On August 11, 1986 , At Wrigley Field, the Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates tie a National League record by combining to use 17 pitchers in one game. T The Cubs parade...
On August 7, 1958, the Pittsburgh Pirates sign Willie Stargell as an amateur free agent for a reported $1,500 signing bonus. Stargell, 18 years old at the time had just graduated Encinal...
On August 5, 1969, Willie Stargell of the Pittsburgh Pirates becomes the first player to hit a home run completely out of Dodger Stadium. Stargell’s titanic blast off Alan Foster came on...
On August 5, 1960 — In a game described by Pirate shortstop Dick Groat as “the greatest I ever played in,” and by veteran Forbes Field observer Les Biederman as “probably the...
On August 5, 1921, At Forbes Field Harold Arlin announces the play-by-play on the first radio broadcast of a major league game. The game between the Pirates and Phillies, which the Pirates...
On August 4, 1897 — In the 2nd inning of the second game of a doubleheader between the Pirates and Reds in Cincinnati, OH, fans throw an empty beer bottle in the...
On August 4, 1955 — Ernie Banks hits three home runs in a game for the first of four times in his career when the Cubs outslug the Pirates, 11-10 at Wrigley...
[adrotate banner=”32″] On August 4, 1945 — At Pittsburgh, Pirate catcher Bill Salkeld is 5 for 5, including hitting for the cycle, and drives in all five runs, but his Bucs lose,...
On August 2, 1905 — At Pittsburgh, the Giants win their 13th game in a row, beating the Pirates, 3 – 1, to take a 10 1/2 game lead over the Pirates....
On August 2, 1985, the Pittsburgh Pirates clean house by trading three veterans – outfielder George Hendrick and pitchers John Candelaria and Al Holland – to the California Angels. In exchange, the...