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1901 Pirates Season: Part Two

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I left off last week with the Pirates protecting a small lead as the month of June came to a close. The Pirates opened...

1901 Pirates Season: Part One

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After finishing in second place in the NL in 1900, and making it through the mass player jump to the newly formed American League relatively unscathed, the...

Pirates Build For a Pennant Run in 1901

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When you're writing about something that happened 110 years ago it's hard to surprise anyone with the information, especially when you're dealing with baseball...

The 1900 Pittsburgh Pirates

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While the Honus Wagner trade obviously added a lot of talent, and the 1899 Pirates had a winning record (76-73), they were still the...

The Honus Wagner Trade

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In 1899 the Louisville Colonels of the National League were in danger of folding. The National League was looking to scale down to 8...

Baseball in 1899

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Baseball in 1899 was obviously a lot different back then than it is now so I thought I would point out some of those...

Hall of Famer Jack Chesbro

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Jack Chesbro didn't make the majors until age 25. He only lasted 11 seasons, and two of them were partial years, but he was...

Jimmy Williams and Ginger Beaumont

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In the last season of the 1800's the Pirates were coming off a 72-76 season with a rookie centerfielder and a third baseman about...

Tale of Two Pitchers

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In September of 1896 baseball held a Rule 5 draft where they selected minor leaguers from non-affiliated teams for their upcoming season. The Pirates...

Sam Leever

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When the Pirates signed pitcher Sam Leever in 1898, he was already 26 years old with no prior major league experience, and he...

Second Baseman Heinie Reitz

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Going into the 1899 season the Pirates saw a chance to upgrade half of their double play combo of 2B Dick Padden and SS...

The Answer is Bones Ely

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Not many people know that the greatest shortstop of all-time, Honus Wagner, actually never played a major league game at shortstop until he was...
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