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Pittsburgh Pirates

  • Pittsburgh Allegheny's brought professional baseball to the city

    Pittsburgh Allegheny's brought professional baseball to the city
    plaed their first game at union park
  • Allegheny's defeated the defending league-champion Chicago White Stockings

    Allegheny's defeated the defending league-champion Chicago White Stockings
    score was 6-2
  • Phillippe defeated the legendary Cy Young

    Phillippe defeated the legendary Cy Young
    The score was 7-2
  • the Bucs began play at a multi-purpose stadium

    the Bucs began play at a multi-purpose stadium
    The three rivers stadium
  • the Pirates were again among baseball's premier teams.

    the Pirates were again among baseball's premier teams.
    They won six division titles
  • victory over Baltimore was a showcase

    victory over Baltimore was a showcase
  • the Pirates became only the fourth team in history to erase a three-games-to-one deficit

    the Pirates became only the fourth team in history to erase a three-games-to-one deficit
  • the Galbreath family and Warner Communications sold the club to Pittsburgh Associates

    the Galbreath family and Warner Communications sold the club to Pittsburgh Associates
  • A crowd of 59,568, the largest ever to watch a professional baseball game in Pittsburgh, witnessed the 65th Major League Baseball All-Star Game, played at Three Rivers Stadium

    A crowd of 59,568, the largest ever to watch a professional baseball game in Pittsburgh, witnessed the 65th Major League Baseball All-Star Game, played at Three Rivers Stadium
  • A new chapter of Pirate history

    A new chapter of Pirate history