1990 Pittsburgh Pirates season

March 2026 November 2013 Pittsburgh Pirates Pittsburgh Pirates logo 2014.svg 1990 National League East champions 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. 95–67 (.586) 1st Pittsburgh Associates Larry Doughty Jim Leyland KDKA-TVKBL KDKA-AM(Steve Blass, Kent Derdivanis, Lanny Frattare, Jim Rooker) The 1990 Pittsburgh Pirates season was their 109th season; the 104th in the National League. This was their 21st season at Three Rivers Stadium. The Pirates finished first in the National League East with a record of 95–67. They were defeated four games to two by the Cincinnati Reds in the NLCS. Offseason December 4, 1989: Gordon Dillard was drafted by the Pirates from the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1989 rule 5 draft.Gordon Dillard at Baseball-Reference January 14, 1990: Mark Ross was signed as a free agent by the Pirates.Mark Ross at Baseball-Reference January 31, 1990: Wally Backman was signed as a free agent by the Pirates.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/backmwa01.shtml Wally Backman Stats Regular season Barry Bonds became the first Major Leaguer in history to have a .300 batting average, 100 RBI, 100 runs and 50 stolen bases in the same season. With 33 home runs, he became the second to have 30 home runs and 50 steals in a season, following Cincinnati's Eric Davis in 1987. Season standings Pittsburgh Pirates Game log Pittsburgh Pirates 1990 Game Log: 95–67 (Home: 49–32; Away: 46–35) y Pittsburgh Pirates April: 14–6 (Home: 2–4; Away: 12–2) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 1 || April 9 || @ Mets || 12–3 || Drabek || Gooden || — || 47,919 || 1–0 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 2 || April 11 || @ Mets || 0–3 || Viola || Smiley || Franco || 16,880 || 1–1 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 3 || April 12 || @ Mets || 6–2 || Heaton || Fernandez || — || 16,544 || 2–1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 4 || April 13 || Cubs || 0–2 || Maddux || Walk || Williams || 44,799 || 2–2 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 5 || April 14 || Cubs || 1–4 || Harkey || Drabek || Williams || 13,226 || 2–3 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 6 || April 15 || Cubs || 4–3 (10) || Patterson || Lancaster || — || 6,289 || 3–3 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 7 || April 16, 1990 || Cardinals || 4–6 || DeLeon || Smiley || Horton || 7,136 || 3–4 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 8 || April 17, 1990 || Cardinals || 7–2 || Heaton || Mathews || — || 3,981 || 4–4 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 9 || April 18, 1990 || Cardinals || 0–3 || Tudor || Walk || Dayley || 11,626 || 4–5 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 10 || April 19, 1990 || @ Cardinals || 5–1 || Drabek || Magrane || — || 20,495 || 5–5 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 11 || April 20 || @ Cubs || 9–4 (7) || Roesler || Bielecki || — || 15,171 || 6–5 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 12 || April 21 || @ Cubs || 4–3 || Smiley || Wilson || Landrum || 37,091 || 7–5 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 13 || April 22 || @ Cubs || 3–2 || Heaton || Nunez || Power || 33,583 || 8–5 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 14 || April 23, 1990 || @ Cardinals || 4–7 || Tudor || Walk || — || 22,748 || 8–6 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 15 || April 24 || @ Giants || 4–1 || Drabek || Garrelts || Landrum || 10,881 || 9–6 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 16 || April 25 || @ Giants || 7–4 (12) || Patterson || Bedrosian || — || 10,698 || 10–6 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 17 || April 26 || @ Giants || 2–1 || Smiley || LaCoss || — || 10,493 || 11–6 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 18 || April 27, 1990 || @ Padres || 9–4 || Heaton || Show || — || 23,376 || 12–6 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 19 || April 28, 1990 || @ Padres || 4–3 || Walk || Benes || Landrum || 26,473 || 13–6 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 20 || April 29, 1990 || @ Padres || 10–1 || Drabek || Rasmussen || — || 27,206 || 14–6 |- y Pittsburgh Pirates May: 15–11 (Home: 13–2; Away: 2–9) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 21 || May 1, 1990 || @ Dodgers || 1–4 || Belcher || Terrell || — || 31,292 || 14–7 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 22 || May 2, 1990 || @ Dodgers || 2–6 || Valenzuela || Smiley || — || 32,089 || 14–8 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 23 || May 6, 1990 || Braves || 6–4 || Heaton || Smoltz || Ruskin || || 15–8 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 24 || May 6, 1990 || Braves || 4–2 || Drabek || Lilliquist || Patterson || 17,108 || 16–8 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 25 || May 7, 1990 || Padres || 4–1 || Walk || Hurst || Power || 9,653 || 17–8 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 26 || May 8, 1990 || Padres || 10–2 || Terrell || Show || — || 10,694 || 18–8 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 27 || May 9 || Reds || 6–2 || Smiley || Armstrong || Landrum || 17,149 || 19–8 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 28 || May 10 || Reds || 4–10 || Charlton || Power || — || 15,071 || 19–9 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 29 || May 11 || Astros || 4–3 || Drabek || Deshaies || Landrum || 24,734 || 20–9 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 30 || May 12 || Astros || 3–1 || Heaton || Portugal || Power || 16,066 || 21–9 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 31 || May 13 || Astros || 5–1 || Walk || Gullickson || Landrum || 16,658 || 22–9 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 32 || May 14 || @ Reds || 3–5 || Armstrong || Terrell || Myers || 24,211 || 22–10 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 33 || May 15 || @ Reds || 4–5 (11) || Layana || Patterson || — || 13,353 || 22–11 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 34 || May 17, 1990 || @ Braves || 1–6 || Lilliquist || Heaton || Hesketh || 6,340 || 22–12 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 35 || May 18, 1990 || @ Braves || 9–3 || Walk || Clary || — || 19,001 || 23–12 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 36 || May 19, 1990 || @ Braves || 1–2 || Glavine || Terrell || Hesketh || 26,170 || 23–13 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 37 || May 20, 1990 || @ Braves || 11–13 || Smith || Kipper || Boever || 8,288 || 23–14 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 38 || May 21 || @ Astros || 2–3 (11) || Agosto || Power || — || 8,116 || 23–15 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 39 || May 22 || @ Astros || 8–4 || Heaton || Schatzeder || — || 8,661 || 24–15 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 40 || May 23 || @ Astros || 3–7 || Agosto || Ruskin || — || 10,961 || 24–16 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 41 || May 25 || Giants || 8–9 || Burkett || Terrell || Brantley || 24,644 || 24–17 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 42 || May 26 || Giants || 10–4 || Drabek || Garrelts || — || 25,150 || 25–17 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 43 || May 27 || Giants || 5–2 || Heaton || Reuschel || Power || 23,943 || 26–17 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 44 || May 28, 1990 || Dodgers || 6–5 || Landrum || Howell || — || 26,171 || 27–17 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 45 || May 29, 1990 || Dodgers || 9–5 || Patterson || Valenzuela || Ruskin || 10,252 || 28–17 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 46 || May 30, 1990 || Dodgers || 5–3 || Terrell || Martinez || Landrum || 22,198 || 29–17 |- y Pittsburgh Pirates June: 14–13 (Home: 8–4; Away: 6–9) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 47 || June 1 || Expos || 1–4 || Gross || Drabek || Mohorcic || 27,410 || 29–18 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 48 || June 2 || Expos || 4–3 (10) || Landrum || Hall || — || 47,374 || 30–18 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 49 || June 3 || Expos || 3–4 || Sampen || Belinda || Schmidt || 27,817 || 30–19 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 50 || June 4 || Cubs || 6–2 || Patterson || Boskie || Landrum || 9,257 || 31–19 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 51 || June 5 || Cubs || 6–5 || Belinda || Williams || — || 20,642 || 32–19 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 52 || June 6 || Cubs || 6–1 (7) || Drabek || Maddux || — || 21,164 || 33–19 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 53 || June 7 || @ Mets || 5–4 || Ruskin || Musselman || Kipper || 28,443 || 34–19 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 54 || June 8 || @ Mets || 1–7 || Fernandez || Walk || — || 29,710 || 34–20 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 55 || June 9 || @ Mets || 3–9 || Cone || Patterson || — || 38,379 || 34–21 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 56 || June 10 || @ Mets || 3–8 || Ojeda || Terrell || — || 46,868 || 34–22 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 57 || June 11, 1990 || @ Cardinals || 8–7 || Belinda || Niedenfuer || Landrum || 27,403 || 35–22 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 58 || June 12, 1990 || @ Cardinals || 6–3 || Heaton || DeLeon || Landrum || 30,815 || 36–22 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 59 || June 13, 1990 || @ Cardinals || 6–5 || Huismann || DiPino || Reed || 26,926 || 37–22 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 60 || June 15 || Mets || 5–7 || Ojeda || Terrell || Franco || 35,935 || 37–23 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 61 || June 16 || Mets || 11–6 || Kipper || Viola || — || 43,653 || 38–23 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 62 || June 17 || Mets || 3–4 || Gooden || Heaton || Franco || 35,652 || 38–24 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 63 || June 19 || @ Phillies || 1–2 (10) || Carman || Landrum || — || 29,781 || 38–25 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 64 || June 20 || @ Phillies || 2–7 || Ruffin || Patterson || — || 40,256 || 38–26 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 65 || June 22 || @ Expos || 3–4 || Sampen || Belinda || Schmidt || 22,968 || 38–27 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 66 || June 23 || @ Expos || 1–6 || Smith || Drabek || — || 27,605 || 38–28 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 67 || June 24 || @ Expos || 5–3 || Heaton || Martinez || Belinda || 41,054 || 39–28 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 68 || June 25 || Phillies || 5–0 || Reed || de Jesus || — || 29,369 || 40–28 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 69 || June 26 || Phillies || 1–0 || Ruskin || Ruffin || Belinda || 25,807 || 41–28 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 70 || June 27 || Phillies || 5–3 || Kipper || Howell || Landrum || 40,207 || 42–28 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 71 || June 28, 1990 || @ Cardinals || 1–5 || Tewksbury || Drabek || Smith || 22,602 || 42–29 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 72 || June 29 || @ Giants || 3–7 || Wilson || Heaton || Brantley || 21,231 || 42–30 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 73 || June 30 || @ Giants || 4–3 || Kipper || Thurmond || Belinda || 31,159 || 43–30 |- y Pittsburgh Pirates July: 15–11 (Home: 7–7; Away: 8–4) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 74 || July 1 || @ Giants || 8–5 || Tibbs || Oliveras || Landrum || 36,441 || 44–30 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 75 || July 2, 1990 || @ Padres || 4–3 (14) || Patterson || Schiraldi || — || 13,842 || 45–30 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 76 || July 3, 1990 || @ Padres || 5–3 || Landrum || Lefferts || — || 33,949 || 46–30 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 77 || July 4, 1990 || @ Padres || 4–5 || Show || Heaton || Harris || 10,897 || 46–31 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 78 || July 5, 1990 || @ Dodgers || 9–6 || Reed || Martinez || Patterson || 36,231 || 47–31 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 79 || July 6, 1990 || @ Dodgers || 6–3 || Smiley || Morgan || — || 33,386 || 48–31 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 80 || July 7, 1990 || @ Dodgers || 2–4 || Belcher || Terrell || — || 38,977 || 48–32 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 81 || July 8, 1990 || @ Dodgers || 7–2 || Drabek || Wells || — || 37,271 || 49–32 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 82 || July 12, 1990 || Padres || 4–3 (15) || Patterson || Schiraldi || — || 10,960 || 50–32 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 83 || July 13, 1990 || Padres || 4–1 || Drabek || Rasmussen || Belinda || 16,108 || 51–32 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 84 || July 14, 1990 || Padres || 8–4 || Power || Harris || — || 27,955 || 52–32 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 85 || July 15, 1990 || Padres || 1–4 || Whitson || Heaton || Lefferts || 34,386 || 52–33 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 86 || July 16 || Giants || 1–6 || Garrelts || Reed || — || 28,304 || 52–34 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 87 || July 17 || Giants || 3–6 || Robinson || Smiley || — || 23,098 || 52–35 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 88 || July 18 || Giants || 11–2 || Drabek || Wilson || — || 38,430 || 53–35 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 89 || July 20, 1990 || Dodgers || 4–2 || Walk || Morgan || Power || 23,198 || 54–35 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 90 || July 21, 1990 || Dodgers || 0–6 || Belcher || Heaton || — || 39,498 || 54–36 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 91 || July 22, 1990 || Dodgers || 11–6 || Kipper || Wells || — || 26,818 || 55–36 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 92 || July 23 || @ Expos || 0–5 || Martinez || Smiley || — || 27,499 || 55–37 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 93 || July 24 || @ Expos || 5–3 || Drabek || Gross || Belinda || 24,444 || 56–37 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 94 || July 25 || @ Expos || 7–8 (10) || Sampen || Belinda || — || 21,669 || 56–38 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 95 || July 26 || Phillies || 4–12 || Mulholland || Heaton || — || 24,088 || 56–39 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 96 || July 27 || Phillies || 3–5 || Cook || Reed || Boever || 29,117 || 56–40 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 97 || July 28 || Phillies || 3–4 || Parrett || Landrum || Boever || 37,022 || 56–41 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 98 || July 29 || Phillies || 2–1 || Drabek || Combs || — || 33,018 || 57–41 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 99 || July 31 || @ Cubs || 9–1 || Patterson || Boskie || — || 35,126 || 58–41 |- y Pittsburgh Pirates August: 17–14 (Home: 7–10; Away: 10–4) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 100 || August 1 || @ Cubs || 0–5 || Maddux || Reed || — || 34,542 || 58–42 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 101 || August 2 || @ Cubs || 8–5 || Smiley || Wilson || Walk || 34,493 || 59–42 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 102 || August 3 || @ Phillies || 11–0 || Drabek || Ruffin || — || 36,057 || 60–42 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 103 || August 4 || @ Phillies || 3–1 (10) || Patterson || McDowell || Power || 45,305 || 61–42 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 104 || August 5 || @ Phillies || 6–8 || Carman || Ruskin || Boever || 40,142 || 61–43 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 105 || August 6 || @ Phillies || 10–1 || Tomlin || Mulholland || — || || 62–43 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 106 || August 6 || @ Phillies || 4–3 (10) || Landrum || McDowell || — || 30,827 || 63–43 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 107 || August 7 || Expos || 4–3 (12) || Ross || Mohorcic || — || 23,666 || 64–43 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 108 || August 8 || Expos || 2–6 || Martinez || Drabek || — || 21,180 || 64–44 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 109 || August 9 || Expos || 6–7 (10) || Frey || Landrum || Sampen || 21,499 || 64–45 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 110 || August 10, 1990 || Cardinals || 3–8 || Dayley || Kramer || — || 23,701 || 64–46 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 111 || August 11, 1990 || Cardinals || 2–3 || Magrane || Tomlin || Smith || 46,720 || 64–47 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 112 || August 12, 1990 || Cardinals || 0–6 || Tewksbury || Smiley || — || 30,335 || 64–48 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 113 || August 14, 1990 || Braves || 3–1 || Drabek || Leibrandt || — || || 65–48 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 114 || August 14, 1990 || Braves || 6–4 || Smith || Avery || Patterson || 25,542 || 66–48 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 115 || August 15, 1990 || Braves || 1–8 || Castillo || Heaton || — || 16,063 || 66–49 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 116 || August 16, 1990 || Braves || 4–3 || Kipper || Mercker || — || 19,304 || 67–49 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 117 || August 17 || @ Reds || 7–1 || York || Rijo || — || || 68–49 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 118 || August 17 || @ Reds || 4–3 || Smiley || Layana || Belinda || 48,964 || 69–49 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 119 || August 18 || @ Reds || 3–1 || Smith || Hammond || Kipper || 35,263 || 70–49 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 120 || August 19 || @ Reds || 6–3 || Drabek || Armstrong || Belinda || 36,549 || 71–49 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 121 || August 20 || Astros || 7–1 || Heaton || Deshaies || — || 20,997 || 72–49 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 122 || August 21 || Astros || 1–2 || Darwin || Patterson || — || 14,062 || 72–50 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 123 || August 22 || Astros || 4–2 || Smiley || Gullickson || Landrum || 29,420 || 73–50 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 124 || August 23 || Reds || 9–3 || Smith || Hammond || — || 26,181 || 74–50 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 125 || August 24 || Reds || 3–4 || Dibble || Kipper || Myers || 48,205 || 74–51 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 126 || August 25 || Reds || 1–6 || Charlton || Belinda || — || 43,679 || 74–52 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 127 || August 26 || Reds || 2–6 || Mahler || Tomlin || Dibble || 43,174 || 74–53 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 128 || August 28, 1990 || @ Braves || 0–9 || Leibrandt || Smiley || — || 5,872 || 74–54 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 129 || August 29, 1990 || @ Braves || 10–0 (7) || Drabek || Avery || — || 5,403 || 75–54 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 130 || August 31 || @ Astros || 2–3 || Agosto || Patterson || — || 10,892 || 75–55 |- y Pittsburgh Pirates September: 19–10 (Home: 11–3; Away: 8–7) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 131 || September 1 || @ Astros || 1–2 (10) || Smith || Power || — || 16,422 || 75–56 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 132 || September 2 || @ Astros || 7–6 || Smiley || Darwin || Kipper || 16,598 || 76–56 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 133 || September 3 || Phillies || 4–1 || Drabek || Ruffin || — || 23,854 || 77–56 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 134 || September 4 || Phillies || 11–7 || Landrum || Akerfelds || Patterson || 16,858 || 78–56 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 135 || September 5 || Mets || 1–0 || Smith || Franco || — || || 79–56 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 136 || September 5 || Mets || 3–1 || Heaton || Ojeda || Power || 49,793 || 80–56 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 137 || September 6 || Mets || 7–1 || Tomlin || Valera || — || 32,528 || 81–56 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 138 || September 7 || Expos || 1–4 || Boyd || Smiley || Burke || 22,083 || 81–57 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 139 || September 8 || Expos || 6–1 || Drabek || Farmer || — || 44,614 || 82–57 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 140 || September 9 || Expos || 5–9 || Rojas || Walk || — || 22,023 || 82–58 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 141 || September 10 || @ Phillies || 3–2 || Belinda || Boever || — || 18,970 || 83–58 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 142 || September 11 || @ Phillies || 5–1 || Tomlin || Grimsley || — || 20,289 || 84–58 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 143 || September 12 || @ Mets || 1–2 || Cone || Smiley || — || 48,375 || 84–59 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 144 || September 13 || @ Mets || 3–6 || Gooden || Drabek || Franco || 51,079 || 84–60 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 145 || September 14 || @ Expos || 2–4 || Frey || Heaton || — || 15,880 || 84–61 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 146 || September 15 || @ Expos || 3–4 || Sampen || Smith || Burke || 20,392 || 84–62 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 147 || September 16 || @ Expos || 1–4 || Ruskin || Tomlin || Frey || 21,286 || 84–63 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 148 || September 18 || @ Cubs || 5–8 || Maddux || Smiley || — || 23,168 || 84–64 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 149 || September 19 || @ Cubs || 8–7 || Drabek || Sutcliffe || Patterson || 13,058 || 85–64 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 150 || September 20 || @ Cubs || 11–2 || Walk || Kramer || Palacios || 14,926 || 86–64 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 151 || September 21, 1990 || Cardinals || 1–0 || Smith || DeLeon || — || 29,048 || 87–64 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 152 || September 22, 1990 || Cardinals || 2–3 || Hill || Tomlin || Smith || 22,895 || 87–65 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 153 || September 23, 1990 || Cardinals || 7–2 || Smiley || Tewksbury || Palacios || 30,635 || 88–65 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 154 || September 25 || Cubs || 5–3 || Drabek || Wilson || — || 21,644 || 89–65 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 155 || September 26 || Cubs || 4–3 || Smith || Coffman || — || 26,157 || 90–65 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 156 || September 27 || Cubs || 3–2 || Tomlin || Bielecki || Palacios || 25,049 || 91–65 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 157 || September 28, 1990 || @ Cardinals || 6–4 || Landrum || Hill || Belinda || 24,837 || 92–65 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 158 || September 29, 1990 || @ Cardinals || 8–0 || Walk || Tewksbury || — || 23,571 || 93–65 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 159 || September 30, 1990 || @ Cardinals || 2–0 || Drabek || Magrane || — || 32,672 || 94–65 |- y Pittsburgh Pirates October: 1–2 (Home: 1–2; Away: 0–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 160 || October 1 || Mets || 1–4 || Cone || Smith || — || 50,393 || 94–66 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 161 || October 2 || Mets || 9–4 || Landrum || Gooden || — || 50,028 || 95–66 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 162 || October 3 || Mets || 3–6 || Viola || York || Pena || 27,641 || 95–67 |- |- | Legend:      #cfc = Win      #fbb = Loss      #bbb = PostponementBold = 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 92 62 Montreal Expos 5 13 5 13 y 59 82 New York Mets 8 10 8 10 y 77 77 Philadelphia Phillies 12 6 12 6 y 83 58 St. Louis Cardinals 10 8 10 8 y 72 65 Total 49 41 49 41 y 383 344 NL West Atlanta Braves 7 5 7 5 y 56 55 Cincinnati Reds 6 6 6 6 y 52 49 Houston Astros 7 5 7 5 y 47 35 Los Angeles Dodgers 8 4 8 4 y 62 52 San Diego Padres 10 2 10 2 y 67 34 San Francisco Giants 8 4 8 4 y 66 50 Total 46 26 46 26 y 350 275 Season Total 95 67 95 67 y 733 619 Month Games Won Lost Win % RS Runs scored RA Runs against April 20 14 6 14 6 y 95 59 May 26 15 11 15 11 y 134 112 June 27 14 13 14 13 y 108 119 July 26 15 11 15 11 y 125 110 August 31 17 14 17 14 y 132 116 September 29 19 10 19 10 y 126 89 October 3 1 2 1 2 y 13 14 Total 162 95 67 95 67 y 733 619 Games Won Lost Win % RS Runs scored RA Runs against Home 81 49 32 49 32 y 351 299 Away 81 46 35 46 35 y 382 320 Total 162 95 67 95 67 y 733 619 Roster 1990 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster Pitchers 46 Doug Bair 50,60 Stan Belinda 15 Doug Drabek 26 Neal Heaton 27 Mark Huismann 16 Bob Kipper 28 Randy Kramer 43 Bill Landrum 58 Vicente Palacios 38 Bob Patterson 48 Ted Power 34 Rick Reed 47,49 Jerry Reuss 58 Mike Roesler 29,30 Mark Ross 56 Scott Ruskin 57 John Smiley 41 Zane Smith 35 Walt Terrell 30 Jay Tibbs 29 Randy Tomlin 17 Bob Walk 53 Mike York Catchers 22 Dann Bilardello 12 Mike LaValliere 14 Tom Prince 11 Don Slaught Infielders 19 Wally Backman  3 Jay Bell  6 Rafael Belliard  5 Sid Bream 51 Carlos García  7 Jeff King 13 José Lind 35 Carmelo Martínez 54 Orlando Merced  2 Gary Redus Outfielders 52 Moisés Alou 24 Barry Bonds 25 Bobby Bonilla 44 John Cangelosi 42 Steve Carter 30 Lloyd McClendon 23 R. J. Reynolds 27 Mark Ryal 18 Andy Van Slyke Manager 10 Jim Leyland Coaches 45 Rich Donnelly (bullpen) 36 Bruce Kimm (bench) 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 Position19 Wally Backman 3B 3 Jay Bell SS 18 Andy Van Slyke CF25 Bobby Bonilla RF 24 Barry Bonds LF5 Sid Bream 1B12 Mike LaValliere C 13 José Lind 2B15 Doug Drabek SP National League Championship Series 1990 National League Championship Series Awards and honors Barry Bonds, OF, National League Most Valuable Player Award Sid Bream, Hutch Awardhttps://www.baseball-almanac.com/awards/aw_hut.shtml Hutch Award | Baseball Almanac Sid Bream, National League Record, Most Assists in One Season,Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.47, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, 978-0-451-22363-0 Doug Drabek, National League Cy Young Award Doug Drabek, National League Pitcher of the Month, July Doug Drabek, National League Pitcher of the Month, August Jim Leyland, National League Manager of the Year Award Andy Van Slyke, Outfield, Gold Glove Award 1990 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Barry Bonds, OF, reserve Bobby Bonilla, OF, reserve Neal Heaton, P, reserve Player stats 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=1990&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 C. García Carlos García (baseball) 4 4 2 0.500 0 0 L. McClendon Lloyd McClendon 4 3 1 0.333 1 2 S. Ruskin Scott Ruskin (baseball) 44 6 2 0.333 0 1 M. York Mike York (baseball) 4 3 1 0.333 0 0 B. Bonds Barry Bonds 151 519 156 0.301 33 114 D. Slaught Don Slaught 84 230 69 0.300 4 29 W. Backman Wally Backman 104 315 92 0.292 2 28 R. Reynolds R. J. Reynolds (baseball) 95 215 62 0.288 0 19 A. Van Slyke Andy Van Slyke 136 493 140 0.284 17 77 B. Bonilla Bobby Bonilla 160 625 175 0.280 32 120 S. Bream Sid Bream 147 389 105 0.270 15 67 J. Lind José Lind 152 514 134 0.261 1 48 M. LaValliere Mike LaValliere 96 279 72 0.258 3 31 J. Bell Jay Bell 159 583 148 0.254 7 52 R. Reed Rick Reed (pitcher) 13 16 4 0.250 0 1 G. Redus Gary Redus 96 227 56 0.247 6 23 J. King Jeff King (baseball) 127 371 91 0.245 14 53 D. Drabek Doug Drabek 33 84 18 0.214 1 6 C. Martínez Carmelo Martínez 12 19 4 0.211 2 4 O. Merced Orlando Merced 25 24 5 0.208 0 0 R. Belliard Rafael Belliard 47 54 11 0.204 0 6 M. Alou Moisés Alou 2 5 1 0.200 0 0 S. Carter Steve Carter (baseball) 5 5 1 0.200 0 0 J. Cangelosi John Cangelosi 58 76 15 0.197 0 1 B. Walk Bob Walk 26 37 6 0.162 0 4 B. Kipper Bob Kipper 41 7 1 0.143 0 0 Z. Smith Zane Smith (baseball) 11 28 4 0.143 0 0 T. Power Ted Power 40 8 1 0.125 0 0 J. Smiley John Smiley (baseball) 26 49 6 0.122 0 3 B. Landrum Bill Landrum 54 9 1 0.111 0 0 W. Terrell Walt Terrell 16 28 3 0.107 0 0 T. Prince Tom Prince (baseball) 4 10 1 0.100 0 0 M. Ryal Mark Ryal 9 12 1 0.083 0 0 D. Bilardello Dann Bilardello 19 37 2 0.054 0 3 B. Patterson Bob Patterson (baseball) 55 19 1 0.053 0 0 N. Heaton Neal Heaton 32 43 2 0.047 0 1 R. Tomlin Randy Tomlin 12 25 1 0.040 0 0 D. Bair Doug Bair 22 1 0 0.000 0 0 S. Belinda Stan Belinda 55 5 0 0.000 0 0 R. Kramer Randy Kramer 12 5 0 0.000 0 0 V. Palacios Vicente Palacios (baseball) 7 4 0 0.000 0 0 M. Roesler Mike Roesler 5 1 0 0.000 0 0 M. Ross Mark Ross (baseball) 9 1 0 0.000 0 0 M. Huismann Mark Huismann 2 0 0 -1 — 0 0 J. Reuss Jerry Reuss 4 0 0 -1 — 0 0 J. Tibbs Jay Tibbs 5 0 0 -1 — 0 0Team totals1625,3881,3950.259138693 PostseasonMajor 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='L'&season=1990&season_type=ANY&league_code='MLB'&sectionType=sp&statType=hitting&page=1&ts=1439916774601&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 S. Bream Sid Bream 4 8 4 0.500 1 3 J. Bell Jay Bell 6 20 5 0.250 1 1 C. Martínez Carmelo Martínez 2 8 2 0.250 0 2 G. Redus Gary Redus 5 8 2 0.250 0 0 J. Lind José Lind 6 21 5 0.238 1 2 A. Van Slyke Andy Van Slyke 6 24 5 0.208 0 3 R. Reynolds R. J. Reynolds (baseball) 6 10 2 0.200 0 0 B. Bonilla Bobby Bonilla 6 21 4 0.190 0 1 B. Bonds Barry Bonds 6 18 3 0.167 0 1 D. Drabek Doug Drabek 2 6 1 0.167 0 0 W. Backman Wally Backman 3 7 1 0.143 0 0 J. King Jeff King (baseball) 5 10 1 0.100 0 0 D. Slaught Don Slaught 4 11 1 0.091 0 1 M. LaValliere Mike LaValliere 3 6 0 0.000 0 0 T. Power Ted Power 3 1 0 0.000 0 0 Z. Smith Zane Smith (baseball) 2 3 0 0.000 0 0 B. Walk Bob Walk 2 4 0 0.000 0 0 S. Belinda Stan Belinda 3 0 0 -1 — 0 0 B. Landrum Bill Landrum 2 0 0 -1 — 0 0 B. Patterson Bob Patterson (baseball) 2 0 0 -1 — 0 0 J. Smiley John Smiley (baseball) 1 0 0 -1 — 0 0Team totals618636.194314 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=1990&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 V. Palacios Vicente Palacios (baseball) 7 15 0 0 0.00 8 Z. Smith Zane Smith (baseball) 11 76 6 2 1.30 50 B. Landrum Bill Landrum 54 712 3 7 3 2.13 39 R. Tomlin Randy Tomlin 12 772 3 4 4 2.55 42 J. Tibbs Jay Tibbs 5 7 1 0 2.57 4 D. Drabek Doug Drabek 33 2311 3 22 6 2.76 131 M. York Mike York (baseball) 4 122 3 1 1 2.84 4 B. Patterson Bob Patterson (baseball) 55 942 3 8 5 2.95 70 M. Roesler Mike Roesler 5 6 1 0 3.00 4 B. Kipper Bob Kipper 41 622 3 5 2 3.02 35 S. Ruskin Scott Ruskin (baseball) 44 472 3 2 2 3.02 34 N. Heaton Neal Heaton 30 146 12 9 3.45 68 J. Reuss Jerry Reuss 4 72 3 0 0 3.52 1 S. Belinda Stan Belinda 55 581 3 3 4 3.55 55 M. Ross Mark Ross (baseball) 9 122 3 1 0 3.55 5 T. Power Ted Power 40 512 3 1 3 3.66 42 B. Walk Bob Walk 26 1292 3 7 5 3.75 73 R. Reed Rick Reed (pitcher) 13 532 3 2 3 4.36 27 J. Smiley John Smiley (baseball) 26 1491 3 9 10 4.64 86 D. Bair Doug Bair 22 241 3 0 0 4.81 19 R. Kramer Randy Kramer 12 252 3 0 1 4.91 15 W. Terrell Walt Terrell 16 822 3 2 7 5.88 34 M. Huismann Mark Huismann 2 3 1 0 9.00 2Team totals162144795673.40848 PostseasonMajor 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='L'&season=1990&season_type=ANY&league_code='MLB'&sectionType=sp&statType=pitching&page=1&ts=1439916971282&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 B. Landrum Bill Landrum 2 2 0 0 0.00 1 B. Patterson Bob Patterson (baseball) 2 1 0 0 0.00 0 J. Smiley John Smiley (baseball) 1 2 0 0 0.00 0 D. Drabek Doug Drabek 2 161 3 1 1 1.65 13 S. Belinda Stan Belinda 3 32 3 0 0 2.45 4 T. Power Ted Power 3 5 0 0 3.60 3 B. Walk Bob Walk 2 13 1 1 4.85 8 Z. Smith Zane Smith (baseball) 2 9 0 2 6.00 8Team totals652243.2937 Notable transactions May 2, 1990: Rico Rossy was traded by the Pirates to the Atlanta Braves for Greg Tubbs.Rico Rossy at Baseball-Reference May 18, 1990: Roger Mason was signed as a free agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/masonro01.shtml Roger Mason Stats June 5, 1990: The Pirates traded a player to be named later to the Baltimore Orioles for Jay Tibbs. The Pirates completed the deal by sending Dorn Taylor to the Orioles on September 5.Dorn Taylor at Baseball-Reference August 8, 1990: Scott Ruskin, Willie Greene and a player to be named later were traded by the Pirates to the Montreal Expos for Zane Smith. The Pirates completed the trade by sending Moisés Alou to the Expos on August 16.Zane Smith at Baseball-Reference September 1, 1990: Randy Kramer was traded by the Pirates to the Chicago Cubs for Greg Kallevig (minors).Randy Kramer at Baseball-Reference Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Buffalo Bisons American Association Terry Collins AA Harrisburg Senators Eastern League Marc Bombard A Salem Buccaneers Carolina League Stan Cliburn A Augusta Pirates South Atlantic League Lee Driggers A-Short Season Welland Pirates New York–Penn League Jim Mallon Rookie GCL Pirates Gulf Coast League Julio Garcia Rookie DSL Pirates Dominican Summer League -- LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: DSL Pirates References 1990 Pittsburgh Pirates team at Baseball-Reference 1990 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 Category:National League East champion seasons Pitts