2021 Pittsburgh Pirates | ||
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League | National League | |
Division | Central | |
Ballpark | PNC Park | |
City | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania[lower-alpha 1] | |
Record | 61–101 (.377) | |
Divisional place | 5th | |
Owners | Robert Nutting | |
General managers | Ben Cherington | |
Managers | Derek Shelton | |
Television | AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh | |
Radio | KDKA-FM Pittsburgh Pirates Radio Network Greg Brown, Joe Block, Bob Walk, John Wehner, Michael McKenry, Matt Capps, Kevin Young, Neil Walker | |
Stats | ESPN.com BB-reference | |
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The 2021 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the franchise's 140th season overall, 135th season as a member of the National League, and 21st season at PNC Park. The Pirates suffered another heavily losing season, finishing last in the National League Central with a 0.377 winning percentage, the second-worst in the National League. They were 34 games behind the division-winning Brewers. One rare highlight from the season was winning a series of games against the playoff-bound Giants, including a 10-2 steamrolling of them at Oracle Park.
The Pirates had the first overall pick in the 2021 Major League Baseball draft after their weak 2020 season, drafting catcher Henry Davis. Sports journalists suspect that the team was tanking again in the 2021 season for a high draft spot in the 2022 Major League Baseball draft.[1]
Regular season
Season standings
National League Central
NL Central | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Milwaukee Brewers | 95 | 67 | 0.586 | — | 45–36 | 50–31 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 90 | 72 | 0.556 | 5 | 45–36 | 45–36 |
Cincinnati Reds | 83 | 79 | 0.512 | 12 | 44–37 | 39–42 |
Chicago Cubs | 71 | 91 | 0.438 | 24 | 39–42 | 32–49 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 61 | 101 | 0.377 | 34 | 37–44 | 24–57 |
National League playoff standings
Division Leaders | W | L | Pct. |
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San Francisco Giants | 107 | 55 | 0.660 |
Milwaukee Brewers | 95 | 67 | 0.586 |
Atlanta Braves | 88 | 73 | 0.547 |
Wild Card teams (Top 2 teams qualify for postseason) |
W | L | Pct. | GB |
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Los Angeles Dodgers | 106 | 56 | 0.654 | +16 |
St. Louis Cardinals | 90 | 72 | 0.556 | — |
Cincinnati Reds | 83 | 79 | 0.512 | 7 |
Philadelphia Phillies | 82 | 80 | 0.506 | 8 |
San Diego Padres | 79 | 83 | 0.488 | 11 |
New York Mets | 77 | 85 | 0.475 | 13 |
Colorado Rockies | 74 | 87 | 0.460 | 15½ |
Chicago Cubs | 71 | 91 | 0.438 | 19 |
Miami Marlins | 67 | 95 | 0.414 | 23 |
Washington Nationals | 65 | 97 | 0.401 | 25 |
Pittsburgh Pirates | 61 | 101 | 0.377 | 29 |
Arizona Diamondbacks | 52 | 110 | 0.321 | 38 |
Record vs. opponents
Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2021 |
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Team | ARI | ATL | CHC | CIN | COL | LAD | MIA | MIL | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | WSH | AL |
Arizona | — | 3–4 | 2–4 | 5–1 | 9–10 | 3–16 | 2–5 | 1–6 | 1–5 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 8–11 | 2–17 | 1–6 | 3–4 | 4–16 |
Atlanta | 4–3 | — | 5–2 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 11–8 | 3–3 | 10–9 | 10–9 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 6–1 | 14–5 | 6–14 |
Chicago | 4–2 | 2–5 | — | 8–11 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 1–5 | 4–15 | 4–3 | 2–5 | 14–5 | 5–1 | 1–6 | 9–10 | 4–3 | 6–14 |
Cincinnati | 1–5 | 3–4 | 11–8 | — | 5–2 | 3–3 | 5–2 | 9–10 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 13–6 | 1–6 | 1–6 | 10–9 | 5–2 | 9–11 |
Colorado | 10–9 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 2–5 | — | 6–13 | 4–2 | 2–5 | 2–5 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 11–8 | 4–15 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 10–10 |
Los Angeles | 16–3 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 13–6 | — | 3–4 | 4–3 | 6–1 | 4–2 | 6–0 | 12–7 | 9–10 | 4–3 | 7–0 | 12–8 |
Miami | 5–2 | 8–11 | 5–1 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 4–3 | — | 3–3 | 9–10 | 10–9 | 2–5 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 0–6 | 8–11 | 3–17 |
Milwaukee | 6–1 | 3–3 | 15–4 | 10–9 | 5–2 | 3–4 | 3–3 | — | 4–2 | 2–5 | 14–5 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 8–11 | 5–1 | 8–12 |
New York | 5–1 | 9–10 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 5–2 | 1–6 | 10–9 | 2–4 | — | 9–10 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 1–5 | 2–5 | 11–8 | 9–11 |
Philadelphia | 3–4 | 9–10 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 9–10 | 5–2 | 10–9 | — | 4–3 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 13–6 | 8–12 |
Pittsburgh | 2–4 | 3–4 | 5–14 | 6–13 | 2–4 | 0–6 | 5–2 | 5–14 | 4–3 | 3–4 | — | 3–4 | 4–3 | 7–12 | 2–4 | 10–10 |
San Diego | 11–8 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 6–1 | 8–11 | 7–12 | 4–3 | 2–5 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 4–3 | — | 8–11 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 14–6 |
San Francisco | 17–2 | 3–3 | 6–1 | 6–1 | 15–4 | 10–9 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 11–8 | — | 2–4 | 5–2 | 13–7 |
St. Louis | 6–1 | 1–6 | 10–9 | 9–10 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 6–0 | 11–8 | 5–2 | 3–4 | 12–7 | 3–3 | 4–2 | — | 2–4 | 11–9 |
Washington | 4–3 | 5–14 | 3–4 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 0–7 | 11–8 | 1–5 | 8–11 | 6–13 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 2–5 | 4–2 | — | 10–10 |
Updated with the results of all games through October 3, 2021.
Detailed records
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Game log
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April: 12–13 (Home: 5–5; Away: 7–8)
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May: 8–20 (Home: 5–10; Away: 3–10)
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June: 9–17 (Home: 6–6; Away: 3–11)
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July: 11–14 (Home: 7–8; Away: 4–6)
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August: 8–20 (Home: 5–9; Away: 3–11)
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September/October: 13–17 (Home: 9–6; Away: 4–11)
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Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement Bold = Pirates team member |
Notable games
On May 27 in a game against the Chicago Cubs with Cubs catcher Willson Contreras on second base and Javier Báez at the plate with 2 outs, Baez hit a ground ball to third basemen Erik González who made a wide throw to first basemen Will Craig. Instead of touching first, Craig decided to chase down Baez back to home plate. With Contreras coming home, Craig tried to toss the ball to the catcher Michael Pérez. Contreras beat the throw and was able to score. With Baez going back to first, Perez tried to throw it to first, but Adam Frazier was late to cover the bag and the ball sailed into right field. Baez decided to head to second in which the Pirates tried to throw him out at second but the throw wasn't in time. The play was ruled as 2 errors: one by Craig and the other by Perez.
Roster
Player stats
Batting
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; AVG = Batting average; SLG = Slugging average
Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | AVG | SLG |
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Bryan Reynolds | 159 | 559 | 93 | 169 | 35 | 8 | 24 | 90 | 5 | 75 | .302 | .522 |
Kevin Newman | 148 | 517 | 50 | 117 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 39 | 6 | 27 | .226 | .309 |
Adam Frazier | 98 | 386 | 58 | 125 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 5 | 35 | .324 | .448 |
Jacob Stallings | 112 | 374 | 38 | 92 | 20 | 1 | 8 | 53 | 0 | 49 | .246 | .369 |
Ke'Bryan Hayes | 96 | 362 | 49 | 93 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 38 | 9 | 31 | .257 | .373 |
Gregory Polanco | 107 | 336 | 38 | 70 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 36 | 14 | 36 | .208 | .354 |
Ben Gamel | 111 | 326 | 42 | 83 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 3 | 48 | .255 | .399 |
Colin Moran | 99 | 318 | 29 | 82 | 12 | 0 | 10 | 50 | 1 | 36 | .258 | .390 |
Erik González | 71 | 220 | 17 | 51 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 8 | .232 | .300 |
Wilmer Difo | 116 | 219 | 25 | 59 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 1 | 20 | .269 | .384 |
Phillip Evans | 76 | 214 | 23 | 44 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 28 | .206 | .299 |
Michael Pérez | 70 | 210 | 19 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 19 | .143 | .290 |
Anthony Alford | 49 | 133 | 14 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 12 | .233 | .406 |
Hoy Park | 44 | 127 | 16 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 18 | .197 | .339 |
Yoshi Tsutsugo | 43 | 127 | 20 | 34 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 25 | 0 | 15 | .268 | .535 |
Cole Tucker | 43 | 117 | 15 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 13 | .222 | .342 |
John Nogowski | 33 | 111 | 12 | 29 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 11 | .261 | .351 |
Ka'ai Tom | 39 | 92 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 17 | .152 | .261 |
Rodolfo Castro | 31 | 86 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 6 | .198 | .395 |
Will Craig | 18 | 60 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | .217 | .300 |
Michael Chavis | 12 | 42 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .357 | .500 |
Dustin Fowler | 18 | 41 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .171 | .195 |
Jared Oliva | 20 | 40 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .175 | .225 |
Todd Frazier | 13 | 35 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | .086 | .114 |
Troy Stokes Jr. | 8 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .111 | .167 |
Ildemaro Vargas | 7 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .077 | .077 |
Oneil Cruz | 2 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .667 |
Taylor Davis | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .400 | .400 |
Hunter Owen | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
Pitcher Totals | 162 | 235 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 9 | .072 | .098 |
Team Totals | 162 | 5336 | 609 | 1261 | 240 | 35 | 124 | 570 | 60 | 529 | .236 | .364 |
Pitching
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts
Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
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JT Brubaker | 5 | 13 | 5.36 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 124.1 | 123 | 75 | 74 | 38 | 129 |
Wil Crowe | 4 | 8 | 5.48 | 26 | 25 | 0 | 116.2 | 126 | 75 | 71 | 57 | 111 |
Tyler Anderson | 5 | 8 | 4.35 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 103.1 | 99 | 52 | 50 | 25 | 86 |
Mitch Keller | 5 | 11 | 6.17 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 100.2 | 131 | 69 | 69 | 49 | 92 |
Chad Kuhl | 5 | 7 | 4.82 | 28 | 14 | 0 | 80.1 | 73 | 50 | 43 | 42 | 75 |
Chris Stratton | 7 | 1 | 3.63 | 68 | 0 | 8 | 79.1 | 70 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 86 |
Duane Underwood Jr. | 2 | 3 | 4.33 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 72.2 | 77 | 40 | 35 | 27 | 65 |
David Bednar | 3 | 1 | 2.23 | 61 | 0 | 3 | 60.2 | 40 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 77 |
Chasen Shreve | 3 | 3 | 3.20 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 56.1 | 43 | 20 | 20 | 28 | 45 |
Sam Howard | 3 | 4 | 5.60 | 54 | 1 | 0 | 45.0 | 34 | 29 | 28 | 32 | 60 |
Chase De Jong | 1 | 4 | 5.77 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 43.2 | 49 | 28 | 28 | 19 | 39 |
Clay Holmes | 3 | 2 | 4.93 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 42.0 | 35 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 44 |
Bryse Wilson | 1 | 4 | 4.91 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 40.1 | 40 | 22 | 22 | 10 | 23 |
Max Kranick | 2 | 3 | 6.28 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 38.2 | 47 | 28 | 27 | 19 | 32 |
Richard Rodríguez | 4 | 2 | 2.82 | 37 | 0 | 14 | 38.1 | 27 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 33 |
Cody Ponce | 0 | 6 | 7.04 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 38.1 | 56 | 34 | 30 | 11 | 36 |
Trevor Cahill | 1 | 5 | 6.57 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 37.0 | 42 | 29 | 27 | 14 | 32 |
Kyle Keller | 1 | 1 | 6.48 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 33.1 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 36 |
Luis Oviedo | 1 | 2 | 8.80 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 29.2 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 26 | 31 |
Steven Brault | 0 | 3 | 5.86 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 27.2 | 33 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 19 |
Dillon Peters | 1 | 2 | 3.71 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 26.2 | 26 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 23 |
Anthony Banda | 1 | 2 | 3.42 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 26.1 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 25 |
Kyle Crick | 1 | 1 | 4.44 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 24.1 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 19 | 21 |
Nick Mears | 1 | 0 | 5.01 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 23.1 | 25 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 23 |
Miguel Yajure | 0 | 2 | 8.40 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 15.0 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 11 |
Shelby Miller | 0 | 1 | 5.06 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10.2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Austin Davis | 0 | 1 | 5.59 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 9.2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
Connor Overton | 0 | 1 | 8.31 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8.2 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
Michael Feliz | 0 | 0 | 2.35 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
Enyel De Los Santos | 1 | 0 | 4.91 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
Shea Spitzbarth | 0 | 0 | 3.60 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Tanner Anderson | 0 | 0 | 3.60 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Sean Poppen | 0 | 0 | 7.71 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
Geoff Hartlieb | 0 | 0 | 7.71 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
John Nogowski | 0 | 0 | 15.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Roansy Contreras | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Wilmer Difo | 0 | 0 | 36.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
Phillip Evans | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Team Totals | 61 | 101 | 5.08 | 162 | 162 | 25 | 1396.1 | 1400 | 833 | 788 | 606 | 1312 |
Farm system
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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Triple-A | Indianapolis Indians | Triple-A East | Brian Esposito |
Double-A | Altoona Curve | Double-A Northeast | Miguel Perez |
High-A | Greensboro Grasshoppers | High-A East | Kieran Mattison |
Low-A | Bradenton Marauders | Low-A Southeast | Jonathan Johnston |
Rookie | FCL Pirates Black | Florida Complex League | Stephen Morales |
Rookie | FCL Pirates Gold | Florida Complex League | Gera Alvarez |
Rookie | DSL Pirates 1 | Dominican Summer League | Jose Mendez |
Rookie | DSL Pirates 2 | Dominican Summer League | Jose Mosquera |
Notes
- ↑ From 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Side in 1907.
References
- ↑ Pittsburgh Pirates 2022 Draft: Tanking For Who, Wait Again?
- ↑ Adamski, Chris (January 18, 2019). "Pirates announce 2019 minor-league managerial and coaching assignments". TribLIVE.com.