Pittsburgh Pirates greatest games – Page 2 – Society for American Baseball Research

September 24, 1955: Bob Friend clinches NL ERA title for last-place Pirates

July 25, 1956: Roberto Clemente hits an inside-the-park, walk-off grand slam to lift Pirates

July 18, 1957: Luis Arroyo’s final victory for Pittsburgh

May 1, 1958: Frank Thomas has a big day for Pirates

May 26, 1959: Harvey Haddix pitches 12 perfect innings, loses in 13th

August 6, 1960: ‘We Had ’em All The Way’: Vern Law tosses 10 innings en route to emotional Pirates victory

October 13, 1960: Bill Mazeroski’s heroic homer brings World Series championship to Pittsburgh

April 15, 1961: Bob Friend bests Don Drysdale in a record-setting game

September 21, 1963: Pirates’ Gene Baker becomes first African-American to manage in the major leagues

July 22, 1964: Mazeroski, Lynch, and Stargell lead Pirates’ rout of Cardinals

June 1, 1965: Pirates’ Bob Veale strikes out 16 in shutout of Phillies

October 2, 1966: Pirates’ Matty Alou claims the 1966 NL batting title

May 15, 1967: Clemente blasts three homers and knocks in all seven runs in Bucs’ loss

September 20, 1969: Bob Moose throws a no-hitter against the Amazin’ Mets

June 12, 1970: Pirates’ Dock Ellis throws a no-hitter

June 28, 1970: ‘Human Locusts Have Their Day’: Pirates play final game at Forbes Field

August 14, 1971: Bob Gibson fires his first no-hitter for Cardinals

August 23, 1971: Al Oliver ignites ‘Lumber Company’ Pirates with 2-homer game

September 1, 1971: Pirates field first all-Black lineup in baseball history

October 17, 1971: Blass, Clemente lead Pirates to victory in World Series Game 7

September 30, 1972: Roberto Clemente collects 3,000th career hit in final at-bat

April 6, 1973: Something’s missing: No Clemente in right field for Pirates

June 13, 1973: Pirates’ Steve Blass loses control

September 16, 1975: Rennie Stennett leads Pirates rout with a record seven hits