# 1988 Pittsburgh Pirates season

The 1988 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 107th season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; the 102nd in the National League. This was their 19th season at Three Rivers Stadium. The Pirates finished second in the National League East with a record of 85–75.

## Offseason

* January 20, 1988: Dave Hostetler was signed as a free agent by the Pirates.
* March 26, 1988: Mackey Sasser and Tim Drummond were traded by the Pirates to the New York Mets for Randy Milligan and Scott Henion (minors).
* March 30, 1988: Hipólito Peña was traded by the Pirates to the New York Yankees for Orestes Destrade.
* March 31, 1988: Mike Bielecki was traded by the Pirates to the Chicago Cubs for Mike Curtis (minors).

## Regular season
### Season standings

vteNL East :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| New York Mets | 100 | 60 | .625 | — | 56‍–‍24 | 44‍–‍36 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 85 | 75 | .531 | 15 | 43‍–‍38 | 42‍–‍37 |
| Montreal Expos | 81 | 81 | .500 | 20 | 43‍–‍38 | 38‍–‍43 |
| Chicago Cubs | 77 | 85 | .475 | 24 | 39‍–‍42 | 38‍–‍43 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 76 | 86 | .469 | 25 | 41‍–‍40 | 35‍–‍46 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 65 | 96 | .404 | 35½ | 38‍–‍42 | 27‍–‍54 |

### Game log

1988 Game Log: 85–75 (Home: 43–38; Away: 42–37) :
April: 16–6 (Home: 8–1; Away: 8–5)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
1April 5@ Phillies5–3DunneRawleyRobinson46,3941–0
2April 6@ Phillies5–6 (14)MadduxKipper—15,5321–1
3April 8@ Cardinals4–3FisherCoxRobinson51,6472–1
4April 9@ Cardinals0–3MathewsWalkWorrell36,5422–2
5April 10@ Cardinals5–3 (11)KipperWorrellGott31,9683–2
6April 11Phillies5–1DrabekGross—54,0894–2
7April 13Phillies7–0FisherRuffin—9,8255–2
8April 14Phillies4–2WalkCarmanRobinson6,2226–2
9April 15@ Cubs0–6SutcliffeSmiley—35,0846–3
10April 16@ Cubs4–0DrabekMaddux—30,5647–3
11April 17@ Cubs12–7RobinsonSchiraldi—29,5628–3
12April 19Cardinals3–0FisherCox—5,0489–3
13April 20Cardinals8–1WalkMathews—15,52210–3
14April 21Cardinals3–9O'NealSmiley—6,83310–4
15April 22Cubs8–4DrabekLancaster—16,25011–4
16April 23Cubs5–4GottGossage—20,21412–4
17April 24Cubs4–2WalkSutcliffeRobinson19,93413–4
18April 26@ Giants2–0SmileyReuschelGott11,73814–4
19April 27@ Giants4–6DraveckyDrabekPrice10,13714–5
20April 28@ Giants2–1 (10)RobinsonLeffertsGott10,52015–5
21April 29@ Padres3–6HawkinsPalaciosDavis16,18515–6
22April 30@ Padres5–1WalkGrant—24,35716–6 :
May: 14–14 (Home: 10–6; Away: 4–8)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
23May 1@ Padres4–2SmileyShowGott21,69417–6
24May 2@ Dodgers3–6OroscoDrabek—26,82117–7
25May 3@ Dodgers6–14BelcherDunne—26,94317–8
26May 4@ Dodgers5–8HershiserPalacios—30,42317–9
27May 6Padres4–1 (12)JonesDavis—25,04518–9
28May 7Padres2–3ShowGott—24,55518–10
29May 8Padres6–2DrabekJones—20,75619–10
30May 9Giants6–8RobinsonRobinsonLefferts6,38819–11
31May 10Giants6–2PalaciosDownsGott9,27520–11
32May 11Dodgers2–1 (11)MedvinPena—26,36721–11
33May 12Dodgers7–4SmileyHershiser—11,07222–11
34May 13Reds6–5RobinsonMurphy—31,70523–11
35May 14Reds3–5SotoDunneFranco28,05923–12
36May 15Reds6–7 (12)FrancoJones—33,78923–13
37May 16@ Astros2–9DeshaiesWalk—13,57023–14
38May 17@ Astros2–3ScottSmileySmith15,00023–15
39May 18@ Astros2–4RyanDrabekSmith19,25923–16
40May 20Braves10–3DunneGlavine—18,88024–16
41May 21Braves7–3FisherCoffman—21,21125–16
42May 22Braves4–6MahlerWalkSutter32,68325–17
43May 23Astros0–3ScottSmiley—7,48025–18
44May 24Astros5–4GottAndersen—8,20026–18
45May 25Astros4–3DunneAndujarRobinson8,10827–18
46May 27@ Reds3–5PacilloFisherFranco29,44527–19
47May 28@ Reds5–2WalkBrowningRobinson42,23228–19
48May 29@ Reds4–2SmileyRasmussenGott30,66029–19
49May 30@ Braves14–2DrabekSmith—6,89330–19
50May 31@ Braves1–11GlavineDunne—4,48330–20 :
June: 13–14 (Home: 6–10; Away: 7–4)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
51June 1@ Braves2–14MahlerFisher—6,05930–21
52June 2Expos3–7HeatonWalkHesketh11,07030–22
53June 3Expos2–1SmileyDopson—19,16231–22
54June 4Expos3–7MartinezDrabekMcClure30,66931–23
55June 5Expos2–3SmithDunneParrett36,30531–24
56June 7Cubs5–8MadduxFisherGossage9,28731–25
57June 8Cubs5–1WalkSchiraldi—22,22032–25
58June 9Cubs4–3GottDiPino—8,20033–25
59June 10Phillies10–12HarrisRobinsonBedrosian20,00133–26
60June 11Phillies8–2DunnePalmer—19,92634–26
61June 12Phillies4–5GrossFisherBedrosian36,13434–27
62June 13@ Cubs8–0WalkSchiraldi—27,14235–27
63June 14@ Cubs6–3SmileyMoyerRobinson28,07736–27
64June 15@ Cubs4–7PerryGottGossage26,12636–28
65June 17Cardinals3–7MagraneDunne—30,26736–29
66June 18Cardinals3–6TudorFisherTerry36,68236–30
67June 19Cardinals3–2WalkMcWilliamsGott27,65637–30
68June 20@ Mets8–5SmileyOjedaRobinson42,41338–30
69June 21@ Mets0–9DarlingDrabek—45,22538–31
70June 22@ Mets0–3GoodenDunneMyers41,81638–32
71June 23@ Expos6–4RobinsonParrettGott14,83939–32
72June 24@ Expos5–3 (10)GottMcClureJones15,78140–32
73June 25@ Expos5–1SmileyHolman—17,77741–32
74June 26@ Expos3–0 (10)RobinsonBurke—26,59342–32
75June 27Mets2–1DunneGoodenGott41,48943–32
76June 28Mets2–5FernandezFisherMcDowell45,01143–33
77June 29Mets7–8 (11)McDowellKipper—41,21743–34 :
July: 15–11 (Home: 7–4; Away: 8–7)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
78July 1@ Giants5–2 (10)RobinsonHammaker—39,48444–34
79July 2@ Giants1–2LaCossRuckerGarrelts22,35544–35
80July 3@ Giants0–4DownsDunne—25,46344–36
81July 4@ Padres3–4 (10)DavisGott—35,40644–37
82July 5@ Padres3–2WalkJonesJones10,41545–37
83July 7@ Padres2–0SmileyHawkinsGott16,07646–37
84July 8@ Dodgers4–3DrabekLearyGott40,69047–37
85July 9@ Dodgers8–2DunneHillegas—46,66248–37
86July 10@ Dodgers7–2WalkHershiser—43,01449–37
87July 14Giants9–2FisherReuschel—28,32550–37
88July 15Giants8–5KipperDownsGott28,31551–37
89July 16Giants10–1DrabekLaCoss—28,99752–37
90July 17Giants5–4RobinsonPriceGott25,51253–37
91July 19Padres2–6JonesSmiley—53–38
92July 19Padres9–5FisherHawkins—15,84754–38
93July 20Padres3–2WalkRasmussenGott24,57555–38
94July 21Dodgers3–2DrabekHershiserGott27,51056–38
95July 22Dodgers2–4BelcherDunneHowell44,88856–39
96July 23Dodgers2–6LearySmiley—35,81756–40
97July 24Dodgers1–2HillegasFisherHowell35,67756–41
98July 25@ Cardinals1–5TudorWalk—30,76356–42
99July 26@ Cardinals2–1DrabekCoxGott32,73557–42
100July 27@ Cardinals3–2 (10)RobinsonDayleyGott31,61858–42
101July 29@ Mets0–1OjedaSmiley—49,58458–43
102July 30@ Mets0–3FernandezFisherMyers50,81558–44
103July 31@ Mets1–2DarlingWalk—46,91758–45 :
August: 13–17 (Home: 6–10; Away: 7–7)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
104August 1@ Mets7–2DrabekGooden—52,23159–45
105August 2Expos3–2 (10)GottHeaton—12,29660–45
106August 3Expos4–6PerezSmileyBurke16,09960–46
107August 4Expos2–3DopsonFisherBurke17,72660–47
108August 5Mets2–3DarlingWalkMyers39,92560–48
109August 6Mets3–5McClureGottMcDowell48,27260–49
110August 7Mets2–6ConeKipper—44,93160–50
111August 8Mets1–0ReedOjedaGott38,30761–50
112August 9@ Expos10–8FisherDopsonGott37,68162–50
113August 10@ Expos4–5MartinezWalkBurke29,19662–51
114August 11@ Expos6–1DrabekHolmanGott33,59963–51
115August 12@ Phillies1–9GrossDunne—63–52
116August 12@ Phillies4–6BedrosianKipper—37,67363–53
117August 13@ Phillies10–4RobinsonHarris—35,43264–53
118August 14@ Phillies9–8GottBedrosian—36,46865–53
119August 15Braves3–4PuleoWalkOlwine12,11265–54
120August 16Braves4–2DrabekSmithGott13,99466–54
121August 17Braves2–1LaPointGlavineGott33,16467–54
122August 19Astros1–5DarwinDunne—26,35267–55
123August 20Astros2–1SmileyRyanGott23,18368–55
124August 21Astros1–2 (14)AgostoKipper—38,29068–56
125August 22Reds0–2JacksonDrabek—17,54068–57
126August 23Reds2–0LaPointCharltonGott13,40669–57
127August 24Reds2–6BrowningDunne—24,66069–58
128August 26@ Astros0–2DeshaiesSmiley—27,65069–59
129August 27@ Astros1–3MeadsWalkAgosto25,99369–60
130August 28@ Astros4–3DrabekDarwinGott20,36870–60
131August 29@ Reds8–1LaPointBrown—19,51971–60
132August 30@ Reds4–6JacksonFisherFranco17,42971–61
133August 31@ Reds1–4CharltonGottFranco18,58671–62 :
September: 14–11 (Home: 6–7; Away: 8–4)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
134September 2@ Braves1–2AssenmacherGott—7,93871–63
135September 5Mets5–7ConeRobinsonMyers38,87671–64
136September 6Mets3–2SmileyOjedaGott21,29672–64
137September 7Expos5–4DrabekSmithGott16,49473–64
138September 8Expos4–5PerezRobinsonHesketh11,28973–65
139September 9Phillies5–2DunneSebraGott15,44674–65
140September 10Phillies5–1LaPointRawley—27,80475–65
141September 11Phillies4–7FreemanSmiley—18,13275–66
142September 12@ Mets2–3MyersRobinson—39,57675–67
143September 13@ Mets1–0WalkGoodenGott36,63376–67
144September 14@ Expos4–1 (12)FisherBurke—10,88677–67
145September 15@ Expos4–9JohnsonLaPointMcGaffigan9,49477–68
146September 16@ Phillies7–5RobinsonHarrisGott17,44678–68
147September 17@ Phillies7–2DrabekCarmanRobinson14,52879–68
148September 18@ Phillies5–6 (10)BedrosianKramer—21,28279–69
149September 19@ Cardinals5–4RobinsonDayleyGott19,68380–69
150September 20@ Cardinals5–1MedvinTerryGott27,44181–69
151September 21@ Cardinals5–0SmileyDeLeon—28,35082–69
152September 23Cubs3–5 (10)MoyerKipper—19,55282–70
153September 24Cubs1–2GossageRuckerDiPino16,16182–71
154September 25Cubs7–4KramerSutcliffeGott23,09583–71
155September 26Cardinals1–7DeLeonLaPoint—9,04483–72
156September 27Cardinals3–2SmileyHillGott8,99484–72
157September 28Cardinals1–2MagraneDrabek—21,00484–73
158September 30@ Cubs10–9 (10)MedvinGossageFisher9,80585–73 :
October: 0–2 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–2)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
159October 1@ Cubs7–9BlankenshipKramerSchiraldi21,43385–74
160October 2@ Cubs4–8MoyerSmiley—22,90985–75 :
Legend:        = Win        = Loss Bold = Pirates team member :

### Record vs. opponents

1988 National League recordvte Sources: :
| Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL |
| Atlanta | — | 5–7 | 5–13 | 5–13 | 4–14 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 5–5 | 8–10 | 5–13 | 3–9 |
| Chicago | 7–5 | — | 6–6 | 7–5 | 4–8–1 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 8–10 | 7–11 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 7–11 |
| Cincinnati | 13–5 | 6–6 | — | 9–9 | 7–11 | 5–7 | 4–7 | 9–3 | 7–5 | 10–8 | 11–7 | 6–6 |
| Houston | 13–5 | 5–7 | 9–9 | — | 9–9 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 6–12 | 7–11 | 6–6 |
| Los Angeles | 14–4 | 8–4–1 | 11–7 | 9–9 | — | 8–4 | 1–10 | 11–1 | 6–6 | 7–11 | 12–6 | 7–5 |
| Montreal | 8–4 | 9–9 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 4–8 | — | 6–12 | 9–9–1 | 8–10 | 4–8 | 7–5 | 13–5 |
| New York | 8–4 | 9–9 | 7–4 | 7–5 | 10–1 | 12–6 | — | 10–8 | 12–6 | 7–5 | 4–8 | 14–4 |
| Philadelphia | 6-6 | 10–8 | 3–9 | 4–8 | 1–11 | 9–9–1 | 8–10 | — | 7–11 | 4–7 | 7–5 | 6–12 |
| Pittsburgh | 5–5 | 11–7 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 10–8 | 6–12 | 11–7 | — | 8–4 | 8–4 | 11–7 |
| San Diego | 10–8 | 4–8 | 8–10 | 12–6 | 11–7 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 7–4 | 4–8 | — | 8–10 | 6–6 |
| San Francisco | 13–5 | 7–5 | 7–11 | 11–7 | 6–12 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 5–7 | 4–8 | 10–8 | — | 7–5 |
| St. Louis | 9–3 | 11–7 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 5–13 | 4–14 | 12–6 | 7–11 | 6–6 | 5–7 | — |

### Detailed records

National League :
| Opponent | W | L | WP | RS | RA |
| NL East |||||||
| Chicago Cubs | 11 | 7 | 0.611 | 97 | 82 |
| Montreal Expos | 10 | 8 | 0.556 | 75 | 70 |
| New York Mets | 6 | 12 | 0.333 | 46 | 65 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 11 | 7 | 0.611 | 105 | 81 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 11 | 7 | 0.611 | 58 | 58 |
| Total | 49 | 41 | 0.544 | 381 | 356 |
| NL West |||||||
| Atlanta Braves | 5 | 5 | 0.500 | 48 | 48 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 5 | 7 | 0.417 | 44 | 45 |
| Houston Astros | 4 | 8 | 0.333 | 24 | 42 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 6 | 6 | 0.500 | 50 | 54 |
| San Diego Padres | 8 | 4 | 0.667 | 46 | 34 |
| San Francisco Giants | 8 | 4 | 0.667 | 58 | 37 |
| Total | 36 | 34 | 0.514 | 270 | 260 |
| Season Total | 85 | 75 | 0.531 | 651 | 616 |
| Month | Games | Won | Lost | Win % | RS | RA |
| April | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0.727 | 98 | 68 |
| May | 28 | 14 | 14 | 0.500 | 129 | 128 |
| June | 27 | 13 | 14 | 0.481 | 113 | 127 |
| July | 26 | 15 | 11 | 0.577 | 94 | 74 |
| August | 30 | 13 | 17 | 0.433 | 103 | 110 |
| September | 25 | 14 | 11 | 0.560 | 103 | 92 |
| October | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 11 | 17 |
| Total | 160 | 85 | 75 | 0.531 | 651 | 616 |
| | Games | Won | Lost | Win % | RS | RA |
| Home | 81 | 43 | 38 | 0.531 | 326 | 298 |
| Away | 79 | 42 | 37 | 0.532 | 325 | 318 |
| Total | 160 | 85 | 75 | 0.531 | 651 | 616 |

## Roster
### Opening Day lineup

Opening Day Starters :
| # | Name | Position |
| 24 | Barry Bonds | LF |
| 13 | José Lind | 2B |
| 18 | Andy Van Slyke | CF |
| 25 | Bobby Bonilla | 3B |
| 7 | Darnell Coles | RF |
| 47 | Randy Milligan | 1B |
| 12 | Mike LaValliere | C |
| 22 | Al Pedrique | SS |
| 41 | Mike Dunne | SP |

## Player stats
### Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Regular Season :
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| Benny Distefano | 16 | 29 | 10 | 0.345 | 1 | 6 |
| Andy Van Slyke | 154 | 587 | 169 | 0.288 | 25 | 100 |
| Barry Bonds | 144 | 538 | 152 | 0.283 | 24 | 58 |
| Junior Ortiz | 49 | 118 | 33 | 0.280 | 2 | 18 |
| Felix Fermin | 43 | 87 | 24 | 0.276 | 0 | 2 |
| Bobby Bonilla | 159 | 584 | 160 | 0.274 | 24 | 100 |
| Glenn Wilson | 37 | 126 | 34 | 0.270 | 2 | 15 |
| Sid Bream | 148 | 462 | 122 | 0.264 | 10 | 65 |
| Jose Lind | 154 | 611 | 160 | 0.262 | 2 | 49 |
| Michael LaValliere | 120 | 352 | 92 | 0.261 | 2 | 47 |
| John Cangelosi | 75 | 118 | 30 | 0.254 | 0 | 8 |
| Dave Hostetler | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0.250 | 0 | 0 |
| R. J. Reynolds | 130 | 323 | 80 | 0.248 | 6 | 51 |
| Darnell Coles | 68 | 211 | 49 | 0.232 | 5 | 36 |
| Mike Diaz | 47 | 74 | 17 | 0.230 | 0 | 5 |
| Ken Oberkfell | 20 | 54 | 12 | 0.222 | 0 | 2 |
| Randy Milligan | 40 | 82 | 18 | 0.220 | 3 | 8 |
| Rafael Belliard | 122 | 286 | 61 | 0.213 | 0 | 11 |
| Tommy Gregg | 14 | 15 | 3 | 0.200 | 1 | 3 |
| Ruben Rodriguez | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0.200 | 0 | 1 |
| Gary Redus | 30 | 71 | 14 | 0.197 | 2 | 4 |
| Denny Gonzalez | 24 | 32 | 6 | 0.188 | 0 | 1 |
| Jeff Robinson | 75 | 16 | 3 | 0.188 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Pedrique | 50 | 128 | 23 | 0.180 | 0 | 4 |
| Tom Prince | 29 | 74 | 13 | 0.176 | 0 | 6 |
| Doug Drabek | 33 | 76 | 13 | 0.171 | 0 | 5 |
| Orestes Destrade | 36 | 47 | 7 | 0.149 | 1 | 3 |
| Mike Dunne | 34 | 46 | 5 | 0.109 | 0 | 3 |
| Bob Walk | 34 | 69 | 6 | 0.087 | 0 | 5 |
| John Smiley | 34 | 63 | 5 | 0.079 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave LaPoint | 8 | 16 | 1 | 0.063 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Fisher | 33 | 42 | 2 | 0.048 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Gott | 67 | 1 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Jones | 42 | 5 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Kipper | 50 | 4 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Kramer | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Medvin | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 |
| Vicente Palacios | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Reed | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Rucker | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 |
| Miguel Garcia | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Morris Madden | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 160 | 5,379 | 1,327 | 0.247 | 110 | 619 |

### Pitching

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Regular Season :
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| John Cangelosi | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Morris Madden | 5 | 52⁄3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 |
| Bob Walk | 32 | 2122⁄3 | 12 | 10 | 2.71 | 81 |
| Dave LaPoint | 8 | 52 | 4 | 2 | 2.77 | 19 |
| Rick Reed | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 | 6 |
| Jeff Robinson | 75 | 1242⁄3 | 11 | 5 | 3.03 | 87 |
| Barry Jones | 42 | 561⁄3 | 1 | 1 | 3.04 | 31 |
| Doug Drabek | 33 | 2191⁄3 | 15 | 7 | 3.08 | 127 |
| John Smiley | 34 | 205 | 13 | 11 | 3.25 | 129 |
| Jim Gott | 67 | 771⁄3 | 6 | 6 | 3.49 | 76 |
| Bob Kipper | 50 | 65 | 2 | 6 | 3.74 | 39 |
| Mike Dunne | 30 | 170 | 7 | 11 | 3.92 | 70 |
| Miguel Garcia | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 2 |
| Brian Fisher | 33 | 1461⁄3 | 8 | 10 | 4.61 | 66 |
| Dave Rucker | 31 | 281⁄3 | 0 | 2 | 4.76 | 16 |
| Scott Medvin | 17 | 272⁄3 | 3 | 0 | 4.88 | 16 |
| Randy Kramer | 5 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 5.40 | 7 |
| Vicente Palacios | 7 | 241⁄3 | 1 | 2 | 6.66 | 15 |
| Team Totals | 160 | 1,4402⁄3 | 85 | 75 | 3.47 | 790 |

## Awards and honors

1988 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
* Bobby Bonilla, 3B, starter
* Andy Van Slyke, OF, reserve
* Bob Walk, P, reserve

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Buffalo Bisons | American Association | Rocky Bridges |
| AA | Harrisburg Senators | Eastern League | Dave Trembley |
| A | Salem Buccaneers | Carolina League | Jay Ward |
| A | Augusta Pirates | South Atlantic League | Jeff Cox and Woody Huyke |
| A-Short Season | Watertown Pirates | New York–Penn League | Stan Cliburn |
| Rookie | Princeton Pirates | Appalachian League | Jim Thrift |
| Rookie | GCL Pirates | Gulf Coast League | Julio Garcia |