson 25 Enrique Wilson 12 Jack Wilson 29 Kevin Young Outfielders 50 Andy Barkett 14 Derek Bell 13 Adrian Brown 17 Emil Brown 24 Brian Giles  3 Chad Hermansen 27 Alex Hernández 38 Adam Hyzdu 59 Rob Mackowiak 22 Gary Matthews, Jr.  5 Tike Redman 17 Armando Ríos 28 John Vander Wal Manager 23 Lloyd McClendon Coaches 35 Dave Clark (hitting) 44 Trent Jewett (third base) 37 Tommy Sandt (first base) 52 Bruce Tanner (bullpen) 19 Bill Virdon (bench) 54 Spin Williams (pitching) Opening Day lineup +Opening Day Starters Name Position Adrian Brown CF Derek Bell RF Jason Kendall C Brian Giles LF Aramis Ramírez 3B Kevin Young 1B Pat Meares 2B Jack Wilson SS Todd Ritchie SP Notable transactions April 2, 2001: Billy Taylor was released by the Pittsburgh Pirates. April 3, 2001: Billy Taylor was signed as a free agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates. April 11, 2001: Ramón Martínez was signed as a free agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/martira02.shtml Ramon Martinez Stats June 5, 2001: Jeremy Guthrie was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 3rd round of the 2001 amateur draft, but did not sign.Jeremy Guthrie Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com July 30, 2001: John Vander Wal and Jason Schmidt were traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the San Francisco Giants for Armando Ríos and Ryan Vogelsong.John Vander Wal Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com PNC Park thumb|right|170px|J. P. "Honus" Wagner, a statue of Honus Wagner by Frank Vittor, outside the homeplate entrance The Pirates opened the park with two pre-season games against the New York Mets, the first was played on March 31, 2001. PNC Park Baseballparks.com http://www.ballparks.com/baseball/national/pitbpk.htm April 11, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080410235948/http://www.ballparks.com/baseball/national/pitbpk.htm April 10, 2008 live The first official baseball game played in PNC Park was between the Cincinnati Reds and the Pittsburgh Pirates, on April 9, 2001. The Reds won the game by the final score of 8–2. The first pitch was thrown by Todd Ritchie, a ball to Barry Larkin. In the top of the first inning, Sean Casey's two-run home run was the first hit in the park. The first Pirates' batter, Adrian Brown, struck out; however, later in the inning Jason Kendall singled, the first hit by a Pirate. Two days later, John Vander Wal became the first Pirate to hit a home run in the park.PNC Park Gets Rave Reviews - Sports News Story - WTAE Pittsburgh https://web.archive.org/web/20050317122005/http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/sports/480687/detail.html March 17, 2005 Upon opening in 2001, PNC Park was praised by fans and media alike. Jim Caple, of ESPN.com, ranked PNC Park as the best stadium in Major League Baseball, with a score of 95 out of 100.Caple Jim Jim Caple Pittsburgh's gem rates the best ESPN.com http://sports.espn.go.com/travel/news/story?page=ballparks/pncpark April 15, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080411114449/http://sports.espn.go.com/travel/news/story?page=ballparks%2Fpncpark April 11, 2008 dead mdy He compared the park to Fallingwater, calling the stadium itself "perfect", and citing the high ticket prices as the only negative aspect of visiting the park. Caple Jim Jim Caple Pittsburgh's gem rates the best ESPN.com https://www.espn.com/page2/s/ballparks/pncpark.html April 3, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080412094145/http://espn.go.com/page2/s/ballparks/pncpark.html April 12, 2008 live Pirates' vice-president Steve Greenberg said, "We said when construction began that we would build the best ballpark in baseball, and we believe we've done that." Major League Baseball executive Paul Beeston has said the park was the best he's seen so far in baseball. Many of the workers who built the park said that it was the nicest that they have seen. McKay Jim Workers proud of what they have wrought Pittsburgh Post-Gazette April 15, 2001 http://www.post-gazette.com/pirates/20010415pncworker9.asp https://web.archive.org/web/20010913032514/http://post-gazette.com/pirates/20010415pncworker9.asp dead September 13, 2001 April 20, 2008 In 2008, Men's Fitness named the park one of "10 big league parks worth seeing this summer". Pratt Devin Top Stadiums: Pittsburgh's PNC Park Men's Fitness http://www.mensfitness.com/sports_and_recreation/61?page=2 April 10, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080408175604/http://www.mensfitness.com/sports_and_recreation/61?page=2 April 8, 2008 live Langosch Jenifer PNC in Men's Fitness top 10 stadiums PittsburghPirates.com April 2, 2008 http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080402&content_id=2485650&vkey=news_pit&fext=.jsp&c_id=pit April 10, 2008 June 5, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110605035926/http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20080402&content_id=2485650&vkey=news_pit&fext=.jsp&c_id=pit dead thumb|center|640px|An evening game between the Dodgers and Pirates – August 7, 2001 Awards and honors 2001 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Brian Giles, OF, reserve Statistics Hitting Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Regular seasonMajor League Baseball Stats http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/stats/sortable.jsp?c_id=pit#playerType=ALL&elem=%5Bobject+Object%5D&tab_level=child&click_text=Sortable+Player+hitting&game_type='R'&season=2001&season_type=ANY&league_code='MLB'&sectionType=sp&statType=hitting&page=1&ts=1401639124344 Pittsburgh Pirates November 24, 2014 October 12, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141012104237/http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/stats/sortable.jsp?c_id=pit#playerType=ALL&elem=%5Bobject+Object%5D&tab_level=child&click_text=Sortable+Player+hitting&game_type='R'&season=2001&season_type=ANY&league_code='MLB'&sectionType=sp&statType=hitting&page=1&ts=1401639124344 dead Player G Games played AB At bats H Hits Avg. Batting average HR Home runs RBI Runs batted in A. Ríos Armando Ríos 2 3 1 0.333 0 1 C. Wilson Craig Wilson (first baseman) 88 158 49 0.310 13 32 B. Giles Brian Giles 160 576 178 0.309 37 95 A. Barkett Andy Barkett 17 46 14 0.304 1 3 A. Ramírez Aramis Ramírez 158 603 181 0.300 34 112 J. Vander Wal John Vander Wal 97 313 87 0.278 11 50 J. Beimel Joe Beimel 41 26 7 0.269 0 0 R. Mackowiak Rob Mackowiak 83 214 57 0.266 4 21 J. Kendall Jason Kendall 157 606 161 0.266 10 53 A. Núñez Abraham Núñez (infielder) 115 301 79 0.262 1 21 M. Lincoln Mike Lincoln 30 4 1 0.250 0 0 G. Matthews, Jr. Gary Matthews, Jr. 46 147 36 0.245 5 14 M. López Mendy López 22 43 10 0.233 0 4 K. Young Kevin Young (baseball) 142 449 104 0.232 14 65 T. Redman Tike Redman 37 125 28 0.224 1 4 J. Wilson Jack Wilson (shortstop) 108 390 87 0.223 3 25 H. Cota Humberto Cota 7 9 2 0.222 0 1 O. Olivares Omar Olivares 44 27 6 0.222 1 6 P. Meares Pat Meares 87 270 57 0.211 4 25 A. Hyzdu Adam Hyzdu 51 72 15 0.208 5 9 K. Osik Keith Osik 56 120 25 0.208 2 13 W. Morris Warren Morris 48 103 21 0.204 2 11 E. Brown Emil Brown 61 123 25 0.203 3 13 J. Wehner John Wehner 43 51 10 0.196 0 2 A. Brown Adrian Brown (baseball) 8 31 6 0.194 1 2 E. Wilson Enrique Wilson 46 129 24 0.186 1 8 J. Schmidt Jason Schmidt 12 23 4 0.174 1 1 D. Bell Derek Bell (baseball) 46 156 27 0.173 5 13 C. Hermansen Chad Hermansen 22 55 9 0.164 2 5 T. Ritchie Todd Ritchie 32 59 9 0.153 0 3 J. Anderson Jimmy Anderson (baseball) 32 59 7 0.119 0 3 D. Williams Dave Williams (2000s pitcher) 20 34 4 0.118 0 2 A. Hernández Alex Hernández (baseball) 7 11 1 0.091 0 0 B. Arroyo Bronson Arroyo 23 21 1 0.048 0 1 L. Figueroa Luis Figueroa (baseball) 4 2 0 0.000 0 0 J. Manzanillo Josías Manzanillo 68 1 0 0.000 0 0 D. Marte Dámaso Marte 23 4 0 0.000 0 0 R. Martínez Ramón Martínez (pitcher) 4 5 0 0.000 0 0 T. McKnight Tony McKnight 12 17 0 0.000 0 0 T. Mulholland Terry Mulholland 21 3 0 0.000 0 0 S. Sauerbeck Scott Sauerbeck 66 2 0 0.000 0 0 J. Silva José Silva (baseball) 26 2 0 0.000 0 0 R. Vogelsong Ryan Vogelsong 2 2 0 0.000 0 0 D. Wengert Don Wengert 4 3 0 0.000 0 0 M. Fetters Mike Fetters 20 0 0 — 0 0 R. Loiselle Rich Loiselle 17 0 0 — 0 0 B. Taylor Billy Taylor (1990s pitcher) 1 0 0 — 0 0 M. Wilkins Marc Wilkins (baseball) 14 0 0 — 0 0 M. Williams Mike Williams (baseball) 38 0 0 — 0 0Team totals1625,3981,3330.247161618 Pitching Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Regular seasonMajor League Baseball Stats http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/stats/sortable.jsp?c_id=pit#playerType=ALL&elem=%5Bobject+Object%5D&tab_level=child&click_text=Sortable+Player+pitching&game_type='R'&season=2001&season_type=ANY&league_code='MLB'&sectionType=sp&statType=pitching&page=1&ts=1401641021764&sortColumn=era&sortOrder='asc'&extended=0 Pittsburgh Pirates November 24, 2014 October 12, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141012104237/http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/stats/sortable.jsp?c_id=pit#playerType=ALL&elem=%5Bobject+Object%5D&tab_level=child&click_text=Sortable+Player+pitching&game_type='R'&season=2001&season_type=ANY&league_code='MLB'&sectionType=sp&statType=pitching&page=1&ts=1401641021764&sortColumn=era&sortOrder='asc'&extended=0 dead Player G Games IP Innings pitched W Wins L Loss ERA Earned run average SO Strikeouts M. Lincoln Mike Lincoln 31 401 3 2 1 2.68 24 J. Manzanillo Josías Manzanillo 71 792 3 3 2 3.39 80 M. Williams Mike Williams (baseball) 40 412 3 2 4 3.67 43 D. Williams Dave Williams (2000s pitcher) 22 114 3 7 3.71 57 T. Mulholland Terry Mulholland 22 361 3 0 0 3.72 17 T. Ritchie Todd Ritchie 33 2071 3 11 15 4.47 124 B. Taylor Billy Taylor (1990s pitcher) 1 2 0 0 4.50 3 M. Fetters Mike Fetters 20 172 3 1 1 4.58 11 J. Schmidt Jason Schmidt 14 84 6 6 4.61 77 D. Marte Dámaso Marte 23 361 3 0 1 4.71 39 B. Arroyo Bronson Arroyo 24 881 3 5 7 5.09 39 J. Anderson Jimmy Anderson (baseball) 34 2061 3 9 17 5.10 89 T. McKnight Tony McKnight 12 691 3 2 6 5.19 36 J. Beimel Joe Beimel 42 1151 3 7 11 5.23 58 S. Sauerbeck Scott Sauerbeck 70 622 3 2 2 5.60 79 O. Olivares Omar Olivares 45 110 6 9 6.55 69 J. Silva José Silva (baseball) 26 32 3 3 6.75 23 M. Wilkins Marc Wilkins (baseball) 14 171 3 0 1 6.75 11 R. Martínez Ramón Martínez (pitcher) 4 152 3 0 2 8.62 9 R. Loiselle Rich Loiselle 18 18 0 1 11.50 9 R. Vogelsong Ryan Vogelsong 2 6 0 2 12.00 7 D. Wengert Don Wengert 4 16 0 2 12.38 4Team totals1621,4161 3621005.05908 Draft picks 2001 Major League Baseball draft 2001 Top 10 Rounds Draft Picks2001 Pittsburgh Pirates Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?query_type=franch_year&team_ID=PIT&year_ID=2001&draft_type=junreg& Baseball-Reference Rd#PlayerPosDOB and AgeSchool 1 8 John Van Benschoten RHP 2001 06 05 1980 04 14 Kent State University (Kent, Ohio) 3 84 Jeremy Guthrie RHP 2001 06 05 1979 04 8 Stanford University (Palo Alto, California) 4 114 Jeff Keppinger SS 2001 06 05 1980 04 21 University of Georgia (Athens, Georgia) 5 144 Travis Chapman 1B 2001 06 05 1978 06 5 Indian River Community College (Fort Pierce, Florida) 6 174 Drew Friedberg LHP 2001 06 05 1979 03 3 Arizona State University (Tempe, Arizona) 7 204 Mike McCuistion C 2001 06 05 1982 05 14 Yucaipa HS (Yucaipa, California) 8 234 Chris Duffy OF 2001 06 05 1980 04 20 Arizona State University (Tempe, Arizona) 9 264 Jason Fellows 1B — Berkmar HS (Lilburn, Georgia) 10 294 Aaron Bulkley SS 2001 06 05 1983 05 6 Port Byron HS (Cayuga, New York) Note Age at time of draft. Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Nashville Sounds Pacific Coast League Marty Brown AA Altoona Curve Eastern League Dale Sveum A Lynchburg Hillcats Carolina League Curtis Wilkerson A Hickory Crawdads South Atlantic League Pete Mackanin A-Short Season Williamsport Crosscutters New York–Penn League Tony Beasley Rookie GCL Pirates Gulf Coast League Woody Huyke LEAGUE CO-CHAMPIONS: Williamsport References 2001 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference 2001 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 3rd Durham, North Carolina Baseball America 2007 978-1-932391-17-6 100% Category:Pittsburgh Pirates seasons Pittsburgh Pirates Season, 2001 Pittsburgh Pirates Season, 2001 Pittsburgh Pirates