Pittsburgh Pirates

Pittsburgh Pirates
2017 Pittsburgh Pirates season
Established in 1882
Team logo Cap insignia
Major league affiliations
National League (1887–present) Central Division (1994–present) East Division (1969–1993) American Association (1882–1886)
Current uniform
Retired numbers	1 4 8 9 11 20 21 33 40 42
Colors
Black, gold, white
Name
Pittsburgh Pirates (1912–present) Pittsburg Pirates (1891–1911) Pittsburgh Alleghenys (1887–1890) Allegheny (1882–1886)
Other nicknames
The Bucs, The Buccos, The Black and Gold
Ballpark
PNC Park (2001–present) Three Rivers Stadium (1970–2000) Forbes Field (1909–1970) Exposition Park III (1891–1909) Recreation Park (1884–1890) Exposition Park I, II (1882–1883)
Major league titles
World Series titles (5)	1909 1925 1960 1971 1979
NL Pennants (9)	1901 1902 1903 1909 1925 1927 1960 1971 1979
Central Division titles (0)	None
East Division titles (9)	1970 1971 1972 1974 1975 1979 1990 1991 1992
Wild card berths (3)	2013 2014 2015
Front office
Owner(s)	Robert Nutting
Manager	Clint Hurdle
General Manager	Neal Huntington
President of Baseball Operations	Neal Huntington

The Pittsburgh Pirates are an American professional baseball team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Pirates compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. The Pirates play their home games at PNC Park; the team previously played at Forbes Field and Three Rivers Stadium, the latter of which was named after its location near the confluence of the Allegheny, Monongahela, and Ohio Rivers. Founded on October 15, 1881 as Allegheny, the franchise has won five World Series championships. The Pirates are also often referred to as the "Bucs" or the "Buccos" (derived from buccaneer, a synonym for pirate).

The franchise joined the NL in its eighth season in 1887 and was competitive from its early years, winning three NL titles from 1901 to 1903, playing in the inaugural World Series in 1903 and winning their first World Series in 1909 behind Honus Wagner. The Pirates have had many ups and downs during their long history, most famously winning the 1960 World Series against the New York Yankees on a game-winning walk-off home run by Bill Mazeroski, the only time that Game 7 of the World Series has ever ended with a home run. They also won the 1971 World Series, led by the talent of Roberto Clemente, and the 1979 World Series under the slogan "We Are Family", led by "Pops" Willie Stargell. Overall, the Pirates have won five World Series and lost two. (The Pirates have won nine NL pennants which implies 9 World Series appearances. However, the first two NL pennants they won, as stated above, were in 1901 and 1902, before the creation of the World Series.)

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