1998 Pittsburgh Pirates
69-93
Sixth place in NL Central
Day-by-Day Summary
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REGULARS |
BA |
HR |
RBI |
Salary |
| 1B |
Kevin Young |
.270 |
27 |
108 | $1,600,000 |
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| 2B |
Tony Womack |
.282 |
3 |
45 | $290,000 |
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| SS |
Lou Collier |
.246 |
2 |
34 | $176,000 |
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| 3B |
Aramis Ramirez |
.235 |
6 |
24 | $170,000 |
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| OF |
Al Martin |
.239 |
12 |
47 | $2,600,000 |
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| OF |
Jermaine Allensworth |
.309 |
3 |
24 | n/a |
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| OF |
Jose Guillen |
.267 |
14 |
84 | $255,000 |
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| C |
Jason Kendall |
.327 |
12 |
75 | $600,000 |
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Other position players:
Turner Ward (.262, 9, 46), Kevin Polcovich (.189, 0, 14), Doug Strange (.173, 0, 14), Manny Martinez (.250, 6, 24), Freddy Garcia (.256, 9, 26), Adrian Brown (.283, 0, 5), Keith Osik (.214, 0, 7), Abraham Nunez (.192, 1, 2), Emil Brown (.256, 0, 3), Chance Sanford (.143, 0, 3), Tim Laker (.375, 1, 2), Steve Bieser (.273, 0, 1), Mark Smith (.195, 2, 13) |
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STARTERS |
W-L |
ERA |
SV |
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| R |
Francisco Cordova |
13-14 |
3.31 |
0 |
$500,000 |
| R |
Jason Schmidt |
11-14 |
4.07 |
0 |
$500,000 |
| R |
Jon Lieber |
8-14 |
4.11 |
1 |
$1,450,000 |
| L |
Chris Peters |
8-10 |
3.47 |
1 |
$205,000 |
| R |
Jose Silva |
6-7 |
4.40 |
0 |
$180,000 |
| R |
Esteban Loaiza |
6-5 |
4.52 |
0 |
$450,000 |
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BULLPEN |
| R |
Rich Loiselle |
2-7 |
3.44 |
19 |
$275,000 |
| L |
Ricardo Rincon |
0-2 |
2.91 |
14 |
$245,000 |
| L |
Jason Christiansen |
3-3 |
2.51 |
6 |
$320,000 |
| R |
Elmer Dessens |
2-6 |
5.67 |
0 |
$180,000 |
| L |
Jeff Tabaka |
2-2 |
3.02 |
0 |
$300,000 |
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Other pitchers:
Mike Williams (4-2, 1.94), Todd Van Poppel (1-2, 5.36), Javier Martinez (0-1, 4.83), Sean Lawrence (2-1, 7.32), Jeff McCurry (1-3, 6.52), Marc Wilkins (0-0, 3.52) |
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Salary information provided by Doug Pappas,
SABR Business of Baseball Committee |
Note: Due to an unreliable external server, linked game stories are sometimes unavailable. | Friday, March 6 | | Former Pirate Frank Barrett dies in Leesburg, FL at the age of 85. | | Wednesday, April 1 | | » Defeated Expos (0-1), 4-0 | Stade Olympique (1-0) | 1-0 | | | » Game Story | W: Francisco Cordova (1-0) L: Carlos Perez (0-1) | First | -- |
| Thursday, April 2 | | » Defeated Expos (0-2), 4-3 | Stade Olympique (2-0) | 2-0 | Won 2 | | » Game Story | W: Jason Schmidt (1-0) L: Mike Maddux (0-1) S: Rich Loiselle (1) | First | -- |
| Friday, April 3 | | » Lost to Mets (2-1), 2-1 | Shea Stadium (0-1) | 2-1 | | | » Game Story | W: Gregory Winston McMichael (1-0) L: Chris Peters (0-1) | Second | ½ out |
| Saturday, April 4 | | » Lost to Mets (3-1), 7-6 | Shea Stadium (0-2) | 2-2 | Lost 2 | | » Game Story | W: Turk Wendell (2-0) L: Chris Peters (0-2) | Fourth | 1½ out |
| Sunday, April 5 | | » Lost to Mets (4-1), 7-0 | Shea Stadium (0-3) | 2-3 | Lost 3 | | » Game Story | W: Masato Yoshii (1-0) L: Jose Silva (0-1) | Fifth | 2½ out |
| Monday, April 6 | | » Defeated Mets (4-2), 4-2 | Shea Stadium (1-3) | 3-3 | | | » Game Story | W: Francisco Cordova (2-0) L: Bobby Jones (0-1) S: Rich Loiselle (2) | Fifth | 2½ out |
| Tuesday, April 7 | | » Lost to Braves (4-2), 11-3 | Three Rivers Stadium (0-1) | 3-4 | | | » Game Story | W: Tom Glavine (1-0) L: Jason Schmidt (1-1) | Fifth | 3 out |
| Wednesday, April 8 | | » Defeated Braves (4-3), 5-3 | Three Rivers Stadium (1-1) | 4-4 | | | » Game Story | W: Esteban Loaiza (1-0) L: Denny Neagle (1-1) S: Rich Loiselle (3) | Fifth | 2½ out |
| Thursday, April 9 | | » Lost to Braves (5-3), 4-3 | Three Rivers Stadium (1-2) | 4-5 | | | » Game Story | W: Kevin Millwood (1-0) L: Jon Lieber (0-1) S: Mark Wohlers (2) | Fourth | 3 out |
| Friday, April 10 | | » Defeated Marlins (1-9), 4-1 | Three Rivers Stadium (2-2) | 5-5 | | | » Game Story | W: Jose Silva (1-1) L: Brian Meadows (0-2) S: Rich Loiselle (4) | Fifth | 3 out |
| Saturday, April 11 | | » Defeated Marlins (1-10), 7-6 | Three Rivers Stadium (3-2) | 6-5 | Won 2 | | » Game Story | W: Rich Loiselle (1-0) L: Jay Powell (0-2) | Fourth | 2 out |
| Sunday, April 12 | | » Defeated Marlins (1-11), 7-3 | Three Rivers Stadium (4-2) | 7-5 | Won 3 | | » Game Story | W: Jason Schmidt (2-1) L: Rafael Medina (0-1) | Third | 1 out |
| Monday, April 13 | | » Lost to Marlins (2-11), 7-2 | Three Rivers Stadium (4-3) | 7-6 | | | » Game Story | W: Andy Larkin (1-0) L: Esteban Loaiza (1-1) | Fourth | 1½ out |
| Tuesday, April 14 | | » Lost to Braves (7-6), 6-0 | Turner Field (0-1) | 7-7 | Lost 2 | | » Game Story | W: Kevin Millwood (2-0) L: Jon Lieber (0-2) | Third | 2 out |
| Wednesday, April 15 | | » Lost to Braves (8-6), 7-0 | Turner Field (0-2) | 7-8 | Lost 3 | | » Game Story | W: Greg Maddux (1-1) L: Jose Silva (1-2) | Fourth | 2 out |
| Thursday, April 16 | | » Lost to Braves (9-6), 3-1 | Turner Field (0-3) | 7-9 | Lost 4 | | » Game Story | W: John Smoltz (1-0) L: Francisco Cordova (2-1) S: Mark Wohlers (4) | Fifth | 3 out |
| Friday, April 17 | | » Lost to Padres (13-3), 7-5 | Three Rivers Stadium (4-4) | 7-10 | Lost 5 | | » Game Story | W: Brian Boehringer (2-1) L: Jeff Tabaka (0-1) S: Trevor Hoffman (4) | Sixth | 4 out |
| Saturday, April 18 | | » Lost to Padres (14-3), 7-5 | Three Rivers Stadium (4-5) | 7-11 | Lost 6 | | » Game Story | W: Dan Miceli (2-0) L: Rich Loiselle (1-1) S: Trevor Hoffman (5) | Sixth | 5 out |
| Tuesday, April 21 | | » Lost to Giants (10-9), 6-3 | Three Rivers Stadium (4-6) | 7-12 | Lost 7 | | » Game Story | W: Mark Gardner (2-1) L: Jon Lieber (0-3) | Sixth | 6½ out |
| Wednesday, April 22 | | » Defeated Giants (10-10), 5-2 | Three Rivers Stadium (5-6) | 8-12 | | | » Game Story | W: Jose Silva (2-2) L: Danny Darwin (1-2) S: Rich Loiselle (5) | Sixth | 5½ out |
| Thursday, April 23 | | » Defeated Giants (10-11), 7-0 | Three Rivers Stadium (6-6) | 9-12 | Won 2 | | » Game Story | W: Francisco Cordova (3-1) L: Shawn Estes (0-4) | Fifth | 5½ out |
| Friday, April 24 | | » Defeated Padres (16-5), 4-2 | San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (1-0) | 10-12 | Won 3 | | » Game Story | W: Jason Schmidt (3-1) L: Pete Smith (1-2) S: Ricardo Rincon (1) | Fourth | 5½ out |
| Saturday, April 25 | | » Lost to Padres (17-5), 4-3 | San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (1-1) | 10-13 | | | » Game Story | W: Carlos Reyes (1-0) L: Javier Martinez (0-1) | Fifth | 5½ out |
| Sunday, April 26 | | » Defeated Padres (17-6), 6-0 | San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (2-1) | 11-13 | | | » Game Story | W: Jon Lieber (1-3) L: Kevin Brown (2-2) | Fourth | 4½ out |
| Monday, April 27 | | » Lost to Giants (13-12), 6-5 | Candlestick Park (0-1) | 11-14 | | | » Game Story | W: Robb Nen (3-0) L: Rich Loiselle (1-2) | Fifth | 5½ out |
| Tuesday, April 28 | | » Lost to Giants (14-12), 2-1 | Candlestick Park (0-2) | 11-15 | Lost 2 | | » Game Story | W: Shawn Estes (1-4) L: Francisco Cordova (3-2) S: Robb Nen (4) | Sixth | 5½ out |
| Wednesday, April 29 | | Former Pirate Ron Blackburn dies in Morganton, NC at the age of 64. | | Thursday, April 30 | | » Lost to Dodgers (14-12), 14-6 | Three Rivers Stadium (6-7) | 11-16 | Lost 3 | | » Game Story | W: Brad Clontz (2-0) L: Elmer Dessens (0-1) | Sixth | 6 out |
| Friday, May 1 | | » Defeated Dodgers (14-13), 5-4 | Three Rivers Stadium (7-7) | 12-16 | | | » Game Story | W: Jeff Tabaka (1-1) L: Darren Dreifort (0-2) S: Rich Loiselle (6) | Sixth | 6 out |
| Saturday, May 2 | | » Lost to Dodgers (15-13), 5-4 | Three Rivers Stadium (7-8) | 12-17 | | | » Game Story | W: Ramon Martinez (3-2) L: Jon Lieber (1-4) S: Scott Radinsky (5) | Fifth | 7 out |
| Sunday, May 3 | | » Lost to Dodgers (16-13), 10-5 | Three Rivers Stadium (7-9) | 12-18 | Lost 2 | | » Game Story | W: Chan Ho Park (3-0) L: Jose Silva (2-3) | Sixth | 7 out |
| Tuesday, May 5 | | » Defeated Cardinals (17-14), 5-2 | Three Rivers Stadium (8-9) | 13-18 | | | » Game Story | W: Francisco Cordova (4-2) L: Kent Mercker (2-2) S: Rich Loiselle (7) | Sixth | 7 out |
| Wednesday, May 6 | | » Defeated Cardinals (17-15), 5-0 | Three Rivers Stadium (9-9) | 14-18 | Won 2 | | » Game Story | W: Jason Schmidt (4-1) L: Todd Stottlemyre (3-3) | Fifth | 6 out |
| Thursday, May 7 | | » Defeated Reds (16-17), 8-7 | Three Rivers Stadium (10-9) | 15-18 | Won 3 | | » Game Story | W: Elmer Dessens (1-1) L: Stan Belinda (1-5) S: Rich Loiselle (8) | Sixth | 5½ out |
| Friday, May 8 | | » Lost to Reds (17-17), 5-3 | Three Rivers Stadium (10-10) | 15-19 | | | » Game Story | W: Stan Belinda (2-5) L: Ricardo Rincon (0-1) S: Jeff Shaw (12) | Fifth | 5½ out |
| Saturday, May 9 | | » Defeated Reds (17-18), 6-1 | Three Rivers Stadium (11-10) | 16-19 | | | » Game Story | W: Jose Silva (3-3) L: Scott Winchester (1-1) S: Chris Peters (1) | Sixth | 5½ out |
| Sunday, May 10 | | » Lost to Reds (18-18), 4-3 | Three Rivers Stadium (11-11) | 16-20 | | | » Game Story | W: Stan Belinda (3-5) L: Rich Loiselle (1-3) | Sixth | 6½ out |
| Monday, May 11 | | » Defeated Rockies (17-21), 5-2 | Three Rivers Stadium (12-11) | 17-20 | | | » Game Story | W: Jason Schmidt (5-1) L: Kevin Ritz (0-1) | Sixth | 6½ out |
| Tuesday, May 12 | | » Defeated Rockies (17-22), 6-0 | Three Rivers Stadium (13-11) | 18-20 | Won 2 | | » Game Story | W: Esteban Loaiza (2-1) L: Jamey Wright (2-4) | Fourth | 6½ out |
| Wednesday, May 13 | | » Lost to Astros (25-13), 1-0 | Astrodome (0-1) | 18-21 | | | » Game Story | W: Mike Hampton (6-1) L: Jon Lieber (1-5) S: Billy Wagner (10) | Sixth | 7½ out |
| Thursday, May 14 | | » Defeated Astros (25-14), 7-2 | Astrodome (1-1) | 19-21 | | | » Game Story | W: Jose Silva (4-3) L: Pete Schourek (1-1) | Sixth | 6½ out |
| Friday, May 15 | | » Lost to Diamondbacks (10-31), 6-1 | Bank One Ballpark (0-1) | 19-22 | | | » Game Story | W: Jeff Suppan (1-4) L: Francisco Cordova (4-3) | Sixth | 6½ out |
| Saturday, May 16 | | » Defeated Diamondbacks (10-32), 6-3 | Bank One Ballpark (1-1) | 20-22 | | | » Game Story | W: Jason Schmidt (6-1) L: Brian Anderson (1-5) S: Rich Loiselle (9) | Sixth | 6½ out |
| Sunday, May 17 | | » Lost to Diamondbacks (11-32), 8-2 | Bank One Ballpark (1-2) | 20-23 | | | » Game Story | W: Andy Benes (3-3) L: Esteban Loaiza (2-2) | Sixth | 7½ out |
| Monday, May 18 | | » Lost to Diamondbacks (12-32), 9-2 | Bank One Ballpark (1-3) | 20-24 | Lost 2 | | » Game Story | W: Willie Blair (1-7) L: Jon Lieber (1-6) | Sixth | 7½ out |
| Tuesday, May 19 | | » Defeated Padres (29-15), 3-0 | Three Rivers Stadium (14-11) | 21-24 | | | » Game Story | W: Jose Silva (5-3) L: Joey Hamilton (3-4) S: Rich Loiselle (10) | Fifth | 6½ out |
| Wednesday, May 20 | | » Defeated Padres (29-16), 5-2 | Three Rivers Stadium (15-11) | 22-24 | Won 2 | | » Game Story | W: Francisco Cordova (5-3) L: Andy Ashby (5-3) S: Rich Loiselle (11) | Fifth | 7 out | | » Lost to Padres (30-16), 8-3 | Three Rivers Stadium (15-12) | 22-25 | | | » Game Story | W: Sterling Hitchcock (2-0) L: Chris Peters (0-3) | Fifth | 7 out |
| Thursday, May 21 | | » Defeated Padres (30-17), 3-2 | Three Rivers Stadium (16-12) | 23-25 | | | » Game Story | W: Jason Schmidt (7-1) L: Kevin Brown (3-3) S: Ricardo Rincon (2) | Fourth | 7 out |
| Friday, May 22 | | » Lost to Marlins (16-32), 3-1 | Joe Robbie Stadium (0-1) | 23-26 | | | » Game Story | W: Livan Hernandez (3-3) L: Esteban Loaiza (2-3) | Fifth | 7 out |
| Saturday, May 23 | | » Defeated Marlins (16-33), 10-4 | Joe Robbie Stadium (1-1) | 24-26 | | | » Game Story | W: Jon Lieber (2-6) L: Joe Fontenot (0-1) S: Ricardo Rincon (3) | Fifth | 7 out |
| Sunday, May 24 | | » Lost to Marlins (17-33), 4-3 | Joe Robbie Stadium (1-2) | 24-27 | | | » Game Story | W: Jay Powell (4-2) L: Jason Christiansen (0-1) | Fifth | 8 out |
| Tuesday, May 26 | | » Lost to Brewers (24-25), 3-2 | County Stadium (0-1) | 24-28 | Lost 2 | | » Game Story | W: Mike Myers (2-0) L: Rich Loiselle (1-4) | Fifth | 8½ out |
| Wednesday, May 27 | | » Lost to Brewers (25-25), 3-2 | County Stadium (0-2) | 24-29 | Lost 3 | | » Game Story | W: Brad Woodall (1-2) L: Ricardo Rincon (0-2) | Fifth | 8½ out |
| Friday, May 29 | | » Lost to Expos (20-33), 4-1 | Three Rivers Stadium (16-13) | 24-30 | Lost 4 | | » Game Story | W: Carlos Perez (5-3) L: Jon Lieber (2-7) S: Ugueth Urbina (12) | Sixth | 9½ out |
| Saturday, May 30 | | » Defeated Expos (20-34), 8-7 | Three Rivers Stadium (17-13) | 25-30 | | | » Game Story | W: Jason Christiansen (1-1) L: Ugueth Urbina (3-2) | Sixth | 8½ out |
| Sunday, May 31 | | » Defeated Expos (20-35), 9-4 | Three Rivers Stadium (18-13) | 26-30 | Won 2 | | » Game Story | W: Francisco Cordova (6-3) L: Miguel Batista (1-3) | Sixth | 7½ out |
| Monday, June 1 | | » Defeated Mets (31-21), 4-3 | Three Rivers Stadium (19-13) | 27-30 | Won 3 | | » Game Story | W: Jason Schmidt (8-1) L: Dave Mlicki (1-4) S: Ricardo Rincon (4) | Fifth | 7 out |
| Tuesday, June 2 | | » Defeated Mets (31-22), 5-2 | Three Rivers Stadium (20-13) | 28-30 | Won 4 | | » Game Story | W: Chris Peters (1-3) L: Brian Bohanon (2-2) S: Ricardo Rincon (5) | Fifth | 7 out |
| Wednesday, June 3 | | » Defeated Mets (31-23), 3-0 | Three Rivers Stadium (21-13) | 29-30 | Won 5 | | » Game Story | W: Jon Lieber (3-7) L: Rick Reed (6-3) S: Jason Christiansen (1) | Fifth | 7 out |
| Friday, June 5 | | » Defeated Twins (26-32), 6-1 | Three Rivers Stadium (22-13) | 30-30 | Won 6 | | » Game Story | W: Jose Silva (6-3) L: Mike Morgan (2-2) | Third | 5½ out |
| Saturday, June 6 | | » Defeated Twins (26-33), 4-3 | Three Rivers Stadium (23-13) | 31-30 | Won 7 | | » Game Story | W: Esteban Loaiza (3-3) L: Rick Aguilera (2-3) | Second | 5½ out |
| Sunday, June 7 | | » Lost to Twins (27-33), 3-2 | Three Rivers Stadium (23-14) | 31-31 | | | » Game Story | W: Dan Serafini (2-0) L: Jason Schmidt (8-2) S: Rick Aguilera (11) | Second | 6½ out |
| Monday, June 8 | | » Lost to Indians (38-24), 8-0 | Jacobs Field (0-1) | 31-32 | Lost 2 | | » Game Story | W: Bartolo Colon (5-4) L: Chris Peters (1-4) | Second | 7½ out |
| Tuesday, June 9 | | » Defeated Indians (38-25), 7-4 | Jacobs Field (1-1) | 32-32 | | | » Game Story | W: Jon Lieber (4-7) L: Alvin Morman (0-1) S: Ricardo Rincon (6) | Third | 7½ out |
| Wednesday, June 10 | | » Defeated Indians (38-26), 4-3 | Jacobs Field (2-1) | 33-32 | Won 2 | | » Game Story | W: Esteban Loaiza (4-3) L: Jose Mesa (3-2) S: Rich Loiselle (12) | Third | 7½ out |
| Friday, June 12 | | » Lost to Brewers (32-31), 4-2 | Three Rivers Stadium (23-15) | 33-33 | | | » Game Story | W: Scott Karl (6-3) L: Francisco Cordova (6-4) S: Bob Wickman (4) | Fourth | 7½ out |
| Saturday, June 13 | | » Lost to Brewers (33-31), 8-1 | Three Rivers Stadium (23-16) | 33-34 | Lost 2 | | » Game Story | W: Jeff Juden (6-5) L: Jason Schmidt (8-3) | Fourth | 7½ out |
| Sunday, June 14 | | » Defeated Brewers (33-32), 7-2 | Three Rivers Stadium (24-16) | 34-34 | | | » Game Story | W: Chris Peters (2-4) L: Steve Woodard (3-5) | Fourth | 7½ out |
| Monday, June 15 | | » Lost to Phillies (32-34), 2-1 | Veteran's Stadium (0-1) | 34-35 | | | » Game Story | W: Matt Beech (3-3) L: Jon Lieber (4-8) S: Mark Leiter (13) | Fourth | 8½ out |
| Tuesday, June 16 | | » Lost to Phillies (33-34), 8-7 | Veteran's Stadium (0-2) | 34-36 | Lost 2 | | » Game Story | W: Robert Dodd (1-0) L: Rich Loiselle (1-5) | Fourth | 8½ out |
| Wednesday, June 17 | | » Lost to Phillies (34-34), 3-1 | Veteran's Stadium (0-3) | 34-37 | Lost 3 | | » Game Story | W: Curt Schilling (7-7) L: Francisco Cordova (6-5) | Fourth | 9½ out |
| Thursday, June 18 | | » Defeated Brewers (35-34), 1-0 | County Stadium (1-2) | 35-37 | | | » Game Story | W: Elmer Dessens (2-1) L: Doug Jones (3-4) S: Ricardo Rincon (7) | Fifth | 8½ out |
| Friday, June 19 | | » Lost to Brewers (36-34), 2-1 | County Stadium (1-3) | 35-38 | | | » Game Story | W: Steve Woodard (4-5) L: Chris Peters (2-5) S: Bob Wickman (6) | Fifth | 9½ out |
| Saturday, June 20 | | » Defeated Brewers (36-35), 4-2 | County Stadium (2-3) | 36-38 | | | » Game Story | W: Jon Lieber (5-8) L: Cal Eldred (2-5) S: Ricardo Rincon (8) | Fifth | 9½ out |
| Sunday, June 21 | | » Defeated Brewers (36-36), 8-7 | County Stadium (3-3) | 37-38 | Won 2 | | » Game Story | W: Esteban Loaiza (5-3) L: Jeff Juden (6-6) S: Ricardo Rincon (9) | Fifth | 9½ out |
| Monday, June 22 | | » Lost to White Sox (30-44), 5-4 | Three Rivers Stadium (24-17) | 37-39 | | | » Game Story | W: Carlos Castillo (3-4) L: Elmer Dessens (2-2) S: Matt Karchner (9) | Fifth | 9½ out |
| Tuesday, June 23 | | » Lost to White Sox (31-44), 5-4 | Three Rivers Stadium (24-18) | 37-40 | Lost 2 | | » Game Story | W: Mike Sirotka (8-7) L: Jason Schmidt (8-4) S: Matt Karchner (10) | Fifth | 10½ out |
| Wednesday, June 24 | | » Defeated Royals (32-44), 10-3 | Royals Stadium (1-0) | 38-40 | | | » Game Story | W: Chris Peters (3-5) L: Glendon Rusch (5-9) | Fifth | 9½ out |
| Thursday, June 25 | | » Lost to Royals (33-44), 6-1 | Royals Stadium (1-1) | 38-41 | | | » Game Story | W: Tim Belcher (6-7) L: Jon Lieber (5-9) | Fifth | 9½ out |
| Friday, June 26 | | » Lost to Dodgers (38-41), 5-2 | Dodger Stadium (0-1) | 38-42 | Lost 2 | | » Game Story | W: Chan Ho Park (6-5) L: Esteban Loaiza (5-4) S: Antonio Osuna (4) | Fifth | 9½ out |
| Saturday, June 27 | | » Lost to Dodgers (39-41), 2-0 | Dodger Stadium (0-2) | 38-43 | Lost 3 | | » Game Story | W: Ismael Valdes (6-7) L: Francisco Cordova (6-6) | Fifth | 10½ out |
| Sunday, June 28 | | » Defeated Dodgers (39-42), 6-4 | Dodger Stadium (1-2) | 39-43 | | | » Game Story | W: Mike Williams (1-0) L: Scott Radinsky (2-4) S: Rich Loiselle (13) | Fifth | 10½ out |
| Tuesday, June 30 | | » Lost to Tigers (31-48), 3-0 | Three Rivers Stadium (24-19) | 39-44 | | | » Game Story | W: Brian Moehler (8-5) L: Jon Lieber (5-10) | Fifth | 11½ out |
| Wednesday, July 1 | | » Lost to Tigers (32-48), 9-1 | Three Rivers Stadium (24-20) | 39-45 | Lost 2 | | » Game Story | W: Seth Greisinger (1-3) L: Chris Peters (3-6) | Fifth | 12½ out |
| Thursday, July 2 | | » Defeated Tigers (32-49), 5-2 | Three Rivers Stadium (25-20) | 40-45 | | | » Game Story | W: Esteban Loaiza (6-4) L: Brian Powell (0-1) S: Rich Loiselle (14) | Fifth | 11½ out |
| Friday, July 3 | | » Lost to Cubs (46-39), 12-9 | Wrigley Field (0-1) | 40-46 | | | » Game Story | W: Kevin Tapani (9-6) L: Francisco Cordova (6-7) S: Rod Beck (21) | Fifth | 12½ out |
| Saturday, July 4 | | » Lost to Cubs (47-39), 5-4 | Wrigley Field (0-2) | 40-47 | Lost 2 | | » Game Story | W: Marc Pisciotta (1-2) L: Jason Schmidt (8-5) S: Rod Beck (22) | Fifth | 12½ out |
| Sunday, July 5 | | » Lost to Cubs (48-39), 7-6 | Wrigley Field (0-3) | 40-48 | Lost 3 | | » Game Story | W: Dave Stevens (1-0) L: Rich Loiselle (1-6) S: Rod Beck (23) | Fifth | 13½ out |
| Friday, July 10 | | » Lost to Phillies (44-42), 7-6 | Three Rivers Stadium (25-21) | 40-49 | Lost 4 | | » Game Story | W: Curt Schilling (9-8) L: Francisco Cordova (6-8) | Fifth | 14 out |
| Saturday, July 11 | | » Lost to Phillies (45-42), 1-0 | Three Rivers Stadium (25-22) | 40-50 | Lost 5 | | » Game Story | W: Mark Portugal (4-2) L: Rich Loiselle (1-7) S: Mark Leiter (18) | Sixth | 14 out |
| Sunday, July 12 | | » Lost to Phillies (46-42), 10-4 | Three Rivers Stadium (25-23) | 40-51 | Lost 6 | | » Game Story | W: Carlton Loewer (4-1) L: Esteban Loaiza (6-5) | Sixth | 14 out |
| Monday, July 13 | | » Defeated Cubs (50-42), 6-2 | Three Rivers Stadium (26-23) | 41-51 | | | » Game Story | W: Jon Lieber (6-10) L: Jeremi Gonzalez (7-6) | Sixth | 13 out |
| Tuesday, July 14 | | » Lost to Cubs (51-42), 7-4 | Three Rivers Stadium (26-24) | 41-52 | | | » Game Story | W: Kevin Tapani (10-6) L: Chris Peters (3-7) S: Rod Beck (25) | Sixth | 14 out |
| Wednesday, July 15 | | » Defeated Cubs (51-43), 3-0 | Three Rivers Stadium (27-24) | 42-52 | | | » Game Story | W: Francisco Cordova (7-8) L: Kerry Wood (8-5) S: Ricardo Rincon (10) | Sixth | 13 out |
| Thursday, July 16 | | » Lost to Expos (39-55), 10-5 | Stade Olympique (2-1) | 42-53 | | | » Game Story | W: Carl Pavano (3-3) L: Jason Schmidt (8-6) S: Mike Maddux (1) | Sixth | 13½ out |
| Friday, July 17 | | » Defeated Expos (39-56), 5-1 | Stade Olympique (3-1) | 43-53 | | | » Game Story | W: Mike Williams (2-0) L: Javier Vazquez (3-8) S: Jason Christiansen (2) | Sixth | 13½ out |
| Saturday, July 18 | | » Defeated Expos (39-57), 5-2 | Stade Olympique (4-1) | 44-53 | Won 2 | | » Game Story | W: Jon Lieber (7-10) L: Shawn Boskie (1-3) | Sixth | 13½ out |
| Sunday, July 19 | | » Defeated Expos (39-58), 6-1 | Stade Olympique (5-1) | 45-53 | Won 3 | | » Game Story | W: Chris Peters (4-7) L: Dustin Hermanson (7-8) | Fifth | 13½ out |
| Monday, July 20 | | » Defeated Mets (48-46), 3-1 | Shea Stadium (2-3) | 46-53 | Won 4 | | » Game Story | W: Francisco Cordova (8-8) L: Masato Yoshii (4-6) S: Ricardo Rincon (11) | Fifth | 13½ out |
| Tuesday, July 21 | | » Lost to Mets (49-46), 4-0 | Shea Stadium (2-4) | 46-54 | | | » Game Story | W: Rick Reed (11-6) L: Jason Schmidt (8-7) | Fifth | 13½ out |
| Wednesday, July 22 | | » Defeated Marlins (37-63), 6-4 | Three Rivers Stadium (28-24) | 47-54 | | | » Game Story | W: Todd VanPoppel (2-2) L: Ryan Dempster (1-5) S: Jason Christiansen (3) | Fifth | 12½ out |
| Thursday, July 23 | | » Defeated Marlins (37-64), 9-1 | Three Rivers Stadium (29-24) | 48-54 | Won 2 | | » Game Story | W: Jon Lieber (8-10) L: Brian Meadows (9-7) | Fifth | 12½ out |
| Friday, July 24 | | » Lost to Braves (68-35), 3-0 | Three Rivers Stadium (29-25) | 48-55 | | | » Game Story | W: John Smoltz (9-2) L: Chris Peters (4-8) | Fifth | 13½ out |
| Saturday, July 25 | | » Defeated Braves (68-36), 4-1 | Three Rivers Stadium (30-25) | 49-55 | | | » Game Story | W: Francisco Cordova (9-8) L: Denny Neagle (10-9) S: Jason Christiansen (4) | Fourth | 12½ out |
| Sunday, July 26 | | » Lost to Braves (69-36), 2-1 | Three Rivers Stadium (30-26) | 49-56 | | | » Game Story | W: Greg Maddux (14-4) L: Jason Schmidt (8-8) S: Kerry Ligtenberg (13) | Fifth | 12½ out |
| Monday, July 27 | | » Lost to Rockies (47-59), 8-7 | Coors Field (0-1) | 49-57 | Lost 2 | | » Game Story | W: Curt Leskanic (5-3) L: Jeff McCurry (0-1) | Fifth | 13½ out |
| Tuesday, July 28 | | » Lost to Rockies (48-59), 12-6 | Coors Field (0-2) | 49-58 | Lost 3 | | » Game Story | W: Pedro Astacio (9-10) L: Jon Lieber (8-11) | Fifth | 14½ out |
| Wednesday, July 29 | | » Defeated Rockies (48-60), 12-1 | Coors Field (1-2) | 50-58 | | | » Game Story | W: Chris Peters (5-8) L: Darryl Kile (7-13) | Fourth | 14½ out |
| Friday, July 31 | | » Lost to Astros (65-44), 7-4 | Three Rivers Stadium (30-27) | 50-59 | | | » Game Story | W: Mike Hampton (9-5) L: Francisco Cordova (9-9) S: Doug Henry (2) | Fifth | 15 out |
| Saturday, August 1 | | » Lost to Astros (66-44), 2-1 | Three Rivers Stadium (30-28) | 50-60 | Lost 2 | | » Game Story | W: Jose Lima (10-6) L: Mike Williams (2-1) | Fifth | 16 out |
| Sunday, August 2 | | » Lost to Astros (67-44), 6-2 | Three Rivers Stadium (30-29) | 50-61 | Lost 3 | | » Game Story | W: Randy Johnson (10-10) L: Jason Christiansen (1-2) S: Scott Elarton (2) | Fifth | 17 out |
| Monday, August 3 | | » Lost to Rockies (50-62), 7-2 | Three Rivers Stadium (30-30) | 50-62 | Lost 4 | | » Game Story | W: Bobby Jones (5-4) L: Jon Lieber (8-12) | Fifth | 17 out |
| Tuesday, August 4 | | » Defeated Rockies (50-63), 13-5 | Three Rivers Stadium (31-30) | 51-62 | | | » Game Story | W: Jason Christiansen (2-2) L: Darryl Kile (7-14) | Fifth | 17 out |
| Wednesday, August 5 | | » Lost to Rockies (51-63), 6-2 | Three Rivers Stadium (31-31) | 51-63 | | | » Game Story | W: Jamey Wright (6-10) L: Francisco Cordova (9-10) | Fifth | 17 out |
| Thursday, August 6 | | » Lost to Rockies (52-63), 5-1 | Three Rivers Stadium (31-32) | 51-64 | Lost 2 | | » Game Story | W: John Thomson (6-8) L: Jason Schmidt (8-9) | Fifth | 17½ out |
| Friday, August 7 | | » Lost to Dodgers (59-57), 3-1 | Dodger Stadium (1-3) | 51-65 | Lost 3 | | » Game Story | W: Brian Bohanon (5-7) L: Todd VanPoppel (2-3) S: Jeff Shaw (34) | Sixth | 18½ out |
| Saturday, August 8 | | » Lost to Dodgers (60-57), 2-1 | Dodger Stadium (1-4) | 51-66 | Lost 4 | | » Game Story | W: Antonio Osuna (7-0) L: Jason Christiansen (2-3) | Sixth | 19½ out |
| Sunday, August 9 | | » Defeated Dodgers (60-58), 2-1 | Dodger Stadium (2-4) | 52-66 | | | » Game Story | W: Chris Peters (6-8) L: Chan Ho Park (10-6) S: Ricardo Rincon (12) | Sixth | 19½ out |
| Tuesday, August 11 | | » Defeated Reds (53-66), 7-0 | Riverfront Stadium (1-0) | 53-66 | Won 2 | | » Game Story | W: Francisco Cordova (10-10) L: Brett Tomko (10-8) | Fifth | 20 out |
| Wednesday, August 12 | | » Defeated Reds (53-67), 5-4 | Riverfront Stadium (2-0) | 54-66 | Won 3 | | » Game Story | W: Jason Schmidt (9-9) L: Mike Remlinger (6-13) S: Ricardo Rincon (13) | Fifth | 20 out |
| Thursday, August 13 | | » Defeated Reds (53-68), 9-6 | Riverfront Stadium (3-0) | 55-66 | Won 4 | | » Game Story | W: Jeff McCurry (1-1) L: Pete Harnisch (8-6) S: Ricardo Rincon (14) | Fifth | 20 out |
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