The Pittsburgh Pirates

PNC Park2000-PresentCapacity: 38,496 FansLocation: North Shore of the Allegheny River

Three Rivers Stadium1970-2000Capacity: 47,971 FansLocation: North Shore of the Allegheny River

Forbes Field1909-1970Capacity: 35,000 FansLocation: Oakland (Current location of The University of Pittsburgh's Posvar Hall)

The PittsburghPirates

Exposition Park1891-1909Capacity: 16,000 FansLocation: North Shore of the Allegheny River

HONUS WAGNER1900-1907

FRED CLARKE1901-1911, 1913-1915

LLOYD AND PAUL WANER1926-1941

ROBERTO CLEMENTE1955-1972

The Legends

The Ballparks

WILLIE STARGELL1962-1982

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In the Beginning...The Pirates were first known as the Pittsburgh Alleghenies and played their debut game on April 30, 1887 against the Chicago White Stockings. Four years later, the Alleghenies were renamed the Pittsburgh Pirates--a nod to their infamous "stealing" of second baseman Louis Bierbauer form the Philadelphia Athletics. In 1900, the club was sold to Barney Dreyfuss, who would draft a team including Honus Wagner and Fred Clarke. His "dream team" would go on to win the First World Series in 1903 against the Boston Americans.

BILL MAZEROSKI1956-1972

Raise the What???The Jolly Roger???The expression "Raise the Jolly Roger" was coined by Greg Brown, an announcer for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Mr. Brown was looking for a catch phrase to end the broadcast after a Pirates victory. Bob Walk, another Pirates broadcaster, suggested something to do with Pirates, perhaps "Hoist the skull and crossbones". Greg Brown fine tuned it and Raise the Jolly Roger is a phrase that all Pirates fans look forward to hearing!

Pirates TitlesWorld Championships1909 - 1925 - 1960 - 1971 - 1979National League Pennants1901 - 1902 - 1903 - 1909 - 1925 - 1927 - 1960 - 1971 - 197916 Playoff Appearancesincluding Wild Card Berths in 2013, 2014

Sources:http://mlb.mlb.com/pit/history/index.jsphttp://www.pghcitypaper.com/pittsburgh/why-is-our-baseball-team-called-the-pittsburgh-pirates-what-do-pirates-have-to-do-with-pittsburgh/Content?oid=1335541http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PIT/http://raisethejollyroger.com/2010/04/the-story-behind-raise-the-jolly-roger-told-by-greg-brown-himself/