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The 1954 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 73rd season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; the 68th in the National League. The Pirates finished eighth and last in the league standings with a record of 53–101.
On Opening Day, April 13, the Pittsburgh Pirates [a] and St. Louis Cardinals became the ninth and tenth teams in professional baseball to break the color line when they fielded Curt Roberts and Tom Alston, respectively; the Cincinnati Redlegs became the 11th team just four days later when they fielded future Nino Escalera and Chuck Harmon ...
May 17, 1956: Dick Littlefield and Bobby Del Greco were traded by the Pirates to the St. Louis Cardinals for Bill Virdon. [2] May 28, 1956: Toby Atwell was traded by the Pirates to the St. Louis Cardinals for cash and a player to be named later. The Cardinals completed the deal by sending Dick Rand to the Pirates on October 14. [3]
The Pirates finished tied with the Chicago Cubs for eighth and last in the league standings with a record of 62–92. The first season to be broadcast on television, the games were aired on KDKA-TV , making them the last of the original MLB teams to debut television broadcasts of its home and away games.
The 1959 Major League Baseball season saw the Pittsburgh Pirates finish in fourth place in the National League at 78–76, nine games behind the NL and World Series Champion Los Angeles Dodgers. The Pirates set the record for most extra innings victories in a season, winning 19 of their 21 extra inning games. [2] [3]
The 1954 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 72nd season in the history of the franchise, and the 17th season for the Philadelphia Phillies at Connie Mack Stadium. The Phillies finished fourth in the National League with a record of 75 wins and 79 losses.
Mike Edwards was drafted by the Pirates in the 7th round of the 1974 Major League Baseball draft. [16] July 8, 1974: Kurt Bevacqua was traded by the Pirates to the Kansas City Royals for Cal Meier (minors). [17] July 11, 1974: Chuck Brinkman was purchased by the Pirates from the Chicago White Sox. [18] August 20, 1974: Juan Pizarro was signed ...
1939 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster: Pitchers. 51 Russ Bauers; 46 Cy Blanton; 48 Joe Bowman; 47 Mace Brown; 40 Max Butcher; 40 Bill Clemensen; 24 Johnny Gee; 53 Ken ...