Lloyd and Paul Waner of the Pittsburgh Pirates also accomplished the feat on Sept. 15, 1938.
Burnett, and it appears that the team has finally agreed to terms with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
As it stands now, there is no justice for the Pittsburgh Pirates and no solace for Jerry Meals.
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In baseball, by this measure, the lowly Pittsburgh Pirates (nine) are the equal of the Boston Red Sox.
It was the longest game in the majors since the Pittsburgh Pirates won 6-3 in 19 innings at St.
Is it any wonder that franchises like the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Kansas City Royals have virtually no chance to compete?
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So far, the Pittsburgh Pirates of 2011 are proving that theory wrong in arguably one of the top stories of the season.
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Jose Pagan, who passed away Tuesday, drove in Willie Stargell in Game 7 for the Pittsburgh Pirates against the Baltimore Orioles in 1971.
In the early 1990s, the Pittsburgh Pirates took the traditional approach, only to watch Barry Bonds and Doug Drabek leave as free agents after the 1992 season.
Traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1947, his final year in baseball, he tutored the rookie Ralph Kiner, who attributed much of his success as a slugger to Greenberg.
That allowed the Pittsburgh Pirates to get the third out of the eighth inning of a 3-2 victory Sunday, sending the Mets to their third straight loss in the four-game series.
Using spring training as a behind the scenes warmup act during March, Root will unveil its live broadcasts to Colorado Rockies, Seattle Mariners and Pittsburgh Pirates fans on opening day.
The Pittsburgh Pirates are another example of evaporating capital.
Deadspin.com got their hands on financial statements that showed that the owners of the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Florida Marlins where putting terrible products on the field while padding their own wallets.
Other struggling small-market franchises like the Kansas City Royals, who have extensively renovated Kauffman Stadium, and the Pittsburgh Pirates, who got their dream playground, PNC Park, in 2001, don't seem to be headed anywhere.
Besides losing a starting catcher to the Pittsburgh Pirates via free agency and having a hole in right field after parting ways with Nick Swisher, the Yankees will have to reinvent themselves by using unconventional methods.
Garrett Jones hit a three-run homer off Marcum a call that was correctly overturned by baseball's beleaguered umpires and Wandy Rodriguez pitched the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 7-3 victory over New York on Friday night.
Garrett Jones hit a three-run homer a call that was correctly overturned by baseball's beleaguered umps and Wandy Rodriguez pitched the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 7-3 victory over the New York Mets on Friday night.
Center fielder Juan Lagares robbed McCutchen of a go-ahead hit with a leaping catch in the top of the ninth inning, then pinch-hitter Mike Baxter's single in the bottom half sent the New York Mets over the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 Thursday night.
Hughes makes his first spring appearance Tuesday against the Pittsburgh Pirates, and he has something to prove to his bosses, who are waiting and hoping that he can show enough to win the fifth starter's spot out of camp over veteran Freddy Garcia.
Revenue sharing is helping small market teams like the Florida Marlins, Pittsburgh Pirates and Tampa Bay Rays make money according to the financials on Deadspin.com (Miami is a big market, but the Marlins revenues put them in the small market category).
Various sources within the last few days have leaked detailed financial data associated with several Major League Baseball teams, including small-market teams like the Pittsburgh Pirates, Florida Marlins and Tampa Rays, which often are portrayed as the poster children for financial mediocrity within the sport.
The Mets, historically a rich franchise, will likely face a further financial slide this year, and the revenue-sharing checks the team cuts to its small-market brethren will shrink the difference between a good left fielder and a poor one for a team like the Pittsburgh Pirates.
On the flipside, the Cleveland Indians, Houston Astros, Kansas City Royals, Oakland Athletics, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Diego Padres and Tampa Bay Rays have less than 50% of 2009 revenue locked up in player contracts through 2011 and therefore have lots of room to sign some expensive talent.
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In order for Major League Baseball to avoid asking teams like the New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox and Philadelphia Phillies to pony up more money for low-revenue teams like the Tampa Bay Rays, Pittsburgh Pirates and Florida Marlins this season, the Chicago Cubs will likely have to make up for their lower attendance this season by finding new revenue sources.
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's Fox--so that it can sell "official" Monopoly games based on the Pittsburgh Steelers football team, the Pirates of the Caribbean movie and the television show The Simpsons. (Schulte does pay a small royalty to colleges, typically 7% to 9% of the wholesale price of the game.) This strategy keeps costs down, helping Late for the Sky compete on price.
's (nyse: NWS - news - people ) Fox--so that it can sell "official" Monopoly games based on the Pittsburgh Steelers football team, the Pirates of the Caribbean movie and the television show The Simpsons. (Schulte does pay a small royalty to colleges, typically 7% to 9% of the wholesale price of the game.) This strategy keeps costs down, helping Late for the Sky compete on price.
The All-Star center fielder hit .327 with 31 homers and 96 RBIs last year, helping Pittsburgh contend for much of the summer before another late fade sent the Pirates to their 20th straight losing season.
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