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

This Date in Pittsburgh Baseball History

Today 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

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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…

This Date in Pittsburgh Pirates History, September 25th, Tony Womack and an NL Pennant Clinched

This Date in Pittsburgh Baseball History

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Five former Pittsburgh Pirates players have been born on this date, plus we have one game of note. Vance Worley, pitcher for the 2014-15 Pirates. The Philadelphia Phillies drafted him twice, taking him in the 20th round out of high school in 2005, and then again out of Cal State…

Card of the Day: 2014 Topps Update Vance Worley

Card of the Day

Yesterday at 12:01 am

Today is another first-time player for the Card of the Day series. Vance Worley pitched for the 2014-15 Pittsburgh Pirates, helping them to the playoffs twice. He did great work for the 2014 team, going 8-4, 2.85 in 110.2 innings over 17 starts and one relief appearance. He had more…

Card of the Day: 2012 Topps Heritage Jeff Karstens

Card of the Day

24 Sep at 12:02 am

This is the second appearance for Jeff Karstens in our Card of the Day series. I remembered writing up the first article, though I didn’t remember that it was posted exactly a year ago today. That one was his 2010 Upper Deck card. This is the first appearance for the…

This Date in Pittsburgh Pirates History, September 24th, Pirates Extend Their Longest Season Winning Streak

This Date in Pittsburgh Baseball History

24 Sep at 12:01 am

Seven former Pittsburgh Pirates players have been born on this date, plus we have a game of note. Travis Ishikawa, first baseman for the 2014-15 Pirates. He hit .217 in 53 games with the Pirates, split over two different stints. Ishikawa also had two stints with the San Francisco Giants…

Card of the Day: 1985 Topps Jim Winn

Card of the Day

23 Sep at 12:01 am

Today’s Card of the Day selection comes from one of the ten former Pittsburgh Pirates born on September 23rd. I decided to knock out a player who hasn’t been in this series before, even though there were some bigger names available for the day. Jim Winn played four seasons for…

This Date in Pittsburgh Pirates History, September 23rd, Jim Morrison, Jim Winn and Jim Rooker

This Date in Pittsburgh Baseball History

23 Sep at 12:01 am

Ten former Pittsburgh Pirates players have been born on this date, including a member of the 1979 World Series champs. We also have one game of note. Chris Volstad, pitcher for the 2015 Pirates. He was a first round pick out of high school by the Florida Marlins in 2005,…