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 (NL) Central Division. Founded as part of the American Association in 1881 under the name Pittsburgh Alleghenys,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 National League pennants,nine National League East division titles and made three appearances in the Wild Card Game.
Douglas Dean Drabek is a retired American professional baseball pitcher,and a current minor league baseball coach. He is the pitching coach for the Reno Aces,the Triple-A affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB for the New York Yankees,Pittsburgh Pirates,Houston Astros,Chicago White Sox and Baltimore Orioles between 1986 and 1998. Drabek batted and threw right-handed. Known for his fluid pitching motion and sound mechanics,he won the National League Cy Young Award in 1990. Drabek was an MLB All-Star in 1994.
Sean Thomas Casey,nicknamed "the Mayor",is an American former professional baseball first baseman and coach. He was the hitting coach for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB) in 2023. He played in MLB for the Cleveland Indians,Cincinnati Reds,Pittsburgh Pirates,Detroit Tigers,and Boston Red Sox. Casey was selected to the MLB All-Star Game three times during his career. He was a broadcaster and commentator for the MLB Network.
Arthur Albert Irwin,nicknamed "Doc","Sandy","Cutrate" or "Foxy",was a Canadian-American shortstop and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB) during the late nineteenth century. He played regularly in the major leagues for eleven years,spending two of those seasons as a player-manager. He played on the 1884 Providence Grays team which won the first interleague series to decide the world champions of baseball. Irwin then served as a major league manager for several years.
Hugo Francis Bezdek was a Czech American athlete who played American football and was a coach of football,basketball,and baseball. He was the head football coach at the University of Oregon,the University of Arkansas (1908–1912),Pennsylvania State University (1918–1929),and Delaware Valley College (1949). Bezdek also coached the Mare Island Marines in the 1918 Rose Bowl and the Cleveland Rams of the National Football League (NFL) in 1937 and part of the 1938 season. In addition,Bezdek coached basketball at Oregon and Penn State (1919),coached baseball at Arkansas (1909–1913),Oregon (1914–1917) and Penn State (1920–1930),and served as the manager of Major League Baseball's Pittsburgh Pirates (1917–1919). He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1954.
Marcus Elmore Baldwin,nicknamed "Fido" and "Baldy",was an American professional baseball pitcher who played seven seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). In 346 career games,he pitched to a 154–165 win–loss record with 295 complete games. Baldwin set the single-season MLB wild pitches record with 83 that still stands today.
Edward James Abbaticchio was the first Major League Baseball player and first professional football player of Italian ancestry,both chronologically and alphabetically.
Sports in Pennsylvania includes numerous professional sporting teams,events,and venues located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.
Neil Martin Andrew Walker is an American former professional baseball second baseman and current broadcaster. He played 12 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates (2009–2015),New York Mets (2016–17),Milwaukee Brewers (2017),New York Yankees (2018),Miami Marlins (2019),and Philadelphia Phillies (2020).
Nathan Edward Ott,nicknamed "Otter",was an American professional baseball player,coach,and manager. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1974 to 1981 for the Pittsburgh Pirates and the California Angels. Ott was a member of the 1979 World Series champions with the Pirates. After his playing career,Ott was a coach for the Houston Astros and Detroit Tigers.
John J. Cronin was an American Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher. He played professionally from 1895 through 1912. His MLB career included stints with the Brooklyn Grooms (1895),Pittsburgh Pirates (1898),Cincinnati Reds (1899),Detroit Tigers (1901–1902),Baltimore Orioles (1902),New York Giants (1902–1903),and Brooklyn Superbas (1904).
Andrew Stefan McCutchen is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the San Francisco Giants,New York Yankees,Philadelphia Phillies,and Milwaukee Brewers.
Below are the rosters of the minor league affiliates of the Pittsburgh Pirates:
Joseph Paul Lonnett was an American professional baseball catcher,and coach,who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies. During his playing days,Lonnett stood 5 feet 10+1⁄2 inches (1.791 m) tall,weighing 185 pounds (84 kg). He threw and batted right-handed.
The Phillies–Pirates rivalry is a Major League Baseball (MLB) rivalry between the Philadelphia Phillies and Pittsburgh Pirates. Both clubs are members of MLB's National League (NL);the Phillies are members of the NL East division,while the Pirates are members of the NL Central division. The rivalry was considered by some to be one of the best in the NL. The rivalry started when the Pittsburgh Pirates entered NL play in their fifth season of 1887,four years after the Phillies.
Calvin Duane Browning was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB),appearing in one game during the 1960 season.
Jordy Joe Mercer is an American former professional baseball infielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates,Detroit Tigers,New York Yankees,and Washington Nationals. Prior to beginning his professional career,he played college baseball at Oklahoma State University. He has also competed for the United States national baseball team in international competition. Mercer bats and throws right-handed.
The 1895 Western University of Pennsylvania football team was an American football team that represented the Western University of Pennsylvania as an independent during the 1895 college football season.
Michael James Busch is an American professional baseball infielder for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Los Angeles Dodgers. He played college baseball for the North Carolina Tar Heels and made his MLB debut in 2023 with the Dodgers.
Lonnie Edward White Jr. is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.
