Posts by John Dreker

John Dreker

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Card of the Day: 1949 Bowman Elmer Singleton

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Today’s Card of the Day comes from the 1949 Bowman set, which I have a new-found appreciation for since starting this series because of the player selection in the set. Today’s article is a perfect example. If you want to collect cards of as many Pittsburgh Pirates players as possible,…

This Date in Pittsburgh Pirates History: September 30th, Clemente Collects His 3,000th Hit

This Date in Pittsburgh Baseball History

Today at 12:01 am

Just two former Pittsburgh Pirates born on this date, plus two trades of note and one milestone. The Players Bryan Bullington, pitcher for the 2005 and 2007 Pirates. He was the first overall pick in the 2002 draft out of Ball State, who battled through injuries to pitch parts of…

Card of the Day: 1960 Topps Paul Giel

Card of the Day

Yesterday at 12:01 am

Today’s Card of the Day is another first-time player in this series, and a member of the 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates team that won the third World Series title in franchise history. Pitcher Paul Giel was born on this date in 1932. He pitched for the Pirates during the early part…

This Date in Pittsburgh Pirates History: September 29th, Ed “Cannonball” Morris and Gus Weyhing

This Date in Pittsburgh Baseball History

Yesterday at 12:01 am

Five former Pittsburgh Pirates players have been born on this date, including a pitcher who is the franchise’s single-season leader in many pitching categories. Ed Morris, pitcher for the Pittsburgh Alleghenys from 1885 until 1889. If you look at Pittsburgh Pirates franchise single-season marks, you will find the name Ed…

Card of the Day: 1887-90 N172 Old Judge Bill Watkins and Bill McGunnigle

Card of the Day

28 Sep at 12:02 am

Today’s Cards of the Day are a perfect pair of cards for today’s Pittsburgh Pirates History article. This Card of the Day article is going to be more about the story behind the selection, rather than the cards. Neither one pictures a Pirates player, though they are both connected to…

This Date in Pittsburgh Pirates History: September 28th, Grant Jackson, Louis Bierbauer and Cy Young the III

This Date in Pittsburgh Baseball History

28 Sep at 12:01 am

Seven former Pittsburgh Pirates players have been born on this date, including the man that helped name the Pirates. Louis Bierbauer, second baseman for the Pirates from 1891 until 1896. The abbreviated version of old story goes that after the Player’s League folded in 1890, Pittsburgh “pirated” players from other…

Card of the Day: 1910 E91 Alan Storke

Card of the Day

27 Sep at 12:01 am

Today’s Card of the Day comes from a set that a lot of vintage card collectors ignore, which gives other collectors a chance to pick up Hall of Fame cards at a relatively cheap price. The card is from the 1910 E91 set and it features Pittsburgh Pirates infielder Alan…

This Date in Pittsburgh Pirates History: September 27th, Pirates Clinch Third Straight Division Title

This Date in Pittsburgh Baseball History

27 Sep at 12:01 am

Eight former Pittsburgh Pirates players have been born on this date, including a member of the 1909 World Series champs. Alan Storke, infield for the Pirates from 1906 until 1909. The Pirates acquired him in the 1906 Rule 5 draft after he batted .290 with 14 extra-base hits in 57…

This Date in Pittsburgh Pirates History, September 26th, The First (Unofficial) No-Hitter

This Date in Pittsburgh Baseball History

26 Sep at 12:01 am

Nine former Pittsburgh Pirates players have been born on this date, including a player from the 1991-92 NL East champs. There’s also one game of note at the bottom. Chris Archer, pitcher for the 2018-19 Pirates. He was a fifth round pick of the Cleveland Indians out of high school…

Card of the Day: 1961 & 1962 Topps Bobby Shantz

Card of the Day

26 Sep at 12:01 am

This is one of my favorite variations for our Card of the Day article. Bobby Shantz played just one season for the Pittsburgh Pirates, coming over in a trade with the Washington Senators on December 16, 1960, then departing on October 10, 1961 as an expansion draft pick of the…