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Pittsburgh Pirates Established 1882
Team Logo Cap Insignia
Major league affiliations
National League (1887–present) Central Division (1994–present)
Current uniform
Retired Numbers	1, 4, 8, 9, 11, 20, 21, 33, 40, 42
Name
Pittsburgh Pirates (1891–present)
Pittsburgh Alleghenys (1887-1889) Allegheny (1882–1886) (Also referred to as "Infants" in 1890 and Pittsburg for a time)
Other nicknames
The Bucs, The Buccos, The Peg-Legs
Ballpark
PNC Park (2001–present) Three Rivers Stadium (1970–2000) Forbes Field (1909–1970) Exposition Park (II) (1891–1909) Recreation Park (1884–1890) Exposition Park (I) (1882–1883)
Major league titles
World Series titles (5)	1979 • 1971 • 1960 • 1925 1909
NL Pennants (9)	1979 • 1971 • 1960 • 1927 1925 • 1909 • 1903 • 1902 1901
Central Division titles (0)	None
East Division titles (9)	1992 • 1991 • 1990 • 1979 1975 • 1974 • 1972 • 1971 1970
Wild card berths (0)	None
Owner(s): Robert Nutting, others
Manager: John Russell
General Manager: Neal Huntington

The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The 2008 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 127th season of the franchise. Champions NOTE Chicago White Stockings played the Cincinnati Red Stockings in a 2-game post-season series The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League ( NL) is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball Champions World Series Detroit Wolverines 10 St Louis Browns 5 (15 game series National League: Detroit The National League Central Division is one of Major League Baseball 's six divisions Headline events of the year As a result of a players' strike the MLB season ends prematurely on August 11, 1994. William Adam Meyer ( January 14 1892 – March 31 1957) was an American Baseball player and manager. Ralph McPherran Kiner (born October 27, 1922) is an American former Major League Baseball player and current Announcer. Wilver Dornell "Willie" Stargell ( March 6, 1940 &ndash April 9, 2001) nicknamed " Pops " in the later years of William Stanley Mazeroski (born September 5 1936 in Wheeling West Virginia) nicknamed "Maz" is a former Major League Baseball player who spent his entire Paul Glee Waner ( April 16, 1903 - August 29, 1965) was a German-American player in Professional baseball who along with Harold Joseph "Pie" Traynor ( November 11, 1898 - March 16, 1972) was a Professional baseball Third baseman who Roberto Clemente Walker (August 18 1934 &ndash December 31 1972 was a professional baseball player and a Major League Baseball Right fielder. Johannes Peter "Honus" Wagner (ˈhɑnəs ˈwæɡnɚ February 24 1874 &ndash December 6 1955) nicknamed " The Flying Dutchman Daniel Edward Murtaugh ( October 8, 1917 – December 2, 1976) was an American Second baseman and manager Jack Roosevelt "Jackie" Robinson (January 31 1919 – October 24 1972 was a Baseball player for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Champions National League: Boston Beaneaters American Association: Boston Reds Major League Champions World Series Detroit Wolverines 10 St Louis Browns 5 (15 game series National League: Detroit Champions World Series: New York Giants 6 Brooklyn Bridegrooms 3 National League: New York Giants Champions NOTE Chicago White Stockings played the Cincinnati Red Stockings in a 2-game post-season series Champions World Series St Louis Browns 4 Chicago White Stockings 2 National League: Chicago White Stockings PNC Park is a Baseball park located in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Caribbean World Series: Three Rivers Stadium was a Multi-purpose stadium located in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania from 1970 to 2000 Champions Major Leagues World Series MVP Brooks Robinson All-Star Game, July 14 at Riverfront Stadium Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Caribbean World Series: Forbes Field was a Baseball park in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania from 1909 to 1971 Champions World Series: Pittsburgh Pirates over Detroit Tigers (4-3 Awards and honors MLB Statistical Champions Major Leagues World Series MVP Brooks Robinson All-Star Game, July 14 at Riverfront Stadium Exposition Park was a Baseball park that formerly stood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Champions National League: Boston Beaneaters American Association: Boston Reds Major League Champions World Series: Pittsburgh Pirates over Detroit Tigers (4-3 Awards and honors MLB Statistical Recreation Park, originally known as Union Park, was a Stadium located in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania in the latter 1800s to the early 1900s Champions First World's Championship Series: Providence Grays over New York Metropolitans (3-0 National League Champions World Series: Brooklyn Bridegrooms 3 Louisville Colonels 3 1 tie National League: Brooklyn Bridegrooms Exposition Park was a Baseball park that formerly stood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Champions NOTE Chicago White Stockings played the Cincinnati Red Stockings in a 2-game post-season series Champions National League: Boston Beaneaters American Association: Philadelphia Athletics Inter-State The 1979 World Series matched the National League 's Pittsburgh Pirates (98-64 against the American League 's Baltimore Orioles (102-57 The 1971 World Series matched the defending champion Baltimore Orioles against the Pittsburgh Pirates, with the Pirates winning in seven games The 1960 World Series was played between the Pittsburgh Pirates (NL and New York Yankees (AL from October 5 to October 13, 1960 In the 1925 World Series, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the defending champion Washington Senators in seven games The 1909 World Series featured the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Detroit Tigers. Robert Nutting (born March 29 1962 in Wheeling West Virginia) is the Chairman of the Board and principal owner of the Pittsburgh Pirates baseball team John William Russell (born January 5 1961 in Oklahoma City Oklahoma) is a former Catcher and Outfielder in Major League Baseball Neal Huntington (born 1969 is the 12th person to serve as General Manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates Major League Baseball organization They play in the Central Division of the National League, and are five-time World Series Champions. The National League Central Division is one of Major League Baseball 's six divisions The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League ( NL) is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball The Pirates are also often referred to as the Bucs or sometimes the Buccos (derived from buccaneer). This article refers to the type of pirate For other uses see Buccaneer (disambiguation The buccaneers were Pirates who attacked

Contents 1 Franchise history 1.1 Pre-1900 1.2 1901–1945 1.3 1946-1969 1.4 1970–1979 and "The Family" 1.5 1980s and early 1990s: The Leyland era 1.6 1990s–2007: The McClatchy/Littlefield era 1.7 2007-present: New organizational management 2 Current roster 3 Players 3.1 Baseball Hall of Famers 3.2 Retired numbers 3.3 Other notables 4 Franchise records 4.1 Won-loss records 4.2 First-in-MLB accomplishments 5 Quick facts 6 Minor league affiliations 7 Radio and television 8 Logos & Uniforms 9 Represented in other media 10 See also 11 References 12 External links

Franchise history

Main article: History of the Pittsburgh Pirates

Pre-1900

Professional baseball has been played in the Pittsburgh area since 1876. The following is a history of the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball. Champions National League: Chicago White Stockings Major League Baseball final standings Statistical The teams of the era were "independents", barnstorming throughout the region and not affiliated with any organized league, though they did have salaries and were run as a business organization^[1]. In 1882 the strongest team in the area joined the American Association as a founding member. This article refers to the former Baseball major league that existed from 1882 to 1891 Their various home fields in the 19th century were in a then-separate city called Allegheny City, across the Allegheny River from Pittsburgh. There is also Allegheny County and several Allegheny Townships in Pennsylvania The Allegheny River is a principal Tributary of the Ohio River and is located in the Eastern United States. The team was listed as "Allegheny" in the standings, and was sometimes called the "Alleghenys" (not the "Alleghenies") in the same generic way that teams from Boston, New York, and Chicago were sometimes called the "Bostons", the "New Yorks", and the "Chicagos", in the sportswriting style of that era. The City of New York Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. After five mediocre seasons in the A. A. , Pittsburgh became the first A.A. team to switch to the older National League in 1887. The following is a list of teams that play in one of the seven major sports leagues in North America: Major League Baseball, the National Football League, the The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League ( NL) is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball Champions World Series Detroit Wolverines 10 St Louis Browns 5 (15 game series National League: Detroit At this time, the team renamed itself the Pittsburgh Alleghenys,^[2] although Allegheny remained a separate city until it was annexed by Pittsburgh in 1907. At that time, owner-manager Horace Phillips sold the team to Dennis McKnight; Phillips stayed on as manager. Horace B Phillips, 19th century Pittsburgh Pirates manager Sir Horace Phillips, British diplomat ^[3]

In those early days, the club benefited three times from mergers with defunct clubs. The A. A. club picked up a number of players from a defunct Columbus, Ohio, team in 1885. Columbus is the Capital and the largest city of the US state of Ohio. The Columbus Buckeyes were a baseball team in the American Association from 1883 to 1884 Champions Post-season playoff Chicago White Stockings played St

The Alleghenys were severely crippled during the1890, when nearly all of their stars jumped to the Pittsburgh Burghers of the Players' League. Champions World Series: Brooklyn Bridegrooms 3 Louisville Colonels 3 1 tie National League: Brooklyn Bridegrooms The Pittsburgh Burghers were a Baseball team in the Players League, a short-lived Major League that existed only for the 1890 season The Players' National League of Professional Base Ball Clubs, popularly known as the Players' League (sometimes rendered as Players League) was a short-lived but With a decimated roster, the team experienced what is still the worst season in franchise history, going 23-113 ^[4]. The battle nearly ruined McKnight, and he was forced to return his franchise to the league. However, almost immediately after this, McKnight joined the backers of the Burghers as a minority owner, which then repurchased the Pittsburgh National League franchise and rechartered it under a different corporate name. They were thus able to legally recover the services of most of the players who had jumped to the upstart league a year earlier. ^[3]

The new owners also signed up several players from American Association teams. One of them was highly regarded second baseman Lou Bierbauer, who had previously played with the A. Louis W Bierbauer ( September 28 1865 - January 31 1926) of Erie Pennsylvania, was considered a top-notch Second baseman A. 's Philadelphia Athletics. This article is about the 1882-1890 Philadelphia Athletics baseball team The Athletics failed to include him on their reserve list, and the Alleghenys picked him up. This led to loud protests by the Athletics, and in an official complaint, an AA official claimed the Alleghenys' actions were "piratical. "^[5] This incident (which is discussed at some length in The Beer and Whisky League, by David Nemec, 1994) quickly accelerated into a schism between the leagues that contributed to the demise of the A. A. Although the Alleghenys were never found guilty of wrongdoing, they made sport of being denounced for being "piratical" by renaming themselves "the Pirates" for the 1891 season. ^[2] The nickname was first acknowledged on the team's uniforms in 1912. Champions World Series: Boston Red Sox over New York Giants (4-3-1 Awards and honors Chalmers

After the 1899, the Pirates made what is arguably the best player transaction in franchise history when they picked up nearly all of the star players from the Louisville Colonels. Champions National League: Brooklyn Superbas National League final standings Events The Louisville Colonels were a Major League Baseball team that played in the American Association throughout that league's ten-year existence from 1882 Louisville owner Barney Dreyfuss had been told that the Colonels were slated for elimination when the N. Bernhard "Barney" Dreyfuss (February 23 1865 – February 5 1932 was a German- Jewish -American executive in Major League Baseball who owned the Pittsburgh L. contracted from 12 to 8 teams. He secretly purchased a half-interest in the Pirates, then after the season sent nearly all of the Colonels' stars up the Ohio River to Pittsburgh. The Ohio River is the largest Tributary by volume of the Mississippi River. Since the transaction occurred before the Colonels officially folded, it was structured as a trade; the Pirates sent four relatively unknown players to Louisville. ^[3] Despite their nickname, the Pirates at least waited until after the season to pull off this blockbuster trade. This is unlike what happened in 1899 to the Cleveland Spiders and, to a lesser extent, the Baltimore Orioles, who were also part of two-team ownerships. The Cleveland Spiders were a Major League Baseball team which played between 1887 and 1899 in Cleveland Ohio. The Baltimore Orioles were a 19th-century American Association and National League team from 1882 to 1899. Dreyfuss later bought full control of the team and kept it until his death in 1932. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar.

1901–1945

Bolstered by former Colonels shortstop Honus Wagner (who was born and raised in the Pittsburgh area) and player/manager Fred Clarke, the 1901–1903 Pirates completely dominated the National League, in part because they lost few star players to the rival American League. Johannes Peter "Honus" Wagner (ˈhɑnəs ˈwæɡnɚ February 24 1874 &ndash December 6 1955) nicknamed " The Flying Dutchman Fred Clifford Clarke ( October 3, 1872 &ndash August 14, 1960) was a Hall of Fame Major League Baseball player Champions Major League Baseball American League: Chicago White Stockings National League: Pittsburgh Pirates Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Boston Americans over Pittsburgh Pirates (5-3 in the first modern World The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League ( AL) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in However, owing to injuries to their starting pitchers, they lost the first modern World Series ever played, in 1903 to Boston. The 1903 World Series, the first modern World Series to be played in Major League Baseball, matched the Boston American League club against the The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. Deacon Phillippe pitched five complete games, winning three of them, but it was not enough. Charles Louis "Deacon" Phillippe (originally Phillippi) ( May 23, 1872 - March 30, 1952) was a turn-of-the-century pitcher With largely the same star players, the Pirates would continue to be a strong team over the next few years, and got their first World Series title in 1909, defeating the Detroit Tigers in seven games, the same year they opened Forbes Field. The 1909 World Series featured the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Detroit Tigers. The Detroit Tigers are a professional baseball team based in Detroit, Michigan, USA Forbes Field was a Baseball park in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania from 1909 to 1971

The Pirates originally played in Recreation, Union and Exposition Parks, all in what was then Allegheny City. Exposition Park was a Baseball park that formerly stood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. There is also Allegheny County and several Allegheny Townships in Pennsylvania Allegheny City was annexed by Pittsburgh in December, 1907. Accordingly, the Pirates did not play their first major league game in Pittsburgh until 1908—over 25 years after their founding. ^[6]

The decline of Honus Wagner, considered by many to be the greatest shortstop ever, led to a number of losing seasons, culminating in a disastrous 51-103 record in 1917; however, veteran outfielder Max Carey and young players Pie Traynor and Kiki Cuyler, along with a remarkably deep pitching staff, brought the Pirates back into the spotlight. Johannes Peter "Honus" Wagner (ˈhɑnəs ˈwæɡnɚ February 24 1874 &ndash December 6 1955) nicknamed " The Flying Dutchman Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Chicago White Sox over New York Giants (4-2 Awards Max George Carey ( January 11, 1890 &ndash May 30, 1976) was an American Center fielder in Major League Baseball Harold Joseph "Pie" Traynor ( November 11, 1898 - March 16, 1972) was a Professional baseball Third baseman who Hazen Shirley "Kiki" Cuyler ( August 30 1898 – February 11 1950) was a Major League Baseball right fielder from 1921 until The Pirates recovered from a 3-1 deficit to win the 1925 World Series over the Washington Senators, and reached the 1927 World Series before losing in a sweep to the New York Yankees, who at that time had built the most dominant team in baseball. In the 1925 World Series, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the defending champion Washington Senators in seven games The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In the 1927 World Series, the New York Yankees swept the Pittsburgh Pirates in four games The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. The 1927 season was the first for the sharp-hitting combination of brothers Lloyd Waner and Paul Waner, who along with shortstop Arky Vaughan ensured that the Pirates had plenty of Hall of Fame-caliber position players through 1941. Headline Event of the Year Murderers' Row lead New York Yankees to World Series victory Lloyd James Waner ( March 16, 1906 - July 22, 1982) was a Major League Baseball player Paul Glee Waner ( April 16, 1903 - August 29, 1965) was a German-American player in Professional baseball who along with Joseph Floyd "Arky" Vaughan ( March 9, 1912 - August 30, 1952) was a Professional baseball Shortstop. Headline events of the year Joe Dimaggio hits in 56 consecutive games However, the Pirates' crushing defeats of 1927 and 1938 (they lost the pennant to the Chicago Cubs in the final days of the 1938 season) were tremendous setbacks. The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Chicago Cubs (4-0 All-Star Game

1946-1969

The post-World War II years were not kind to the Pirates, despite the presence of a genuine star in Ralph Kiner, who led the National League in home runs for seven consecutive seasons (1946 through 1952). World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Ralph McPherran Kiner (born October 27, 1922) is an American former Major League Baseball player and current Announcer. But the team around Kiner placed in the first division only one time — in 1948 — and in 1952 compiled one of the worst records in major league history, winning 42 and losing 112 games (. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Cleveland Indians over Boston Braves (4-2 All-Star Game Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Brooklyn Dodgers (4-3 All-Star Game 273) and finishing 54½ games out of first place. In 1946, the long era of ownership by the Barney Dreyfuss family came to an end when a syndicate that included entertainer Bing Crosby bought the team. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: St Louis Cardinals over Boston Red Sox (4-3 All-Star Game Bernhard "Barney" Dreyfuss (February 23 1865 – February 5 1932 was a German- Jewish -American executive in Major League Baseball who owned the Pittsburgh Harry Lillis “Bing” Crosby ( May 3, 1903 &ndash October 14, 1977) was an Academy Award winning American Popular By 1950, Columbus, Ohio-based real estate tycoon John W. Galbreath emerged as majority owner, and his family would run the team for another 35 years and supervise its rise to the top of the NL. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Philadelphia Phillies (4-0 All-Star Columbus is the Capital and the largest city of the US state of Ohio. John Wilmer Galbreath ( August 10, 1897 – July 20, 1988) was an American building contractor, sportsman and Philanthropist

Galbreath's first major move, the hiring of Branch Rickey as general manager after the 1950 campaign, was initially a great disappointment to Pittsburgh fans. Wesley Branch Rickey ( December 15 1881 &ndash December 9 1965) was an innovative Major League Baseball executive best known In Major League Baseball, the General Manager or GM of a team typically controls player transactions and bears the primary responsibility on behalf of the ballclub Rickey had invented the farm system with the Cardinals and broken the baseball color line with the Dodgers — and built dynasties at each club. In sports a farm team, feeder team or nursery club, generally refers to a team or club whose role is to provide experience and training for young players with an The St Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards " or "the Redbirds " are a professional Baseball team based in St The baseball color line, sometimes called the " Gentleman's Agreement " was the policy unwritten for nearly its entire duration which excluded African The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA But in Pittsburgh, he purged the Bucs' roster of its higher-salaried veterans (including Kiner in 1953) and flooded the team with young players. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Brooklyn Dodgers (4-2 All-Star Game Many of those young players faltered; however, those who fulfilled Rickey's faith in them — pitchers Vern Law and Bob Friend, shortstop Dick Groat, second baseman Bill Mazeroski and especially outfielder Roberto Clemente, drafted from Brooklyn after his only minor league season (1954) — would form the nucleus of the Pirates' 1960 championship club. Vernon Sanders Law (born March 12, 1930 in Meridian Idaho) is a retired Major League Baseball Pitcher. For the British newscaster see Bob Friend (newscaster. Robert Bartmess Friend (born November 24, 1930 in Lafayette Richard Morrow Groat (born November 4 1930 in Wilkinsburg Pennsylvania) is a former two-sport athlete best known as a Shortstop in Major William Stanley Mazeroski (born September 5 1936 in Wheeling West Virginia) nicknamed "Maz" is a former Major League Baseball player who spent his entire Roberto Clemente Walker (August 18 1934 &ndash December 31 1972 was a professional baseball player and a Major League Baseball Right fielder. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Giants over Cleveland Indians (4-0 All-Star Game The 1960 World Series was played between the Pittsburgh Pirates (NL and New York Yankees (AL from October 5 to October 13, 1960 Moreover, Rickey put into place one of baseball's most successful farm and scouting systems that kept the team competitive into the late 1970s. But all this was not evident when Rickey retired due to ill health in 1955, with the Pirates still struggling to escape the NL basement.

The postwar Pirates would have only one winning season until 1958, Danny Murtaugh's first full season as their manager. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Milwaukee Braves (4-3 Bob Turley, MVP Daniel Edward Murtaugh ( October 8, 1917 – December 2, 1976) was an American Second baseman and manager Murtaugh is widely credited for inventing the concept of the closer by frequently playing pitcher Elroy Face late in close games. In Baseball, a closing pitcher, more frequently referred to as a closer (abbreviated CL) is a Relief pitcher who specializes in closing out Elroy Leon Face (born February 20 1928 in Stephentown New York) is a former right-handed Relief pitcher in Major League Baseball The 1960 team featured eight All-Stars, but was widely predicted to lose the World Series to a powerful New York Yankees team. The 1960 World Series was played between the Pittsburgh Pirates (NL and New York Yankees (AL from October 5 to October 13, 1960 The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. In one of the most memorable World Series in history, the Pirates were defeated by more than ten runs in three games, won three close games, then recovered from a 7-4 deficit late in Game 7 to eventually win on a walk-off home run by Mazeroski, a second baseman better known for defensive wizardry. (The 1960 Pirates were the only team between 1945 and 2001 to have not succumbed to the so-called "Ex-Cubs Factor" in the postseason. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Detroit Tigers over Chicago Cubs (4-3 All-Star Game Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Caribbean World Series: The Ex-Cub Factor is a seemingly Spurious correlation that is essentially a corollary to the Curse of the Billy Goat. They were also unique for winning a World Series on a home run, a feat duplicated by the Toronto Blue Jays in 1993, though it should be noted that Joe Carter's home run came in Game 6 of the 1993 World Series--Mazeroski is the only Game 7 walk-off in World Series history. The Toronto Blue Jays are a professional baseball team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Joseph Christopher Carter (born March 7 1960 in Oklahoma City Oklahoma) is a former Right fielder in Major League Baseball who played The 1993 World Series was the second Series in a row played outside the United States of America and the second to be won outside the USA )

The 1960s would continue with extremely solid defensive play by Mazeroski and the first Puerto Rican superstar, Roberto Clemente. Clemente was regarded as one of the game's best all-time hitters, and possessed a tremendous arm in right field. Although not the first black-Hispanic baseball player (an honor belonging to Minnie Miñoso), Clemente's charisma and leadership in humanitarian causes made him an icon across the continent. Saturnino Orestes Armas Miñoso Arrieta, commonly referred to as Minnie Miñoso ( mean-YO-so, commonly pronounced minn-OH-so by media (born November During his playing career, Clemente was vastly overlooked. Looking back, however, many consider Clemente to have been the greatest right fielder in baseball history.

Even with Clemente, however, the Pirates struggled to post winning marks from 1961-64, and Murtaugh was replaced by Harry Walker in 1965. Harry William Walker, known to baseball fans of the middle 20th century as "Harry the Hat" ( October 22, 1916 – August 8, 1999) was Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers over Minnesota Twins (4-3 Sandy Koufax, MVP With Walker, a renowned batting coach, at the helm — and the hitting of Clemente, Matty Alou, Manny Mota and others — the Pirates fielded contending, 90-plus win teams in both 1965 and 1966. Mateo Rojas "Matty" Alou (born December 22 1938 in Bajos de Haina, Dominican Republic) is a former Center fielder in Manuel Rafael Mota Geronimo, or more commonly known as Manny Mota (born on February 18, 1938 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers over Minnesota Twins (4-3 Sandy Koufax, MVP Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Baltimore Orioles over Los Angeles Dodgers (4-0 Frank Robinson, However, Pittsburgh had no answer for the pitching of the Dodgers and the Giants, and finished third each season. In 1967, they fell back to . Champions Major League Baseball World Series: St Louis Cardinals over Boston Red Sox (4-3 Bob Gibson, MVP 500, and did not contend through the rest of the 1960s.

1970–1979 and "The Family"

Slugger Willie Stargell became a fixture in the Pittsburgh lineup in the late 1960s, and the Pirates returned to prominence in 1970. Wilver Dornell "Willie" Stargell ( March 6, 1940 &ndash April 9, 2001) nicknamed " Pops " in the later years of Champions Major Leagues World Series MVP Brooks Robinson All-Star Game, July 14 at Riverfront Stadium Murtaugh returned as manager and the Pirates' home field, Forbes Field, was demolished in favor of the multi-purpose Three Rivers Stadium. Forbes Field was a Baseball park in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania from 1909 to 1971 Three Rivers Stadium was a Multi-purpose stadium located in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania from 1970 to 2000 In 1970, the Pirates won their first of five division titles over the next seven years, and won their fourth World Series in 1971 behind a . Champions Major Leagues World Series MVP Brooks Robinson All-Star Game, July 14 at Riverfront Stadium The 1971 World Series matched the defending champion Baltimore Orioles against the Pittsburgh Pirates, with the Pirates winning in seven games Champions Major League Baseball World Series MVP Roberto Clemente All-Star Game, July 13 at 414 Series batting average by Clemente. Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively They also thought they had a genuine superstar pitcher (historically rare for the Pirates) in Steve Blass, who pitched two masterful games in the World Series and had excellent seasons in 1968 and 1972. Stephen Robert Blass (born April 18, 1942 in Canaan, Connecticut) is a former Major League Baseball right handed Pitcher The Year of the Pitcher In Major League Baseball, the trend throughout the 1960s was of increased pitching dominance caused by enforcing a larger strike zone (top of armpit Labor strife and more moving 1972 was tainted by a players' strike over pension and salary arbitration

In 1971, the Pirates also became the first Major League Baseball team to field an all-black starting lineup. Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1971 in athletics (track and field Marathon August ^[7] That lineup, on September 1, was Rennie Stennett, Gene Clines, Roberto Clemente, Willie Stargell, Manny Sanguillen, Dave Cash, Al Oliver, Jackie Hernandez, and Dock Ellis. Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Rennie Stennett, born Renaldo Antonio Stennett Porte ( April 5, 1951 in Colón Panama) is a former Second baseman in Major League Eugene Anthony (Gene Clines (born October 6, 1946 in San Pablo California) is a former Outfielder in Major League Baseball, Roberto Clemente Walker (August 18 1934 &ndash December 31 1972 was a professional baseball player and a Major League Baseball Right fielder. Wilver Dornell "Willie" Stargell ( March 6, 1940 &ndash April 9, 2001) nicknamed " Pops " in the later years of Manuel De Jesus Sanguillen Magan, better known as Manny Sanguillen or "Sangy" (born March 21 1944 in Colon Panama) is a former David Cash Jr (born June 11, 1948 in Utica New York) is a former Major League Baseball Second baseman who played in the National Albert Oliver Jr (born October 14 1946 in Portsmouth Ohio) is a former Major League Baseball player Jacinto (Zulueta "Jackie" Hernandez (born on September 11, 1940 in Central Tinguaro, Cuba) is a former Major League Baseball Dock Phillip Ellis Jr (born March 11, 1945, in Los Angeles California) is a former professional Baseball player who pitched for the Pittsburgh ^[8]

Clemente died in a plane crash on December 31, 1972 while accompanying a shipment of relief supplies to the victims of an earthquake in Nicaragua. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. Labor strife and more moving 1972 was tainted by a players' strike over pension and salary arbitration Nicaragua (ˌnɪkəˈrɑgwə officially the Republic of Nicaragua () is a representative democratic republic and the largest nation in Central America He had reached the milestone of 3,000 career hits, a standup double, just a few months earlier, on September 30, 1972, in what would prove to be his last regular-season hit. Events 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1744 - France and Spain defeat the Labor strife and more moving 1972 was tainted by a players' strike over pension and salary arbitration The Baseball Hall of Fame waived its usual waiting requirement and inducted Clemente immediately. Pittsburgh would eventually erect a statue and name a bridge and park near the stadium after him. The Roberto Clemente Bridge, also known as the Sixth Street Bridge, spans the Allegheny River in downtown Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, United States In 1973, Blass suffered a mysterious breakdown in his pitching abilities and posted an outrageous 9. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Oakland Athletics over New York Mets (4-3 Reggie Jackson, 85 ERA. To this day, pitchers who suddenly lose the ability to throw strikes are said to have "Steve Blass disease. " Some speculated that the emotional shock of his friend Clemente's death contributed to his breakdown. He retired soon afterwards; he has since been one of the Pirates' radio and TV announcers for almost two decades.

Stargell, speedy Omar Moreno and power-hitting but ostentatious and unpopular Dave Parker became the keystones of the mid-seventies Pirates as Chuck Tanner took over as manager in 1977 (following Danny Murtaugh's untimely death on December 2, 1976). Omar Renan Moreno Quintero (born October 24, 1952, Puerto Armuelles, Panama) was a Major League Baseball Outfielder David Gene "The Cobra" Parker (born June 9, 1951 in Calhoun Mississippi) is an American former player in Major League Baseball Charles William Tanner (born July 4, 1929 in New Castle Pennsylvania) is a former Left fielder and manager in Major League Baseball Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Los Angeles Dodgers (4-2 Reggie Jackson,

Adopting the popular song "We Are Family" by the Philadelphia disco group Sister Sledge as their theme song, The 1979 Pirates cruised to the pennant. Disco is a Genre of dance-oriented music whose origins are hard to define Sister Sledge is an American Musical group from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, formed in 1972 and consisting of four Singers who are "We Are Family" was elevated from theme song to anthem status (and is still nearly synonymous with the '79 Bucs), with fans chanting "Fam-a-lee!" from the stands. The Pirates faced the Baltimore Orioles again in the World Series, which (like 1971) they won in seven games, on October 17, 1979. The 1979 World Series matched the National League 's Pittsburgh Pirates (98-64 against the American League 's Baltimore Orioles (102-57 Events 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Pittsburgh Pirates over Baltimore Orioles (4-3 Willie Stargell, During the 1979 championship season, a Pirate player was designated as Most Valuable Player in every available category: All-Star Game MVP (Dave Parker), NL Championship Series MVP (Willie Stargell), World Series MVP (Willie Stargell), and National League MVP (Willie Stargell, shared with Keith Hernandez of the Cardinals). The 1979 World Series matched the National League 's Pittsburgh Pirates (98-64 against the American League 's Baltimore Orioles (102-57 David Gene "The Cobra" Parker (born June 9, 1951 in Calhoun Mississippi) is an American former player in Major League Baseball Wilver Dornell "Willie" Stargell ( March 6, 1940 &ndash April 9, 2001) nicknamed " Pops " in the later years of Wilver Dornell "Willie" Stargell ( March 6, 1940 &ndash April 9, 2001) nicknamed " Pops " in the later years of Wilver Dornell "Willie" Stargell ( March 6, 1940 &ndash April 9, 2001) nicknamed " Pops " in the later years of Keith Hernandez (nicknamed "Mex" (born October 20, 1953, in San Francisco California) is a former Major League Baseball First The St Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards " or "the Redbirds " are a professional Baseball team based in St

1980s and early 1990s: The Leyland era

Following was a period of decline until the Pirates were regarded as the worst team in baseball during the mid-1980s. Jim Leyland took over as manager, and the Pirates gradually climbed out of the cellar behind young and exciting players such as "outfield of dreams" Bobby Bonilla, Barry Bonds, and Andy Van Slyke; infielders Jay Bell, Sid Bream, and Jose Lind; and pitchers Doug Drabek and Stan Belinda. James Richard Leyland (born December 15 1944 in Perrysburg Ohio) is a Major League Baseball manager for the Detroit Tigers. Roberto Martin Antonio "Bobby" Bonilla (boʊˈniːjə born February 23, 1963 in The Bronx, New York) is a former player in Major Barry Lamar Bonds (born July 24 1964 is a Major League Baseball Outfielder who is currently a Free agent. Andrew James Van Slyke (born December 21, 1960, in Utica New York) is a retired American Major League Baseball Outfielder Jay Stuart Bell (b December 11, 1965 in Eglin AFB Florida) is a former Major League Baseball Shortstop and Second baseman Sidney Eugene "Sid" Bream (born August 3, 1960 in Carlisle Pennsylvania) is an American former Major League Baseball José Lind Salgado, nicknamed "Chico" (Born May 1, 1964 in Toa Baja Puerto Rico) is a former Major League Baseball player and former Douglas Dean Drabek (born July 25, 1962 in Victoria Texas) is a former Major League Baseball player Stanley Peter Belinda (Born August 6, 1966 in Huntingdon Pennsylvania) is a former Major League Baseball player

As a rookie in 1982, Johnny Ray played in every game and was named the Rookie of the Year by the Sporting News. Champions Major League Baseball World Series Champion St Louis Cardinals World Series MVP Darrell John Cornelius Ray (born March 1 1957 in Chouteau Oklahoma, USA is a former Second baseman in Major League Baseball who had a 10-year

In 1988, the young team finished 85-75 and seemed ready to compete for a pennant. See also 1988 Major League Baseball season Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers The Pirates would indeed win the division three straight times in 1990–92, but the 1989 season was a major setback, with injuries depleting the squad and leading to a 5th-place finish. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Cincinnati Reds over Oakland Athletics (4-0 José Rijo, MVP Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Toronto Blue Jays over Atlanta Braves (4-2 Pat Borders, MVP Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Oakland Athletics over San Francisco Giants (4-0 Dave Stewart, Among the low points of the season was a game on June 8, 1989, where the Pirates became the first team in major-league history to score 10 runs in the first inning and nevertheless lose the game. ^[9] Pirates broadcaster (and former pitcher) Jim Rooker famously vowed that if the team blew the lead, he would walk home from Philadelphia—a vow he fulfilled after the season while raising money for charity. James Phillip Rooker (born September 23, 1942 in Lakeview Oregon) is a former Major League Baseball Pitcher and broadcaster The definition of charitable organization, and of charity varies according to the country and in some instances the region of the country in which the charitable organization operates ^[10]

The Pirates would win the first three division titles of the 1990s, but failed to advance to the World Series each time, the second two losing closely contested seven-game series to the Atlanta Braves. For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation.

Main articles: 1990 National League Championship Series, 1991 National League Championship Series, and 1992 National League Championship Series

1990s–2007: The McClatchy/Littlefield era

After the 1992 season, manager Jim Leyland set out to rebuild the team, giving up several high-payroll players in favor of a younger crew. The National League Championship Series was played between the Cincinnati Reds (91-71 and the Pittsburgh Pirates (95-67 with the Reds coming out on The 1991 National League Championship Series was played between the Atlanta Braves (94-68 and the Pittsburgh Pirates (98-64 with the Braves coming out The 1992 National League Championship Series was played between the Atlanta Braves (98-64 and the Pittsburgh Pirates (96-66 from October The Pirates have been unable to come up with a winning season since, accumulating a 15-year losing streak. The longest losing streak was set by the Philadelphia Phillies accounting for 16 seasons which lasted from 1933- 1948, the longest in any of the country's four major professional sports leagues. ^[11] The closest to a winning team was the 1997 "Freak Show" team, which finished second in the NL Central. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Florida Marlins over Cleveland Indians (4-3 Liván Hernández, It was eliminated during the season's final week, despite having a losing record and a payroll of only $9 million.

The failure of the Pirates to compete in these years has been blamed on "small market syndrome": teams located in smaller cities such as Pittsburgh, Tampa, and Kansas City are at a competitive disadvantage against larger markets such as New York City and Boston without a salary cap or similar agreement, as exist in the country's other three major professional team sports, the NHL, NFL, and NBA. Kansas City Missouri only Items for the metro area Kansas City Kansas or North Kansas City MO should go on their respective pages The City of New York In Professional Sports, a salary cap (often called a wage cap in the United Kingdom) is a limit on the amount of money a team can spend on player The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. Questionable personnel decisions have also played a part, as the Pirates spent millions on players such as Derek Bell, Jeromy Burnitz, and Tony Armas, Jr. for little or no return. Derek Nathaniel Bell (born December 11, 1968 in Tampa, Florida) is a former Major League Baseball player Jeromy Neal Burnitz (born April 15, 1969 in Westminster California) is a former baseball player who was a Right fielder in Major League Antonio José Armas (born April 29, 1978 in Puerto Píritu, Anzoátegui State, Venezuela) better known as Tony Armas Jr However, other small-market teams such as the Minnesota Twins, Oakland Athletics and Florida Marlins have been successful under similar economic constraints. The Oakland Athletics are a professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. The Florida Marlins are a professional baseball team based in Miami Gardens Florida.

In 2001, the Pirates opened a new stadium, PNC Park. Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Caribbean World Series: PNC Park is a Baseball park located in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. Due to its simple concept and strategic usage of the Pittsburgh skyline, it is frequently regarded as currently the best park in baseball . ^[12].

General manager Dave Littlefield was installed July 13, 2001, midway through the 2001 season and began overhauling the team to comply with owner Kevin McClatchy's dictum to drastically reduce the payroll. David Littlefield is a former Major League Baseball executive Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Caribbean World Series: Kevin S McClatchy (b January 13 1963, Sacramento California) is a co-owner of the Pittsburgh Pirates baseball team Enigmatic but talented third baseman Aramis Ramírez was traded to the Chicago Cubs in 2003 for a fairly minimal return under pressure to dump his $6 million salary for 2004, and he proceeded to become a star for the Cubs. Aramis Nin Ramírez (ʌrˈɑːmɪs or /ərˈɑːmɪs/ born June 25, 1978 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) is an all-star Major League The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. Headline event of the year The Florida Marlins become World Series champions holding off a dynastic New York Yankees team 4 games to Headline events of the year The Boston Red Sox win their first World Series since, ending the Curse of the Bambino. Brian Giles was one of the National League's best hitters for several years, but he and his $9 million salary were also traded in 2003 to the San Diego Padres for youngsters Oliver Pérez, Jason Bay, and Cory Stewart. Brian Stephen Giles (pronounced JYLES (born January 20, 1971 in El Cajon, California) is an American Major League Baseball The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League ( NL) is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball The San Diego Padres are a Major League Baseball team based in San Diego California since their founding in 1969 Óliver Pérez Martinez (born August 15, 1981, in Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico) is a Major League Baseball Left-handed Jason Raymond Bay (born September 20, 1978 in Trail, British Columbia, Canada) is a Major League Baseball player for the Pirate fans found this trade much more palatable in the short run, as Pérez led the majors in strikeouts per inning and Bay won the Rookie of the Year Award award in 2004, while Giles put up a subpar season by his standards. In Baseball or Softball, a strikeout or strike out (denoted by SO or K) occurs when a batter receives three strikes An inning, or innings, is a fixed-length segment of a game in any of a variety of Sports &ndash most notably Cricket and Baseball during In Major League Baseball, the Rookie of the Year Award is given annually to one player from each league as voted upon by the Baseball Writers Association of America After the 2004 season, Jason Kendall went to the Oakland Athletics in a cross-exchange of high-salary players. Jason Daniel Kendall (born June 26, 1974 in San Diego, California) is a Major League Baseball Catcher for the Milwaukee The Oakland Athletics are a professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. Though this rash of trades has not been popular in Pittsburgh, it is generally accepted that it can mostly be attributed to the aforementioned "small market syndrome. "

Illustrating the Pirates' rebuilding efforts, at the close of the 2005 season, the team fielded the youngest roster in baseball, with an average age of 26. 2005 Major League Baseball season Headline events of the year Chicago White Sox swept the Houston Astros to win the World Series 6. (The next youngest team was the Kansas City Royals, with an average age of 27. The Kansas City Royals are a Major League Baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. 1. ) During the course of the season, 14 players were called up from its Triple-A affiliate, the Indianapolis Indians, 12 of whom made their first major league appearance. The Indianapolis Indians are a Minor league baseball team based in Indianapolis Indiana. On September 6, manager Lloyd McClendon was fired after 5 losing seasons as manager. Lloyd Glenn McClendon (born January 11 1959 in Gary Indiana) is a former left and Right fielder and manager in On October 11, Jim Tracy was hired as the new manager. Events 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed James Edwin Tracy (born December 31 1955 in Hamilton, Ohio) is a former manager in Major League Baseball who most recently

The 2006 season got off to a slow start with the Pirates losing their first six games. 2006 Major League Baseball season|2006 Nippon Professional Baseball season Headline Event of the Year The 2006 World Baseball Classic is a surprise success Manager Jim Tracy earned his first win as the new Pirate's skipper on April 9 against the Cincinnati Reds. James Edwin Tracy (born December 31 1955 in Hamilton, Ohio) is a former manager in Major League Baseball who most recently Events 193 - Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum (in the Balkans) The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA The Pirates hosted the All Star Game at PNC Park. The 2006 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 77th playing of the midseason exhibition Baseball game between the all-stars of the American League PNC Park is a Baseball park located in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. The Pirates went into the game with a disastrous and disappointing 30-60 record. During the second half of the season, the Pirates made a successful turn around and finished the second half with a 37-35 record. This is the first time the Pirates have finished the second half of the season with a winning record since 1992. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Toronto Blue Jays over Atlanta Braves (4-2 Pat Borders, MVP Third baseman Freddy Sanchez won the National League batting title for the 2006 season with an average of . Frederick Phillip "Freddy" Sanchez Jr (born December 21, 1977 in Hollywood California) is an Infielder in Major League Baseball The batting championship is awarded to the Major League Baseball player in each of the American League and the National League who has the highest Batting average 344.

2007 was a year of transition for the Pirates. After 52 seasons with Newsradio 1020 KDKA AM, the Pirates switched their flagstation affiliate to WPGB FM Newstalk 104.7. KDKA (1020 AM) is a Radio station in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania and is often said to be the oldest commercial radio station in the United States WPGB is a talk radio station based in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania.

In addition, Robert Nutting replaced McClatchy as majority owner, becoming the sixth majority owner in Pirates history. Robert Nutting (born March 29 1962 in Wheeling West Virginia) is the Chairman of the Board and principal owner of the Pittsburgh Pirates baseball team On July 6, 2007, Kevin McClatchy announced he is stepping down as the Pirates CEO at the end of the 2007 season. Events 1044 - The Battle of Ménfő takes place 1189 - Richard the Lionheart is crowned King of England Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Minor League Baseball ^[13]

On September 7, 2007, Nutting fired general manager Dave Littlefield. Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece. Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Minor League Baseball David Littlefield is a former Major League Baseball executive ^[14]

2007-present: New organizational management

The Pittsburgh Pirates began to shape their organizational management as the fall of 2007 came. On September 13, Frank Coonelly, chief labor counsel for Major League Baseball, was introduced as the team's new president. Events 509 BC - The Temple of Jupiter on Rome 's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September Frank Coonelly is the president of the Pittsburgh Pirates. His hiring was announced by the Pirates on September 13 2007 ^[15] On September 25, 2007, the Pirates announced the hiring of Neal Huntington, formerly a scout in the Cleveland Indians organization, as the team's new general manager. Events 303 - On a voyage preaching the Gospel, Saint Fermin of Pamplona is beheaded in Amiens, France Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Minor League Baseball Neal Huntington (born 1969 is the 12th person to serve as General Manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates Major League Baseball organization The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. ^[16] On October 5, 2007, Jim Tracy was fired by the Pirates, leaving them with another search for a manager. James Edwin Tracy (born December 31 1955 in Hamilton, Ohio) is a former manager in Major League Baseball who most recently Torey Lovullo had originally been named as a leading candidate for the position^[17], but his name was gradually replaced by others in the minor league ranks, one being Ottawa Lynx manager John Russell, who eventually was named the new manager November 5, 2007. Salvatore Anthony Lovullo (born July 25, 1965, in Santa Monica California) was a Major League Baseball infielder and current manager of the The Ottawa Lynx was a Minor league baseball team that formerly competed in the Triple-A International League (IL from 1993 to 2007. John William Russell (born January 5 1961 in Oklahoma City Oklahoma) is a former Catcher and Outfielder in Major League Baseball Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) He had originally been the third base coach under previous manager Lloyd McClendon from 2003-2005 until he was fired by the previous General Manager Dave Littlefield. Lloyd Glenn McClendon (born January 11 1959 in Gary Indiana) is a former left and Right fielder and manager in David Littlefield is a former Major League Baseball executive ^[18]

Current roster

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Active (25-man) roster				Inactive (40-man) roster		Coaches/Other
Starting rotation 57 Zach Duke 32 Phil Dumatrait 24 Tom Gorzelanny 28 Paul Maholm 45 Ian Snell Bullpen 49 Bryan Bullington 61 Sean Burnett 55 Matt Capps (CL) 34 John Grabow 43 Dámaso Marté 52 Franquelis Osoria 30 Tyler Yates		Catchers 37 Raúl Chávez 41 Ryan Doumit Infielders 19 José Bautista  5 Chris Gomez 25 Adam LaRoche 16 Doug Mientkiewicz 31 Luis Rivas 12 Freddy Sanchez  2 Jack Wilson Outfielders 38 Jason Bay 13 Nate McLouth 18 Jason Michaels 22 Xavier Nady		Pitchers 46 Jimmy Barthmaier 53 Ronald Belisario 50 Dave Davidson 64 Yoslan Herrera 79 Luis Muñoz 58 Rómulo Sánchez 56 Marino Salas 27 Ty Taubenheim 47 John Van Benschoten Catchers 26 Ronny Paulino Infielders 10 Brian Bixler Outfielders  6 Chris Duffy †  3 Nyjer Morgan 51 Steve Pearce 15 Kevin Thompson		Manager  7 John Russell Coaches 86 Heberto Andrade (bullpen catcher) 23 Jeff Andrews (pitching) 29 Tony Beasley (third base) 60 Luis Dorante (bullpen) 17 Lou Frazier (first base) 59 Don Long (hitting) 14 Gary Varsho (bench) † 15-day disabled list * Suspended list # Bereavement list Roster updated 2008-06-06 Transactions • Depth Chart

Players

Baseball Hall of Famers

Jake Beckley (1888–1889, 1891–1896) Jim Bunning (1968–1969) Max Carey (1910–1926) Jack Chesbro (1899–1902) Fred Clarke (Player/Manager, 1900–1915) Roberto Clemente (1955–1972) Joe Cronin (1926–1927) Kiki Cuyler (1921–1927) Barney Dreyfuss (Owner, 1900-1932) Frankie Frisch (Manager, 1940–1946) Pud Galvin (1887–1889, 1891–1892) Rich Gossage (1977) Hank Greenberg (1947) Burleigh Grimes (1916–1917, 1928–1929, 1934)

Ned Hanlon (1889, 1891) Billy Herman (1947) Waite Hoyt (1933–1937) Joe Kelley (1891–1892) George Kelly (1917) Ralph Kiner (1946–1953) Chuck Klein (1939) Freddie Lindstrom (1933–1934) Al Lopez (1940–1946) Connie Mack (1894–1896) Heinie Manush (1938–1939) Rabbit Maranville (1921–1924)

Bill Mazeroski (1956–1972) Bill McKechnie (1907, 1910–1912, 1918, 1920; Manager, 1922–1926) Bob Prince (Announcer, 1948–1975) Branch Rickey (Executive, 1950-1955) Billy Southworth (1918-1920) Willie Stargell (1962–1982) Casey Stengel (1918–1919) Pie Traynor (1920–1934; Player/Manager, 1934–1939) Dazzy Vance (1915) Arky Vaughan (1932–1941) Rube Waddell (1900–1901) Honus Wagner (1900–1917; Manager, 1917) Lloyd Waner (1927–1941, 1944–1945) Paul Waner (1926–1940) Vic Willis (1906–1909)

Retired numbers

• 1 Billy Meyer, Manager, 1948–1952 (Retired 1954)
• 4 Ralph Kiner, OF, 1946–1953 (Retired 1987)
• 8 Willie Stargell, OF-1B, 1962–1982; Coach, 1985 (Retired 1982)
• 9 Bill Mazeroski, 2B, 1956–1972; Coach, 1973 (Retired 1987)
• 11 Paul Waner, OF, 1926–1940 (Retired 2007)
• 20 Pie Traynor, 3B, 1920–1934; Manager, 1934–1939 (Retired 1972)
• 21 Roberto Clemente, OF, 1955–1972 (Retired 1973)
• 33 Honus Wagner, SS, 1900–1917; Manager, 1917; Coach, 1933–1951 (This was his number only as a coach) (Retired 1956)
• 40 Danny Murtaugh, IF, 1948–1951; Coach, 1956–1957; Manager, 1957–1964, 1967, 1970–1973, 1973–1976 (Retired 1977)
• 42 Jackie Robinson, retired throughout Major League Baseball (Retired 1997)

Other notables

Babe Adams Gene Alley Matty Alou Moisés Alou Dick Bartell Gus Bell Jay Bell Ginger Beaumont Steve Blass Bert Blyleven Barry Bonds Bobby Bonilla Smoky Burgess Donie Bush Howie Camnitz John Candelaria Cliff Chambers Donn Clendenon Wilbur Cooper Adam Comorosky Francisco Córdova Bing Crosby Doug Drabek Bob Elliott Dock Ellis

Roy Face Bob Friend Joe Garagiola Phil Garner George Gibson George Grantham Dick Groat Brian Giles Dave Giusti Rich Gossage Charlie Grimm Harvey Haddix Richie Hebner Claude Hendrix Don Hoak Jason Kendall Bruce Kison Ron Kline Ted Kluszewski Remy Kremer Lee Lacy Mike LaValliere Vernon Law Tommy Leach Sam Leever Lefty Leifield

Jim Leyland Jose Lind Kenny Lofton Dale Long Nick Maddox Bill Madlock Al Mamaux Al McBean Stuffy McInnis Mario Mendoza Bob Moose Omar Moreno Manny Mota Danny O'Connell Al Oliver Dave Parker Tony Pena Deacon Phillippe Aramis Ramírez Johnny Ray Rick Rhoden Ricardo Rincón Manny Sanguillén Jason Schmidt

Rip Sewell Bobby Shantz Bob Skinner John Smiley Hal Smith Rennie Stennett Dick Stuart Gus Suhr Jesse Tannehill Chuck Tanner Frank Taveras Kent Tekulve Frank Thomas Luis Tiant Andy Van Slyke Bob Veale Mickey Vernon Bill Virdon Tim Wakefield Dixie Walker Harry Walker Maury Wills Richie Zisk Kevin Young

Franchise records

Won-loss records

• 100 Wins in a Season
  • 1902 (103-36), Fred Clarke
  • 1909 (110-42), Fred Clarke
• 100 Losses in a Season
  • 1890 (23-113), Guy Hecker
  • 1917 (51-103), Jim Callahan and Honus Wagner
  • 1952 (42-112), Billy Meyer
  • 1953 (50-104), Fred Haney
  • 1954 (53–101), Fred Haney
  • 1985 (57-104), Chuck Tanner
  • 2001 (62-100), Lloyd McClendon

First-in-MLB accomplishments

• First franchise to win a World Series on a home run (1960 World Series) in the decisive 7th game. Zachary Thomas Duke (born April 19 1983 in Clifton Texas) is a Starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who currently plays for Phillip Anthony Dumatrait (born July 12, 1981) is a Major League Baseball Left-handed Pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates Thomas Stephen Gorzelanny (born July 12, 1982 in Evergreen Park, Illinois) is a Major League Baseball Pitcher for Paul Gurner Maholm (born June 25, 1982 in Greenwood Mississippi) is a Lefthanded starting Pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates Ian Dante Snell (born October 30, 1981 in Dover Delaware) is a Pitcher in Major League Baseball who currently plays for the Bryan Paul Bullington (born September 30, 1980 in Indianapolis Indiana) is a Major League Baseball Right-handed Pitcher Sean Richard Burnett (born September 17, 1982 in) is a Relief pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball. Matthew Dicus Capps (born September 3, 1983 in Douglasville Georgia) nicknamed "The Mad Capper" is a baseball Relief pitcher John William Grabow (born November 4, 1978, in Arcadia California) is a Left-handed Closing pitcher for the Pittsburgh Dámaso Sabinon Marté (born February 14, 1975 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) is a Left-handed Relief pitcher in Franquelis Antonio Osoria (born September 12, 1981, in Santiago Dominican Republic) is a Major League Baseball pitcher Tyler Kali Yates (born August 7, 1977 in Lihue Hawaii) is a Right-handed Pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Raúl Alexander Chávez (born March 18, 1973 in Valencia Carabobo State, Venezuela) is a Major League Baseball Catcher Ryan Matthew Doumit (born April 3, 1981, in Moses Lake, Washington) is a Major League Baseball Catcher for the Pittsburgh José Antonio Bautista (born October 19, 1980 in Santo Domingo Dominican Republic) is a Major League Baseball Infielder / Christopher Cory Gomez (born June 16, 1971 in Los Angeles, California) is an Infielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates. David Adam LaRoche (born November 6, 1979 in Orange County, California) is a Major League Baseball player Douglas Andrew Mientkiewicz (mɪntˈkeɪvɪtʃ (born June 19, 1974 in Toledo Ohio) is a First baseman who is with the Pittsburgh Luis Wilfredo Rivas (AKA "The Great and Powerful Luis Rivas" (born August 30, 1979 in La Guaira, Vargas State, Frederick Phillip "Freddy" Sanchez Jr (born December 21, 1977 in Hollywood California) is an Infielder in Major League Baseball Jason Raymond Bay (born September 20, 1978 in Trail, British Columbia, Canada) is a Major League Baseball player for the Nathan "Nate" Richard McLouth (Born October 28, 1981 in Muskegon Michigan) is a Major League Baseball player for the Pittsburgh Jason Drew "J-Mike" Michaels (born May 4, 1976 in Tampa, Florida) is an Outfielder for the Pittsburgh Xavier Clifford Nady VI (ɛksˈeɪːvɪər 'neɪdiː born November 14, 1978 in) is a Major League Baseball Outfielder for the New James Richard Barthmaier (born January 6, 1984 in Atlanta Georgia) is an American professional baseball player Ronald Belisario (born December 31, 1982 in Maracay Venezuela) is a Minor league pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Yoslan Herrera (AKA "The Pinata" (born April 28, 1981 in Pinar del Rio Cuba) is a Baseball Pitcher currently playing for For the 18th century explorer see Juan José Pérez Hernández, and for the mayor of Sheboygan Wisconsin see Juan Perez (politician. Marino Salas Ortega (born February 2, 1981 in Hato Mayor, Dominican Republic) is a Relief pitcher in the Pittsburgh Pirates Ty Andrew Taubenheim (born November 17, 1982 in Bellingham Washington) is a Pitcher in Major League Baseball who is currently a John Wesley Van Benschoten (Born April 14, 1980 in San Diego California) is a Major League Baseball player Ronny Leonel Paulino (born April 21, 1981 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) is a Major League Baseball Catcher Brian Joseph Bixler (born October 22, 1982 in) is a Major League Baseball Shortstop for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Christopher Ellis Duffy (born April 20, 1980 in Brattleboro Vermont) is a Major League Baseball player who currently plays Outfield Nyjer Jamid Morgan (born July 2, 1980 in San Francisco California) is a professional Baseball player with the Pittsburgh Pirates Steven Wayne Pearce (born April 13, 1983 in Lakeland Florida) is a Major League Baseball player with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Kevin DeShawn Thompson (born September 18, 1979 in Fort Worth Texas) is a Major League Baseball Right fielder who is currently a John William Russell (born January 5 1961 in Oklahoma City Oklahoma) is a former Catcher and Outfielder in Major League Baseball Arthur Louis Frazier (born January 26, 1965 in St Louis Missouri) was a Major League Baseball player from 1993 to 1998 for the Montreal Gary Andrew Varsho (born June 20, 1961, in Marshfield Wisconsin) was a Major League Baseball outfielder 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year Jacob Peter Beckley ( August 4, 1867 &ndash June 25, 1918) nicknamed "Eagle Eye" was a Major League Baseball player James Paul David "Jim" Bunning (born October 23, 1931) is an American politician and former Pitcher in Major League Baseball Max George Carey ( January 11, 1890 &ndash May 30, 1976) was an American Center fielder in Major League Baseball John Dwight Chesbro ( June 5, 1874 &ndash November 6, 1931) was a Major League Baseball Pitcher at the turn of the Fred Clifford Clarke ( October 3, 1872 &ndash August 14, 1960) was a Hall of Fame Major League Baseball player Roberto Clemente Walker (August 18 1934 &ndash December 31 1972 was a professional baseball player and a Major League Baseball Right fielder. Joseph Edward Cronin ( October 12, 1906 – September 7, 1984) was a Major League Baseball player from to and manager Hazen Shirley "Kiki" Cuyler ( August 30 1898 – February 11 1950) was a Major League Baseball right fielder from 1921 until Bernhard "Barney" Dreyfuss (February 23 1865 – February 5 1932 was a German- Jewish -American executive in Major League Baseball who owned the Pittsburgh Francis "Frankie" Frisch ( September 9, 1898 — March 12, 1973) nicknamed the Fordham Flash, or The Old Flash James Francis "Pud" Galvin ( December 25, 1856 &ndash March 7, 1902) an American professional Baseball Richard Michael "Goose" Gossage (born July 5 1951 in Colorado Springs Colorado) is a former right-handed Relief pitcher in Major League Baseball Henry Benjamin "Hank" Greenberg ( January 1, 1911, New York New York – September 4, 1986) nicknamed "Hammerin' Burleigh Arland Grimes ( August 18 1893 – December 6 1985) was an American professional Baseball player and the last Edward Hugh "Ned" Hanlon ( August 22, 1857 - April 14, 1937) was a 19th century Major League Baseball player and William Jennings Bryan "Billy" Herman ( July 7 1909 - September 5 1992) was an American Second baseman in Waite Charles Hoyt ( September 9, 1899 &ndash August 25, 1984) was an American Right-handed Pitcher in Joseph James Kelley ( December 9, 1871 &ndash August 14, 1943) was an American Left fielder in Major League Baseball George Lange Kelly September 10, 1895, San Francisco California - October 13, 1984, Burlingame California) Ralph McPherran Kiner (born October 27, 1922) is an American former Major League Baseball player and current Announcer. Charles Herbert "Chuck" Klein ( October 7 1904 - March 28 1958) was a Major League Baseball player who played for the Frederick Charles Lindstrom ( November 21 1905 - October 4 1981) was a Major League Baseball player during the 1920s and 1930s Alfonso Ramon "Al" Lopez ( August 20 1908 &ndash October 30 2005) was an American Catcher and manager Cornelius Alexander Mack ( December 22, 1862  – February 8, 1956) born Cornelius Alexander McGillicuddy, was an American Henry Emmett Manush ( July 20 1901 &ndash May 12 1971) nicknamed Heinie, was an American Left fielder Walter James Vincent Maranville ( November 11, 1891 - January 5, 1954) better known as Rabbit Maranville due to his speed and William Stanley Mazeroski (born September 5 1936 in Wheeling West Virginia) nicknamed "Maz" is a former Major League Baseball player who spent his entire William Boyd McKechnie ( August 7 1886 - October 29 1965) was an American Third baseman, manager and coach Robert Ferris Prince ( July 1[[ 916]] - June 10[[ 985]] was an American Radio and Television Sportscaster and commentator Wesley Branch Rickey ( December 15 1881 &ndash December 9 1965) was an innovative Major League Baseball executive best known William Harrison Southworth (March 9 1893 &ndash November 15 1969 was an American Right fielder, Center fielder and manager in Major League Baseball Wilver Dornell "Willie" Stargell ( March 6, 1940 &ndash April 9, 2001) nicknamed " Pops " in the later years of Charles Dillon "Casey" Stengel ( July 30, 1890 - September 29, 1975) nicknamed "The Old Professor" was an American Harold Joseph "Pie" Traynor ( November 11, 1898 - March 16, 1972) was a Professional baseball Third baseman who Clarence Arthur "Dazzy" Vance ( March 4, 1891 - February 16, 1961) was a star Major League Baseball pitcher during Joseph Floyd "Arky" Vaughan ( March 9, 1912 - August 30, 1952) was a Professional baseball Shortstop. George Edward Waddell (October 13 1876 - April 1 1914 was an American left-handed Pitcher in Major League Baseball. Johannes Peter "Honus" Wagner (ˈhɑnəs ˈwæɡnɚ February 24 1874 &ndash December 6 1955) nicknamed " The Flying Dutchman Lloyd James Waner ( March 16, 1906 - July 22, 1982) was a Major League Baseball player Paul Glee Waner ( April 16, 1903 - August 29, 1965) was a German-American player in Professional baseball who along with Victor Gazaway Willis ( April 12, 1876 – August 3, 1947) was a Major League Baseball player William Adam Meyer ( January 14 1892 – March 31 1957) was an American Baseball player and manager. Ralph McPherran Kiner (born October 27, 1922) is an American former Major League Baseball player and current Announcer. 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Thomas William Leach ( November 4 1877 - September 29 1969) was a Center fielder and Third baseman in Major League Samuel Leever ( December 23, 1871 - May 19, 1953) nicknamed "The Goshen Schoolmaster" was an American right-handed Albert Peter "Lefty" Leifield ( September 5, 1883 in Trenton Illinois - October 10, 1970 in Alexandria Virginia James Richard Leyland (born December 15 1944 in Perrysburg Ohio) is a Major League Baseball manager for the Detroit Tigers. José Lind Salgado, nicknamed "Chico" (Born May 1, 1964 in Toa Baja Puerto Rico) is a former Major League Baseball player and former Kenneth Lofton (born May 31, 1967 in East Chicago Indiana) is a veteran Major League Baseball Outfielder. Richard Dale Long ( February 6, 1926 - January 27, 1991) was a First baseman in Professional baseball. Nicholas Maddox ( November 9, 1886 in Govanstown Maryland - November 27, 1954 in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania) was a former Bill Madlock Jr (born January 12, 1951 in Memphis Tennessee) is a former Major League Baseball player Albert Leon Mamaux ( May 30, 1894 - January 2, 1963) was a professional Baseball player and manager Alvin O'Neal McBean (born May 15, 1938, in Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands) is a retired professional Baseball player who played John Phalen "Stuffy" McInnis ( September 19 1890 - February 16 1960) was a First baseman and manager in Major Mario Mendoza (born December 26, 1950 in Chihuahua Chihuahua, Mexico) is a former Major League Baseball Infielder who Robert (Bob Ralph Moose Jr ( October 9, 1947 - October 9, 1976) was a former Major League Baseball pitcher from 1967 to 1976 Omar Renan Moreno Quintero (born October 24, 1952, Puerto Armuelles, Panama) was a Major League Baseball Outfielder Manuel Rafael Mota Geronimo, or more commonly known as Manny Mota (born on February 18, 1938 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) Daniel Francis O'Connell ( January 21, 1927 - October 2, 1969) born in Paterson New Jersey was an Infielder for the Albert Oliver Jr (born October 14 1946 in Portsmouth Ohio) is a former Major League Baseball player David Gene "The Cobra" Parker (born June 9, 1951 in Calhoun Mississippi) is an American former player in Major League Baseball Antonio Francisco Peña Padilla, widely known as Tony Peña (born June 4 1957 in Monte Cristi, Dominican Republic) is a former Major League Baseball Charles Louis "Deacon" Phillippe (originally Phillippi) ( May 23, 1872 - March 30, 1952) was a turn-of-the-century pitcher Aramis Nin Ramírez (ʌrˈɑːmɪs or /ərˈɑːmɪs/ born June 25, 1978 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) is an all-star Major League John Cornelius Ray (born March 1 1957 in Chouteau Oklahoma, USA is a former Second baseman in Major League Baseball who had a 10-year Richard Alan Rhoden (born May 16, 1953) is a Professional golfer and was a Major League Baseball pitcher Ricardo Rincón Espinoza (born April 13, 1970 in Cuitláhuac, Veracruz, Mexico) is a Relief pitcher for the New York Manuel De Jesus Sanguillen Magan, better known as Manny Sanguillen or "Sangy" (born March 21 1944 in Colon Panama) is a former Jason David Schmidt (born January 29, 1973 in Lewiston Idaho) is a Major League Baseball Pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers Truett Banks "Rip" Sewell ( May 11, 1907 - September 3, 1989) was a right-handed Starting pitcher in Major League Baseball Robert Clayton Shantz (born September 26, 1925 in Pottstown Pennsylvania) was a Major League Baseball Pitcher for the Philadelphia Robert Ralph Skinner (born October 3, 1931, La Jolla California) is a scout for the Houston Astros and a former Outfielder John Smiley (born March 17, 1965 in Phoenixville Pennsylvania) is an American former Major League Baseball Pitcher who Hal Smith can refer to different people Hal Smith (actor, an Actor and voice-over artist Hal Smith (catcher, an MLB catcher Rennie Stennett, born Renaldo Antonio Stennett Porte ( April 5, 1951 in Colón Panama) is a former Second baseman in Major League Richard Lee Stuart ( November 7, 1932 - December 15, 2002) was a Major League Baseball First baseman from 1958 to 1969 August Richard "Gus" Suhr ( January 3, 1906 - January 15, 2004) was a Major League Baseball First baseman. 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Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Yankees over Brooklyn Dodgers (4-2 All-Star Game Fred Girard Haney ( April 25, 1898 – November 9, 1977) was an American Third baseman, manager, coach Champions Major League Baseball World Series: New York Giants over Cleveland Indians (4-0 All-Star Game Fred Girard Haney ( April 25, 1898 – November 9, 1977) was an American Third baseman, manager, coach Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Kansas City Royals over St Charles William Tanner (born July 4, 1929 in New Castle Pennsylvania) is a former Left fielder and manager in Major League Baseball Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Caribbean World Series: Lloyd Glenn McClendon (born January 11 1959 in Gary Indiana) is a former left and Right fielder and manager in In Baseball, a walk-off home run is a Home run that ends the game The 1960 World Series was played between the Pittsburgh Pirates (NL and New York Yankees (AL from October 5 to October 13, 1960 The only other team to meet this feat is the Toronto Blue Jays in 1993 though they accomplished it in the 6th game of the series. The Toronto Blue Jays are a professional baseball team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The 1993 World Series was the second Series in a row played outside the United States of America and the second to be won outside the USA
• First ever Major League Baseball game broadcast on the radio, a game between the Pirates and the host Philadelphia Phillies aired August 5, 1921, on KDKA-AM Pittsburgh. The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. KDKA (1020 AM) is a Radio station in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania and is often said to be the oldest commercial radio station in the United States The Pirates won the game 8-5.
• The first World Series night game was played in Three Rivers Stadium on October 13, 1971 — eleven years to the day since Mazeroski's walk-off homer brought the Pirates their last World Series title in 1960. Three Rivers Stadium was a Multi-purpose stadium located in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania from 1970 to 2000 Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees Champions Major League Baseball World Series MVP Roberto Clemente All-Star Game, July 13 at In this case, however, it was Game 4 between the Pirates and the Baltimore Orioles, rather than a decisive Game 7. Apparently, good things happen for the Pirates on this date, as they knotted the '71 Series at two games apiece on their way to their fourth title. The 1971 World Series matched the defending champion Baltimore Orioles against the Pittsburgh Pirates, with the Pirates winning in seven games
• The first all-black lineup in MLB history took the field on September 1, 1971. Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Champions Major League Baseball World Series MVP Roberto Clemente All-Star Game, July 13 at ^[19] The lineup was Rennie Stennett, Gene Clines, Roberto Clemente, Willie Stargell, Manny Sanguillen, Dave Cash, Al Oliver, Jackie Hernandez, and Dock Ellis. Rennie Stennett, born Renaldo Antonio Stennett Porte ( April 5, 1951 in Colón Panama) is a former Second baseman in Major League Eugene Anthony (Gene Clines (born October 6, 1946 in San Pablo California) is a former Outfielder in Major League Baseball, Roberto Clemente Walker (August 18 1934 &ndash December 31 1972 was a professional baseball player and a Major League Baseball Right fielder. Wilver Dornell "Willie" Stargell ( March 6, 1940 &ndash April 9, 2001) nicknamed " Pops " in the later years of Manuel De Jesus Sanguillen Magan, better known as Manny Sanguillen or "Sangy" (born March 21 1944 in Colon Panama) is a former David Cash Jr (born June 11, 1948 in Utica New York) is a former Major League Baseball Second baseman who played in the National Albert Oliver Jr (born October 14 1946 in Portsmouth Ohio) is a former Major League Baseball player Jacinto (Zulueta "Jackie" Hernandez (born on September 11, 1940 in Central Tinguaro, Cuba) is a former Major League Baseball Dock Phillip Ellis Jr (born March 11, 1945, in Los Angeles California) is a former professional Baseball player who pitched for the Pittsburgh ^[20]
• The first combined extra inning no-hitter in MLB history took place at Three Rivers Stadium on July 12, 1997. For the baseball procedure see Extra innings. For the TV subscription package see MLB Extra Innings. In Baseball, a no-hitter (also known as a no-hit game, or colloquially a no-no) refers to a game in which one of the teams prevented the other from getting Events 1191 - Saladin 's garrison surrenders ending the two-year Siege of Acre. Champions Major League Baseball World Series: Florida Marlins over Cleveland Indians (4-3 Liván Hernández, Francisco Cordova (9 innings) and Ricardo Rincon (1 inning) combined to no-hit the Houston Astros, 3-0 in 10 innings. Francisco Córdova (born April 26, 1972 in Veracruz Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave Mexico) is a former Major League Baseball right-handed Ricardo Rincón Espinoza (born April 13, 1970 in Cuitláhuac, Veracruz, Mexico) is a Relief pitcher for the New York The Houston Astros are a Professional baseball team based in Houston Texas. Pinch-hitter Mark Smith's three-run walk-off home run in the bottom of the 10th inning sealed the victory and the no-hitter for the Pirates. For other uses see Pinch hitter (cricket. In Baseball, a pinch hitter is a substitute batter. Mark Edward Smith (born May 7, 1970 in Pasadena California) is retired a Major League Baseball Outfielder. In Baseball, a walk-off home run is a Home run that ends the game It remains the only such no-hitter to date. ^[21]
• The Pirates have not had a winning season since 1992. They currently have 15 consecutive losing seasons. If they finish with a losing record in both 2008 and 2009, they will break the record held by the Philadelphia Phillies of 16 consecutive losing seasons.

Quick facts

• Founded: 1882, as a charter member of the American Association. This article refers to the former Baseball major league that existed from 1882 to 1891 Transferred to the National League in 1887. The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League ( NL) is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball
• Uniform colors: Black, gold, and red accent.
• Logo design: Pirate caricature superimposed on crossed baseball bats
• Team motto: Pride. Passion. Pittsburgh Pirates.
• Official mascot: Pirate Parrot (1979–Present), Buccaneer (1995 only), Captain Jolly Roger (2006–Present)^[22]
• Team Nickname(s): Bucs, Buccos, Corsairs (rarely used), Battlin' Bucs, Fam-a-lee/Family (1979)
• Playoff appearances (14): 1903, 1909, 1925, 1927, 1960, 1970*, 1971, 1972*, 1974*, 1975*, 1979, 1990*, 1991*, 1992*. This is a list of current and former Major League Baseball Mascots sorted alphabetically The Buccaneer was a secondary mascot used by the Pittsburgh Pirates baseball club during their 1995 season The 1903 World Series, the first modern World Series to be played in Major League Baseball, matched the Boston American League club against the The 1909 World Series featured the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Detroit Tigers. In the 1925 World Series, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the defending champion Washington Senators in seven games In the 1927 World Series, the New York Yankees swept the Pittsburgh Pirates in four games The 1960 World Series was played between the Pittsburgh Pirates (NL and New York Yankees (AL from October 5 to October 13, 1960 The National League Championship Series was a match-up between the Eastern Division champion Pittsburgh Pirates and the Western Division champion Cincinnati The 1971 World Series matched the defending champion Baltimore Orioles against the Pittsburgh Pirates, with the Pirates winning in seven games The National League Championship Series was played between the Cincinnati Reds and the Pittsburgh Pirates from October 7 to The National League Championship Series was a best-of-five series that matched the Eastern Division champion Pittsburgh Pirates against the Western Division champion The National League Championship Series was a best-of-five match-up between the Eastern Division champion Pittsburgh Pirates and the Western Division champion The 1979 World Series matched the National League 's Pittsburgh Pirates (98-64 against the American League 's Baltimore Orioles (102-57 The National League Championship Series was played between the Cincinnati Reds (91-71 and the Pittsburgh Pirates (95-67 with the Reds coming out on The 1991 National League Championship Series was played between the Atlanta Braves (94-68 and the Pittsburgh Pirates (98-64 with the Braves coming out The 1992 National League Championship Series was played between the Atlanta Braves (98-64 and the Pittsburgh Pirates (96-66 from October BOLD indicates World Series champions, italics indicates N. For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. L. champions, asterisk indicates division champions.
• Current Owner: Robert Nutting
• Current President & CEO: Frank Coonelly
• Current Manager: John Russell
• Current General Manager: Neal Huntington
• Local Television: FSN Pittsburgh
• Local Radio: WPGB-FM
• Spring Training Facility: McKechnie Field, Bradenton, FL

Minor league affiliations

• AAA: Indianapolis Indians, International League
• AA: Altoona Curve, Eastern League
• Advanced A: Lynchburg Hillcats, Carolina League
• A: Hickory Crawdads, South Atlantic League
• Short A: State College Spikes, New York-Penn League
• Rookie: Bradenton Pirates, Gulf Coast League
• Rookie: San Joaquin Pirates, Venezuelan Summer League
• Rookie: San Pedro Pirates, Dominican Summer League

Radio and television

The Pirates have chosen to end the longest relationship between a team and a radio station in American professional sports. Robert Nutting (born March 29 1962 in Wheeling West Virginia) is the Chairman of the Board and principal owner of the Pittsburgh Pirates baseball team Frank Coonelly is the president of the Pittsburgh Pirates. His hiring was announced by the Pirates on September 13 2007 John William Russell (born January 5 1961 in Oklahoma City Oklahoma) is a former Catcher and Outfielder in Major League Baseball Neal Huntington (born 1969 is the 12th person to serve as General Manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates Major League Baseball organization FSN Pittsburgh (sometimes referred to as Fox Sports Pittsburgh) is a cable channel controlled by Fox Sports Net. WPGB is a talk radio station based in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. McKechnie Field is a Baseball field located in Bradenton Florida. Bradenton is a city in Manatee County, Florida, United States. The Indianapolis Indians are a Minor league baseball team based in Indianapolis Indiana. The International League ( IL) is a Minor league baseball league which operates in the eastern United States. The Altoona Curve are a Minor league baseball team based in Altoona Pennsylvania, named after nearby Horseshoe Curve (but also alluding to the The Eastern League is a Minor league baseball league which operates primarily in the northeastern United States, although it has had a team in Ohio The Lynchburg Hillcats are a Minor league baseball team in Lynchburg Virginia. The Carolina League is a Minor league baseball affiliation which operates in the South Atlantic region of the United States. The Hickory Crawdads are a Minor League Baseball team in Hickory North Carolina, USA. The South Atlantic League or "Sally League" is a Minor league baseball League which operates mostly in the Southeastern United States, The State College Spikes are a Short-Season A classification American minor league Baseball team originally affiliated with the St The New York - Penn League is a Minor league baseball league which operates in the northeastern United States. The Gulf Coast Pirates are the Rookie Level minor league affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Gulf Coast League is a Minor league baseball league which operates in Florida. The Venezuelan Summer League is a Minor league baseball Rookie league which operates in Carabobo and Aragua states Venezuela The Dominican Summer League is a branch of affiliated Minor league baseball which is played in the Dominican Republic. This article is about radio broadcasting for other uses see Radio (disambiguation. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Professional sports, as opposed to amateur Sports are those in which athletes receive payment for their performance KDKA first broadcast the Pirates on August 5, 1921; with Westinghouse foreman Harold Arlin behind the mic. KDKA (1020 AM) is a Radio station in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania and is often said to be the oldest commercial radio station in the United States Events 642 - Battle of Maserfield - Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Bernicia. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Founded in 1886 as Westinghouse Electric Company and later renamed Westinghouse Electric Corporation by George Westinghouse. Broadcasts ended in 1924, but returned in 1936. Except for a few years on WWSW in the late 1940s and early 1950s, the Pirates were on KDKA for 61 years. WBGG is a Sports Radio station based in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, owned by Clear Channel Communications. KDKA's 50,000-watt clear channel enabled Pirates fans across the eastern half of North America at night to hear the games. The term is also used in the context of T1 A clear channel, in its general sense is a communications channel, such as a radio

That changed for the 2007 season, when the Pirates moved to FM talk radio station WPGB. Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Minor League Baseball Talk radio is a Radio format containing discussion about topical issues WPGB is a talk radio station based in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. The Pirates cited the desire to reach more people in the 25-54 age bracket coveted by advertisers. The acquisition of the rights means that Clear Channel Communications holds the rights to every major sports team in Pittsburgh. Clear Channel Communications is a media conglomerate company based in the United States. The Pirates have long had a radio network that has extended across four states. Stations for the 2007 season include Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, and Maryland radio broadcasters. [1]

Games are televised on FSN Pittsburgh. FSN Pittsburgh (sometimes referred to as Fox Sports Pittsburgh) is a cable channel controlled by Fox Sports Net. There has been no over-the-air coverage of the Pirates since 2001, when some games were on WCWB. Champions Major League Baseball Regular Season Champions Other champions Caribbean World Series: WPMY-TV is the affiliate of MyNetworkTV in the Pittsburgh market KDKA-TV aired Pirates games from its 1949 sign-on until the early 1990s. KDKA-TV is the CBS owned and operated (O&O Television station in Pittsburgh. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. During the 1990s, games aired on WPXI and WPGH-TV. WPXI Channel 11 is the NBC Television affiliate based in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. WPGH-TV Fox 53 is the Fox Television affiliate broadcasting in Pittsburgh.

Announcers Lanny Frattare, Greg Brown, Bob Walk, John Wehner, and Steve Blass shuttle between the radio and TV booths. Lanny Louis Frattare (born March 23, 1948 in Rochester New York) is a former American Sportscaster. Greg Brown is currently an announcer for the Pittsburgh Pirates on Fox Sports Pittsburgh and radio Robert Vernon (Bob Walk (born November 26, 1956 in Van Nuys California) is a former Major League Baseball Pitcher. John Paul Wehner (born June 29 1967 in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania) is a former Utility player in Major League Baseball and a current Stephen Robert Blass (born April 18, 1942 in Canaan, Connecticut) is a former Major League Baseball right handed Pitcher

Logos & Uniforms

1968–1986 Logo

1997-Present Logo

The Pirates have had many uniforms and logo changes over the years, with the only consistency being the "P" on the team's cap. It was adopted in the mid-1940's. Aside from style changes in the cap itself, the "P" logo has remained since.

The Pirates have long been innovators in baseball uniforms. In 1948, the team broke away from the patriotic "Red, White, & Blue" color scheme when they adopted the current black & gold color scheme, to match that of the colors of the Flag of Pittsburgh and, to a lesser extent at the time, the colors of the then-relatively unknown Pittsburgh Steelers of the NFL. The flag of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania is based on the Coat of arms of the Chatham Family. The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. While they weren't the first baseball team to do this, they were one of the first to do this permanently. Along with the San Francisco Giants, the Bucs are one of two pre-expansion National League teams that completely changed their colors, although red returned as an "accent color" in 1997 and remains today. The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in, that currently play in the National League West Division. The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League ( NL) is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball

In the late 1950's, the team adopted sleeveless jerseys. While not an innovation by the team (that honor goes to the Cincinnati Reds), the Pirates did help to popularize the look. The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA The team brought back the vested jerseys in 2001, a style it has retained since, although the away jerseys said "Pittsburgh" in script instead of "Pirates. "

To coincide with the move into Three Rivers Stadium in 1970, the team introduced pullover spandex uniforms, the first such team in baseball, and a look that would quickly be adopted by most other teams by the end of the decade. Three Rivers Stadium was a Multi-purpose stadium located in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania from 1970 to 2000 Spandex or elastane is a Synthetic fiber known for its exceptional elasticity. The Bucs ditched the pullover style in favor of the traditional button-down style in 1991, one of the last teams to switch.

The Bucs were also innovators in third jerseys. A third jersey or alternate jersey is a sports team's alternate design for the previously established other two jerseys Even though it would be the Oakland A's that would beat them to having such jerseys, the Pirates had four different uniform styles by the late 1970's, and would actually rotate (and sometimes mix, with painful results) the styles daily. The Oakland Athletics are a professional baseball team based in Oakland, California.

In 1976, the National League celebrated its 100th anniversary. The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League ( NL) is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball To coincide with it, all NL teams wore old-style hats compete with horizontal pinstripes. Pin striping (pinstriping is the application of a very thin line of Paint or other material called a pin stripe, and is generally used for decoration After the season, the Pirates were the only team to adopt the hats permanently, and kept the hat through the 1986 season, which would be Barry Bonds rookie season with the team. Barry Bonds led the Pirates with 36 Stolen Bases and finished second on the club with 16 Home Runs Barry Lamar Bonds (born July 24 1964 is a Major League Baseball Outfielder who is currently a Free agent. The hats remain popular items in the throwback market. Throwback uniforms and jerseys are one-time or limited-time variations on a sports team's uniforms styled to resemble uniforms from that team's past.

Represented in other media

• The Pirates are the team managed by Aloysius X. "Guffy" McGovern in the 1951 film Angels in the Outfield starring Janet Leigh and Paul Douglas. Angels in the Outfield is a 1951 Black-and-white film starring Paul Douglas and Janet Leigh, directed by Clarence Brown Janet Leigh (born Jeanette Helen Morrison; July 6, 1927 – October 3, 2004) was an American actress. Paul Douglas ( April 11, 1907 - September 11, 1959) was an American film actor

• In the 1968 film The Odd Couple the Pirates are playing the New York Mets at Shea Stadium in one scene. The Odd Couple is a 1968 film written by Neil Simon, based on his play of the same name, and directed by Gene Saks. William A Shea Municipal Stadium, usually shortened to Shea Stadium or just Shea (ʃeɪ̪ is a Stadium located in the New York City borough

• In the 1984 film The Natural the Pirates are the team opposing the fictional New York Knights in the film's climax. The Natural is a 1984 film adaptation of Bernard Malamud 's 1952 baseball novel of the same name.

• At the end of the 1992 film The Babe the Pirates are the team in the climax at Forbes Field (where Babe Ruth hit his final career home runs). The Babe is a 1992 Biopic about the life of famed Baseball player Babe Ruth, who died in 1948 George Herman Ruth Jr (February 6 1895 &ndash August 16 1948 also popularly known as " Babe " " The Bambino " and " The Sultan of

• In the 1993 film Rookie of the Year, there is a scene featuring former Pirates stars Barry Bonds and Bobby Bonilla striking out. Rookie of the Year is a 1993 baseball movie starring Thomas Ian Nicholas and Gary Busey. Barry Lamar Bonds (born July 24 1964 is a Major League Baseball Outfielder who is currently a Free agent. Roberto Martin Antonio "Bobby" Bonilla (boʊˈniːjə born February 23, 1963 in The Bronx, New York) is a former player in Major

• The yet to be released 2008 film Chasing 3000 features two brothers travelling to Pittsburgh to see Roberto Clemente get his 3,000th base hit in 1972. Chasing 3000 is a 2008 film chronicling the cross-country travel of two boys to see the 3000th Base hit of Major League Baseball legend In Baseball statistics, a hit (denoted by H) sometimes called a base hit, is credited to a batter when the batter safely reaches This is the first film that focuses on the team since 1951's Angels in the Outfield.

See also

References

• Markusen, Bruce. The Team That Changed Baseball: Roberto Clemente and the 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates. [2]. Yardley: Westholme Publishing. 2005. ISBN 1-59416-030-9
• McCollister, John (1998). The Bucs!: The Story of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Lenexa: Addax Publishing Group. ISBN 1-886110-40-9.  
• Nemec, David (2004). The Beer and Whisky League : The Illustrated History of the American Association—Baseball's Renegade Major League. Guilford: The Lyons Press. ISBN 1-59228-188-5.  

External links

• Pittsburgh Pirates Official Website
  • Current MLB standings
• Bucco Blog
• Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Pittsburgh Pirates
• Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Pittsburgh Pirates
• Mondesi's House - Pirates Blog
• Black And Gold Forums - Message Board
• Pittsburgh Lumber Co. - Pirates Blog
• Where Have You Gone, Andy Van Slyke
• Sportsocracy

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