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{{Short description|Baseball team in Pennsylvania}}
{{About|the Major League Baseball team}}
{{Redirect|Pittsburgh Allegheny|the minor league team|Pittsburgh Allegheny (International Association)}}
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{{infobox MLB 
| name = Pittsburgh Pirates
| established = 1882
| misc =
| logo = Pittsburgh Pirates logo 2014.svg
| uniformlogo = Pittsburgh Pirates Cap Insignia.svg
| current league = National League
| y1 = 1887
| division = [[National League Central|Central Division]]
| y2 = 1994 
| past division = [[National League East|East Division]]
| y5 = 1969
| y6 = 1993
| past league = [[American Association (19th century)|American Association]]
| y7 = 1882
| y8 = 1886
| Uniform = MLB-NLC-PIT-Uniforms.png
| retirednumbers = {{hlist| [[Billy Meyer|1]] | [[Ralph Kiner|4]] | [[Willie Stargell|8]] | [[Bill Mazeroski|9]] | [[Paul Waner|11]] | [[Pie Traynor|20]] | [[Roberto Clemente|21]] | [[Honus Wagner|33]] | [[Danny Murtaugh|40]] | [[Jackie Robinson|42]]}}
| colors = Black, gold, white<ref>{{cite web|title=Pirates Uniforms and Logos|url=https://www.mlb.com/pirates/history/uniforms-and-logos|publisher=[[MLB Advanced Media]]|website=Pirates.com|access-date=June 22, 2019|quote=1948: The team replaced the traditional blue and red with the present day black and gold.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Berry|first=Adam|title=Why Pittsburgh's teams wear black and gold|url=https://www.mlb.com/pirates/news/why-pittsburgh-s-teams-all-wear-black-and-gold|publisher=[[MLB Advanced Media]]|website=Pirates.com|date=January 8, 2021|access-date=January 11, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Castrovince|first=Anthony|title=Players poll: Who has MLB's best uniforms?|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-players-on-the-best-uniforms|publisher=[[MLB Advanced Media]]|website=[[MLB.com]]|date=May 17, 2019|access-date=June 22, 2019|quote=The Steel City’s steadiness in team tints is something to be celebrated. Be it on the ice at PPG Paints Arena, on the gridiron at Heinz Field or within the picture-perfect confines of PNC Park, Pittsburgh is bathed in black and gold. And because even the most garish styles tend to go and come around again, the bumblebee yellow jerseys, striped black pants and pillbox-style hats of the 1970s made a recent return as the go-to Sunday throwbacks.}}</ref><br />{{color box|#000000}} {{color box|#FDB827}} {{color box|#FFFFFF}}
| y3 = 1891
| nicknames = 
Bucs 
* Buccos
* The Lumber Company
| pastnames =
* Pittsburgh Alleghenys (1887–1891)
* Allegheny (1882–1886)
| ballpark = [[PNC Park]]
| y4 = 2001
| pastparks =
* [[Three Rivers Stadium]] ({{mlby|1970}}–{{mlby|2000}})
* [[Forbes Field]] ({{mlby|1909}}–{{mlby|1970}})
* [[Exposition Park (Pittsburgh)|Exposition Park III]] ({{mlby|1891}}–{{mlby|1909}})
* [[Recreation Park (Pittsburgh)|Recreation Park]] ({{mlby|1884}}–{{mlby|1890}})
* [[Exposition Park II (Pittsburgh)|Exposition Park I, II]] ({{mlby|1882}}–{{mlby|1883}})
| WS = (5)
| WORLD CHAMPIONS = {{hlist| {{wsy|1909}} | {{wsy|1925}} | {{wsy|1960}} | {{wsy|1971}} | {{wsy|1979}} }}
| LEAGUE = NL
| P = (9)
| PENNANTS = {{hlist| [[1901 Pittsburgh Pirates season|1901]] | [[1902 Pittsburgh Pirates season|1902]] | [[1903 Pittsburgh Pirates season|1903]] | [[1909 Pittsburgh Pirates season|1909]] | [[1925 Pittsburgh Pirates season|1925]] | [[1927 Pittsburgh Pirates season|1927]] | [[1960 Pittsburgh Pirates season|1960]] | [[1971 National League Championship Series|1971]] | [[1979 National League Championship Series|1979]] }}
| misc1 =
| OTHER PENNANTS =
| DIV = NL Central
| DV = (0)
| Division Champs = None
| misc5 = '''NL East Division titles''' (9)
| OTHER DIV CHAMPS = {{hlist| [[1970 Pittsburgh Pirates season|1970]] | [[1971 Pittsburgh Pirates season|1971]] | [[1972 Pittsburgh Pirates season|1972]] | [[1974 Pittsburgh Pirates season|1974]] | [[1975 Pittsburgh Pirates season|1975]] | [[1979 Pittsburgh Pirates season|1979]] | [[1990 Pittsburgh Pirates season|1990]] | [[1991 Pittsburgh Pirates season|1991]] | [[1992 Pittsburgh Pirates season|1992]] }}
| WC = (3)
| Wild Card = {{hlist| [[2013 Pittsburgh Pirates season|2013]] | [[2014 Pittsburgh Pirates season|2014]] | [[2015 Pittsburgh Pirates season|2015]] }}
| misc6 =
| owner = [[Bob Nutting]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Front Office Directory|url=https://www.mlb.com/pirates/team/front-office|publisher=[[MLB Advanced Media]]|website=Pirates.com|access-date=April 16, 2023}}</ref>
| president = [[Travis Williams (sports executive)|Travis Williams]]
| manager = [[Don Kelly (baseball)|Don Kelly]] 
| gm = [[Ben Cherington]]
| presbo = 
| mascots = [[Pirate Parrot]]
| website = {{URL|https://www.mlb.com/pirates|mlb.com/pirates}}
}}

The '''Pittsburgh Pirates''' are an American professional [[baseball]] team based in [[Pittsburgh]]. The Pirates compete in [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB) as a member club of the [[National League (baseball)|National League]] (NL) [[National League Central|Central Division]]. Founded as part of the [[American Association (19th century)|American Association]] in 1881 under the name the Allegheny Base Ball Club of Pittsburgh, the club joined the National League in 1887 and was a member of the [[National League East]] from 1969 through 1993. The Pirates have won five [[World Series]] championships, nine [[List of National League pennant winners|National League pennants]], nine National League East division titles and made three appearances in the [[Major League Baseball Wild Card Game|Wild Card Game]].

The Pirates were among the best teams in baseball at the start of the 20th century, playing in the [[1903 World Series|inaugural World Series]] in 1903 and winning their first title in {{wsy|1909}} behind [[Honus Wagner]]. The Pirates took part in arguably the most famous World Series ending, winning the [[1960 World Series]] against the [[New York Yankees]] on a [[walk-off home run]] by [[Bill Mazeroski]], the only time that Game 7 of the World Series has ever ended with a home run. They won again in {{wsy|1971}} behind [[Roberto Clemente]], the first Latin-American enshrined in the [[National Baseball Hall of Fame]], and in {{wsy|1979}} under the leadership of [[Willie Stargell]].

Since their last World Series in 1979, the Pirates have largely endured a period of great struggle. Since then, they have only had eleven winning seasons, six postseason appearances, three division titles, and have advanced just once in the postseason with a victory in the 2013 National League Wild Card Game. The Pirates additionally posted a losing record in 20 consecutive seasons from [[1993 Pittsburgh Pirates season|1993]] to [[2012 Pittsburgh Pirates season|2012]], a record streak in both MLB and the four major North American professional sports leagues.<ref>{{cite web|title=Most consecutive Major League Baseball losing seasons, team|url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/most-consecutive-mlb-losing-seasons-team/|website=GuinnessWorldRecords.com|date=December 24, 2012 |access-date=February 10, 2022}}</ref>
The Pirates currently have the fifth-longest World Series championship drought, the longest pennant drought in the National League,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/|title = World Series and MLB Playoffs}}</ref> and the longest [[League Championship Series]] appearance and division championship drought in all of baseball. From 1882 to 2025, the Pirates have an overall record of {{Win–loss record|w=10,910|l=10,910|t=140}} ({{winpct|10910|10910|140}} winning percentage).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Pittsburgh Pirates Team History & Encyclopedia|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PIT/index.shtml|access-date=November 19, 2025|website=Baseball-Reference.com|language=en}}</ref>

The Pirates are also often referred to as the "Bucs" or the "Buccos" (derived from [[buccaneer]], a synonym for [[piracy|pirate]]). Since 2001 the team has played its home games at [[PNC Park]], a 39,000-seat stadium along the [[Allegheny River]] in Pittsburgh's [[North Side (Pittsburgh)|North Side]]. The Pirates previously played at [[Forbes Field]] from 1909 to 1970 and at [[Three Rivers Stadium]] from 1970 to 2000. Since 1948 the Pirates' colors have been black, gold and white, derived from the [[flag of Pittsburgh]] and matching the other major professional sports teams in Pittsburgh, the [[Pittsburgh Steelers|Steelers]] and the [[Pittsburgh Penguins|Penguins]].

==History==
{{main|History of the Pittsburgh Pirates}}
Professional baseball in the Pittsburgh area began in 1876 with the organization of the [[Pittsburgh Allegheny (International Association)|Allegheny Base Ball Club]], an independent (non-league) club based in a then-separate city called [[Allegheny, Pennsylvania|Allegheny City]], across the [[Allegheny River]] from Pittsburgh. The team joined the minor league [[International Association for Professional Base Ball Players|International Association]] in 1877, only to fold the following season.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Britcher|first=Craig|title=We are Now Pirates: The 1890 Burghers and Alleghenys|journal=Western Pennsylvania History|volume=97|issue=1|date=Spring 2014|page=42|url=https://journals.psu.edu/wph/article/view/59411/59138|archive-date=September 28, 2023|access-date=July 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230928190359/https://journals.psu.edu/wph/article/view/59411/59138|url-status=dead}}</ref> On October 15, 1881, [[Denny McKnight]] held a meeting at Pittsburgh's St. Clair Hotel to organize a new Allegheny club,<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Daily Post|location=Pittsburgh|date=October 17, 1881|page=4|title=A Professional Ball Club|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/19566465/ |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}} {{free access}}</ref> which began play in 1882 as a founding member of the [[American Association (19th century)|American Association]]. Chartered as the Allegheny Base Ball Club of Pittsburgh,<ref>"Charter of Incorporation of Allegheny Base Ball Club of Pgh. Penna." March 11, 1882. Pennsylvania Department of State, [https://www.corporations.pa.gov/Search/corpsearch Business Entity Search] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200820235542/https://www.corporations.pa.gov/search/corpsearch |date=August 20, 2020 }}, entity number 6131816. Retrieved March 28, 2018. {{closed access}}</ref> the team was listed as "Allegheny" in the standings, and was sometimes called the "Alleghenys" (occasionally the "Alleghenies" or “Allies”) in that era's custom of referring to a team by its pluralized city or club name. After five mostly mediocre seasons, Pittsburgh became the first [[Major North American professional sports teams|A.A. team]] to switch to the older [[National League (baseball)|National League]] in 1887.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Benswanger|first=William E.|title=Professional Baseball in Pittsburgh|journal=Western Pennsylvania Historical Magazine|volume=30|issue=1–2|date=March–June 1947|url=https://journals.psu.edu/wph/article/view/2313/2146}}</ref>

During the winter prior to the 1890 season, almost all of the Alleghenys' best players bolted to the [[Players' League]]'s [[Pittsburgh Burghers]]. The Players' League collapsed after the season, and the players were allowed to go back to their old clubs. However, the Alleghenys also signed highly regarded second baseman [[Lou Bierbauer]], who had previously played with the A.A.'s [[Philadelphia Athletics (American Association)|Philadelphia Athletics]]. Although the Athletics failed to include Bierbauer on their reserve list, they loudly protested the Alleghenys' move. In an official complaint, an AA official claimed the Alleghenys' signing of Bierbauer was "piratical".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pghcitypaper.com/columns/why-is-our-baseball-team-called-the-pittsburgh-pirates-what-do-pirates-have-to-do-with-pittsburgh-1335541/|title=Why is our baseball team called the Pittsburgh Pirates? What do Pirates have to do with Pittsburgh?|date=August 14, 2003|last=Potter|first=Chris|website=[[Pittsburgh City Paper]]|access-date=March 6, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241228083429/https://www.pghcitypaper.com/columns/why-is-our-baseball-team-called-the-pittsburgh-pirates-what-do-pirates-have-to-do-with-pittsburgh-1335541/|archive-date=December 28, 2024|url-status=live}}</ref> This incident quickly accelerated into a schism between the leagues that contributed to the demise of the A.A. Although the Alleghenys were never found guilty of wrongdoing, their allegedly "piratical" act gained them the occasional nickname "Pirates" from newspapers around the country, starting in 1891. Within a few years, the nickname caught on with even Pittsburgh newspapers.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Coen|first=Ed|title=Setting the Record Straight on Major League Team Nicknames|journal=Baseball Research Journal|date=Fall 2019|publisher=SABR|url=https://sabr.org/journal/article/setting-the-record-straight-on-major-league-team-nicknames/|access-date=October 16, 2021}}</ref> The nickname was first acknowledged on the team's uniforms in 1912. [[File:1909 Pittsburgh Pirates on a boat FINAL.jpg|thumb|left|The [[1909 Pittsburgh Pirates season|1909 Pirates]] in a poster celebrating their National League pennant. [[Frank Chance]] of Chicago and [[John McGraw]] of  New York, two teams the Pirates beat for the pennant, are being made to [[walk the plank]].]]

Early on, the Pirates organization finished no higher than 2nd in either league’s standings, but their fortunes began to change at the turn of the 20th century. The Pirates acquired several star players from the [[Louisville Colonels]], who were slated for elimination when the N.L. contracted from 12 to 8 teams. (The franchises did not formally consolidate; the player acquisitions were separate transactions.)<ref name="TBT">{{cite book |title=The Team-by-Team Encyclopedia of Major League Baseball |last=Purdy |first=Dennis |year=2006 |publisher=[[Workman Publishing Company|Workman]] |location=New York City |isbn=0-7611-3943-5 }}</ref> Among those players was [[Honus Wagner]], who would become one of the first players inducted to the [[Baseball Hall of Fame]]. The Pirates were among the best teams in baseball in the early 1900s, winning three consecutive National League pennants from 1901 to 1903 and participating in [[1903 World Series|the first modern World Series ever played]], which they lost to [[1903 Boston Americans season|Boston]]. The Pirates returned to the World Series in [[1909 World Series|1909]], defeating the [[1909 Detroit Tigers season|Detroit Tigers]] for their first-ever world title. That year, the Pirates moved from [[Exposition Park (Pittsburgh)|Exposition Park]] to one of the first steel and concrete ballparks, [[Forbes Field]].
[[File:World Series program (1927).jpg | thumb | right | 1927 World Series program]]
As Wagner aged, the Pirates began to slip down the National League standings in the 1910s, culminating in a disastrous 51–103 record in 1917; however, veteran outfielder [[Max Carey]] and young players [[Pie Traynor]] and [[Kiki Cuyler]], along with a remarkably deep pitching staff, brought the Pirates back to relevance in the 1920s. The Pirates won their second title in [[1925 World Series|1925]], becoming the first team to come back from a 3–1 deficit in the World Series.<ref>{{cite web|work=MLB.com|title=From down 3-1, Cubs working on more history|url=https://www.mlb.com/cubs/news/history-of-3-1-world-series-comebacks-c207699942|date=October 29, 2016|access-date=September 4, 2020}}</ref> The Pirates returned to the World Series in [[1927 World Series|1927]] but were swept by the [[Murderer's Row]] [[New York Yankees|Yankees]]. The Pirates remained a competitive team through the 1930s but failed to win the pennant, coming closest in 1938 when they were passed by the [[Chicago Cubs]] in the [[Homer in the Gloamin'|final week of the season]].

Despite the prowess of [[Ralph Kiner]] as a slugger during the latter half of the stretch, the Pirates were mostly undistinguished in the 1940s, and downright awful in the early 1950s. [[Branch Rickey]] was brought in during this time to rebuild the team, which returned to the World Series in [[1960 World Series|1960]]. They were largely outscored over the course of the series by the [[1960 New York Yankees season|Yankees]], yet the Pirates won on a walk-off home run by [[Bill Mazeroski]] in the bottom of the 9th inning in Game 7. As of 2024, it is the only Game 7 walk-off home run in World Series history.

Led by right fielder [[Roberto Clemente]], the Pirates remained a strong team throughout the 1960s but did not return to the World Series until [[1971 World Series|1971]]. Playing in the new [[Three Rivers Stadium]], the Pirates defeated the favored [[1971 Baltimore Orioles season|Baltimore Orioles]] behind Clemente's hitting and the pitching of [[Steve Blass]]. In the same year on September 1, the Pirates became the first team to field an all-Black and Latino lineup.<ref>{{cite web|work=[[Andscape]]|title=On this day in 1971, the Pittsburgh Pirates fielded the first all-black and Latino lineup|url=https://andscape.com/features/on-this-day-in-1971-the-pittsburgh-pirates-fielded-the-first-all-black-lineup|date=September 1, 2016|access-date=September 4, 2020}}</ref>
Despite Clemente's death after the 1972 season, the Pirates were one of the dominant teams of the decade, winning the newly created [[National League East]] in [[1970 Pittsburgh Pirates season|1970]], [[1971 Pittsburgh Pirates season|1971]], [[1972 Pittsburgh Pirates season|1972]], [[1974 Pittsburgh Pirates season|1974]], [[1975 Pittsburgh Pirates season|1975]], and [[1979 Pittsburgh Pirates season|1979]]. Powered by sluggers such as [[Willie Stargell]], [[Dave Parker]], and [[Al Oliver]], the team was nicknamed "The Lumber Company." Behind Stargell's leadership and the [[disco]] song [[We Are Family (song)|"We Are Family"]] (which the team adopted as its theme song), the Pirates came back from a 3–1 deficit to once again defeat the [[1979 Baltimore Orioles season|Orioles]] in the [[1979 World Series]] for the franchise's fifth championship. During the 1979 championship season, a Pittsburgh player was designated as Most Valuable Player in every available category: All-Star Game MVP (Dave Parker), NLCS MVP (Willie Stargell), World Series MVP (Willie Stargell), and National League MVP (Willie Stargell, shared with Keith Hernandez of St. Louis).
[[File:Pirates1989.jpg|thumb|Pittsburgh clinching the division title in 1990.]]
The Pirates sank back into mediocrity in the 1980s and returned to post-season play in the early 1990s behind young players like [[Barry Bonds]], [[Bobby Bonilla]], and [[Doug Drabek]]. The Pirates won three straight division titles from 1990 to 1992 but lost in the [[National League Championship Series]] each time, notably coming within one out of advancing to the World Series in [[1992 National League Championship Series|1992]]. Several of the team's best players, including Bonds and Drabek, left as free agents after that season.

[[File:Andrew McCutchen on June 12, 2012.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.7|[[Andrew McCutchen]], 2012]]With salaries rising across baseball, the small-market Pirates struggled to keep pace with the sport and they posted a losing record for 20 consecutive seasons, a record among North American professional sports teams. Even the opening of a new stadium in 2001, [[PNC Park]], did little to change the team's fortunes. The Pirates finally returned to the postseason in [[2013 Pittsburgh Pirates season|2013]] behind National League MVP [[Andrew McCutchen]], defeating the [[2013 Cincinnati Reds season|Cincinnati Reds]] in the [[2013 National League Wild Card Game|Wild Card Game]]. They were eliminated in five games in the [[2013 National League Division Series|next round]] by the [[St. Louis Cardinals]]. That season, the Pirates also became the seventh MLB team to reach 10,000 all-time <!--regular season--> wins.<ref>{{cite web|work=Baseball-Reference.com|title=MLB Teams and Baseball Encyclopedia|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130704001346/https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/|archive-date=July 4, 2013|url-status=unfit|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/}}</ref> On [[Opening Day]] 2015 the Pirates' loss was the team's 10,000th<ref name="Wilmoth, Charlie 2015">{{cite web|last=Wilmoth|first=Charlie|title=Johnny Cueto, Todd Frazier help Reds beat Pirates 5–2 on Opening Day|url=http://www.bucsdugout.com/2015/4/6/8355331/johnny-cueto-todd-frazier-help-reds-beat-pirates-5-2-on-opening-day|publisher=[[SB Nation|Bucs Dugout]]|date=April 6, 2015|access-date=June 10, 2015}}</ref> making the Pirates the fourth MLB team to achieve this distinction, following the [[Philadelphia Phillies]], [[Atlanta Braves]], and the Chicago Cubs.<ref>{{cite web|work=Baseball-Reference.com|title=MLB Teams and Baseball Encyclopedia|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150331003253/http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/|archive-date=March 31, 2015|url-status=unfit|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/}}</ref> The Pirates returned to the postseason in 2014 and 2015 and lost the Wild Card game both times and have not qualified for the playoffs since then.

==Ballpark==
Since 2001, the Pirates have played their home games at [[PNC Park]], located on the banks of the [[Allegheny River]] in Pittsburgh's North Side neighborhood. The park was built as a replacement for the aging [[Three Rivers Stadium]], a dual-purpose stadium that had been designed for functionality rather than aesthetics.<ref name=OnDeck>{{cite journal |last=Bouma|first=Ben|year=1998|title=Heading for Home|journal=On Deck|volume=3|issue=3|pages=42–8}}</ref> Funded mainly through taxpayer money, the ballpark cost $216 million to construct and is named for Pittsburgh-based [[PNC Financial Services]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/espn/sportsbusiness/news/story?page=stadiumnames|title=Stadium naming rights|access-date=July 23, 2008|work=Sports Business|publisher=[[ESPN.com]]|date=September 29, 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071021124846/http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/sportsbusiness/news/story?page=stadiumnames|archive-date=October 21, 2007|url-status=live}}</ref> PNC Park's listed capacity is 38,747 for baseball, although standing-room only space can accommodate more than 40,000 fans; the biggest crowd in stadium history was the [[2015 National League Wild Card Game]], when 40,889 fans saw the Cubs defeat the Pirates 4–0.

[[File:PNC Park (16190813495).jpg|thumb|left|PNC Park prior to a game in 2014]]
Widely considered to be among the best baseball stadiums in the country, several outlets have praised PNC Park for its location, limestone and steel façade, and views of both the action on the field and the Pittsburgh skyline.<ref name="kdka15">[https://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2015/07/27/pnc-park-voted-best-ballpark-in-america-by-fans/ PNC Park Voted Best Ballpark In America By Fans]</ref><ref name="wapo2017">[https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2017/sports/how-many-mlb-parks-have-you-visited/ How many ballparks have you visited? (Washington Post)]</ref><ref>[https://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/news/2018/03/26/how-does-pnc-park-rank-in-a-list-of-mlbs-best-ball.html How does PNC Park rank in a list of MLB's 'best ball parks'?]</ref><ref>[https://ftw.usatoday.com/2016/08/ranking-best-worst-mlb-stadiums-30-petco-wrigley-pnc All 30 MLB stadiums, ranked]</ref> PNC Park was the first two-deck ballpark to be built in the United States since Milwaukee County Stadium opened in 1953;<ref name="ESPN">{{cite web |title=PNC Park at North Shore|work=[[ESPN.com]]|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/teams/stadium?team=pit|access-date=April 10, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080605202957/http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/teams/stadium?team=pit|archive-date=June 5, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> as a result, fans in the upper deck are closer to the action than at most ballparks, with the highest seat in the stadium 88 feet (27 m) above the playing surface. Fans in the lower deck are also closer to the field: the batter is closer to the seats behind home plate than to the pitcher,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://twins.mlb.com/min/ballpark/comparisons.jsp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080409053246/http://twins.mlb.com/min/ballpark/comparisons.jsp|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 9, 2008|title=New Ballpark Comparisons|access-date=July 29, 2008|work=New Ballpark |publisher=MinnesotaTwins.com}}</ref> and seating along the baselines is 45 feet  from the bases at their closest point. A four-level steel rotunda down the left field line offers extensive standing room only space, and action on the field can be seen from the first-level concourse. PNC Park has a reputation as a pitcher's park, with a deep left field that juts out to more than 410 feet from home plate. Right field is closer, but the wall is 21 feet high, nicknamed the Clemente Wall after former right-fielder [[Roberto Clemente]], who wore number 21. Statutes of Clemente, [[Willie Stargell]], [[Bill Mazeroski]] and [[Honus Wagner]] are located at several entrances to the stadium. In addition to hosting Pirate games, PNC Park hosted the [[2006 MLB All-Star Game]] and has been the site of several concerts.

PNC Park is located near several major highways and parking is available in the blocks around the ballpark. Fans can also walk to the stadium from [[downtown Pittsburgh]] via the [[Clemente Bridge]], or take [[Pittsburgh Light Rail]] to the system's [[North Side station (Pittsburgh Regional Transit)|North Side station]], located just outside the stadium's home plate entrance.

===Former ballparks===
The Pirates' first home was [[Exposition Park (Pittsburgh)|Exposition Park]], located a couple blocks west of the current location of PNC Park. The Pirates split their early years between that ballpark and [[Recreation Park (Pittsburgh)|Recreation Park]], which was located further inland from the flood-prone Allegheny River. The Pirates moved back to Exposition Park for good in 1891, and remained there until the middle of the 1909 season.<ref>{{cite book |title=The Pittsburgh Pirates Encyclopedia|last=Finoli|first=David|author2=Bill Ranier |year=2003|publisher=Sports Publishing L.L.C.|location=United States|pages=485–6|isbn=1-58261-416-4}}</ref> The park hosted the [[1903 World Series|first modern World Series ever played]] in 1903, but by the end of the decade the wooden structure was too small for the Pirates' growing fanbase. Exposition Park hosted several minor league teams before being razed prior to 1920.<ref>{{cite book |title=The Pittsburgh Pirates Encyclopedia|last=Finoli|first=David|author2=Bill Ranier |year=2003|publisher=Sports Publishing L.L.C.|location=United States|pages=486–7|isbn=1-58261-416-4}}</ref> The site, currently occupied by a parking lot and several restaurants, is marked by a state historical marker (near the intersection of West Gen. Robinson Street and Tony Dorsett Drive) and a sunken home plate marker made of steel (a few paces away, in the parking lot) , both noting the 1903 World Series.

[[File:Forbes Field exterior.jpg|thumb|right|[[Forbes Field]], the Pirates' home ballpark from 1909 to 1970]]
In the middle of the 1909 season, the Pirates moved into [[Forbes Field]] in [[Oakland (Pittsburgh)|Oakland]], which would serve as the club's home for the next 61 years. Built at a cost of $1 million, the park was the first three-tiered steel-and-concrete ballpark in the nation.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pirates' Timeline|url=http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/pit/history/timeline2.jsp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070509195440/http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/pit/history/timeline2.jsp|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 9, 2007|publisher=[[Major League Baseball Advanced Media]]|access-date=August 31, 2008}}</ref> Forbes Field was expanded several times over the decades, with capacity almost doubled from its initial 23,000 in 1909 to 41,000 in 1925 (although it was reduced to 35,000 in its later years). Pirates owner Barney Dreyfuss "hated cheap [[home run]]s and vowed he'd have none in his park", which led him to design a large playing field for Forbes Field.<ref>Gershman, Michael (1993). [https://books.google.com/books?id=udTtAAAAMAAJ&q=%22forbes+field%22+%22old+lady+of+schenley+park%22 ''Diamonds: The Evolution of the Ballpark'']. Houghton Mifflin. p.&nbsp;224. {{ISBN|9780395612125}}.</ref> When a large grandstand was constructed down the right field line in the early 1920s, reducing the distance to 300 feet from home plate, Dreyfuss had a 28-foot screen erected.<ref>United News (March 20, 1930). [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4bVhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=v2gDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4148%2C4489078 "Barnard Plans to Check 'Cheap' Homers; Proposes Screen for All Sectors Less Than 350 Feet"]. ''The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette''. "Three major league clubs already have taken to the screen idea, the Phillies and Cardinals erecting screens at their parks last season and the Pirates building one at Forbes Field this season." Retrieved April 20, 2018.</ref><ref>Davis, Ralph (March 22, 1950). [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-UsbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=L0sEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1703%2C6798287 "Plan to Cut Trick Homers is Sensible: Fandom Tires of Freak Four-Baggers, Which Have Robbed One of Game's Features of Its Most Pronounced Thrill"]. ''The Pittsburgh Press''. "President Barney Dreyfuss has always been opposed to freak homers. He hesitated for a long time about increasing his seating capacity by encroaching on his playing area. He finally did it, because everyone else was doing it. But he is said to have regretted the move after it was made, and now has offset it by ordering a screen in front of the right field stands." Retrieved April 20, 2018.</ref><ref>Wertenbach, Fred (May 24, 1930). [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pRkhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OUsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6490%2C2008537&dq=robbed-new-screen "Bucs Beat Cubs; Ens Shifts Line-Up; Comorosky Going Back to Old Post"]. ''The Pittsburgh Press''. "Wilson was robbed of his thirteenth homer when his drive crashed into the new screen in right and went for a double in the sixth." Retrieved April 20, 2018.</ref> Despite this, Forbes Field is remembered for several famous home runs: the final three homers of [[Babe Ruth]]'s career on May 25, 1935<ref name=Dia90>{{harvnb|Gershman|1993|p=90|Ref=none}}</ref> and Bill Mazeroski's championship-winning blast in Game 7 of the [[1960 World Series]]. The park also hosted [[American football|football]] games for the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] and [[University of Pittsburgh]] [[Pittsburgh Panthers football|"Pitt" Panthers]]. Located in a sparsely populated area of the city when it opened in 1909, by the 1960s Forbes Field was surrounded by the University of Pittsburgh campus. The Pirates left the ballpark midway through the 1970 season and the stadium was demolished the following year. Sections of the outfield wall remain standing along Roberto Clemente Drive, and the home plate used in the stadium's final game remains preserved in the University of Pittsburgh's [[Wesley W. Posvar Hall|Posvar Hall]].<ref name=Restor>{{cite news |title=Forbes Field Remnants Restored|first=Tony|last=LaRussa|url=http://triblive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/regional/s_451126.html#axzz33d3JAeAI|newspaper=[[Pittsburgh Tribune-Review]]|date=May 6, 2006|access-date=September 1, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Crosley Field and Forbes Field|url=http://www.cnn.com/TRAVEL/DESTINATIONS/9707/stadiums/crosley.forbes.html|publisher=[[CNN]]|access-date=September 1, 2008}}</ref>

The Pirates moved into the multipurpose [[Three Rivers Stadium]] in 1970, which they shared with the Steelers. Like other [[multi-purpose stadium]]s popular at the time, Three Rivers featured extensive box seats, a turf playing field, and moveable seating sections to accommodate both football and baseball. Three Rivers ended up being much better suited for the former than the latter, and the Pirates struggled to draw fans despite their on-field success in the 1970s. By the 1990s, the Pirates were threatening to leave Pittsburgh unless a new, baseball-only stadium was constructed. The Pirates played their final game at Three Rivers on October 1, 2000, and the stadium was demolished the following winter. The site is currently occupied by parking lots and [[Stage AE]], although one of the stadium's entrance markers remains standing near [[Acrisure Stadium]]. In 2012, members of the [[Society for American Baseball Research]] marked and painted the [[Baseball field#Home base|home plate]] and first base of the former stadium on the 40th Anniversary of Roberto Clemente's 3,000th hit.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://grandstander.blogspot.com/2012/09/standing-with-clemente.html|title=The Grandstander: Standing with Clemente|date=September 30, 2012}}</ref> Since then, markers have been placed at the locations of home plate, second base, and the pitcher’s plate.

[[File:BuccoSpringTraining.JPG|thumb|right|[[LECOM Park]], which hosts the Pirates' Spring Training games]]

===Spring Training===
Since 1969, the Pirates have held [[Spring Training]] at [[LECOM Park]] in [[Bradenton, Florida]], which is also used for the Pirates' minor league team, the [[Bradenton Marauders]]. Constructed in 1923, LECOM Park is the oldest stadium still in use for Spring Training and the second-oldest minor league park, behind only [[Jackie Robinson Ballpark]] in [[Daytona Beach]], which dates to 1914.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.milb.com/news/oldest-11-minor-league-ballparks |title=Been a while: Oldest Minor League ballparks |first=Benjamin |last=Hill |website=[[Minor League Baseball]] |date=February 18, 2021 |access-date=April 18, 2021}}</ref> It is also the third oldest stadium currently used by a major league team after [[Fenway Park]], built in 1912, and [[Wrigley Field]], built in 1914.<ref>{{cite news |first=Toni |last=Whitt |title=McKechnie Field to Get a Makeover|url=http://bradenton.patch.com/articles/mckechnie-field-to-get-a-makeover|publisher= Bradenton Patch|date=February 8, 2012| access-date=February 14, 2012}}</ref> Built in a Florida Spanish Mission style, LECOM Park underwent two major renovations in 1993 and 2008, the latter of which added lights.<ref>{{cite news|first= Anthony|last= Cormier|title= McKechnie to get lights; Pirates to stay until 2038|url= http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20061229/NEWS/612290698?p=1&tc=pg|publisher= The Herald-Times|date= December 29, 2006|access-date= February 3, 2012|archive-date= June 21, 2013|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130621155953/http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20061229/NEWS/612290698?p=1&tc=pg|url-status= dead}}</ref> The park was formerly named "McKechnie Field," for Bradenton resident and Baseball Hall of Fame great [[Bill McKechnie]], who led the Pirates in [[1925 World Series|1925]]; since 2017 it has been named for the [[Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine]], which has its main campus in [[Erie, Pennsylvania]], and also a campus in Bradenton.<ref name=lecom>{{cite news|url=http://m.pirates.mlb.com/news/article/215678436/pirates-and-lecom-announce-bradenton-ballpark-naming-rights-agreement|title=Pirates and LECOM announce Bradenton ballpark naming-rights agreement|publisher=Pittsburgh Pirates|date=February 10, 2017|access-date=April 5, 2017}}{{dead link|date=October 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> [[Pirate City]], the site of the Pirates' Spring Training complex, is located a few miles east of LECOM Park.

==Logos and uniforms==
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Image:PittsburghAlleghenys1888.png|'''1888: "Alleghenys" Logo'''
Image:Pirates 1900.gif|'''1900–1906'''
Image:Pirates 07.gif|'''1907'''
Image:Pirates 1908.png|'''1908–1909'''
Image:Pirates15.gif|'''1915–1919'''
Image:Pirates 21.gif|'''1921, 1932'''
Image:Pirates 22.png|'''1922''' 
Image:Pirates 23.gif|'''1923–1931'''
Image:Pirates 33.png|'''1933–1935'''
<!-- Deleted image removed: Image:Pirates 36.png|'''1936–1947''' -->
<!-- Deleted image removed: Image:Pirates 48.png|'''1948–1959''' -->
<!-- Deleted image removed: Image:Pirates 60.png|'''1960–1967''' -->
<!-- Deleted image removed: Image:Piratelogo6786.png|'''1968–1986''' -->
<!-- Deleted image removed: Image:Pirates 87.png|'''1987–1996''' -->
<!-- Deleted image removed: Image:Pittsburgh Pirates MLB Logo.svg|'''1997–2013''',<ref name="new logo">{{cite news|title=Pirates will commission new logo for 2014 season|url=http://triblive.com/sports/pirates/3466284-74/depaoli-fans-pirates#axzz2KdT5t1aS|last=Cohen|first=Bob|newspaper=[[Pittsburgh Tribune-Review]]|date=February 11, 2013}}</ref> '''2014–present: Secondary Logo''' -->
Image:Pittsburgh Pirates logo 2014.svg|'''1948–present'''
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[[File:Jim Russell- Pittsburgh Pirate.jpg|thumb|upright=0.7|Uniform design in the 1940s]]

The Pirates have had many uniforms and logo changes over the years, with the only consistency being the "P" on the team's cap. Like other teams in Major League Baseball, the Pirates predominantly favored a patriotic red, white and blue color scheme through the first half of the 20th Century.<ref name="sportslogos.net">{{cite web | url=https://www.sportslogos.net/logos/list_by_team/71/Pittsburgh_Pirates/ | title=Pittsburgh Pirates Logos - National League (NL) - Chris Creamer's Sports Logos Page - SportsLogos.Net }}</ref> During this time, the Pirates predominantly wore a blue cap, with either a red or white P. The uniforms were plain, often including a simple "P" if anything at all. The team's name was first acknowledged in 1912, with a pinstripe jersey that had "Pirates" running vertically down the placket.<ref name="sportslogos.net"/> The team's name would not appear on the club's uniforms again until they were added to the road uniforms in 1933, this time written horizontally in a more ornate style. An image of a pirate's head appeared on the home and road jerseys for the 1940 and 1941 seasons (this image would be reused for the team's logo in the 1980s and 1990s), and "Pittsburgh" first appeared on the road uniforms in 1942.<ref name="sportslogos.net"/>

In 1948, the team broke away from the patriotic "Red, White, & Blue" color scheme when they adopted the current black & gold color scheme, to match that of the colors of the [[Flag of Pittsburgh]] and, to a lesser extent at the time, the colors of the then-relatively unknown [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] of the [[National Football League]]. The Pirates had made a similar change to black and gold in 1924,<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Pittsburgh Post|date=April 5, 1924|page=9|title=How About It, Buccos?|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86181467/|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Pittsburgh Post|date=April 25, 1924|page=14|title=Post Clock Ticks|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86182589/|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Wollen|first=L.H.|newspaper=The Pittsburgh Press|date=March 30, 1924|at=Sporting sec., p. 2|title=Pirates Defeat Frisco|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86182158/|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> but the change did not last beyond that season.<ref>{{cite news|last=Wollen|first=Lou|newspaper=The Pittsburgh Press|date=March 4, 1925|page=26|title=Strenuous Work for Buccaneers|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86181780/|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Ballinger|first=Edward F.|newspaper=The Pittsburgh Post|date=April 12, 1925|at=Sec. 3, p. 2|title=Grantham on First as Pirates Wallop Memphis Chicks, 8-0|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86449257/|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> Along with the [[San Francisco Giants]], the Pirates are one of two pre-expansion [[National League (baseball)|National League]] teams that completely changed their colors, although red returned as an "accent color" in 1997 and remained until 2009.

In the late 1950s, the team adopted sleeveless jerseys. While not an innovation by the team (the honor goes to the [[Cincinnati Reds]]), the Pirates helped popularize the look. Coinciding with the move into [[Three Rivers Stadium]] in 1970, the team switched to a darker shade of gold and changed their caps from black to gold with a black brim (except batting helmets, which would have to wait until the following season for the change from black to gold with the black brim); they also introduced pullover nylon/cotton jerseys and beltless pants as part of their new uniform set (later to become polyester doubleknit).<ref name="sportslogos.net"/> The Pirates became the first team in baseball to sport such a look, but it quickly became popular throughout the league, and the pullover style would become the prominent look of 1970s and 1980s baseball. The Pirates ditched the pullover style in favor of the traditional button-down style in 1991, one of the last teams to switch.

[[File:Fred Rogers and Willie Stargell.jpg|thumb|upright=0.7|[[Willie Stargell]] wearing the black top and gold pants combo, posing with Pittsburgh native [[Fred Rogers]]]]
In 1976, the National League celebrated its 100th anniversary. To coincide with it, certain NL teams wore old-style pillbox hats complete with horizontal [[pinstripes]]. After the season, the Pirates were the only team to adopt the hats permanently, alternating between a black hat and a gold hat for several seasons.<ref name="sportslogos.net"/> The Pirates switched back to a brighter shade of gold for the 1977 season, and became one of the first teams to wear [[third jersey]]s, following the [[Oakland Athletics]]. Starting in [[1977 Pittsburgh Pirates season|1977]], the Pirates had uniform styles which included two different caps and three different uniforms: an all-black set, an all-gold set, and a white set with black-and-gold pinstripes. The pants, tops and caps could all be worn interchangeably for different looks; the Pirates wore four different uniform combinations in the [[1979 World Series]]. The pinstripes came off the white uniforms in 1980, but the Pirates continued to utilize the three uniform set until the 1985 season, when the team returned to the straightforward home whites/road grays combination. The solid black cap with a gold "P" returned in 1987 and has been the team's primary cap ever since.<ref name="sportslogos.net"/>

After [[Kevin McClatchy]] purchased the team in 1996, the Pirates added a third jersey and utilized red as an accent color, including red brims on the team's caps. A sleeveless white jersey with pinstripes was worn as an alternate home jersey from 2005 to 2010, and a red alternate jersey was added for the 2007 and 2008 seasons. In [[2009 Pittsburgh Pirates season|2009]], the Pirates began wearing an alternate black jersey with a gold "P" at both home and on the road.<ref name="sportslogos.net"/> From 2013 to 2019, the Pirates wore throwback uniforms for Sunday home games: the early 70s pullover uniforms from 2013 to 2015, and the gold top/black pants from the late 70s from 2016 to 2019.<ref>{{cite press release |title=Pirates announce a new Sunday alternate uniform |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/pirates-announce-a-new-sunday-alternate-uniform/c-164850296 |publisher=[[MLB Advanced Media]] |website=[[MLB.com]] |date=February 18, 2016 |access-date=June 22, 2019}}</ref>

Since the [[2015 Pittsburgh Pirates season|2015 season]], the Pirates have worn an alternate camo jersey for select home games.<ref>{{cite web|title=Pittsburgh Pirates Unveil New Camouflage Uniform|url=https://news.sportslogos.net/2014/12/13/camouflaged-pirates-taking-the-field-in-2015/baseball/|publisher=SportsLogos.net|website=[[Sportslogos.net]]|date=December 13, 2014|access-date=August 31, 2020}}</ref> The camouflage alternates were updated for the [[2018 Pittsburgh Pirates season|2018 season]], now white with camo green wordmarks, numbers, piping, and patches.<ref>{{cite web|title=Pittsburgh Pirates Introduce New Camo Uniform for 2018|url=https://news.sportslogos.net/2018/01/13/pittsburgh-pirates-introduce-new-camo-uniform-for-2018/baseball/|publisher=SportsLogos.net|website=[[Sportslogos.net]]|date=January 13, 2018|access-date=August 31, 2020}}</ref>

Ahead of the [[2020 Pittsburgh Pirates season|2020 season]], the Pirates revived the script "Pittsburgh" wordmarks on their gray road and new black alternate road jerseys, which were unveiled on January 24, 2020. Script wordmarks had previously been seen on the road jerseys from 1990 until 2000. The alternate road jersey also features a Pirate wearing a re-colored bandana, yellow to match the theme of the jersey, and is worn with a black cap featuring the "P" logo outlined in black and yellow.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pirates "Rewrite the Script", Unveil New Road, Alternate Uniforms |url=https://news.sportslogos.net/2020/01/24/pirates-rewrite-the-script-unveil-new-road-alternate-uniforms/baseball/ |publisher=SportsLogos.net |website=[[Sportslogos.net]] |date=January 24, 2020 |access-date=August 31, 2020}}</ref> In addition to these road uniforms, the Pirates continue to wear their white uniforms, the black alternate with the gold "P", and the camo alternate for games played at PNC Park.

In 2023, the Pirates retired the camo home alternate to comply with the new "4+1" rule, restricting teams to a home, away, two alternate uniforms and a [[City Connect]] uniform. The Pirates continued to wear the camo cap on occasion with the home white uniform. They also unveiled their City Connect uniform, featuring a gold top and black pants with a gold "P" cap with black brim. The jersey itself features the abbreviation of Pittsburgh "PGH". A closer look of the jersey feature the Three Elements. The inverted "Y", representing the three rivers that meet in Pittsburgh ([[Allegheny River|Allegheny]], [[Monongahela River|Monongahela]], and [[Ohio River|Ohio]]). The astroid, or the diamond shape star represents the famous "Steelmark" logo and the Check or the Checkbox, represents the Seal of Pittsburgh.<ref>{{cite web |title='We bleed black and gold': Bucs unveil City Connect uniforms |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/pirates-reveal-city-connect-uniforms |website=MLB.com |access-date=June 22, 2023}}</ref>

==Rivalries==

===Philadelphia Phillies===
{{Main|Phillies–Pirates rivalry}}
The rivalry between the [[Philadelphia Phillies]] and the Pirates was considered by some to be one of the best rivalries in the National League until 1994.<ref>{{Cite news|title=In Depth: Baseball's Most Intense Rivalries|url=https://www.forbes.com/2009/04/28/baseball-best-rivalries-lifestyle-sports-baseball_slide_7.html?thisSpeed=undefined|date=April 28, 2009|work=Forbes|first=Matt|last=Woolsey}}</ref><ref name=LostRivalry>{{cite news|title=Pirates—Phillies: A Rivalry Lost and Missed|date=July 4, 2005|first=Gene|last=Collier|newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|page=D1}}</ref><ref name=PhilliesPirates>{{cite web|url=http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20050707&content_id=1119893&vkey=news_phi&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714103810/http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20050707&content_id=1119893&vkey=news_phi&fext=.jsp&c_id=phi|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 14, 2011|title=Notes: Phils–Pirates rivalry fading|date=July 7, 2005|access-date=January 3, 2011|first=George|last=Von Benko|website=Philadelphia Phillies|publisher=MLB}}</ref> It began when the Pittsburgh Pirates entered the NL in 1887, four years after the Phillies.<ref name=PhilliesRealignment>{{cite news|title=Baseball Owners Vote to Break Each League Into Three Divisions|date=September 10, 1993|first=Jayson|last=Stark|newspaper=Philadelphia Inquirer|page=A1|author-link=Jayson Stark}}</ref>

The Phillies and the Pirates remained together after the National League split into two divisions in 1969. During the period of two-division play (1969–1993), the two [[National League East]] division rivals won the two highest numbers of division championships, reigning almost exclusively as NL East champions in the 1970s and again in the early 1990s.<ref name=PhilliesPirates/><ref name="MostTitles"/><ref>{{cite news|title=Pirates perform rare three-peat feat 4–2|date=September 28, 1992|newspaper=USA Today|page=5C}}</ref> The Pirates nine, the Phillies six; together, the two teams' 15 championships accounted for more than half of the 25 NL East championships during that span.<ref name=MostTitles>{{cite news|title=Pirates, Phillies Have Owned the Outgoing NL East Division|date=September 27, 1993|first=Gene|last=Collier|newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|page=D1}}</ref>

After the Pirates moved to the [[National League Central]] in 1994, the teams face each other only in two series each year and the rivalry has diminished.<ref name=LostRivalry/><ref name=PhilliesPirates/> However, many fans, especially older ones, retain their dislike for the other team, with regional differences between [[Philadelphia metropolitan area|Eastern]] and [[Western Pennsylvania]] still fueling the rivalry.<ref>{{cite news|title=It's Philly vs. the Burgh|date=May 11, 2008|newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|page=B1}}</ref>

===Cincinnati Reds===
{{main|Pirates-Reds rivalry}}
The Pirates' biggest divisional rival is the [[Cincinnati Reds]], given the two teams' proximity, the carryover of the cities' [[Bengals–Steelers rivalry|football rivalry]], and the fact that the Reds and Pirates have met six times in the postseason,<ref>{{cite web | date=October 8, 2019 |title=The 10 most common postseason matchups |work=MLB.com |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/most-common-postseason-matchups |access-date=September 3, 2020}}</ref> most recently in the [[2013 National League Wild Card Game]]. In the 2010s, the two teams frequently [[hit by pitch|hit each other with pitches]], occasionally resulting in brawls.<ref>{{cite web | date=August 1, 2019 |title=Reds-Pirates brawl results in 40 games of bans |work=ESPN |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/27303252/reds-pirates-brawl-results-40-games-bans |access-date=September 3, 2020}}</ref>

===Divisional foes===
From 2013 to 2015, the Pirates battled with the [[St. Louis Cardinals]] for the Central Division title, with the Cardinals narrowly winning the division each year. The two teams faced off in the [[2013 National League Division Series]], which the Cardinals won in five games. The Pirates had a contentious<ref>{{cite web | date=April 20, 2014 |title=Carlos Gomez, Travis Snider Ejected as Benches Clear During Brewers vs. Pirates |work=Bleacher Report |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2035888-carlos-gomez-travis-snider-ejected-as-benches-clear-during-brewers-vs-pirates |access-date=September 3, 2020}}</ref> battle with the [[Milwaukee Brewers]] for a Wild Card spot in 2014 and faced off against the [[Chicago Cubs]] in the [[2015 National League Wild Card Game]]. The Cubs were major rivals for the Pirates earlier in their history, as both were among the best teams in baseball in the early 1900s and the Cubs eliminated the Pirates from the pennant race in the last week of 
[[Homer in the Gloamin'|the 1938 season]].

===Interleague===
The Pirates play an annual [[Interleague play|interleague]] series against the [[Detroit Tigers]]. While the Pirates and Tigers only became "natural rivals" because the other AL and NL Central teams were already paired up, it has become popular with fans of both teams, possibly due to the rivalry between the [[National Hockey League]]'s [[Detroit Red Wings]] and [[Pittsburgh Penguins]]. The two teams have several other connections as well. The Tigers' AA Minor League affiliate, the [[Erie SeaWolves]], located near Pittsburgh, is a former affiliate of the Pirates and has retained the logo of a wolf wearing a pirate bandanna and eye patch. Additionally, Jim Leyland, former manager of both the Pirates (1986–1996) and the Tigers (2005–2013), remains popular in Pittsburgh where he resides. The Pirates led the regular-season series, 36–29. The two teams played in the [[1909 World Series]].

An on-and-off rivalry with the [[Cleveland Guardians]] stems from the close proximity of both cities, and features some carryover elements from the [[Browns–Steelers rivalry|longstanding rivalry]] in the [[National Football League]] between the [[Cleveland Browns]] and [[Pittsburgh Steelers]]. Because the Guardians' designated interleague rival is the Reds and the Pirates' designated rival is the Tigers, the teams have only played periodically.  The teams played one three-game series each year from 1997 to 2001 and periodically between 2002 and 2022, generally only in years in which the AL Central played the NL Central in the former interleague play rotation. The teams played six games in 2020 as MLB instituted an abbreviated schedule focusing on regional match-ups. Beginning in 2023, the teams will play a three-game series each season as a result of the new "balanced" schedule.  The Pirates lead the series 21–19.<ref>{{cite web |title=Head-to-head results for Cleveland Indians vs. Pittsburgh Pirates from 1901 to 2016 |url=http://www.baseball-reference.com/games/head2head-games.cgi?team1=CLE&team2=PIT&from=1901&to=2016 |work=Baseball-Reference.com |year=2016 |access-date=May 20, 2016 |publisher=Sports Reference |archive-date=December 14, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201214154429/https://stathead.com/baseball/head2head-games.cgi?team1=CLE&team2=PIT&from=1901&to=2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Roster==
{{Pittsburgh Pirates roster}}

==Players of note==
{{see also|Pittsburgh Pirates award winners and league leaders}}
[[File:Roberto Clemente 1972 pirates.png|thumb|upright|Hall of Famer [[Roberto Clemente]] collected 3,000 hits and was named [[World Series MVP]] in 1971]]
[[File:RalphKiner1953bowman.jpg|thumb|upright|Hall of Famer [[Ralph Kiner]] led the NL in home runs for seven straight seasons (1946–1952)]]
[[File:Bill Mazeroski - Pittsburgh Pirates - 1966.jpg|thumb|upright|Hall of Famer [[Bill Mazeroski]] hit a ninth-inning walk-off home run that decided the 1960 World Series]]
[[File:Willie Stargell - Pittsburgh Pirates.jpg|thumb|upright|Hall of Famer [[Willie Stargell]] was named [[World Series MVP]] in 1979]]
[[File:Honus wagner t206 baseball card.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Honus Wagner]] is considered to be one of the greatest shortstops of all time and was a member of the [[National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum#Inductees|MLB Hall of Fame's Inaugural Class in 1936]]. The 1909 [[American Tobacco Company]] card (pictured) is one of the rarest and most expensive baseball cards in the world.]]

===Retired numbers===
{{see also|List of Major League Baseball retired numbers}}

Along with the league-wide retired number of 42, there are nine retired Pirates jersey numbers to date. As of June 12, 2019, Bill Mazeroski is the lone survivor of the Pittsburgh Pirates whose numbers are retired.

{{retired number list|
{{retired number|image=Pirates_1.png|alt=1|name=[[Billy Meyer|Billy<br>Meyer]]|pos=Mgr<br/>&nbsp;|date=<br/>&nbsp;1954}}
{{retired number|image=Pirates_4.png|alt=4|name=[[Ralph Kiner|Ralph<br>Kiner]]|pos=LF<br/>&nbsp;|date=September 19, 1987}}
{{retired number|image=Pirates_8.png|alt=8|name=[[Willie Stargell|Willie<br>Stargell]]|pos=LF, 1B<br>Coach|date=September 6, 1982}}
{{retired number|image=Pirates_9.png|alt=9|name=[[Bill Mazeroski|Bill<br>Mazeroski]]|pos=2B<br>Mgr|date=August 7, 1987}}
{{retired number|image=Pirates_11.png|alt=11|name=[[Paul Waner|Paul<br>Waner]]|pos=RF<br/>&nbsp;|date=July 21, 2007}}
{{retired number|image=Pirates_20.png|alt=20|name=[[Pie Traynor|Pie<br>Traynor]]|pos=3B<br>Mgr|date=April 18, 1972}}
{{retired number|image=Pirates_21RC.png|alt=21|name=[[Roberto Clemente|Roberto<br>Clemente]]|pos=RF<br/>&nbsp;|date=April 6, 1973}}
{{retired number|image=Pirates_33HW.png|alt=33|name=[[Honus Wagner|Honus<br>Wagner]]|pos=SS<br>Mgr, Coach<span style="font-size:87%;">{{#tag:ref|This was Wagner's uniform number only during his tenure as coach. Wagner played before there were uniform numbers.|group=lower-alpha}}</span>|date=<br/>&nbsp;1956}}
{{retired number|image=Pirates_40.png|alt=40|name=[[Danny Murtaugh|Danny<br>Murtaugh]]|pos=2B<br>Coach, Mgr|date=April 7, 1977}}
{{retired number|image=Pirates_42.png|alt=42|name=[[Jackie Robinson|Jackie<br/>Robinson]]<span style="font-size:87%;">{{#tag:ref|Robinson's number is retired throughout all Major League Baseball|group=lower-alpha}}</span>|pos=–<br/>All MLB|honored=April 15, 1997}}
}}

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===Baseball Hall of Famers===
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===Pirates Hall of Fame===
In 2022, the Pirates formally established a team Hall of Fame to honor the "most influential ballplayers in Pittsburgh baseball history", as picked by an internal committee that had the help of team historian Jim Trdinich.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://cialisprof.com/tim-benz-1st-pirates-hall-of-fame-class-has-an-important-inclusion-a-glaring-omission-and-a-contentious-debate/ | title=Tim Benz: 1st Pirates Hall of Fame class has an important inclusion, a glaring omission and a contentious debate - | date=August 8, 2022 | access-date=September 10, 2022 | archive-date=September 10, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220910024450/https://cialisprof.com/tim-benz-1st-pirates-hall-of-fame-class-has-an-important-inclusion-a-glaring-omission-and-a-contentious-debate/ | url-status=usurped }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.mlb.com/pirates/history/hall-of-fame | title=Pirates Hall of Fame &#124; Pittsburgh Pirates | website=[[MLB.com]] }}</ref> 19 individuals were part of the first class, which included every Pittsburgh Pirate inducted into the [[National Baseball Hall of Fame]] along with several other former players, broadcasters, and coaches. Like the Washington Nationals with the [[Washington Nationals#Ring of Honor|Ring of Honor]], the Pirates inducted players that had played for the [[Negro league baseball]] team [[Homestead Grays]], which had played in [[Forbes Field]] and [[Greenlee Field]] in Pittsburgh alongside their time in Washington; two of the first class also spent time with the [[Pittsburgh Crawfords]], with a ceremony dedicated to "signing" the four to Pirates contracts. All inductees were honored with a plaque displayed in the concourse by the entrance with the statue of [[Roberto Clemente]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/34517021/pittsburgh-pirates-induct-inaugural-class-19-team-hall-fame | title=Pirates induct 19 into team's inaugural HOF class | date=September 3, 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.mlb.com/news/pirates-induct-inaugural-hall-of-fame-class | title=Pirates induct 19 baseball legends into inaugural HOF class | website=[[MLB.com]] }}</ref>
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|Member of the [[National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum|Baseball Hall of Fame]]
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|Member of the Baseball Hall of Fame as a Pirate
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!scope="row" style="background:#cfc;"|  '''Bold''' 
|Recipient of the Hall of Fame's [[Ford C. Frick Award]]
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!scope="row" style="background:#808080;"|  '''Bold''' 
|Member of the [[Homestead Grays]] / [[Pittsburgh Crawfords]]
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
| colspan="5" style="{{Baseball primary style|Pittsburgh Pirates}};|'''Pirates Hall of Fame'''
|-
! style="{{Baseball secondary style|Pittsburgh Pirates}};"|Year
! style="{{Baseball secondary style|Pittsburgh Pirates}};"|No.
! style="{{Baseball secondary style|Pittsburgh Pirates}};"|Player
! style="{{Baseball secondary style|Pittsburgh Pirates}};"|Position
! style="{{Baseball secondary style|Pittsburgh Pirates}};"|Tenure
|-
| rowspan=19|2022 || 9 || style="background:#ffb;"|'''[[Bill Mazeroski]]'''{{sup|{{dagger}}}} || [[Second baseman|2B]] || 1956–1972
|-
|21||style="background:#ffb;"|'''[[Roberto Clemente]]'''{{sup|{{dagger}}}} || [[Right fielder|RF]] || 1955–1972
|-
|33||style="background:#ffb;"|'''[[Honus Wagner]]'''{{sup|{{dagger}}}} || [[Shortstop|SS]]<br>[[Manager]]<br>[[Coach (sport)|Coach]]|| 1900–1917<br>1917<br>1933–1951 
|-
|8||style="background:#ffb;"|'''[[Willie Stargell]]'''{{sup|{{dagger}}}} || [[Left fielder|LF]]<br>[[First baseman|1B]] || 1962–1982
|-
| 21,3,5 ||style="background:#ffb;"|'''[[Arky Vaughan]]'''{{sup|{{dagger}}}} || SS || 1932–1941
|-
|4 ||style="background:#ffb;"|'''[[Ralph Kiner]]'''{{sup|{{dagger}}}} || [[Left fielder|LF]] ||1946–1953
|-
|20||style="background:#ffb;"|'''[[Pie Traynor]]'''{{sup|{{dagger}}}} || [[Third baseman|3B]]<br>Manager || 1920–1935, 1937<br>1934–1939
|-
| || style="background:#ffb;"|'''[[Max Carey]]'''{{sup|{{dagger}}}}|| [[Outfielder]] || 1910–1926
|-
| || style="background:#ffb;"|'''[[Jake Beckley]]'''{{sup|{{dagger}}}} || 1B || 1888–1889, 1891–1896
|-
| || style="background:#ffb;"|'''[[Fred Clarke]]'''{{sup|{{dagger}}}} ||Outfielder<br>Manager ||1900–1911, 1913–1915<br>1900–1915
|-
|11, 9|| style="background:#ffb;"|'''[[Paul Waner]]'''{{sup|{{dagger}}}}|| RF || 1926–1940
|-
| ||style="background:#ffb;"|'''[[Lloyd Waner]]'''{{sup|{{dagger}}}} || CF || 1927–1941, 1944–45
|-
| 28 || [[Steve Blass]] || [[Pitcher|P]]<br>[[Sports commentator|Broadcaster]] || 1964, 1966–1974<br>1983-2019
|-
|39||style="background:#ffb;"|'''[[Dave Parker]]'''{{sup|{{dagger}}}} || RF || 1973–1983 
|-
|40 || [[Danny Murtaugh]]|| 2B<br>Coach<br>Manager || 1948–1951<br>1956–1957<br>1957–1964, 1967, 1970–1971, 1973–1976
|-
| - || style="background:#808080;"|'''[[Josh Gibson]]'''|| [[Catcher|C]] || 1933–1936<br>1937–1946
|-
| - || style="background:#808080;"|'''[[Oscar Charleston]]'''|| CF / Manager || 1930–1938
|-
| - ||style="background:#808080;"|'''[[Ray Brown (Negro leagues pitcher)|Ray Brown]]'''|| P ||1932–1945, 1947–1948
|-
| - || style="background:#808080;"|'''[[Buck Leonard]]'''|| 1B ||1934–1950
|-
| rowspan=4|2023 || 26 || [[Roy Face]] || P || 1953, 1955–1968
|-
| 19 || [[Bob Friend]] || P || 1951–1965
|-
| 24 || [[Dick Groat]] || SS || 1952, 1955–1962
|-
| 27 || [[Kent Tekulve]] || P || 1974–1985
|-
| rowspan=3|2024 || 24 || [[Barry Bonds]] || LF || 1986–1992
|-
| 10 || style="background:#ffb;"|'''[[Jim Leyland]]'''{{sup|{{dagger}}}} || Manager || 1986–1996
|-
| 35 || [[Manny Sanguillén]] || C || 1967, 1969–1976, 1978–1980
|-
| rowspan=3|2025 || ||[[Kiki Cuyler]]||RF||1921–1927
|-
| 20, 32||[[Vern Law]]|| P||1950–1951, 1954–1967
|-
|29, 16 ||[[Al Oliver]] || OF||1968–1977
|}

===Awards===
====[[MLB Most Valuable Player Award|Most Valuable Player Award]]====
*[[Andrew McCutchen]] (2013)
*[[Barry Bonds]] (1990, 1992)
*[[Willie Stargell]] (1979)
*[[Dave Parker]] (1978)
*[[Roberto Clemente]] (1966)
*[[Dick Groat]] (1960)
*[[Paul Waner]] (1927)

==== [[Cy Young Award]] ====
*[[Paul Skenes]] (2025)
*[[Doug Drabek]] (1990)
*[[Vern Law]] (1960, MLB)

==== [[MLB Rookie of the Year Award|Rookie of the Year Award]] ====
*[[Jason Bay]] (2004)
*[[Paul Skenes]] (2024)

==== [[Manager of the Year Award]] ====
*[[Clint Hurdle]] (2013)
*[[Jim Leyland]] (1990, 1992)

==== [[Major League Baseball Comeback Player of the Year Award|Comeback Player of the Year Award]] ====
*[[Francisco Liriano]] (2013)
*[[Rick Reuschel]] (1985)
*[[Willie Stargell]] (1978)
*[[Vern Law]] (1964)

==== [[Roberto Clemente Award]] ====
*[[Andrew McCutchen]] (2015)
*[[Willie Stargell]] (1974)

===Team captains===
*[[Dick Groat]] -1962
*[[Bill Mazeroski]] 1963–1972
*[[Willie Stargell]] 1973–1982
*[[Bill Madlock]] 1983

==Franchise records==
===Career batting===
[[File:Willie Stargell 1979.jpg|thumb|right|upright=0.8|[[Willie Stargell]] is the Pirates' all-time leader in [[Home run]]s and [[Run batted in|RBIs]].|alt=A man wearing a black and gold baseball uniform and baseball glove stands on first base.]]
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="69%"
! colspan=5 style="{{baseball primary style|Pittsburgh Pirates}};"| Career batting records
|-
!scope="col" width=20% style="{{baseball secondary style|Pittsburgh Pirates}};"|Statistic
!scope="col" width=20% style="{{baseball secondary style|Pittsburgh Pirates}};"|Player
!scope="col" width=10% class="unsortable" style="{{baseball secondary style|Pittsburgh Pirates}};"|Record
!scope="col" width=10% style="{{baseball secondary style|Pittsburgh Pirates}};"|Pirates career
!scope="col" width=10% class="unsortable" style="{{baseball secondary style|Pittsburgh Pirates}};"|Ref
|-
|[[Batting average (baseball)|Batting average]]
|{{sort|Stenzel|[[Jake Stenzel]]}}
!scope="row"|.360
|1892–1896
|<ref name=Stenzel>{{cite web | title = Jake Stenzel Statistics | work = Baseball-Reference | url = https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/stenzja01.shtml | access-date = August 19, 2014 }}</ref>
|-
|[[On-base percentage]]
|{{sort|Stenzel|[[Jake Stenzel]]}}
!scope="row"|.429
|1892–1896
|<ref name=Stenzel/>
|-
|[[Slugging percentage]]
|{{sort|Giles|[[Brian Giles]]}}
!scope="row"|.591
|1999–2003
|<ref name=Giles>{{cite web|title=Brian Giles Statistics|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/gilesbr02.shtml|website=Baseball-Reference|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=August 19, 2014}}</ref>
|-
|[[On-base plus slugging]]
|{{sort|Giles|[[Brian Giles]]}}
!scope="row"|1.018
|1999–2003
|<ref name=Giles/>
|-
|[[Run (baseball)|Runs]]
|{{sort|Wagner|[[Honus Wagner]]}}
!scope="row"|1,521
|1900–1917
|<ref name=Wagner>{{cite web|title=Honus Wagner Statistics|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/wagneho01.shtml|website=Baseball-Reference|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=August 19, 2014}}</ref>
|-
|[[Plate appearances]]
|{{sort|Wagner|[[Honus Wagner]]}}
!scope="row"|10,220
|1900–1917
|<ref name=Wagner/>
|-
|[[At bats]]
|{{sort|Clemente|[[Roberto Clemente]]}}
!scope="row"|9,454
|1955–1972
|<ref name=Clemente>{{cite web|title=Roberto Clemente Statistics|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/clemero01.shtml|website=Baseball-Reference|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=August 19, 2014}}</ref> 
|-
|[[Hit (baseball)|Hits]]
|{{sort|Clemente|[[Roberto Clemente]]}}
! scope="row" |3,000
|1955–1972
|<ref name=Clemente/>
|-
|[[Total bases]]
|{{sort|Clemente|[[Roberto Clemente]]}}
!scope="row"|4,492
|1955–1972
|<ref name=Clemente/>
|-
|[[Single (baseball)|Singles]]
|{{sort|Clemente|[[Roberto Clemente]]}}
!scope="row"|2,154
|1955–1972
|<ref name=Clemente/>
|-
|[[Double (baseball)|Doubles]]
|{{sort|Waner|[[Paul Waner]]}}
!scope="row"|558
|1926–1940
|<ref name=Waner>{{cite web|title=Paul Waner Statistics|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/wanerpa01.shtml|website=Baseball-Reference|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=August 19, 2014}}</ref>
|-
|[[Triple (baseball)|Triples]]
|{{sort|Wagner|[[Honus Wagner]]}}
!scope="row"|232
|1900–1917
|<ref name=Wagner/>
|-
|[[Home run]]s
|{{sort|Stargell|[[Willie Stargell]]}}
!scope="row"|475
|1962–1982
|<ref name=Stargell>{{cite web|title=Willie Stargell Statistics|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/stargwi01.shtml|website=Baseball-Reference|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=August 19, 2014}}</ref>
|-
|[[Run batted in|RBI]]
|{{sort|Stargell|[[Willie Stargell]]}}
!scope="row"|1,540
|1962–1982
|<ref name=Stargell/>
|-
|[[Base on balls|Walks]]
|{{sort|Stargell|[[Willie Stargell]]}}
!scope="row"|937
|1962–1982
|<ref name=Stargell/>
|-
|[[Strikeout]]s
|{{sort|Stargell|[[Willie Stargell]]}}
!scope="row"|1,936
|1962–1982
|<ref name=Stargell/>
|-
|[[Stolen base]]s
|{{sort|Carey|[[Max Carey]]}}
!scope="row"|688
|1910–1926
|<ref name=Carey>{{cite web|title=Max Carey Statistics|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/careyma01.shtml|website=Baseball-Reference|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=August 19, 2014}}</ref>
|-
|[[Games played]]
|{{sort|Clemente|[[Roberto Clemente]]}}
!scope="row"|2,433
|1955–1972
|<ref name=Clemente/> 
|}{{clear}}

===Career pitching===
[[File:Wilbur Cooper Pirates.jpeg|thumb|Wilbur Cooper holds the Pirates record for most [[Win (baseball)|wins]] and [[complete game]]s.|alt=A man wearing a lightly colored baseball uniform holds his hands above his head, winding up to throw.]]
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! colspan=5 style="{{baseball primary style|Pittsburgh Pirates}};"|Career pitching records
|-
!scope="col" width=20% style="{{baseball secondary style|Pittsburgh Pirates}};"|Statistic
!scope="col" width=20% style="{{baseball secondary style|Pittsburgh Pirates}};"|Player
!scope="col" width=10% class="unsortable" style="{{baseball secondary style|Pittsburgh Pirates}};"|Record
!scope="col" width=10% style="{{baseball secondary style|Pittsburgh Pirates}};"|Pirates career
!scope="col" width=10% class="unsortable" style="{{baseball secondary style|Pittsburgh Pirates}};"|Ref(s)
|-
|[[Win (baseball)|Wins]]
|{{sort|Cooper|[[Wilbur Cooper]]}}
!scope="row"|202
|1912–1924
|<ref name=Cooper>{{cite web|title=Wilbur Cooper Statistics|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/coopewi01.shtml|website=Baseball-Reference|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=August 19, 2014}}</ref>
|-
|[[Loss (baseball)|Losses]]
|{{sort|Friend|[[Bob Friend]]}}
!scope="row"|218
|1951–1965
|<ref name=Friend>{{cite web|title=Bob Friend Statistics|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/frienbo01.shtml|website=Baseball-Reference|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=August 19, 2014}}</ref>
|-
|[[Winning percentage|Win–loss percentage]]
|{{sort|Doheny|[[Ed Doheny]]}}
!scope="row"|.731
|1901–1903
|<ref name=Doheny>{{cite web|title=Ed Doheny Statistics|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/dohened01.shtml|website=Baseball-Reference|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=August 19, 2014}}</ref>
|-
|[[Earned run average]]{{ref label|ERA|a|a}}
|{{sort|Willis|[[Vic Willis]]}}
!scope="row"|2.08
|1906–1910
|<ref name=Willis>{{cite web|title=Vic Willis Statistics|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/willivi01.shtml|website=Baseball-Reference|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=August 19, 2014}}</ref>
|-
|[[Save (baseball)|Saves]]
|{{sort|Face|[[Roy Face]]}}
!scope="row"|188
|1953–1968
|<ref name=Face>{{cite web|title=Roy Face Statistics|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/f/facero01.shtml|website=Baseball-Reference|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=August 19, 2014}}</ref>
|-
|[[Strikeout]]s
|{{sort|Friend|[[Bob Friend]]}}
!scope="row"|1,682
|1951–1965
|<ref name=Friend/>
|-
|[[Shutouts in baseball|Shutout]]s
|{{sort|Adams|[[Babe Adams]]}}
!scope="row"|44
|1907–1926
|<ref name=Adams>{{cite web|title=Babe Adams Statistics|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/adamsba01.shtml|website=Baseball-Reference|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=August 19, 2014}}</ref>
|-
|[[Games played|Games]]
|{{sort|Face|[[Roy Face]]}}
!scope="row"|802
|1953–1968
|<ref name=Face/>
|-
|[[Innings pitched]]
|{{sort|Friend|[[Bob Friend]]}}
!scope="row"|{{frac|3,480|1|3}}
|1951–1965
|<ref name=Friend/>
|-
|[[Games started]]
|{{sort|Friend|[[Bob Friend]]}}
!scope="row"|477
|1951–1965
|<ref name=Friend/>
|-
|[[List of Major League Baseball leaders in games finished|Games finished]]
|{{sort|Face|[[Roy Face]]}}
!scope="row"|547
|1953–1968
|<ref name=Face/>
|-
|[[Complete game]]s
|{{sort|Cooper|[[Wilbur Cooper]]}}
!scope="row"|263
|1912–1924
|<ref name=Cooper/>
|-
|[[Base on balls|Walks]]
|{{sort|Friend|[[Bob Friend]]}}
!scope="row"|869
|1951–1965
|<ref name=Friend/>
|-
|[[Hits allowed]]
|{{sort|Friend|[[Bob Friend]]}}
!scope="row"|3,610
|1951–1965
|<ref name=Friend/>
|-
|[[Wild pitch]]es
|{{sort|Veale|[[Bob Veale]]}}
!scope="row"|90
|1962–1972
|<ref name=Veale>{{cite web|title=Bob Veale Statistics|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/v/vealebo01.shtml|website=Baseball-Reference|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=August 19, 2014}}</ref>
|-
|[[Hit by pitch|Hit batsmen]]
|{{sort|Cooper|[[Wilbur Cooper]]}}
!scope="row"|93
|1912–1924
|<ref name=Cooper/>
|}{{clear}}

===Win–loss records===
*'''100  wins in a season'''
**1902 (103–36), [[Fred Clarke]]
**1909 (110–42), [[Fred Clarke]]
*'''100 losses in a season'''
**1890 (23–113), [[Guy Hecker]]
**1917 (51–103), [[Nixey Callahan|Jim Callahan]], [[Honus Wagner]], and [[Hugo Bezdek]]
**1952 (42–112), [[Billy Meyer]]
**1953 (50–104), [[Fred Haney]]
**1954 (53–101), [[Fred Haney]]
**1985 (57–104), [[Chuck Tanner]]
**2001 (62–100), [[Lloyd McClendon]]
**2010 (57–105), [[John Russell (catcher)|John Russell]]
**2021 (61–101), [[Derek Shelton]]
**2022 (62–100), [[Derek Shelton]]

===First-in-MLB accomplishments===
[[File:Owen Wilson, Pittsburgh Pirates, baseball card portrait LCCN2008676407.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Chief Wilson]] set the MLB all-time record for [[Triple (baseball)|triples]] in a single season in 1912 with 36.]]
*On May 8, 1886, the Pittsburgh Alleghenys turned the first 3–4–2 triple play in Major League history.<ref name="BaseballAlmanac1">{{citation|title=Triple Plays in Major League Baseball|url=https://www.baseball-almanac.com/feats/triple_plays.shtml|website=Baseball Almanac|access-date=2024-10-11}}</ref> In the fourth inning of a game, the [[Cincinnati Red Stockings]] put runners in first and second with no outs. [[John Reilly (baseball)|John Reilly]] grounded out to first base, where [[Fred Carroll]] recorded the first out. He threw to second base, where [[Sam Barkley]] made the tag for the second out. The runner from second decided to try for home plate and he was cut down on a throw from Barkley and a tag by [[Doggie Miller]].{{citation needed|date=October 2024}} The Alleghenys won the game, 9–6.<ref name="BaseballReference1">{{citation|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PIT/1886-schedule-scores.shtml|title=1886 Allegheny City Schedule|website=Baseball Reference|access-date=2024-10-11}}</ref>
*First ever Major League Baseball game broadcast on the radio, a game between the Pirates and the host [[Philadelphia Phillies]] aired August 5, 1921, on [[KDKA (AM)]] Pittsburgh. The Pirates won the game, 8–5.
*In [[1925 World Series|1925]], the Pirates became the first MLB team to recover from a 3-games-to-1 deficit in winning a best-of-seven World Series; they then became the first MLB team to repeat that feat in [[1979 World Series|1979]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/espn/wire?section=mlb&id=3666008 |title=World Series 1–3 Comebacks – MLB |work=ESPN |date=October 27, 2008 |access-date=December 5, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=MLB.com |url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081014&content_id=3620586&vkey=ps2008news&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb |title=LCS, World Series 3–1 comebacks &#124; MLB.com: News |publisher=Mlb.mlb.com |date=January 2, 2010 |access-date=December 5, 2010}}</ref>
*During the 1953 season, the Pirates became the first team to permanently adopt batting helmets on both offense and defense. These helmets resembled a primitive fiberglass "[[coal miner|miner's cap]]". This was the mandate of general manager [[Branch Rickey]], who also owned stock in the company producing the helmets. Under Rickey's orders, all Pirate players had to wear the helmets both at bat and in the field. The helmets became a permanent feature for all Pirate hitters, but within a few weeks the team began to abandon their use of helmets in the field, partly because of their awkward and heavy feel. Once the Pirates discarded the helmets on defense, the trend disappeared from the game.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oaklandfans.com/columns/markusen/markusen180.html |title=Oakland A's Fan Coalition – Athletics baseball enthusiasts dedicated to watching a winner |publisher=Oaklandfans.com |date=July 12, 1980 |access-date=December 5, 2010 |archive-date=July 14, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714223256/http://www.oaklandfans.com/columns/markusen/markusen180.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2014, Major League Baseball allowed pitchers to choose to wear a padded hat that aims to combine the added safety of a helmet with the comfort of a baseball cap.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://m.nydailynews.com/1.1594040|title=MLB approves protective cap for pitchers in time for 2014 season|website=[[New York Daily News]]|access-date=April 26, 2014}}{{Dead link|date=October 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The cap would prove widely unpopular, with only [[Alex Torres (baseball)|Alex Torres]] of the [[New York Mets]] choosing to wear it.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20140621&content_id=80967370&notebook_id=81029680&vkey=notebook_sd&c_id=sd|title=San Diego Padres reliever Alex Torres was the first pitcher to try out MLB's new protective hat|website=San Diego Padres}}</ref> 
*First franchise to win a World Series on a [[walk-off home run|home run]] ([[1960 World Series]]) in the 7th game. The only other team to accomplish this feat is the [[1993 Toronto Blue Jays season|Toronto Blue Jays]] in [[1993 World Series|1993]], though theirs came in Game 6.
*In {{baseball year|1970}} the Pirates became the first major league club to create their uniforms using a cotton-nylon blend featuring pull-over shirts and beltless pants.<ref>{{cite news|work=National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum|title=Dressed to the Nines: A History of the Baseball Uniform|access-date=November 26, 2014|url=http://exhibits.baseballhalloffame.org/dressed_to_the_nines/timeline_5.htm}}</ref>
*The first all-minority lineup in MLB history took the field on September 1, 1971.<ref>{{cite news|work=[[Beaver County Times]]|title=Baseball Plog|url=http://www.timesonline.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=17047895&BRD=2305&PAG=461&dept_id=478568&rfi=6|date=August 14, 2006|author=John Perrotto|access-date=August 17, 2006|archive-date=November 12, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071112120043/http://www.timesonline.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=17047895&BRD=2305&PAG=461&dept_id=478568&rfi=6|url-status=dead}}</ref> The lineup was [[Rennie Stennett]], [[Gene Clines]], [[Roberto Clemente]], [[Willie Stargell]], [[Manny Sanguillén]], [[Dave Cash (baseball)|Dave Cash]], [[Al Oliver]], [[Jackie Hernández]], and [[Dock Ellis]].<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite news|work=[[The New York Times]]|title=Honoring First All-Minority Lineup|date=September 17, 2006|page=Sports p. 2}}</ref>
*The first World Series night game was played in [[Three Rivers Stadium]] on October 13, 1971—[[Pittsburgh sports lore#Mazeroski's Home Run|eleven years to the day since Mazeroski's walk-off homer brought the Pirates their last World Series title in 1960]]. In this case, however, it was Game 4 between the Pirates and the Baltimore Orioles, rather than a decisive Game 7. Apparently, good things happen for the Pirates on this date, as they knotted the [[1971 World Series]] at two games apiece on their way to their fourth title.
*The first MLB scout to win the "Scout of the Year Award", [[Howie Haak]], in 1984, three additional scouts from the organization have subsequently won the award.
*The first combined [[Extra innings|extra inning]] [[no-hitter]] in MLB history took place at Three Rivers Stadium on July 12, 1997. [[Francisco Córdova (baseball, born 1972)|Francisco Córdova]] (9 innings) and [[Ricardo Rincón]] (1 inning) combined to no-hit the [[1997 Houston Astros season|Houston Astros]], 3–0 in 10 innings. [[Pinch-hitter]] [[Mark Smith (outfielder)|Mark Smith's]] three-run [[walk-off home run]] in the bottom of the 10th inning sealed the victory and the no-hitter for the Pirates. It remains the only such no-hitter to date.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archive.sportingnews.com/baseball/ballparks/threerivers.html|website=Sporting News|title=Five Great Moments at Three Rivers Stadium|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060623191800/http://archive.sportingnews.com/baseball/ballparks/threerivers.html|archive-date=June 23, 2006}}</ref>
*In November 2008, the Pirates became the first MLB team to sign Indian players when they acquired the non-draft free agents of [[Rinku Singh (wrestler)|Rinku Singh]] and [[Dinesh Patel]].<ref name="pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com">{{cite web|author=Jenifer Langosch |url=http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081124&content_id=3691650&vkey=news_pit&fext=.jsp&c_id=pit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100905130444/http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081124&content_id=3691650&vkey=news_pit&fext=.jsp&c_id=pit |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 5, 2010 |title=Indian hurlers' inking opens new market |publisher=Pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com |date=January 2, 2010 |access-date=December 5, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/27896829/ |title=Pirates find 2 pitchers from Indian reality show – Baseball- NBC Sports |publisher=Nbcsports.msnbc.com |date=November 25, 2008 |access-date=December 5, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100701122205/http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/27896829 |archive-date=July 1, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> This was also seen by Pirates [[General manager (baseball)|general manager]] [[Neal Huntington]], as "not only add[ing] two prospects to our system but also hope to open a pathway to an untapped market."<ref>{{cite web|author=Jenifer Langosch |url=http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081124&content_id=3690968&vkey=news_pit&fext=.jsp&c_id=pit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605040345/http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20081124&content_id=3690968&vkey=news_pit&fext=.jsp&c_id=pit |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 5, 2011 |title=Bucs sign pair of Indian hurlers |publisher=Pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com |date=January 2, 2010 |access-date=December 5, 2010}}</ref>
*The Pirates are the first team in professional sports to have 20 consecutive losing seasons. This streak lasted from 1993 to 2012. This is the longest such streak in North American professional sports history.
*The Pirates are the first MLB team (as well as only second in major professional sports) to be owned by an [[Gay|openly gay]] owner, although [[Kevin McClatchy]] had already divested his shares in the Pirates when he openly announced his homosexuality in September 2012.<ref name="Coming Out in the World of Sports">{{cite news |url=http://bruni.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/22/coming-out-in-the-world-of-sports |title=Coming Out in the World of Sports|last=Bruni |first=Frank |access-date=September 22, 2012|date=February 22, 2012 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref><ref>[https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/8409943/ex-pittsburgh-pirates-owner-kevin-mcclatchy-comes-gay Ex-Pittsburgh Pirates owner Kevin McClatchy comes out as gay ]. ESPN. (September 26, 2012). Retrieved on 2013-07-23.</ref>
*On April 6, 2015, the Pirates' loss to the [[Cincinnati Reds]] earned the team its 10,000 franchise loss and making the Pirates the first MLB team to reach their 10,000th loss on an Opening Day.<ref name="Wilmoth, Charlie 2015"/>
*On May 9, 2015, the Pirates became the first MLB team to turn a 4–5–4 triple play. The triple play occurred during a 7–5 win over the [[St. Louis Cardinals]]. The play occurred when the Cardinals' [[Yadier Molina]] lined out to Pittsburgh second baseman [[Neil Walker (baseball)|Neil Walker]]. Walker then threw to third baseman [[Jung Ho Kang]] to double off the Cardinals' [[Jhonny Peralta]] for the second out. Kang then threw the ball back to Walker, who was standing on second base for the final out after St. Louis's [[Jason Heyward]] froze between second and third.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Abrotsky|first1=Justin L.|last2=Stone|first2=Avery|url=http://ftw.usatoday.com/2015/05/pittsburgh-pirates-triple-play-st-louis-cardinals|title=Pittsburgh Pirates pull off first 4–5–4 triple play in MLB history against Cardinals|work=[[USA Today]]|date=May 9, 2015|access-date=May 11, 2015}}</ref>
*On April 24, 2017, the Pirates fielded the first baseball player to be born and raised in [[Lithuania]], to reach the major leagues, [[Dovydas Neverauskas]]. In 1933, [[Joe Zapustas]] was the first Lithuanian-born player to play in MLB, as a member of the Philadelphia Athletics, however, he grew up in Boston.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/pirates/2017/04/24/pirates-adam-frazier-dl-dovydas-neverauskas-lithuania/stories/201704240139|title=Dovydas Neverauskas makes history for Lithuania; Adam Frazier to DL|last=Nesbitt|first=Stephen J.|newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|date=April 27, 2017|access-date=May 5, 2017}}</ref>
*On April 26, 2017, the Pirates promoted [[South Africa]]n [[Gift Ngoepe]] from the AAA [[Indianapolis Indians]]; making him the first African-born player in MLB history.<ref>[http://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/baseball/news/pirates-gift-ngoepe-promoted-by-pirates/ Pirates' Gift Ngoepe: Promoted by Pirates] CBS Sports, April 26, 2017</ref>
*On August 23, 2017, the Pirates became the first team in MLB history to break up a no-hitter in extra innings with a [[walk-off home run]]. The home run was hit by [[Josh Harrison]] in the tenth inning, off pitcher [[Rich Hill (pitcher)|Rich Hill]], to give the Pirates a 1–0 win over the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Bob|last=Biertempfel|title= History at PNC Park! Pirates' Josh Harrison ends Rich Hill's no-hit bid with walk-off homer|url=http://triblive.com/sports/pirates/12652338-74/history-at-pnc-park-pirates-josh-harrison-ends-rich-hills-no-hit-bid|newspaper=[[Pittsburgh Tribune-Review]]|date=August 23, 2017|access-date=August 24, 2017}}</ref>

==Minor league affiliations==
{{Main|List of Pittsburgh Pirates minor league affiliates}}

The Pittsburgh Pirates [[farm team|farm system]] consists of seven [[Minor League Baseball|minor league]] affiliates.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/affiliate.cgi?id=PIT|title=Pittsburgh Pirates Minor League Affiliates|website=Baseball-Reference|publisher=Sports Reference|access-date=October 18, 2023}}</ref>

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|-
!scope="col" style="{{Baseball primary style|Pittsburgh Pirates|border=2}}"|Class
!scope="col" style="{{Baseball primary style|Pittsburgh Pirates|border=2}}"|Team
!scope="col" style="{{Baseball primary style|Pittsburgh Pirates|border=2}}"|League
!scope="col" style="{{Baseball primary style|Pittsburgh Pirates|border=2}}"|Location
!scope="col" style="{{Baseball primary style|Pittsburgh Pirates|border=2}}"|Ballpark
!scope="col" style="{{Baseball primary style|Pittsburgh Pirates|border=2}}"|Affiliated
|-
| [[Triple-A (baseball)|Triple-A]]
!scope="row"| [[Indianapolis Indians]]
| [[International League]]
| [[Indianapolis, Indiana]]
| [[Victory Field]]
| align="right"| 2005
|-
| [[Double-A (baseball)|Double-A]]
!scope="row"| [[Altoona Curve]]
| [[Eastern League (1938–present)|Eastern League]]
| [[Altoona, Pennsylvania]]
| [[Peoples Natural Gas Field]]
| align="right"| 1999
|-
| [[High-A]]
!scope="row"| [[Greensboro Grasshoppers]]
| [[South Atlantic League]]
| [[Greensboro, North Carolina]]
| [[First National Bank Field]]
| align="right"| 2019
|-
| [[Single-A]]
!scope="row"| [[Bradenton Marauders]]
| [[Florida State League]]
| rowspan=2|[[Bradenton, Florida]]
| [[LECOM Park]]
| align="right"| 2010
|-
| rowspan=3| [[Rookie league|Rookie]]
!scope="row"| [[Florida Complex League Pirates|FCL Pirates]]
| [[Florida Complex League]]
| [[Pirate City|Pirate City Complex]]
| align="right"| 1969
|-
!scope="row"| [[Dominican Summer League Pirates|DSL Pirates Black]]
| rowspan=2| [[Dominican Summer League]]
| rowspan=2| [[Boca Chica]], [[Santo Domingo Province|Santo Domingo]]
| rowspan=2| Pirates Academy
| rowspan=2 align="right"| 2018
|-
!scope="row"| [[Dominican Summer League Pirates|DSL Pirates Gold]]
|}

==Civil rights advocacy==
Throughout the 1940s Pirates owner [[William Benswanger]] was a leading advocate of integration of the Major Leagues, once planning a tryout for African American players to sign up for the club.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=VH_x_ASNli8C&dq=bill+benswanger+blacks&pg=PA235 Negro League Baseball: The Rise and Ruin of a Black Institution – Neil Lanctot – Google Books]. Books.google.com. Retrieved on July 23, 2013.</ref>

The Pirates organization was the first in baseball to have both an African-American coach and manager, when [[Gene Baker]] broke the color line in 1961 and 1962 respectively. On September 21, 1963, the Pirates were the first MLB team to have an African-American manager in Gene Baker, as he filled in for Danny Murtaugh.<ref>[http://thesouthern.com/sports/let-us-not-forget-about-gene-baker/article_061c1f94-7a5d-11e2-8f34-0019bb2963f4.html Let us not forget about Gene Baker]. Thesouthern.com (February 19, 2013). Retrieved on 2013-07-23.</ref>

On September 1, 1971, manager Murtaugh assembled a starting lineup that was completely composed of minority players for the first time in MLB history.<ref>{{cite news|last=Vascellaro|first=Charlie|title=Bucs broke ground with first all-minority lineup|url=http://m.mlb.com/news/article/24052540/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141012062104/http://m.mlb.com/news/article/24052540|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 12, 2014|publisher=Major League Baseball Advanced Media|date=September 1, 2011|access-date=May 18, 2016}}</ref>

==Fanbase==
[[File:Bing Crosby 1951.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Bing Crosby]] co-owned the Pirates from 1946 until his death in 1977.]]
Even though they have had some notable fans including former part-owner [[Bing Crosby]], [[Michael Keaton]], and [[Regis Philbin]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wtae.com/r/23211796/detail.html|title=Pittsburgh PA News, Weather and Sports - WTAE-TV Pittsburgh Action News 4|website=WTAE|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005172129/http://www.wtae.com/r/23211796/detail.html|archive-date=October 5, 2011}}</ref> the Pirates are considered by most to be a distant third in Pittsburgh behind the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] and [[Pittsburgh Penguins]] in popularity among Pittsburgh's three [[Major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada|major professional sports teams]].<ref>{{cite news |first= Shelly|last= Anderson|title= Penguins Notebook: In this case, No. 20 ranking is huge|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07311/831735-61.stm |work=[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]] |date= November 7, 2007|access-date=June 7, 2008}}</ref> However, due to their long history in Pittsburgh dating back to the 1882 season, the team has retained a strong loyal following in the Pittsburgh region, especially among older residents. Upon the team ending their 20-season losing season streak with a winning season in [[2013 Pittsburgh Pirates season|2013]], the fan support for the club has grown once again but still remaining a distant third behind the city's other 2 more successful franchises in the last half-century.

While the team's recent struggles compared to Pittsburgh's other two teams can be partly to blame (since the Pirates last World Series championship in 1979, the Steelers have won the [[Super Bowl]] three times ([[Super Bowl XIV|XIV]], [[Super Bowl XL|XL]], and [[Super Bowl XLIII|XLIII]]) and the Penguins the [[Stanley Cup]] five times in [[1991 Stanley Cup Final|1991]], [[1992 Stanley Cup Final|1992]], [[2009 Stanley Cup Final|2009]], [[2016 Stanley Cup Final|2016]], and [[2017 Stanley Cup Final|2017]], including both in 2009), distractions off the field have also caused the team's popularity to slip in the city. While the team was ranked first in Pittsburgh as recent as the late 1970s,<ref>America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions. The 1979 Pittsburgh Steelers</ref> the [[Pittsburgh drug trials]] in 1985 and two relocation threats since are believed to have also seen the team's popularity dipped.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.post-gazette.com/pirates/200009291980bucs3.asp | work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | first1=Ron | last1=Cook | title=The Eighties: A terrible time of trial and error | date=September 29, 2000}}</ref> The team's standing among fans has, however, improved along with the team on the field and the opening of [[PNC Park]] in 2001.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2011/04/07/pirates-fans-hopeful-at-home-opener/|title=Pirates Fans Hopeful At Home Opener|date=April 7, 2011}}</ref> Following the [[Andrew McCutchen]] trade in 2018, fan relations have deteriorated despite the Pirates contending for the NL Central during 2018 due to backlash towards owner [[Robert Nutting]], with the team ranking 27th among 30 MLB team in attendance that season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/mlb/attendance|title = 2021 MLB Attendance - Major League Baseball - ESPN}}</ref>

When the Penguins won the Stanley Cup in 2009 captain [[Sidney Crosby]] brought the cup to PNC Park on the Sunday following the team's victory in [[Detroit]]. When they won again in 2017 the cup was once again brought to PNC Park and the team threw out the first pitch. The team won the cup in 1992 and they held a celebration in the Pirates' old home [[Three Rivers Stadium]].

==Community activities==
Each year, the Pirates recognize six "Community Champions" during a special pregame ceremony.<ref>{{cite web|title=Annual African American Heritage Weekend Friday, August 20 and Saturday, August 21 to be Hosted by Pitsburg Pirates|publisher=Ask Blackie|work=Ask Blackie: African American Entertainment, Music, News and Anything Afro-American|url=http://www.askblackie.com/2010/08/annual-african-american-heritage-weekend-friday-august-20-and-saturday-august-21-to-be-hosted-by-pitsburg-pirates/|access-date=November 3, 2011|quote=[People] all nominated by their fellow citizens for having positively contributed to the betterment of the diverse community in our region.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425132549/http://www.askblackie.com/2010/08/annual-african-american-heritage-weekend-friday-august-20-and-saturday-august-21-to-be-hosted-by-pitsburg-pirates/|archive-date=April 25, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>

'''Piratefest''' is a yearly event that is held by the Pittsburgh Pirates in January. The event is, in essence, a baseball carnival for the whole family. It features autograph sessions from current and former Pirates players and coaches, live events and games, carnival booths, baseball clinics, "Ask Pirates Management", and appearances by the [[Pirate Parrot]]. Piratefest was once held at the [[David L. Lawrence Convention Center]] in downtown Pittsburgh<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/pit/community/piratefest.jsp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050526123605/http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/pit/community/piratefest.jsp|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 26, 2005|title=Piratefest webpage}}</ref> but is now held annually at the ballpark.

==Media==
{{Further|Pittsburgh Pirates Radio Network|List of Pittsburgh Pirates broadcasters}}

===Radio and TV===
[[File:Pittsburgh Pirates radio affiliates.png|thumb|Map of Pirate radio affiliates]]
The Pirates broadcast the first ever baseball game over the radio on August 5, 1921. [[Harold Arlin]], a foreman at [[Westinghouse Electric Corporation|Westinghouse]], announced the game over [[KDKA (AM)|KDKA]] from a box seat next to the first base [[Dugout (baseball)|dugout]] at [[Forbes Field]].<ref>{{cite book |title= Take Me Out to the Ballpark|last= Leventhal|first= Josh|author2=Jessica MacMurray |year= 2000|publisher= [[Workman Publishing Company]]|location= [[New York, New York]]|page= 53|isbn= 1-57912-112-8}}</ref><ref name="Voices">{{cite book |last=Smith |first=Curt |author-link=Curt Smith (author) |title=Voices of Summer |year=2005 |publisher=Carroll & Graf |location=New York City |isbn=0-7867-1446-8}}</ref> KDKA had received its broadcasting license only nine months before, becoming the first commercially licensed radio station in the world. Pirate games would be sporadically broadcast over the radio for the next decade; regular broadcasts began in the mid-1930s, with [[Rosey Rowswell]] becoming the voice of the Pirates in 1936.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9JFWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hEENAAAAIBAJ&pg=5316,4083212&dq=rosey+rowswell&hl=en |title= Greensburg Daily Tribune. February 7, 1955, pp. 1}}</ref> Except for a few years on [[WBGG (AM)|WWSW]] in the late 1940s and early 1950s, the Pirates were on KDKA for 61 years. KDKA's 50,000-watt [[clear-channel station|clear channel]] enabled Pirates fans across the eastern half of North America at night to hear the games.

In 2007, the Pirates chose to end the longest relationship between a team and a radio station in American professional sports and moved to FM [[talk radio]] station [[WPGB]]. The Pirates cited the desire to reach more people in the 25–54 age bracket coveted by advertisers. The acquisition of the rights means that [[Clear Channel Communications]] holds the rights to every major sports team in Pittsburgh. The Pirates have long had a radio network that has extended across four states. Stations for the 2007 season included Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, and Maryland radio broadcasters.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/pit/schedule/radio_network.jsp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070810230624/http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/pit/schedule/radio_network.jsp |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 10, 2007 |title=Pirates Radio Network |publisher=Pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com |date=January 2, 2010 |access-date=December 5, 2010}}</ref>

On October 1, 2011, Clear Channel announced that they would not renew their deal with the Pirates, and the team shortly thereafter announced a deal to transfer back to [[CBS Radio]] via FM [[sports radio]] station [[KDKA-FM]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://communityvoices.sites.post-gazette.com/index.php/sports/bob-smiziks-blog/30280-pirates-moving-to-the-fan |title=Smizik on Sports – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |publisher=Communityvoices.sites.post-gazette.com |access-date=October 2, 2013}}</ref> which became official on October 12.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20111012&content_id=25619018&vkey=news_pit&c_id=pit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015035615/http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20111012&content_id=25619018&vkey=news_pit&c_id=pit |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 15, 2011 |title=Pirates, KDKA-FM agree to broadcasting deal |publisher=Pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com |date=October 12, 2011 |access-date=October 12, 2011}}</ref>
On March 2, 2016, it was announced a new deal was reached for the Pirates to remain on KDKA-FM.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/pirates/2016/03/02/Pirates-KDKA-FM-agree-to-new-contract-pittsburgh/stories/201603020162 |title=Pirates, KDKA-FM agree to new contract |publisher=Post-Gazette.com |date=March 2, 2016 |access-date=March 2, 2016}}</ref> As part of the deal, KDKA-AM has returned as essentially the AM flagship of the team, simulcasting all weekday afternoon games, select other broadcasts, and serving as the backup station for any games that KDKA-FM can not air due to conflicts with [[Pittsburgh Panthers]] football and men's basketball.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.radioinsight.com/headlines/205559/pittsburgh-pirates-extend-with-kdka-fm-return-to-kdka| title = Pittsburgh Pirates extend with KDKA-FM, return to KDKA - Radio Insight.com| date = February 26, 2021}}</ref>

Games are televised on [[SportsNet Pittsburgh]], the Pirates' cable television outlet since 1986, when it was known as KBL. The network is majority owned by [[Fenway Sports Group]], owners of the [[Boston Red Sox]] and [[Pittsburgh Penguins]]. The Pirates became joint owners of the channel on December 16, 2023, with operations to be produced by the Red Sox's home network [[NESN]].<ref>{{cite web |title=SportsNet Pittsburgh to remain television home of the Pirates |url=https://www.mlb.com/pirates/news/sportsnet-pittsburgh-to-continue-to-broadcast-pirates-games?affiliateId=pit-sportsnet-panel-12132023 |website=mlb.com |access-date=December 13, 2023}}</ref> During the 2016 season, the Pirates averaged a 7.22 rating and 83,000 viewers on primetime TV broadcasts.<ref>[https://www.forbes.com/sites/maurybrown/2016/09/28/here-are-the-2016-mlb-prime-time-television-ratings-for-each-team/2/ Here Are The 2016 MLB Prime Time Television Ratings For Each Team] - Maury Brown, Forbes SportsMoney, September 28, 2016</ref> Apart from any Pirates games aired nationally on Fox, there has been no over-the-air coverage of the Pirates since 2002. Previously, [[KDKA-TV]] aired Pirates games for 38 years (1957–1994). Games also aired on [[WPXI]] (1995–1996) and on [[WPGH-TV]] and WCWB (1997–2002).

===Announcers===
'''Current'''

The Pirates have no set broadcast team for radio or TV; instead, all announcers and analysts take turns working in both mediums over the course of a season. The longest-tenured broadcasters are play-by-play announcer [[Greg Brown (broadcaster)|Greg Brown]] and analyst [[Bob Walk]], both of whom joined the broadcast booth in 1994. Former Pirate and Pittsburgh native [[John Wehner]] joined the crew in 2005 as an analyst,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/team/broadcasters.jsp?c_id=pit|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070214054909/http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/team/broadcasters.jsp?c_id=pit|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 14, 2007|title=Broadcasters|access-date=December 29, 2008|work=Team|publisher=PittsburghPirates.com}}</ref> while [[Joe Block]] became the team's second play-by-play announcer in 2016 after previously working for the [[Milwaukee Brewers]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/pirates/team/broadcasters#:~:text=The%20Pittsburgh%20Pirates%20announced%20the%20additions%20of%20former,Joe%20Block%20will%20continue%20to%20handle%20play-by-play%20duties.|title = Broadcasters| website=[[MLB.com]] }}</ref> Former Pirate players who have recently filled in as analysts include [[Matt Capps]], [[Kevin Young (baseball)|Kevin Young]], and [[Neil Walker]].

'''Past'''

Westinghouse Electric foreman [[Harold Arlin]] called the first-ever radio broadcast of a baseball game, an 8-5 Phillies victory over the Pirates on August 5, 1921. A rotating group of announcers would call games over the next 15 years until Rosey Rowswell joined the broadcast team in 1936. Rowswell did not travel with the team for road games, instead re-creating the action in Pittsburgh after it came in over the [[teleprinter]], usually an inning or so behind. After working solo for a decade, he was joined in the booth by [[Bob Prince]] in 1947; Prince would become the lead play-by-play man after Rowswell died in February 1955.<ref name=ref1986>{{cite web |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1144&dat=19860407&id=BcEcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-WIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3359,4380322 | title= ''Rowswell, Prince still casting long shadows''. The Pittsburgh Press, April 7, 1986}}</ref> Prince's broadcasting style made him immensely popular with fans, and his almost 30-year run with the club coincided with the Pirates' rise to a championship-caliber team.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=URweAAAAIBAJ&sjid=F2MEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3605%2C7342047 |work=Pittsburgh Press |last=Kohnfelder |first=Earl |title=Prince lauded as broadcaster, human being |date=June 11, 1985 |page=A1}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=G9hRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=U24DAAAAIBAJ&pg=3073%2C2296117 |work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |last=Golightly |first=John |title=Bob Prince dies, Bucs broadcaster |date=June 11, 1985 |page=1}}</ref> Nicknamed "The Gunner," Prince was known for his "Gunnerisms"—nicknames and quips—and created the [[Green Weenie]] in 1966. He also called the Pirates' championships in [[1960 World Series|1960]] and [[1971 World Series|1971]] as part of the national broadcast for [[NBC]].

Prince and his broadcast partner [[Nellie King]] were fired in 1975, which drew the ire of the Pirates' fanbase. [[Milo Hamilton]] and [[Lanny Frattare]] took over as the new broadcast team in 1976. Hamilton was unhappy in Pittsburgh; he didn't get along with Frattare and felt that he was being criticized for not being Bob Prince.<ref>{{cite web | title=Mehno: Coghlan slide into Kang isn't dirty | website=Altoona Mirror | date=2015-09-20 | url=https://www.altoonamirror.com/sports/local-sports/2015/09/mehno-coghlan-slide-into-kang-isn-t-dirty/ | access-date=2025-06-28}}</ref> Hamilton left to join the [[Chicago Cubs]] after the 1979 season, and Frattare was elevated to the lead play-by-play announcer. Frattare would continue to call Pirate games through the 2008 season, becoming the longest tenured play-by-play man in team history. In turn, he was replaced by [[Tim Neverett]], who called Pirate games from 2009 through 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/pirates/2015/12/28/Tim-Neverett-joins-Red-Sox-broadcasting-team/stories/201512280179|title=Pirates broadcaster leaves for Boston |publisher=Post-Gazette.com |date=December 28, 2015|access-date=March 3, 2016}}</ref>

Former analysts include [[Don Hoak]], [[Nelson Briles]], and [[Jim Rooker]]. Former Pirate pitcher [[Steve Blass]], who won Game 7 of the 1971 World Series, worked as a color analyst for the team from 1983 to 2019.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mlb.com/pirates/team/steve-blass |title=Steve Blass Tribute |work=mlb.com |access-date=January 19, 2020 |archive-date=January 21, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200121131656/https://www.mlb.com/pirates/team/steve-blass |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Figures with broadcasting resumés===
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*[[Nellie Briles]]
*[[Steve Blass]]
*[[Joe Garagiola, Sr.|Joe Garagiola]]
*[[Ralph Kiner]]
*[[Bob Walk]]
*[[John Wehner]]
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==See also==
{{Portal|Baseball|Pittsburgh|Pennsylvania}}
*[[List of Pittsburgh Pirates seasons]]
*[[Green Weenie]]

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* Markusen, Bruce. The Team That Changed Baseball: Roberto Clemente and the 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.westholmepublishing.com/changedbaseball.html |title=The Team That Changed Baseball: Roberto Clemente and the 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates |publisher=Westholme Publishing |date=April 3, 2006 |access-date=December 5, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718231030/http://www.westholmepublishing.com/changedbaseball.html |archive-date=July 18, 2011 }}</ref> Yardley: Westholme Publishing. 2005. {{ISBN|1-59416-030-9}}
* {{cite book | author=McCollister, John | title=The Bucs!: The Story of the Pittsburgh Pirates | location=Lenexa | publisher=Addax Publishing Group | year=1998 | isbn=1-886110-40-9}}
* {{cite book | author=Nemec, David | title=The Beer and Whisky League : The Illustrated History of the American Association—Baseball's Renegade Major League | location=Guilford | publisher=The Lyons Press | year=2004 | isbn=1-59228-188-5}}

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