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This Date in Pirates History: December 23

Pirates HistoryDecember 23, 2011

Born on this date in 1871 was one of the best pitchers in Pittsburgh Pirates history, Sam Leever, who played for the team from...

Deacon Phillippe: By the Numbers

Pirates HistoryDecember 11, 2011

A short while back I did a bio on Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Sam Leever and then followed that up with a breakdown of his...

The 1905 Pirates Season: Part Two

Pirates HistoryNovember 27, 2011

The 1905 Pittsburgh Pirates were a strong team and almost any other year they would be winning the National League pennant or at least...

Pirates 1905 Season: Trying to Catch the Giants

Pirates HistoryNovember 20, 2011

The Pirates went into the 1905 season with changes at first base, catcher and in right field after finishing the 1904 season in fourth...

1904-05 Pirates Offseason

Pirates HistoryNovember 13, 2011

The 1904 Pittsburgh Pirates broke a string of three straight NL pennant winning seasons despite the fact they returned their entire starting lineup from...

The 1904 Season: Part Two

Pirates HistoryOctober 30, 2011

As mentioned previously, the Pittsburgh Pirates had lost their best starter to injury, Deacon Phillippe, on June 16 after his 5-1 win. They stood in...

The 1904 Pirates: Part One

Pirates HistoryOctober 23, 2011

Last week we saw how the Pirates prepared themselves for the 1904 season and they definitely started the season with some questions among their...

Finding Pitching in 1904

Pirates HistoryOctober 16, 2011

The one thing the Pittsburgh Pirates learned from the 1903 World Series was that you can never have enough pitching. They had three healthy...

1903 World Series: Game Six

Pirates HistoryOctober 2, 2011

After an 11-2 blowout loss in game five, the Pirates went to 25 game winner Sam Leever for game six. He was suffering from...

1903 World Series: Game Two

Pirates HistorySeptember 18, 2011

Following the Pirates 7-3 victory in game one of the 1903 World Series, they looked to 25 game winner, Sam Leever, to put them...

1903 World Series: The Comparisons

Pirates HistorySeptember 4, 2011

The 1903 Pittsburgh Pirates won the National League crown by 6.5 games over the New York Giants. In the American League the Boston Americans...

Pirates Look to Take the 1903 NL Pennant

Pirates HistoryAugust 28, 2011

The Pittsburgh Pirates started the 1903 season off as one of the favorites to win the National League pennant, which would be their third straight...

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