| 1991 Pittsburgh Pirates | ||
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| National League East Champions | ||
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| League | National League | |
| Division | East | |
| Ballpark | Three Rivers Stadium | |
| City | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania[1] | |
| Record | 98–64 (.605) | |
| Divisional place | 1st | |
| Owners | Pittsburgh Associates | |
| General managers | Larry Doughty | |
| Managers | Jim Leyland | |
| Television | KDKA-TV KBL | |
| Radio | KDKA-AM (Steve Blass, Kent Derdivanis, Lanny Frattare, Jim Rooker) | |
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The 1991 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 110th in franchise history; the 105th in the National League. This was their 22nd season at Three Rivers Stadium. For the second consecutive season, the Pirates won the National League East title with a record of 98–64. The Pirates finished the season with the best record in Major League Baseball. They were defeated four games to three by the Atlanta Braves in the NLCS. During the season, John Smiley won 20 games – the last to do so for the Pirates in the 20th century.[2]
- ^ From 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Side in 1907.
- ^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p.98, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0