This day in baseball: Cy Young’s final win

Posted: September 22, 2019 | Author: | Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Cy Young pitched and recorded his 511th and final career victory on September 22, 1911, when he defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates.  Young kept the Pirates scoreless at Forbes Field, winning 1-0.   With a season record of 35-101, the Boston Rustlers won only three contests in 22 attempts against Pittsburgh during the 1911 season, with two of the victories coming as a result of shutouts thrown by the 44 year-old Cy Young.

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This day in baseball: Kiner’s home run streak

Posted: August 16, 2019 | Author: | Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: , , , , , , | Leave a comment

On August 16, 1947, Ralph Kiner of the Pittsburgh Pirates hit three home runs in consecutive at-bats to lead the Pirates to a 12-7 win over the Cardinals. With this performance, Kiner matched the major league marks of seven home runs in four games, six in three games, five in two games, and four homers in consecutive at-bats.

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This day in baseball: Yde’s offensive show

Posted: June 25, 2019 | Author: | Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

On June 25, 1924, left-handed relief pitcher Emil Yde hit a double in the ninth inning to tie the score, 6-6, against the Cubs and send the game into extra innings.  Then, in the fourteenth inning, Yde hit a triple to lead the Pirates to an 8-7 victory.

Emil Yde

Emil Yde (Baseball Reference)

This day in baseball: Pittsburgh’s NL debut

Posted: April 30, 2019 | Author: | Filed under: 19th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The Pittsburgh Alleghenys, now known as the Pirates, played their first game in the National League on April 30, 1887, defeating the defending league-champion Chicago White Stockings, 6-2, at Pittsburgh’s Recreation Park. Formerly an American Association team the Alleghenys posted a 55-69 record in their first season, finishing in 6th place in the eight-team circuit.

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1888 Alleghenys

This day in baseball: World Series rookie dominance

Posted: October 16, 2018 | Author: | Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

On October 16, 1909, the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Tigers, 8-0, to win the World Series, four games to three.  Rookie pitcher Babe Adams hurled a complete-game shutout in Game Seven, having also won Games One and Five.

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This day in baseball: Sole victory

Posted: September 28, 2018 | Author: | Filed under: 19th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Chicago Colts (Cubs) pitcher Dave Wright won the only game of his major league career on September 28, 1897 (out of two total pitching appearances).  The twenty-one-year-old gave up 14 runs on 17 hits, yet he still managed to eek out a 15-14 victory over the Pirates.

David William Wright in Twin City uniform

Dave Wright (Wikipedia)

This day in baseball: Triple king

Posted: August 26, 2018 | Author: | Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

At Forbes Field on August 26, 1912, Owen “Chief” Wilson hit three triples in a doubleheader against the Braves.  The Pirates outfielder’s third triple of the twin bill established a new major league record for triples in a season with 32, breaking the mark he shared with Dave Orr (1886 Metropolitans/AA) and Heinie Reitz (1894 Orioles/NL).  Wilson finished the season with 36 three-baggers, a record that stands to this day.

1912 Owen Chief Wilson

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