2014 Pittsburgh Pirates season

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2014  Pittsburgh Pirates
National League Wild Card Winners
Pittsburgh Pirates logo 2014.svg
League National League
Division Central
Ballpark PNC Park
City Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania [1]
Record88–74 (.543)
Divisional place2nd
Owners Robert Nutting
General managers Neal Huntington
Managers Clint Hurdle
Television Root Sports Pittsburgh
Radio KDKA-FM
Pittsburgh Pirates Radio Network
(Steve Blass, Greg Brown, Tim Neverett, Bob Walk, John Wehner)
Stats ESPN.com
Baseball Reference
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The 2014 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the franchise's 128th season as a member of the National League, 133rd season overall, and 14th season at PNC Park. The regular season began with a win at home against the Chicago Cubs on March 31 and ended with a loss at Great American Ball Park against the Cincinnati Reds on September 28. The Pirates finished the regular season in second place for the second consecutive year in the National League Central with 88 wins and 74 losses.

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The team clinched their second consecutive playoff berth with a victory on September 23. Also for the second consecutive season, however, the Pirates finished in second in their division behind the defending National League champion St. Louis Cardinals. The team secured one of two NL Wild Card spots, as well as home field advantage for the NLWC Game. However, they lost the October 1 playoff game to the San Francisco Giants, thus eliminating them from the 2014 postseason.

Three members of the 2014 Pirates were selected to represent the National League in the All-Star Game. In addition, two Pirates players were named NL Player of the Month: Andrew McCutchen in June and Josh Harrison in August. During the 2014 season, the franchise season attendance record (2,435,867, set during PNC Park's inaugural 2001 season) was broken on September 21, the final home game of the season and 23rd sellout of the year (tying the franchise sellout record set in 2013). The new record stood at 2,442,564 until being broken in the 2015 season. [2]

Season standings

National League Central

NL Central
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
St. Louis Cardinals 9072.55651303942
Pittsburgh Pirates 8874.543251303744
Milwaukee Brewers 8280.506842394041
Cincinnati Reds 7686.4691444373249
Chicago Cubs 7389.4511741403249

National League playoff standings

Division Leaders
Team W L Pct.
Washington Nationals 9666.593
Los Angeles Dodgers 9468.580
St. Louis Cardinals 9072.556
Wild Card teams
(Top 2 teams qualify for postseason)
Team W L Pct. GB
Pittsburgh Pirates 8874.543
San Francisco Giants 8874.543
Milwaukee Brewers 8280.5066
New York Mets 7983.4889
Atlanta Braves 7983.4889
San Diego Padres 7785.47511
Miami Marlins 7785.47511
Cincinnati Reds 7686.46912
Philadelphia Phillies 7389.45115
Chicago Cubs 7389.45115
Colorado Rockies 6696.40722
Arizona Diamondbacks 6498.39524

Record vs. opponents


Source: Head-to-Head Records
TeamAZATLCHCCINCOLLADMIAMILNYMPHIPITSDSFSTLWSHAL
Arizona 3–35–23–49–104–153–43–42–42–43–412–76–131–51–67–13
Atlanta 3–35–15–24–31–69–105–29–1011–83–43–41–52–411–87–13
Chicago 2–51–58–115–23–44–211–85–23–35–143–42–49–103–49–11
Cincinnati 4–32–511–83–43–44–310–92–43–312–71–55–27–123–36–14
Colorado 10–93–42–54–36–133–41–63–43–32–410–910–91–51–57–13
Los Angeles 15–46–14–34–313–63–31–54–23–42–512–710–94–32–411–9
Miami 4–310–92–43–44–33–33–48–119–102–43–43–44–26–1313–7
Milwaukee 4–32–58–119–106–15–14–34–33–412–73–32–47–122–411–9
New York 4–210–92–54–24–32–411–83–413–63–43–31–64–34–1511–9
Philadelphia 4–28–113–33–33–34–310–94–36–131–64–32–54–310–97–13
Pittsburgh 4–34–314–57–124–25–24–27–124–36–13–34–28–113–411–9
San Diego 7–124–34–35–19–107–124–33–33–33–43–310–93–43–49–11
San Francisco 13–65–14–22–59–109–104–34–26–15–22–49–104–32–510–10
St. Louis 5–14–210–912–75–13–42–412–73–43–411–84–33–45–28–12
Washington 6–18–114–33–35–14–213–64–215–49–104–34–35–22–510–10

Detailed records

Regular season

Game log

2014 Game Log: 88–74 (Home: 51–30; Away: 37–44) [3]
March: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Away: 0–0)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
1March 31 Cubs 1–0 (10) Morris (1–0) Villanueva (0–1)39,8331–0
April: 9–16 (Home: 5–8; Away: 4–8)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
2April 2 Cubs 4–3 (16) Pimentel (1–0) Villanueva (0–2)29,7622–0
3April 3 Cubs 2–3 Hammel (1–0) Rodríguez (0–1) Strop (1)11,4182–1
4April 4 Cardinals 12–2 Cole (1–0) Miller (0–1)23,3423–1
5April 5 Cardinals 1–6 Kelly (1–0) Liriano (0–1)30,0923–2
6April 6 Cardinals 2–1 Watson (1–0) Wainwright (1–1) Grilli (1)25,7044–2
7April 8@ Cubs 7–6 Watson (2–0) Strop (0–1) Grilli (2)26,1775–2
8April 9@ Cubs 5–7 Hammel (2–0) Rodríguez (0–2)28,2475–3
9April 10@ Cubs 5–4 Cole (2–0) Russell (0–1) Grilli (3)25,5026–3
10April 11@ Brewers 2–4 Peralta (1–0) Liriano (0–2) Rodríguez (3)27,4696–4
11April 12@ Brewers 2–3 Henderson (1–0) Melancon (0–1) Rodríguez (4)42,8286–5
12April 13@ Brewers 1–4 Lohse (2–1) Morton (0–1) Smith (1)32,1526–6
13April 14@ Reds 8–7 Morris (2–0) LeCure (0–1) Grilli (4)17,7567–6
14April 15@ Reds 5–7 Leake (2–1) Cole (2–1) Broxton (1)18,4627–7
15April 16@ Reds 0–4 Cueto (1–2) Liriano (0–3)16,8257–8
16April 17 Brewers 11–2 Vólquez (1–0) Wooten (0–1)17,5848–8
17April 18 Brewers 3–5 Lohse (3–1) Morton (0–2) Rodríguez (5)31,5648–9
18April 19 Brewers 7–8 Henderson (2–0) Grilli (0–1) Rodríguez (6)32,4908–10
19April 20 Brewers 2–3 (14) Duke (1–0) Gómez (0–1) Rodríguez (7)21,7618–11
20April 21 Reds 6–5 Hughes (1–0) Hoover (1–2)12,8649–11
21April 22 Reds 1–4 Cueto (2–2) Vólquez (1–1)11,9269–12
22April 23 Reds 2–5 Simón (3–1) Morton (0–3) Broxton (3)16,7059–13
23April 24 Reds 1–2 Cingrani (2–2) Cumpton (0–1) Broxton (4)18,8969–14
24April 25@ Cardinals 0–1 Miller (2–2) Cole (2–2) Rosenthal (7)43,1939–15
25April 26@ Cardinals 6–1 Pimentel (2–0) Lyons (0–2)46,25410–15
26April 27@ Cardinals 0–7 Wainwright (5–1) Vólquez (1–2)41,98610–16
April 29@ Orioles PPD, RAIN; rescheduled for May 1
April 30@ Orioles PPD, RAIN; rescheduled for May 1
May: 15–14 (Home: 10–5; Away: 5–9)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
27May 1@ Orioles 1–5 Norris (2–2) Morton (0–4) Hunter (7)10–17
28May 1@ Orioles 5–6 (10) Hunter (1–0) Pimentel (2–1)28,29010–18
29May 2 Blue Jays 6–5 Melancon (1–1) Santos (0–2)24,54711–18
30May 3 Blue Jays 8–6 Morris (3–0) Redmond (0–3) Melancon (1)31,43912–18
31May 4 Blue Jays 2–7 McGowan (2–1) Vólquez (1–3)29,49612–19
32May 5 Giants 10–11 (13) Machi (5–0) Hughes (1–1) Romo (10)13,67512–20
33May 6 Giants 2–1 Watson (3–0) Hudson (4–2)18,88113–20
34May 7 Giants 4–3 Cole (3–2) Lincecum (2–2) Melancon (2)23,97514–20
35May 9 Cardinals 6–4 Wilson (1–0) Martínez (0–2) Melancon (3)33,69615–20
36May 10 Cardinals 4–3 Hughes (2–1) Lynn (4–2) Melancon (4)34,91416–20
37May 11 Cardinals 5–6 Miller (5–2) Morton (0–5) Rosenthal (10)32,06516–21
38May 13@ Brewers 2–5 Estrada (3–1) Cole (3–3) Rodríguez (16)24,17616–22
39May 14@ Brewers 4–1 Watson (4–0) Rodríguez (1–1) Melancon (5)24,96217–22
40May 15@ Brewers 3–4 Wooten (1–1) Melancon (1–2)34,74317–23
May 16@ Yankees PPD, RAIN; rescheduled for May 18
41May 17@ Yankees 1–7 Phelps (1–0) Vólquez (1–4)47,35317–24
42May 18@ Yankees 3–4 Kuroda (3–3) Morton (0–6) Robertson (8)17–25
43May 18@ Yankees 5–3 Cole (4–3) Aceves (0–2) Melancon (6)46,85818–25
44May 20 Orioles 2–9 González (2–3) Liriano (0–4)22,78718–26
45May 21 Orioles 9–8 Morris (4–0) Webb (2–1) Melancon (7)19,36519–26
46May 22 Nationals 3–1 Vólquez (2–4) Treinen (0–2) Melancon (8)23,46820–26
47May 23 Nationals 4–3 Morton (1–6) Zimmerman (3–2) Grilli (5)31,59221–26
48May 24 Nationals 3–2 Hughes (3–1) Strasburg (3–4) Melancon (9)38,88922–26
49May 25 Nationals 2–5 Fister (2–1) Liriano (0–5) Soriano (11)38,04722–27
50May 26@ Mets 5–3 Watson (5–0) Valverde (1–1) Melancon (10)29,30923–27
51May 27@ Mets 2–4 Black (1–0) Gómez (0–2) Mejía (4)20,26323–28
52May 28@ Mets 0–5 Colón (4–5) Morton (1–7) Familia (1)34,83923–29
53May 29@ Dodgers 6–3 Cole (5–3) League (1–2) Grilli (6)39,64324–29
54May 30@ Dodgers 2–1 Liriano (1–5) Beckett (3–2) Grilli (7)47,50325–29
55May 31@ Dodgers 2–12 Ryu (6–2) Cumpton (0–2) Wright (1)49,45525–30
June: 17–10 (Home: 8–6; Away: 9–4)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
56June 1@ Dodgers 5–3 Vólquez (3–4) Greinke (8–2) Grilli (8)51,02026–30
57June 2@ Padres 10–3 Morton (2–7) Stauffer (2–2)18,87627–30
58June 3@ Padres 4–1 Cole (6–3) Hahn (0–1) Grilli (9)20,52028–30
59June 4@ Padres 2–3 Kennedy (5–6) Liriano (1–6) Street (18)17,92328–31
60June 6 Brewers 15–5 Cumpton (1–2) Lohse (7–2)35,54429–31
61June 7 Brewers 3–9 Garza (4–4) Vólquez (3–5)38,52529–32
62June 8 Brewers 0–1 Gallardo (4–4) Locke (0–1) Rodríguez (19)35,00229–33
63June 9 Cubs 6–2 Morton (3–7) Jackson (4–6)24,07530–33
64June 10 Cubs 3–7 Wood (6–5) Sadler (0–1)31,56730–34
65June 11 Cubs 4–2 Cumpton (2–2) Hammel (6–4) Grilli (10)20,54031–34
66June 12 Cubs 4–0 Vólquez (4–5) Samardzija (2–6)25,43132–34
67June 13@ Marlins 8–6 (13) Gómez (1–2) Dunn (5–4)19,05433–34
68June 14@ Marlins 8–6 Morton (4–7) Wolf (1–3) Grilli (11)21,19534–34
69June 15@ Marlins 2–3 (10) Ramos (4–0) Hughes (3–2)25,95334–35
70June 17 Reds 5–6 Ondrusek (2–2) Grilli (0–2) Chapman (12)23,56534–36
71June 18 Reds 4–11 Simón (10–3) Vólquez (4–6)23,32934–37
72June 19 Reds 4–3 (12) Wilson (2–0) Cingrani (2–8)30,71035–37
73June 20@ Cubs 3–6 Jackson (5–7) Morton (4–8) Rondón (8)36,42335–38
74June 21@ Cubs 5–3 Worley (1–0) Wood (7–6) Melancon (11)36,56336–38
75June 22@ Cubs 2–1 Cumpton (3–2) Hammel (6–5) Melancon (12)33,57337–38
76June 23@ Rays 8–1 Vólquez (5–6) Cobb (2–6)13,17538–38
77June 24@ Rays 6–5 Locke (1–1) Archer (4–5) Melancon (13)14,68439–38
78June 25@ Rays 1–5 Price (6–7) Morton (4–9)23,76139–39
79June 26 Mets 5–2 Worley (2–0) Matsuzaka (3–2) Melancon (14)36,64740–39
80June 27 Mets 3–2 (11) Hughes (4–2) Black (1–2)37,95241–39
81June 28 Mets 3–5 Niese (5–4) Cole (6–4) Mejía (8)38,93041–40
82June 29 Mets 5–2 Vólquez (6–6) Colón (8–6) Melancon (15)37,29042–40
July: 15–11 (Home: 10–2; Away: 5–9)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
83July 1 Diamondbacks 3–2 Frieri (1–3) Reed (1–4)21,42643–40
84July 2 Diamondbacks 5–1 Morton (5–9) Anderson (5–4)24,16144–40
85July 3 Diamondbacks 2–10 McCarthy (3–10) Worley (2–1)27,47344–41
86July 4 Phillies 8–2 Cole (7–4) Hernández (3–8)38,97745–41
87July 5 Phillies 3–2 Vólquez (7–6) Buchanan (4–5) Melancon (16)37,82146–41
88July 6 Phillies 6–2 Locke (2–1) Burnett (5–8)33,40847–41
89July 7@ Cardinals 0–2 Neshek (3–0) Wilson (2–1)42,44847–42
90July 8@ Cardinals 4–5 Rosenthal (1–4) Frieri (1–4)43,16247–43
91July 9@ Cardinals 2–5 Lynn (10–6) Cumpton (3–3) Rosenthal (27)43,94147–44
92July 10@ Cardinals 9–1 Vólquez (8–6) Miller (7–8)43,97448–44
93July 11@ Reds 5–6 Partch (1–0) Watson (5–1) Chapman (20)36,61348–45
94July 12@ Reds 6–5 (11) Wilson (3–1) Hoover (1–7) Gómez (1)42,78949–45
95July 13@ Reds 3–6 Cueto (10–6) Liriano (1–7) Chapman (21)35,02249–46
July 15 85th All-Star Game National League vs. American League ( Target Field, Minneapolis )
96July 18 Rockies 4–2 Watson (6–1) Belisle (2–5) Melancon (17)37,83350–46
97July 19 Rockies 3–2 (11) Hughes (5–2) Bettis (0–2)37,39651–46
98July 20 Rockies 5–3 Gómez (2–2) Belisle (2–6) Melancon (18)35,60952–46
99July 21 Dodgers 2–5 Ryu (11–5) Vólquez (8–7) Jansen (29)28,25552–47
100July 22 Dodgers 12–7 Worley (3–1) Maholm (1–5)30,62953–47
101July 23 Dodgers 6–1 Liriano (2–7) Haren (8–8)30,78554–47
102July 25@ Rockies 1–8 Anderson (1–3) Morton (5–10)38,48754–48
103July 26@ Rockies 1–8 Matzek (2–4) Locke (2–2)44,61154–49
104July 27@ Rockies 7–5 Watson (7–1) Brothers (3–5) Melancon (19)40,38255–49
105July 28@ Giants 5–0 Worley (4–1) Bumgarner (12–8)41,79456–49
106July 29@ Giants 3–1 Liriano (3–7) Hudson (8–8) Melancon (20)42,24257–49
107July 30@ Giants 5–7 Machi (6–0) Wilson (3–2) Casilla (8)42,27257–50
108July 31@ Diamondbacks 4–7 Pérez (2–1) Locke (2–3) Reed (27)20,14557–51
August: 14–14 (Home: 10–7; Away: 4–7)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
109August 1@ Diamondbacks 9–4 Watson (8–1) Schultz (0–1)22,76658–51
110August 2@ Diamondbacks 8–3 Hughes (6–2) Ziegler (4–2)33,15159–51
111August 3@ Diamondbacks 2–3 (10) Marshall (4–2) Melancon (1–3)26,91359–52
112August 5 Marlins 3–6 Ramos (5–0) Hughes (6–3)26,73459–53
113August 6 Marlins 7–3 Locke (3–3) Koehler (7–9)26,97660–53
114August 7 Marlins 7–2 Vólquez (9–7) Flynn (0–1)29,03561–53
115August 8 Padres 2–1 Worley (5–1) Kennedy (8–10) Melancon (21)38,08862–53
116August 9 Padres 1–2 Stults (5–13) Liriano (3–8) Benoit (5)38,61462–54
117August 10 Padres 2–8 Ross (11–10) Morton (5–11)38,03062–55
118August 11 Tigers 11–6 Locke (4–3) Verlander (10–11)35,31463–55
119August 12 Tigers 4–2 Vólquez (10–7) Ray (1–2) Melancon (22)34,91964–55
120August 13@ Tigers 4–8 Hardy (2–1) Worley (5–2)41,04364–56
121August 14@ Tigers 2–5 Scherzer (14–4) Liriano (3–9)41,98664–57
122August 15@ Nationals 4–5 Roark (12–7) Morton (5–12) Soriano (29)36,94564–58
123August 16@ Nationals 3–4 Thornton (1–0) Wilson (3–3)41,88064–59
124August 17@ Nationals 5–6 (11) Detwiler (2–2) Cumpton (3–4)34,43064–60
125August 18 Braves 3–7 Santana (13–6) Worley (5–3)31,66964–61
126August 19 Braves 3–11 Harang (10–7) Liriano (3–10)27,03364–62
127August 20 Braves 3–2 Melancon (2–3) Carpenter (4–3)26,58165–62
128August 22@ Brewers 8–3 Locke (5–3) Gallardo (8–7)37,43766–62
129August 23@ Brewers 10–2 Vólquez (11–7) Peralta (15–8)40,55767–62
130August 24@ Brewers 3–4 Fiers (4–1) Worley (5–4) Rodríguez (39)42,76167–63
131August 25 Cardinals 2–3 Lackey (13–8) Hughes (6–4) Rosenthal (39)24,35267–64
132August 26 Cardinals 5–2 Watson (9–1) Maness (5–3) Melancon (23)25,52168–64
133August 27 Cardinals 3–1 Locke (6–3) Wainwright (15–9) Melancon (24)29,90569–64
134August 29 Reds 2–1 Watson (10–1) Broxton (4–2) Melancon (25)37,20970–64
135August 30 Reds 3–2 Worley (6–4) Simón (13–9) Melancon (26)38,02371–64
136August 31 Reds 2–3 Cueto (16–8) Hughes (6–5) Chapman (29)37,59171–65
September: 17–9 (Home: 7–2; Away: 10–7)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
137September 1@ Cardinals 4–5 Maness (6–3) Cole (7–5) Rosenthal (41)43,34771–66
138September 2@ Cardinals 4–6 Wainwright (16–9) Locke (6–4) Neshek (5)43,69371–67
139September 3@ Cardinals 0-1 Rosenthal (2–6) Melancon (2–4)42,86471–68
140September 5@ Cubs 5–3 (11) Melancon (3–4) Wright (0–3) Holdzkom (1)35,54172–68
141September 6@ Cubs 5–0 Liriano (4–10) Doubront (3–5)36,86773–68
142September 7@ Cubs 10–4 Cole (8–5) Wood (8–12)33,89474–68
143September 8@ Phillies 6–4 Locke (7–4) Kendrick (8–12) Melancon (27)23,14075–68
144September 9@ Phillies 3–4 De Fratus (3–1) Wilson (3–4) Papelbon (36)26,90075–69
145September 10@ Phillies 6–3 Worley (7–4) Williams (5–6) Melancon (28)25,31576–69
146September 11@ Phillies 4–1 Liriano (5–10) Burnett (8–16) Melancon (29)26,53577–69
147September 12 Cubs 7–3 Cole (9–5) Wada (4–3)35,63878–69
148September 13 Cubs 4–6 Doubront (4–5) Locke (7–5) Rondón (24)38,02478–70
149September 14 Cubs 7–3 Vólquez (12–7) Turner (5–10)37,65579–70
150September 16 Red Sox 4–0 Morton (6–12) Ranaudo (3–3)34,69880–70
151September 17 Red Sox 9–1 Liriano (6–10) Buchholz (8–9)34,78581–70
152September 18 Red Sox 3–2 Cole (10–5) Workman (1–10) Melancon (30)36,86282–70
153September 19 Brewers 4–2 Holdzkom (1–0) Broxton (4–3) Melancon (31)37,97483–70
154September 20 Brewers 0–1 Duke (5–1) Melancon (3–5) Rodríguez (43)39,02783–71
155September 21 Brewers 1–0 Worley (8–4) Peralta (16–11) Watson (1)38,65084–71
156September 22@ Braves 1–0 Liriano (7–10) Harang (11–12) Melancon (32)20,25285–71
157September 23@ Braves 3–2 Cole (11–5) Wood (11–11) Watson (2)23,02986–71
158September 24@ Braves 2–6 Teherán (14–13) Locke (7–6) Kimbrel (45)25,45786–72
159September 25@ Braves 10–1 Vólquez (13–7) Hale (4–5)35,14087–72
160September 26@ Reds 3–1 Hughes (7–5) Villarreal (0–2) Melancon (33)35,61188–72
161September 27@ Reds 6–10 (10) Axelrod (2–1) Axford (2–4)35,26888–73
162September 28@ Reds 1–4 Cueto (20–9) Watson (10–2) Chapman (36)34,42488–74
Legend:       = Win       = Loss       = Postponement
Bold = Pirates team member

Postseason

Wild Card Game

Team123456789 R H E
San Francisco Giants0004012108112
Pittsburgh Pirates000000000040
WP: Madison Bumgarner (1–0)   LP: Edinson Vólquez (0–1)
Home runs:
SF: Brandon Crawford (1)
PIT: None

Game log

2014 Postseason Game Log (0–1)
2014 NL Wild Card Game: vs. San Francisco Giants (0–1)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceSeries
1 October 1 Giants 0–8 Bumgarner (1–0) Vólquez (0–1)40,6290–1
Legend:       = Win       = Loss       = Postponement
Bold = Pirates team member

Roster

2014 Pittsburgh Pirates
Roster
PitchersCatchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

Coaches

Opening Day lineup

Disabled lists

Suspensions/fines

Transactions

The Pirates were involved in the following transactions during the 2014 season:

Legend

Notable achievements

Awards

Milestones

Statistics

Hitting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pitching

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Legend

– Denotes player was acquired during season.
– Denotes player was relinquished during season.

Team

Hitting

Pitching

Draft picks

2014 Top 10 Rounds Draft Picks [40]
Rd#PlayerPosDOB and AgeSchoolSigned
124 Cole Tucker SS July 3, 1996 (aged 17) Mountain Pointe HS (AZ)6/12/2014
CB A39 Connor Joe OF August 16, 1992 (aged 21) San Diego 6/17/2014
264 Mitch Keller RHP April 4, 1996 (aged 18) Xavier HS (IA)6/14/2014
CB B73Trey Supak RHP May 31, 1996 (aged 18) La Grange HS (TX)6/14/2014
3100 Jordan Luplow RF September 26, 1993 (aged 20) Fresno State 6/17/2014
4131 Taylor Gushue C December 19, 1993 (aged 20) Florida 6/12/2014
5161Michael Suchy RF April 15, 1993 (aged 21) Florida Gulf Coast 6/11/2014
6191 Tyler Eppler RHP January 5, 1993 (aged 21) Sam Houston State 6/11/2014
7221Nelson Jorge SS December 14, 1995 (aged 18)International Baseball Academy (PR)6/14/2014
8251Austin Coley RHP July 14, 1992 (aged 21) Belmont 6/12/2014
9281Kevin Krause C November 23, 1992 (aged 21) Stony Brook 6/17/2014
10311 Alex McRae RHP April 6, 1993 (aged 21) Jacksonville 6/11/2014
Note

Farm system

LevelTeamLeagueManager
AAA Indianapolis Indians International League Dean Treanor
AA Altoona Curve Eastern League Carlos García
A Bradenton Marauders Florida State League Tom Prince
A West Virginia Power South Atlantic League Michael Ryan
A-Short Season Jamestown Jammers New York–Penn League Brian Esposito
Rookie Bristol Pirates Appalachian League Edgar Varela
Rookie GCL Pirates Gulf Coast League Milver Reyes
Rookie DSL Pirates Dominican Summer League Mendy López

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Jason Michael Grilli is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Florida Marlins, Chicago White Sox, Detroit Tigers, Colorado Rockies, Pittsburgh Pirates, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Atlanta Braves, Toronto Blue Jays, and Texas Rangers. Taken as the fourth overall selection of the 1997 MLB draft by the San Francisco Giants, Grilli was one of the top starting pitcher prospects in all of Minor League Baseball, ranked 54th in 1998 and 44th in 1999. The Giants traded him to the Florida Marlins in 1999, for whom he debuted on May 11, 2000.

The following is a history of the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Andrew McCutchen</span> American baseball player (born 1986)

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">2009 Pittsburgh Pirates season</span> Major League Baseball team season

The 2009 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 128th season of the franchise and the 123rd in the National League. This was their ninth season at PNC Park. The season is the franchise's second season under the management of John Russell. With this season, the Pirates became the first franchise in professional sports to have a losing record in 17 consecutive seasons, passing the Philadelphia Phillies of 1933–1948 with 16. The Pirates finished sixth and last in the National League Central with a record of 62–99. The Pirates were attempting to improve on their 2008 record, and conquer a winning record and make it to the playoffs for the first time since 1992. However, after going 11–10 in April, the Pirates suffered losing streaks. After an 8-game losing streak on May 3–10, the Pirates never reached above the .500 mark again, and failed to reach their goal.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mark Melancon</span> American baseball player (born 1985)

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">2010 Pittsburgh Pirates season</span> Major League Baseball team season

The 2010 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 129th season of the franchise; the 124th in the National League. This was their tenth season at PNC Park. The 2010 season was the Pirates' MLB-record 18th consecutive losing season.. The Pirates finished sixth and last in the National League Central with a record of 57–105, their worst record since 1952.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2011 Pittsburgh Pirates season</span> Major League Baseball team season

The 2011 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the franchise's 125th season as a member of the National League and 130th season overall. This was their 11th season at PNC Park. The season was the first with manager Clint Hurdle, who was hired to replace the fired John Russell. After going a major league worst 57–105, they enjoyed somewhat of a resurgence, winning more than 70 games for the first time since 2004 and being covered significantly in the summer due to being involved in the pennant race, but they still locked up their 19th consecutive losing season.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">2012 Pittsburgh Pirates season</span> Major League Baseball team season

The 2012 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the franchise's 126th season as a member of the National League, their 131st season overall, and their 12th season at PNC Park. Despite being 67–54 on August 19, the Pirates finished the season 79–83. This set a record for the longest losing season streak in all of North American professional sports history at 20.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">2013 Pittsburgh Pirates season</span> Major League Baseball season

The 2013 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the franchise's 127th season as a member of the National League, 132nd season overall, and 13th season at PNC Park. The regular season began at home with a loss against the Chicago Cubs on April 1 and ended with a win at Great American Ball Park against the Cincinnati Reds on September 29. In their first winning season since 1992, the Pirates finished in second place in the National League Central with 94 wins and 68 losses.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gregory Polanco</span> Dominican baseball player (born 1991)

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">2013 National League Wild Card Game</span> 2nd edition of Major League Baseballs National League Wild Card Game

The 2013 National League Wild Card Game was a play-in game during Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2013 postseason played between the National League's (NL) two wild card teams, the Cincinnati Reds and the Pittsburgh Pirates. It was held at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on October 1, 2013. The Pirates won by a 6–2 score and advanced to play the St. Louis Cardinals in the NL Division Series. The game was televised on TBS, and was also broadcast on ESPN Radio.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2014 National League Wild Card Game</span> Play-in game during postseason

The 2014 National League Wild Card Game was a play-in game during Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2014 postseason played between the National League's (NL) two wild card teams, the San Francisco Giants and the Pittsburgh Pirates. It was held at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on October 1, 2014, starting at 8:07 p.m. EDT. After both teams finished the regular season with identical records of 88–74, the Pirates were awarded home field for the game, as they won the season series against the Giants, 4–2. Despite this advantage, the Giants won by a score of 8–0 and advanced to play the Washington Nationals in the NL Division Series. In addition to being the third NL Wild Card Game played, it is notable for the first postseason grand slam hit by a shortstop. The game was televised on ESPN, and was also broadcast on ESPN Radio.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2015 Pittsburgh Pirates season</span> Major League Baseball season

The 2015 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the franchise's 134th season overall, the 129th season as a member of National League, and 15th season at PNC Park.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2016 Pittsburgh Pirates season</span> Major League Baseball season

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