1992 Pittsburgh Pirates season

The 1992 Pittsburgh Pirates season was their 111th season; the 106th in the National League. This was their 23rd season at Three Rivers Stadium. For the third consecutive season, the Pirates won the National League East Division Title with a record of 96–66. They were defeated four games to three by the Atlanta Braves in the 1992 National League Championship Series. The Pirates would not have another winning season until 2013.

Offseason

November 11, 1991: Al Martin was signed as a free agent by the Pirates.
January 3, 1992: Mike LaValliere was signed as a free agent by the Pirates.
March 10, 1992: Neal Heaton was traded by the Pirates to the Kansas City Royals for Kirk Gibson.
March 11, 1992: Dennis Lamp was signed as a free agent by the Pirates.
March 17, 1992: John Smiley was traded by the Pirates to the Minnesota Twins for Denny Neagle and Midre Cummings.
Regular season

Season standings

Game Log

Record vs. opponents

Detailed records

Month	Games	Won	Lost	Win %
April	20	15	5		97	54
May	28	11	17		129	131
June	28	17	11		100	110
July	27	12	15		90	96
August	27	19	8		118	95
September	29	21	8		153	101
October	3	1	2		6	8
Total	162	96	66		693	595

Roster

Opening Day lineup

Player stats

;Batting

Player
	59	3	2	0.667	0	2
	10	7	4	0.571	0	4
	87	255	88	0.345	4	37
	11	3	1	0.333	0	1
	60	6	2	0.333	0	4
	6	3	1	0.333	0	0
	154	614	199	0.324	14	89
	140	473	147	0.311	34	103
	64	205	57	0.278	0	10
	159	632	167	0.264	9	55
	112	194	50	0.258	1	20
	95	293	75	0.256	2	29
	76	176	45	0.256	3	12
	84	190	48	0.253	3	20
	80	285	71	0.249	8	43
	134	405	100	0.247	6	60
	135	468	110	0.235	0	39
	130	480	111	0.231	14	65
	15	9	2	0.222	0	0
	103	162	36	0.222	4	22
	23	33	7	0.212	2	7
	22	39	8	0.205	0	4
	16	56	11	0.196	2	5
	55	123	22	0.179	0	4
	12	12	2	0.167	0	2
	35	89	14	0.157	0	6
	35	65	9	0.138	0	1
	26	49	6	0.122	0	3
	36	43	4	0.093	0	2
	27	44	4	0.091	0	5
	8	11	1	0.091	0	1
	15	24	2	0.083	0	1
	20	14	1	0.071	0	0
	14	28	2	0.071	0	0
	8	4	0	0.000	0	0
	16	3	0	0.000	0	0
	23	2	0	0.000	0	0
	21	1	0	0.000	0	0
	65	10	0	0.000	0	0
	6	3	0	0.000	0	0
	56	11	0	0.000	0	0
	1	0	0		0	0
	1	0	0		0	0

Player
	5	11	8	0.727	1	4
	4	3	2	0.667	0	0
	2	2	1	0.500	0	0
	5	16	7	0.438	0	3
	5	12	4	0.333	1	5
	7	29	8	0.276	0	4
	7	23	6	0.261	1	2
	7	29	7	0.241	0	2
	7	27	6	0.222	1	5
	4	10	2	0.200	0	1
	3	10	2	0.200	0	0
	7	29	5	0.172	1	4
	4	10	1	0.100	0	2
	3	6	0	0.000	0	0
	1	1	0	0.000	0	0
	2	6	0	0.000	0	0
	2	5	0	0.000	0	0
	2	2	0	0.000	0	0
	2	0	0		0	0
	2	0	0		0	0
	1	0	0		0	0
	2	0	0		0	0
	2	0	0		0	0
	2	0	0		0	0
	2	0	0		0	0

;Pitching

Player
	6	13	2	0	0.69	5
	13	92	8	1	2.15	51
	6		1	0	2.38	5
	34		15	11	2.77	177
	60		6	3	2.92	43
	23	141	8	8	3.06	56
	59		6	4	3.15	57
	36	135	10	6	3.20	60
	16		3	1	3.33	18
	15		4	4	3.36	46
	35		14	9	3.41	90
	11	23	2	0	3.52	10
	65	88	5	7	4.09	56
	20	53	3	2	4.25	33
	23		1	0	4.26	18
	8		3	1	4.46	14
	55		4	6	4.48	77
	1	2	0	0	4.50	0
	21	28	1	1	5.14	15
	8	23	0	2	5.48	12
	1	2	0	0	9.00	1

Player
	2		0	0	0.00	2
	2		0	0	0.00	1
	2		0	0	0.00	1
	2	18	2	0	3.00	7
	3	17	0	3	3.71	10
	2		1	0	3.86	6
	2		0	0	5.40	1
	2		0	0	6.75	0
	1		0	1	21.60	0
	2		0	0	27.00	0

National League Championship Series

Game 1

October 6: Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium, Atlanta

Game 2

October 7: Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium, Atlanta

Game 3

October 9: Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game 4

October 10: Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game 5

October 11: Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game 6

October 13: Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium, Atlanta

Game 7

October 14: Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium, Atlanta

Awards and honors

Barry Bonds, OF, National League Most Valuable Player Award
Jim Leyland, National League Manager of the Year Award
Randy Tomlin, National League Pitcher of the Month, June
Tim Wakefield, National League Rookie Pitcher of the Year

1992 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Andy Van Slyke, CF, Starter
Barry Bonds, LF, Starter
Notable transactions
May 5, 1992: Kirk Gibson was released by the Pirates.
June 10, 1992: Jeff Robinson was selected off waivers by the Pirates from the Texas Rangers.
June 11, 1992: Dennis Lamp was released by the Pirates.
June 19, 1992: Danny Cox was signed as a free agent by the Pirates.
July 4, 1992: Tony Mitchell was traded by the Pirates to the Cleveland Indians for Alex Cole.
July 25, 1992: Jeff Robinson was released by the Pirates.
July 31, 1992: Pitcher Tim Wakefield called up from AAA Buffalo.
Draft picks
June 1, 1992: Jason Kendall was drafted by the Pirates in the 1st round of the 1992 Major League Baseball Draft. Player signed June 16, 1992.
June 1, 1992: Chance Sanford was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 27th round of the 1992 amateur draft. Player signed June 4, 1992.
Farm system

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