# 2011 Pittsburgh Pirates season

The 2011 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the franchise's 125th season as a member of the National League and 130th season overall. This was their 11th season at PNC Park. The season was the first with manager Clint Hurdle, who was hired to replace the fired John Russell. After going a major league worst 57–105, they enjoyed somewhat of a resurgence, winning more than 70 games for the first time since 2004 and being covered significantly in the summer due to being involved in the pennant race, but they still locked up their 19th consecutive losing season.

## Regular season
### April

The Pirates won their opening game against the Cubs in Chicago 6–3. Neil Walker led the offense with a grand slam in the fifth inning, becoming the only Pirate other than Roberto Clemente to hit a grand slam on opening day. Pittsburgh blew a lead the following day and lost, but scored two runs in the final inning of the series finale to finish their first series with a 2–1 record. Pittsburgh defeated the St. Louis Cardinals in two of three games during their second series, marking the first time the Pirates had won the majority of games in two consecutive road series since 2007. Pittsburgh came home to face the Colorado Rockies; winning one game out of four. In the second game of the series, the Pirates prevailed in a 5-hour, 10-minute game which lasted 14 innings. After an injury to starting pitcher Ross Ohlendorf, the bullpen combined for 11+1⁄3 scoreless innings—the most for the Pirates since 1900.

#### Taser incident

During the April 9 game in Pittsburgh, a local man was arrested in the left-field seating section. According to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, the man "appeared to be drunk, bothered fans in his section and belligerently refused to cooperate" when he would not leave at the game at the request of PNC Park employees and police. While being escorted from the section the man struck a ballpark employee, which was met with officers putting him under arrest after "Tasering him to little effect before clubbing him in the neck, head, side and legs." The entire incident was captured on video. He was charged with public drunkenness, resisting arrest, and two additional misdemeanors. In a related incident, a woman was arrested and charged with aggravated assault, disorderly conduct, and defiant trespassing. After yelling at the officers making the initial arrest, she then "resisted an officer's attempts to remove her from the park" while yelling obscenities.

### May

In May, the Pirates compiled a 13–13 (.500) record, and finished the month at 25–28 for the season.

### June

On June 24, 2011, the Pirates defeated the Boston Red Sox, 3–1, to improve their record to 38–37. This is the latest in the season that the Pirates have been above .500 since 1999.
On June 28, 2011, the Pirates defeated the Blue Jays 7–6 at the Rogers Centre, to mark their first inter-league road victory in two years.

### July

On July 8, the Pirates defeated the Chicago Cubs to enter the All-Star break above the .500 mark for the first time since 1992. The Pirates also sent three players to the All-Star Game with the selections of Kevin Correia, Joel Hanrahan and Andrew McCutchen. This marked the first time since 1990 that the team had three All-Stars in the National League lineup. While Correia did not enter the game, along with Tim Lincecum, McCutchen entered the game in the seventh inning, batting in the eighth. Hanrahan was called to close in the top of the ninth, striking out the first batter, however an untimely error from Cubs shortstop Starlin Castro and a single led to two men in scoring position. Brian Wilson got the save.
On July 15, and again on July 18, the Pirates moved into first place of the NL Central. This marked the first two times that the Pirates were in first place this late in the season since 1997.
July 25 saw the Pirates return to the national stage with their game at Atlanta being televised on ESPN. This is the first time the Pirates had been on ESPN since September 22, 2004. The Pirates went on to win the game 3 to 1, moving them again into a first place tie in the NL Central.
The next night, the Pirates fell victim to a controversial call in a 4–3 loss to the Braves after 19 innings. Braves infielder Julio Lugo was ruled safe at home plate by home plate umpire Jerry Meals even though replay clearly showed Lugo should have been called out. Meals and the league both admitted the call was incorrect. The team ended up filing a complaint with the commissioner's office.

## Game log

2011 Game Log (72–90) :
April (12–15)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
1April 1@ Cubs6–3Correia (1–0)Dempster (0–1)Hanrahan (1)41,3581–0
2April 2@ Cubs3–5Marshall (1–0)Meek (0–1)Marmol (1)35,7821–1
3April 3@ Cubs5–4Karstens (1–0)Marmol (0–1)Hanrahan (2)30,8572–1
4April 4@ Cardinals4–3Morton (1–0)Lohse (0–1)Hanrahan (3)32,0073–1
5April 5@ Cardinals2–3Batista (1–0)Olson (0–1)Franklin (1)33,6663–2
6April 6@ Cardinals3–1Correia (2–0)Carpenter (0–1)Hanrahan (4)34,9654–2
7April 7Rockies1–7Rogers (1–0)Maholm (0–1)—39,2194–3
8April 8Rockies4–3 (14)Olson (1–1)Morales (0–1)—29,1925–3
9April 9Rockies4–6Belisle (1–0)Veras (0–1)Lindstrom (1)25,3985–4
10April 10Rockies5–6Chacin (2–0)Crotta (0–1)Street (4)18,0435–5
—April 12BrewersPostponed
11April 13Brewers0–6Marcum (2–1)Correia (2–1)—8,7555–6
12April 14Brewers1–4Wolf (1–2)Maholm (0–2)—10,5175–7
13April 15@ Reds6–1Morton (2–0)Arroyo (2–1)—21,3126–7
14April 16@ Reds2–11Leake (2–0)McDonald (0–1)—26,4186–8
15April 17@ Reds7–6Resop (1–0)Ondrusek (2–1)Hanrahan (5)32,1057–8
16April 18@ Reds9–3Correia (3–1)Wood (1–2)—12,7778–8
17April 19@ Marlins0–6Johnson (3–0)Maholm (0–3)—11,1188–9
18April 20@ Marlins0–6Nolasco (2–0)Morton (2–1)—10,1128–10
19April 21@ Marlins5–9Volstad (1–1)McDonald (0–2)—12,3088–11
—April 22NationalsPostponed
20April 23Nationals7–2Karstens (2–0)Hernandez (2–2)—18,2629–11
21April 24Nationals3–6Marquis (2–0)Correia (3–2)Storen (3)9,5209–12
22April 25Nationals4–2Maholm (1–3)Lannan (2–2)Hanrahan (6)12,45710–12
23April 26Giants2–3 (10)Romo (1–0)Hanrahan (0–1)Wilson (6)9,83210–13
24April 27Giants2–0McDonald (1–2)Bumgarner (0–4)Hanrahan (7)9,04811–13
25April 28Giants2–5Vogelsong (1–0)Karstens (2–1)Wilson (7)14,74711–14
26April 29@ Rockies3–0Correia (4–2)Chacin (3–2)Hanrahan (8)34,47712–14
27April 30@ Rockies1–4Hammel (3–1)Maholm (1–4)Street (10)33,68412–15 :
May (13–13)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
28May 1@ Rockies8–4Morton (3–1)Jimenez (0–2)—35,01213–15
29May 2@ Padres4–3McDonald (2–2)Harang (4–2)Hanrahan (9)20,54614–15
30May 3@ Padres5–6Adams (1–0)Beimel (0–1)Bell (7)18,63614–16
31May 4@ Padres7–4Correia (5–2)Richard (1–3)—16,61315–16
32May 6Astros2–3Rodriguez (2–3)Resop (1–1)Melancon (1)12,72815–17
33May 7Astros6–1Morton (4–1)Norris (2–2)—32,29916–17
34May 8Astros5–4McCutchen (1–0)Abad (1–3)Hanrahan (10)17,94617–17
35May 9Dodgers4–1Veras (1–1)Billingsley (2–2)Hanrahan (11)11,37318–17
36May 10Dodgers3–10Lilly (3–3)Correia (5–3)—13,49718–18
37May 11Dodgers0–2Kuroda (4–3)Maholm (1–5)Padilla (3)12,91018–19
—May 12DodgersPostponed
38May 13@ Brewers2–5Gallardo (4–2)McDonald (2–3)Axford (8)32,83718–20
39May 14@ Brewers2–8Narveson (2–3)Karstens (2–2)—42,42218–21
40May 15@ Brewers6–9Greinke (2–1)Correia (5–4)—37,05918–22
41May 16@ Nationals2–4Kimball (1–0)Maholm (1–6)Storen (9)21,96018–23
—May 17@ NationalsPostponed
42May 18@ Reds5–0Morton (5–1)Arroyo (3–4)—16,54319–23
43May 19@ Reds5–3McDonald (3–3)Cueto (2–1)Hanrahan (12)26,01820–23
44May 20Tigers10–1Karstens (3–2)Penny (4–4)—24,39621–23
45May 21Tigers6–2Correia (6–4)Scherzer (6–1)Hanrahan (13)37,95822–23
46May 22Tigers0–2Porcello (4–2)Maholm (1–7)Valverde (11)25,12422–24
47May 24Braves0–2Jurrjens (6–1)Morton (5–2)Kimbrel (13)16,87322–25
48May 25Braves2–4 (11)Sherrill (1–0)Karstens (3–3)Kimbrel (14)21,49722–26
49May 27@ Cubs4–2Correia (7–4)Davis (0–3)Hanrahan (14)34,10523–26
50May 28@ Cubs10–0Maholm (2–7)Wells (1–1)—38,41324–26
51May 29@ Cubs2–3Dempster (4–4)Karstens (3–4)Marmol (10)37,46424–27
52May 30@ Mets3–7Gee (5–0)McCutchen (1–1)—24,49024–28
53May 31@ Mets5–1Meek (1–1)Dickey (2–6)—26,19825–28 :
June (16–11)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
54June 1@ Mets9–3Correia (8–4)Capuano (3–6)—25,23426–28
55June 2@ Mets8–9Isringhausen (1–0)Veras (1–2)Rodriguez (16)30,07426–29
56June 3Phillies2–1 (12)Moskos (1–0)Baez (1–3)—33,86127–29
57June 4Phillies6–3Morton (6–2)Kendrick (3–4)—39,44128–29
58June 5Phillies3–7Halladay (8–3)McDonald (3–4)—35,50528–30
59June 7D-backs8–5Resop (2–1)Hernandez (2–2)Hanrahan (15)12,37829–30
60June 8D-backs3–2 (12)McCutchen (2–1)Kroenke (0–1)—14,01530–30
61June 9D-backs0–2Owings (2–0)Resop (2–2)Hernandez (2)12,46830–31
62June 10Mets1–8Gee (7–0)Morton (6–3)—24,65330–32
63June 11Mets3–2McDonald (4–4)Dickey (3–7)Hanrahan (16)39,27331–32
64June 12Mets0–7Capuano (5–6)Correia (8–5)—26,45231–33
65June 13Mets3–1Maholm (3–7)Pelfrey (3–5)Hanrahan (17)15,55532–33
66June 14@ Astros1–0Karstens (4–4)Norris (4–5)Hanrahan (18)29,71233–33
67June 15@ Astros7–3Morton (7–3)Del Rosario (0–1)Hanrahan (19)29,86634–33
68June 16@ Astros5–4McDonald (5–4)Lyles (0–2)Veras (1)26,41535–33
69June 17@ Indians1–5Tomlin (8–4)Correia (8–6)—38,54935–34
70June 18@ Indians1–5Carrasco (7–3)Maholm (3–8)—31,86535–35
71June 19@ Indians2–5 (11)Sipp (3–0)Wood (0–1)—30,02335–36
72June 20Orioles3–8Arrieta (9–4)Morton (7–4)—22,44735–37
73June 21Orioles9–3Resop (3–2)Guthrie (2–9)—33,80636–37
74June 22Orioles5–4Correia (9–6)Britton (6–5)Hanrahan (20)19,41837–37
75June 24Red Sox3–1Maholm (4–8)Lester (9–4)Hanrahan (21)39,33038–37
76June 25Red Sox6–4Karstens (5–4)Wakefield (4–3)Hanrahan (22)39,48339–37
77June 26Red Sox2–4Miller (1–0)Wood (0–2)Papelbon (14)39,51139–38
78June 28@ Blue Jays7–6Correia (10–6)Reyes (3–7)Hanrahan (23)17,08540–38
79June 29@ Blue Jays1–2Morrow (4–4)Maholm (4–9)Francisco (9)15,63240–39
80June 30@ Blue Jays6–2Karstens (6–4)Cecil (1–3)—14,93941–39 :
July (13–13)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
81July 1@ Nationals1–2Storen (5–2)Wood (0–3)—22,39941–40
82July 2@ Nationals5–3Veras (2–2)Burnett (3–5)Hanrahan (24)—42–40
83July 2@ Nationals3–4Mattheus (1–0)Watson (0–1)Storen (20)39,63842–41
84July 3@ Nationals10–2Correia (11–6)Marquis (7–3)—23,52243–41
85July 4Astros5–3Maholm (5–9)Myers (3–8)Hanrahan (25)36,94244–41
86July 5Astros5–1Karstens (7–4)Rodriguez (6–5)—18,15145–41
87July 6Astros2–8Norris (5–6)Morton (7–5)—18,91045–42
88July 8Cubs7–4McCutchen (3–1)Marshall (5–3)Hanrahan (26)37,14046–42
89July 9Cubs3–6Dempster (6–6)Correia (11–7)Marmol (19)39,23546–43
90July 10Cubs9–1Maholm (6–9)Ortiz (0–2)—31,42847–43
91July 15@ Astros4–0Karstens (8–4)Myers (3–10)—27,78748–43
92July 16@ Astros4–6Escalona (2–1)Veras (2–3)Melancon (7)35,08148–44
93July 17@ Astros7–5 (11)Leroux (1–0)Melancon (5–3)Resop (1)24,58049–44
94July 18Reds2–0Morton (8–5)Willis (0–1)Hanrahan (27)22,01650–44
95July 19Reds1–0McDonald (6–4)Leake (8–5)Hanrahan (28)26,05851–44
96July 20Reds1–3Cueto (6–3)Karstens (8–5)Cordero (19)25,20751–45
97July 22Cardinals4–6Carpenter (6–7)Maholm (6–10)Salas (18)38,49051–46
98July 23Cardinals1–9Garcia (10–4)Correia (11–8)—39,10251–47
99July 24Cardinals4–3 (10)Beimel (1–1)Motte (3–2)—35,40252–47
100July 25@ Braves3–1McDonald (7–4)Hudson (9–7)Hanrahan (29)30,09853–47
101July 26@ Braves3–4 (19)Proctor (2–3)McCutchen (3–2)—22,03653–48
102July 27@ Braves1–2 (10)Linebrink (4–2)Leroux (1–1)—24,18653–49
103July 28@ Braves5–2Correia (12–8)Lowe (6–9)Hanrahan (30)38,35554–49
104July 29@ Phillies3–10Halladay (13–4)Morton (8–6)—45,59954–50
105July 30@ Phillies4–7Lee (10–7)McDonald (7–5)Madson (18)45,73754–51
106July 31@ Phillies5–6 (10)Bastardo (4–0)Watson (0–2)—45,80954–52 :
August (8–22)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
107August 1Cubs3–5Zambrano (8–6)Maholm (6–11)Marmol (21)22,24854–53
108August 2Cubs6–11Wells (3–4)Correia (12–9)—26,10954–54
109August 3Cubs0–1Garza (5–8)Resop (3–3)Marmol (22)19,10654–55
110August 4Cubs6–7Samardzija (6–4)McCutchen (3–3)Marmol (23)29,31754–56
111August 5Padres5–15Harang (10–3)Karstens (8–6)—37,76654–57
112August 6Padres2–13Luebke (4–6)Maholm (6–12)—39,25154–58
113August 7Padres3–7Latos (6–11)Correia (12–10)—35,60154–59
114August 8@ Giants5–0Morton (9–6)Vogelsong (9–2)—42,40555–59
115August 9@ Giants0–6Bumgarner (7–11)McDonald (7–6)—42,64855–60
116August 10@ Giants9–2Karstens (9–6)Sanchez (4–7)—42,60356–60
117August 12@ Brewers2–7Greinke (11–4)Maholm (6–13)—41,82056–61
118August 13@ Brewers0–1Estrada (3–7)Correia (12–11)Axford (34)43,21456–62
119August 14@ Brewers1–2 (10)Saito (3–1)Resop (3–4)—45,10356–63
120August 15Cardinals6–2McDonald (8–6)Westbrook (9–7)—19,76657–63
121August 16Cardinals5–4 (11)Resop (4–4)Rhodes (0–1)—20,94358–63
122August 17Cardinals2–7Lohse (11–7)Maholm (6–14)—22,29658–64
123August 19Reds8–11Wood (6–5)Hanrahan (0–2)Cordero (25)36,62058–65
124August 20Reds5–3Watson (1–2)Chapman (2–1)Hanrahan (31)37,82659–65
125August 21Reds4–5Arredondo (3–3)Hanrahan (0–3)Cordero (26)29,96759–66
126August 22Brewers1–8Narveson (9–6)Karstens (9–7)——59–67
127August 22Brewers9–2McCutchen (4–3)Greinke (12–5)—19,38060–67
128August 23Brewers4–11Estrada (4–8)Ohlendorf (0–1)—21,41160–68
129August 24Brewers2–0Grilli (1–0)Marcum (11–4)Hanrahan (32)18,01361–68
130August 25@ Cardinals4–8Jackson (3–2)Morton (9–7)—36,50361–69
131August 26@ Cardinals4–5McClellan (10–6)Veras (2–4)—40,48061–70
132August 27@ Cardinals7–0Lincoln (1–0)Carpenter (8–9)—35,81262–70
133August 28@ Cardinals4–7Lohse (12–8)Karstens (9–8)Motte (1)38,42962–71
134August 29@ Astros4–7Rodriguez (10–9)Grilli (1–1)Melancon (15)19,25062–72
135August 30@ Astros2–8Sosa (2–2)Morton (9–8)—21,75062–73
136August 31@ Astros0–2Happ (5–15)McDonald (8–7)Melancon (16)22,91862–74 :
September (10–16)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
137September 1Dodgers4–6Eveland (1–0)Lincoln (1–1)Jansen (3)12,22462–75
138September 2@ Cubs3–1Burres (1–0)Dempster (10–11)Hanrahan (33)35,15363–75
139September 3@ Cubs7–5Resop (5–4)Marmol (2–5)Hanrahan (34)36,62864–75
140September 4@ Cubs3–6Wells (7–4)Morton (9–9)Marshall (4)40,46964–76
141September 5Astros3–1McDonald (9–7)Sosa (2–3)Hanrahan (35)13,36665–76
142September 6Astros1–4Myers (4–13)Lincoln (1–2)Melancon (17)9,84065–77
143September 7Astros5–4Watson (2–2)Lopez (2–6)Hanrahan (36)12,33066–77
144September 9Marlins4–13Nolasco (10–10)Ohlendorf (0–2)—24,52766–78
145September 10Marlins0–3Sanchez (8–7)Locke (0–1)—34,06366–79
146September 11Marlins1–4Vazquez (10–11)McDonald (9–8)Oviedo (34)19,07166–80
147September 12Cardinals6–5Grilli (2–1)Rzepczynski (0–2)Hanrahan (37)13,27867–80
148September 13Cardinals4–6McClellan (11–6)Hanrahan (0–4)Motte (6)16,54467–81
149September 14Cardinals2–3Jackson (5–2)Morton (9–10)Motte (7)12,52067–82
150September 15@ Dodgers6–2Ohlendorf (1–2)Eveland (2–1)Hanrahan (38)25,38168–82
151September 16@ Dodgers2–7Kuroda (12–16)Locke (0–2)—41,14868–83
152September 17@ Dodgers1–6Lilly (10–14)McDonald (9–9)—32,51468–84
153September 18@ Dodgers1–15Billingsley (11–10)Lincoln (1–3)—37,80268–85
154September 19@ D-backs0–1Kennedy (20–4)Karstens (9–9)Putz (42)24,45868–86
155September 20@ D-backs5–3Morton (10–10)Hudson (16–11)Hanrahan (39)30,11469–86
156September 21@ D-backs5–8Miley (4–2)Ohlendorf (1–3)Putz (43)25,29669–87
157September 23Reds4–3Hanrahan (1–4)Bray (5–3)—23,63270–87
158September 24Reds4–3Lincoln (2–3)Wood (6–6)Grilli (1)37,38871–87
159September 25Reds4–5Willis (1–6)Moskos (1–1)Cordero (35)28,75871–88
160September 26@ Brewers9–8McCutchen (5–3)Saito (4–2)Hanrahan (40)41,22272–88
161September 27@ Brewers4–6Hawkins (3–1)Hughes (0–1)Axford (46)41,86472–89
162September 28@ Brewers3–7Greinke (16–6)Locke (0–3)—41,97672–90 :
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement Bold = Pirates team member :

## Season standings
### National League Central

vteNL Central :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 96 | 66 | .593 | — | 57‍–‍24 | 39‍–‍42 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 90 | 72 | .556 | 6 | 45‍–‍36 | 45‍–‍36 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 79 | 83 | .488 | 17 | 42‍–‍39 | 37‍–‍44 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 72 | 90 | .444 | 24 | 36‍–‍45 | 36‍–‍45 |
| Chicago Cubs | 71 | 91 | .438 | 25 | 39‍–‍42 | 32‍–‍49 |
| Houston Astros | 56 | 106 | .346 | 40 | 31‍–‍50 | 25‍–‍56 |

### National League Wild Card

vteDivision leaders :
| Team | W | L | Pct. |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 102 | 60 | .630 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 96 | 66 | .593 |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 94 | 68 | .580 |
vteWild Card team (Top team qualifies for postseason) :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 90 | 72 | .556 | — |
| Atlanta Braves | 89 | 73 | .549 | 1 |
| San Francisco Giants | 86 | 76 | .531 | 4 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 82 | 79 | .509 | 7½ |
| Washington Nationals | 80 | 81 | .497 | 9½ |
| Cincinnati Reds | 79 | 83 | .488 | 11 |
| New York Mets | 77 | 85 | .475 | 13 |
| Colorado Rockies | 73 | 89 | .451 | 17 |
| Florida Marlins | 72 | 90 | .444 | 18 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 72 | 90 | .444 | 18 |
| Chicago Cubs | 71 | 91 | .438 | 19 |
| San Diego Padres | 71 | 91 | .438 | 19 |
| Houston Astros | 56 | 106 | .346 | 34 |

### Record vs. opponents

2011 National League recordvte Source: :
| Team | AZ | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL | FLA | HOU | LAD | MIL | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | WSH | AL |
| Arizona | – | 2–3 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 13–5 | 5–2 | 6–1 | 10–8 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 11–7 | 9–9 | 3–4 | 5–3 | 10–8 |
| Atlanta | 3–2 | – | 4–3 | 3–3 | 6–2 | 12–6 | 5–1 | 2–5 | 5–3 | 9–9 | 6–12 | 4–2 | 4–5 | 6–1 | 1–5 | 9–9 | 10–5 |
| Chicago | 4–3 | 3–4 | – | 7–11 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 8–7 | 3–3 | 6–10 | 4–2 | 2–5 | 8–8 | 3–3 | 5–4 | 5–10 | 3–4 | 5–10 |
| Cincinnati | 2–4 | 3–3 | 11–7 | – | 3–4 | 3–3 | 9–6 | 4–2 | 8–8 | 2–5 | 1–7 | 5–10 | 4–2 | 5–2 | 9–6 | 4–2 | 6–12 |
| Colorado | 5–13 | 2–6 | 4–2 | 4–3 | – | 3–3 | 5–2 | 9–9 | 3–6 | 5–2 | 1–4 | 4–3 | 9–9 | 5–13 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 8–7 |
| Florida | 2–5 | 6–12 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 3–3 | – | 6–1 | 3–3 | 0–7 | 9–9 | 6–12 | 6–0 | 0–7 | 4–2 | 2–6 | 11–7 | 8–10 |
| Houston | 1–6 | 1–5 | 7–8 | 6–9 | 2–5 | 1–6 | – | 4–5 | 3–12 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 7–11 | 3–5 | 4–3 | 5–10 | 3–3 | 4–11 |
| Los Angeles | 8–10 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 9–9 | 3–3 | 5–4 | – | 2–4 | 2–5 | 1–5 | 6–2 | 13–5 | 9–9 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 6–9 |
| Milwaukee | 3–4 | 3–5 | 10–6 | 8–8 | 6–3 | 7–0 | 12–3 | 4–2 | – | 4–2 | 3–4 | 12–3 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 9–9 | 3–3 | 6–9 |
| New York | 3–3 | 9–9 | 2–4 | 5–2 | 2–5 | 9–9 | 3–3 | 5–2 | 2–4 | – | 7–11 | 4–4 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 8–10 | 9–9 |
| Philadelphia | 3–3 | 12–6 | 5–2 | 7–1 | 4–1 | 12–6 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 4–3 | 11–7 | – | 4–2 | 7–1 | 4–3 | 3–6 | 8–10 | 9–6 |
| Pittsburgh | 3–3 | 2–4 | 8–8 | 10–5 | 3–4 | 0–6 | 11–7 | 2–6 | 3–12 | 4–4 | 2–4 | – | 2–4 | 3–3 | 7–9 | 4–4 | 8–7 |
| San Diego | 7–11 | 5–4 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 9–9 | 7–0 | 5–3 | 5–13 | 2–3 | 3–4 | 1–7 | 4–2 | – | 6–12 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 6–9 |
| San Francisco | 9–9 | 1–6 | 4–5 | 2–5 | 13–5 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 9–9 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 12–6 | – | 5–2 | 3–4 | 10–5 |
| St. Louis | 4–3 | 5–1 | 10–5 | 6–9 | 4–2 | 6–2 | 10–5 | 3–4 | 9–9 | 3–3 | 6–3 | 9–7 | 3–3 | 2–5 | – | 2–4 | 8–7 |
| Washington | 3–5 | 9–9 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 7–11 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 10–8 | 10–8 | 4–4 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 4–2 | – | 8–7 |

### Detailed records

National League :
| Opponent | W | L | WP | RS | RA |
| NL East |||||||
| Atlanta Braves | 2 | 4 | 0.333 | 14 | 15 |
| Florida Marlins | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 10 | 41 |
| New York Mets | 4 | 4 | 0.500 | 32 | 38 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 2 | 4 | 0.333 | 23 | 34 |
| Washington Nationals | 4 | 4 | 0.500 | 35 | 25 |
| Total | 12 | 22 | 0.353 | 114 | 153 |
| NL Central |||||||
| Chicago Cubs | 8 | 8 | 0.500 | 77 | 64 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 10 | 5 | 0.667 | 67 | 57 |
| Houston Astros | 11 | 7 | 0.611 | 68 | 64 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 3 | 12 | 0.200 | 46 | 84 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 7 | 9 | 0.438 | 62 | 72 |
| Total | 39 | 41 | 0.488 | 320 | 341 |
| NL West |||||||
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 3 | 3 | 0.500 | 21 | 21 |
| Colorado Rockies | 3 | 4 | 0.429 | 26 | 30 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 2 | 6 | 0.250 | 21 | 49 |
| San Diego Padres | 2 | 4 | 0.333 | 26 | 48 |
| San Francisco Giants | 3 | 3 | 0.500 | 20 | 16 |
| Total | 13 | 20 | 0.394 | 114 | 164 |
| American League |||||||
| Baltimore Orioles | 2 | 1 | 0.667 | 17 | 15 |
| Boston Red Sox | 2 | 1 | 0.667 | 11 | 9 |
| Cleveland Indians | 0 | 3 | 0.000 | 4 | 15 |
| Detroit Tigers | 2 | 1 | 0.667 | 16 | 5 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 2 | 1 | 0.667 | 14 | 10 |
| Total | 8 | 7 | 0.533 | 62 | 54 |
| Season Total | 72 | 90 | 0.444 | 610 | 712 |
| Month | Games | Won | Lost | Win % | RS | RA |
| April | 27 | 12 | 15 | 0.444 | 91 | 115 |
| May | 26 | 13 | 13 | 0.500 | 108 | 91 |
| June | 27 | 16 | 11 | 0.593 | 105 | 106 |
| July | 26 | 13 | 13 | 0.500 | 102 | 98 |
| August | 30 | 8 | 22 | 0.267 | 113 | 167 |
| September | 26 | 10 | 16 | 0.385 | 91 | 135 |
| Total | 162 | 72 | 90 | 0.444 | 610 | 712 |
| | Games | Won | Lost | Win % | RS | RA |
| Home | 81 | 36 | 45 | 0.444 | 287 | 360 |
| Away | 81 | 36 | 45 | 0.444 | 323 | 352 |
| Total | 162 | 72 | 90 | 0.444 | 610 | 712 |

## Roster
### Opening Day lineup

Opening Day Starters :
| Name | Position |
| José Tábata | LF |
| Neil Walker | 2B |
| Andrew McCutchen | CF |
| Lyle Overbay | 1B |
| Pedro Alvarez | 3B |
| Ryan Doumit | C |
| Garrett Jones | RF |
| Ronny Cedeño | SS |
| Kevin Correia | SP |

## Player stats
### Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; AVG = Batting average; SLG = Slugging average
| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | AVG | SLG |
| Neil Walker | 159 | 596 | 76 | 163 | 36 | 4 | 12 | 83 | 9 | 54 | .273 | .408 |
| Andrew McCutchen | 158 | 572 | 87 | 148 | 34 | 5 | 23 | 89 | 23 | 89 | .259 | .456 |
| Garrett Jones | 148 | 423 | 51 | 103 | 30 | 1 | 16 | 58 | 6 | 48 | .243 | .433 |
| Ronny Cedeño | 128 | 413 | 43 | 103 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 2 | 30 | .249 | .339 |
| Lyle Overbay | 103 | 352 | 40 | 80 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 37 | 1 | 36 | .227 | .349 |
| José Tábata | 91 | 334 | 53 | 89 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 40 | .266 | .362 |
| Brandon Wood | 99 | 236 | 25 | 52 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 31 | 0 | 19 | .220 | .347 |
| Pedro Álvarez | 74 | 235 | 18 | 45 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 1 | 24 | .191 | .289 |
| Xavier Paul | 121 | 232 | 30 | 59 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 13 | .254 | .349 |
| Ryan Doumit | 77 | 218 | 17 | 66 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 30 | 0 | 16 | .303 | .477 |
| Matt Diaz | 100 | 216 | 14 | 56 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 11 | .259 | .324 |
| Alex Presley | 52 | 215 | 27 | 64 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 9 | 13 | .298 | .465 |
| Josh Harrison | 65 | 195 | 21 | 53 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 3 | .272 | .374 |
| Michael McKenry | 58 | 180 | 17 | 40 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 14 | .222 | .322 |
| Chase d'Arnaud | 48 | 143 | 17 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 4 | .217 | .287 |
| Ryan Ludwick | 38 | 112 | 14 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 19 | .232 | .330 |
| Derrek Lee | 28 | 101 | 16 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 8 | .337 | .584 |
| Chris Snyder | 34 | 96 | 13 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 17 | .271 | .396 |
| Steve Pearce | 50 | 94 | 8 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 7 | .202 | .255 |
| Jason Jaramillo | 23 | 43 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | .326 | .395 |
| Pedro Ciriaco | 23 | 33 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .303 | .424 |
| Dusty Brown | 11 | 28 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .107 | .107 |
| Eric Fryer | 10 | 26 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .269 | .269 |
| John Bowker | 19 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .235 | .294 |
| Josh Rodriguez | 7 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .083 | .083 |
| Matt Pagnozzi | 5 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 |
| Wyatt Toregas | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| Pitcher Totals | 162 | 287 | 10 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 14 | .094 | .132 |
| Team Totals | 162 | 5421 | 610 | 1325 | 277 | 35 | 107 | 580 | 108 | 489 | .244 | .368 |
Source:

### Pitching

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
| Charlie Morton | 10 | 10 | 3.83 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 171.2 | 186 | 82 | 73 | 77 | 110 |
| James McDonald | 9 | 9 | 4.21 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 171.0 | 176 | 86 | 80 | 78 | 142 |
| Paul Maholm | 6 | 14 | 3.66 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 162.1 | 160 | 72 | 66 | 50 | 97 |
| Jeff Karstens | 9 | 9 | 3.38 | 30 | 26 | 0 | 162.1 | 163 | 69 | 61 | 33 | 96 |
| Kevin Correia | 12 | 11 | 4.79 | 27 | 26 | 0 | 154.0 | 175 | 90 | 82 | 39 | 77 |
| Daniel McCutchen | 5 | 3 | 3.72 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 84.2 | 87 | 38 | 35 | 33 | 47 |
| José Veras | 2 | 4 | 3.80 | 79 | 0 | 1 | 71.0 | 54 | 32 | 30 | 34 | 79 |
| Chris Resop | 5 | 4 | 4.39 | 76 | 0 | 1 | 69.2 | 73 | 34 | 34 | 30 | 79 |
| Joel Hanrahan | 1 | 4 | 1.83 | 70 | 0 | 40 | 68.2 | 56 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 61 |
| Brad Lincoln | 2 | 3 | 4.72 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 47.2 | 54 | 27 | 25 | 16 | 29 |
| Tony Watson | 2 | 2 | 3.95 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 41.0 | 34 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 37 |
| Ross Ohlendorf | 1 | 3 | 8.15 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 38.2 | 60 | 38 | 35 | 15 | 27 |
| Jason Grilli | 2 | 1 | 2.48 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 32.2 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 37 |
| Joe Beimel | 1 | 1 | 5.33 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 25.1 | 34 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 17 |
| Chris Leroux | 1 | 1 | 2.88 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 | 26 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 24 |
| Daniel Moskos | 1 | 1 | 2.96 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 24.1 | 29 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 11 |
| Evan Meek | 1 | 1 | 3.48 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 20.2 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 17 |
| Jeff Locke | 0 | 3 | 6.48 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 16.2 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 5 |
| Brian Burres | 1 | 0 | 3.86 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14.0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| Jared Hughes | 0 | 1 | 4.09 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 10 |
| Michael Crotta | 0 | 1 | 9.28 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 10.2 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 7 |
| Tim Wood | 0 | 3 | 5.63 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 2 |
| Aaron Thompson | 0 | 0 | 7.04 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7.2 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| José Ascanio | 0 | 0 | 7.11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| Garrett Olson | 1 | 1 | 2.08 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Team Totals | 72 | 90 | 4.04 | 162 | 162 | 43 | 1449.1 | 1513 | 712 | 650 | 535 | 1031 |
Source:

## Notable achievements
### Awards

2011 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
* Joel Hanrahan, P, reserve
* Andrew McCutchen, OF, reserve
* Kevin Correia, P, reserve
NL Player of the Week
* Jeff Karstens (July 11–17, 2011)
MLB Delivery Man of the Month Award
* Joel Hanrahan (June 2011)

### Milestones

Regular Season :
| Player | Milestone | Reached |
| G. Olson | 100th Career Game | April 1, 2011 |
| P. Maholm | 100th Career Inning Pitched | April 14, 2011 |
| C. Resop | 100th Career Game | May 20, 2011 |
| J. Karstens | 100th Career Game | May 25, 2011 |
| J. Veras | 200th Career Game | May 21, 2011 |
| L. Overbay | 300th Career Double | June 8, 2011 |
| L. Overbay | 1200th Career Game | June 12, 2011 |
| M. Diaz | 500th Career Hit | July 23, 2011 |
| R. Doumit | 500th Career Hit | August 15, 2011 |
| R. Cedeño | 500th Career Hit | August 17, 2011 |
| D. McCutchen | 100th Career Game | Sep 7, 2011 |
| J. Karstens | 500th Career Inning Pitched | Sep 19, 2011 |

## Transactions
### Pre-season

* On November 3, 2010, the Pittsburgh Pirates re-signed Wil Ledezma to a 1-year contract.
* On November 12, 2010, the Pittsburgh Pirates lost free agent Erik Kratz to the Philadelphia Phillies.
* On November 15, 2010, the Pittsburgh Pirates hired Clint Hurdle as manager.
* On November 19, 2010, the Pittsburgh Pirates lost free agent Hector Gimenez to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
* On November 22, 2010, the Pittsburgh Pirates lost free agent Dana Eveland to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
* On November 24, 2010, the Pittsburgh Pirates hired Euclides Rojas as bullpen coach, Gregg Ritchie as hitting coach, Luis Silverio as first-base coach, Nick Leyva as third-base coach and Mark Strittmatter.
* On November 24, 2010, the Pittsburgh Pirates traded Zach Duke to the Arizona Diamondbacks for a player to be named later (Cesar Valdez).
* On December 3, 2010, the Pittsburgh Pirates re-signed Jeff Karstens to a 1-year contract and Ronny Cedeño to a 1-year contract with an option for 2012.
* On December 7, 2010, the Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agents Kevin Correia to a 2-year contract and Scott Olsen to a 1-year contract with an option for 2012.
* On December 8, 2010, the Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent Matt Diaz to a 2-year contract.
* On December 14, 2010, the Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent Lyle Overbay to a 1-year contract.
* On December 23, 2010, the Pittsburgh Pirates traded Ryan Kelly to the Oakland Athletics in exchange for Corey Wimberly.
* On December 23, 2010, the Pittsburgh Pirates claimed free agent Aaron Thompson off waivers from the Washington Nationals.
* On January 4, 2011, the Pittsburgh Pirates traded Joe Martinez to the Cleveland Indians in exchange for a player to be named later or cash considerations.
* On January 5, 2011, the Pittsburgh Pirates lost free agent Wil Ledezma to the Toronto Blue Jays.
* On January 18, 2011, the Pittsburgh Pirates re-signed Joel Hanrahan to a 1-year contract.
* On February 9, 2011, the Pittsburgh Pirates re-signed Ross Ohlendorf to a 1-year/$2.025 million contract.

### In-Season

* On March 3, 2011, the Pittsburgh Pirates re-signed Alex Presley, Andrew McCutchen, Bryan Morris, Brad Lincoln, Charlie Morton, Chris Leroux, Chris Resop, Daniel McCutchen, Daniel Moskos, Evan Meek, Garrett Jones, Gorkys Hernández, James McDonald, Jason Jaramillo, Jeff Locke, John Bowker, José Ascanio, José Tábata, Josh Rodriguez, Kevin Hart, Kyle McPherson, Mike Crotta, Neil Walker, Pedro Ciriaco, Ramon Aguero, Steve Pearce and Tony Watson to 1-year contracts.
* On March 21, 2011, the Pittsburgh Pirates released Garrett Atkins.
* On March 22, 2011, the Pittsburgh Pirates released Fernando Nieve.
* On April 6, 2011, the Pittsburgh Pirates released Craig Hansen.
* On April 8, 2011, the Pittsburgh Pirates lost free agent Ramon Aguero to the Texas Rangers.
* On April 22, 2011, the Pittsburgh Pirates claimed free agent Brandon Wood from the Los Angeles Angels.
* On April 26, 2011, the Pittsburgh Pirates claimed free agent Xavier Paul from the Los Angeles Dodgers.
* On May 14, 2011, the Pittsburgh Pirates released Scott Olsen.
* On June 13, 2011, the Pittsburgh Pirates traded a player to be named later or cash considerations to the Boston Red Sox in exchange for Michael McKenry.
* On June 21, 2011, the Pittsburgh Pirates traded cash considerations to the Cleveland Indians in exchange for Josh Rodriguez.
* On July 21, 2011, the Pittsburgh Pirates signed free agent Jason Grilli to a 1-year contract.
* On July 31, 2011, the Pittsburgh Pirates traded Aaron Baker to the Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Derrek Lee.
* On July 31, 2011, the Pittsburgh Pirates traded a player to be named later or cash considerations to the San Diego Padres in exchange for Ryan Ludwick.
* On August 18, 2011, the Pittsburgh Pirates traded a player to be named later or cash considerations to the Texas Rangers in exchange for Tim Wood.
* On August 21, 2011, the Pittsburgh Pirates re-signed José Tábata to a 6-year contract extension through 2016 with options for 2017–19.
* On August 31, 2011, the Pittsburgh Pirates traded Matt Diaz and cash considerations to the Atlanta Braves in exchange for a player to be named later (Eliecer Cardenas; converted on September 20, 2011).
* On August 31, 2011, the Pittsburgh Pirates traded John Bowker to the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for future considerations.
* On September 11, 2011, the Pittsburgh Pirates re-signed Neal Huntington as senior VP and GM to a 3-year contract extension through 2014.
* On September 14, 2011, the Pittsburgh Pirates claimed Matt Pagnozzi off waivers from the Colorado Rockies.
* On September 16, 2011, the Pittsburgh Pirates promoted Greg Smith to assistant GM, Joe Dellicarri to director of amateur scouting, Kevan Graves to director of baseball operations, Kyle Stark to assistant GM, Larry Broadway to director of minor league operations and Tyrone Brooks to director of player personnel.
* On October 24, 2011, the Pittsburgh Pirates hired Ben Potenziano as assistant trainer and Brendon Huttman as strength and conditioning coach.

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Indianapolis Indians | International League | Dean Treanor |
| AA | Altoona Curve | Eastern League | P. J. Forbes |
| A | Bradenton Marauders | Florida State League | Carlos García |
| A | West Virginia Power | South Atlantic League | Gary Robinson |
| A-Short Season | State College Spikes | New York–Penn League | Dave Turgeon |
| Rookie | GCL Pirates | Gulf Coast League | Tom Prince |
| Rookie | DSL Pirates | Dominican Summer League | Ramon Zapata |
| Rookie | VSL Pirates | Venezuelan Summer League | Osmin Melendez |