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1988 Pittsburgh Pirates (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1987/1989)
85-75, Finished 2nd in NL Eastern Division
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Scored 651 runs, Allowed 616 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 84-76
Managed by Jim Leyland

Ballpark: Three Rivers Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,866,713 (8th of 12)
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Batting - 98, Pitching - 98
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  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1988 Stats / Schedule / Transactions (1987/1989) / Lineups / Batting Orders / SplitsBat / Pitch / GamelogsBat / Pitch / Amateur Draft

Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.

November 6, 1987

Traded Joe Orsulak to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Rico Rossy and Terry Crowley Jr. (minors).

November 9, 1987

Terry Harper granted Free Agency.

November 12, 1987

Released Logan Easley.

November 20, 1987

Signed Skeeter Barnes as a free agent.

November 24, 1987

Signed Tom Romano as a free agent.

December 3, 1987

Signed Logan Easley as a free agent.

December 7, 1987

Scott Medvin drafted by the Houston Astros in the 1987 rule 5 draft.

Rich Sauveur drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 1987 rule 5 draft.

December 8, 1987

Matias Carrillo selected by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 1987 minor league draft.

January 20, 1988

Signed Dave Hostetler as a free agent.

February 9, 1988

Signed Dave Rucker as a free agent.

March 26, 1988

Traded Mackey Sasser and Tim Drummond to the New York Mets. Received Randy Milligan and Scott Henion (minors).

March 30, 1988

Traded Hipolito Pena to the New York Yankees. Received Orestes Destrade.

March 31, 1988

Traded Mike Bielecki to the Chicago Cubs. Received Mike Curtis (minors).

April 4, 1988 (Standings)

the Houston Astros returned Scott Medvin (earlier draft pick).

April 6, 1988 (Standings)

Traded Billy Merrifield (minors) to the Texas Rangers. Received Dave Sax.

May 7, 1988 (Standings)

Released Skeeter Barnes.

June 1, 1988 (Standings)

Drafted Blas Minor in the 6th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 14, 1988.

Drafted John Wehner in the 7th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 5, 1988.

Drafted Tim Wakefield in the 8th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 3, 1988.

Drafted Joe Ausanio in the 11th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 1988.

Drafted Randy Tomlin in the 18th round of the 1988 amateur draft.

Drafted Mandy Romero in the 19th round of the 1988 amateur draft. Player signed June 6, 1988.

Drafted Dave Staton in the 22nd round of the 1988 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

June 20, 1988 (Standings)

Signed Scott Bullett as an amateur free agent.

July 1, 1988 (Standings)

Signed Will Pennyfeather as an amateur free agent.

July 22, 1988 (Standings)

Traded Darnell Coles to the Seattle Mariners. Received Glenn Wilson.

August 13, 1988 (Standings)

Traded Barry Jones to the Chicago White Sox. Received Dave LaPoint.

August 19, 1988 (Standings)

Traded Mike Diaz to the Chicago White Sox. Received Gary Redus.

August 28, 1988 (Standings)

Traded a player to be named later to the Atlanta Braves. Received Ken Oberkfell and cash. The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Tommy Gregg (September 1, 1988) to the Atlanta Braves to complete the trade.

Released Dave Hostetler.

October 3, 1988 (Standings)

Traded Jim Neidlinger to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Bill Krueger.

October 13, 1988 (Standings)

Released Dave Rucker.

October 15, 1988 (Standings)

Dave Johnson granted Free Agency.

Paul Wilmet granted Free Agency.

November 4, 1988

Dave LaPoint granted Free Agency.

Gary Redus granted Free Agency.

Bob Walk granted Free Agency.

November 9, 1988

Traded Randy Milligan to the Baltimore Orioles. Received Pete Blohm (minors).

November 15, 1988

Signed Gary Redus as a free agent.

November 20, 1988

Released Al Pedrique.

November 27, 1988

Signed Bob Walk as a free agent.

November 28, 1988

Traded a player to be named later and Denny Gonzalez to the Cleveland Indians. Received a player to be named later. The Cleveland Indians sent Jay Bell (March 25, 1989) to the Pittsburgh Pirates to complete the trade. The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Felix Fermin (March 25, 1989) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.

December 6, 1988

Jose Melendez selected by the Seattle Mariners in the 1988 minor league draft.

Keith Shepherd selected by the Kansas City Royals in the 1988 minor league draft.

January 12, 1989

Signed Bill Landrum as a free agent.

January 25, 1989

Signed Dann Bilardello as a free agent.

February 22, 1989

Signed Jim Pankovits as a free agent.

March 17, 1989

Traded Ruben Rodriguez to the Milwaukee Brewers. Received Lou Thornton.

March 28, 1989

Traded Brett Gideon to the Montreal Expos. Received Neal Heaton.

Released Bill Krueger.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

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