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Record: 80-82 .494.... 4th in National League East
Stadium: Three Rivers Stadium
Playoffs: Did not Qualify
Attendance: 1,161,193

Top Draft Pick: Mark Merchant (#2) AAA
Manager - Jim Leyland

Affiliates - AAA Vancouver Canadians AA Harrisburg Senators A+ Salem Buccaneers A Macon Pirates A- Watertown Pirates Rk Gulf Coast Pirates

Team Leaders

HR: Bonds [25]
RBI: Van Slyke [82]
2B: Van Slyke [36]
SB: Van Slyke [34]
W: Dunne [13]
SV: Gott [13]
SO: Drabek [120]

Oldest Player: Rick Reuschel [38]
Youngest Player: Miguel Garcia [20]
Longest Tenure: Don Robinson [10]

Major League Debuts

Batters: Felix Fermin (Jul 8) Tommy Gregg (Sep 14) Jose Lind (Aug 28) Al Pedrique (Apr 14) Tom Prince (Sep 22) Mackey Sasser (Jul 17)
Pitchers: Tim Drummond (Sep 12) Mike Dunne (Jun 5) Logan Easley (Apr 9) Miguel Garcia (Apr 30) Brett Gideon (Jul 5) Dave Johnson (May 29) Vicente Palacios (Sep 4) Dorn Taylor (Apr 30)

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Organizational Roster of Batters

Player	Pos	Age	Team	Level
Ben Abner	OF		Harrisburg	AA
Jose Acosta			Watertown	A-
Steven Adams	P	23	Macon	A
Bill Almon	SS-3B	34	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Moises Alou	LF-RF	21	Macon	A
	LF-RF		Watertown	A-
Kevin Andersh	P		Harrisburg	AA
	P		Macon	A
Kerry Baker			Vancouver	AAA
			Harrisburg	AA
Jeff Banister	H	22	Macon	A
Scott Barczi	OF		Watertown	A-
Robert Barnwell	P		Watertown	A-
Reggie Barringer	SS		Salem	A+
Lance Belen	3B		Harrisburg	AA
Stan Belinda	P	21	Macon	A
Rafael Belliard	SS	25	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
	SS		Harrisburg	AA
Angel Beltran			Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Mike Bielecki	P	28	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
	P		Vancouver	AAA
Dann Bilardello	C	28	Vancouver	AAA
Jay Bluthardt			Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Barry Bonds	LF	23	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Bobby Bonilla	3B-RF	24	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Daryl Boyd	P		Macon	A
	P		Watertown	A-
Sid Bream	1B	27	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Norm Bromley	IF		Watertown	A-
	IF		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Craig Brown	OF		Harrisburg	AA
Lorenzo Bundy	SS	27	Vancouver	AAA
Kevin Burdick	2B-SS		Watertown	A-
John Cangelosi	OF-LF	24	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Matias Carrillo	OF-RF	24	Salem	A+
Steve Carter	RF-CF	22	Watertown	A-
Rodger Castner	P	21	Watertown	A-
Octavio Cepeda			Salem	A+
			Macon	A
Wes Chamberlain	RF-LF	21	Watertown	A-
Anthony Chance		22	Salem	A+
Tommy Cohen			Macon	A
Darnell Coles	3B-RF	25	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Onix Concepcion	SS-2B	29	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
	SS-2B		Harrisburg	AA
Jeff Cook	OF		Harrisburg	AA
	OF		Salem	A+
Bill Copp	P		Harrisburg	AA
	P		Salem	A+
Clay Daniel	P	25	Harrisburg	AA
Butch Davis	OF-RF	29	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
	OF-RF		Vancouver	AAA
Kevin Davis	SS	23	Salem	A+
Ralph Denkenberger	OF		Macon	A
Mike Diaz	1B-OF	27	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Rene Dilone			Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Benny Distefano	1B-OF	25	Vancouver	AAA
Marvin Dooley	P		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Raymond Doss	P		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Mike Dotzler	C		Harrisburg	AA
	C		Salem	A+
Ron Downs	P		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Doug Drabek	P	25	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Tim Drummond	P	22	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
	P		Vancouver	AAA
Tom Dunbar	OF	27	Vancouver	AAA
Chip Duncan	P	22	Watertown	A-
Mike Dunne	P	24	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
	P		Vancouver	AAA
Logan Easley	P	25	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
	P		Vancouver	AAA
Douglas Ellis			Macon	A
Todd Englett			Salem	A+
			Macon	A
			Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Stan Fansler	P	22	Vancouver	AAA
Felix Feliz			Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Felix Fermin	SS	23	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
	SS		Harrisburg	AA
Brian Fisher	P	25	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Joel Forrest	P		Macon	A
Kevin Franchi			Salem	A+
Pete Freeman	C-1B		Watertown	A-
Carlos Garcia	2B	19	Macon	A
Miguel Garcia	P	20	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
James Garrison	SS-2B		Macon	A
	SS-2B		Watertown	A-
Gene Gentile	OF		Harrisburg	AA
Patrice Gervais			Macon	A
			Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Brett Gideon	P	24	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
	P		Harrisburg	AA
Denny Gonzalez	3B-SS	24	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
	3B-SS		Vancouver	AAA
Raul Gonzalez			Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Kevin Gordon	P		Harrisburg	AA
	P		Salem	A+
Jim Gott	P	28	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Tommy Gregg	1B-RF	24	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
	1B-RF		Harrisburg	AA
Jeff Griffith	3B		Watertown	A-
Jeff Gurtcheff	OF		Macon	A
Dimas Gutierrez			Harrisburg	AA
Andrew Hall			Macon	A
			Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Damon Hansel	C		Macon	A
Todd Hansen	1B-P		Macon	A
Samuel Haro			Vancouver	AAA
Terry Harper	OF	32	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Robert Harris	OF		Watertown	A-
Ronald Harrison			Vancouver	AAA
Ed Hartman	SS		Macon	A
	SS		Watertown	A-
Robert Hatfield			Salem	A+
Jim Haywood	P-1B		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Craig Heakins	C		Macon	A
Martin Hernandez			Salem	A+
Shawn Holman	P	22	Harrisburg	AA
Tim Holmes	P		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Troy Jackson	OF		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Trent Jewett	C	23	Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Alfonso Jimenez			Vancouver	AAA
Houston Jimenez	SS	29	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Ron Johns	1B-3B		Vancouver	AAA
	1B-3B		Harrisburg	AA
Dave Johnson	P	27	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
	P		Vancouver	AAA
Barry Jones	P	24	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
	P		Vancouver	AAA
Brian Jones	2B	25	Harrisburg	AA
Sam Khalifa	SS	23	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
	SS		Vancouver	AAA
Jeff King	3B-1B	22	Harrisburg	AA
	3B-1B		Salem	A+
Bob Kipper	P	23	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
	P		Vancouver	AAA
Tim Kirk	P		Salem	A+
Timothy Koethke			Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Mark Koller	P		Watertown	A-
Robert Koopmann	P	23	Salem	A+
	P		Macon	A
Randy Kramer	P	27	Vancouver	AAA
	P		Harrisburg	AA
Mike LaValliere	C	27	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Dave Leeper	OF	27	Vancouver	AAA
Craig Lewis	P		Macon	A
	P		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Jose Lind	2B	23	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
	2B		Vancouver	AAA
Orlando Lind			Harrisburg	AA
			Salem	A+
Brian Lipscomb-Walsh	OF	19	Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Blane Lockley	OF		Macon	A
Tony Longmire	LF-RF	19	Macon	A
John Love	IF	24	Macon	A
Joseph Macavage			Macon	A
			Watertown	A-
Ramon Martinez			Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Gregory Maysonet			Salem	A+
			Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Kelly Mayz			Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Tim McKinley	OF		Macon	A
Tony Mealy	OF		Macon	A
	OF		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Jose Melendez	P	22	Harrisburg	AA
	P		Salem	A+
Larry Melton	P		Harrisburg	AA
	P		Salem	A+
Orlando Merced	RF-1B	20	Macon	A
	RF-1B		Watertown	A-
Guillermo Mercedes			Salem	A+
			Macon	A
Mark Merchant	OF	18	Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Domingo Merejo			Watertown	A-
Paul Miller	P	22	Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Franklin Moore			Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Jim Morrison	3B-2B	35	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Benjamin Morrow			Salem	A+
Steve Moser	2B		Salem	A+
Rafael Muratti			Salem	A+
			Macon	A
Peter Murphy	P-3B	22	Macon	A
	P-3B		Watertown	A-
Scott Neal	P		Harrisburg	AA
Jim Neidlinger	P	23	Harrisburg	AA
Joe Orsulak	RF-LF	25	Vancouver	AAA
Junior Ortiz	C	27	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Joseph Pacholec			Watertown	A-
Vicente Palacios	P	24	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
	P		Vancouver	AAA
Jose Palos	OF		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Bob Patterson	P	28	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
	P		Vancouver	AAA
Al Pedrique	SS	27	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Julio Peguero	CF-RF	19	Macon	A
Hipolito Pena	P	23	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
	P		Vancouver	AAA
Julio Perez			Macon	A
Mickey Peyton	OF-SS		Watertown	A-
Douglas Pittman			Salem	A+
Tom Prince	C	23	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
	C		Harrisburg	AA
Keith Raisanen	OF		Watertown	A-
Johnny Ray	2B	30	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Larry Ray	OF	29	Vancouver	AAA
Jim Reboulet	2B		Harrisburg	AA
Andre Redmond	OF		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Rick Reed	P	22	Macon	A
Clyde Reichard			Salem	A+
Rick Reuschel	P	38	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
R.J. Reynolds	OF-RF	28	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Cepedia Rice			Salem	A+
John Rigos	OF		Salem	A+
Chris Ritter	P		Harrisburg	AA
Don Robinson	P	30	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Jeff Robinson	P	26	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Gilberto Roca			Salem	A+
Ruben Rodriguez			Vancouver	AAA
Carl Rose			Macon	A
Mark Ross	P	30	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
	P		Vancouver	AAA
Scott Runge	P	22	Watertown	A-
	P		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Scott Ruskin	P	24	Salem	A+
	P		Macon	A
Kal Russell			Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Rob Russell	P	22	Harrisburg	AA
Bill Sampen	P	24	Salem	A+
Ernesto Santana			Macon	A
Delvy Santiago			Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Mackey Sasser	C	25	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Rich Sauveur	P	23	Harrisburg	AA
Clifford Schlopy			Macon	A
			Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Gary Schmitt	OF		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Winston Seymour			Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Ed Shea			Watertown	A-
Ben Shelton	LF-1B	18	Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Keith Shepherd	P	19	Watertown	A-
Bob Siegel	P		Macon	A
	P		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Garland Slaughter	OF		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
John Smiley	P	22	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Todd Smith			Salem	A+
Willie Smith			Watertown	A-
			Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Nollys Solarte			Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
George Spriggs	2B		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Greg Stading	P		Salem	A+
Mike Stevanus	SS		Salem	A+
	SS		Macon	A
Michael Stevens			Salem	A+
Andrew Stewart			Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Donald Taylor			Vancouver	AAA
Dorn Taylor	P	29	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Mark Thomas	OF		Watertown	A-
	OF		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Anthony Thompson	OF		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Kyle Todd	2B-SS	24	Harrisburg	AA
Doug Torborg	P-OF	22	Watertown	A-
Tracy Toy			Macon	A
Steven Tunall			Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Miguel Valverde			Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Andy Van Slyke	CF	26	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Tim Vaughn	SS		Macon	A
	SS		Watertown	A-
Rey Vizcaino	P		Watertown	A-
Bob Walk	P	30	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Mike Walker	P	22	Harrisburg	AA
	P		Salem	A+
Tony Walker	OF	28	Harrisburg	AA
Mike Wall	3B		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
U.L. Washington	SS	33	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
	SS		Vancouver	AAA
Ben Webb	P		Watertown	A-
Phillip Wellman			Harrisburg	AA
Flavio Williams			Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Jody Williams	2B-SS		Watertown	A-
Paul Wilmet	P	28	Salem	A+
Ed Yacopino			Macon	A
Mike York	P	23	Macon	A
John Young			Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk

Organizational Roster of Pitchers

Player	Age	Team	Level
Jose Acosta		Watertown	A-
Steven Adams	23	Salem	A+
	23	Macon	A
Kevin Andersh		Harrisburg	AA
		Macon	A
Robert Barnwell		Watertown	A-
Curtis Befort		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Lyle Befort		Watertown	A-
Stan Belinda	21	Macon	A
Mike Bielecki	28	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
	28	Vancouver	AAA
Daryl Boyd		Macon	A
		Watertown	A-
Norm Bromley		Watertown	A-
Rodger Castner	21	Watertown	A-
Octavio Cepeda		Salem	A+
		Macon	A
Tommy Cohen		Macon	A
Bill Copp		Vancouver	AAA
		Harrisburg	AA
		Salem	A+
Clay Daniel	25	Harrisburg	AA
	25	Salem	A+
Marvin Dooley		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Raymond Doss		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Ron Downs		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Doug Drabek	25	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Tim Drummond	22	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
	22	Vancouver	AAA
Chip Duncan	22	Watertown	A-
Mike Dunne	24	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
	24	Vancouver	AAA
Logan Easley	25	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
	25	Vancouver	AAA
Douglas Ellis		Macon	A
Stan Fansler	22	Vancouver	AAA
Brian Fisher	25	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Joel Forrest		Macon	A
Kevin Franchi		Salem	A+
Miguel Garcia	20	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Brett Gideon	24	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
	24	Harrisburg	AA
Kevin Gordon		Harrisburg	AA
		Salem	A+
Jim Gott	28	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Jeff Griffith		Watertown	A-
Todd Hansen		Macon	A
Robert Hatfield		Salem	A+
		Macon	A
Martin Hernandez		Salem	A+
Shawn Holman	22	Harrisburg	AA
Tim Holmes		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Dave Johnson	27	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
	27	Vancouver	AAA
Barry Jones	24	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
	24	Vancouver	AAA
Bob Kipper	23	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
	23	Vancouver	AAA
Tim Kirk		Salem	A+
Mark Koller		Watertown	A-
Robert Koopmann	23	Salem	A+
	23	Macon	A
Randy Kramer	27	Vancouver	AAA
	27	Harrisburg	AA
Dave Leeper	27	Vancouver	AAA
Craig Lewis		Macon	A
		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Orlando Lind		Harrisburg	AA
		Salem	A+
Joseph Macavage		Macon	A
		Watertown	A-
		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Morris Madden	27	Vancouver	AAA
Ramon Martinez		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Gregory Maysonet		Salem	A+
		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Jose Melendez	22	Harrisburg	AA
	22	Salem	A+
Larry Melton		Harrisburg	AA
		Salem	A+
Guillermo Mercedes		Salem	A+
		Macon	A
Paul Miller	22	Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Franklin Moore		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Benjamin Morrow		Harrisburg	AA
		Salem	A+
Peter Murphy	22	Macon	A
	22	Watertown	A-
Scott Neal		Harrisburg	AA
Jim Neidlinger	23	Harrisburg	AA
Joseph Pacholec		Watertown	A-
Vicente Palacios	24	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
	24	Vancouver	AAA
Bob Patterson	28	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
	28	Vancouver	AAA
Hipolito Pena	23	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
	23	Vancouver	AAA
Rick Reed	22	Macon	A
Clyde Reichard		Salem	A+
Rick Reuschel	38	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Chris Ritter		Harrisburg	AA
Don Robinson	30	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Jeff Robinson	26	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Ruben Rodriguez		Vancouver	AAA
Dave Rooker		Harrisburg	AA
Carl Rose		Macon	A
Mark Ross	30	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
	30	Vancouver	AAA
Scott Runge	22	Watertown	A-
	22	Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Rob Russell	22	Harrisburg	AA
Bill Sampen	24	Salem	A+
Ernesto Santana		Macon	A
Delvy Santiago		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Rich Sauveur	23	Harrisburg	AA
Clifford Schlopy		Macon	A
		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Keith Shepherd	19	Watertown	A-
Bob Siegel		Macon	A
		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Garland Slaughter		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
John Smiley	22	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Willie Smith		Watertown	A-
		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Greg Stading		Harrisburg	AA
		Salem	A+
Donald Taylor		Vancouver	AAA
Dorn Taylor	29	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
	29	Harrisburg	AA
Doug Torborg	22	Watertown	A-
Tracy Toy		Macon	A
Steven Tunall		Gulf Coast Pirates	Rk
Rey Vizcaino		Watertown	A-
Bob Walk	30	Pittsburgh Pirates	MLB
Mike Walker	22	Harrisburg	AA
	22	Salem	A+
Ben Webb		Watertown	A-
Paul Wilmet	28	Harrisburg	AA
	28	Salem	A+
Mike York	23	Macon	A