1988 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster

The 1988 Pittsburgh Pirates team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1988 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1988 Pittsburgh Pirates Opening Day starters list, a 1988 Pittsburgh Pirates salary list, a 1988 Pittsburgh Pirates uniform number breakdown and a 1988 Pittsburgh Pirates primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1988 Pittsburgh Pirates



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Complete Roster  
 

15 Doug Drabek 6-01 185 Right Right 1962-07-25
41 Mike Dunne 6-04 200 Right Right 1962-10-27
54 Brian Fisher 6-04 210 Right Right 1962-03-18
27 Miguel Garcia 5-11 173 Left Left 1967-04-03
35 Jim Gott 6-04 220 Right Right 1959-08-03
50 Barry Jones 6-04 225 Right Right 1963-02-15
16 Bob Kipper 6-02 200 Left Right 1964-07-08
60 Randy Kramer 6-02 170 Right Right 1960-09-20
50 Dave LaPoint 6-03 215 Left Left 1959-07-29
59 Morris Madden 6-00 155 Left Left 1960-08-31
55 Scott Medvin 6-01 195 Right Right 1961-09-16
58 Vicente Palacios 6-03 195 Right Right 1963-07-19
34 Rick Reed 6-00 205 Right Right 1964-08-16
49 Jeff Robinson 6-04 200 Right Right 1960-12-13
36, 51 Dave Rucker 6-01 190 Left Left 1957-09-01
57 John Smiley 6-04 200 Left Left 1965-03-17
17 Bob Walk 6-04 208 Right Right 1956-11-26
12 Mike LaValliere 5-09 190 Right Left 1960-08-18
26 Junior Ortiz 5-11 176 Right Right 1959-10-24
46 Tom Prince 5-11 185 Right Right 1964-08-13
3 Ruben Rodriguez 6-03 190 Right Right 1964-08-04
6 Rafael Belliard 5-06 150 Right Right 1961-10-24
25 Bobby Bonilla 6-03 240 Right Both 1963-02-23
5 Sid Bream 6-04 220 Left Left 1960-08-03
2 Orestes Destrade 6-04 210 Right Both 1962-05-08
30 Benny Distefano 6-01 195 Left Left 1962-01-23
29 Felix Fermin 5-11 170 Right Right 1963-10-09
28 Denny Gonzalez 5-11 185 Right Right 1963-07-22
55 Dave Hostetler 6-04 215 Right Right 1956-03-27
13 Jose Lind 5-11 175 Right Right 1964-05-01
47 Randy Milligan 6-01 228 Right Right 1961-11-27
14 Ken Oberkfell 6-00 210 Right Left 1956-05-04
22 Al Pedrique 6-00 155 Right Right 1960-08-11
24 Barry Bonds 6-02 228 Left Left 1964-07-24
44 John Cangelosi 5-08 160 Left Both 1963-03-10
7 Darnell Coles 6-01 185 Right Right 1962-06-02
14 Mike Diaz 6-02 195 Right Right 1960-04-15
47 Tommy Gregg 6-01 190 Left Left 1963-07-29
19 Gary Redus 6-01 185 Right Right 1956-11-01
23 R.J. Reynolds 6-00 190 Right Both 1959-04-19
18 Andy Van Slyke 6-02 192 Right Left 1960-12-21
11 Glenn Wilson 6-01 190 Right Right 1958-12-22
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The 1988 Pittsburgh Pirates played 160 games during the regular season, won 85 games, lost 75 games, and finished in second position. They played their home games at Three Rivers Stadium (Park Factors: 99/99) where 1,866,713 fans witnessed their 1988 Pirates finish the season with a .531 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1988 Pittsburgh Pirates Opening Day starters list, a 1988 Pittsburgh Pirates salary list, a 1988 Pittsburgh Pirates uniform number breakdown and a 1988 Pittsburgh Pirates primary starters list:

1988 Pittsburgh Pirates
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1988 Pittsburgh Pirates
Most Games by Position

C Mike LaValliere (114)
1B Sid Bream (138)
2B Jose Lind (153)
3B Bobby Bonilla (159)
SS Rafael Belliard (117)
LF Barry Bonds (135)
CF Andy Van Slyke (152)
RF R.J. Reynolds (79)
  
SP Doug Drabek
SP Mike Dunne
SP Brian Fisher
SP John Smiley
SP Bob Walk
  
RP Barry Jones
RP Bob Kipper
RP Jeff Robinson
RP Dave Rucker
CL Jim Gott


1988 Pittsburgh Pirates
Salaries

Andy Van Slyke $825,000.00
Jim Gott $500,000.00
Jeff Robinson $475,000.00
Bob Walk $450,000.00
Darnell Coles $375,000.00
Sid Bream $360,000.00
R.J. Reynolds $290,000.00
Brian Fisher $255,000.00
Junior Ortiz $250,000.00
Bobby Bonilla $230,000.00
Barry Bonds $220,000.00
Mike LaValliere $215,000.00
Mike Diaz $172,500.00
Doug Drabek $160,000.00
Mike Dunne $142,500.00
Rafael Belliard $130,000.00
John Cangelosi $125,000.00
Bob Kipper $125,000.00
John Smiley $107,500.00
Al Pedrique $91,000.00
Barry Jones $90,000.00
Jose Lind $75,000.00
Felix Fermin $67,500.00
Randy Milligan $62,500.00
Vicente Palacios $62,500.00
Ruben Rodriguez $62,500.00


1988 Pittsburgh Pirates
Uniform Numbers

#2 Orestes Destrade
#3 Ruben Rodriguez
#5 Sid Bream
#6 Rafael Belliard
#7 Darnell Coles
#11 Glenn Wilson
#12 Mike LaValliere
#13 Jose Lind
#14 Mike Diaz
#14 Ken Oberkfell
#15 Doug Drabek
#16 Bob Kipper
#17 Bob Walk
#18 Andy Van Slyke
#19 Gary Redus
#22 Al Pedrique
#23 R.J. Reynolds
#24 Barry Bonds
#25 Bobby Bonilla
#26 Junior Ortiz
#27 Miguel Garcia
#28 Denny Gonzalez
#29 Felix Fermin
#30 Benny Distefano
#34 Rick Reed
#35 Jim Gott
#36 Dave Rucker
#41 Mike Dunne
#44 John Cangelosi
#46 Tom Prince
#47 Tommy Gregg
#47 Randy Milligan
#49 Jeff Robinson
#50 Barry Jones
#50 Dave LaPoint
#51 Dave Rucker
#54 Brian Fisher
#55 Dave Hostetler
#55 Scott Medvin
#57 John Smiley
#58 Vicente Palacios
#59 Morris Madden
#60 Randy Kramer

Did you know that a 1988 Pittsburgh Pirates Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?