Pittsburgh Pirates Seasons: Roberto Clemente, 1966
We haven’t posted a Pittsburgh Pirates Seasons article recently, but I wanted to do something different to mark the passing…
Pittsburgh Pirates Seasons: Arky Vaughan, 1938
Arky Vaughan is an under-appreciated player in big league history, but on a Pittsburgh Pirates history site, we can do…
Pittsburgh Pirates Seasons: Max Carey, 1922
Max Carey played 17 seasons for the Pittsburgh Pirates and he ranks among the top ten hitters in numerous career…
Pittsburgh Pirates Seasons: Pie Traynor, 1928
The month of August in 1928 for Pie Traynor may have been the best month for any Pittsburgh Pirates player…
Pittsburgh Pirates Seasons: Ralph Kiner, 1949
Today’s Pittsburgh Pirates Seasons feature looks at the man who was born on this date in 1922 and still holds…
Pittsburgh Pirates Seasons: Bill Salkeld, 1945
One of the most under the radar seasons in Pittsburgh Pirates history came from a 28-year-old rookie catcher in 1945.…
Pittsburgh Pirates Seasons: Cotton Tierney, 1922
In late September of 1920, James “Cotton” Tierney joined the Pittsburgh Pirates and played 12 games. Already 26 years old,…
Pittsburgh Pirates Seasons: Willie Stargell, 1971
During the 1971 season, Willie Stargell helped lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to their fourth World Series title. Along with his…
Pittsburgh Pirates Seasons: Murry Dickson, 1951
The Pittsburgh Pirates were very bad during the 1951 season. They finished with a 64-90 record. Starting pitcher Murry Dickson…
Pittsburgh Pirates Seasons: Roy Face, 1959
The 1959 Pittsburgh Pirates were a disappointing team. They weren’t bad, just not as good as people thought they would…
Pittsburgh Pirates Seasons: Ed “Cannonball” Morris, 1885
The best season according to WAR for any player in Pittsburgh Pirates franchise history happened in 1885. That year, lefty…
Pittsburgh Pirates Seasons: Carson Bigbee, 1922
Carson Bigbee isn’t a household name for current day Pittsburgh Pirates fans, but he was a little too good to…
Pittsburgh Pirates Seasons: Jason Thompson, 1982
Right before the 1981 season started, the Pittsburgh Pirates acquired first baseman Jason Thompson from the California Angels in exchange…
Pittsburgh Pirates Seasons: Babe Dahlgren, 1944
On December 30, 1943, the Pittsburgh Pirates added a first baseman in the deal that I’ve often referred to here…
Pittsburgh Pirates Seasons: Dave Parker, 1978
In 1975, Dave Parker played full-time for the first time in the majors and he wound up finishing third in…
Pittsburgh Pirates Seasons: Rip Sewell, 1943
Rip Sewell pitched 12 seasons for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1938 until 1949. Nearly his entire career was spent with…
Pittsburgh Pirates Seasons: Paul Waner, 1927
We ignored the great Paul Waner here during our run of history articles recently. It wasn’t done on purpose of…
Pittsburgh Pirates Seasons: Honus Wagner, 1908
We plan on having Pittsburgh Pirates Seasons as a weekly feature here until we run out of interesting seasons to…
Pittsburgh Pirates Seasons: Larry McWilliams, 1983
During the 1983 season, left-handed pitcher Larry McWilliams put together a strong season for a Pittsburgh Pirates team that was…
Pittsburgh Pirates Seasons: Arky Vaughan, 1935
We have posted 11 Pittsburgh Pirates Seasons articles already (all linked below), so it’s about time that we got to…
Pittsburgh Pirates Seasons: Roberto Clemente, 1967
This is part two of our three articles this morning celebrating #21 on the 21st of the month. Today we…
Pittsburgh Pirates Seasons: Ray Kremer, 1927
Ray Kremer was a workhorse pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1924 until 1931, throwing 214+ innings in eight straight…
Pittsburgh Pirates Seasons: Bob Veale, 1965
During his first two seasons in the big leagues (1962-63), the Pittsburgh Pirates used left-hander Bob Veale as a both…
Pittsburgh Pirates Seasons: Dots Miller, 1909
During their World Series winning season in 1909, the Pittsburgh Pirates had a 22-year-old rookie second baseman from Kearny, NJ,…
Pittsburgh Pirates Seasons: Elbie Fletcher, 1940
This is our seventh article in our new series titled Pittsburgh Pirates Seasons. The idea here is to take a…
Pittsburgh Pirates Seasons: Earl Sheely, 1929
Last month we introduced a new feature here that will be a part of the Pittsburgh Baseball History site once…
Pittsburgh Pirates Seasons: Jim Rooker, 1974
Last month we introduced a new feature here that will be a part of the Pittsburgh Baseball History site once…
Pittsburgh Pirates Seasons: Goose Gossage, 1977
Three weeks ago, we introduced a new feature here that will be a part of the Pittsburgh Baseball History site…
Pittsburgh Pirates Seasons: Jimmy Williams, 1899
Two weeks ago, we introduced a new feature here that will be a part of the Pittsburgh Baseball History site…
Pittsburgh Pirates Seasons: Mike Easler, 1980
Last week we introduced a new feature here that will be a part of the Pittsburgh Baseball History site once…
Pittsburgh Pirates Seasons: Kiki Cuyler, 1925
We have been rolling out some history articles recently in advance of our upcoming Pittsburgh Baseball Network site. We will…
