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Career batting records Statistic Player Record Pirates career Ref Batting average: Jake Stenzel.360 1892–1896 [69] On-base percentage: Jake Stenzel.429 1892–1896 [69] Slugging percentage: Brian Giles.591 1999–2003 [70] On-base plus slugging: Brian Giles: 1.018 1999–2003 [70] Runs: Honus Wagner: 1,521 1900–1917 [71] Plate appearances ...
In 1971, the Pirates became the first Major League Baseball team to field an all-black starting lineup. [6] Taking the field, on September 1, was Rennie Stennett , Gene Clines , Roberto Clemente , Willie Stargell , Manny Sanguillén , Dave Cash , Al Oliver , Jackie Hernández , and Dock Ellis .
The 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the team's 79th season. The team finished with a record of 95–59, seven games in front of the second-place Milwaukee Braves to win their first National League championship in 33 seasons.
The Pirates became one of only six teams in the 20th century to have won a World Series after trailing three games to one. Two of those teams were the Pirates, in 1925 and 1979. The others were the 1903 Boston Red Sox (in a best-of-nine series), 1958 New York Yankees, 1968 Detroit Tigers, and 1985 Kansas City Royals. Five Pirates had 10 or more ...
Despite losing the series, the Pirates put up a good fight, unlike the last time the two teams met in the playoffs. In Game 5, the Pirates led 3–2 in the ninth inning, and were 3 outs away from pulling off a major upset over the Reds.
The 1983 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 102nd season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; their 97th in the National League. This was their 14th season at Three Rivers Stadium . The Pirates finished second in the National League East with a record of 84–78.
On November 20, 2019, the Pirates added Cruz to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft. [9] He did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the Minor League Baseball season because of the COVID-19 pandemic . [ 10 ]
The 1982 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 101st season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; their 96th in the National League. This was their 13th season at Three Rivers Stadium . The Pirates finished fourth in the National League East with a record of 84–78, eight games behind the eventual NL and World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals .