Posts tagged baseball.
![On This Day in Pittsburgh History: December 6, 1955
Pittsburgh Pirates legend Honus Wagner passes away in Carnegie. [Wikipedia; From Deep Right Field]](https://78.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_meerzqJGKQ1qakblyo1_500.jpg)
On This Day in Pittsburgh History: December 6, 1955
Pittsburgh Pirates legend Honus Wagner passes away in Carnegie. [Wikipedia; From Deep Right Field]
Roberto Clemente was a member of the Montreal Royals, the minor-league (AAA) affiliate of the Brooklyn Dodgers. 1954.
On This Day in Pittsburgh History: November 22, 1954
Roberto Clemente is drafted #1 by the Pittsburgh Pirates.
![On This Day in Pittsburgh History: November 19, 1990
Pittsburgh Pirates star Barry Bonds wins the MVP. [Wikipedia]](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdg2n8meUD1qakblyo1_500.png)
On This Day in Pittsburgh History: November 19, 1990
Pittsburgh Pirates star Barry Bonds wins the MVP. [Wikipedia]
Entrance to Forbes Field, home of the Pittsburgh Pirates, 1912. Courtesy of Shorpy.com.
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![On This Day in Pittsburgh History: October 25, 1955
Joe Brown replaces Branch Rickey as general manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates. [Wikipedia; Black and Gold World]](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mcgbvaRZIc1qakblyo1_500.jpg)
On This Day in Pittsburgh History: October 25, 1955
Joe Brown replaces Branch Rickey as general manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates. [Wikipedia; Black and Gold World]
Pittsburgh Pirates fans celebrate victory in the World Series, October 1960. George Silk for Life magazine.
On This Day in Pittsburgh History: October 13, 1960
With the World Series even, three games each, the Pirates win the seventh game 10-9 over the New York Yankees with a home run by Bill Mazeroski in the ninth inning. [Historic Pittsburgh]
Related: “50 Years Ago Today: World Series, Game 7,” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 2010
Pittsburgh Pirates teammates Bill Mazeroski and Hal Smith celebrate after beating the New York Yankees in the 1960 World Series.
![Group portrait of the Homestead Grays baseball team at Forbes Field. Teenie Harris. (via)
On This Day in Pittsburgh History: October 5, 1943
The Homestead Grays win their first World Series with an 8-4 win. [Wikipedia]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbfbmbJrI71qakblyo1_500.jpg)
Group portrait of the Homestead Grays baseball team at Forbes Field. Teenie Harris. (via)
On This Day in Pittsburgh History: October 5, 1943
The Homestead Grays win their first World Series with an 8-4 win. [Wikipedia]
![On This Day in Pittsburgh History: October 4, 1902
The Pirates finish with the highest winning percentage in MLB history, eclipsed by the Cubs 4 seasons later. [Wikipedia; Baseball Revisited]](http://31.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbdjw1jKX61qakblyo1_1280.jpg)
On This Day in Pittsburgh History: October 4, 1902
The Pirates finish with the highest winning percentage in MLB history, eclipsed by the Cubs 4 seasons later. [Wikipedia; Baseball Revisited]
On This Day in Pittsburgh History: September 25, 1960
The Pittsburgh Pirates win the National League pennant. Although losing 4-2 to the Milwaukee Braves, the St. Louis Cardinals’ loss on same day gives the Pirates the victory. [Historic Pittsburgh; Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]
![Two Little League baseball players, including one wearing Whiteside Road uniform, and Gary Henderson in Amvets Post 96 uniform, standing on playing field. c. 1953-1956. [Teenie Harris Archive]](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9c650UKuI1r47wuso1_1280.jpg)
Two Little League baseball players, including one wearing Whiteside Road uniform, and Gary Henderson in Amvets Post 96 uniform, standing on playing field. c. 1953-1956. [Teenie Harris Archive]
Pittsburgh Pirates at the World Series, 1903.
