2001 Pittsburgh Pirates season

The 2001 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 120th season of the franchise; the 115th in the National League. This was their first season at PNC Park. The Pirates finished sixth and last in the National League Central with a record of 62–100, their first 100 loss season since 1985. The year also saw longtime Pirate Bill Mazeroski inducted into the Hall of Fame.The Best Game Ever, Prologue, p. xxxviii, Jim Reisler, Carroll & Graf Publishers, New York, 2007,

Offseason February 1, 2001: Billy Taylor was signed as a free agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Regular season

Season standings

Game log

|- style="background:#fbb;" | 1 || April 3 || @ Cincinnati || 2–3 || Fernandez || Ritchie || Graves || 20,784 || 0–1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2 || April 4 || @ Cincinnati || 6–5 (10) || Williams || Sullivan || — || 18,330 || 1–1 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 3 || April 5 || @ Cincinnati || 1–4 || Dessens || Anderson || Riedling || 20,482 || 1–2 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 4 || April 6 || @ Houston || 1–4 || Dotel || Olivares || Wagner || 27,126 || 1–3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 5 || April 7 || @ Houston || 5–3 || Arroyo || Bottenfield || Williams || 30,046 || 2–3 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 6 || April 8 || @ Houston || 9–3 || Beimel || Elarton || — || 30,174 || 3–3 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 7 || April 9 || Cincinnati || 2–8 || Reitsma || Ritchie || — || 36,954 || 3–4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 8 || April 11 || Cincinnati || 6–5 || Silva || Riedling || Williams || 35,045 || 4–4 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 9 || April 12 || Cincinnati || 6–11 || Harnisch || Olivares || — || 33,045 || 4–5 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 10 || April 13 || @ Chicago || 2–4 || Bere || Arroyo || Fassero || 26,003 || 4–6 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 11 || April 14 || @ Chicago || 6–7 || Aybar || Silva || Fassero || 34,220 || 4–7 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 12 || April 15 || @ Chicago || 1–5 || Duncan || Sauerbeck || — || 21,061 || 4–8 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 13 || April 16 || Houston || 3–0 || Anderson || Miller || Williams || 20,128 || 5–8 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 14 || April 18 || Houston || 8–4 || Arroyo || Reynolds || — || 20,339 || 6–8 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 15 || April 20 || Chicago || 2–8 || Lieber || Martinez || — || 31,692 || 6–9 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 16 || April 21 || Chicago || 3–4 || Heredia || Williams || Fassero || 33,105 || 6–10 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 17 || April 22 || Chicago || 4–3 (10) || Williams || Fassero || — || 35,676 || 7–10 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 18 || April 24 || @ Los Angeles || 5–1 || Olivares || Park || — || 23,596 || 8–10 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 19 || April 25 || @ Los Angeles || 5–6 || Adams || Manzanillo || — || 22,495 || 8–11 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 20 || April 26 || @ Los Angeles || 3–6 || Brown || Ritchie || — || 24,143 || 8–12 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 21 || April 27 || @ San Diego || 3–0 || Anderson || Jones || Williams || 27,896 || 9–12 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 22 || April 28 || @ San Diego || 1–8 || Eaton || Arroyo || — || 48,326 || 9–13 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 23 || April 29 || @ San Diego || 1–6 || Williams || Olivares || Hoffman || 41,654 || 9–14

|- style="background:#fbb;" | 24 || May 1 || San Francisco || 6–11 || Rueter || Martinez || — || 22,926 || 9–15 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 25 || May 2 || San Francisco || 6–7 || Ortiz || Silva || Nen || 22,880 || 9–16 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 26 || May 3 || San Francisco || 4–3 || Silva || Estes || Williams || 23,048 || 10–16 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 27 || May 4 || Colorado || 3–9 || Hampton || Arroyo || — || 32,653 || 10–17 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 28 || May 5 || Colorado || 11–3 || Olivares || Chacon || — || 37,596 || 11–17 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 29 || May 6 || Colorado || 4–3 (11) || Beimel || White || — || 34,915 || 12–17 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 30 || May 7 || @ St. Louis || 0–7 || Morris || Ritchie || — || 31,891 || 12–18 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 31 || May 8 || @ St. Louis || 2–8 || Benes || Anderson || — || 35,771 || 12–19 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 32 || May 9 || @ St. Louis || 2–6 || Hermanson || Arroyo || — || 33,921 || 12–20 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 33 || May 10 || @ St. Louis || 5–11 || Matthews || Silva || — || 45,008 || 12–21 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 34 || May 11 || @ Milwaukee || 3–0 || Schmidt || Haynes || Williams || 31,525 || 13–21 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 35 || May 12 || @ Milwaukee || 4–5 (12) || Leskanic || Beimel || — || 42,004 || 13–22 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 36 || May 13 || @ Milwaukee || 1–4 || Sheets || Anderson || — || 30,084 || 13–23 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 37 || May 14 || @ Milwaukee || 8–11 || Wright || Wengert || Leskanic || 26,974 || 13–24 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 38 || May 15 || St. Louis || 3–8 || Hermanson || Olivares || — || 30,883 || 13–25 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 39 || May 16 || St. Louis || 0–3 || Kile || Schmidt || — || 29,128 || 13–26 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 40 || May 17 || St. Louis || 2–12 || Morris || Ritchie || — || 29,835 || 13–27 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 41 || May 19 || Milwaukee || 6–1 || Anderson || Sheets || — || 37,857 || 14–27 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 42 || May 20 || Milwaukee || 8–7 || Manzanillo || Weathers || Williams || 35,728 || 15–27 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 43 || May 23 || @ Philadelphia || 0–4 || Wolf || Schmidt || Bottalico || — || 15–28 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 44 || May 23 || @ Philadelphia || 2–5 || Daal || Olivares || Mesa || 13,337 || 15–29 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 45 || May 24 || @ Philadelphia || 5–6 || Cormier || Sauerbeck || Mesa || 12,287 || 15–30 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 46 || May 25 || @ Atlanta || 0–1 || Maddux || Ritchie || — || 28,120 || 15–31 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 47 || May 26 || @ Atlanta || 3–9 || Burkett || Wengert || — || 40,788 || 15–32 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 48 || May 27 || @ Atlanta || 6–3 || Arroyo || Glavine || Williams || 35,728 || 16–32 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 49 || May 28 || Florida || 8–5 || Silva || Miceli || Williams || 26,512 || 17–32 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 50 || May 29 || Florida || 0–5 || Burnett || Anderson || — || 21,083 || 17–33 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 51 || May 30 || Florida || 7–9 (10) || Alfonseca || Williams || Looper || 24,343 || 17–34

|- style="background:#fbb;" | 52 || June 1 || Atlanta || 1–5 || Burkett || Ritchie || — || 34,230 || 17–35 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 53 || June 3 || Atlanta || 7–11 || Glavine || Olivares || — || — || 17–36 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 54 || June 3 || Atlanta || 3–8 || Smoltz || Anderson || — || 36,924 || 17–37 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 55 || June 5 || @ Florida || 5–2 || Schmidt || Penny || Williams || 10,138 || 18–37 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 56 || June 6 || @ Florida || 2–7 || Dempster || Ritchie || — || 10,114 || 18–38 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 57 || June 7 || @ Florida || 3–5 || Bones || Manzanillo || Alfonseca || 14,516 || 18–39 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 58 || June 8 || @ Minnesota || 6–8 || Carrasco || Olivares || Hawkins || 29,587 || 18–40 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 59 || June 9 || @ Minnesota || 2–3 || Mays || Anderson || Hawkins || 26,685 || 18–41 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 60 || June 10 || @ Minnesota || 11–8 || Sauerbeck || Miller || Williams || 24,400 || 19–41 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 61 || June 12 || @ Detroit || 13–3 || Ritchie || Mlicki || — || 15,919 || 20–41 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 62 || June 13 || @ Detroit || 3–6 || Weaver || Beimel || Anderson || 17,639 || 20–42 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 63 || June 14 || @ Detroit || 4–6 || Sparks || Arroyo || Anderson || 17,305 || 20–43 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 64 || June 15 || Cleveland || 6–3 || Anderson || Burba || Williams || 36,235 || 21–43 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 65 || June 16 || Cleveland || 6–4 || Schmidt || Wright || Williams || 37,056 || 22–43 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 66 || June 17 || Cleveland || 1–0 || Ritchie || Karsay || — || 36,694 || 23–43 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 67 || June 19 || Philadelphia || 8–5 || Beimel || Chen || Sauerbeck || 33,713 || 24–43 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 68 || June 20 || Philadelphia || 5–9 || Daal || Arroyo || — || 28,145 || 24–44 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 69 || June 21 || Philadelphia || 3–6 || Person || Anderson || Mesa || 29,560 || 24–45 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 70 || June 22 || Montréal || 5–11 || Armas || Schmidt || — || 33,439 || 24–46 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 71 || June 23 || Montréal || 7–4 || Ritchie || Yoshii || Williams || 38,169 || 25–46 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 72 || June 24 || Montréal || 4–11 || Mattes || Beimel || — || 36,826 || 25–47 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 73 || June 25 || Milwaukee || 6–4 || Williams || Levrault || Williams || 22,470 || 26–47 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 74 || June 26 || Milwaukee || 7–6 (12) || Olivares || King || — || 24,120 || 27–47 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 75 || June 27 || Milwaukee || 6–2 || Schmidt || Haynes || — || 25,756 || 28–47 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 76 || June 28 || Milwaukee || 1–0 || Ritchie || Wright || Williams || 36,390 || 29–47 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 77 || June 29 || @ Montréal || 3–12 || Mattes || Beimel || — || 6,504 || 29–48 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 78 || June 30 || @ Montréal || 6–7 || Lloyd || Williams || — || 8,711 || 29–49

|- style="background:#fbb;" | 79 || July 1 || @ Montréal || 3–9 || Thurman || Anderson || — || 6,631 || 29–50 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 80 || July 2 || @ Cincinnati || 10–5 || Schmidt || Davis || — || 22,397 || 30–50 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 81 || July 3 || @ Cincinnati || 3–2 || Ritchie || Dessens || Williams || 21,724 || 31–50 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 82 || July 4 || @ Cincinnati || 14–3 || Beimel || Reith || — || 17,972 || 32–50 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 83 || July 5 || @ Cincinnati || 1–7 || Acevedo || Williams || — || 24,128 || 32–51 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 84 || July 6 || @ Chicago || 10–6 || Manzanillo || Howry || — || 19,554 || 33–51 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 85 || July 7 || @ Chicago || 1–4 || Wells || Schmidt || Foulke || 25,113 || 33–52 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 86 || July 8 || @ Chicago || 2–9 || Lowe || Ritchie || — || 22,105 || 33–53 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 87 || July 12 || Kansas City || 2–0 || Anderson || Suppan || Williams || 26,393 || 34–53 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 88 || July 13 || Kansas City || 1–0 || Ritchie || Grimsley || — || 35,325 || 35–53 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 89 || July 14 || Kansas City || 4–7 || Wilson || Williams || Hernandez || 37,789 || 35–54 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 90 || July 15 || Los Angeles || 2–4 || Brown || Schmidt || Shaw || 38,152 || 35–55 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 91 || July 16 || Los Angeles || 4–6 || Gagne || Beimel || Shaw || 26,145 || 35–56 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 92 || July 17 || Los Angeles || 1–4 || Adams || Anderson || Herges || 30,150 || 35–57 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 93 || July 18 || Chicago || 5–6 || Fassero || Williams || Gordon || 31,919 || 35–58 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 94 || July 19 || Chicago || 3–2 || Olivares || Duncan || Williams || 34,921 || 36–58 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 95 || July 20 || @ St. Louis || 4–1 || Schmidt || Hermanson || Manzanillo || 35,215 || 37–58 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 96 || July 21 || @ St. Louis || 2–9 || Smith || Beimel || — || 44,930 || 37–59 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 97 || July 22 || @ St. Louis || 2–0 || Anderson || Timlin || Williams || 33,546 || 38–59 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 98 || July 24 || @ Chicago || 2–10 || Tavarez || Ritchie || — || 40,269 || 38–60 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 99 || July 25 || @ Chicago || 5–6 || Lieber || Williams || — || 38,508 || 38–61 |- style="background:#fbb;" | 100 || July 26 || Houston || 2–3 || Mlicki || Schmidt || Wagner || 30,245 || 38–62 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 101 || July 27 || Houston || 3–2 || Beimel || Reynolds || Williams || 38,463 || 39–62