
October 4, 1902: Pittsburgh Pirates finish exceptional season by winning record 103rd game
The 1902 Pittsburgh Pirates were one of the greatest teams…

May 10, 1882: Pittsburgh hosts its first major-league game
The charter Allegheny club of the fledgling American Association…

April 22, 1891: The storm after the rain: Cubs get best of Pirates on Opening Day
Surely, preparation would not be an issue for Pittsburgh’s…

June 30, 1909: Forbes Field, Pirates’ house of thrills, celebrates Opening Day
It was a brilliant day for a ballgame. The skies were clear and…

September 20, 1907: Nick Maddox tosses first no-hitter in Pirates’ history
From Pittsburgh’s inaugural season in the National League,…

July 3, 1910: Pirates’ Chief Wilson hits for the cycle
On July 3, 1910, the reigning world champion Pittsburgh Pirates…

June 29, 1909: Pirates bid farewell to Exposition Park in Pittsburgh
The Pittsburgh Pirates came home from a six-game road trip to…

October 2, 1920: Reds, Pirates split three games in the last major-league tripleheader
“It’s a great day for a ball game; let’s play two!”…

June 30, 1921: Pirates’ Moses ‘Chief’ Yellow Horse defeats Reds’ Adolfo Luque
All major-league franchises have had their share of noteworthy…

August 22, 1912: Honus Wagner hits for the cycle, but Pirates fall to Giants
Before a sold-out and boisterous Forbes Field crowdi , future…

June 20, 1925: Cuyler, Carey, and Co. steamroll Brooklyn on Father’s Day
Promoted as a Father’s Day game because Sunday ball still ran…

October 15, 1925: Pirates come from behind to beat Senators, Walter Johnson in muddy Game 7
More than 40,000 fans filled Forbes Field on a cloudy, wet…

June 24, 1933: Arky Vaughan hits for the cycle in Pirates’ blowout win in Brooklyn
The Pittsburgh Pirates were nursing a four-game losing streak…

June 19, 1934: Pie Traynor replaces George Gibson as Pirates manager
When Pie Traynor reached the major leagues1 as a 21-year-old…

May 4, 1938: Lloyd Waner’s big game with 4 hits, 5 RBIs lifts Pirates
The 1938 season was a good one for the Pittsburgh Pirates: a…

April 27, 1938: Arky Vaughan slams Cubs, edges Cubs
The Pittsburgh Pirates began the 1938 season on a hot streak.…

June 25, 1950: Ralph Kiner hits for cycle with 8 RBIs in Pirates’ win over Dodgers
“Pitching is called 70 per cent of baseball.”1 The Pittsburgh…

September 23, 1951: Murry Dickson wins 20th game for seventh-place Pirates
After competing for the 1948 National League pennant before finishing…

August 27, 1949: Tiny Bonham’s last game
The Pittsburgh Pirates were firmly entrenched in sixth place…

May 30, 1939: Johnny Rizzo sets Pirates record with nine RBIs in a game
Jason Bay of the Pittsburgh Pirates had eight RBIs in a game…

June 6, 1952: Murry Dickson and the Bucs shave ‘The Barber’
On paper the game appeared to be a mismatch between teams on…

April 13, 1954: Pirates’ Vern Law celebrates return from military service with Opening Day win
The Pittsburgh Pirates were eager to open the 1954 season following…

May 16, 1954: Pioneering Pirates rookie Curt Roberts collects three hits, continues steady defense
Branch Rickey, who had shaken the foundations of Organized Baseball…

October 13, 1903: Big Bill Dinneen leads Boston to a triumph in first modern World Series
The first World Series ever played was a best-of-nine competition,…