Phillies–Pirates rivalry
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| First meeting | May 30, 1887 | ||
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| Latest meeting |
September 13, 2016 Philadelphia Pirates 5, Phillies 3 |
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| Next meeting | September 14, 2016 Philadelphia | ||
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| Meetings total | 2,261 | ||
| Regular season series | 1,210–1,055, Pirates | ||
| Largest victory | 20–5, Pirates (May 15, 1935) | ||
| Longest win streak |
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| Current win streak | 1, Philles | ||
September 13, 2016 Philadelphia
The Phillies–Pirates rivalry is a Major League Baseball (MLB) rivalry between the Philadelphia Phillies and Pittsburgh Pirates. Both clubs are members of MLB's National League (NL); the Phillies are members of the NL East division, while the Pirates are members of the NL Central division. The rivalry was considered by some to be one of the best in the NL. The rivalry started when the Pittsburgh Pirates entered NL play in their fifth season of 1887, four years after the Phillies.
The Phillies and Pirates had remained together after the NL split into two divisions in 1969. During the period of two-division play (1969–1993), the two NL East division rivals won the two highest numbers of division championships, reigning almost exclusively as NL East champions in the 1970s and again in the early 1990s, the Pirates 9, the Phillies 6; together, the two teams' 15 championships accounted for more than half of the 25 NL East championships during that span.
After the Pirates moved to the NL Central in 1994, the teams face each other only in two series each year and the rivalry has diminished. However, many fans, especially older ones, retain their dislike for the other team and regional differences between Eastern and Western Pennsylvania still fuel the rivalry. The rivalry is mirrored in the National Hockey League (NHL)'s so-called "Battle of Pennsylvania".
Before 1970, the rivalry seemed to be seldom low-key, because the two teams were seldom equally good at the same time. However, in 1901, the Phillies and the Pirates finished first and second in the standings for the first time, with the Pirates finishing 7 1⁄2 games ahead of the Phillies.
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