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Record: 98-64 .605.... 1st in National League East
Stadium: Three Rivers Stadium
Playoffs: Won World Series (Orioles)
Attendance: 1,435,454

Top Draft Pick: Scott Fiepke (#42) AA
Manager - Chuck Tanner

Affiliates - AAA Portland Beavers AA Buffalo Bisons A+ Salem Pirates A Shelby Pirates Rk Gulf Coast Pirates

Team Leaders

HR: Stargell [32]
RBI: Parker [94]
2B: Parker [45]
SB: Moreno [77]
W: Candelaria [14]
SV: Tekulve [31]
SO: Blyleven [172]

Oldest Player: Willie Stargell [39]
Youngest Player: Don Robinson [22]
Longest Tenure: Willie Stargell [18]

Major League Debuts

Batters: Gary Hargis (Sep 29)

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Organizational Roster of Batters

Player	Pos	Age	Team	Level
Matt Alexander	OF-3B	32	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
	OF-3B		Buffalo	AA
Raul Andino			Shelby	A
Ruben Arias			Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Gerry Aubin	OF		Salem	A+
Berquis Baez			Shelby	A
Angel Banz			Shelby	A
Michael Barnes			Buffalo	AA
			Salem	A+
Dale Berra	SS-3B	22	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
	SS-3B		Portland	AAA
Jim Bibby	P	34	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Bert Blyleven	P	28	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Dorian Boyland	1B	24	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
	1B		Portland	AAA
Robert Brauer			Shelby	A
Ruben Brito			Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Michael E Brown			Shelby	A
Jose Caballero			Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Craig Cacek	1B	25	Portland	AAA
Jose Calderon			Salem	A+
John Candelaria	P	25	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Crucito Carvajal			Shelby	A
Gary Cicatiello	OF-1B		Buffalo	AA
	OF-1B		Shelby	A
Donald Cline	P		Shelby	A
Joe Coleman	P	32	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Eugenio Cotes	OF	27	Portland	AAA
	OF		Buffalo	AA
Phillip Cyburt	P		Salem	A+
Jessie Daniels	2B		Shelby	A
Robert Davis			Salem	A+
Bienvenido De La Rosa			Salem	A+
Jesus De la rosa	H	26	Buffalo	AA
Daniel Dixon	OF		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Paul Djakanow	3B		Buffalo	AA
Taylor Duncan	3B	26	Portland	AAA
Mike Easler	OF	28	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Dock Ellis	P	34	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Jeff Ellison	OF		Buffalo	AA
David Emala	3B		Salem	A+
Steve Farr	P	22	Salem	A+
Charles Faulconer			Salem	A+
			Shelby	A
Richard Federici	OF-1B	20	Salem	A+
Jim Felt	OF		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Steven Fleming	OF	22	Shelby	A
Tim Foli	SS	28	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Ken Ford	C		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Doug Frobel	OF	20	Shelby	A
Joseph Galante			Buffalo	AA
Mike Garman	P	30	Portland	AAA
Phil Garner	2B-3B	30	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Brad Garnett	1B		Shelby	A
Marc Gelinas			Salem	A+
Rod Gilbreath	2B-3B	27	Portland	AAA
Robert Gulaskey	IF		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Wesley Hair	OF		Salem	A+
	OF		Shelby	A
Gary Hargis	H	22	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
	H		Portland	AAA
Pablo Henriquez			Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Brent Hillenga	1B		Salem	A+
Al Holland	P	27	Portland	AAA
Grant Jackson	P	37	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Luis Jimenez			Shelby	A
Bruce Kison	P	29	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Scott Kuvinka	3B-C		Salem	A+
Lee Lacy	OF-2B	31	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Rick Lancellotti	1B-OF	23	Buffalo	AA
Robert Lang			Shelby	A
Manuel Lantigua			Portland	AAA
Vance Law	3B-2B	22	Portland	AAA
Larry Littleton	OF	25	Portland	AAA
Alberto Lois	OF	23	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
	OF		Portland	AAA
	OF		Buffalo	AA
	OF		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Andrew Macauley			Buffalo	AA
John MacAuley	2B		Salem	A+
Rafael Made			Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Bill Madlock	3B	28	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Anardy Martinez			Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Ignacio Martinez			Shelby	A
Jerry McDonald	OF		Buffalo	AA
Conner McGehee	OF		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Tom McMillan	SS	28	Buffalo	AA
Tony Merulla			Shelby	A
James Messmer	3B		Salem	A+
John Milner	1B-OF	29	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Frank Milozewski	P		Salem	A+
Eduanio Mirabel			Salem	A+
Ron Mitchell	OF		Portland	AAA
Omar Moreno	OF	26	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Anthony Nicely	OF		Salem	A+
Steve Nicosia	C	23	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Anthony Notarino	P	22	Salem	A+
Oswaldo Olivares			Portland	AAA
Thomas Olszak	OF		Salem	A+
	OF		Shelby	A
Junior Ortiz	C	19	Salem	A+
Ed Ott	C	28	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Dave Parker	OF	28	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Kevin Pasley	C	26	Portland	AAA
Tony Pena	C	22	Buffalo	AA
Gene Pentz	P	26	Portland	AAA
Pascual Perez	P	20	Portland	AAA
Mike Pill	P		Shelby	A
Jim Poff	OF		Shelby	A
Mike Quade	OF	22	Salem	A+
Art Ray	P		Shelby	A
Wilmot Reedy	2B		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Mark Reimer			Shelby	A
Wascar Reyes			Salem	A+
Rick Rhoden	P	26	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Carlos Rios			Shelby	A
Dave Roberts	P	35	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Bill Robinson	OF	36	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Don Robinson	P	22	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Angel Rodriguez			Shelby	A
			Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Jose Rodriguez			Shelby	A
Manuel Rodriguez			Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Enrique Romo	P	32	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Jim Rooker	P	37	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Pat Rubino	C	22	Shelby	A
Harry Saferight	C		Portland	AAA
Luis Salazar	3B	23	Buffalo	AA
Terry Salazar	1B		Shelby	A
	1B		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Tommy Sandt	SS-2B	28	Portland	AAA
Manny Sanguillen	C	35	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Thomas Siebert	P		Shelby	A
Andrew Snaith	2B		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Willie Stargell	OF-1B	39	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Rennie Stennett	2B	28	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Frank Taveras	SS	29	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Johnny Taylor			Shelby	A
Kent Tekulve	P	32	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Alfredo Torres			Portland	AAA
			Buffalo	AA
Chick Valley	1B-P		Buffalo	AA
Eddie Vargas	1B	20	Shelby	A
Bill Waag	SS		Salem	A+
	SS		Shelby	A
Dick Walterhouse	2B		Portland	AAA
	2B		Buffalo	AA
Tim Wheeler	P	18	Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Eddie Whitson	P	24	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Michael Wick			Salem	A+
Ben Wiltbank	P		Portland	AAA
Walter Wojton			Shelby	A
David Wolff			Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Ron Wotus	SS-2B	18	Salem	A+
	SS-2B		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Ernest Young	OF		Buffalo	AA
Jeff Zaske	P	18	Shelby	A
Tommy Zimmer	2B-C		Shelby	A

Organizational Roster of Pitchers

Player	Age	Team	Level
Santo Alcala	26	Buffalo	AA
Juan Arias		Portland	AAA
		Buffalo	AA
Angel Barez		Salem	A+
		Shelby	A
Jim Bibby	34	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Mike Bielecki	20	Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Bert Blyleven	28	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Robert Brauer		Shelby	A
Fred Breining	23	Buffalo	AA
Doug Britt		Salem	A+
Michael E Brown		Shelby	A
John Burden		Salem	A+
Jose Calderon		Salem	A+
Carlos Camacho		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
John Candelaria	25	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Crucito Carvajal		Shelby	A
Gary Cicatiello		Shelby	A
Rick Clarke		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Stu Cliburn	22	Portland	AAA
	22	Buffalo	AA
Donald Cline		Shelby	A
Joe Coleman	32	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
	32	Portland	AAA
Ludgerio Crispin		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Phillip Cyburt		Buffalo	AA
		Salem	A+
Robert Davis		Salem	A+
Jose DeLeon	18	Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Paulo DeLeon		Salem	A+
Larry Demery	26	Salem	A+
Lance Dodd		Shelby	A
Dave Dravecky	23	Buffalo	AA
Dock Ellis	34	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Ricky Evans		Buffalo	AA
Steve Farr	22	Salem	A+
Jim Felt		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Greg Field		Portland	AAA
Scott Fiepke		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Tim Florey		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Joseph Galante		Buffalo	AA
Mike Garman	30	Portland	AAA
Marc Gelinas		Buffalo	AA
		Salem	A+
Chris Green	19	Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Alan Griffin		Buffalo	AA
Fernando Guerra		Shelby	A
		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Al Holland	27	Portland	AAA
John Huey		Shelby	A
		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Grant Jackson	37	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Daniel Jacobs		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Luis Jimenez		Salem	A+
		Shelby	A
Michael Johnson		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
James Johnston		Buffalo	AA
Rick Jones	24	Portland	AAA
Bob Kaiser	29	Portland	AAA
Dennis Kirby		Shelby	A
		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Bruce Kison	29	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Robert Lang		Shelby	A
Richard Leggatt	20	Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Larry Littleton	25	Portland	AAA
Bob Long	24	Buffalo	AA
Gordon Maki	18	Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Ignacio Martinez		Buffalo	AA
		Shelby	A
Tony Merulla		Shelby	A
Frank Milozewski		Salem	A+
Ronald Mitchell		Portland	AAA
Roger Nelson	35	Portland	AAA
William Nice		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Larry Nicholson		Salem	A+
Anthony Notarino	22	Salem	A+
	22	Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Dave Pagan	30	Portland	AAA
Jim Parke		Salem	A+
Mike Pazik	29	Portland	AAA
Gene Pentz	26	Portland	AAA
Sergio Peralta		Shelby	A
		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Pascual Perez	20	Portland	AAA
Eric Peterson		Salem	A+
Mike Pill		Shelby	A
Dick Pole	28	Portland	AAA
Charles Powell		Salem	A+
Art Ray		Shelby	A
		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Rick Rhoden	26	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Dean Rick		Salem	A+
Reinaldo Rivera		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Dave Roberts	35	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Don Robinson	22	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Robert Rock		Buffalo	AA
		Salem	A+
Enrique Romo	32	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Jim Rooker	37	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Tommy Sandt	28	Portland	AAA
Rod Scurry	23	Portland	AAA
Thomas Siebert		Shelby	A
James Smith		Portland	AAA
		Buffalo	AA
Richard Standart		Portland	AAA
Lawrence Styles		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Johnny Taylor		Salem	A+
		Shelby	A
Kent Tekulve	32	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Chick Valley		Buffalo	AA
Dan Warthen	26	Portland	AAA
Robert Weismiller		Buffalo	AA
Eddie Whitson	24	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Spin Williams	22	Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Jim Willoughby	30	Portland	AAA
Ben Wiltbank		Portland	AAA
		Buffalo	AA
Walter Wojton		Shelby	A
Jeff Zaske	18	Shelby	A