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Pittsburgh Pirates Seasons

We all follow the game of baseball for a different reason. It typically relates to our childhood. The game has a certain energy level and flow. There's a progression from nothing-nothing, no men on base, to...
Jared Jones throws an elite fastball, an elite slider, and showed promise with his curveball and changeup development this spring. He's a top 100 prospect. He's a rookie of the year candidate from the start of the...

Pittsburgh Pirates Seasons: Babe Dahlgren, 1944

On December 30, 1943, the Pittsburgh Pirates added a first baseman in the deal that I've often referred to here as "the Babe trade"....

Pittsburgh Pirates Seasons: Ed “Cannonball” Morris, 1885

The best season according to WAR for any player in Pittsburgh Pirates franchise history happened in 1885. That year, lefty pitcher Ed "Cannonball" Morris...

Pittsburgh Pirates Seasons: Dave Parker, 1978

In 1975, Dave Parker played full-time for the first time in the majors and he wound up finishing third in the National League Most...

Pittsburgh Pirates Seasons: Rip Sewell, 1943

Rip Sewell pitched 12 seasons for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1938 until 1949. Nearly his entire career was spent with the team, except for...

Pittsburgh Pirates Seasons: Paul Waner, 1927

We ignored the great Paul Waner here during our run of history articles recently. It wasn't done on purpose of course, but I've been...

Pittsburgh Pirates Seasons: Honus Wagner, 1908

We plan on having Pittsburgh Pirates Seasons as a weekly feature here until we run out of interesting seasons to talk about. That will...

Pittsburgh Pirates Seasons: Larry McWilliams, 1983

During the 1983 season, left-handed pitcher Larry McWilliams put together a strong season for a Pittsburgh Pirates team that was barely above the .500...

Pittsburgh Pirates Seasons: Arky Vaughan, 1935

We have posted 11 Pittsburgh Pirates Seasons articles already (all linked below), so it's about time that we got to Arky Vaughan's 1935 performance....

Pittsburgh Pirates Trade History: The Seattle Mariners Edition

We have posted three Pirates Trade History articles here and hope to eventually get to all 30 teams. Some of the teams will have...

Pittsburgh Pirates Seasons: Roberto Clemente, 1967

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: Pittsburgh Pirates Trade History with the Arizona Diamondbacks

We have posted two Pirates Trade History articles here and hope to eventually get to all 30 teams. Some of the teams will have...

Pittsburgh Pirates Seasons: Ray Kremer, 1927

Ray Kremer was a workhorse pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1924 until 1931, throwing 214+ innings in eight straight seasons. Despite being a...

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