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| Where did the Pirates play their games before moving into Three Rivers Stadium? | Pittsburgh Pirates
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Forbes Field. Forbes Field was open from 1909 to 1970
| Pittsburgh gots its name when it 'pirated' a player from the Philadelphia team. Who was the player? | Pittsburgh Pirates
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| How many times had a Pirates player won the National League Rookie of the Year Award in the first 100 seasons of Major League Baseball? | Pittsburgh Pirates
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0. The first Pirate to win the award was Jason Bay in 2004, after the 100-year mark.
| Who was the last Pirate before Jason Kendall in 2000 to hit for the cycle? | Pittsburgh Pirates
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Gary Redus. August 25, 1989 at Cincinnati, Redus did it
Jim Leyland. Leyland took over for Tanner in 1986 and left the Pirates for Florida after the 1996 season.
Ralph Kiner. Kiner hit 54 in 1949
| Which two ex-Pirates statues were seen outside Three Rivers Stadium that were built in their honor in 2000? | Pittsburgh Pirates
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Roberto Clemente and Honus Wagner. Clemente is outside Gate 'A' and Wagner outside Gate 'C'. Willie Stargell was added years later. There is a statue of ex-Steelers Owner Art Rooney outside Gate 'D'.
| Which Pirate hit the very first Home Run in World Series play back in 1903? | Pittsburgh Pirates
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1900's. The 1900's teams won 938, the '70s won 916, the '20s 877 and the 60's 848.
| In their franchise history, the Pirates were called _______ prior to taking on the name 'Pirates'? | Your Pittsburgh Pirates!
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Alleghenys. The Allegheny's were formed in 1882, and were called that until the 1891 season, when they changed their name to the Pirates. The Alleghenys were a part of the American Association in baseball until 1886, when the franchise became a part of the National League in 1887. They had 5 managers in 1884 before Horace Phillips took the reins of the team, and transitioned them into the Pirates in 1891. The Allegheny's best record was 80-57 in 1886.
Fred Clarke. Murtaugh won 2,068 games in a Pirate uniform, but it was Fred Clarke who led the team to 2,427 wins from 1900-1915. He led the team to 3 National League titles, and a World Series in 1909 by defeating the Detroit Tigers 4 games to 3.
Ralph Kiner. Kiner hit 51 four-baggers in 1947. He topped that in 1949 when he hit 54. The great Wilbur Stargell hit 48 home runs in 1971.
Pops. Wilver Dornel "Pops" Stargell, was everyone's Pop in Pittsburgh. He played from 1962-1982, all in a Pirates' uniform. He compiled a career total of 475 home runs for the Pittsburgh fans, along with the 1979 NLCS, National League, and World Series MVP.
Exposition Park. Exposition Park found the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1891. The franchise played at Recreation Field as the Allegheny's the previous year. The Pirates continued to play at Exposition until 1909, where they were housed by Forbes Field. They would please their fans for 61 years before playing in Three Rivers Stadium. At Exposition Park, they won three consecutive National League Championships 1901-02-03.
| In what year did Bill Mazeroski hit the first game 7, bottom of the 9th inning home run to win a World Series? | Your Pittsburgh Pirates!
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1960. The Pirates played the heavily-favored Yankees in 1960. The Yankees out-hit the Pirates by a wide margin in every game but one, but the Pirates still came out the victor in the 7th game, by Maz's game-winning shot in the 9th inning. Harvey Haddix received the win in the 10-9 final game.
Donn Clendenon. Clendenon holds many season records for the Pirates for striking out. He struck out 163 times in 1968, breaking his own record of striking out 142 times in 1966, which again broke his own record of 128 in 1965. Stargell's tops was 129 in 1972.
Frank Killen. Killen in a Pirate uniform, won 36 games in 1893. Ed Morris set a franchise record by winning 41 games in 1886 as an Allegheny. Jack Chesbro's high season was 28 games in 1902.
Honus Wagner. Wagner is the only one listed who played in a Pirate uniform. He was the first Pirate to .300 by hitting .381 in 1900. Wagner retired with a lifetime batting average of .327, along 3,415 career hits.
Roberto Clemente. Clemente ended his career with exactly 3,000 hits in a Pirate uniform. Although he had already played for 18 seasons, his career was cut short when he was killed in a humanitarian venture to the Carribean.
10. Leyland wore number 10. Number 8 belonged to Willie Stargell, and is retired. Number 4 is also retired in honor of Ralph Kiner, and number 7 was worn by former Pirate manager Chuck Tanner. Leyland was the NL Manager of the Year in 1990.
5. Bream wore 5 for the Pirates, but switched to 12 when he went to Atlanta.
13. Lind wore unlucky number 13. Lind was traded to Kansas City before the start of the 1993 season.
3. Bell was number 3. He led the league in sac. bunts in 1990.
19. Wally wore 19. Backman played only one season with the Pirates. Mostly hitting leadoff, Wally batted .292 including a 6-for-6 night against the Padres in 1990. He signed as a free agent with Philadelphia in 1991.
24. Bonds was number 24. He switched to 25 in 1993 when he signed with Giants. The number 24 had been retired by The Giants for Willie Mays. Bonds wore number 7 when he was a rookie in 1986. The other choice, 33, was the number of home runs Bonds hit in 1990. He was also the NL MVP in 1990.
18. Bill Virdon wore number 18 as the Pirates starting center fielder in 1960, when they won the Series. Omar Moreno wore 18 as the starting center fielder in 1979, when The Pirates won the Series, but it was not meant to be for Andy.
25. Bobby Bo wore 25 in 1990. He switched to 23 in 1991.
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