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July 25, 1956: Roberto Clemente hits an inside-the-park, walk-off grand slam to lift Pirates
The headline writer for the front page of a daily newspaper is…
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September 24, 1955: Bob Friend clinches NL ERA title for last-place Pirates
The Pittsburgh Pirates suffered through a miserable 1955 season,…
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September 1, 1971: Pirates field first all-Black lineup in baseball history
Willie Stargell, left, hugs his Pittsburgh Pirates teammate…
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June 12, 1970: Pirates’ Dock Ellis throws a no-hitter
On June 12, 1970, Dock Ellis pitched one of the greatest games…
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October 2, 1966: Pirates’ Matty Alou claims the 1966 NL batting title
After the 1965 season Bill Virdon retired from the Pirates. Virdon…
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September 21, 1963: Pirates’ Gene Baker becomes first African-American to manage in the major leagues
Thanks in no small part to Bruce Markusen’s 2009 work,…
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May 15, 1967: Clemente blasts three homers and knocks in all seven runs in Bucs’ loss
“It was almost like Roberto Clemente playing the Reds all by…
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June 1, 1965: Pirates’ Bob Veale strikes out 16 in shutout of Phillies
In 1965, the Pirates made an impressive second-half run at the…
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July 22, 1964: Mazeroski, Lynch, and Stargell lead Pirates’ rout of Cardinals
The Pittsburgh Pirates bombed the St. Louis Cardinals before…
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May 1, 1958: Frank Thomas has a big day for Pirates
The game on Thursday, May 1, 1958, pitting the Pirates against…
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August 6, 1960: ‘We Had ’em All The Way’: Vern Law tosses 10 innings en route to emotional Pirates victory
“When you win that kind, you’ve got to win the pennant. You…
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July 18, 1957: Luis Arroyo’s final victory for Pittsburgh
Anyone old enough to recall the spectacular 1961 major-league…
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October 13, 1960: Bill Mazeroski’s heroic homer brings World Series championship to Pittsburgh
Bottom of the ninth. Game tied. Series tied. Only one team can…
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April 15, 1961: Bob Friend bests Don Drysdale in a record-setting game
Possibly the most intriguing thing about baseball is its unpredictability.…
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April 6, 1973: Something’s missing: No Clemente in right field for Pirates
“You kept looking in right field, and he wasn’t there,”…
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June 28, 1970: ‘Human Locusts Have Their Day’: Pirates play final game at Forbes Field
At 11:00 A.M., the rookie pitcher relaxed in a booth on Forbes…
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August 23, 1971: Al Oliver ignites ‘Lumber Company’ Pirates with 2-homer game
On August 23, 1971, 24-year-old Al Oliver had one of…
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September 16, 1975: Rennie Stennett leads Pirates rout with a record seven hits
While pulling on his gray Pittsburgh road uniform in the visitors’…
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June 13, 1973: Pirates’ Steve Blass loses control
Steve Blass was arguably the best pitcher on the Pittsburgh Pirates…
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May 26, 1959: Harvey Haddix pitches 12 perfect innings, loses in 13th
Marcia Haddix was at home — on a Clark County, Ohio, farm —…
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September 20, 1969: Bob Moose throws a no-hitter against the Amazin’ Mets
A mood of nervous, anxious excitement permeated Shea Stadium…
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August 14, 1971: Bob Gibson fires his first no-hitter for Cardinals
Bob Gibson thought he was running out of time. At 35 years of…
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September 30, 1972: Roberto Clemente collects 3,000th career hit in final at-bat
As the 1972 season entered its last week, Pittsburgh’s 38-year-old…
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October 17, 1971: Blass, Clemente lead Pirates to victory in World Series Game 7
It was the culmination of the 1971 baseball season. Game Seven…