In the early 1900s, the Pittsburgh Pirates were one of the NL's most dominant teams, powered by super shortstop Honus Wagner. Wagner was to his time what Alex Rodriguez is to the contemporary MLB. The Pirates have won five World Series in 1909, 1925, 1960, 1971 and 1979. The put great teams together in the early 1990s as well, with Barry Bonds and Bobby Bonilla carrying the load.
The Pittsburgh Pirates designated right-hander Jeff Karstens for assignment and claimed right-hander Chris Jakubauskas off waivers from Seattle.
Publ.Date : Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:22:57 GMTJeff Clement fully understands he has yet to live up to the hype he generated as an amateur, setting the national high school record for career home runs in Marshalltown, Iowa, then becoming the all-time leader in homers as an All-America catcher at the University of Southern California.
Publ.Date : Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:31:00 GMT4 -- Barry Bonds (notes) , San Francisco Giants , 2001-04 2 -- Barry Bonds, Pittsburgh Pirates -San Francisco Giants, 1992-93 2 -- Dale Murphy, Atlanta Braves , 1982-83 2 -- Mike Schmidt, Philadelphia Phillies , 1980-81 2 -- Joe Morgan, Cincinnati Reds , 1975-76 2 -- Ernie Banks, Chicago Cubs , 1958-59 2 -- Albert Pujols (notes) , St. Louis Cardinals , 2008-09
Publ.Date : Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:08:38 GMT
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The Pirates are one of baseball's oldest franchises, founded in 1882.
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