2007 Pittsburgh Pirates season

2007 Pittsburgh Pirates
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Major League affiliations
National League (since 1887)
Central Division (since 1994)
Location
PNC Park (since 2001)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (since 1907)
Results
Record	68–94 (.420)
Divisional place	6th
Other information
Owner(s)	Robert Nutting Kevin McClatchy
General manager(s)	Dave Littlefield Neal Huntington
Manager(s)	Jim Tracy
Local television	FSN Pittsburgh
Local radio	WPGB-FM (Steve Blass, Greg Brown, Lanny Frattare, Bob Walk, John Wehner)
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The 2007 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 126th season of the franchise; the 121st in the National League. This was their seventh season at PNC Park. The Pirates finished sixth and last in the National League Central with a record of 68–94.

Overview

The Pirates began 2007 with a new majority owner, Robert Nutting, and the dreary fact that they could surpass the Philadelphia Phillies as owners of the longest consecutive losing seasons record in baseball, having last had a winning season in 1992. However, in spite of finishing 5th in the NL Central, the Pirates were hoping that their 2nd half momentum from 2006 would carry over into 2007.

In addition to NL batting champion Freddy Sanchez and slugger Jason Bay, the Bucs acquired Adam LaRoche from Atlanta in January, hoping to boost offensive power. In addition, they re-signed pitcher Shawn Chacón, acquired from the Yankees last summer, and signed Tony Armas, Jr. to help bolster their starting rotation, led by Ian Snell and Tom Gorzelanny.

Just before the All Star game, team CEO Kevin McClatchy announced at the end of the season he would be stepping down from the position. He maintained that he would "remain as the active leader of the organization" to give the team ample time to find a successor and "ensure a smooth transition into the next chapter of Pirates history."

Regular season

The Pirates' season started well, as they swept the Houston Astros in Houston for the first time since 1991, when the Astros played in the Astrodome. However, that initial success didn't carry for very long, as the Bucs proceeded to lose 11 of their next 13 games. The Pirates pulled out of their early slump to post a 12-12 record at the end of April. May, however, would to be quite tumultuous, as Tony Armas was sent to the bullpen for poor performance, Zach Duke struggled mightily, the bullpen blew several late leads, and closer Salomón Torres was stripped of his closer's duties, in favor of youngster Matt Capps after Torres blew a 2-run ninth-inning lead against the San Diego Padres on May 31.

After the All-Star Break, the Pirates started off by losing 7 games in a row, and 8 out of 9 overall. Paul "Big Poison" Waner's number 11 was retired in a pregame ceremony at PNC Park July 21, 2007, conducted in part by members of his family and Pirate greats Bill Mazeroski and Ralph Kiner.

Fans protest

Frustrated by the consistent losing, poor drafting, and the ownership's inability to retain players due to payroll constraints, fans led by Pittsburgh Business Executive Andrew Chomos organized a much-publicized walkout for June 30. There were also a pre-game protest rally outside the stadium, including the appearance and speaking of former Pirate Doc Ellis, who stated he has been "embarrassed to be called a Pirate over the last 15 years". Despite the best efforts by the Pirates to downplay the protest, it became so publicized that management was forced to acknowledge its existence. Then Pirate CEO Kevin McClatchy resigned 2 days after the protest. The protest periodically appeared in news articles as it did in the August 2010 issue of Sports Illustrated and was also a topical conversation on ESPN and CNN programs.

Season standings

NL Central	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Chicago Cubs	85	77	0.525	—	44–37	41–40
Milwaukee Brewers	83	79	0.512	2	51–30	32–49
St. Louis Cardinals	78	84	0.481	7	43–38	35–46
Houston Astros	73	89	0.451	12	42–39	31–50
Cincinnati Reds	72	90	0.444	13	39–42	33–48
Pittsburgh Pirates	68	94	0.420	17	37–44	31–50

Game log

Template:MLB game log Template:MLB game log section |- style="background:#cfc;" | 1 || April 2 || @ Astros || 4–2 (10) || Capps (1–0) || Qualls (0–1) || S. Torres (1) || 43,803 || 1–0 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2 || April 3 || @ Astros || 3–2 || Bayliss (1–0) || Wheeler (0–1) || S. Torres (2) || 31,238 || 2–0 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 3 || April 4 || @ Astros || 5–4 || Gorzelanny (1–0) || W. Williams (0–1) || S. Torres (3) || 25,961 || 3–0 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 4 || April 6 || @ Reds || 1–6 || Belisle (1–0) || Maholm (0–1) || — || 17,837 || 3–1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 5 || April 7 || @ Reds || 5–7 || Harang (2–0) || Armas (0–1) || Weathers (2) || 15,825 || 3–2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 6 || April 8 || @ Reds || 6–3 || Duke (1–0) || Milton (0–1) || S. Torres (4) || 14,001 || 4–2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 7 || April 9 || Cardinals || 0–3 || Looper (1–1) || Snell (0–1) || Isringhausen (2) || 38,429 || 4–3 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 8 || April 10 || Cardinals || 2–3 (12) || B. Thompson (1–0) || Wasdin (0–1) || Isringhausen (3) || 12,468 || 4–4 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 9 || April 11 || Cardinals || 2–3 || Franklin (1–0) || S. Torres (0–1) || — || 9,959 || 4–5 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 10 || April 13 || Giants || 5–8 || Ortiz (1–1) || Duke (1–1) || — || 22,117 || 4–6 |- style="background:#bbb;" | – || April 14 || Giants || colspan=5|Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for August 13 || 4–6 |- style="background:#bbb;" | – || April 15 || Giants || colspan=5|Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for August 13 || 4–6 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 11 || April 16 || @ Cardinals || 3–2 || Snell (1–1) || An. Reyes (0–2) || S. Torres (5) || 43,026 || 5–6 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 12 || April 17 || @ Cardinals || 6–1 || Gorzelanny (2–0) || Wainwright (1–1) || — || 42,446 || 6–6 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 13 || April 18 || @ Brewers || 3–7 || C. Vargas (1–0) || Maholm (0–2) || — || 22,331 || 6–7 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 14 || April 19 || @ Brewers || 5–7 || Suppan (2–2) || Duke (1–2) || F. Cordero (5) || 17,386 || 6–8 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 15 || April 20 || @ Dodgers || 2–10 || Wolf (3–1) || Armas (0–2) || — || 43,845 || 6–9 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 16 || April 21 || @ Dodgers || 3–7 (10) || Broxton (1–0) || Bayliss (1–1) || — || 48,995 || 6–10 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 17 || April 22 || @ Dodgers || 7–5 || Gorzelanny (3–0) || Tomko (0–1) || S. Torres (6) || 46,741 || 7–10 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 18 || April 24 || Astros || 3–0 || Maholm (1–2) || W. Williams (0–3) || — || 13,062 || 8–10 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 19 || April 25 || Astros || 4–3 (16) || Wasdin (1–1) || Moehler (0–1) || — || 8,201 || 9–10 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 20 || April 26 || Astros || 5–3 || Bayliss (2–1) || W. Rodríguez (0–3) || Grabow (1) || 12,056 || 10–10 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 21 || April 27 || Reds || 3–1 || Snell (2–1) || Milton (0–4) || S. Torres (7) || 22,638 || 11–10 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 22 || April 28 || Reds || 1–8 || Belisle (3–1) || Gorzelanny (3–1) || — || 29,514 || 11–11 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 23 || April 29 || Reds || 5–9 || Harang (4–0) || Maholm (1–3) || — || 18,409 || 11–12 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 24 || April 30 || Cubs || 3–2 || Capps (2–0) || Wuertz (0–1) || S. Torres (8) || 11,437 || 12–12

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Template:MLB game log section ! width="5%" | Record |- style="background:#fcc;" | 25 || May 1 || Cubs || 6–8 || Cherry (1–1) || Bayliss (2–2) || — || 13,082 || 12–13 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 26 || May 2 || Cubs || 1–7 || Marquis (4–1) || Snell (2–2) || — || 21,765 || 12–14 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 27 || May 3 || @ Brewers || 4–2 || Gorzelanny (4–1) || Bush (2–3) || S. Torres (9) || 15,602 || 13–14 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 28 || May 4 || @ Brewers || 0–10 || C. Vargas (3–0) || Maholm (1–4) || — || 40,190 || 13–15 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 29 || May 5 || @ Brewers || 3–6 || Suppan (5–2) || Duke (1–3) || F. Cordero (11) || 40,361 || 13–16 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 30 || May 6 || @ Brewers || 4–6 || Villanueva (3–0) || Grabow (0–1) || F. Cordero (12) || 37,761 || 13–17 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 31 || May 8 || @ Cubs || 4–3 (15) || Bayliss (3–2) || Cotts (0–1) || S. Torres (10) || 39,708 || 14–17 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 32 || May 9 || @ Cubs || 0–1 || Marquis (5–1) || Gorzelanny (4–2) || — || 40,264 || 14–18 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 33 || May 10 || @ Cubs || 6–4 || Maholm (2–4) || C. Zambrano (3–3) || S. Torres (11) || 41,101 || 15–18 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 34 || May 11 || Braves || 1–4 || Davies (1–1) || Duke (1–4) || M. González (2) || 23,376 || 15–19 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 35 || May 12 || Braves || 2–9 || James (4–3) || Armas (0–3) || — || 34,775 || 15–20 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 36 || May 13 || Braves || 13–2 || Snell (3–2) || Lerew (0–1) || — || 19,484 || 16–20 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 37 || May 14 || Marlins || 7–0 || Gorzelanny (5–2) || Willis (5–3) || — || 12,958 || 17–20 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 38 || May 15 || Marlins || 3–9 || Mitre (1–2) || Maholm (2–5) || — || 12,769 || 17–21 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 39 || May 16 || Marlins || 3–4 || Tankersley (3–1) || Capps (2–1) || Gregg (2) || 15,086 || 17–22 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 40 || May 17 || Marlins || 7–2 || Chacón (1–0) || Nolasco (1–2) || — || 9,582 || 18–22 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 41 || May 18 || D-backs || 11–5 || Snell (4–2) || D. Davis (2–5) || — || 32,682 || 19–22 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 42 || May 19 || D-backs || 8–9 || Slaten (1–0) || Capps (2–2) || Valverde (15) || 30,677 || 19–23 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 43 || May 20 || D-backs || 2–5 || Ra. Johnson (2–2) || Maholm (2–6) || Valverde (16) || 24,282 || 19–24 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 44 || May 22 || @ Cardinals || 4–9 || Wainwright (4–3) || Duke (1–5) || — || 42,679 || 19–25 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 45 || May 23 || @ Cardinals || 3–5 || K. Wells (2–8) || Snell (4–3) || Isringhausen (11) || 42,245 || 19–26 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 46 || May 24 || @ Cardinals || 1–3 || Looper (6–3) || Gorzelanny (5–3) || Isringhausen (12) || 44,296 || 19–27 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 47 || May 25 || @ Reds || 10–4 (10) || Bayliss (4–2) || Weathers (1–3) || — || 36,455 || 20–27 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 48 || May 26 || @ Reds || 9–5 || Grabow (1–1) || Arroyo (2–5) || — || 32,280 || 21–27 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 49 || May 27 || @ Reds || 14–10 || Duke (2–5) || Saarloos (0–4) || — || 27,209 || 22–27 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 50 || May 28 || @ Reds || 0–4 || Lohse (2–6) || Snell (4–4) || — || 17,905 || 22–28 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 51 || May 29 || Padres || 4–1 || Gorzelanny (6–3) || D. Wells (2–3) || S. Torres (12) || 15,794 || 23–28 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 52 || May 30 || Padres || 0–9 || C. Young (6–3) || Maholm (2–7) || — || 12,734 || 23–29 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 53 || May 31 || Padres || 2–4 (11) || Meredith (3–2) || Sharpless (0–1) || Hoffman (16) || 14,966 || 23–30

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Template:MLB game log section |- style="background:#fcc;" | 54 || June 1 || Dodgers || 4–5 || Wolf (7–3) || Duke (2–6) || Saito (16) || 20,164 || 23–31 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 55 || June 2 || Dodgers || 3–1 || Snell (5–4) || Kuo (0–1) || Capps (1) || 31,931 || 24–31 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 56 || June 3 || Dodgers || 4–5 || Billingsley (4–0) || S. Torres (0–2) || Beimel (1) || 23,458 || 24–32 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 57 || June 4 || Dodgers || 5–6 || D. Lowe (6–5) || Maholm (2–8) || Broxton (1) || 15,836 || 24–33 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 58 || June 5 || @ Nationals || 7–6 || Chacón (2–0) || Bacsik (1–2) || Capps (2) || 19,169 || 25–33 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 59 || June 6 || @ Nationals || 5–6 || C. Cordero (1–0) || S. Torres (0–3) || — || 24,755 || 25–34 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 60 || June 7 || @ Nationals || 3–2 || Capps (3–2) || C. Cordero (1–1) || — || 25,622 || 26–34 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 61 || June 8 || @ Yankees || 4–5 (10) || M. Rivera (2–3) || Capps (3–3) || — || 54,240 || 26–35 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 62 || June 9 || @ Yankees || 3–9 || Clemens (1–0) || Maholm (2–9) || — || 54,296 || 26–36 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 63 || June 10 || @ Yankees || 6–13 || Henn (2–0) || Chacón (2–1) || — || 54,292 || 26–37 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 64 || June 12 || Rangers || 7–5 || Duke (3–6) || Millwood (2–6) || Capps (3) || 21,158 || 27–37 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 65 || June 13 || Rangers || 8–1 || Snell (6–4) || R. Tejeda (5–7) || — || 16,110 || 28–37 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 66 || June 14 || Rangers || 0–6 || Loe (2–6) || Gorzelanny (6–4) || — || 17,214 || 28–38 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 67 || June 15 || White Sox || 4–2 || Maholm (3–9) || Garland (4–4) || Capps (4) || 26,647 || 29–38 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 68 || June 16 || White Sox || 1–6 || Buehrle (4–3) || Van Benschoten (0–1) || — || 36,610 || 29–39 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 69 || June 17 || White Sox || 8–7 || Chacón (3–1) || Masset (2–3) || Capps (5) || 26,830 || 30–39 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 70 || June 19 || @ Mariners || 5–3 || Gorzelanny (7–4) || M. Batista (7–6) || Chacón (1) || 24,520 || 31–39 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 71 || June 20 || @ Mariners || 0–7 || Jeff Weaver (1–6) || Maholm (3–10) || — || 23,553 || 31–40 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 72 || June 21 || @ Mariners || 0–3 || F. Hernández (4–4) || Van Benschoten (0–2) || Putz (20) || 22,950 || 31–41 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 73 || June 22 || @ Angels || 4–5 (11) || S. Shields (1–2) || Bayliss (4–3) || — || 43,545 || 31–42 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 74 || June 23 || @ Angels || 1–10 || K. Escobar (9–3) || Snell (6–5) || — || 44,010 || 31–43 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 75 || June 24 || @ Angels || 3–4 (10) || Bootcheck (2–1) || Capps (3–4) || — || 42,346 || 31–44 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 76 || June 26 || @ Marlins || 3–2 || Maholm (4–10) || Willis (7–7) || Capps (6) || 11,044 || 32–44 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 77 || June 27 || @ Marlins || 7–5 (10) || Chacón (4–1) || Gregg (0–3) || Capps (7) || 11,222 || 33–44 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 78 || June 28 || @ Marlins || 7–9 || Olsen (6–6) || Duke (3–7) || — || 31,628 || 33–45 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 79 || June 29 || Nationals || 3–2 || Capps (4–4) || Rauch (3–2) || — || 32,361 || 34–45 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 80 || June 30 || Nationals || 7–2 || Gorzelanny (8–4) || Bergmann (1–5) || — || 26,959 || 35–45

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Template:MLB game log section |- style="background:#fcc;" | 81 || July 1 || Nationals || 2–3 || Bacsik (2–5) || Maholm (4–11) || C. Cordero (14) || 19,149 || 35–46 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 82 || July 2 || Brewers || 3–10 || Villanueva (6–0) || Kuwata (0–1) || — || 14,455 || 35–47 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 83 || July 3 || Brewers || 6–2 || Youman (1–0) || Gallardo (1–1) || — || 25,416 || 36–47 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 84 || July 4 || Brewers || 5–3 || Snell (7–5) || C. Vargas (6–2) || Capps (8) || 35,878 || 37–47 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 85 || July 5 || Brewers || 6–3 || Gorzelanny (9–4) || Sheets (10–4) || Capps (9) || 15,134 || 38–47 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 86 || July 6 || Cubs || 8–4 || Maholm (5–11) || Marquis (6–5) || — || 27,868 || 39–47 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 87 || July 7 || Cubs || 1–7 || Lilly (8–4) || Van Benschoten (0–3) || — || 33,293 || 39–48 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 88 || July 8 || Cubs || 6–2 || Youman (2–0) || C. Zambrano (10–7) || — || 22,470 || 40–48 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 89 || July 13 || @ Braves || 1–9 || T. Hudson (9–5) || Snell (7–6) || — || 38,922 || 40–49 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 90 || July 14 || @ Braves || 4–5 || Wickman (2–2) || Chacón (4–2) || — || 44,041 || 40–50 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 91 || July 15 || @ Braves || 1–5 || Carlyle (4–2) || Maholm (5–12) || — || 30,756 || 40–51 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 92 || July 16 || Rockies || 8–10 || Hawkins (1–4) || Van Benschoten (0–4) || Corpas (2) || 16,423 || 40–52 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 93 || July 17 || Rockies || 2–6 || Fogg (5–6) || Youman (2–1) || — || 21,604 || 40–53 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 94 || July 18 || Rockies || 3–5 || Francis (10–5) || Snell (7–7) || Corpas (3) || 19,285 || 40–54 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 95 || July 20 || Astros || 1–2 || Oswalt (9–6) || Gorzelanny (9–5) || Lidge (2) || 33,541 || 40–55 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 96 || July 21 || Astros || 7–3 || Maholm (6–12) || W. Rodríguez (6–9) || — || 32,068 || 41–55 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 97 || July 22 || Astros || 0–1 || W. Williams (5–11) || Youman (2–2) || Lidge (3) || 22,404 || 41–56 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 98 || July 24 || @ Mets || 4–8 || Maine (11–5) || Snell (7–8) || — || 49,122 || 41–57 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 99 || July 25 || @ Mets || 3–6 || Glavine (9–6) || Gorzelanny (9–6) || B. Wagner (23) || 44,906 || 41–58 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 100 || July 26 || @ Mets || 8–4 || Maholm (7–12) || Ól. Pérez (9–7) || — || 52,150 || 42–58 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 101 || July 27 || @ Phillies || 1–8 (7) || Moyer (9–8) || Van Benschoten (0–5) || — || 37,136 || 42–59 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 102 || July 28 || @ Phillies || 5–10 || Durbin (3–2) || Youman (2–3) || — || 45,149 || 42–60 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 103 || July 29 || @ Phillies || 1–5 || Kendrick (5–1) || Snell (7–9) || — || 40,030 || 42–61 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 104 || July 31 || Cardinals || 4–6 || Wainwright (10–8) || Maholm (7–13) || Isringhausen (21) || 24,085 || 42–62

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Template:MLB game log section |- style="background:#cfc;" | 105 || August 1 || Cardinals || 15–1 || Armas (1–3) || Looper (8–9) || — || 17,041 || 43–62 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 106 || August 2 || Cardinals || 5–4 (11) || S. Torres (1–3) || B. Thompson (6–5) || — || 19,132 || 44–62 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 107 || August 3 || Reds || 4–13 || Belisle (6–8) || Snell (7–10) || — || 22,874 || 44–63 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 108 || August 4 || Reds || 8–9 (10) || Burton (3–1) || Capps (4–5) || Weathers (21) || 33,466 || 44–64 |- style="background:#bbb;" | – || August 5 || Reds || colspan=5|Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for August 28 || 44–64 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 109 || August 7 || @ D-backs || 8–3 || Gorzelanny (10–6) || Owings (5–6) || — || 25,340 || 45–64 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 110 || August 8 || @ D-backs || 6–10 || Éd. González (5–2) || Maholm (7–14) || Valverde (34) || 23,082 || 45–65 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 111 || August 9 || @ D-backs || 2–4 || S. Davis (9–10) || Chacón (4–3) || Valverde (35) || 22,316 || 45–66 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 112 || August 10 || @ Giants || 8–7 || Grabow (2–1) || Chulk (4–4) || Capps (10) || 41,923 || 46–66 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 113 || August 11 || @ Giants || 13–3 || Armas (2–3) || Lincecum (6–3) || — || 43,105 || 47–66 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 114 || August 12 || @ Giants || 5–0 || Gorzelanny (11–6) || Zito (8–11) || — || 41,976 || 48–66 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 115 || August 13 || Giants || 3–1 || Maholm (8–14) || Cain (4–13) || — || || 49–66 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 116 || August 13 || Giants || 3–10 || Lowry (13–7) || Youman (2–4) || — || 25,434 || 49–67 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 117 || August 14 || Mets || 4–5 || J. Sosa (9–6) || Torres (1–4) || B. Wagner (27) || 25,277 || 49–68 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 118 || August 15 || Mets || 8–10 || Maine (13–7) || Morris (7–8) || B. Wagner (28) || 18,241 || 49–69 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 119 || August 16 || Mets || 10–7 || D. Marte (1–0) || Heilman (7–5) || Capps (11) || 36,447 || 50–69 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 120 || August 17 || Phillies || 8–11 || J. D. Durbin (5–2) || Gorzelanny (11–7) || — || 37,072 || 50–70 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 121 || August 18 || Phillies || 11–6 || Maholm (9–14) || Moyer (11–9) || — || 38,152 || 51–70 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 122 || August 19 || Phillies || 8–4 || Snell (8–10) || Romero (1–1) || || 31,277 || 52–70 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 123 || August 20 || @ Rockies || 4–2 || D. Marte (2–0) || Fuentes (0–5) || Capps (12) || 22,682 || 53–70 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 124 || August 21 || @ Rockies || 2–9 || T. Buchholz (6–4) || Armas (2–4) || — || 21,136 || 53–71 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 125 || August 22 || @ Rockies || 11–2 || Gorzelanny (12–7) || Fogg (7–9) || — || 20,629 || 54–71 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 126 || August 23 || @ Rockies || 5–1 || Maholm (10–14) || F. Morales (0–1) || — || 20,380 || 55–71 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 127 || August 24 || @ Astros || 8–3 (15) || Youman (3–4) || Driskill (0–1) || — || 41,403 || 56–71 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 128 || August 25 || @ Astros || 4–1 || Morris (8–8) || Patton (0–1) || Capps (13) || 41,109 || 57–71 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 129 || August 26 || @ Astros || 4–5 || McLemore (3–0) || Chacón (4–4) || Lidge (13) || 42,564 || 57–72 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 130 || August 28 || Reds || 6–4 || Gorzelanny (13–7) || El. Ramírez (0–2) || Capps (14) || — || 58–72 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 131 || August 28 || Reds || 3–2 || Chacón (5–4) || Bray (3–1) || Capps (15) || 17,669 || 59–72 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 132 || August 29 || Reds || 0–8 || Harang (14–3) || Snell (8–11) || — || 14,191 || 59–73 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 133 || August 30 || Reds || 4–5 || Burton (4–1) || Capps (4–6) || Weathers (29) || 12,643 || 59–74 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 134 || August 31 || @ Brewers || 2–3 || Gallardo (6–4) || Armas (2–5) || F. Cordero (38) || 35,689 || 59–75

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Template:MLB game log section |- style="background:#fcc;" | 135 || September 1 || @ Brewers || 3–12 || Bush (11–9) || Youman (3–5) || — || 34,190 || 59–76 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 136 || September 2 || @ Brewers || 4–7 || Suppan (9–11) || Osoria (0–1) || F. Cordero (39) || 39,339 || 59–77 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 137 || September 3 || @ Cardinals || 11–0 || Snell (9–11) || K. Wells (6–16) || — || 42,238 || 60–77 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 138 || September 4 || @ Cardinals || 2–6 || Piñeiro (5–3) || Morris (8–9) || Franklin (1) || 42,300 || 60–78 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 139 || September 5 || @ Cardinals || 8–2 || Armas (3–5) || Mulder (0–1) || — || 42,299 || 61–78 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 140 || September 6 || @ Cardinals || 4–16 || Jiménez (2–0) || Bullington (0–1) || — || 42,330 || 61–79 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 141 || September 7 || Cubs || 6–1 || Gorzelanny (14–7) || R. Hill (8–8) || — || 24,489 || 62–79 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 142 || September 8 || Cubs || 1–5 || C. Zambrano (15–12) || Snell (9–12) || — || 33,373 || 62–80 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 143 || September 9 || Cubs || 10–5 || Morris (9–9) || Trachsel (6–10) || — || 21,861 || 63–80 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 144 || September 10 || Brewers || 9–0 || Armas (4–5) || Villanueva (7–4) || — || 13,683 || 64–80 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 145 || September 11 || Brewers || 1–6 || Gallardo (8–4) || Bullington (0–2) || — || 11,962 || 64–81 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 146 || September 12 || Brewers || 7–4 || Grabow (3–1) || Turnbow (4–5) || Capps (16) || 10,566 || 65–81 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 147 || September 14 || @ Astros || 4–3 || Sánchez (1–0) || Qualls (6–5) || Capps (17) || 35,352 || 66–81 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 148 || September 15 || @ Astros || 7–9 || Gutiérrez (1–1) || Morris (9–10) || Lidge (15) || 40,425 || 66–82 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 149 || September 16 || @ Astros || 3–15 || Backe (1–1) || Maholm (10–15) || — || 35,715 || 66–83 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 150 || September 17 || @ Padres || 0–3 || Cassel (1–0) || Van Benschoten (0–6) || Hoffman (38) || 33,557 || 66–84 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 151 || September 18 || @ Padres || 3–5 || Maddux (13–10) || Gorzelanny (14–8) || Hoffman (39) || 30,629 || 66–85 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 152 || September 19 || @ Padres || 3–5 || Meredith (5–6) || Capps (4–7) || — || 26,354 || 66–86 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 153 || September 20 || @ Padres || 3–6 || Tomko (4–11) || Morris (9–11) || Hoffman (40) || 27,020 || 66–87 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 154 || September 21 || @ Cubs || 8–13 || Eyre (2–1) || Osoria (0–2) || — || 41,591 || 66–88 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 155 || September 22 || @ Cubs || 5–9 || Hill (10–8) || Duke (3–8) || — || 41,271 || 66–89 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 156 || September 23 || @ Cubs || 0–8 || Zambrano (17–13) || Gorzelanny (14–9) || — || 41,364 || 66–90 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 157 || September 25 || D-backs || 6–5 || Torres (2–4) || Lyon (6–4) || Capps (18) || 14,569 || 67–90 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 158 || September 26 || D-backs || 5–1 || Morris (10–11) || Hernández (11–11) || — || 16,289 || 68–90 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 159 || September 27 || D-backs || 0–8 || Owings (8–8) || Van Benschoten (0–7) || — || 11,335 || 68–91 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 160 || September 28 || Cardinals || 1–6 || Springer (8–1) || Grabow (3–2) || — || 30,603 || 68–92 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 161 || September 29 || Cardinals || 3–7 || Wainwright (14–12) || Gorzelanny (14–10) || — || 35,169 || 68–93 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 162 || September 30 || Cardinals || 5–6 || Wells (7–17) || Bullington (0–3) || Isringhausen (32) || 25,664 || 68–94

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|- | Legend:         = Win         = Loss         = Postponement
Bold = Pirates team member       Source = baseball-reference.com

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Record vs. opponents

2007 National League Records Source: [1]
Team	ARI	ATL	CHC	CIN	COL	FLA	HOU	LAD	MIL	NYM	PHI	PIT	SD	SF	STL	WSH	AL
Arizona	—	4–2	4–2	2–4	8–10	6–1	5–2	8–10	2–5	3–4	5–1	5–4	10–8	10–8	4–3	6–1	8–7
Atlanta	2–4	—	5–4	1–6	4–2	10–8	3–3	4–3	5–2	9–9	9–9	5–1	5–2	4–3	3–4	11–7	4–11
Chicago	2–4	4–5	—	9–9	5–2	0–6	8–7	2–5	9–6	2–5	3–4	8–7	3–5	5–2	11–5	6–1	8–4
Cincinnati	4–2	6–1	9–9	—	2–4	4–3	4–11	2–4	8–7	2–5	2–4	9–7	2–4	4–3	6–9	1–6	7-11
Colorado	10–8	2–4	2–5	4–2	—	3–3	3–4	12–6	4–2	4–2	4–3	4–3	11–8	10–8	3–4	4–3	10–8
Florida	1–6	8–10	6–0	3–4	3–3	—	2–3	4–3	2–5	7–11	9–9	3–4	3–4	1–6	2–4	8–10	9–9
Houston	2–5	3–3	7–8	11–4	4–3	3-2	—	4–3	5–13	2–5	3–3	5–10	4–3	2–4	7–9	2–5	9–9
Los Angeles	10–8	3–4	5–2	4–2	6–12	3–4	3–4	—	3–3	5–5	4–2	5–2	8–10	10–8	3–3	5–1	5–10
Milwaukee	5–2	2–5	6–9	7–8	2–4	5–2	13–5	3–3	—	2–4	3–4	10–6	2–5	4–5	7–8	4–2	8–7
New York	4–3	9–9	5–2	5–2	2–4	11–7	5–2	5–5	4–2	—	6–12	4–2	2–4	4–2	5–2	9–9	8–7
Philadelphia	1-5	9–9	4–3	4–2	3–4	9–9	3–3	2–4	4–3	12–6	—	4–2	4–3	4–4	6–3	12–6	8–7
Pittsburgh	4–5	1–5	7–8	7–9	3–4	4–3	10–5	2–5	6–10	2–4	2–4	—	1–6	4–2	6–12	4–2	5–10
San Diego	8–10	2–5	5–3	4–2	8–11	4–3	3–4	10–8	5–2	4–2	3–4	6–1	—	14–4	3–4	4–2	6–9
San Francisco	8–10	3–4	2–5	3–4	8–10	6–1	4–2	8–10	5–4	2–4	4–4	2–4	4–14	—	4–1	3–4	5–10
St. Louis	3–4	4–3	5–11	9–6	4–3	4-2	9–7	3–3	8–7	2–5	3–6	12–6	4–3	1–4	—	1–5	6–9
Washington	1–6	7–11	1–6	6–1	3–4	10-8	5–2	1–5	2–4	9–9	6–12	2–4	2–4	4–3	5–1	—	9–9

Detailed records

National League
Opponent	W	L	WP	RS	RA
NL East
Atlanta Braves	1	5	0.167	22	34
Florida Marlins	4	3	0.571	37	31
New York Mets	2	4	0.333	37	40
Philadelphia Phillies	2	4	0.333	34	44
Washington Nationals	4	2	0.667	27	21
Total	13	18	0.419	157	170
NL Central
Chicago Cubs	7	8	0.467	65	79
Cincinnati Reds	7	9	0.438	79	98
Houston Astros	10	5	0.667	62	56
Milwaukee Brewers	6	10	0.375	65	88
St. Louis Cardinals	6	12	0.333	79	83
Total	36	44	0.450	350	404
NL West
Arizona Diamondbacks	4	5	0.444	48	50
Colorado Rockies	3	4	0.429	35	35
Los Angeles Dodgers	2	5	0.286	28	39
San Diego Padres	1	6	0.143	15	33
San Francisco Giants	4	2	0.667	37	29
Total	14	22	0.389	163	186
American League
Chicago White Sox	2	1	0.667	13	15
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	0	3	0.000	8	19
New York Yankees	0	3	0.000	13	27
Seattle Mariners	1	2	0.333	5	13
Texas Rangers	2	1	0.667	15	12
Total	5	10	0.333	54	86
Season Total	68	94	0.420	724	846

Month	Games	Won	Lost	Win %	RS	RA
April	24	12	12	0.500	86	106
May	29	11	18	0.379	132	150
June	27	12	15	0.444	112	137
July	24	7	17	0.292	90	127
August	30	17	13	0.567	182	153
September	28	9	19	0.321	122	173
Total	162	68	94	0.420	724	846

	Games	Won	Lost	Win %	RS	RA
Home	81	37	44	0.457	373	390
Away	81	31	50	0.383	351	456
Total	162	68	94	0.420	724	846

Roster

2007 Pittsburgh Pirates
Roster
Pitchers 46 Tony Armas, Jr. 54 Jonah Bayliss 49 Bryan Bullington 55 Matt Capps 32 Shawn Chacón 50 Dave Davidson 57 Zach Duke 24 Tom Gorzelanny 34 John Grabow 59 Dan Kolb 18 Masumi Kuwata 28 Paul Maholm 43 Dámaso Marte 39 Marty McLeary 35 Matt Morris 36 Juan Pérez 59 Brian Rogers 58 Rómulo Sánchez 44 Josh Sharpless 45 Ian Snell 16 Salomón Torres 47 John Van Benschoten 37 John Wasdin 27 Shane Youman		Catchers 11 Humberto Cota 51 Carlos Maldonado 26 Ronny Paulino Infielders 19 José Bautista 14 José Castillo 35 Brad Eldred  3 César Izturis 53 Matt Kata 29 Don Kelly 25 Adam LaRoche  5 Josh Phelps 12 Freddy Sanchez  2 Jack Wilson		Outfielders 38 Jason Bay 10 Rajai Davis 41 Ryan Doumit  6 Chris Duffy 49,13 Nate McLouth 29 Nyjer Morgan 22 Xavier Nady 18 Steve Pearce		Manager 23 Jim Tracy Coaches 48 Jim Colborn (pitching)  7 Jeff Cox (third base) 17 Bobby Cuellar (bullpen) 15 Jim Lett (bench) 30 Jeff Manto (hitting) 31 John Shelby (first base)

Opening Day lineup

Opening Day Starters
Name	Position
Chris Duffy	CF
Jack Wilson	SS
Jason Bay	LF
Adam LaRoche	1B
Ronny Paulino	C
Xavier Nady	RF
José Bautista	3B
José Castillo	2B
Zach Duke	SP

Statistics

Hitting

Regular Season

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
M. Capps	72	1	1	1.000	0	0
J. Phelps	58	77	27	0.351	5	19
B. Bullington	5	3	1	0.333	0	0
M. Morris	11	19	6	0.316	1	2
F. Sanchez	147	602	183	0.304	11	81
N. Morgan	28	107	32	0.299	1	7
J. Wilson	135	477	141	0.296	12	56
S. Pearce	23	68	20	0.294	0	6
H. Cota	5	14	4	0.286	0	3
X. Nady	125	431	120	0.278	20	72
C. Izturis	45	123	34	0.276	0	8
R. Doumit	83	252	69	0.274	9	32
S. Chacón	61	11	3	0.273	0	0
A. LaRoche	152	563	153	0.272	21	88
R. Davis	24	48	13	0.271	0	2
R. Paulino	133	457	120	0.263	11	55
N. McLouth	137	329	85	0.258	13	38
J. Bautista	142	532	135	0.254	15	63
Z. Duke	20	32	8	0.250	0	3
M. Kata	47	88	22	0.250	1	10
C. Duffy	70	241	60	0.249	3	22
J. Bay	145	538	133	0.247	21	84
J. Castillo	87	221	54	0.244	0	24
C. Maldonado	13	24	5	0.208	2	4
P. Maholm	27	59	11	0.186	0	5
D. Kelly	25	27	4	0.148	0	0
J. Van Benschoten	10	7	1	0.143	0	0
T. Armas	29	26	3	0.115	0	2
B. Eldred	19	46	5	0.109	2	3
I. Snell	34	57	5	0.088	0	2
S. Youman	16	12	1	0.083	0	0
T. Gorzelanny	29	63	4	0.063	0	3
J. Grabow	59	1	0	0.000	0	0
D. Marte	62	2	0	0.000	0	0
M. McLeary	4	2	0	0.000	0	0
F. Osoria	25	4	0	0.000	0	0
R. Sánchez	16	1	0	0.000	0	0
J. Wasdin	12	4	0	0.000	0	0
J. Bayliss	34	0	0	—	0	0
D. Davidson	2	0	0	—	0	0
D. Kolb	2	0	0	—	0	0
M. Kuwata	14	0	0	—	0	0
J. Pérez	17	0	0	—	0	0
B. Rogers	3	0	0	—	0	0
J. Sharpless	5	0	0	—	0	0
S. Torres	55	0	0	—	0	0

Pitching

Regular Season

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
M. Capps	76	79	4	7	2.28	64
D. Marte	65	45​1⁄3	2	0	2.38	51
I. Snell	32	208	9	12	3.76	177
T. Gorzelanny	32	201​2⁄3	14	10	3.88	135
S. Chacón	64	96	5	4	3.94	79
J. Pérez	17	12​1⁄3	0	0	4.38	10
J. Grabow	63	51​2⁄3	3	2	4.53	42
F. Osoria	25	28​1⁄3	0	2	4.76	13
R. Sánchez	16	18	1	0	5.00	11
P. Maholm	29	177​2⁄3	10	15	5.02	105
B. Bullington	5	17	0	3	5.29	7
S. Torres	56	52​2⁄3	2	4	5.47	45
Z. Duke	20	107​1⁄3	3	8	5.53	41
J. Wasdin	12	19​2⁄3	1	1	5.95	10
S. Youman	16	57​1⁄3	3	5	5.97	29
T. Armas	31	97	4	5	6.03	73
M. Morris	11	62	3	4	6.10	29
M. McLeary	4	7​2⁄3	0	0	8.22	5
J. Bayliss	39	37​2⁄3	4	3	8.36	29
D. Kolb	3	3	0	0	9.00	2
M. Kuwata	19	21	0	1	9.43	12
J. Van Benschoten	11	39	0	7	10.15	26
J. Sharpless	6	4​1⁄3	0	1	12.46	1
B. Rogers	3	2	0	0	13.50	1
D. Davidson	2	2	0	0	22.50	0

Awards and honors

2007 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

• Freddy Sanchez, 2B, Reserve

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Indianapolis Indians	International League	Trent Jewett
AA	Altoona Curve	Eastern League	Tim Leiper
A	Lynchburg Hillcats	Carolina League	Jeff Branson
A	Hickory Crawdads	South Atlantic League	Gary Green
A-Short Season	State College Spikes	New York–Penn League	Turner Ward
Rookie	GCL Pirates	Gulf Coast League	Tom Prince
Rookie	DSL Pirates	Dominican Summer League	N/A
Rookie	VSL Pirates	Venezuelan Summer League	N/A

References

• Game Logs:

1st Half: Pittsburgh Pirates Game Log on ESPN.com

2nd Half: Pittsburgh Pirates Game Log on ESPN.com

• Batting Statistics: Pittsburgh Pirates Batting Stats on ESPN.com
• Pitching Statistics: Pittsburgh Pirates Pitching Stats on ESPN.com
• Fans Protest / Walkout:'

Walkout by Pirates fans gets blacked out [2]

Pirates Fan Protest, Walkout Still On For Weekend [3]

Pirates fans group pushing in-game walkout Saturday [4]

'Fans for Change' ready for Pirates protest [5]