Pittsburgh Pirates
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On June 17th, 1983 Andy Van Slyke played in his first Major League game. In his 13-year career, Andy Van Slyke played for the Cardinals, the Pirates, the Orioles, and the Phillies. For 8 of those seasons of course, he was the standout Centerfielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates, where he won 5 Gold Gloves. Van Read more
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With Opening Day less than a month away, my mind turns more and more to The Game. This year the teams that I will be following most closely are: The Twins collapsed last year due to a combination of injuries and poor situational hitting. They enter this season with injury questions around three key position Read more
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On Tuesday, October 6th, 1903 after two days of rest, Pittsburgh Pirate Deacon Phillippe threw his third complete game victory of the series against Boston American Bill Dinneen, who was making his second start of the series. The Pirates won the game and took a commanding 3–1 series lead. But they would end up losing Read more
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Today is the last day of the regular season. It has been a great baseball season for me personally. I have been to Major League Parks, Minor League Parks, and Minnesota Townball Parks. Here is my 2024 Baseball Diary: 2024 BASEBALL DIARYMarch 28 – Oakland, California(LAST Opening Day for the Oakland A’s)Oakland Athletics 0–8 Cleveland Read more
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On September 15th, 1902, at West Side Grounds Chicago’s infield combo of Joe Tinker, Johnny Evers, and Frank Chance pulled off their first double play to back up Carl Lundgren’s 6 – 3 win over the Reds. These are the saddest of possible words:“Tinker to Evers to Chance..” With the possible exception of Lawrence Thayer’s Read more
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On August 7th, 1958 the Pittsburgh Pirates signed 18-year-old Willie Stargell. Willie Stargell finished his 21-year Hall of Fame with 475 homers. All of them for the Pittsburgh Pirates. One of the highlights for me of my trip to Pittsburgh and PNC park last week was seeing the Willie Stargell statue. I like when teams Read more
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