1987 Pittsburgh Pirates season

The 1987 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 106th season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; and their 101st season in the National League. This was their 18th season at Three Rivers Stadium. The Pirates finished fifth in the National League East with a record of 80–82.

Regular season

Season standings

Game log

|- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 1 || April 7 || @ Mets || 2–3 || Ojeda || Patterson (0–1) || Orosco || 46,102 || 0–1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 2 || April 9 || @ Mets || 2–4 || Walter || Easley (0–1) || Orosco || 20,598 || 0–2 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 3 || April 10 || Cardinals || 4–3 || Robinson (1–0) || LaPoint || — || 52,119 || 1–2 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 4 || April 11 || Cardinals || 3–6 || Forsch || Kipper (0–1) || Worrell || 6,720 || 1–3 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 5 || April 12 || Cardinals || 7–4 || Patterson (1–1) || Tudor || Robinson (1) || 6,749 || 2–3 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 6 || April 13 || Cardinals || 4–8 || Cox || Drabek (0–1) || Horton || 5,182 || 2–4 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 7 || April 15 || @ Cubs || 3–1 (10) || Robinson (2–0) || Noles || — || 5,369 || 3–4 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 8 || April 16 || @ Cubs || 6–0 || Kipper (1–1) || Lynch || — || 6,956 || 4–4 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 9 || April 17 || Phillies || 2–6 (10) || Bedrosian || Jones (0–1) || — || 10,105 || 4–5 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 10 || April 18 || Phillies || 6–8 || Tekulve || Robinson (2–1) || — || 19,361 || 4–6 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 11 || April 19 || Phillies || 5–2 || Drabek (1–1) || Ruffin || Robinson (2) || 7,962 || 5–6 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 12 || April 20 || Mets || 9–6 || Easley (1–1) || Myers || — || 8,267 || 6–6 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 13 || April 21 || Mets || 6–9 || Ojeda || Kipper (1–2) || Orosco || 13,368 || 6–7 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 14 || April 22 || Mets || 7–8 || Darling || Patterson (1–2) || Orosco || 13,911 || 6–8 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 15 || April 25 || @ Phillies || 2–3 || Carman || Drabek (1–2) || Tekulve || 18,553 || 6–9 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 16 || April 26 || @ Phillies || 4–6 || Ruffin || Reuschel (0–1) || Bedrosian || 30,234 || 6–10 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 17 || April 28 || Dodgers || 6–1 || Kipper (2–2) || Valenzuela || Easley (1) || 3,420 || 7–10 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 18 || April 29 || Dodgers || 2–10 || Welch || Patterson (1–3) || — || 4,668 || 7–11 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 19 || April 30 || Dodgers || 5–4 || Smiley (1–0) || Hershiser || Robinson (3) || 7,114 || 8–11

|- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 20 || May 1 || Giants || 4–2 || Reuschel (1–1) || Davis || — || 10,651 || 9–11 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 21 || May 2 || Giants || 1–0 || Smiley (2–0) || Downs || Robinson (4) || 14,736 || 10–11 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 22 || May 4 || @ Padres || 5–9 || Davis || Patterson (1–4) || McCullers || 22,306 || 10–12 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 23 || May 5 || @ Padres || 10–8 || Walk (1–0) || Show || Robinson (5) || 12,642 || 11–12 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 24 || May 6 || @ Dodgers || 1–2 || Hershiser || Reuschel (1–2) || — || 32,789 || 11–13 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 25 || May 7 || @ Dodgers || 3–6 || Honeycutt || Kipper (2–3) || Young || 27,621 || 11–14 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 26 || May 8 || @ Giants || 2–4 || Downs || Fisher (0–1) || Garrelts || 17,985 || 11–15 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 27 || May 9 || @ Giants || 4–9 || Hammaker || Walk (1–1) || — || 17,609 || 11–16 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 28 || May 10 || @ Giants || 4–1 (11) || Robinson (3–1) || Garrelts || — || 29,652 || 12–16 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 29 || May 12 || Padres || 12–5 || Reuschel (2–2) || Hawkins || — || 5,744 || 13–16 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 30 || May 13 || Padres || 9–5 || Walk (2–1) || Lefferts || Robinson (6) || 7,916 || 14–16 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 31 || May 14 || Padres || 10–3 || Fisher (1–1) || Show || Smiley (1) || 5,592 || 15–16 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 32 || May 15 || Braves || 3–9 || Assenmacher || Pena (0–1) || — || 18,137 || 15–17 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 33 || May 16 || Braves || 8–10 || Dedmon || Smiley (2–1) || Garber || 16,939 || 15–18 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 34 || May 17 || Braves || 6–5 || Robinson (4–1) || Olwine || — || 26,469 || 16–18 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 35 || May 18 || Astros || 1–4 || Scott || Kipper (2–4) || — || 4,213 || 16–19 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 36 || May 19 || Astros || 5–2 || Smiley (3–1) || Meads || Robinson (7) || 6,238 || 17–19 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 37 || May 20 || Astros || 5–3 || Taylor (1–0) || Darwin || Pena (1) || 14,096 || 18–19 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 38 || May 22 || @ Reds || 4–1 || Reuschel (3–2) || Robinson || Smiley (2) || 25,678 || 19–19 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 39 || May 23 || @ Reds || 3–2 || Kipper (3–4) || Pacillo || Robinson (8) || 33,887 || 20–19 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 40 || May 24 || @ Reds || 7–2 || Fisher (2–1) || Browning || — || 30,082 || 21–19 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 41 || May 25 || @ Astros || 2–7 || Deshaies || Taylor (1–1) || — || 9,618 || 21–20 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 42 || May 26 || @ Astros || 3–10 || Meads || Pena (0–2) || — || 9,632 || 21–21 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 43 || May 27 || @ Astros || 2–7 || Lopez || Robinson (4–3) || Smith || 14,863 || 21–22 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 44 || May 29 || Reds || 6–13 || Hoffman || Kipper (3–5) || — || 26,835 || 21–23 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 45 || May 30 || Reds || 2–6 || Gullickson || Taylor (1–2) || — || 28,853 || 21–24 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 46 || May 31 || Reds || 2–5 || Power || Drabek (1–3) || Franco || 24,786 || 21–25

|- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 47 || June 2 || @ Braves || 4–1 || Reuschel (4–2) || Mahler || — || 8,890 || 22–25 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 48 || June 3 || @ Braves || 4–1 || Kipper (4–5) || Palmer || — || 5,368 || 23–25 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 49 || June 4 || @ Braves || 3–8 || Smith || Fisher (2–2) || Dedmon || 6,460 || 23–26 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 50 || June 5 || @ Mets || 1–5 || Gooden || Dunne (0–1) || Orosco || 51,402 || 23–27 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 51 || June 6 || @ Mets || 2–4 || Fernandez || Drabek (1–4) || McDowell || 47,603 || 23–28 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 52 || June 7 || @ Mets || 4–5 (10) || McDowell || Robinson (4–4) || — || || 23–29 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 53 || June 7 || @ Mets || 10–9 || Taylor (2–2) || McDowell || Robinson (9) || 42,516 || 24–29 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 54 || June 8 || @ Expos || 1–7 || Heaton || Fisher (2–3) || — || 11,973 || 24–30 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 55 || June 9 || @ Expos || 8–1 || Dunne (1–1) || Sorensen || — || 13,132 || 25–30 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 56 || June 10 || @ Expos || 3–4 (11) || McClure || Robinson (4–5) || — || 10,134 || 25–31 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 57 || June 12 || Mets || 2–10 || Fernandez || Reuschel (4–3) || — || 27,465 || 25–32 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 58 || June 13 || Mets || 4–3 || Robinson (5–5) || Myers || — || 26,894 || 26–32 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 59 || June 14 || Mets || 3–7 || Sisk || Fisher (2–4) || — || 30,477 || 26–33 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 60 || June 15 || @ Cardinals || 3–1 || Dunne (2–1) || Mathews || — || 30,887 || 27–33 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 61 || June 16 || @ Cardinals || 1–11 || Dawley || Drabek (1–5) || Horton || 27,048 || 27–34 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 62 || June 17 || @ Cardinals || 4–1 || Reuschel (5–3) || Forsch || — || 30,891 || 28–34 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 63 || June 18 || @ Cardinals || 6–8 (10) || Dawley || Robinson (5–6) || — || 35,264 || 28–35 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 64 || June 19 || @ Cubs || 4–0 || Fisher (3–4) || Noles || — || 33,529 || 29–35 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 65 || June 20 || @ Cubs || 8–2 || Dunne (3–1) || Maddux || — || 34,384 || 30–35 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 66 || June 21 || @ Cubs || 3–6 || Trout || Drabek (1–6) || Smith || 33,418 || 30–36 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 67 || June 22 || @ Cubs || 2–3 || Moyer || Reuschel (5–4) || — || 27,064 || 30–37 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 68 || June 23 || Expos || 2–8 || Heaton || Kipper (4–6) || Parrett || 9,276 || 30–38 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 69 || June 24 || Expos || 9–6 || Fisher (4–4) || Fischer || — || 21,564 || 31–38 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 70 || June 25 || Expos || 2–7 || Martinez || Dunne (3–2) || McGaffigan || 10,836 || 31–39 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 71 || June 26 || Cubs || 5–2 || Jones (1–1) || Maddux || Robinson (10) || 20,408 || 32–39 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 72 || June 27 || Cubs || 7–0 || Reuschel (6–4) || Moyer || — || 31,595 || 33–39 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 73 || June 28 || Cubs || 6–2 || Jones (2–1) || Sutcliffe || — || 25,304 || 34–39 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 74 || June 29 || @ Phillies || 5–6 || Jackson || Jones (2–2) || Bedrosian || || 34–40 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 75 || June 29 || @ Phillies || 3–11 || Bair || Dunne (3–3) || Ritchie || 30,046 || 34–41 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 76 || June 30 || @ Phillies || 4–6 || Gross || Drabek (1–7) || Bedrosian || 20,598 || 34–42

|- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 77 || July 1 || @ Phillies || 4–11 || Rawley || Taylor (2–3) || — || 19,977 || 34–43 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 78 || July 3 || Dodgers || 6–0 || Reuschel (7–4) || Valenzuela || — || 22,454 || 35–43 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 79 || July 4 || Dodgers || 4–2 || Kipper (5–6) || Welch || Robinson (11) || 12,935 || 36–43 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 80 || July 5 || Dodgers || 1–6 || Hershiser || Fisher (4–5) || Young || 13,438 || 36–44 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 81 || July 6 || Giants || 5–7 || Dravecky || Dunne (3–4) || Garrelts || || 36–45 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 82 || July 6 || Giants || 4–7 || LaCoss || Drabek (1–8) || Lefferts || 11,204 || 36–46 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 83 || July 7 || Giants || 6–4 (12) || Gideon (1–0) || Price || — || 7,027 || 37–46 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 84 || July 8 || Giants || 4–8 (14) || Robinson || Gideon (1–1) || — || 10,868 || 37–47 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 85 || July 10 || Padres || 6–5 (11) || Robinson (7–6) || Gossage || — || 13,109 || 38–47 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 86 || July 11 || Padres || 1–3 || Grant || Fisher (4–6) || Davis || 27,476 || 38–48 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 87 || July 12 || Padres || 4–2 || Dunne (4–4) || Show || Gideon (1) || 13,276 || 39–48 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 88 || July 16 || @ Dodgers || 0–7 || Valenzuela || Kipper (5–7) || — || 32,845 || 39–49 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 89 || July 17 || @ Dodgers || 2–3 (10) || Young || Robinson (7–7) || — || 28,466 || 39–50 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 90 || July 18 || @ Dodgers || 4–2 || Drabek (2–8) || Hershiser || Jones (1) || 34,864 || 40–50 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 91 || July 19 || @ Dodgers || 7–2 || Dunne (5–4) || Honeycutt || Smiley (3) || 37,548 || 41–50 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 92 || July 20 || @ Giants || 7–6 || Fisher (5–6) || LaCoss || Robinson (12) || 6,919 || 42–50 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 93 || July 21 || @ Giants || 0–7 || Dravecky || Kipper (5–8) || — || 8,382 || 42–51 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 94 || July 22 || @ Giants || 4–0 || Reuschel (8–4) || Downs || — || 14,472 || 43–51 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 95 || July 23 || @ Padres || 1–2 || Show || Drabek (2–9) || Gossage || 14,911 || 43–52 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 96 || July 24 || @ Padres || 3–2 || Dunne (6–4) || Jones || Gideon (2) || 17,136 || 44–52 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 97 || July 25 || @ Padres || 9–3 || Fisher (6–6) || Hawkins || — || 19,764 || 45–52 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 98 || July 26 || @ Padres || 4–7 || Whitson || Kipper (5–9) || — || 13,219 || 45–53 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 99 || July 28 || Phillies || 2–5 || Rawley || Reuschel (8–5) || — || 16,270 || 45–54 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 100 || July 29 || Phillies || 3–4 || Carman || Drabek (2–10) || Bedrosian || 28,392 || 45–55 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 101 || July 30 || Phillies || 0–1 || Ruffin || Smiley (3–2) || Bedrosian || 11,769 || 45–56 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 102 || July 31 || @ Cardinals || 3–4 || Dayley || Jones (2–4) || — || 38,757 || 45–57

|- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 103 || August 1 || @ Cardinals || 6–7 (10) || Worrell || Jones (2–5) || — || 47,106 || 45–58 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 104 || August 2 || @ Cardinals || 1–9 || Magrane || Pena (0–3) || — || 44,695 || 45–59 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 105 || August 3 || Cubs || 6–4 || Drabek (3–10) || Maddux || Gott (1) || 7,281 || 46–59 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 106 || August 4 || Cubs || 2–3 (11) || Mason || Gideon (1–2) || — || 8,744 || 46–60 |- bgcolor="ccffcc" | 107 || August 5 || Cubs || 10–0 || Fisher (7–6) || Moyer || — || 7,726 || 47–60 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 108 || August 6 || Expos || 3–6 || Parrett || Gott (0–1) || Burke || 7,755 || 47–61