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The 1950 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 69th season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; the 64th in the National League. The Pirates finished eighth and last in the league standings with a record of 57–96.
This list is complete and up-to-date as of August 15, 2024. The following is a list of players, both past and current, who appeared at least in one game for the Pittsburgh Pirates National League franchise (1891–present), previously known as the Pittsburgh Alleghenys (1882–1890)
In 1948, the team broke away from the patriotic "Red, White, & Blue" color scheme when they adopted the current black & gold color scheme, to match that of the colors of the Flag of Pittsburgh and, to a lesser extent at the time, the colors of the then-relatively unknown Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League.
In 1948, the Bucs updated their colors to yellow, black and white, matching the colors of the flag of Pittsburgh. The color scheme was already being used by the city's professional football franchise, the Steelers, and would later be adopted by the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Murtaugh went 39–39 to conclude the 1967 campaign. Murtaugh's third stint as Pirates manager lasted two seasons, he was 186–138 overall, winning a World Series in the second season. [45] Bill Virdon was the Pirates for one season, but after beginning his second 67–69, [47] Murtaugh was brought in for his fourth term as manager. Murtaugh ...
Entering Pittsburgh's farm system in 1950, Friend pitched for the Waco Pirates minor league team in the Big State League, compiling a 12–9 record. He was then promoted to the Indianapolis Indians of the Triple-A American Association , where he finished the year with a 2–4 record.
Skenes, a finalist for NL Rookie of the Year, is one of the best young players in the league and will be a key part of the Pirates' rotation going forward.His rookie campaign was one to remember ...
The Pirates were one of the first teams in Pittsburgh to use the black & gold color scheme, basing their colors around the Flag of Pittsburgh's colors. They were predated in that regard by their own predecessor, the Yellow Jackets, [ 11 ] as well as the 1912 Pittsburgh Filipinos [ 12 ] [ 13 ] and 1924 Pittsburgh Pirates [ 11 ] [ 14 ] baseball ...