Pittsburgh Pirates Team Info
Head Coach: Clint Hurdle
Year Founded: The Pittsburgh Pirates were originally founded in 1882.
Previous Cities/Names:
- Pittsburgh Pirates (1912–present)
- Pittsburg Pirates (1891–1911)
- Pittsburg Innocents (1890)
- Pittsburgh Alleghenys (1887–1889)
- Allegheny (1882–1886)
Pittsburgh Pirates World Series Championships
- 1909 World Series – Defeated the Detroit Tigers 4–3
- 1925 World Series – Defeated the Washington Senators 4–3
- 1960 World Series – Defeated the New York Yankees 4–3
- 1971 World Series – Defeated the Baltimore Orioles 4–3
- 1979 World Series – Defeated the Baltimore Orioles 4–3
Pittsburgh Pirates News
- Indians Take Game 1 in Dominating Fashion - Corey Kluber tossed a dominant six innings, striking out nine and Roberto Perez drove in four as Cleveland took game one convincingly.
- Cubs Advance to First World Series since 1945 - Chicago took an early lead and Kyle Hendricks dominated the Dodgers, en route to a 5-0 victory and a berth in the 2016 World Series.
- Cubs Win Pivotal Game 5 - While this wasn't a must win game for either team, history tells us that the winner of game 5 in LCS history goes on to win the series 70% of the time.