ThePittsburgh Pirates are a professionalbaseball team based inPittsburgh , Pennsylvania. They compete in theCentral Division ofMajor League Baseball 's (MLB)National League (NL). Founded in 1882 as Allegheny, the club played in theAmerican Association before moving to the National League in 1887. The list below documents players and teams that hold particular club records.
In 134 seasons from 1882 through 2015, the team has won over 10,000 games and fiveWorld Series championships. The team has appeared in 18 postseasons and has won nine league pennants.Roberto Clemente owns the most careerbatting records with five.Ralph Kiner ,Arky Vaughan andPaul Waner each own three single-season batting records.Bob Friend owns the most careerpitching records andEd Morris the most single-season pitching records, both with six.
In their history, the Pittsburgh Pirates have set three Major League Baseball records. In 1912,Chief Wilson hit an MLB-record 36triples and, on May 30, 1925, the team collectively hit a major league-record eight triples in a single game. In addition, sixno-hitters have been thrown in the history of the franchise, with the most recent on July 12, 1997. The Pirates also hold the MLB—and North American professional sports—record for most consecutive losing seasons with 20. The stretch began with the1993 season and concluded with the2012 season , at which point the Pirates recorded a winning record and a playoff berth in the2013 season .
Table key # Tie between two teams † National League record * Major League record
Statistics are current through the 2022 season.
Individual career records [ edit ] These are records of players with the best performance in particular statistical categories during their tenure with the Pirates.[ 1] [ 2]
Willie Stargell is the Pirates' all-time leader inHome runs andRBIs .
Wilbur Cooper holds the Pirates record for mostwins andcomplete games .
Individual single-season records [ edit ] These are records of Pirates players with the best performance in particular statistical categories during a single season.[ 1] [ 2]
Single-season batting [ edit ] Chief Wilson set the MLB all-time record fortriples in a single season in 1912 with 36.
Single-season pitching [ edit ] Ed Morris holds six single-season Pirates pitching records includingwins ,strikeouts andshutouts .
Team single-game records [ edit ] These are records of Pirates teams with the best performance in particular statistical categories during a single game.[ 31]
Single-game batting [ edit ] Single-game batting records Statistic Record Opponent Date Home runs hit7# Boston Beaneaters June 6, 1894 7# St. Louis Cardinals August 16, 1947 7# St. Louis Cardinals August 20, 2003 Runs scored27 Boston Beaneaters June 6, 1894 Hits 27 Philadelphia Phillies August 8, 1922 Triples (since 1900)8* St. Louis Cardinals May 30, 1925 Grand slams 2# St. Louis Cardinals June 22, 1925 2# Philadelphia Phillies May 1, 1933 2# Chicago Cubs September 14, 1982 2# St. Louis Cardinals April 16, 1996 Strikeouts 17# Los Angeles Dodgers June 14, 1995 17# Philadelphia Phillies July 21, 1997
Single-game pitching [ edit ]
Team season records [ edit ] Brian Giles led the team in home runs in 1999, hitting 39 of the Pirates' franchise record 171 that season.[ 4] These are records of Pirates teams with the best and worst performances in particular statistical categories during a single season.[ 32]
Team all-time records [ edit ] Source:[ 33]
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