1997 Pittsburgh Pirates Game-by-Game Results

National League (NL)
Team Record: 79-83
Finished 2nd in the NL's Central Division
Attendance: 1,657,022, Avg. 21,183
Ballpark: Three Rivers Stadium
Manager: Gene Lamont (79-83)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1997 Pittsburgh Pirates Statistics
1997 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster

The Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League ended the 1997 season with a record of 79 wins and 83 losses, finishing second in the NL's Central Division.

The Pirates scored 725 runs and allowed 760 runs. Kevin Young paced Pittsburgh with 18 home runs and drove in 74 runs. Joe Randa topped hitters with significant playing time by connecting at a .302 clip. Francisco Cordova, Jon Lieber and Esteban Loaiza led the squad with 11 wins each, while Francisco Cordova earned a 3.63 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.

Gene Lamont coached the team.

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Regular Season Runs For: 725
Regular Season Runs Against: 760

Date Game Res Home Road Record
April 1, 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at San Francisco Giants 2 W 0-0 1-0 1-0
April 3, 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at San Francisco Giants 7 L 0-0 1-1 1-1
April 4, 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Los Angeles Dodgers 5 L 0-0 1-2 1-2
April 5, 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Los Angeles Dodgers 1 W 0-0 2-2 2-2
April 6, 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Los Angeles Dodgers 6 L 0-0 2-3 2-3
April 7, 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at San Diego Padres 3 L 0-0 2-4 2-4
April 8, 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at San Diego Padres 0 W 0-0 3-4 3-4
April 9, 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at San Diego Padres 2 W 0-0 4-4 4-4
April 11, 1997 Los Angeles Dodgers 7 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1 L 0-1 4-4 4-5
April 13, 1997 Los Angeles Dodgers 14 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 L 0-2 4-4 4-6
April 15, 1997 San Diego Padres 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 W 1-2 4-4 5-6
April 16, 1997 San Diego Padres 7 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 L 1-3 4-4 5-7
April 17, 1997 Cincinnati Reds 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 W 2-3 4-4 6-7
April 18, 1997 Cincinnati Reds 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1 L 2-4 4-4 6-8
April 19, 1997 Cincinnati Reds 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 6 W 3-4 4-4 7-8
April 20, 1997 Cincinnati Reds 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 W 4-4 4-4 8-8
April 21, 1997 Philadelphia Phillies 10 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 L 4-5 4-4 8-9
April 23, 1997 Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 W 5-5 4-4 9-9
April 24, 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Chicago Cubs 3 W 5-5 5-4 10-9
April 25, 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Chicago Cubs 11 L 5-5 5-5 10-10
April 26, 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Chicago Cubs 7 L 5-5 5-6 10-11
April 27, 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at Chicago Cubs 0 W 5-5 6-6 11-11
April 28, 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates 9 at Philadelphia Phillies 4 W 5-5 7-6 12-11
April 29, 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Philadelphia Phillies 8 L 5-5 7-7 12-12
April 30, 1997 San Francisco Giants 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1 L 5-6 7-7 12-13
May 1, 1997 San Francisco Giants 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 W 6-6 7-7 13-13
May 2, 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Atlanta Braves 2 W 6-6 8-7 14-13
May 3, 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Atlanta Braves 0 W 6-6 9-7 15-13
May 4, 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Atlanta Braves 3 L 6-6 9-8 15-14
May 5, 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Florida Marlins 3 L 6-6 9-9 15-15
May 6, 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Florida Marlins 0 W 6-6 10-9 16-15
May 7, 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates 14 at Colorado Rockies 3 W 6-6 11-9 17-15
May 8, 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates 10 at Colorado Rockies 8 W 6-6 12-9 18-15
May 9, 1997 Atlanta Braves 0 at Pittsburgh Pirates 9 W 7-6 12-9 19-15
May 10, 1997 Atlanta Braves 9 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 L 7-7 12-9 19-16
May 11, 1997 Atlanta Braves 8 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 L 7-8 12-9 19-17
May 12, 1997 Atlanta Braves 10 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 L 7-9 12-9 19-18
May 14, 1997 Colorado Rockies 10 at Pittsburgh Pirates 15 W 8-9 12-9 20-18
May 15, 1997 Colorado Rockies 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 W 9-9 12-9 21-18
May 16, 1997 Florida Marlins 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1 L 9-10 12-9 21-19
May 17, 1997 Florida Marlins 11 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1 L 9-11 12-9 21-20
May 18, 1997 Florida Marlins 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 L 9-12 12-9 21-21
May 20, 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 L 9-12 12-10 21-22
May 21, 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at St. Louis Cardinals 2 W 9-12 13-10 22-22
May 22, 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates 9 at Montreal Expos 3 W 9-12 14-10 23-22
May 23, 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Montreal Expos 4 L 9-12 14-11 23-23
May 24, 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Montreal Expos 7 L 9-12 14-12 23-24
May 25, 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates 8 at Montreal Expos 6 W 9-12 15-12 24-24
May 26, 1997 Chicago Cubs 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1 L 9-13 15-12 24-25
May 27, 1997 Chicago Cubs 8 at Pittsburgh Pirates 7 L 9-14 15-12 24-26
May 28, 1997 Chicago Cubs 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 W 10-14 15-12 25-26
May 30, 1997 Montreal Expos 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 10 W 11-14 15-12 26-26
May 31, 1997 Montreal Expos 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 L 11-15 15-12 26-27
June 1, 1997 Montreal Expos 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 11 W 12-15 15-12 27-27
June 2, 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Chicago Cubs 3 L 12-15 15-13 27-28
June 3, 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Chicago Cubs 1 W 12-15 16-13 28-28
June 4, 1997 St. Louis Cardinals 10 at Pittsburgh Pirates 0 L 12-16 16-13 28-29
June 5, 1997 St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 9 W 13-16 16-13 29-29
June 6, 1997 Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 W 14-16 16-13 30-29
June 7, 1997 Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 9 W 15-16 16-13 31-29
June 8, 1997 Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 L 15-17 16-13 31-30
June 10, 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Cincinnati Reds 8 L 15-17 16-14 31-31
June 11, 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Cincinnati Reds 2 L 15-17 16-15 31-32
June 13, 1997 Kansas City Royals 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 W 16-17 16-15 32-32
June 14, 1997 Kansas City Royals 8 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 L 16-18 16-15 32-33
June 15, 1997 Kansas City Royals 8 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1 L 16-19 16-15 32-34
June 16, 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates 8 at Minnesota Twins 6 W 16-19 17-15 33-34
June 17, 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Minnesota Twins 13 L 16-19 17-16 33-35
June 18, 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Minnesota Twins 8 L 16-19 17-17 33-36
June 19, 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at New York Mets 7 L 16-19 17-18 33-37
June 20, 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at New York Mets 1 L 16-19 17-19 33-38
June 21, 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at New York Mets 3 L 16-19 17-20 33-39
June 22, 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates 9 at New York Mets 12 L 16-19 17-21 33-40
June 23, 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Houston Astros 0 W 16-19 18-21 34-40
June 24, 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates 8 at Houston Astros 3 W 16-19 19-21 35-40
June 25, 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Houston Astros 5 L 16-19 19-22 35-41
June 27, 1997 New York Mets 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 6 W 17-19 19-22 36-41
June 28, 1997 New York Mets 8 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 L 17-20 19-22 36-42
June 29, 1997 New York Mets 10 at Pittsburgh Pirates 8 L 17-21 19-22 36-43
June 30, 1997 Chicago White Sox 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 W 18-21 19-22 37-43
July 1, 1997 Chicago White Sox 0 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 W 19-21 19-22 38-43
July 2, 1997 Chicago White Sox 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 W 20-21 19-22 39-43
July 3, 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 W 20-21 20-22 40-43
July 4, 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 W 20-21 21-22 41-43
July 5, 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 W 20-21 22-22 42-43
July 6, 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 W 20-21 23-22 43-43
July 10, 1997 Houston Astros 7 at Pittsburgh Pirates 0 L 20-22 23-22 43-44
July 11, 1997 Houston Astros 10 at Pittsburgh Pirates 0 L 20-23 23-22 43-45
July 12, 1997 Houston Astros 0 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 W 21-23 23-22 44-45
July 13, 1997 Houston Astros 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 W 22-23 23-22 45-45
July 14, 1997 New York Mets 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 W 23-23 23-22 46-45
July 15, 1997 New York Mets 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 W 24-23 23-22 47-45
July 16, 1997 Cincinnati Reds 7 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 L 24-24 23-22 47-46
July 17, 1997 Cincinnati Reds 9 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 L 24-25 23-22 47-47
July 18, 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Philadelphia Phillies 8 L 24-25 23-23 47-48
July 19, 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates 13 at Philadelphia Phillies 3 W 24-25 24-23 48-48
July 20, 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Philadelphia Phillies 4 L 24-25 24-24 48-49
July 21, 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Philadelphia Phillies 2 W 24-25 25-24 49-49
July 22, 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at San Diego Padres 3 L 24-25 25-25 49-50
July 23, 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at San Diego Padres 9 L 24-25 25-26 49-51
July 24, 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at San Diego Padres 8 L 24-25 25-27 49-52
July 25, 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at San Francisco Giants 2 W 24-25 26-27 50-52
July 26, 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates 10 at San Francisco Giants 3 W 24-25 27-27 51-52
July 27, 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates 10 at San Francisco Giants 7 W 24-25 28-27 52-52
July 27, 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at San Francisco Giants 6 L 24-25 28-28 52-53
July 28, 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Los Angeles Dodgers 4 L 24-25 28-29 52-54
July 29, 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Los Angeles Dodgers 3 L 24-25 28-30 52-55
July 31, 1997 Colorado Rockies 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 W 25-25 28-30 53-55
August 1, 1997 Colorado Rockies 7 at Pittsburgh Pirates 6 L 25-26 28-30 53-56
August 2, 1997 Colorado Rockies 5 at Pittsburgh Pirates 6 W 26-26 28-30 54-56
August 3, 1997 Colorado Rockies 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 8 W 27-26 28-30 55-56
August 4, 1997 Atlanta Braves 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 0 L 27-27 28-30 55-57
August 5, 1997 Atlanta Braves 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 W 28-27 28-30 56-57
August 6, 1997 Florida Marlins 12 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 L 28-28 28-30 56-58
August 7, 1997 Florida Marlins 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 W 29-28 28-30 57-58
August 8, 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Colorado Rockies 5 L 29-28 28-31 57-59
August 9, 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at Colorado Rockies 8 L 29-28 28-32 57-60
August 10, 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at Colorado Rockies 8 L 29-28 28-33 57-61
August 12, 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Atlanta Braves 2 W 29-28 29-33 58-61
August 13, 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Atlanta Braves 1 W 29-28 30-33 59-61
August 15, 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Florida Marlins 6 L 29-28 30-34 59-62
August 16, 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates 10 at Florida Marlins 5 W 29-28 31-34 60-62
August 17, 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Florida Marlins 10 L 29-28 31-35 60-63
August 18, 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates 7 at Florida Marlins 2 W 29-28 32-35 61-63
August 19, 1997 San Diego Padres 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 W 30-28 32-35 62-63
August 20, 1997 San Diego Padres 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 7 W 31-28 32-35 63-63
August 21, 1997 San Diego Padres 9 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 L 31-29 32-35 63-64
August 22, 1997 San Francisco Giants 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 W 32-29 32-35 64-64
August 23, 1997 San Francisco Giants 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 6 W 33-29 32-35 65-64
August 24, 1997 San Francisco Giants 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 9 W 34-29 32-35 66-64
August 25, 1997 Los Angeles Dodgers 8 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 L 34-30 32-35 66-65
August 25, 1997 Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 W 35-30 32-35 67-65
August 26, 1997 Los Angeles Dodgers 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 L 35-31 32-35 67-66
August 27, 1997 Los Angeles Dodgers 9 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 L 35-32 32-35 67-67
August 29, 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Milwaukee Brewers 4 L 35-32 32-36 67-68
August 30, 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Milwaukee Brewers 1 W 35-32 33-36 68-68
August 31, 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Milwaukee Brewers 3 L 35-32 33-37 68-69
September 1, 1997 Cleveland Indians 7 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 L 35-33 33-37 68-70
September 2, 1997 Cleveland Indians 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 6 W 36-33 33-37 69-70
September 3, 1997 Cleveland Indians 7 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 L 36-34 33-37 69-71
September 4, 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Cincinnati Reds 5 L 36-34 33-38 69-72
September 5, 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Cincinnati Reds 8 L 36-34 33-39 69-73
September 6, 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates 13 at Cincinnati Reds 4 W 36-34 34-39 70-73
September 7, 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Cincinnati Reds 6 L 36-34 34-40 70-74
September 9, 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Montreal Expos 5 L 36-34 34-41 70-75
September 10, 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Montreal Expos 5 L 36-34 34-42 70-76
September 12, 1997 Chicago Cubs 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 W 37-34 34-42 71-76
September 13, 1997 Chicago Cubs 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1 L 37-35 34-42 71-77
September 14, 1997 Chicago Cubs 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 2 L 37-36 34-42 71-78
September 15, 1997 Montreal Expos 4 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 W 38-36 34-42 72-78
September 16, 1997 Montreal Expos 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 8 W 39-36 34-42 73-78
September 17, 1997 Houston Astros 8 at Pittsburgh Pirates 4 L 39-37 34-42 73-79
September 18, 1997 Houston Astros 3 at Pittsburgh Pirates 12 W 40-37 34-42 74-79
September 19, 1997 St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Pittsburgh Pirates 5 L 40-38 34-42 74-80
September 20, 1997 St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 10 W 41-38 34-42 75-80
September 21, 1997 St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Pittsburgh Pirates 14 W 42-38 34-42 76-80
September 22, 1997 St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 3 W 43-38 34-42 77-80
September 23, 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at New York Mets 4 W 43-38 35-42 78-80
September 24, 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at New York Mets 7 L 43-38 35-43 78-81
September 26, 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Houston Astros 2 L 43-38 35-44 78-82
September 27, 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Houston Astros 8 L 43-38 35-45 78-83
September 28, 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Houston Astros 4 W 43-38 36-45 79-83