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List of Pittsburgh Pirates seasons
Year by year
The Pirates won the National League in 1901 and 1902, before
participating in the first World Series in 1903.
The Pittsburgh Pirates have completed 123 seasons in
Major League Baseball (MLB) since joining the National
League (NL) in 1887. Through 2010, they have played
19,177 regular season games, winning 9,688 and losing
9,489, for a winning percentage of .505. The Pirates are
also a combined total of 40–49 (.449) in post-season play.
Prior to joining the National League in 1887 the franchise
compiled a record of 236–296 (.440) in five seasons of the
American Association.[1] This list documents the season-
by-season records of the Pirates’ franchise including
their years as the "Alleghenies"[l] (alternately spelled Al-
leghenys[1]). The Pirates moved from the American Asso-
ciation to the National League after owner William Nim-
ick became upset over a contract dispute, thus beginning
the modern day franchise.[2] The team currently plays
home games at PNC Park which they moved into in 2001.
Prior to PNC Park, the Pirates played home games at
Three Rivers Stadium and Forbes Field, among other sta-
diums.[3] Pirates Hall of Fame manager Bill McKechnie.
In 1903, the Pirates were defeated by the Boston
Americans in the first World Series. The Pirates returned
to and won the World Series in 1909, over the Detroit
Tigers. Since then the Pirates won championships in
1925, 1960, 1971, and 1979. In addition to their five World
Series victories the Pirates have won nine National
League pennants and qualified for the playoffs 14 sea-
sons.[1] Through the 2011 season, the Pirates have had
19 consecutive seasons with a losing record—setting a
United States professional sports record.[4] The fran-
chise’s original colors were red and blue, which were
switched to black and gold—colors that all professional
Pittsburgh sports franchises now share[5][6]—for the 1948
season.[7] The Pirates have played at PNC Park since 2001.
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George Gibson was the Pirates’ manager from 1920 to 1922 and
1932 to 1934.
World Series National Division Wild Card
Champions League Cham- Champions Berth
(1903–present) pions (1969–present) (1994–present)
(1883–present)
These statistics are current as of September 28, 2011.
Bold denotes a playoff season, pennant or championship;
italics denote an active season.
Footnotes Jason Bay won the National League Rookie of the Year Award
• a The Finish column lists regular season results and in 2004.
excludes postseason play.
• b The Wins and Losses columns list regular season • g MOY stands for Manager of the Year.
results and exclude any postseason play. Regular and • h ROY stands for National League Rookie of the Year.
postseason records are combined only at the bottom • i The 1972 Major League Baseball strike forced the
of the list. cancellation of the first seven games (thirteen game-
• c The GB column lists "Games Back" from the team days) of the season.[12]
that finished in first place that season. It is • j The 1981 Major League Baseball strike caused the
determined by finding the difference in wins plus season to split into two halves. This caused Major
the difference in losses divided by two. In seasons League Baseball to hold the Divisional Series so that
that the Pirates finished in first place, the figure the first- and second-half champions could play each
represents the number of games they finished ahead other to determine playoff spots for the NLCS and
of the second place team. World Series.[13]
• d NLCS stands for National League Championship • k The 1994 Major League Baseball strike ended the
Series. season on August 11, as well as cancelling the entire
• e MVP stands for Most Valuable Player. postseason.[14]
• f CYA stands for Cy Young Award.
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MLB Team League[1] Division[1] Regular season Post-season Awards[8]
season season Finish[a] Wins[b] Losses Win% GB[c]
Pittsburg Alleghenies[7]
1882 1882 AA 4th 39 39 .500 15
1883 1883 AA 7th 31 67 .316 35
1884 1884 AA 11th 30 78 .278 45½
1885 1885 AA 3rd 56 55 .505 22½
1886 1886 AA 2nd 80 57 .584 12
1887 1887[m] NL 6th 55 69 .444 24
1888 1888 NL 6th 66 68 .493 19½
1889 1889 NL 5th 61 71 .462 25
1890 1890[n] NL 8th 23 113 .169 66½
Pittsburgh Pirates[7]
1891 1891[o] NL 8th 55 80 .407 30½
1892 1892 NL 6th 80 73 .523 23½
1893 1893 NL 2nd 81 48 .628 5
1894 1894 NL 7th 65 65 .500 25
1895 1895 NL 7th 71 61 .538 17
1896 1896 NL 6th 66 63 .512 24
1897 1897 NL 8th 60 71 .458 32½
1898 1898 NL 8th 72 76 .486 29½
1899 1899 NL 7th 76 73 .510 25½
1900 1900 NL 2nd 79 60 .568 4½
1901 1901 NL 1st 90 49 .647 (7½) Pre-World Series Era NL
Champions
1902 1902 NL 1st 103 36 .741 (27½) Pre-World Series Era NL
Champions
1903 1903 NL 1st 91 49 .647 (6½) Lost World Series to Bos-
ton Americans, 5–3
1904 1904 NL 4th 87 66 .569 19
1905 1905 NL 2nd 96 57 .627 9
1906 1906 NL 3rd 93 60 .608 46
1907 1907 NL 2nd 91 63 .591 17
1908 1908 NL 2nd 98 56 .636 1
1909 1909[p] NL 1st 110 42 .724 (6½) Won World Series vs
Detroit Tigers, 4–3
1910 1910 NL 3rd 86 67 .562 17½
1911 1911 NL 3rd 85 69 .552 14½
1912 1912 NL 2nd 93 58 .616 10
1913 1913 NL 4th 78 71 .523 21½
1914 1914 NL 7th 69 85 .448 25½
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1915 1915 NL 5th 73 81 .474 18
1916 1916 NL 6th 65 89 .422 29
1917 1917 NL 8th 51 103 .331 47
1918 1918 NL 4th 65 60 .520 17
1919 1919 NL 4th 71 68 .511 24½
1920 1920 NL 4th 79 75 .513 14
1921 1921 NL 2nd 90 63 .588 4
1922 1922 NL 3rd 85 69 .552 8
1923 1923 NL 3rd 87 67 .565 8½
1924 1924 NL 3rd 90 63 .588 3
1925 1925 NL 1st 95 68 .621 (8½) Won World Series vs
Washington Senators,
4–3
1926 1926 NL 3rd 84 69 .549 4½
1927 1927 NL 1st 94 60 .610 (1½) Lost World Series to New Paul Waner
York Yankees, 4–0 (MVP)[e]
1928 1928 NL 4th 85 67 .559 9
1929 1929 NL 4th 88 65 .575 10½
1930 1930 NL 5th 80 74 .519 12
1931 1931 NL 5th 75 79 .487 26
1932 1932 NL 2nd 86 68 .558 4
1933 1933 NL 2nd 87 67 .565 5
1934 1934 NL 5th 74 76 .493 19½
1935 1935 NL 4th 86 67 .562 13½
1936 1936 NL 4th 84 70 .545 8
1937 1937 NL 3rd 86 68 .558 10
1938 1938 NL 2nd 86 64 .573 2
1939 1939 NL 6th 68 85 .444 28½
1940 1940 NL 4th 78 76 .506 22½
1941 1941 NL 4th 81 73 .526 19
1942 1942 NL 5th 66 81 .449 36½
1943 1943 NL 4th 80 74 .519 25
1944 1944 NL 2nd 90 63 .588 14½
1945 1945 NL 4th 82 72 .532 16
1946 1946 NL 7th 63 91 .409 34
1947 1947 NL 7th 62 92 .403 32
Pittsburgh Pirates[9]
1948 1948 NL 4th 83 71 .539 8½
1949 1949 NL 6th 71 83 .461 26
1950 1950 NL 8th 57 96 .373 33½
1951 1951 NL 7th 64 90 .416 32½
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1952 1952 NL 8th 42 112 .273 54½
1953 1953 NL 8th 50 104 .325 55
1954 1954 NL 8th 53 101 .344 44
1955 1955 NL 8th 60 94 .390 38½
1956 1956 NL 7th 66 88 .429 27
1957 1957 NL 7th 62 92 .403 33
1958 1958 NL 2nd 84 70 .545 8
1959 1959 NL 4th 78 76 .506 9
1960 1960 NL 1st 95 59 .617 (7) Won World Series vs Dick Groat
New York Yankees, 4–3 (MVP)
Vern Law -
(CYA)[f]
1961 1961 NL 6th 75 79 .487 18
1962 1962 NL 4th 93 68 .578 8
1963 1963 NL 8th 74 88 .457 25
1964 1964 NL 6th 80 82 .494 13
1965 1965 NL 3rd 90 72 .556 7
1966 1966 NL 3rd 92 70 .568 3 Roberto Cle-
mente
(MVP)
1967 1967 NL 6th 81 81 .500 20½
1968 1968 NL 6th 80 82 .494 17
1969 1969 NL East 3rd 88 74 .543 12
1970 1970[q] NL East 1st 89 73 .549 (5) Lost NLCS[d] to Cincin-
nati Reds, 3–0
1971 1971 NL East 1st 97 65 .599 (7) Won NLCS vs San Fran-
cisco Giants, 3–1
Won World Series vs Bal-
timore Orioles, 4–3
1972i 1972 NL East 1st 96 59 .619 (11) Lost NLCS to Cincinnati
Reds, 3–2
1973 1973 NL East 3rd 80 82 .494 2½
1974 1974 NL East 1st 88 74 .543 (1½) Lost NLCS to Los Angeles
Dodgers, 3–1
1975 1975 NL East 1st 92 69 .571 (6½) Lost NLCS to Cincinnati
Reds, 3–0
1976 1976 NL East 2nd 92 70 .568 9
1977 1977 NL East 2nd 96 66 .593 5
1978 1978 NL East 2nd 88 73 .547 1½ Dave Parker
(MVP)
1979 1979 NL East 1st 98 64 .605 (2) Won NLCS vs Cincinnati Willie
Reds, 3–0 Stargell
Won World Series vs Bal- (MVP)
timore Orioles, 4–3
1980 1980 NL East 3rd 83 79 .512 8
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1981[j] 1981 NL East 4th 25 23 .521 5½
6th 21 33 .389 9½
1982 1982 NL East 4th 84 78 .519 8
1983 1983 NL East 2nd 84 78 .519 6
1984 1984 NL East 6th 75 87 .463 21½
1985 1985 NL East 6th 57 104 .354 43½
1986 1986 NL East 6th 64 98 .395 44
1987 1987 NL East 4th 80 82 .464 15
1988 1988 NL East 2nd 85 75 .531 15
1989 1989 NL East 5th 74 88 .457 19
1990 1990 NL East 1st 95 67 .586 (4) Lost NLCS to Cincinnati Barry Bonds
Reds, 4–2 (MVP)
Doug Drabek
(CYA)
Jim Leyland
(MOY)[g]
1991 1991 NL East 1st 98 64 .605 (14) Lost NLCS to Atlanta
Braves, 4–3
1992 1992 NL East 1st 96 66 .593 (9) Lost NLCS to Atlanta Barry Bonds
Braves, 4–3 (MVP)
Jim Leyland
(MOY)
1993 1993 NL East 5th 75 87 .463 22
1994[k] 1994 NL Central 4th 53 61 .465 13 No Postseason due to
Player’s Strike
1995 1995 NL Central 5th 58 86 .403 27
1996 1996 NL Central 5th 73 89 .451 15
1997 1997 NL Central 2nd 79 83 .488 5
1998 1998 NL Central 6th 69 93 .426 33
1999 1999 NL Central 3rd 78 84 .484 18½
2000 2000[r] NL Central 5th 69 93 .426 26
2001 2001[s] NL Central 6th 62 100 .383 31
2002 2002 NL Central 4th 72 89 .447 24½
2003 2003 NL Central 4th 75 87 .463 13
2004 2004 NL Central 5th 72 89 .447 32½ Jason Bay
(ROY)[h]
2005 2005 NL Central 6th 67 95 .414 33
2006 2006 NL Central 5th 67 95 .414 16½
2007 2007 NL Central 6th 68 94 .420 17
2008 2008 NL Central 6th 67 95 .414 30½
2009 2009 NL Central 6th 62 99 .385 28½
2010 2010 NL Central 6th 57 105 .352 34
2011 2011 NL Central 4th 72 90 .444 24
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Totals[10][11] W L Win%
236 296 .440 Pittsburg Alleghenies (AA) regular season
record (1882–86)
9688 9489 .505 Pittsburgh Alleghenies/Pirates (NL) regular
season record (1887–2011)
9924 9785 .504 All-time regular season record (1882–2011)
40 49 .449 All-time postseason record
9964 9834 .503 All-time regular and postseason record
• l The official Pirates website uses the spelling of [5] Dvorchak, Robert (10 November 2008). "Vintage
"Alleghenies" rather than "Alleghenys".[7] Penguins jerseys selling up a blue streak".
• m The Pirates first season at Recreation Park.[15] Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. http://www.post-
• n The Pirates final season at Recreation Park.[15] gazette.com/pg/08315/
• o The Pirates first season at Exposition Park.[15] 926805-13.stm?cmpid=sports.xml. Retrieved 8
• p On June 29, 1909, the Pirates played their final January 2009.
game at Exposition Park. The two teams opened [6] Potter, Chris (3 June 2004). "Why are our colors
Forbes Field the following day, June 30, 1909.[16] always black and gold for our sports teams?".
• q The Pirates played their final game at Forbes Field Pittsburgh City Paper.
on June 28, 1970.[17] Three Rivers Stadium hosted its http://www.pittsburghcitypaper.ws/gyrobase/
first Pirates’ game on July 16, 1970.[18] Content?oid=oid%3A27502. Retrieved 8 January
• r The Pirates’ final season at Three Rivers 2009.
Stadium.[15] [7] ^ "Pirates Timeline". 1887-1900.
• s The Pirates first season at PNC Park.[15] PittsburghPirates.com.
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