Franchise History
Year
Team
1891-present
Pittsburgh Pirates (NL)
1887-1890
Pittsburgh Alleghenys (NL)
Stadium History
Year
Stadium
Capacity
2001-present
PNC Park
38,496
1970-2000
Three Rivers Stadium
62,411
1909-1970
Forbes Field
35,000
1891-1909
Exposition Park
na
1887-1890
Recreation Park
na
Championship History
Post Season Play
Championships
World Series Champions
5 - 1909, 1925, 1960, 1971, 1979
League Champions
9 - 1901(NL), 1902(NL), 1903(NL), 1909(NL), 1925(NL), 1927(NL), 1960(NL), 1971(NL), 1979(NL)
Division Champions
9 - 1970(NL East), 1971(NL East), 1972(NL East), 1974(NL East), 1975(NL East), 1979(NL East), 1990(NL East), 1991(NL East), 1992(NL East)
Wild-Card
None
Retired Numbers
Num
Player
1
Billy Meyer
4
Ralph Kiner
8
Willie Stargell
9
Bill Mazeroski
20
Pie Traynor
21
Roberto Clemente
33
Honus Wagner
40
Danny Murtaugh
Presidential History
Year
President
present
Frank Coonelly
1996-2007
Kevin S. McClatchy
1992-1996
Mark Sauer
1992
Vincent Sarni
1991
Douglas D. Danforth
1988-1990
Carl Barger
1986-1987
Malcolm Prine
1970-1985
Daniel M. Galbreath
1951-1969
John W. Galbreath
1946-1950
Frank E. McKinney
1932-1946
William E. Benswanger
1900-1932
Barney Dreyfuss
1899
William W. Kerr
1898
William H. Watkins
1894-1897
William W. Kerr
1893
Albert C. Buckenberger
1892
William C. Temple
1891
J. Palmer O'Neill
1887-1890
William A. Nimick
Year-by-Year Results
Year
W-L
Pct.
Finish
2007
68-94
.420
6th
2006
67-95
.414
5th
2005
67-95
.414
6th
2004
72-89
.447
5th
2003
75-87
.463
4th
2002
72-89
.447
4th
2001
62-100
.383
6th
2000
69-93
.426
5th
1999
78-83
.484
3rd
1998
69-93
.425
6th
1997
79-83
.488
2nd
1996
73-89
.451
5th
1995
58-86
.403
5th
1994
53-61
.465
t3rd
1993
75-87
.463
5th
1992
96-66
.593
1st
1991
98-64
.605
1st
1990
95-67
.586
1st
1989
74-88
.457
5th
1988
85-75
.531
2nd
1987
80-82
.484
t4th
1986
64-98
.395
6th
1985
57-104
.354
6th
1984
75-87
.463
6th
1983
84-78
.519
2nd
1982
84-78
.519
4th
1981
46-56
.451
4th
1980
83-79
.512
3rd
1979
98-64
.605
1st
1978
88-73
.547
2nd
1977
96-66
.593
2nd
1976
92-70
.568
2nd
1975
92-69
.571
1st
1974
88-74
.543
1st
1973
80-82
.494
3rd
1972
96-59
.619
1st
1971
97-65
.599
1st
1970
89-73
.549
1st
1969
88-74
.543
3rd
1968
80-82
.494
6th
1967
81-81
.500
6th
1966
92-70
.568
3rd
1965
90-72
.556
3rd
1964
80-82
.494
t6th
1963
74-88
.457
8th
1962
93-68
.578
4th
1961
75-79
.487
6th
1960
95-59
.617
1st
1959
78-76
.506
4th
1958
92-62
.545
2nd
1957
62-92
.403
t7th
1956
66-88
.429
7th
1955
60-94
.390
8th
1954
53-101
.344
8th
1953
50-104
.325
8th
1952
41-112
.273
8th
1951
64-90
.416
7th
1950
57-96
.373
8th
1949
71-83
.461
6th
1948
83-71
.539
4th
1947
62-92
.403
t7th
1946
63-91
.409
7th
1945
82-72
.532
4th
1944
90-63
.588
2nd
1943
80-74
.519
4th
1942
66-81
.449
5th
1941
81-73
.526
4th
1940
78-76
.506
4th
1939
68-85
.444
6th
1938
86-64
.573
2nd
1937
86-68
.558
3rd
1936
84-70
.545
4th
1935
86-67
.562
4th
1934
74-76
.493
5th
1933
87-67
.565
2nd
1932
86-68
.558
2nd
1931
75-79
.487
5th
1930
80-74
.519
5th
1929
88-65
.575
2nd
1928
85-67
.559
4th
1927
94-60
.610
1st
1926
84-69
.549
3rd
1925
95-58
.621
1st
1924
90-63
.588
3rd
1923
87-67
.565
3rd
1922
85-69
.552
t3rd
1921
90-63
.588
2nd
1920
79-75
.513
4th
1919
71-68
.511
4th
1918
65-60
.520
4th
1917
51-103
.331
8th
1916
65-89
.422
6th
1915
73-81
.474
5th
1914
69-85
.448
7th
1913
78-71
.523
4th
1912
93-58
.616
2nd
1911
85-69
.552
3rd
1910
86-67
.562
3rd
1909
110-42
.724
1st
1908
98-56
.636
t2nd
1907
91-63
.591
2nd
1906
93-60
.608
3rd
1905
96-57
.627
2nd
1904
87-66
.569
1st
1903
91-49
.650
1st
1902
103-36
.741
1st
1901
90-49
.647
1st
1900
79-60
.568
2nd
1899
76-73
.510
7th
1898
72-76
.486
8th
1897
60-71
.458
8th
1896
66-63
.512
6th
1895
71-61
.538
7th
1894
65-65
.500
7th
1893
81-48
.628
2nd
1892
80-73
.523
6th
1891
55-80
.407
8th
1890
23-113
.169
8th
1889
61-71
.462
5th
1888
66-68
.493
6th
1887
55-69
.444
6th
Managerial History
Year
Manager
present
John Russell
2006-2007
Jim Tracy
2005
Pete Mackanin
2001-2005
Lloyd McClendon
1997-2000
Gene Lamont
1986-1996
Jim Leyland
1977-1985
Chuck Tanner
1973-1976
Danny Murtaugh
1972-1973
Bill Virdon
1970-1971
Danny Murtaugh
1969
Alex Grammas
1968-1969
Larry Shepard
1967
Danny Murtaugh
1965-1967
Harry Walker
1957-1964
Danny Murtaugh
1956-1957
Bobby Bragan
1953-1955
Fred Haney
1948-1952
Billy Meyer
1947
Bill Burwell
1947
Billy Herman
1946
Spud Davis
1940-1946
Frankie Frisch
1934-1939
Pie Traynor
1932-1934
George Gibson
1929-1932
Jewel Ens
1927-1929
Donie Bush
1922-1926
Bill McKechnie
1920-1922
George Gibson
1917-1919
Hugo Bezdek
1917
Honus Wagner
1916-1917
Nixey Callahan
1900-1915
Fred Clarke
1899
Patsy Donovan
1898-1899
Bill Watkins
1897
Patsy Donovan
1894-1896
Connie Mack
1892-1894
Al Buckenberger
1892
Tom Burns
1891
Bill McGunnugle
1891
Ned Hanlon
1890
Guy Hecker
1889
Ned Hanlon
1889
Fred Dunlap
1887-1889
Horace Phillips
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