Pittsburgh Pirates

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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]}

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)

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