Card of the Day: 2006 Tristar Prospects Plus Brad Lincoln/Tim Lincecum
Today’s Card of the Day is actually for a birthday coming up tomorrow. If you saw today’s This Date in…
Card of the Day: 2009 Bowman Gold Vic Black
Today’s Card of the Day features a former Pittsburgh Pirates player who is still with the team. Well, first he…
Card of the Day: 1917 E135 Collins-McCarthy Honus Wagner
There aren’t many years of Pittsburgh Pirates baseball lacking representation in our Card of the Day series. Most of the…
Card of the Day: 1936 R312 Goudey Mace Brown
Today’s Card of the Day features Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Mace Brown, who pitched seven seasons for the team, but often…
Card of the Day: 1925 Exhibits George Grantham
Today’s Card of the Day features a player who might be the most underrated in team history. I know the…
Card of the Day: 2013 Topps Update Red Brandon Inge
Brandon Inge was a very good Major League player who had a forgettable end to his big league career with…
Card of the Day: 1914 Cracker Jack Babe Adams
Today’s Card of the Day comes from a set that should have been utilized here more often by now. The…
Card of the Day: 1923 Willard Chocolate Hal Carlson
With ten former Pittsburgh Pirates born on May 17th, as well as two significant trades made with the St Louis…
Card of the Day: 1992 Topps Stadium Club Bob Patterson
Today’s This Date in Pittsburgh Pirates History article covers two strong pitchers from the 1980s Pirates. Both Rick Rhoden and…
Card of the Day: 1963 Post Al McBean
Today is the 84th birthday of Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Al McBean, who was with the team during the 1961-68 seasons,…
Card of the Day: 1951 Topps Connie Mack All-Stars Honus Wagner
Today’s Card of the Day was my second choice and it found me. I wanted to use a Connie Mack…
Card of the Day: 2011 Bowman Platinum Evan Meek Game Used Relic/Autograph
Today’s Pittsburgh Pirates Card of the Day comes from the 2011 Bowman Platinum set. It features relief pitcher Evan Meek,…
Card of the Day: 2011 Upper Deck SP Legendary Cuts Joe Sewell/Rip Sewell
Today’s Pittsburgh Pirates Card of the Day features a Hall of Famer and someone who will likely end up in…
Card of the Day: 2003 Fleer Platinum Tony Alvarez
Today’s article is another two-for-one special. This is the first time featuring Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Tony Alvarez in this series.…
Card of the Day: 1912 C46 Joe Kelley
It feels like it was just yesterday that I was talking about how I loved the design of the 1912…
Card of the Day: 1940 Play Ball Johnny Rizzo
Today’s Pittsburgh Pirates Card of the Day features a player who was traded on this date in 1940, right around…
Card of the Day: 1931 Zee-Nut Dave Barbee
In about 99.5% of these Card of the Day articles, the player we feature is pictured on the Pittsburgh Pirates.…
Card of the Day: 1950 Bowman Bob Chesnes
Today’s Card of the Day comes from a player appearing in this series for the first time, and he won’t…
Card of the Day: 1972 Topps In Action Jose Pagan
Today’s Card of the Day comes from a great subset of the 1972 Topps set. That year they took photos…
Card of the Day: 1989 Bowman Ken Oberkfell
In 1989, Topps brought the Bowman name back for a mid-season set they released consisting of 484 cards. The set…
Card of the Day: 1983 Topps Rod Scurry
Today marks the 140th anniversary of the first game in Pittsburgh Pirates franchise history. That seems like an odd way…
Card of the Day: 1958 Topps Gene Baker
Today’s Card of the Day is the first appearance here for infielder Gene Baker. He was acquired by the Pirates…
Card of the Day: 1982 Donruss Phil Garner Error
Today’s Pittsburgh Pirates Card of the Day comes with a bit of an asterisk. I once asked people on Twitter…
Card of the Day: 2001 Upper Deck Vintage John Vander Wal
Today’s Pittsburgh Pirates Card of the Day article is one of my favorites to write. Any time I can find…
Card of the Day: 1962 Topps Tom Sturdivant
Today’s Card of the Day comes from one of my favorite Topps sets ever. If we are going strictly by…
Card of the Day: 1998 Donruss Francisco Cordova
Today is the 50th birthday of Francisco Cordova, the man who threw 90% of one of the greatest pitched games…
Card of the Day: 1960 Topps Fred Green
I decided recently to post a Card of the Day for the most prominent member of the 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates,…
Card of the Day: 1980 Baseball Immortals Jake Beckley
In 1980, TCMA and Renata Galasso Inc. decided to team up on a set called Baseball Immortals, which was released…
Card of the Day: 1948 R346 Hank Greenberg
Hank Greenberg is one of the best players to ever suit up for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He lost four years…
Card of the Day: 1980 TCMA Mickey Vernon
Today’s Card of the Day comes from a player from the 1960 World Series winning Pittsburgh Pirates. Mickey Vernon’s role…
Card of the Day: 2008 Upper Deck First Edition Ronny Paulino
Today’s Card of the Day comes from a first-time set and it features a first-time player. The 2008 Upper Deck…
Card of the Day: 2006 Topps Heritage Chris Duffy
Today’s Card of the Day comes from a set that we haven’t covered here yet, but it will look very…
Card of the Day: 1990 Leaf RJ Reynolds
Today’s Card of the Day comes from the 1990 Leaf set, which is one of the few sets from that…
Card of the Day: 2021 Topps Fan Favorites Steve Blass
Today’s Card of the Day celebrates a man who spent the better part of his entire life with the Pittsburgh…
Card of the Day: 1906 Fan Craze Deacon Phillippe
The Pittsburgh Pirates opened their best season ever on this date in 1902, with Deacon Phillippe getting the Opening Day…
Card of the Day: 1939 Play Ball Joe Bowman
Today’s Card of the Day comes from a set that we have covered here a few times already, but the…
Card of the Day: 1987 Topps Mike Diaz
Today’s Pittsburgh Pirates Card of the Day article covers a set that I assumed was covered here before. Along with…
Card of the Day: 2005 Cracker Jack John Van Benschoten
Today’s Pittsburgh Pirates Card of the Day features a first-time player and a first-time set. John Van Benschoten is not…
This Date in Pittsburgh Pirates History: April 13th, Claude Hendrix, Steve Pearce and Ricardo Rincon
Six former Pittsburgh Pirates players have been born on this date. Steve Pearce, first baseman/right fielder for the 2007-11 Pirates.…
Card of the Day: 2009 Upper Deck Steve Pearce
Today’s Card of the Day comes from the 2009 Upper Deck set. Not only is it the first time for…
Card of the Day: 1909 E95 Vic Willis
Today’s Card of the Day subject is Hall of Fame pitcher Vic Willis, who filled out his Cooperstown resume during…
Card of the Day: 2022 Topps 35th Anniversary Roberto Clemente
I haven’t featured any cards from 2022 yet and we are already 100+ days into the year, so what better…
Card of the Day: 1961 Topps Joe Gibbon
Today’s Card of the Day player is one who should have been featured in this series by now. Joe Gibbon…
Card of the Day: 2001 Fleer Platinum Todd Ritchie
On this date in 2001, the Pittsburgh Pirates played their first game ever at PNC Park. The pitcher that day…
Card of the Day: 2000 Upper Deck MVP Wil Cordero
Someone on Twitter recently said that they wanted a Wil Cordero Card of the Day article, so today seemed like…
Card of the Day: 1987 Donruss Leaf Diamond Kings Rick Rhoden
Today’s Card of the Day comes from the cousin of my favorite all-time Donruss set. There’s no denying that the…
Card of the Day: 1980 Kellogg’s Bert Blyleven
Today’s Pittsburgh Pirates Card of the Day features Hall of Fame pitcher Bert Blyleven, who pitched for the 1978-1980 Pirates.…
Card of the Day: 1982 Donruss Bill Robinson
Today’s Card of the Day player choices came down to Rennie Stennett and Bill Robinson. As seen in today’s Pittsburgh…
Card of the Day: 1965 Topps Manny Mota
Today is the second appearance in our Card of the Day series for Manny Mota, who was an outfielder for…
Card of the Day: 2010 Topps Turkey Red Ryan Doumit
Today’s Card of the Day subject is a player who I thought had already appeared in this series before, but…
Card of the Day: 1995 Upper Deck Jon Lieber
Today’s Card of the Day is our first look at the 1995 Upper Deck set. Today’s player is making his…
Card of the Day: 1983 Donruss Action All-Stars Jason Thompson
Today’s Card of the Day comes from the oddball 1983 Donruss Action All-Stars set. It consisted of 60 cards and…
Card of the Day: 1981 Donruss John Milner
Today’s Card of the Day doesn’t have anything to do with the history article from this date. That’s partially due…
Card of the Day: 2004 SPx Mike Johnston Autograph/Jersey Combo
Today’s Card of the Day comes from an Upper Deck product put out in 2004 called SPx. It features Mike…
Card of the Day: 1996 Topps Garrett Long
Today’s Card of the Day came along in an odd way. Last year on this date, I picked a Mike…
Card of the Day: 2016 Topps Archives Mark Melancon
Today’s another one of those first-time players who surprises me that I haven’t had them here before in this Card…
Card of the Day: 1981 Topps Traded Gary Alexander
Today’s Pittsburgh Pirates Card of the Day comes from a set that we haven’t looked at yet, though it looks…
Card of the Day: 1988 Donruss Rookies Randy Milligan
The Pittsburgh Pirates and New York Mets completed a four-player trade on this date in 1988, which had two prospects…
Card of the Day: 2003 Fleer Fall Classic Jimmy Sebring/Cy Young
Today’s Card of the Day was one that I didn’t know existed, at least not that I remember. I probably…
Card of the Day: 2017 Topps Update Christopher Bostick
Christopher Bostick didn’t get much of a chance with the Pittsburgh Pirates. He probably should have been given more time…
Card of the Day: 1933 R306 Butter Cream Ray Kremer
One of the better pitchers in Pittsburgh Pirates history has been in our Card of the Day series just once…
Card of the Day: 2000 Fleer Tradition Jason Phillips
I always pride myself on knowing obscure Pittsburgh Pirates. I’ve written something about every player in team history multiple times,…
Card of the Day: 1991 Swell Baseball Greats Manny Sanguillen
Today’s Pittsburgh Pirates Card of the Day comes from the 1991 Swell Baseball Greats set and it’s the third appearance…
Card of the Day: 1923 W572 Walter Schmidt
Walter Schmidt just might be the most obscure Pittsburgh Pirates player who spent at least nine years with the team.…
Card of the Day: 2008 Topps Jose Bautista/Jose Castillo
I was recently reminded about Today’s Card of the Day selection on Twitter and saved the scan for future use.…
Card of the Day: 1989 Fleer Brian Fisher
As recently mentioned here, we are over two years into our series of almost daily Card of the Day articles.…
Card of the Day: 2017 Topps Archives Fan Favorites John Smiley Autograph
Today’s Pittsburgh Pirates Card of the Day subject had to be John Smiley, left-handed pitcher for the 1986-91 Pirates. That’s…
Card of the Day: 1936 National Chicle Fine Pen Lloyd Waner and Gabby Hartnett
Today would have been the 116th birthday of the man they called “Little Poison” if modern medicine didn’t fail us.…
Card of the Day: 1979 TCMA Nellie King
Today’s Card of the Day subject seemed like a toss-up between Mike Easler and Phil Garner, two members of the…
Card of the Day: 2003 Topps 205 Kenny Lofton Relic Bat
Topps made a splash in 2002 with their 206 set, which was a tribute to the iconic T206 set that…
Card of the Day: 1933 George C Miller Paul Waner
The title of this article is probably a little confusing if you don’t collect older cards. There is a very…
Card of the Day: 1952 Topps Vern Law
Today is the 92nd birthday of Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Vern Law, who ranks as one of the best pitchers in…
Card of the Day: 2021 Topps 206 Dock Ellis
Today is the birth date of Pittsburgh Pirates All-Star pitcher Dock Ellis. He was born on this date in 1945,…
Card of the Day: 1989 Upper Deck John Cangelosi
Today’s Pittsburgh Pirates Card of the Day comes from one of the most groundbreaking sets of the somewhat recent history.…
Card of the Day: 1934 Goudey Arky Vaughan
The second greatest shortstop in baseball history was born on this date in 1912. Arky Vaughan played for the 1932-1941…
Card of the Day: 1996 Upper Deck Collector’s Choice Al Martin
Today’s Card of the Day was picked a few days ago because of the photo on the card. I saw…
Card of the Day: 1977 TCMA Winston “Wink” Cole
I was looking through some old Pittsburgh Pirates minor league cards back on August 2, 2019 and I found a…
This Date in Pittsburgh Pirates History: March 6th, The Great Willie Stargell
Five former Pittsburgh Pirates born on this date, one of them is among the team’s all-time greats. Willie Stargell, 1B/OF…
Card of the Day: 1972 Topps Boyhood Photos Willie Stargell
Today is the birth date of the great Willie Stargell. He was born 82 years ago today. He played for…
Card of the Day: 2003 Topps Fan Favorites Kent Tekulve
Today is the 75th birthday of Kent Tekulve, one of the top two relief pitchers in Pittsburgh Pirates history. We…
Card of the Day: 2012 Topps Michael McKenry Error/Corrected
This is our second time covering the 2012 Topps set and it’s the second time that I landed on a…
Card of the Day: 1991 Fleer Ultra Neal Heaton
This is the second time that we have featured Neal Heaton in this Card of the Day series, but it’s…
Card of the Day: 1963 Sugardale Wieners Don Schwall
My favorite thing to do here is to terminate two flying creatures with one projectile. Today’s Card of the Day…
Card of the Day: 1984 Topps Photo Rub-Downs Johnny Ray
Johnny Ray has only been featured in this Card of the Day series once on his own, but he hasn’t…
Card of the Day: 1986 Topps Mini Leaders Rick Reuschel
Today’s Card of the Day is a mini card of the man who they called Big Daddy. In 1986, Topps…
Card of the Day: 1887 N172 Bill Farmer
One of the funniest conversations I’ve heard is when people talk about the old baseball players and saying that they…
This Date in Pittsburgh Pirates History: February 26th, A Heisman Winner and Preacher Roe
Six former Pittsburgh Pirates players born on this date, starting with the most recent first. Joe Martinez, pitcher for the…
Card of the Day: 1955 Bowman Vic Janowicz
Today’s Pittsburgh Pirates Card of the Day comes from a Heisman trophy winner. Vic Janowicz played for the 1953-54 Pirates.…
Card of the Day: 1922 W501 Wilbur Cooper
Today’s Card of the Day subject is one of the greatest pitchers in Pittsburgh Pirates history. Some might even call…
Card of the Day: 1910 E98 Honus Wagner
Today’s Card of the Day subject is one of the greatest players in baseball history. Honus Wagner was born on…
Card of the Day: 1992 Score Bobby Bonilla
Exactly one year ago today, Bobby Bonilla appeared in our Card of the Day series for the first time. It…
Card of the Day: 1992 Topps Orlando Merced
Today is the third time that I have used Orlando Merced in the Card of the Day series, but it…
Card of the Day: 1963 Fleer Elroy Face
Yesterday was the birthday of Pittsburgh Pirates great, Elroy Face. I used Frankie Gustine for the Card of the Day…
Card of the Day: 1947-66 Exhibits Frankie Gustine
Today’s Card of the Day is the first appearances in this series for Frankie Gustine, who was born on this…
Card of the Day: 2015 Topps Update AJ Burnett
Today’s Card of the Day is the second appearance in this series for AJ Burnett, and it’s the second time…
Card of the Day: 1973 Topps Bob Miller
Today’s Card of the Day comes from a player who hasn’t been featured here yet, and a set that I…
Card of the Day: 1974 O-Pee-Chee Nelson Briles
Today’s the third time in a short time that I’m using a World Series team to decide the Card of…
Card of the Day: 1909-12 Sweet Caporal Domino Disc Lefty Leifield
Today’s Pittsburgh Pirates History article included six former Pirates born on this date. In the title, I noted that it…
Card of the Day: 2013 Topps Chrome/2014 Topps Russell Martin
Today’s Card of the Day article is a little bit different, as if you couldn’t tell by the title. Today…
Card of the Day: 1926 Exhibits Earl Smith
Today’s Card of the Day features Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Earl Smith, who should be a little more well known in…
Card of the Day: 1951 Bowman Pete Castiglione
It’s been almost a year since we have featured the 1951 Bowman set here. We first looked at the set…
Card of the Day: 2011 Topps Heritage Rookie Parade: Infielders, Argenis Diaz
In July of 2009, the Pittsburgh Pirates traded first baseman Adam LaRoche to the Boston Red Sox for minor league…
Card of the Day: 1995 Conlon Nicknames Burleigh Grimes
On this date in 1928, the Pittsburgh Pirates picked up Hall of Fame pitcher Burleigh Grimes in a one-for-one deal…
This Date in Pittsburgh Pirates History: February 11th, Pirates Trade for a Familiar Hall of Fame Pitcher
Two former Pittsburgh Pirates born on this date and one significant trade to mention. The Trade On this date in…
Card of the Day: 1981 Fleer Eddie Solomon
Today’s Card of the Day comes from the 1981 Fleer set, the first big set put out by Fleer once…
Card of the Day: 1973 Topps Gene Clines
Gene Clines, who played for the 1970-74 Pittsburgh Pirates, recently passed away at the age of 75. While looking for…
Card of the Day: 1968 Topps Juan Pizarro
Today’s Card of the Day comes from the terrific looking 1968 Topps set and it features pitcher Juan Pizarro, who…
Card of the Day: 2013 Topps Archives Pedro Alvarez
Today’s Pittsburgh Pirates History article is loaded with sluggers. No other date in Pirates history for birthdays comes close in…
Card of the Day: 1960 Topps Bob Skinner
Today’s Pittsburgh Pirates History article was led by Don Hoak, who would have been the Card of the Day subject…
Card of the Day: 1980 Topps Joe Coleman
Today’s Card of the Day features Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Joe Coleman, who finished up his career with the 1979 Pirates,…
Card of the Day: 2013 Topps Gypsy Queen Glove Stories Travis Snider
Today’s Card of the Day is the first for a player who became a fan favorite for many during his…
Card of the Day: 1983 Donruss Matt Guante
With no explanation, Donruss decided to rename a pitcher on the Pittsburgh Pirates and then not fix it. In what…
Card of the Day: 1931 Zee-Nut Jimmy Zinn
If I didn’t make some exceptions once in a while, then there would be players who never appear in our…
Card of the Day: 1981 Topps Matt Alexander
Today’s Card of the Day comes from the 1981 Topps set, one of my favorite sets over the years that…
Card of the Day: 2000 Topps Jason Schmidt
Today’s Card of the Day comes from the only former Pittsburgh Pirates player who was born on January 29th. The…
Card of the Day: 1954 Bowman Carlos Bernier
Today’s Card of the Day comes from the 1954 Bowman set and it features Carlos Bernier, outfielder for the 1953…
Card of the Day: 2003 Bazooka Bazooka Joe
Many of you looked at the title and instantly had question marks floating over your head. Isn’t this a Pittsburgh…
Card of the Day: N300 Mayo Tom Kinslow
Today’s Card of the Day comes from a set that I consider to be very important. Baseball cards were very…
Card of the Day: 1937 Goudey Wide Pen Cy Blanton
Today’s Card of the Day comes from the 1937 Goudey set referred to as the Wide Pen set. Today’s featured…
Card of the Day: 1987 Donruss Benny Distefano
Today’s Card of the Day comes from my favorite Donruss set from the 1980s and possibly my favorite overall product…
Card of the Day: 1997 Topps Prospects Jimmy Anderson
Today’s Card of the Day features Jimmy Anderson, who pitched for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1999 through 2002, then played…
Card of the Day: 1991 Topps Archives Danny O’Connell
One of my favorite ideas ever from Topps is the Archives sets, where they take an old Topps front design…
Card of the Day: 2002 Upper Deck Vintage Pirates Team Checklist/Brian Giles
Today’s Card of the Day subject is Brian Giles, who is celebrating his 51st birthday somewhere today, unaware that he’s…
Card of the Day: 1984 Topps Lee Lacy
Today’s Pittsburgh Pirates Card of the Day is the first in 17 months for the 1984 Topps set, and the…
Card of the Day: 2014 Topps Wandy Rodriguez
I haven’t used Wandy Rodriguez in our Card of the Day series yet, so what better day than his 43rd…
Card of the Day: 1989 Donruss Mike Lavalliere
Today’s Pittsburgh Pirates Card of the Day article is a “two birds with one stone” feature. I decided to look…
Card of the Day: 1913 Tom Barker Game Fred Clarke
Today’s Card of the Day comes from a 1913 set that was designed to look like a deck of playing…
Card of the Day: 1991 Topps Major League Debut Jeff Banister
Today’s Card of the Day comes from the 1991 Topps Major League Debut set, which celebrated players who made their…
Card of the Day: 1949 Eureka Sportstamps Billy Meyer
Today’s Card of the Day only fits the baseball card collector definition of “card”, and that’s because it’s just easier…
Card of the Day: 1964 Topps Ron Brand
Ron Brand had a nice big league career that was helped out by expansion. His time in Pittsburgh was short,…
Card of the Day: 2021 Leaf Lumber Stargell/Madlock/Parker/Easler
Today’s Pittsburgh Pirates Card of the Day combines two players mentioned in today’s This Date in Pittsburgh Pirates History article.…
Card of the Day: 2001 Topps Lloyd McClendon
Today’s Pittsburgh Pirates Card of the Day subject was picked by the readers of this site without knowing it. I…
Card of the Day: 1952 Bowman George Strickland
Back in early November, I realized that I had been unknowingly ignoring the 1952 Bowman set for the first 20…
Card of the Day: 1921 E220 George Cutshaw
The Pittsburgh Pirates and Brooklyn Robins joined forces on this date in 1918 to make a five-player deal with some…
Card of the Day: 1955 Topps Gene Freese
I’m a fan of the 1955 Topps set, but it has a rough place in baseball card history in my…
Card of the Day: 1985 Topps Dick Schofield and Dick Schofield
In their 1985 set, Topps included a subset of cards called the Father-Son series, where they highlighted father-son combos who…
Card of the Day: 1955 Bowman Lee Walls
Today’s This Date in Pittsburgh Pirates History article covered seven obscure Pirates born on January 6th, who spent a total…
Card of the Day: 2021 Topps Holiday John Nogowski
One of the more interesting ventures by Topps is the Holiday set. It’s one of the more festive baseball card…
Card of the Day: 1993 Fleer Ultra Lonnie Smith
The 1993 Fleer Ultra set is one of my favorites from the 1990s. I don’t want to fully commit to…
Card of the Day: 1934 Batter Up Gus Suhr
First baseman Gus Suhr, who was born on this date in 1906, is one of the more under-appreciated Pittsburgh Pirates.…
Card of the Day: 2012 Topps Kevin Correia Error/Corrected
Today’s Card of the Day can technically be called two cards. I decided to use this particular card(s) because 2012…
Card of the Day: 1995 Topps Stadium Club Gary Wilson
Today’s Card of the Day article is the first time that we look at the 1995 Topps Stadium Club set.…
Card of the Day: 1916 M101-4 Jim Viox
Today’s Card of the Day features a photo that was used in multiple sets over the years, which was actually…
Card of the Day: 1998 Fleer Ultra Gold Medallion Emil Brown
Today’s Card of the Day features Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Emil Brown, who played for the team from 1997 until 2001.…
Card of the Day: 1979 Topps Pirates Prospects, Berra/Cotes/Wiltbank
Today’s Pittsburgh Pirates Card of the Day is a special one that I added on a day where the big…
Card of the Day: 1887 N172 Old Judge Tom Brown
Kevin Cummings has contributed a few articles in the past for our Card of the Day feature, as well as…
Card of the Day: 1988 Fleer Jeff King
I can imagine that today’s Card of the Day was probably pretty popular when it first came out, but the…
Card of the Day: 1986 Topps Jose DeLeon
When you pitch often for a very bad team, you better be pretty good if you want to avoid a…
Card of the Day: 1911 T205 Sam Leever
I’m trying something a little different today with the scan of the card. I had better options as far as…
Card of the Day: 2021 Topps Heritage Jacob Stallings
Jacob Stallings was just traded away by the Pittsburgh Pirates, but today is his birthday, so we can bring him…
Card of the Day: 2008 Upper Deck Heroes Freddy Sanchez Jersey
Today’s Card of the Day is a very interesting one because I don’t remember collecting the set and I was…
Card of the Day: 2002 Topps Total Mike Fetters
It seems like just yesterday that I was writing about Matt Stairs in a Card of the Day article, mentioning…
Card of the Day: 2003 Topps Matt Stairs
During the 20-year losing streak of the Pittsburgh Pirates, they had some close calls that would have shortened the streak,…
Card of the Day: 1996 Collector’s Choice Silver Signature Steve Parris
This is the first time in this series for 1995-96 Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Steve Parris. He had a brief run…
Card of the Day: 2010 Topps Heritage Garrett Jones and Andrew McCutchen
I have a bad habit with these articles and I’m not really trying to work on it either. It’s not…
Card of the Day: 1967 Topps Woody Fryman
Today’s Card of the Day comes with an interesting note that was included in the title. Woodie Fryman began his…
Card of the Day: 1996 Leaf Signature Extended Autographs Jon Lieber
On this date in 1998 the Pittsburgh Pirates traded pitcher Jon Lieber to the Chicago Cubs in exchange for outfielder…
Card of the Day: 2005 Topps Heritage Josh Fogg
If I’m not going to feature Josh Fogg here on December 13th, then I’m not going to feature him here…
Card of the Day: 2017 Topps Now Osuna/Freese/Mercer
Today is the birthday of Jose Osuna, who spent the 2017-20 seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates before heading overseas to…
Card of the Day: 1990 Fleer Jay Bell
I have sounded a bit like a broken record recently as I keep finding players who haven’t been featured yet…
Card of the Day: 1973 Topps Rookie Outfielders w/Richie Zisk
On this date in 1976, the Pittsburgh Pirates traded outfielder Richie Zisk to the Chicago White Sox in a four-player…
Card of the Day: 1931-32 Exhibits Four-On-One
Today’s Card of the Day features Adam Comorosky on a 1931-32 Exhibits Four-On-One card. He was born on this date…
Card of the Day: 1963 Topps Jim Pagliaroni
In yesterday’s Card of the Day article, I used a 1966 Topps card of Don Cardwell. It was the first…
Card of the Day: 1966 Topps Don Cardwell
Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Don Cardwell was born on this date in 1935. He came to the Pirates from the St…
Card of the Day: 1990 Donruss Neal Heaton
Today’s Card of the Day comes from another set that I can’t believe hasn’t made it into an article yet,…
Card of the Day: 1981 Fleer Enrique Romo
Today’s Pittsburgh Pirates Card of the Day features relief pitcher Enrique Romo, a key pitcher during the 1979 World Series…
Card of the Day: 1961 Topps Virdon Saves Game
Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder, manager and long-time coach/instructor Bill Virdon recently passed away at 90 years old. He played 11 years…
Card of the Day: 1987 Fleer Junior Ortiz
This is the first time that we have featured the 1987 Fleer set here, which is an incredible fact to…
Card of the Day: 1889 N172 Old Judge Deacon White
My favorite all-time baseball card set is the N172 Old Judge set that was produced from 1886-1890. It’s one of…
Card of the Day: 2004 Topps Reggie Sanders
Today’s Card of the Day helps celebrate a man who made quite a mark on the Pittsburgh Pirates, despite spending…
Card of the Day: 2005 Donruss Diamond Kings Craig Wilson
Today’s Card of the Day comes from the 2005 Donruss set and it features Craig Wilson, who turns 45 years…
Card of the Day: 1981 Topps Scratch-Off Mike Easler
Today’s Card of the Day comes from an oddball set from Topps that was produced in 1981. The main objective…
Card of the Day: 1963 JELL-O Don Hoak
Today’s Card of the Day is a new set in this series. Don Hoak has been featured here once and…
Card of the Day: 1914 Cracker Jack Marty O’Toole
Today’s Card of the Day comes from the 1914 Cracker Jack set and it features Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Marty O’Toole.…
Card of the Day: 1939 Exhibits Salutations Bob Elliott
Today’s history article has some firepower with former Pittsburgh Pirates born on this date. You have Richie Hebner, a member…
Card of the Day: 1936 R313 Fine Pen Jim Weaver/Paul Waner/Lloyd Waner
Today’s Card of the Day is one that I thought about immediately when I came up with the idea of…
Card of the Day: 1953 Bowman Bob Friend
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching great Bob Friend was born on this date in 1930, so it makes sense that he shows…
Card of the Day: 1992 Donruss Barry Bonds
Today’s Card of the Day selection came about because the eight former Pittsburgh Pirates players born on November 22nd had…
Card of the Day: 2019 Topps Historic Through-Lines/ Honus Wagner & Roberto Clemente
In series 2 of the 2019 Topps set, they included a subset of cards with two players on each card…
Card of the Day: 1985 Topps Traded Bill Almon
I haven’t featured many Topps Traded cards in this series yet, though I did one article about all four Pittsburgh…
Card of the Day: 2015 Topps Jeff Locke
Today’s Card of the Day comes from the 2015 Topps set, which is the first time that it’s being featured…
Card of the Day: 1961 Kahn’s Wieners Rocky Nelson
Today’s Card of the Day comes from the 1961 Kahn’s Wieners set and it features Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman Rocky…
Card of the Day: 1989 Star Tom Dettore
Today’s Card of the Day features Tom Dettore, a pitcher for the 1973 Pittsburgh Pirates, who didn’t get any cards…
Card of the Day: 1957 Topps Dale Long
Today’s Card of the Day article features a player long overdue to appear here. Dale Long wasn’t with the Pittsburgh…
Card of the Day: 1977 TCMA Maurice Van Robays
It’s too bad that the 1977 TCMA set called “The War Years” isn’t more popular, because it’s a great idea…
Card of the Day: 2006 Bowman Heritage Pieces of Greatness Xavier Nady
One of the eight former Pittsburgh Pirates born on this date (November 14th) is outfielder Xavier Nady, who played for…
Card of the Day: 1952 Bowman Ted Wilks
This series has been going on for too long not to have featured a card yet from the 1952 Bowman…
Card of the Day: 2017 Topps Heritage Francisco Cervelli
The Pittsburgh Pirates acquired catcher Francisco Cervelli from the New York Yankees on this date in 2014. He played five…
Card of the Day: 2001 Topps Heritage J.R. House
Today’s Pittsburgh Pirates Card of the Day comes from a former top prospect, J.R. House, who appeared briefly for the…
Card of the Day: 1922 E120 Johnny Gooch
Today’s Card of the Day selection helps celebrate a man who was a catcher on two Pittsburgh Pirates World Series…
Card of the Day: 1950 Bowman Wally Westlake
Today’s Card of the Day comes from the 1950 Bowman set, which I was surprised to find out that we…
Card of the Day: 1962 Post Cereal Dick Stuart
I was surprised to find out that Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman Dick Stuart (1958-62) hasn’t been featured in our Card…
Card of the Day: 1983 Topps Pirates Team Leaders John Candelaria/Bill Madlock
One of the things that Topps did for a few years in the 1980s was include cards for each team…
Card of the Day: 1935 Diamond Matchbook Ralph Birkofer
Someone once thought it was a good idea to include pictures and bios of baseball players on matchbooks and 86…
Card of the Day: 1975 Topps Dick Groat/Roger Maris MVP
Today’s Card of the Day article celebrates the best season in the career of Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Dick Groat, who…
Card of the Day: 2014 Goodwin Champions Jim McCormick
Today’s Card of the Day is a throwback to two different sets from the 19th century. It’s also a bit…
Card of the Day: 1980 TCMA Gary Hargis
The Pittsburgh Pirates have had plenty of one-game players in their history. In fact, the number is now over 100…
Card of the Day: 1978 Topps Rookie Outfielders/Miguel Dilone and Clint Hurdle
Almost one year ago today, we posted about a rookie card from the 1978 Topps set that included Pittsburgh Pirates…
Card of the Day: 1976 O-Pee-Chee Jerry Reuss
On the anniversary of the date that the Pittsburgh Pirates traded for pitcher Jerry Reuss, we look at an interesting…
Card of the Day: 2008 Topps Heritage Pitt Hill Aces
The 2008 Topps Heritage set recreated a Pittsburgh Pirates card from the 1959 Topps set, which was featured here early…
Card of the Day: 1981 Fleer Star Sticker Jim Bibby
Today’s Card of the Day is the second article featuring Jim Bibby and the second one featuring the 1981 Fleer…
Card of the Day: 1955 Topps Gair Allie
Today’s Card of the Day comes from a set we haven’t featured here enough. The 1955 Topps set has been…
Card of the Day: 1953 Red Man Ralph Kiner
There aren’t too many sets that I feature here where I don’t have at least one card from the set.…
Card of the Day: 2016 Topps Stadium Club Francisco Liriano
Today’s Card of the Day took me a lot longer to find good scans for compared to actually finding which…
Card of the Day: 1979 Topps Jim Rooker
Today’s Card of the Day is a card that I mentioned featuring here at a later date. It was so…
Card of the Day: 1977 Topps Omar Moreno
If you’ve read this features regularly since last March when they started, you probably know that the 1977 Topps set…
Card of the Day: 1968 KDKA Jim Bunning
Today’s Card of the Day features a Hall of Fame pitcher who spent a short time with the Pittsburgh Pirates…
Card of the Day: 1923-24 Exhibit Johnny Morrison
Today’s Pittsburgh Pirates Card of the Day comes from the 1923-24 Exhibit set and it features pitcher Johnny Morrison, who…
Card of the Day: 1971 Arco Dave Giusti
In 1971, a gasoline company called Arco put out a regional set of baseball cards that featured 49 players total…
Card of the Day: 1938 Exhibit 4-on-1 Waner/Vaughan/Blanton/Suhr
This is the first time that we are featuring a 1938 card in this series. That’s not really an oversight…
Card of the Day: 2011 Topps Heritage James McDonald
Today’s Card of the Day features Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher James McDonald, who played for the team during the 2010-13 seasons.…
Card of the Day: 1971 Topps Dave Cash
On this date in 1973, the Pittsburgh Pirates traded second baseman Dave Cash for pitcher Ken Brett. We just recently…
Card of the Day: 1953 Topps Mike Sandlock
Back in 2012, we did a two-part interview on Pirates Prospects with 1953 Pirates catcher Mike Sandlock. At the time…
Card of the Day: 1985 Donruss Brian Harper
I’ve featured two cards here from Donruss in 1985, but this is the first regular player card from the 1985…
Card of the Day: 1995 Donruss Studio Carlos Garcia
Carlos Garcia played seven seasons for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1990-96) and he turns 54 years old today. This is his…
Card of the Day: 1993 Topps Outfield Prospects/Midre Cummings
Today’s Card of the Day features four players, one of them being a former Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder who was born…
Card of the Day: 1961 Topps Mazeroski’s Homer Wins It!
Today’s Card of the Day comes from the 1961 Topps set and it celebrates one of the greatest moments in…
Card of the Day: 1993 The Sporting News Conlon Collection Erv Brame
Today’s Card of the Day comes from a player who didn’t have a card during his playing career, so we…
Card of the Day: 1977 Kellogg’s Dave Parker
Today’s Card of the Day is the first from the 1977 Kellogg’s set to be featured in this series. I…
Card of the Day: 2017 Donruss Andrew McCutchen Retro
Today’s Pittsburgh Pirates Card of the Day is a nice offering from Donruss, featuring Andrew McCutchen on a throwback design.…
Card of the Day: 1968 Topps Pirates Rookies Bob Moose/Bob Robertson
The 1968 Topps set has two cards titled Pirates Rookies. We featured the first one here 13 months ago, which…
Card of the Day: 1973 Topps Pirates Team Card
I have wanted to feature a Topps team card here for quite some time, but I always get caught up…
Card of the Day: 1976 Crane Disc Al Oliver
Today’s Card of the Day is a card in spirit only. The term “card” in baseball cards really includes a…
Card of the Day: 1990 Pacific Gene Clines
I decided to do something a little fun here today. I wanted to use Gene Clines as today’s Card of…
Card of the Day: 1941 Double Play Bob Klinger
Back in May, we featured a 1941 Double Play Bob Klinger card in our Card of the Day series. This…
Card of the Day: 1912 T202 Deacon Phillippe/George Gibson
Today’s Card of the Day comes from a set that is still popular 109 years after it was released. The…
Card of the Day: 1910 E96 Fred Clarke
Today’s the birth date of one of the all-time greats in Pittsburgh Pirates history, who probably doesn’t get enough recognition.…
Card of the Day: 1974 Topps Bob Robertson
This is the first time that Bob Robertson has been in this feature, which is quite an oversight on my…
Card of the Day: 2003 Topps 205 Bryan Bullington
Today is the first time that Bryan Bullington is featured here. I know most Pittsburgh Pirates fans don’t remember him…
Card of the Day: 1978 Topps Ken Macha
Today’s Card of the Day features Ken Macha, who is probably best known as a former Major League manager. He…
Card of the Day: 1888 N172 Old Judge Louis Bierbauer
I have only used a couple of cards here that didn’t show players on the Pittsburgh Pirates, or at least…
Card of the Day: 1956 Topps Dick Hall
One year ago today on his 90th birthday, we featured Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Dick Hall in our Card of the…
Card of the Day: 1992 Topps Steve Buechele
Steve Buechele played for two Pittsburgh Pirates playoff teams, though he didn’t even spend a full calendar year with the…
Card of the Day: 1982 Fleer Dale Berra
The Card of the Day almost always has something to do with the history article from the same day. Today…
Card of the Day: 2010 Upper Deck Jeff Karstens
Finding a 2010 baseball card in our Card of the Day series was an impossible task until just a few…
Card of the Day: 1985 Topps Jim Morrison
The 1985 Topps set is one of those sets that I like the Pittsburgh Pirates cards more than the rest…
Card of the Day: 1991 Donruss Wally Backman
Today’s Card of the Day comes from the 1991 Donruss set, one of the junk wax era sets that was…
Card of the Day: 1940 Play Ball Max Butcher
Today’s Card of the Day comes from a pitcher who turned his career around with the Pittsburgh Pirates, though the…
Card of the Day: 1909 E95 Nick Maddox
Today’s Pittsburgh Pirates Card of the Day comes from a small, but very popular set from 1909. The E95 set…
Card of the Day: 2010 Topps Gold Robinzon Diaz
Believe it or not, this is the first card from 2010 that I have used in this Card of the…
Card of the Day: 1975 Topps Ken Brett
Today’s Card of the Day comes from the 1975 Topps set and it features pitcher Ken Brett, who played for…
Card of the Day: 1960 Topps Jim Umbricht
Pitcher Jim Umbricht, who was born on this date in 1930, pitched for the 1960 World Series winning Pittsburgh Pirates.…
Card of the Day: 1963 Topps Willie Stargell
Today marks the 59th anniversary of Willie Stargell’s Major League debut. He pinch-hit in the tenth inning and struck out…
Card of the Day: 1949 Bowman Fritz Ostermueller
Today’s Card of the Day features Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Fritz Ostermueller. The card was produced shortly after he retired at…
Card of the Day: 2016 Topps Heritage Gregory Polanco
If you have followed our This Date in Pittsburgh Pirates History articles, you have probably realized that only former players…
Card of the Day: 1964 Topps Smoky Burgess
Today’s Card of the Day is the second one here for Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Smoky Burgess, who was a member…
Card of the Day: 1995 Score Don Slaught
Today’s Pittsburgh Pirates Card of the Day is the first one we have used here for Don Slaught. I basically…
Card of the Day: 1959 Topps Ted Kluszewski
We have already featured a 1959 Topps card of slugging first baseman Ted Kluszewski in this series, but this isn’t…
Card of the Day: 1910 D332 Tip Top Bread Dots Miller
Today’s Card of the Day is a first timer for the card set, and a player you’ve seen before in…
Card of the Day: 1983 Fleer Jim Smith
Today’s Card of the Day comes from an obscure player in Pittsburgh Pirates history, who was born 67 years ago…
Card of the Day: 1935 Goudey 4-in-1 Traynor/Lucas/Thevenow/Wright
Today’s Card of the Day is our third one featured here from the 1935 Goudey 4-in-1 set. The set is…
Card of the Day: 1962 Topps Bill Mazeroski
Today’s Card of the Day comes from one of my all-time favorite sets and it features Pittsburgh Pirates Hall of…
Card of the Day: 2007 Topps Matt Capps
Today’s Pittsburgh Pirates Card of the Day features both a player who hasn’t been here yet, and a set that…
Card of the Day: 1968 Bazooka Bob Veale
Today’s Card of the Day comes from the 1968 Bazooka set, and it’s the first card that we have featured…
Card of the Day: 1923-24 Exhibits Clyde Barnhart
Today was a tough day to match up the Card of the Day to the history article. The options were…
Card of the Day: 1953 Topps Elroy Face
Today’s Pittsburgh Pirates Card of the Day features relief pitcher Elroy Face, who sits atop the Pirates all-time list for…
Card of the Day: 2003 Fleer Fall Classic Kiki Cuyler
It’s really a shame that the Pittsburgh Pirates gave up on Hall of Fame outfielder Kiki Cuyler so quickly over…
Card of the Day: 1982 Topps Pittsburgh Pirates Future Stars
Today’s Card of the Day comes from the 1982 Topps set and it features three Pittsburgh Pirates players on one…
Card of the Day: 1922 W501-2 Charlie Grimm
Today’s Pittsburgh Pirates Card of the Day is one of my favorite cards from the 1920’s. From 1919 through 1924,…
Card of the Day: 2016 Topps Jordy Mercer
Today’s Card of the Day subject is our second straight first-timer. I figured that I covered all of the big…
Card of the Day: 2008 Topps Allen & Ginter Jason Bay Game Worn Jersey
The Pittsburgh Pirates acquired Jason Bay on this date in 2003 in a deal for Brian Giles. Surprisingly, at least…
Card of the Day: 1922 Exhibits Wilbur Cooper
Today’s Card of the Day features Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher WIlbur Cooper, who is the all-time franchise leader in wins. That…
Card of the Day: 1919 W514 Casey Stengel
Like many of you I’m sure, I was recently watching the Field of Dreams game. While trying to figure out…
Card of the Day: 1911 T3 Turkey Red Howie Camnitz
Yesterday was the birth date of Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Howie Camnitz. I had a Card of the Day already picked…
Card of the Day: 1993 Topps Jason Kendall
Collectors often love investing early. So when the card companies tried to get a jump on the next great rookie…
Card of the Day: 1985 Woolworth Chief Wilson
In 1985, Topps teamed up with Woolworth to produced a 44-card set titled All Time Record Holders. It was touted…
Card of the Day: M116 Sporting Life Bobby Byrne
Today’s Card of the Day features two firsts in one article. This is the first time that we have included…
Card of the Day: 1989 Upper Deck Gary Redus
Today’s Card of the Day subject is long overdue. I mean that in two ways. This series has been going…
Card of the Day: 1970 Topps Super Roberto Clemente
You woke up today and already knew who the Card of the Day subject would be, didn’t you? I couldn’t…
Card of the Day: 1925 W515-2 Rabbit Maranville
Quick story on how I ended up with this particular card for today. I wanted to use a card of…
Card of the Day: 1949 Bowman Tiny Bonham
Today’s Pittsburgh Pirates Card of the Day is just our second one from the 1949 Bowman set. The first one…
Card of the Day: 2006 Sweet Spot Signature Glove Oliver Perez
Today’s Pittsburgh Pirates Card of the Day features Oliver Perez, the eccentric lefty, who had a huge first full season…
Card of the Day: 2021 Topps Heritage In Action Josh Bell
Today’s Card of the Day is for Josh Bell, first baseman for the 2016-20 Pittsburgh Pirates, who turns 29 years…
Card of the Day: 2011 SP Legendary Cuts Max Carey & Glenn Wright
Today’s Card of the Day is from a set that was geared towards the collectors who liked to gamble on…
Card of the Day: 1974 Topps Stamp Willie Stargell
Today’s Card of the Day stretches the definition of what constitutes a baseball card. If you look at old baseball…
Card of the Day: 1988 Topps Al Pedrique
Today’s Card of the Day comes from a player who spent a short time with the Pittsburgh Pirates, but he…
Card of the Day: 1971 Topps Pirates Rookie Stars May/Acosta
Back on October 6, 2020, I wrote a Card of the Day article with a very similar title to the…
Card of the Day: 1977 Hostess John Candelaria
Today’s Card of the Day pays tribute to a tall lefty who threw a no-hitter for the Pittsburgh Pirates on…
Card of the Day: 1993 Topps Zane Smith
Back on May 31, 1992, the Pittsburgh Pirates turned their ballpark into an old-timers day if you will. They wore…
Card of the Day: 1912 T207 Bill McKechnie
Today’s Card of the Day comes from the 1912 T207 set and it features Bill McKechnie, the Hall of Fame…
Card of the Day: 1961 Topps Clem Labine
As everyone who reads these articles should know, the Pittsburgh Pirates won the 1960 World Series. Even if you’re just…
Card of the Day: 1974 Topps Traded Kurt Bevacqua
Today’s Card of the Day comes from the 1974 Topps Traded set, their first venture into an update of their…
Card of the Day: N172 Old Judge Jake Beckley
Today’s Card of the Day comes from the 1886-90 N172 Old Judge set, which I say without doubt, that it…
Card of the Day: 1996 Bowman Freddy Garcia
Today’s Pittsburgh Pirates Card of the Day subject is Freddy Garcia, a name from the past who many of you…
Card of the Day: 1993 Fleer Ultra Tim Wakefield
Today’s Card of the Day features a Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher who debuted in the majors on this date in 1992.…
Card of the Day: 1972 Topps Vic Davalillo
I almost always try to match the Card of the Day subject up to the Pittsburgh Pirates History article from…
Card of the Day: 2001 Upper Deck SPx Jack Wilson Jersey/Autograph
We have featured Jack Wilson in our Card of the Day series once before, just over a year ago when…
Card of the Day: 2002 Fleer Tradition Brian Giles
Today’s Pittsburgh Pirates Card of the Day is the first one to feature Brian Giles. He probably should have been…
Card of the Day: 2001 Topps Heritage Enrique Wilson
I usually pick a Card of the Day that has something to do with that same day’s This Date In…
Card of the Day: 1993 Leaf Triple Play Mascots
I’m not even sure how I came across the scan of this card while searching for something else, but once…
Card of the Day: 1991 Score All-Star Doug Drabek
I had a plan to be all “business as usual” with this article, picking Doug Drabek today because it is…
Card of the Day: 1988 Fleer Barry Bonds
It always surprises me when I find a major set from the modern era that I haven’t covered yet, but…
Card of the Day: 2006 Hero Deck Pittsburgh Pirates Ginger Beaumont
Today’s Card of the Day comes from a set that I have passed over numerous times already, saying to myself…
Card of the Day: 1986 Donruss Denny Gonzalez
Today’s Card of the Day is our first from the 1986 Donruss set, though we have featured a 1986 Donruss…
Card of the Day: 2001 Fleer Tradition Mike Williams
Today’s Card of the Day features Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Mike Williams, sort of. This card is a 2001 Fleer Tradition…
Card of the Day: 1940 Play Ball Heinie Manush
Today’s Card of the Day comes from a great set from pre-WWII era. The 1940 set featured current and former…
Card of the Day: 1988 Donruss Vicente Palacios
Today’s Pittsburgh Pirates Card of the Day is a first for the 1988 Donruss set, which actually surprised me when…
Card of the Day: 1910 E90-2 Ham Hyatt
Today’s Card of the Day is the second time that we have featured an E90 card in this series, except…
Card of the Day: 1956 Topps Jerry Lynch
I’m a big fan of the 1956 Topps set. I even started collecting it at one time, but put it…
Card of the Day: 1976 Topps Kent Tekulve
Today’s Card of the Day features a man who the Pittsburgh Pirates signed on this date in 1969. Kent Tekulve…
Card of the Day: 1966 Topps Bucs Belters, Willie Stargell and Donn Clendenon
Today’s Card of the Day features two power hitters for the 1960’s Pittsburgh Pirates. First baseman Donn Clendenon hit 106…
Card of the Day: 1957 Topps Bob Purkey
Today’s Card of the Day is just the second one that we have featured from the 1957 Topps set. The…
Card of the Day: 1911 T201 Mecca Double Folders George Gibson/Tommy Leach
Today’s Card of the Day is from a classic set that hasn’t been featured here yet in this series. In…
Card of the Day: 2005 Bowman Sterling Brad Eldred Autograph/Jersey
Today’s Card of the Day is a few firsts for this series. I’m fairly certain that we haven’t had any…
Card of the Day: 1981 Topps Ed Ott
Today’s Card of the Day comes from one of my favorite sets. The 1981 Topps set has one of the…
Card of the Day: 1968 Topps Gene Alley All-Star
Today’s Pittsburgh Pirates Card of the Day features Gene Alley on a 1968 Topps All-Star card. Today is Alley’s 81st…
Card of the Day: 2018 Topps Josh Harrison
Today’s Card of the Day is an anniversary throwback from Topps, featuring Josh Harrison, infielder for the 2011-18 Pittsburgh Pirates.…
Card of the Day: 1935 Goudey 4-in-1 Suhr/Blanton/Padden/Herman
Back in January, one of our Card of the Day choices was an impressive offering from the 1935 Goudey 4-in-1…
Card of the Day: 1976 Topps Rookie Infielders, Featuring Willie Randolph
We have already covered a 1976 Topps Rookie Infielders card here, but this is not a repeat article. This particular…
Card of the Day: 1978 Kellogg’s Goose Gossage
Today’s the birthday of Hall of Fame pitcher Goose Gossage, who lasted one impressive season with the Pittsburgh Pirates. He…
Card of the Day: 1983 Donruss Chuck Tanner
Today’s Card of the Day features long-time manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates, Chuck Tanner. It’s from a set that we…
Card of the Day: 2015 Bowman Chrome Moises Alou
I went into today’s Card of the Day article knowing exactly which card I wanted to use. I looked over…
Card of the Day: N284 Buchner Gold Coin Ed Beecher
A quick back story here for our Card of the Day selection. When I first got a job and could…
Card of the Day: 1927 Zee-Nut Elmer Ponder
If I never stretch my own set rules for this series, then there would be a set produced over many…
Card of the Day: 1966 Topps Dave Roberts
Just two days ago, we featured a 1980 Topps card of Dave Roberts and mentioned that it was his only…
Card of the Day: 1991 Fleer Update John Wehner
Today’s Card of the Day celebrates a player all Pittsburgh Pirates fans know, even if they only know of him…
Card of the Day: 1980 Topps Dave Roberts
Today’s Card of the Day feature celebrates the July 28, 1979 trade with the San Francisco Giants, which helped the…
Card of the Day: 1963 Topps Rookie Stars
Today’s Pittsburgh Pirates Card of the Day comes from the 1963 Topps set and it features catcher Elmo Plaskett, who…
Card of the Day: 2002 Upper Deck Diamond Connection Jason Kendall Bat
Today’s Card of the Day article in a first I believe. We haven’t included any cards that have game used…
Card of the Day: 1998 Topps Prospects Aramis Ramirez
Today’s Card of the Day features Pittsburgh Pirates third baseman Aramis Ramirez on a 1998 Topps card along with two…
Card of the Day: 1971 Topps Jim “Mudcat” Grant
Jim “Mudcat” Grant, who pitched for the 1970-71 Pittsburgh Pirates, recently passed away at 85 years old. Except for a…
Card of the Day: 1934 Goudey Bill Swift
Today’s Card of the Day is another one that originates from the June 19th This Date in Pittsburgh Pirates History…
Card of the Day: 1978 Topps Jerry Reuss
Yesterday was the birthday of Jerry Reuss, but we already had a second history article scheduled for the day, so…
Card of the Day: 1959 Topps Bennie Daniels
Today’s Card of the Day is from a subset of the 1959 Topps set and it features Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher…
Card of the Day: 1995 Donruss Kevin Young
Kevin Young played first base for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1992 through 1995, then again from 1997 through 2003. He…
Card of the Day: 1977 Topps Bill Robinson
I’m going to apologize in advance if you’re one of the two fans of the 1977 Topps set. Out of…
Card of the Day: 1954 Bowman Hal Rice
On this date in 1953, the Pittsburgh Pirates traded for outfielder Hal Rice. On this date in 1954, the Pittsburgh…
Card of the Day: 1998 Pacific Crown Collection Joe Randa
This one might be a first for me here. I wanted to feature something related to the Pittsburgh Pirates first…
Card of the Day: 1975 Topps Dock Ellis
Today’s Card of the Day article features pitcher Dock Ellis, who threw a no-hitter on this date in 1970. He…
Card of the Day: 1970 Topps Pirates Rookies Cash/Jeter
Today’s Pittsburgh Pirates Card of the Day celebrates a man born 73 years ago today, who spent the 1969 to…
Card of the Day: 2002 Topps 206 Pokey Reese
Today’s Card of the Day was one of my favorite recent sets because it is a tribute to one of…
Card of the Day: 1983 Fleer Willie Stargell
With apologies to Dave Parker and Bill Virdon, two former Pittsburgh Pirates greats born on this date, I already had…
Card of the Day: 1981 Topps Don Robinson
Today’s Card of the Day comes from one of my favorite sets from the last 50+ years and features a…
Card of the Day: 1939 Play Ball Chuck Klein
There haven’t been too many players who hit 300 homers and played for the Pittsburgh Pirates during the 140 years…
Card of the Day: 1984 Nestle Doug Frobel
In 1984, Topps and Nestle combined to release a set that looked exactly like the 1984 Topps set, except one…
Card of the Day: 1990 Score Willie Greene/Green
Today’s Card of the Day comes from the 1990 Score set and features a player who was drafted by the…
Card of the Day: Topps Living Set Ralph Kiner
Today’s Card of the Day comes from a set I collect…sort of. The Topps Living Set. This particular set has…
Card of the Day: 2014 Topps Heritage Charlie Morton
Today’s Card of the Day is a more recent card with a throwback design as part of the Topps Heritage…
Card of the Day: 1988 Topps Big Darnell Coles
Today’s Card of the Day is a two-for-one special, with a new player and a new set. The 1988 Topps…
Card of the Day: 1960 Leaf Hal Smith and Hal Smith
Today’s Pittsburgh Pirates History article had a new bio for 1965 Pirates catcher Hal Smith. In that article I mentioned…
Card of the Day: 1986 Fleer Joe Orsulak
One of today’s two birthdays for former Pittsburgh Pirates gave me a chance to include another set here for the…
Card of the Day: 1974 Topps Rennie Stennett
Rennie Stennett recently passed away at the age of 72, so he’s getting a special tribute appearance in our Card…
Card of the Day: 1996 Leaf Signature Charlie Hayes
Today’s Card of the Day features Charlie Hayes, who played third base for the 1996 Pittsburgh Pirates. As most of…
Card of the Day: 1996 Donruss Jacob Brumfield
Today’s Pittsburgh Pirates Card of the Day comes from the 1996 Donruss set, a set and a player we haven’t…
Card of the Day: 1961 Topps Haddix Pitches 12 Perfect Innings
Today’s Card of the Day comes from the 1961 Topps set and it highlights one of the greatest pitching performances…
Card of the Day: 1993 Score William Pennyfeather
One of my favorite parts about this series now, besides the fact that I’m writing about baseball cards, is when…
Card of the Day: 1993 Conlon Collection Lee Meadows
Today’s Card of the Day comes from one of my favorite modern sets. The set known as The Sporting News…
Card of the Day: 1967 Topps Pirates Rookies John Gelnar/George Spriggs
We have only had one card from the 1967 Topps set featured here before, which showed catcher Jesse Gonder, but…
Card of the Day: 1941 Double Play Bob Klinger and Mace Brown
Today’s Card of the Day is our second offering from the 1941 Double Play set. The first one featured Hall…
Card of the Day: 1979 Topps Ed Whitson
There aren’t many card choices for one-time Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Ed Whitson. Sure, he had plenty of cards during his…
Card of the Day: 1961 Fleer Babe Adams
Today’s Card of the Day was an early offering from Fleer before they started producing large sets in 1981. This…
Card of the Day: 1987 Topps Mini Leaders Rick Rhoden
Today’s Card of the Day features right-handed pitcher Rick Rhoden, who is celebrating his 68th birthday today. He played for…
Card of the Day: 1963 Topps Al McBean
Today’s Pittsburgh Pirates Card of the Day features a first-time player here. Pitcher Al McBean turns 83 years old today.…
Card of the Day: 1928 W513 George Grantham
When we first decided to have a history site, one of the first things I did was pay tribute to…
Card of the Day: 1979 TCMA Jack Shepard
Today’s a good day to knock off the first card from another set. The 1979 TCMA set features former players…
Card of the Day: 1953 Topps Johnny Hetki
Sometimes I surprise myself here when I go back through the old articles to help figure out a Card of…
Card of the Day: 1949 Bowman Rip Sewell
Today’s Card of the Day features a Pittsburgh Pirates all-time great pitcher who has not been included previously in this…
Card of the Day: 1940 Play Ball Russ Bauers
Today’s Pittsburgh Pirates Card of the Day comes from the 1940 Play Ball set and it features pitcher Russ Bauers,…
Card of the Day: 1952 Topps Tony Bartirome
Rarely is a Major League player better known for something else besides being a player, and usually the outliers are…
Card of the Day: 1989 Topps Orestes Destrade
Today’s Card of the Day comes from a player who had an odd career path, coming to the Pittsburgh Pirates…
Card of the Day: 1928 Exhibit Glenn Wright
On this date in 1925, Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Glenn Wright turned an unassisted double play on a ball hit by…
Card of the Day: 1951 Topps Red Back Cliff Chambers
On this date in 1951, Cliff Chambers of the Pittsburgh Pirates tossed the second nine-inning no-hitter in franchise history. That…
Card of the Day: 1971 Topps Jose Pagan
Today’s Card of the Day features a member of the 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates, the club that brought home the fourth…
Card of the Day: 1922 Lou Gertenrich Babe Adams
In 1922, there was a baseball set released with an advertising on the back for a candy company run by…
Card of the Day: 2011 Topps Heritage Neil Walker
Neil Walker recently announced his retirement from baseball. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first round in…
Card of the Day: 1958 Topps Roberto Clemente
Today we have a special guest article from long time Pittsburgh Pirates fan Tom Robinson. He shows off his 1958…
Card of the Day: 1979 Topps Phil Garner
Today’s Card of the Day is #2 for two reasons. It’s the second card that we have featured here for…
Card of the Day: 1935 Diamond Stars Red Lucas
Today’s Card of the Day comes from an interesting set from the 1930’s, which was released over a three-year time…
Card of the Day: 2011 Topps Update Daniel Moskos
Today’s Card of the Day is one of the newer ones that you will find here. It’s a rookie card…
Card of the Day: 1911 T205 Tommy Leach
Today’s Card of the Day article is another one of those “two birds with one stone” articles. I was a…
Card of the Day: 1984 Fleer Update Amos Otis
Today’s Card of the Day features Amos Otis, an outfielder for the 1984 Pittsburgh Pirates, who had a tough season…
Card of the Day: 1973 Topps Bob Johnson
Today’s Card of the Day is the second one that we have featured for Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Bob Johnson. His…
Card of the Day: 1921 E220 Max Carey
There weren’t any card options for the five Pittsburgh Pirates born on April 24th, at least not ones showing them…
Card of the Day: 1958 Topps Ron Blackburn
Today’s Card of the Day comes from the 1958 Topps set, which has only been featured here once so far…
Card of the Day: 1974 Topps Dave Parker
Today’s Card of the Day is a player who surprisingly hasn’t appeared here yet on a solo card, but he…
Card of the Day: 2004 Upper Deck First Pitch Kip Wells
Today’s Card of the Day has a special appearance by a Pittsburgh Pirates legend. Kip Wells is not that legend,…
Card of the Day: 1889 Old Judge Sam Nicholl
We are lucky enough here to have contributors from time-to-time, including a gentleman named Kevin Cummings, who is a 19th…
Card of the Day: 1972 Topps World Series Game Seven featuring Steve Blass
I mentioned yesterday that I’d probably feature a card of Steve Blass here soon, so I figured that “soon” would…
Card of the Day: 2018 Topps Archives Fan Favorites Bill Madlock
I usually try to match the Card of the Day up to a player mentioned in the daily This Date…
Card of the Day: 1940 Play Ball Frankie Frisch
Today’s Card of the Day features Hall of Fame second baseman Frankie Frisch, who managed the Pittsburgh Pirates for seven…
Card of the Day: 1936 S&S Game Card Paul Waner
Paul Waner has been featured on his own card in our Card of the Day series twice before, but the…
Card of the Day: 1909-11 T206 Ed Abbaticchio
Today’s Card of the Day comes from the ever popular T206 set, which was produced between 1909 and 1911. Today’s…
Card of the Day: 1998 Topps Francisco Cordova/Ricardo Rincon
Today’s Card of the Day celebrates one of the top highlights from “The Streak”, when everything seemed to go wrong…
Card of the Day: 1966 Topps Pirates Rookie Stars Fryman/Walker
Today’s Card of the Day is just the second card that we have featured here from the 1966 Topps set,…
Card of the Day: 1999 Stadium Club Turner Ward
Today’s Card of the Day features outfielder Turner Ward, who spent the 1997-99 seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Even if…
Card of the Day: 1983 Donruss Lee Lacy
This is the first time that Lee Lacy has been featured in our Card of the Day series, which began…
Card of the Day: 1986 Donruss Highlights Rick Rhoden
Today’s Card of the Day features an obscure set from the 1986 that has a great card of Pittsburgh Pirates…
Card of the Day: 1978 Hostess Bert Blyleven
Today’s Card of the Day features a Hall of Fame pitcher who spent three seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates. This…
Card of the Day: 1976 Topps Rennie Stennett Record Breaker
Today’s Card of the Day celebrated one of the best hitting performances in a game during Pittsburgh Pirates history. On…
Card of the Day: 1980 Topps Pirates Team Checklist
Today’s Card of the Day in another first in this series. This is the first time that I’m featuring a…
Card of the Day: 1984 Donruss Marvell Wynne
Today’s Card of the Day features a player who the Pittsburgh Pirates traded on this date 35 years ago today.…
Card of the Day: 1983 Drake’s Jason Thompson
Today’s Card of the Day features a first-time player and a first-time set in this series. The 1983 Drake’s set…
Card of the Day: 1922 Neilson’s Chocolate Carson Bigbee
Today’s Card of the Day features and often overlooked player in Pittsburgh Pirates history. Carson Bigbee was an outfielder for…
Card of the Day: 1979 Hostess Omar Moreno
Today’s Card of the Day features a man who was signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates on this date in 1969…
Card of the Day: 1996 Upper Deck Collector’s Choice Mike Kingery
Today’s Card of the Day features a player who finished his career with the 1996 Pittsburgh Pirates, though he was…
Card of the Day: 1922 Exhibit Moses Chief Yellow Horse
Today’s Card of the Day features Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Moses “Chief” Yellow Horse, who played for the team during the…
Card of the Day: 1960 Topps Pittsburgh Pirates Coaches
Today’s Card of the Day features a former Pittsburgh Pirates player born on this date, showing him in one of…
Card of the Day: 1988 Score Rookie Prospect Mackey Sasser
The 1988 Score set was an extremely popular release. It added a fourth major card manufacturer to the trio of…
Card of the Day: 1956 Topps Gene Freese
I’ve mentioned this here a few times, but my favorite set from the 1950’s is the 1955 Bowman set. However,…
Card of the Day: 1925 Exhibit Ray Kremer
Today’s Card of the Day comes from a set that was printed over a four-year period, with the same photo…
Card of the Day: 1976 Kellogg’s Manny Sanguillen
Today’s Card of the Day celebrates the great Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Manny Sanguillen, who turns 77 years old today. Kellogg’s…
Card of the Day: 1993 Fleer Ultra Blas Minor
Today’s Card of the Day is from a set that I really enjoy. The 1993 Fleer Ultra set had a…
Card of the Day: 2007 Topps Heritage Jose Castillo
Today’s Card of the Day celebrates a man who passed away tragically not long ago while playing winter ball in…
Card of the Day: 1951 Bowman Pete Reiser
This is just the second time that we have featured the 1951 Bowman set in this series and the first…
Card of the Day: 1990 Leaf John Smiley
Today’s Card of the Day features a man who was both born and traded on this date. John Smiley played…
Card of the Day: 1939 Play Ball Lloyd Waner
I was shocked to find out that Lloyd Waner hasn’t had his own card featured in a Card of the…
Card of the Day: 2004 Topps All-Time Fan Favorites Phil Garner
Today’s Card of the Day celebrates a man acquired on this date in 1977, who was a big part of…
Card of the Day: 2003 Upper Deck 40-Man Kenny Lofton
In 2003, Upper Deck issued a huge 990-card set called the 40-Man, which featured players on the 40-man rosters of…
Card of the Day: 1968 Topps Gary Kolb
Today’s Card of the Day comes from the 1968 Topps set and features catcher/outfielder Gary Kolb, who was born 81…
Card of the Day: 1962 Topps Vern Law
Pittsburgh Pirates all-time great pitcher Vern Law has appeared in our Card of the Day features twice already, but never…
Card of the Day: 1973 Topps Dock Ellis
Today’s Card of the Day celebrates the man who was born 76 years ago today. Dock Ellis pitched for the…
Card of the Day: 1955 Bowman Toby Atwell
Today’s Card of the Day comes from one of my favorite post-WWII sets and it features Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Toby…
Card of the Day: 1987 Donruss Bob Walk
The Card of the Day usually has something to do with one of the subjects from the morning history article.…
Card of the Day: 1887 N172 Old Judge John Coleman
We are lucky enough here to have contributors from time-to-time, including a gentleman named Kevin Cummings, who is a 19th…
Card of the Day: 1983 Topps Super Veteran Kent Tekulve
Obviously I was going to use a Kent Tekulve card today with it being his birthday, but I went into…
Card of the Day: 1994 Flair Brian Hunter
I once took a quiz to name all of the Pittsburgh Pirates home run leaders for each season. I got…
Card of the Day: 1970 Topps National League Rookie Stars
Today’s Card of the Day is a tribute to Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Angel Mangual, who recently passed away at the…
Card of the Day: 1954 Bowman Cal Abrams
Today’s Card of the Day comes from the 1954 Bowman set and features outfielder Cal Abrams, who spent two seasons…
Card of the Day: 1985 Donruss Action All-Stars Johnny Ray
Today’s Card of the Day is bigger than most previous cards featured here. The 1985 Donruss Action All-Star set consisted…
Card of the Day: 1986 Baseball’s Best Rick Reuschel
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed 35-year-old right-handed pitcher Rick Reuschel as a free agent on this date in 1985. He went…
Card of the Day: 1933 DeLong Pie Traynor
Today’s Card of the Day features Hall of Fame third baseman Pie Traynor, the best third baseman in Pittsburgh Pirates…
Card of the Day: 1999 Topps Tony Womack
Prior to the 1999 season, exactly 22 years ago today, the Pittsburgh Pirates traded second baseman Tony Womack to the…
Card of the Day: 1909 E102 Honus Wagner
Today’s Card of the Day celebrates the greatest shortstop in baseball history, who was born on this date in 1874…
Card of the Day: 1988 Score Bobby Bonilla
A few weeks back I did some Card of the Day articles that featured players who were overlooked in the…
Card of the Day: 1994 Topps Orlando Merced
Today’s Card of the Day comes from the 1994 Topps set and features a player who was signed by the…
Card of the Day: 1964 Topps Ted Savage
Today’s Card of the Day is a great card from the 1964 set. It features Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Ted Savage,…
Card of the Day: 1960 Topps Fork & Knuckler
Today’s Card of the Day features a Pittsburgh Pirates all-time great celebrating a birthday today, along with an all-time great…
Card of the Day: 2013 Topps Archives A.J. Burnett
Today’s Card of the Day features a man who the Pittsburgh Pirates acquired nine years ago today and he made…
Card of the Day: 1967 Topps Test Stickers Manny Mota
Today’s Card of the Day is actually a sticker. In 1967, Topps issued stickers featuring players from the Pittsburgh Pirates…
Card of the Day: 1958 Topps Whammy Douglas
Today’s Card of the Day features a Pittsburgh Pirates right-handed pitcher who was born on this date in 1935, and…
Card of the Day: 1979 Topps Grant Jackson
Grant Jackson, who was a huge part of the 1979 World Series championship team, recently passed away at 78 years…
Card of the Day: 2013 Topps Allen & Ginter Russell Martin
Today’s Card of the Day comes from a 2013 card that uses a design from a set produced 126 years…
Card of the Day: 2006 Topps Gold Damaso Marte
Today’s Card of the Day is a little more recent than the ones that we usually feature here. After all,…
Card of the Day: 1950 Bowman Pete Castiglione
Today’s Card of the Day features a player for the Pittsburgh Pirates who was born 100 years ago today. Pete…
Card of the Day: 1952 Topps Joe Garagiola
Today’s Card of the Day features Joe Garagiola, who played nine seasons as a catcher in the majors, but he…
Card of the Day: 1992 Classic Four Sport Trey Beamon
Today’s Card of the Day comes from a card company that we haven’t featured here yet. A company called Classic…
Card of the Day: 1984 Donruss Larry McWilliams
Today’s Card of the Day features left-handed pitcher Larry McWilliams, who pitched for the 1982-86 Pittsburgh Pirates. This is the…
Card of the Day: 1981 Donruss Eddie Solomon
Today’s Card of the Day features a man who was born on this date in 1951, and he passed away…
Card of the Day: 1954 Topps Vic Janowicz
I have heard that they are playing a football game today somewhere that a few people are interested in, so…
Card of the Day: 1926 W512 Glenn Wright
Today’s Card of the Day features one of the many star players born on this date. Today’s one of the…
Card of the Day: 1922 E121 Possum Whitted
Today’s Card of the Day takes a look at a player who was born 131 years ago and played 2…
Card of the Day: 1909 T206 Bill Abstein
The T206 set, which was produced between 1909 and 1911, is right at/near the top for popularity among collectors of…
Card of the Day: 1964 Topps Pirates Rookie Stars Alley/McFarlane
I’ve been on a recent kick trying to get to cards here for players who should have been covered already…
Card of the Day: 2017 Donruss Willie “Pops” Stargell
If you saw today’s This Date in Pittsburgh Pirates History article, then you read about the best nickname in baseball…
Card of the Day: 1963 Fleer Smoky Burgess
Today’s Card of the Day features another first-time player in this series, something I’ve been doing quite a few times…
Card of the Day: 1970 O-Pee-Chee Matty Alou Sporting News All-Star
Today’s Card of the Day features a man traded away by the Pittsburgh Pirates 50 years ago today. It’s also…
Card of the Day: 1992 Conlon Sporting News Emil Yde
Today’s Card of the Day features a man who played a big part in the Pittsburgh Pirates second World Series…
Card of the Day: 1982 Topps Pascual Perez Error
Today’s Card of the Day features the man who signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent 45…
Card of the Day: 1935 Goudey 4-in-1 Waner/Waner/Hoyt/Bush
Today’s Card of the Day isn’t what I was looking for to feature today, but it found me. I was…
Card of the Day: 1941 Double Play Vaughan/Handley
Today’s Card of the Day is a two-player card that some collectors back in the day made into two different…
Card of the Day: 1978 Topps Rookie Pitchers
Today’s Card of the Day features a former Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher who turns 67 years old today. It’s his rookie…
Card of the Day: 1919 W514 Billy Southworth
Today’s Card of the Day features a Hall of Fame manager, who the Pittsburgh Pirates traded away 100 years ago…
Card of the Day: 1972 Topps Pirates Rookie Stars Richie Zisk/Fred Cambria
Back on October 6th, we posted a Card of the Day article that features a 1971 Topps card showing Gene…
Card of the Day: 1933 Goudey Waite Hoyt
Today’s Card of the Day features a player who was signed as a free agent by the Pittsburgh Pirates 88…
Card of the Day: 1967 Topps Jesse Gonder
We have posted over 100 Card of the Day articles already and this is the first time that we have…
Card of the Day: 2005 Topps Heritage Laurin Pepper
Today’s Card of the Day features Laurin Pepper, a right-handed pitcher for the 1954-57 Pittsburgh Pirates. This card comes from…
Card of the Day: 1989 Score Tom Prince
On January 17, 1984, the Pittsburgh Pirates selected catcher Tom Prince in the fourth round of the January-Secondary draft. It…
Card of the Day: 1992 Bowman Steve Cooke
There had to be people who opened packs of 1992 Bowman cards and thought for a minute that they started…
Card of the Day: 1912 T207 William Kelly
Today’s Card of the Day is from the 1912 T207 set, also known as the Brown Background set among vintage…
Card of the Day: 1984 Donruss Diamond Kings Bill Madlock
Today’s the 70th birthday of Pittsburgh Pirates third baseman Bill Madlock, so it’s a good time to feature him here…
Card of the Day: 1915 Cracker Jack Max Carey
You’ve likely already read our bio on Pittsburgh Pirates Hall of Fame outfielder Max Carey, which was posted this morning…
Card of the Day: 1930 W554 Burleigh Grimes
Today’s Card of the Day features a player who had three stints with the Pittsburgh Pirates during his Hall of…
Card of the Day: 1954 Dan-Dee Walker Cooper
Today’s Card of the Day features an All-Star catcher who spent a very short time with the Pittsburgh Pirates during…
Card of the Day: 1961 Topps Dick Schofield
Today’s Card of the Day features the man who had the unenviable task of filling in for the National League…
Card of the Day: 1980 Topps Pirates Future Stars
Today’s Card of the Day features three prospects from the 1980 Pittsburgh Pirates, and one of them is celebrating a…
Card of the Day: 1960 Topps Bob Oldis
Today is the 93rd birthday of former Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Bob Oldis, who spent the 1960-61 seasons with the team.…
Card of the Day: 1934 Diamond Matchbook Gus Suhr
Today’s Card of the Day is another one where the term “card” sort of works, though it’s clearly not a…
Card of the Day: 1964 Topps “Bill’s Got It”
Today’s Card of the Day features two Pittsburgh Pirates legends, manager Danny Murtaugh and center fielder Bill Virdon. Murtaugh managed…
Card of the Day: 1966 Topps NL Batting Leaders Clemente/Aaron/Mays
Today’s Card of the Day features the Great One on the 48th anniversary of his tragic passing. Instead of dwelling…
Card of the Day: 1914 B18 Felt Blanket Jim Viox
Today’s Card of the Day is a bit of a stretch for a “card” article at first (and second) glance,…
Card of the Day: 1981 Topps John Milner
We haven’t featured John Milner here in a Card of the Day so it’s time to rectify that oversight. Milner,…
Card of the Day: 1976 Topps Rookie Infielders featuring Craig Reynolds
Today’s Card of the Day features Craig Reynolds, who spent two seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates to start his big…
Card of the Day: 1978 Topps Mario Mendoza
With today being the 70th birthday of Mario Mendoza, which you probably read about earlier in our This Date in…
Card of the Day: 2017 Topps Heritage Gift Ngoepe
I don’t know how many people noticed the Christmas themed pick for yesterday’s card of the day with the choice…
Card of the Day: 1910 E91 Sam Leever
Since Sam Leever is considered an all-time great for the Pittsburgh Pirates and he was born 149 years ago today,…
Card of the Day: 1887 N284 Buchner Fred Carroll
Yesterday we looked at the 1910 E91 set, which some people accuse of being made up solely of generic photos…
Card of the Day: 1987 Topps Traded Andy Van Slyke
The 1987 Topps Traded set gave Pittsburgh Pirates fans their first chance to get new outfielder Andy Van Slyke on…
Card of the Day: 1960 Topps Gino Cimoli
Topps has been known for some bad airbrush jobs over the years on cards, where they put a player on…
Card of the Day: 1972 Topps Charlie Sands
Today’s Card of the Day celebrates a member of the 1971 World Series winning Pittsburgh Pirates. Charlie Sands wasn’t a…
Card of the Day: 1910 T206 Bill Otey
Among the former Pittsburgh Pirates born on this date was a left-handed pitcher named Bill Otey. You can read much…
Card of the Day: 1887 Old Judge Pop Smith
Today’s Card of the Day article is a contribution from a gentleman who has already had three articles featured here.…
Card of the Day: 1989 Topps Jeff Robinson & Jeff Robinson
Over the last two days in the This Date in Pittsburgh Pirates History articles, we have posted mini bios for…
Card of the Day: 1939 Play Ball Arky Vaughan
This is just the second Arky Vaughan card to be featured here in our Card of the Day series and…
Card of the Day: 1954 Topps Ed & John O’Brien
Today’s Card of the Day features a set of twins who played for the Pittsburgh Pirates and they were born…
Card of the Day: 1933 Goudey Adam Comorosky
Today’s Card of the Day features Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Adam Comorosky, who played for the team from 1926 until 1933.…
Card of the Day: 1981 Fleer/Donruss Bert Blyleven
I’m doing something different today on the 43rd anniversary of the Pittsburgh Pirates acquiring Hall of Fame pitcher Bert Blyleven.…
Card of the Day: 1985 Fleer John Tudor
On this date in 1983, the Pittsburgh Pirates acquired left-handed pitcher John Tudor in exchange for outfielder Mike Easler. After…
Card of the Day: 1982 Topps Kurt Bevacqua
Today’s Card of the Day has to be one of my all-time favorite common cards. The 1982 Topps set is…
Card of the Day: 1990 Topps Steve Carter
I’ve been holding off on featuring this set on here because in my opinion, it’s the worst Topps regular issue…
Card of the Day: 1978 Topps Stolen Base Leaders featuring Freddie Patek & Frank Taveras
Today’s Card of the Day features two players, one being a former Pittsburgh Pirates player, and another who was a…
Card of the Day: 2004 Topps Heritage Reggie Sanders
Today’s Card of the Day features a player who made a huge impression with Pittsburgh Pirates fans, despite being around…
Card of the Day: 1978 Topps Rookie Outfielders featuring Mike Easler
Today’s Card of the Day celebrates The Hit Man, who was born on this date in 1950. Mike Easler played…
Card of the Day: 1961 Topps Don Hoak
In today’s This Date in Pittsburgh Pirates History article, we mentioned that the Pirates traded third baseman Don Hoak to…
Card of the Day: 1970 Topps Dave Giusti
Today’s Card of the Day article is our first one for the 1970 Topps set, and the first one featuring…
Card of the Day: 1912 T207 Turkey Mike Donlin
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Today’s Card of the Day was decided on the day we started this series. It couldn’t be…
Card of the Day: 1982 Topps Luis Tiant
Today’s Card of the Day features a player who spent a short time with the Pittsburgh Pirates, but he made…
Card of the Day: 1973 Topps Roberto Clemente
Today’s Card of the Day is the 1973 Topps Roberto Clemente. It’s considered to be the final card from his…
Card of the Day: N172 Old Judge Billy Sunday
Today’s Card of the Day comes from a player who is more famous for what he did outside of baseball.…
Card of the Day: 1952 Topps Gus Bell
Today’s Card of the Day celebrates a Pittsburgh Pirates player born on this date in 1928, who was part of…
Card of the Day: 1999 Fleer Tradition Jose Silva
On this date in 1996, the Pittsburgh Pirates made a nine-player trade with the Toronto Blue Jays. The biggest names…
Card of the Day: 1983 Topps Super Veteran Gene Garber
Today’s Card of the Day features relief pitcher Gene Garber, who began his Major League career with the Pittsburgh Pirates…
Card of the Day: 1922 W575-1 Rabbit Maranville
Today’s Card of the Day is for the overshadowed Hall of Famer born on this date. Pittsburgh Pirates fan all…
Card of the Day: 1976 Topps Traded Tommy Helms
Today’s Card of the Day comes from the 1976 Topps Traded set. After Topps released their regular set, they printed…
Card of the Day: 2018 Topps Now Nick Kingham
Today’s Card of the Day features Nick Kingham, a one-time Pittsburgh Pirates prospect, who turns 29 years old today. The…
Card of the Day: 1976 SSPC John Candelaria
Today’s Card of the Day is a first for this particular set from 1976. It features John Candelaria, who is…