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
Game log
Record vs. opponents
Detailed records
| Month | Games | Won | Lost | Win % | | |
| April | 22 | 16 | 6 | | 98 | 68 |
| May | 28 | 14 | 14 | | 129 | 128 |
| June | 27 | 13 | 14 | | 113 | 127 |
| July | 26 | 15 | 11 | | 94 | 74 |
| August | 30 | 13 | 17 | | 103 | 110 |
| September | 25 | 14 | 11 | | 103 | 92 |
| October | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 11 | 17 |
| Total | 160 | 85 | 75 | | 651 | 616 |
Roster
;Batting
| Player | | | | | | |
| 16 | 29 | 10 | 0.345 | 1 | 6 |
| 154 | 587 | 169 | 0.288 | 25 | 100 |
| 144 | 538 | 152 | 0.283 | 24 | 58 |
| 49 | 118 | 33 | 0.280 | 2 | 18 |
| 43 | 87 | 24 | 0.276 | 0 | 2 |
| 159 | 584 | 160 | 0.274 | 24 | 100 |
| 37 | 126 | 34 | 0.270 | 2 | 15 |
| 148 | 462 | 122 | 0.264 | 10 | 65 |
| 154 | 611 | 160 | 0.262 | 2 | 49 |
| 120 | 352 | 92 | 0.261 | 2 | 47 |
| 75 | 118 | 30 | 0.254 | 0 | 8 |
| 6 | 8 | 2 | 0.250 | 0 | 0 |
| 130 | 323 | 80 | 0.248 | 6 | 51 |
| 68 | 211 | 49 | 0.232 | 5 | 36 |
| 47 | 74 | 17 | 0.230 | 0 | 5 |
| 20 | 54 | 12 | 0.222 | 0 | 2 |
| 40 | 82 | 18 | 0.220 | 3 | 8 |
| 122 | 286 | 61 | 0.213 | 0 | 11 |
| 14 | 15 | 3 | 0.200 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 5 | 1 | 0.200 | 0 | 1 |
| 30 | 71 | 14 | 0.197 | 2 | 4 |
| 24 | 32 | 6 | 0.188 | 0 | 1 |
| 75 | 16 | 3 | 0.188 | 0 | 1 |
| 50 | 128 | 23 | 0.180 | 0 | 4 |
| 29 | 74 | 13 | 0.176 | 0 | 6 |
| 33 | 76 | 13 | 0.171 | 0 | 5 |
| 36 | 47 | 7 | 0.149 | 1 | 3 |
| 34 | 46 | 5 | 0.109 | 0 | 3 |
| 34 | 69 | 6 | 0.087 | 0 | 5 |
| 34 | 63 | 5 | 0.079 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 16 | 1 | 0.063 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | 42 | 2 | 0.048 | 0 | 1 |
| 67 | 1 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | 5 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | 4 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 3 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 8 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 4 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | 2 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 |
;Pitching
| Player | | | | | | |
| 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| 5 | | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 |
| 32 | | 12 | 10 | 2.71 | 81 |
| 8 | 52 | 4 | 2 | 2.77 | 19 |
| 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 | 6 |
| 75 | | 11 | 5 | 3.03 | 87 |
| 42 | | 1 | 1 | 3.04 | 31 |
| 33 | | 15 | 7 | 3.08 | 127 |
| 34 | 205 | 13 | 11 | 3.25 | 129 |
| 67 | | 6 | 6 | 3.49 | 76 |
| 50 | 65 | 2 | 6 | 3.74 | 39 |
| 30 | 170 | 7 | 11 | 3.92 | 70 |
| 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 2 |
| 33 | | 8 | 10 | 4.61 | 66 |
| 31 | | 0 | 2 | 4.76 | 16 |
| 17 | | 3 | 0 | 4.88 | 16 |
| 5 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 5.40 | 7 |
| 7 | | 1 | 2 | 6.66 | 15 |
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
