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Uniform design in the 1940s. The Pirates have had many uniforms and logo changes over the years, with the only consistency being the "P" on the team's cap. Like other teams in Major League Baseball, the Pirates predominantly favored a patriotic red, white and blue color scheme through the first half of the 20th Century. [43]
In 1978, four NL teams--the Braves, Cubs, Mets and Pirates--did not have player names on their jerseys. The Mets and Pirates immediately added names to all of their jerseys, while the Braves and Cubs only did so for their away jerseys. The Braves added names to their home jerseys in 1980 when they were redesigned, but the Cubs did not until 1993.
A man wearing a ruffled white satin poet blouse. The famous Seinfeld "puffy shirt", an example of a poet shirt blouse.. A poet shirt (also known as a poet blouse or pirate shirt) is a type of shirt made as a loose-fitting blouse with full bishop sleeves, usually decorated with large frills on the front and on the cuffs. [1]
Engraving of the English pirate Blackbeard from the 1724 book A General History of the Pyrates Pirates fight over treasure in a 1911 Howard Pyle illustration.. In English-speaking popular culture, the modern pirate stereotype owes its attributes mostly to the imagined tradition of the 18th-century Caribbean pirate sailing off the Spanish Main and to such celebrated 20th-century depictions as ...
City Connect is a brand name for a line of alternate uniforms made by Nike, Inc. for Major League Baseball (MLB) teams. The uniforms feature different color schemes, typefaces, and graphic elements compared with the teams' typical home and away uniforms. The uniforms are designed to reflect the cultural aspects of each team's home city. [1]
Pirates clinch the Division Title in St. Louis, 1990. The Pirates would win the first three NL East titles of the 1990s, but failed to advance to the World Series each time. In 1990, the Pirates faced off against their old rivals, the Reds, and fell to the eventual world champion in six games. The Bucs were even better in 1991, easily winning ...
The Pirates struggled through several difficult seasons through the 1950s. They did have a winning season in 1958, their first since 1948. Clemente debuted with the Pirates on April 17, 1955, wearing uniform number 13, in the first game of a doubleheader against the Brooklyn Dodgers. Early in his career with the Pirates, he was frustrated by ...
Timothy Stephen Wakefield (August 2, 1966 – October 1, 2023) was an American professional baseball knuckleball pitcher.Wakefield began his Major League Baseball (MLB) career with the Pittsburgh Pirates, but is most remembered for his 17-year tenure with the Boston Red Sox, from 1995 until his retirement in 2012 as the longest-serving player on the team, earning a total of $55 million. [1]