2001 Pittsburgh Pirates season

2001 Pittsburgh Pirates
Major League affiliations
Location
Results
Record 62–100 (.383)
Divisional place 6th
Other information
Owner(s) Kevin McClatchy
General manager(s) Cam Bonifay
Roy Smith
Dave Littlefield
Manager(s) Lloyd McClendon
Local television WCWB-TV
Steve Blass
Lanny Frattare
Greg Brown
Bob Walk
Fox Sports Net Pittsburgh
Steve Blass
Lanny Frattare
Greg Brown
Bob Walk
Local radio KDKA
Steve Blass
Lanny Frattare
Greg Brown
Bob Walk
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The 2001 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 120th season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; the 115th in the National League. This was the franchise's first season at its new venue, PNC Park. The Pirates finished sixth and last in the National League Central with a record of 62–100. The year also saw longtime Pirate Bill Mazeroski inducted into the Hall of Fame.[2]

Offseason

Regular season

Season standings

NL Central W L Pct. GB Home Road
Houston Astros 93 69 0.574 44–37 49–32
St. Louis Cardinals 93 69 0.574 54–28 39–41
Chicago Cubs 88 74 0.543 5 48–33 40–41
Milwaukee Brewers 68 94 0.420 25 36–45 32–49
Cincinnati Reds 66 96 0.407 27 27–54 39–42
Pittsburgh Pirates 62 100 0.383 31 38–43 24–57

Record vs. opponents

2001 National League Records

Sources:

Team ARI ATL CHC CIN COL FLA HOU LAD MIL MON NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL AL
Arizona 5–2 6–3 5–1 13–6 4–2 2–4 10–9 3–3 3–3 3–3 3–4 4–2 12–7 10–9 2–4 7–8
Atlanta 2–5 4–2 4–2 4–2 9–10 3–3 2–5 3–3 13–6 10–9 10–9 5–1 3–3 4–2 3–3 9–9
Chicago 3–6 2–4 13–4 3–3 3–3 8–9 4–2 8–9 3–3 4–2 4–2 10–6 2–4 3–3 9–8 9–6
Cincinnati 1–5 2–4 4–13 3–6 4–2 6–11 4–2 6–10 4–2 4–2 2–4 9–8 2–4 4–2 7–10 4–11
Colorado 6–13 2–4 3–3 6–3 4–2 2–4 8–11 5–1 3–4 4–3 2–4 2–4 9–10 9–10 6–3 2–10
Florida 2–4 10–9 3–3 2–4 2–4 3–3 2–5 4–2 12–7 7–12 5–14 4–2 3–4 2–4 3–3 12–6
Houston 4–2 3–3 9–8 11–6 4–2 3–3 2–4 12–5 6–0 3–3 3–3 9–8 3–6 3–3 9–7 9–6
Los Angeles 9–10 5–2 2–4 2–4 11–8 5–2 4–2 5–1 2–4 2–4 3–3 7–2 9–10 11–8 3–3 6–9
Milwaukee 3–3 3–3 9–8 10–6 1–5 2–4 5–12 1–5 4–2 3–3 3–3 6–11 1–5 5–4 7–10 5–10
Montreal 3–3 6–13 3–3 2–4 4–3 7–12 0–6 4–2 2–4 8–11 9–10 5–1 3–3 2–5 2–4 8–10
New York 3–3 9–10 2–4 2–4 3–4 12–7 3–3 4–2 3–3 11–8 11–8 4–2 1–5 3–4 1–5 10–8
Philadelphia 4–3 9–10 2–4 4–2 4–2 14–5 3–3 3–3 3–3 10–9 8–11 5–1 5–2 3–3 2–4 7–11
Pittsburgh 2–4 1–5 6–10 8–9 4–2 2–4 8–9 2–7 11–6 1–5 2–4 1–5 2–4 1–5 3–14 8–7
San Diego 7–12 3–3 4–2 4–2 10–9 4–3 6–3 10–9 5–1 3–3 5–1 2–5 4–2 5–14 1–5 6–9
San Francisco 9–10 2–4 3–3 2–4 10–9 4–2 3–3 8–11 4–5 5–2 4–3 3–3 5–1 14–5 4–2 10–5
St. Louis 4–2 3–3 8–9 10–7 3–6 3–3 7–9 3–3 10–7 4–2 5–1 4–2 14–3 5–1 2–4 8–7

Game log

2001 Game Log
Legend:           = Win           = Loss
Bold = Pirates team member

Roster

2001 Pittsburgh Pirates
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Opening Day starters

Notable transactions

PNC Park

Statue of Honus Wagner, outside the homeplate entrance

The Pirates opened the park with two pre-season games against the New York Mets, the first was played on March 31, 2001.[8] The first official baseball game played in PNC Park was between the Cincinnati Reds and the Pittsburgh Pirates, on April 9, 2001. The Reds won the game by the final score of 82. The first pitch was thrown by Todd Ritchie, a ball to Barry Larkin. In the top of the first inning, Sean Casey's two-run home run was the first hit in the park. The first Pirates' batter, Adrian Brown, struck out; however, later in the inning Jason Kendall singled, the first hit by a Pirate. Two days later, John Vander Wal became the first Pirate to hit a home run in the park.[9]

Upon opening in 2001, PNC Park was praised by fans and media alike. Jim Caple, of ESPN.com, ranked PNC Park as the best stadium in Major League Baseball, with a score of 95 out of 100.[10] He compared the park to Fallingwater, calling the stadium itself "perfect", and citing the high ticket prices as the only negative aspect of visiting the park.[11] Pirates' vice-president Steve Greenberg said, "We said when construction began that we would build the best ballpark in baseball, and we believe we've done that."[9] Major League Baseball executive Paul Beeston has said the park was the best he's seen so far in baseball.[9] Many of the workers who built the park said that it was the nicest that they have seen.[12] In 2008, Men's Fitness named the park one of "10 big league parks worth seeing this summer".[13][14]

An evening game between the Dodgers and Pirates – August 7, 2001

Awards and honors

2001 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Statistics

Hitting

Regular Season[15]
Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
Ríos, A.A. Ríos 2 3 1 0.333 0 1
Wilson, C.C. Wilson 88 158 49 0.310 13 32
Giles, B.B. Giles 160 576 178 0.309 37 95
Barkett, A.A. Barkett 17 46 14 0.304 1 3
Ramírez, A.A. Ramírez 158 603 181 0.300 34 112
Vander Wal, J.J. Vander Wal 97 313 87 0.278 11 50
Beimel, J.J. Beimel 41 26 7 0.269 0 0
Mackowiak, R.R. Mackowiak 83 214 57 0.266 4 21
Kendall, J.J. Kendall 157 606 161 0.266 10 53
Núñez, A.A. Núñez 115 301 79 0.262 1 21
Lincoln, M.M. Lincoln 30 4 1 0.250 0 0
Matthews, Jr., G.G. Matthews, Jr. 46 147 36 0.245 5 14
López, M.M. López 22 43 10 0.233 0 4
Young, K.K. Young 142 449 104 0.232 14 65
Redman, T.T. Redman 37 125 28 0.224 1 4
Wilson, J.J. Wilson 108 390 87 0.223 3 25
Cota, H.H. Cota 7 9 2 0.222 0 1
Olivares, O.O. Olivares 44 27 6 0.222 1 6
Meares, P.P. Meares 87 270 57 0.211 4 25
Hyzdu, A.A. Hyzdu 51 72 15 0.208 5 9
Osik, K.K. Osik 56 120 25 0.208 2 13
Morris, W.W. Morris 48 103 21 0.204 2 11
Brown, E.E. Brown 61 123 25 0.203 3 13
Wehner, J.J. Wehner 43 51 10 0.196 0 2
Brown, A.A. Brown 8 31 6 0.194 1 2
Wilson, E.E. Wilson 46 129 24 0.186 1 8
Schmidt, J.J. Schmidt 12 23 4 0.174 1 1
Bell, D.D. Bell 46 156 27 0.173 5 13
Hermansen, C.C. Hermansen 22 55 9 0.164 2 5
Ritchie, T.T. Ritchie 32 59 9 0.153 0 3
Anderson, J.J. Anderson 32 59 7 0.119 0 3
Williams, D.D. Williams 20 34 4 0.118 0 2
Hernández, A.A. Hernández 7 11 1 0.091 0 0
Arroyo, B.B. Arroyo 23 21 1 0.048 0 1
Figueroa, L.L. Figueroa 4 2 0 0.000 0 0
Manzanillo, J.J. Manzanillo 68 1 0 0.000 0 0
Marte, D.D. Marte 23 4 0 0.000 0 0
Martínez, R.R. Martínez 4 5 0 0.000 0 0
McKnight, T.T. McKnight 12 17 0 0.000 0 0
Mulholland, T.T. Mulholland 21 3 0 0.000 0 0
Sauerbeck, S.S. Sauerbeck 66 2 0 0.000 0 0
Silva, J.J. Silva 26 2 0 0.000 0 0
Vogelsong, R.R. Vogelsong 2 2 0 0.000 0 0
Wengert, D.D. Wengert 4 3 0 0.000 0 0
Fetters, M.M. Fetters 20 0 0 0 0
Loiselle, R.R. Loiselle 17 0 0 0 0
Taylor, B.B. Taylor 1 0 0 0 0
Wilkins, M.M. Wilkins 14 0 0 0 0
Williams, M.M. Williams 38 0 0 0 0

Pitching

Regular Season[16]
Player G IP W L ERA SO
Lincoln, M.M. Lincoln 31 4013 2 1 2.68 24
Manzanillo, J.J. Manzanillo 71 7923 3 2 3.39 80
Williams, M.M. Williams 40 4123 2 4 3.67 43
Williams, D.D. Williams 22 114 3 7 3.71 57
Mulholland, T.T. Mulholland 22 3613 0 0 3.72 17
Ritchie, T.T. Ritchie 33 20713 11 15 4.47 124
Taylor, B.B. Taylor 1 2 0 0 4.50 3
Fetters, M.M. Fetters 20 1723 1 1 4.58 11
Schmidt, J.J. Schmidt 14 84 6 6 4.61 77
Marte, D.D. Marte 23 3613 0 1 4.71 39
Arroyo, B.B. Arroyo 24 8813 5 7 5.09 39
Anderson, J.J. Anderson 34 20613 9 17 5.10 89
McKnight, T.T. McKnight 12 6913 2 6 5.19 36
Beimel, J.J. Beimel 42 11513 7 11 5.23 58
Sauerbeck, S.S. Sauerbeck 70 6223 2 2 5.60 79
Olivares, O.O. Olivares 45 110 6 9 6.55 69
Silva, J.J. Silva 26 32 3 3 6.75 23
Wilkins, M.M. Wilkins 14 1713 0 1 6.75 11
Martínez, R.R. Martínez 4 1523 0 2 8.62 9
Loiselle, R.R. Loiselle 18 18 0 1 11.50 9
Vogelsong, R.R. Vogelsong 2 6 0 2 12.00 7
Wengert, D.D. Wengert 4 16 0 2 12.38 4

Draft Picks

2001 Top 10 Rounds Draft Picks[17]
Rd # Player Pos DOB and Age School
1 8 John Van Benschoten RHP April 14, 1980 (aged 21) Kent State University (Kent, Ohio)
3 84 Jeremy Guthrie RHP April 8, 1979 (aged 22) Stanford University (Palo Alto, California)
4 114 Jeff Keppinger SS April 21, 1980 (aged 21) University of Georgia (Athens, Georgia)
5 144 Travis Chapman 1B June 5, 1978 (aged 23) Indian River Community College (Fort Pierce, Florida)
6 174 Drew Friedberg LHP March 3, 1979 (aged 22) Arizona State University (Tempe, Arizona)
7 204 Mike McCuistion C May 14, 1982 (aged 19) Yucaipa HS (Yucaipa, California)
8 234 Chris Duffy OF April 20, 1980 (aged 21) Arizona State University (Tempe, Arizona)
9 264 Jason Fellows 1B Berkmar HS (Lilburn, Georgia)
10 294 Aaron Bulkley SS May 6, 1983 (aged 18) Port Byron HS (Cayuga, New York)
Note

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AAA Nashville Sounds Pacific Coast League Marty Brown
AA Altoona Curve Eastern League Dale Sveum
A Lynchburg Hillcats Carolina League Curtis Wilkerson
A Hickory Crawdads South Atlantic League Pete Mackanin
A-Short Season Williamsport Crosscutters New York–Penn League Tony Beasley
Rookie GCL Pirates Gulf Coast League Woody Huyke

LEAGUE CO-CHAMPIONS: Williamsport

References

  1. From 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Shore in 1907.
  2. The Best Game Ever, Prologue, p. xxxviii, Jim Reisler, Carroll & Graf Publishers, New York, 2007, ISBN 978-0-7867-1943-3
  3. 1 2 3 http://www.baseball-reference.com/t/taylobi04.shtml
  4. http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/martira02.shtml
  5. Jeremy Guthrie Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  6. John Vander Wal Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  7. Jason Schmidt Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com
  8. "PNC Park". Baseballparks.com. Archived from the original on April 10, 2008. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  9. 1 2 3 PNC Park Gets Rave Reviews - Sports News Story - WTAE Pittsburgh
  10. Caple, Jim. "Pittsburgh's gem rates the best". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on April 11, 2008. Retrieved April 15, 2008.
  11. Caple, Jim. "Pittsburgh's gem rates the best". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on April 12, 2008. Retrieved April 3, 2008.
  12. McKay, Jim (April 15, 2001). "Workers proud of what they have wrought". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved April 20, 2008.
  13. Pratt, Devin. "Top Stadiums: Pittsburgh's PNC Park". Men's Fitness. Archived from the original on April 8, 2008. Retrieved April 10, 2008.
  14. Langosch, Jenifer (April 2, 2008). "PNC in Men's Fitness top 10 stadiums". PittsburghPirates.com. Retrieved April 10, 2008.
  15. "Major League Baseball Stats | pirates.com: Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates.
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