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Monthly Archives: May, 2020

May 21, 1979: Pirates, Blyleven Beat Expos to Extend Win Streak to Six

1979 Season Replay
Bert Blyleven got his first win of the season and the Pirates extended their winning streak to six in a 4-2 win in Montreal. ...

Card of the Day: 2020 Topps 206 Roberto Clemente

Card of the Day
This is part three of our special Roberto Clemente morning, celebrating #21 on the 21st of the month. I've added an extra Card of...

Pittsburgh Pirates Seasons: Roberto Clemente, 1967

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This is part two of our three articles this morning celebrating #21 on the 21st of the month. Today we take a look at...

First Pitch: Who Were Roberto Clemente’s Favorite Opponents, and Where Did He Prefer to Hit?

First Pitch
Two weeks ago we posted an article looking at how Roberto Clemente did against Hall of Fame pitchers during his career. It was a...

OOTP: Mitch Keller Takes on the Cubs

Analysis
The following is part of our simulation of the 2020 Pittsburgh Pirates season, using Out of the Park Baseball (OOTP). We simulate the season...

Kevin Kramer Out 4-6 Months Due to Hip Surgery

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The Pittsburgh Pirates announced that infielder Kevin Kramer underwent right hip surgery last week and he should return to full baseball activities in 4-6...

May 20, 1979: Pirates Complete Sweep of Cubs With 6-5 Win

1979 Season Replay
Five Pirates pitchers withstood 15 Cubs hits well enough to hang on for a 6-5 win, completing a three-game sweep in Chicago.  Three home...

Card of the Day: 1976 Topps Pie Traynor

Card of the Day
During a 1969 baseball centennial voting, Pittsburgh Pirates Pie Traynor was voted the all-time best third baseman in Major League history. Seven years later,...

First Pitch: Pirates Have a History of Signing the Best Non-Drafted Free Agents

First Pitch
Baseball America recently published a list of the team that did the best when signing non-drafted free agents. That's going to be an important...

OOTP: Pirates Open a Three Game Series Against the Cubs

Analysis
The following is part of our simulation of the 2020 Pittsburgh Pirates season, using Out of the Park Baseball (OOTP). We simulate the season...

Prospect Throwback: The 1987 Salem Buccaneers

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Back in February and March, we posted four articles highlighting Pittsburgh Pirates minor league teams from the 1980s, which were featured on minor league...

May 19, 1979: Pirates Blank Cubs in Jim Rooker’s First Start of Season

1979 Season Replay
Lefty Jim Rooker made his first start of the season a good one, going eight and a third shutout innings in a 3-0 shutout...
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