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June 9, 1970: Orlando Peña was signed by the Pirates. [13] June 22, 1970: Chuck Hartenstein was selected off waivers from the Pirates by the St. Louis Cardinals. [14] August 26, 1970: Orlando Pena was released by the Pirates. [13] August 31, 1970: George Brunet was traded to the Pirates by the Washington Senators for Denny Riddleberger. [15]
The 1970 National League Championship Series was a semifinal matchup of the 1970 MLB Postseason between the East Division champion Pittsburgh Pirates and the West Division champion Cincinnati Reds. The Reds swept the Pirates three games to none and went on to lose the World Series to the Baltimore Orioles. The series was the second NLCS.
The Pirates–Reds rivalry is a Major League Baseball (MLB) National League divisional rivalry played between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Cincinnati Reds. The Pirates and Reds are both members of the National League (NL) Central division.
The Pittsburgh Pirates have completed 132 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) since joining the National League (NL) in 1887. Through 2018, they have played 20,256 regular season games, winning 10,240 and losing 10,016, for a winning percentage of .506.
September 21 – Vida Blue of the Oakland Athletics no-hits the Minnesota Twins 6–0 at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, the only baserunner coming on Harmon Killebrew's second-inning walk. The no-hitter caps a season that witnesses four no-hitters, all pitched in California -based Major League stadiums; Candlestick Park is the only one of ...
PITTSBURGH, PA - SEPTEMBER 26: Aaron Civale #32 of the Milwaukee Brewers pitches in the first inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park on September 26, 2024 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ...
The only other team to accomplish this feat is the Toronto Blue Jays in 1993, though theirs came in Game 6. In 1970 the Pirates became the first major league club to create their uniforms using a cotton-nylon blend featuring pull-over shirts and beltless pants. [90] The first all-minority lineup in MLB history took the field on September 1 ...
Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Robert Gasser (54) shows during the first inning of their game against the Pittsburgh Pirates Wednesday, May 15, 2024 at American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.