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The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The current organization was founded in 1882 as the Pittsburgh Alleghanys in the American Association (AA). They left the AA and became a National League team starting with the 1887 season. The Alleghanys may have had roots in an earlier team of the same name that had played as a minor league team in 1876 and 1877. [1] [2] [3]

## Contents

* 1 Championships
* 2 Locations and Nicknames
* 3 Retired Numbers
* 4 Notes

## Championships[edit]

The team has had a total of 5 championship-winning seasons since the beginning of major-league baseball's modern World Series in 1903, winning the World Series in 1909, 1925, 1960, 1971, and 1979. They were also National League champions, but lost in the World Series, 2 times, in 1903 and 1927. [4] Prior to the start of the modern World Series, the team won 2 National League titles, in 1901 and 1902. They did not win any American Association titles.

## Locations and Nicknames[edit]

The team has been based in Pittsburgh since its inception in 1882. They have played their home games at the following stadiums. [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]

* 2001-present: PNC Park
* 1970-2000: Three Rivers Stadium
* 1909-1970: Forbes Field
* 1891-1909: Exposition Park
* 1885-1890: Recreation Park
* 1884 only: Union Park
* 1882-1883: Exposition Park

They have been known by two nicknames: [12]

* 1891-present: Pittsburgh Pirates
* 1882-1890: Pittsburgh Alleghenys

## Retired Numbers[edit]

The following uniform numbers are retired in that players, managers, and coaches of the team will no longer use them. For non-players, the person's role in the organization is also listed. [13] [14]

* 1 Billy Meyer (manager)
* 4 Ralph Kiner
* 8 Willie Stargell
* 9 Bill Mazeroski
* 11 Paul Waner
* 20 Pie Traynor
* 21 Roberto Clemente
* 33 Honus Wagner
* 40 Danny Murtaugh (manager)
* 42 Jackie Robinson (retired across major league baseball)

## Notes[edit]

1. ↑ https://www.mlb.com/pirates/history/timeline/early-years
2. ↑ https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PIT/
3. ↑ https://www.baseball-almanac.com/teams/pirates.shtml
4. ↑ https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/world-series.shtml
5. ↑ https://www.mlb.com/pirates/history/ballparks
6. ↑ https://www.baseball-almanac.com/stadium/stadium4.shtml
7. ↑ https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PIT/attend.shtml
8. ↑ https://www.ballparksofbaseball.com/ballparks/pnc-park/
9. ↑ https://www.ballparksofbaseball.com/ballparks/three-rivers-stadium/
10. ↑ https://www.ballparksofbaseball.com/ballparks/forbes-field/
11. ↑ https://www.ballparksofbaseball.com/ballparks/exposition-park/
12. ↑ https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PIT/#all_franchise_years
13. ↑ https://www.mlb.com/pirates/history/records-stats-awards/retired-numbers
14. ↑ https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PIT/#all_teams_retired_unis_PIT