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Record: 85-75   .531.... 2nd in National League East
Stadium: Three Rivers Stadium
Playoffs: Did not Qualify
Attendance: 1,866,713
Payroll: $7,627,500
Top Draft Pick: Austin Manahan (#13)   AA

Affiliates - AAA Buffalo Bisons AA Harrisburg Senators A+ Salem Buccaneers A Augusta Pirates A- Watertown Pirates Rk Princeton Pirates Rk Gulf Coast Pirates

Team Leaders

HR: Van Slyke [25]
RBI: Van Slyke, Bonilla [100]
2B: Bream [37]
SB: Van Slyke [30]
W: Drabek [15]
SV: Gott [34]
SO: Smiley [129]

Oldest Player: Dave Hostetler [32]
Youngest Player: Miguel Garcia [21]
Longest Tenure: Rafael Belliard [7]

Major League Debuts

Pitchers: Randy Kramer (Sep 11) Scott Medvin (May 9) Rick Reed (Aug 8)

2009 Independent League Statistics have been updated.

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Organizational Roster of Batters

Player	Pos	Age	Team	Level
Steven Adams	P	24	Harrisburg	AA
Moises Alou	LF-RF	22	Augusta	A
Felix Antigua			Princeton	Rk
			Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Fernando Arguelles	C	22	Augusta	A
	C		Watertown	A-
Bryan Arnold	C-1B		Watertown	A-
Jeff Banister	H	23	Harrisburg	AA
Scott Barczi	OF		Augusta	A
Skeeter Barnes	3B-1B	31	Buffalo	AAA
Lance Belen	3B		Harrisburg	AA
Rafael Belliard	SS	26	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Angel Beltran			Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Jay Bluthardt			Watertown	A-
Barry Bonds	LF	24	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Bobby Bonilla	3B-RF	25	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Sid Bream	1B	28	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Ken Buksa	C-OF		Watertown	A-
Scott Bullett	LF-CF	19	Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Kevin Burdick	2B-SS		Harrisburg	AA
	2B-SS		Salem	A+
John Cangelosi	OF-LF	25	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
	OF-LF		Buffalo	AAA
Steve Carter	RF-CF	23	Harrisburg	AA
	RF-CF		Salem	A+
	RF-CF		Augusta	A
Wes Chamberlain	RF-LF	22	Salem	A+
	RF-LF		Augusta	A
Anthony Chance		23	Harrisburg	AA
			Salem	A+
Troy Clemens	C		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Darnell Coles	3B-RF	26	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Jeff Cook	OF		Harrisburg	AA
Bill Copp	P		Buffalo	AAA
	P		Harrisburg	AA
Scott Cowley	OF		Watertown	A-
	OF		Princeton	Rk
Terry Crowley	SS		Harrisburg	AA
	SS		Salem	A+
	SS		Augusta	A
Mike Curtis	P		Harrisburg	AA
Ronald Datcher	1B		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Kevin Davis	SS	24	Harrisburg	AA
Alberto De Los Santos		18	Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Eugene Denard			Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Ralph Denkenberger	OF		Watertown	A-
Orestes Destrade	1B	26	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
	1B		Buffalo	AAA
Mike Diaz	1B-OF	28	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Benny Distefano	1B-OF	26	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
	1B-OF		Buffalo	AAA
Doug Drabek	P	26	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Mike Dunne	P	25	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Logan Easley	P	26	Buffalo	AAA
Todd Englett			Augusta	A
Santiago Escobar	2B		Salem	A+
Chris Estep	OF	21	Watertown	A-
Stan Fansler	P	23	Buffalo	AAA
	P		Harrisburg	AA
Felix Feliz			Princeton	Rk
			Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Janeiro Feliz			Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Felix Fermin	SS	24	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
	SS		Buffalo	AAA
Brian Fisher	P	26	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Mike Fortuna	OF		Salem	A+
	OF		Princeton	Rk
Pete Freeman	C-1B		Augusta	A
Carlos Garcia	2B	20	Salem	A+
	2B		Augusta	A
Miguel Garcia	P	21	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
	P		Buffalo	AAA
Tomas Garcia			Princeton	Rk
James Garrison	SS-2B		Augusta	A
Brett Gideon	P	25	Buffalo	AAA
Denny Gonzalez	3B-SS	25	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
	3B-SS		Buffalo	AAA
Jim Gott	P	29	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Darryl Green			Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Tommy Gregg	1B-RF	25	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
	1B-RF		Buffalo	AAA
Jeff Griffith	3B		Augusta	A
Dimas Gutierrez			Harrisburg	AA
Andrew Hall			Salem	A+
Robert Harris	OF		Augusta	A
Ed Hartman	SS		Salem	A+
	SS		Augusta	A
Kevin Hays			Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Val Henderson	OF		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Orsino Hill	OF	26	Harrisburg	AA
Dave Hostetler	1B	32	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
	1B		Buffalo	AAA
Mike Huyler	SS	20	Watertown	A-
William Jerich			Princeton	Rk
Trent Jewett	C	24	Augusta	A
	C		Princeton	Rk
Ron Johns	1B-3B		Harrisburg	AA
Dave Johnson	P	28	Buffalo	AAA
Deron Johnson	3B		Watertown	A-
	3B		Princeton	Rk
Barry Jones	P	25	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Craig Juran	P		Princeton	Rk
Kevin Kerekes			Princeton	Rk
Sam Khalifa	SS	24	Buffalo	AAA
	SS		Harrisburg	AA
Jeff King	3B-1B	23	Harrisburg	AA
Bob Kipper	P	24	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Randy Kramer	P	28	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
	P		Buffalo	AAA
Dave LaPoint	P	29	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Mike LaValliere	C	28	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Jose Lind	2B	24	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Orlando Lind			Harrisburg	AA
Bryan Little	2B-SS	28	Buffalo	AAA
Scott Little	RF	25	Buffalo	AAA
	RF		Harrisburg	AA
Tony Longmire	LF-RF	20	Harrisburg	AA
	LF-RF		Salem	A+
John Love	IF	25	Salem	A+
	IF		Augusta	A
Wade Lytle	3B	19	Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Morris Madden	P	28	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
	P		Buffalo	AAA
Austin Manahan	SS	18	Princeton	Rk
Jon Martin	C-OF		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Paul McGhay	OF		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Tim McKinley	OF		Salem	A+
Anthony McKinney			Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Tim McMillan	OF		Salem	A+
Glen McNabb	2B/3B	18	Princeton	Rk
Scott Medvin	P	27	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
	P		Buffalo	AAA
Jose Melendez	P	23	Harrisburg	AA
Larry Melton	P		Buffalo	AAA
	P		Harrisburg	AA
Orlando Merced	RF-1B	21	Salem	A+
	RF-1B		Augusta	A
Mark Merchant	OF	19	Augusta	A
Domingo Merejo			Watertown	A-
Randy Milligan	1B	26	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
	1B		Buffalo	AAA
Al Molina	SS		Harrisburg	AA
	SS		Augusta	A
	SS		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Steve Montejano			Augusta	A
			Watertown	A-
Steve Moser	2B		Salem	A+
Jim Neidlinger	P	24	Harrisburg	AA
Erik Nelson			Princeton	Rk
			Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Ken Oberkfell	3B-2B	32	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Junior Ortiz	C	28	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Jeff Osborne	C		Princeton	Rk
	C		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Vicente Palacios	P	25	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
	P		Buffalo	AAA
Bob Patterson	P	29	Buffalo	AAA
Al Pedrique	SS	28	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
	SS		Buffalo	AAA
Julio Peguero	CF-RF	20	Salem	A+
Darwin Pennye	OF	22	Watertown	A-
Will Pennyfeather	CF-RF	20	Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
	CF-RF		Princeton	Rk
Julio Perez			Harrisburg	AA
			Salem	A+
Mickey Peyton	OF-SS		Augusta	A
	OF-SS		Watertown	A-
Tom Prince	C	24	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
	C		Buffalo	AAA
Keith Raisanen	OF		Salem	A+
	OF		Augusta	A
Jim Reboulet	2B		Buffalo	AAA
Andre Redmond	OF		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Gary Redus	OF-1B	31	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Rick Reed	P	23	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
	P		Buffalo	AAA
R.J. Reynolds	OF-RF	29	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
John Rigos	OF		Harrisburg	AA
	OF		Salem	A+
Chris Ritter	P		Harrisburg	AA
Jeff Robinson	P	27	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Roberto Robles			Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Gilberto Roca			Harrisburg	AA
			Salem	A+
Roman Rodriguez	3B	19	Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Ruben Rodriguez	C	24	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Ruben Rodriguez			Buffalo	AAA
			Harrisburg	AA
Tom Romano	LF	29	Buffalo	AAA
Mandy Romero	C	20	Princeton	Rk
Rico Rossy	SS-3B	24	Buffalo	AAA
Dave Rucker	P	31	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
	P		Buffalo	AAA
Scott Runge	P	23	Harrisburg	AA
Scott Ruskin	P	25	Harrisburg	AA
	P		Salem	A+
Rob Russell	P	23	Harrisburg	AA
Bill Sampen	P	25	Harrisburg	AA
Dave Sax	C-OF	30	Buffalo	AAA
Gary Schmitt	OF		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Winston Seymour			Princeton	Rk
Ben Shelton	LF-1B	19	Augusta	A
	LF-1B		Princeton	Rk
Tommy Shields	3B-2B	24	Harrisburg	AA
	3B-2B		Salem	A+
Greg Sims	IF		Princeton	Rk
John Smiley	P	23	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Nollys Solarte			Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Paul Spalt	SS		Watertown	A-
George Spriggs	2B		Princeton	Rk
Mike Stevanus	SS		Watertown	A-
David Stone	3B-1B		Watertown	A-
Jeffery Stout			Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
			Princeton	Rk
Bernardo Tatis	IF	26	Buffalo	AAA
Donald Taylor			Buffalo	AAA
Mark Thomas	OF		Princeton	Rk
Mike Thompson	1B		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Derek Tinnin	OF-SS		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Doug Torborg	P-OF	23	Salem	A+
Michael Valla			Watertown	A-
Miguel Valverde			Augusta	A
Andy Van Slyke	CF	27	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Joseph Velky			Augusta	A
			Princeton	Rk
Rey Vizcaino	P		Salem	A+
Tim Wakefield	P	22	Watertown	A-
Bob Walk	P	31	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Mike Walker	P	23	Buffalo	AAA
	P		Harrisburg	AA
Mike Wall	3B		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
John Wehner	3B-LF	21	Watertown	A-
Bobby West	OF		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Flavio Williams			Watertown	A-
Paul Wilmet	P	29	Buffalo	AAA
Glenn Wilson	OF-RF	29	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Ed Yacopino	OF-1B		Harrisburg	AA
	OF-1B		Salem	A+
Mike York	P	24	Harrisburg	AA
John Young			Augusta	A
			Watertown	A-

Organizational Roster of Pitchers

Player	Age	Team	Level
Jose Acosta		Augusta	A
Steven Adams	24	Harrisburg	AA
	24	Salem	A+
Joe Ausanio	22	Watertown	A-
Stan Belinda	22	Salem	A+
Thomas Broadwater		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Steve Buckholz		Salem	A+
		Watertown	A-
Rod Byerly	2	Watertown	A-
	2	Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
John Cangelosi	25	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Rodger Castner	22	Watertown	A-
Tommy Cohen		Augusta	A
Bill Copp		Buffalo	AAA
		Harrisburg	AA
Scott Cowley		Princeton	Rk
Mike Curtis		Harrisburg	AA
Clay Daniel	26	Harrisburg	AA
Marvin Dooley		Princeton	Rk
Raymond Doss		Princeton	Rk
Ron Downs		Salem	A+
		Augusta	A
Doug Drabek	26	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Chip Duncan	23	Salem	A+
Mike Dunne	25	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Logan Easley	26	Buffalo	AAA
Douglas Ellis		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Stan Fansler	23	Buffalo	AAA
	23	Harrisburg	AA
Antonio Felix		Augusta	A
		Princeton	Rk
Felix Feliz		Princeton	Rk
Brian Fisher	26	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Joel Forrest		Salem	A+
		Augusta	A
		Watertown	A-
Miguel Garcia	21	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
	21	Buffalo	AAA
Brett Gideon	25	Buffalo	AAA
	25	Harrisburg	AA
Jim Gott	29	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Terence Grantges		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Robert Hatfield		Augusta	A
Richard Haupt		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Scott Henion		Salem	A+
Tim Holmes		Watertown	A-
Brent Honeywell		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
		Princeton	Rk
Dave Johnson	28	Buffalo	AAA
Barry Jones	25	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Craig Juran		Princeton	Rk
Bob Kipper	24	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Tim Kirk		Salem	A+
Mark Koller		Watertown	A-
Randy Kramer	28	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
	28	Buffalo	AAA
Jeff Kuder		Princeton	Rk
Dave LaPoint	29	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
John Latham		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
		Princeton	Rk
Chris Lein		Salem	A+
Craig Lewis		Watertown	A-
Orlando Lind		Harrisburg	AA
Greg Lunsford		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Joseph Macavage		Augusta	A
Morris Madden	28	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
	28	Buffalo	AAA
Javier Magria		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Ramon Martinez		Princeton	Rk
Keith Mays		Princeton	Rk
Gregory Maysonet		Princeton	Rk
Tim McDowell		Princeton	Rk
Anthony McKinney		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
		Princeton	Rk
Scott Medvin	27	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
	27	Buffalo	AAA
Jose Melendez	23	Harrisburg	AA
	23	Salem	A+
Larry Melton		Buffalo	AAA
		Harrisburg	AA
Guillermo Mercedes		Augusta	A
Paul Miller	23	Augusta	A
Blas Minor	22	Princeton	Rk
Peter Murphy	23	Salem	A+
Jeffrey Neely	23	Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Jim Neidlinger	24	Buffalo	AAA
	24	Harrisburg	AA
Dan Nielson		Watertown	A-
Joseph Pacholec		Augusta	A
Joe Pagan		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Vicente Palacios	25	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
	25	Buffalo	AAA
Bob Patterson	29	Buffalo	AAA
Jeff Payne		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
		Princeton	Rk
Rick Reed	23	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
	23	Buffalo	AAA
	23	Harrisburg	AA
	23	Salem	A+
Clyde Reichard		Salem	A+
Keith Richardson		Salem	A+
		Augusta	A
		Watertown	A-
John Rigos		Salem	A+
Chris Ritter		Harrisburg	AA
Jeff Robinson	27	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Steve Roeder	18	Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Dave Rucker	31	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
	31	Buffalo	AAA
Scott Runge	23	Harrisburg	AA
	23	Salem	A+
	23	Augusta	A
Rob Russell	23	Harrisburg	AA
Bill Sampen	25	Harrisburg	AA
	25	Salem	A+
Ernesto Santana		Watertown	A-
Delvy Santiago		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Clifford Schlopy		Salem	A+
		Augusta	A
Keith Shepherd	20	Salem	A+
	20	Augusta	A
Chris Skyrd		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Garland Slaughter		Princeton	Rk
John Smiley	23	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Todd Smith		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Willie Smith		Augusta	A
Mike Stevanus		Watertown	A-
Thomas Studstill		Watertown	A-
		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
David Takach		Salem	A+
Donald Taylor		Buffalo	AAA
Randy Tomlin	22	Watertown	A-
Doug Torborg	23	Salem	A+
Tracy Toy		Augusta	A
Steven Tunall		Princeton	Rk
Matthew Udell		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Bobby Underwood	22	Watertown	A-
Bob Walk	31	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Mike Walker	23	Buffalo	AAA
	23	Harrisburg	AA
	23	Salem	A+
Ronald Way		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Ben Webb		Salem	A+
Bobby West		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Darin West	23	Augusta	A
Paul Wilmet	29	Buffalo	AAA
	29	Harrisburg	AA
Richard Wilson		Princeton	Rk
Garry Wurm	24	Augusta	A
	24	Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Mike York	24	Harrisburg	AA
	24	Salem	A+