Pittsburgh Pirates Tickets

In the late 70's the National League was dominated by the supremacy of a powerhouse Pittsburgh Pirates lineup that included Hall of Famers like Roberto Clemente, Willie Stargell, Al Oliver and Dock Ellis to become the first all black baseball roster in Major League history. The Pirates won Eastern Division titles from 1970-1972 with a Championship in 1971. The slugging slaughterhouse franchise strung together another series of consecutive Division titles from 1974-1975 and were again crowned World Champions in 1979. There are few times in baseball history when the league saw teams like the Pirates and the Big Red Machine of the Cincinnati Reds and the Oakland A's fighting it out year after year with some of the greatest players who ever hit the diamond.

In 2009, the Pirates struggled to find any rhythm but fans still bought Pittsburgh Pirates tickets to see the dynamic versatile heroics of an All Star like Freddy Sanchez who holds the distinction of having played second, third and short in the All Star game. The other big star on the team is lefty pitching sensation Zach Duke who started the season dominating hitters with his earnestly delivered rotation off the rubber and had three complete games before the end of the year.

Pirates Fun Facts:
'¢ Ralph Kiner led the National League in home runs for an unprecended seven consecutive seasons from 1946-1952.
'¢ The 1981 World Champion Pittsburgh Pirates was the first and only all Afro-American team in the history of Major League Baseball
'¢ Roberto Clemente batted .414 in the 1971 World Series becoming the first and only player to do that in the Fall Classic. Clemente holds the team record with 3,000 hits.
'¢ The 1979 World Champion Pirates battled back from a three-games-to-one deficit led by season co-MVP Willie 'Pops' Stargell.
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But the Pirates history did not begin in the 70s. As one of baseballs original teams, the Pittsburg Pirates have a long and illustrious history that includes hall of famers like manager Billy Meyer, home run slugger Ralph Kiner, Honus Wagner and outfielder Paul Waner. The Pirates won the World Series as far back as 1909, 1925 and 1960.

In the 90s in what is often referred to as the Leyland era the Pirates were once again the powerhouse run production factory led by Bobby Bonnilla and the games all-time home run king Barry Bonds; earning the team the nickname of being The Killer Bs because of their black and yellow team colors. Under Jim Lelands brilliant managing, the Pirates won East Division titles from 1990-1992.