1991 Pittsburgh Pirates season

MLB yearly infobox alt
name = Pittsburgh Pirates
season = 1991
misc = 1991 NL East Champions

current league = National League
y1 = 1887
division = Eastern Division
y2 = 1969
Uniform
ballpark = Three Rivers Stadium
y4 = 1970
city = Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
y5 = 1887
owners = Pittsburgh Associates
general managers = Larry Doughty
managers = Jim Leyland
television = KDKA-TV
Jim Rooker, Kent Derdivanis, Lanny Frattare, Steve Blass
KBL
Jim Rooker, Kent Derdivanis, Lanny Frattare, Steve Blass
radio = KDKA
Jim Rooker, Kent Derdivanis, Lanny Frattare, Steve Blass|

The 1991 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 110th in franchise history. For the second consecutive season, teh Pirates won the National League East Division Title. During the season, John Smiley would be the last pitcher to win at least 20 games in one season for the Pirates in the 20th Century. [Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.98, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0]

Offseason

*December 6, 1990: Zane Smith signed as a free agent with the Pirates. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/smithza01.shtml Zane Smith page at Baseball Reference] ]
*February 4, 1991: Mark Huismann signed as a free agent with the Pirates. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/huismma01.shtml Mark Huismann page at Baseball Reference] ] March 29, 1991: Gary Varsho was traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Steve Carter. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/v/varshga01.shtml]

Regular season

Opening Day Starters

eason standings

Transactions

*March 21, 1991: Esteban Loaiza was signed by the Pirates as an amateur free agent. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/l/loaizes01.shtml Esteban Loaiza page at Baseball Reference] ]
*June 11, 1991: Mark Huismann was released by the Pirates.

Roster

Starting pitchers

National League Championship Series

Game 1

October 9: Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game 4

October 13: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia

Game 7

October 17: Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Award Winners

1991 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
* Bobby Bonilla, Designated Hitter, Starter

References

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PIT/1991.shtml 1991 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference]
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1991&t=PIT 1991 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]

succession box
title = NL East Championship Season
years = 1991
before = Pittsburgh Pirates
1990
after = Pittsburgh Pirates
1992