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The Pirates and Reds sixth postseason meeting came 23 years later in the 2013 National League Wild Card game, which the Pirates won 6-2. [ 9 ] 2013 was the Pirates first winning season since 1992, ending the longest stretch of losing seasons (20 seasons) in North American professional sports history.
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. The Pirates are also a combined total of 43—53 (.448) in post-season play.
This was the fourth postseason meeting of the Pirates–Reds rivalry this decade. The Reds won in 1970, 1972, and 1975.This time, the Pirates would return the favor, sweeping the Reds and returning to the World Series for the second time in nine years (in the process denying a rematch of the 1970 World Series between the Reds and Orioles).
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In the National League, the Atlanta Braves made their second of fourteen consecutive postseason appearances, and the Pittsburgh Pirates were making their third straight appearance. This would be the last time the Pirates appeared in the postseason until 2013 , as the team would experience 20 consecutive losing seasons afterward.
When the series shifted to Cincinnati, the Pirates took Game 3 by a 3–2 score to take a 2–1 series lead. In Game 4, the Reds blew out the Pirates by a 7–1 score off a two-hit complete-game performance from starting pitcher Ross Grimsley. Game 5 was the nailbiter of the series - the Pirates led 3–2 going into the bottom of the ninth and ...
The 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates had a record of 98 wins and 64 losses and captured the National League East title by two games over the Montreal Expos.The Pirates beat the Cincinnati Reds to win their ninth National League pennant, and the Baltimore Orioles to win their fifth World Series title – and also their last playoff series victory to date.
The Pittsburgh Pirates cut first baseman Rowdy Tellez with six games left in the MLB regular season.. Normally, this move wouldn't mean much. However, Tellez was just four plate appearances shy of ...