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Record: 88-73 .547.... 2nd in National League East
Stadium: Three Rivers Stadium
Playoffs: Did not Qualify
Attendance: 964,106

Top Draft Pick: Brad Garnett (#19) A+
Manager - Chuck Tanner

Affiliates - AAA Columbus Clippers AA Shreveport Captains A+ Salem Pirates A Charleston Pirates Rk Gulf Coast Pirates

Team Leaders

HR: Parker [30]
RBI: Parker [117]
2B: Robinson [36]
SB: Moreno [71]
W: Robinson, Blyleven [14]
SV: Tekulve [31]
SO: Blyleven [182]

Oldest Player: Willie Stargell [38]
Youngest Player: Don Robinson [21]
Longest Tenure: Willie Stargell [17]

Major League Debuts

Batters: Dorian Boyland (Sep 4) Alberto Lois (Sep 8) Steve Nicosia (Jul 8)
Pitchers: Don Robinson (Apr 10)

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Organizational Roster of Batters

Player	Pos	Age	Team	Level
Matt Alexander	OF-3B	31	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Kim Allen	2B-OF	25	Columbus	AAA
Juan Arias			Shreveport	AA
Gerry Aubin	OF		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Benny Ayala	OF	27	Columbus	AAA
Rick Baldwin	P	25	Columbus	AAA
Robert Baldwin			Columbus	AAA
Michael Barnes			Charleston	A
Carmelo Bastian			Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Dale Berra	SS-3B	21	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
	SS-3B		Columbus	AAA
Jim Bibby	P	33	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Bert Blyleven	P	27	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Dorian Boyland	1B	23	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
	1B		Columbus	AAA
James Brady			Shreveport	AA
Randy Brandt	OP-1B		Shreveport	AA
Fred Breining	P	22	Shreveport	AA
Ruben Brito			Charleston	A
			Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Stanton Brown	OF		Charleston	A
Steve Brye	OF	29	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Thomas Burke	OF-IF		Shreveport	AA
Jim Busby	OF	24	Shreveport	AA
	OF		Salem	A+
John Candelaria	P	24	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Clay Carroll	P	37	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Rafael Cespedes	P	254	Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Casey Clark	OF		Charleston	A
Stu Cliburn	P-SS	21	Shreveport	AA
Eugenio Cotes	OF	26	Columbus	AAA
	OF		Shreveport	AA
Pablo Cruz			Columbus	AAA
			Salem	A+
			Salem	A+
Ponciano Cruz			Shreveport	AA
Dennis Davis	P		Shreveport	AA
Bienvenido De La Rosa			Salem	A+
			Charleston	A
John Dean			Shreveport	AA
Juan Deliza			Columbus	AAA
			Shreveport	AA
Larry Demery	P	25	Shreveport	AA
Todd Denby	IF		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Jeffrey Dunn			Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Pedro Duyar			Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Duffy Dyer	C	33	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Mike Easler	OF	27	Columbus	AAA
Richard Federici	OF-1B	19	Charleston	A
Gregorio Feliciano			Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Mike Fiore	1B	33	Columbus	AAA
James Fiori	OF		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Stan Floyd	C		Salem	A+
	C		Charleston	A
Jim Fregosi	SS	36	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Doug Frobel	OF	19	Charleston	A
Jim Fuller	OF	27	Columbus	AAA
Jerald Gaines			Salem	A+
Timothy Ganch	1B		Charleston	A
Phil Garner	2B-3B	29	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Cito Gaston	OF	34	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Gene Gentile	OF		Charleston	A
Fernando Gonzalez	2B-3B	28	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
	2B-3B		Columbus	AAA
Wesley Hair	OF		Charleston	A
	OF		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Dave Hamilton	P	30	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Gary Hargis	H	21	Columbus	AAA
Wendell Hibbett	OF		Charleston	A
George Hill	OF		Salem	A+
Brent Hillenga	1B		Salem	A+
	1B		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Al Holland	P	26	Columbus	AAA
Gary Hoyle	C		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Pedro Ithier			Shreveport	AA
Grant Jackson	P	36	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Jose Jimenez			Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Donald Johnson			Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
James Johnston	P		Shreveport	AA
Dennis Jones	OF		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Odell Jones	P	25	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
	P		Columbus	AAA
James Kidder	2B		Shreveport	AA
Bruce Kison	P	28	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Rick Lancellotti	1B-OF	22	Salem	A+
Manuel Lantigua			Shreveport	AA
Vance Law	3B-2B	21	Salem	A+
	3B-2B		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Allen Leech	SS		Salem	A+
Larry Littleton	OF	24	Shreveport	AA
Alberto Lois	OF	22	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
	OF		Columbus	AAA
	OF		Salem	A+
Ed Lynch	P	22	Charleston	A
John MacAuley	2B		Charleston	A
Kevin MacDonald			Charleston	A
Ken Macha	3B-1B	28	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
	3B-1B		Columbus	AAA
Victor Marte	P		Charleston	A
Justo Massaro			Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Dave May	OF	34	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Robert Mazur	OF		Shreveport	AA
Jerry McDonald	OF		Salem	A+
Will McEnaney	P	26	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
John McGuckin			Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Kevin Meistickle	P		Shreveport	AA
Mario Mendoza	SS	27	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Tony Merulla			Charleston	A
			Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
John Milner	1B-OF	28	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Ron Mitchell	OF		Columbus	AAA
	OF		Shreveport	AA
Norberto Molina	2B		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Omar Moreno	OF	25	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Douglas Nelson			Shreveport	AA
Anthony Nicely	OF		Charleston	A
Steve Nicosia	C	22	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
	C		Columbus	AAA
Oswaldo Olivares			Columbus	AAA
			Shreveport	AA
Junior Ortiz	C	18	Charleston	A
Leonard Ortiz			Shreveport	AA
Ed Ott	C	27	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Martin Pacheco			Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Dave Parker	OF	27	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Robert Parsons			Salem	A+
Tony Pena	C	21	Shreveport	AA
Louisinio Perez			Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Charles Pinkney	OF		Salem	A+
Jerry Reuss	P	29	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Wascar Reyes			Charleston	A
Marc Rhea	SS		Columbus	AAA
	SS		Shreveport	AA
Lee Richard	SS-3B	30	Columbus	AAA
Carlos Rios			Charleston	A
			Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Bill Robinson	OF	35	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Don Robinson	P	21	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Felix Rodriguez			Shreveport	AA
Jose Rodriguez			Charleston	A
Jose Rodriguez			Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Jim Rooker	P	36	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Pat Rubino	C	21	Charleston	A
Harry Saferight	C		Columbus	AAA
Luis Salazar	3B	22	Salem	A+
Manny Sanguillen	C	34	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Rod Scurry	P	22	Columbus	AAA
	P		Shreveport	AA
Randy Sealy	P	24	Shreveport	AA
Michael Shoaf	P		Charleston	A
Tom Shopay	OF	33	Columbus	AAA
James Smith			Shreveport	AA
Richard Standart	SS		Shreveport	AA
Willie Stargell	OF-1B	38	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Rennie Stennett	2B	27	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Jesus Suazo			Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Randy Tate	P	25	Shreveport	AA
Frank Taveras	SS	28	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Kent Tekulve	P	31	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Alfredo Torres			Salem	A+
Chick Valley	1B-P		Salem	A+
Eddie Vargas	1B	19	Charleston	A
Rafael Vasquez	P	20	Shreveport	AA
Dick Walterhouse	2B		Shreveport	AA
Robert Weismiller			Shreveport	AA
Eddie Whitson	P	23	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Ernest Young	OF		Shreveport	AA
	OF		Salem	A+
Rafael Zorrila			Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk

Organizational Roster of Pitchers

Player	Age	Team	Level
Roberto Alba		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Juan Arias		Shreveport	AA
		Salem	A+
Rick Baldwin	25	Columbus	AAA
Robert Baldwin		Columbus	AAA
Angel Barez		Charleston	A
		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Jim Bibby	33	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Bert Blyleven	27	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Randy Brandt		Shreveport	AA
Juan Brayan		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Fred Breining	22	Columbus	AAA
	22	Shreveport	AA
Doug Britt		Charleston	A
Stanton Brown		Charleston	A
Jim Busby	24	Shreveport	AA
	24	Salem	A+
John Candelaria	24	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Clay Carroll	37	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
	37	Columbus	AAA
Bryan Clark	22	Charleston	A
Stu Cliburn	21	Shreveport	AA
Donald Cline		Charleston	A
Phillip Cyburt		Salem	A+
Dennis Davis		Shreveport	AA
Robert Davis		Charleston	A
Larry Demery	25	Columbus	AAA
	25	Shreveport	AA
Lance Dodd		Charleston	A
		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Dave Dravecky	22	Charleston	A
Jeff Ehman		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Ricky Evans		Columbus	AAA
		Salem	A+
Steve Farr	21	Salem	A+
	21	Charleston	A
Tim Florey		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Timothy Ganch		Charleston	A
Carlos Garcia		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Marc Gelinas		Salem	A+
Dave Hamilton	30	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Al Holland	26	Columbus	AAA
Randy Hopkins		Columbus	AAA
John Huey		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Grant Jackson	36	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Luis Jimenez		Salem	A+
		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Luis Jiminez		Charleston	A
James Johnston		Shreveport	AA
Odell Jones	25	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
	25	Columbus	AAA
	25	Columbus	AAA
Bruce Kison	28	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Jean-Pierre Leduc		Salem	A+
		Charleston	A
Bob Long	23	Salem	A+
Brian Lucas		Charleston	A
Robert Mazur		Shreveport	AA
		Salem	A+
Will McEnaney	26	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
	26	Columbus	AAA
John McGuckin		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Kevin Meistickle		Shreveport	AA
Frank Milozewski		Salem	A+
		Charleston	A
Bret Mitchell		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Ronald Mitchell		Columbus	AAA
Mike Nedelisky		Charleston	A
Douglas Nelson		Shreveport	AA
Roger Nelson	34	Columbus	AAA
Martin Pacheco		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Dave Pagan	29	Columbus	AAA
Sergio Peralta		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Angel Perez		Charleston	A
Pascual Perez	19	Columbus	AAA
	19	Salem	A+
Rick Peterson	23	Salem	A+
Mike Pill		Charleston	A
Jeff Pinkus		Charleston	A
Charles Powell		Charleston	A
Jerry Reuss	29	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Dean Rick		Salem	A+
Don Robinson	21	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Robert Rock		Salem	A+
Jim Rooker	36	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Jeff Rudolph	20	Charleston	A
Floyd Saunders		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Brian Schwerman		Charleston	A
Ralph Scott		Columbus	AAA
Rod Scurry	22	Columbus	AAA
	22	Shreveport	AA
Randy Sealy	24	Shreveport	AA
Joseph Seaver	22	Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Robert Shelton		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Michael Shoaf		Charleston	A
		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Thomas Siebert		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
James Smith		Shreveport	AA
Richard Standart		Columbus	AAA
		Shreveport	AA
		Salem	A+
John Stuper	21	Charleston	A
Randy Tate	25	Columbus	AAA
	25	Shreveport	AA
Johnny Taylor		Charleston	A
		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Kent Tekulve	31	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Rafael Vasquez	20	Shreveport	AA
Tom Walker	29	Columbus	AAA
Robert Weismiller		Shreveport	AA
Eddie Whitson	23	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
	23	Columbus	AAA
Ben Wiltbank		Columbus	AAA
		Salem	A+
Gary Witter		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk