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Jacob Hartmeyer Misses His Chance at the Majors

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Today at 10:31 am

On June 18, 1888 the Pittsburgh Alleghenys headed to Zanesville, Ohio to play two exhibition games against the Zanesville Kickapoos of the Tri-State League. The Alleghenys were struggling at the time with a 14-26 record, losers of six straight. They were also on their way west to play the Chicago…

This Date in Pittsburgh Pirates History: June 19th, Reuss and Swift Headline a Very Busy Day

This Date in Pittsburgh Baseball History

Today at 9:00 am

Ten former Pittsburgh Pirates born on this date, including two top pitchers of their era. Jerry Reuss, pitcher for the 1974-78 and 1990 Pirates. He was signed as a second round draft pick of the St Louis Cardinals in 1967 out of high school in St Louis. That first year…

Pittsburgh Pirates Memorabilia: Frank Thomas Letter and 1954 Bowman Card

Pittsburgh Baseball Memorabilia

Yesterday at 10:30 am

Today’s article is a special guest submission from Pittsburgh Pirates collector and fan, Jarrod Ranone. You have probably see that name here before if you follow the history side closely. He has submitted two Card of the Day articles already and two Pirates Memorabilia articles as well. This article here…

This Date in Pittsburgh Pirates History: June 18th, Pirates Trade Cy Young for Cy Young

This Date in Pittsburgh Baseball History

Yesterday at 9:00 am

Four former Pittsburgh Pirates players born today, plus a trade the Pirates made to help with a pennant run. The Trade On this date in 1908, the Pirates traded pitchers Tom McCarthy and Harley Young to the Boston Doves for pitcher Irv Young. The Pirates were looking to add to their rotation…

Card of the Day: 1959 Topps Bennie Daniels

Card of the Day

17 Jun at 10:30 am

Today’s Card of the Day is from a subset of the 1959 Topps set and it features Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Bennie Daniels. I have used 1959 Topps cards for this series three times, but this is the first one I’ve used in ten months. Even with three other examples, this…

This Date in Pittsburgh Pirates History: June 17th, The Louisville Slugger, Pete Browning

This Date in Pittsburgh Baseball History

17 Jun at 9:00 am

Four former Pittsburgh Pirates players born on this date, including one of the best hitters ever. There is also a trade, which involved a player the Pirates had acquired just two days earlier. The Trade On this date in 1892, the Pirates traded second baseman Cub Stricker to the Baltimore…

Card of the Day: 1995 Donruss Kevin Young

Card of the Day

16 Jun at 10:31 am

Kevin Young played first base for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1992 through 1995, then again from 1997 through 2003. He is with the Pirates still to this day, serving as a special assistant in the front office and he’s part of the broadcast team, serving his first year in that…

This Date in Pittsburgh Pirates History: June 16th, Kevin Young

This Date in Pittsburgh Baseball History

16 Jun at 9:00 am

Eight former Pittsburgh Pirates players born on this date, plus a trade of note. The Players Kevin Young, first baseman for the 1992-95 and 1997-2003 Pirates. He was a seventh round draft pick of the Pirates in 1990 out of the University of Southern Mississippi. He debuted in the New…