At the close of the 1883 season, the Metropolitan Exhibition…
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The 1902 Pittsburgh Pirates were one of the greatest teams…
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The charter Allegheny club of the fledgling American Association…
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Surely, preparation would not be an issue for Pittsburgh’s…
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It was a brilliant day for a ballgame. The skies were clear and…
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From Pittsburgh’s inaugural season in the National League,…
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On July 3, 1910, the reigning world champion Pittsburgh Pirates…
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The Pittsburgh Pirates came home from a six-game road trip to…
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“Terrapin Park, Federal League, Baltimore Md,” postcard…
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American League Park / Oriole Park (IV), July 18, 1907. (Courtesy…
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This game is tied as the second longest in big-league history…
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Add a brand-new baseball book from the SABR Digital Library to…
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“It’s a great day for a ball game; let’s play two!”…
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Before a sold-out and boisterous Forbes Field crowdi , future…
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Promoted as a Father’s Day game because Sunday ball still ran…
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More than 40,000 fans filled Forbes Field on a cloudy, wet…
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The Pittsburgh Pirates were nursing a four-game losing streak…
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Metropolitan Park (New York)
Wiley Piatt
October 4, 1902: Pittsburgh Pirates finish exceptional season by winning record 103rd game
May 10, 1882: Pittsburgh hosts its first major-league game
April 22, 1891: The storm after the rain: Cubs get best of Pirates on Opening Day
June 30, 1909: Forbes Field, Pirates’ house of thrills, celebrates Opening Day
September 20, 1907: Nick Maddox tosses first no-hitter in Pirates’ history
July 3, 1910: Pirates’ Chief Wilson hits for the cycle
June 29, 1909: Pirates bid farewell to Exposition Park in Pittsburgh
Terrapin Park / Oriole Park (Baltimore, MD)
Maryland Park (Baltimore, MD)
Bugle Field (Baltimore, MD)
American League Park (Baltimore, MD)
September 11, 1974: Cardinals prevail over Mets in 25 innings at Shea Stadium
SABR Digital Library: The Team that Couldn’t Hit: The 1972 Texas Rangers
October 2, 1920: Reds, Pirates split three games in the last major-league tripleheader
June 30, 1921: Pirates’ Moses ‘Chief’ Yellow Horse defeats Reds’ Adolfo Luque
August 22, 1912: Honus Wagner hits for the cycle, but Pirates fall to Giants
June 20, 1925: Cuyler, Carey, and Co. steamroll Brooklyn on Father’s Day
October 15, 1925: Pirates come from behind to beat Senators, Walter Johnson in muddy Game 7
June 24, 1933: Arky Vaughan hits for the cycle in Pirates’ blowout win in Brooklyn
Dick Donovan
Ray Boone
This Week in SABR: February 8, 2019