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Pirates founded
team named Allegheny -
Changes coming
Allegheny change name to the Pittsburgh Alleghenys and moved to the National League -
Is this the last name change
The Pittsburgh Alleghenys changed name to Pirates which has remained the same. -
First World series
Wagner and Clark helped the Pirates to win their first World Series -
Ownership Changes
Several ownership changes took place however John Galbreath hired Branch Rickey -
Ten Years Building
After adding new players and rebuilding the team, Bill Mazeroski and Roberto Clemente won World Series -
Tragedy Strikes
Roberto Clemente was killed in a plane crash off coast of Puerto Rico believed to be cause of declining wins for the team -
World Series #5
Willie Stargell and Dave Parker helped the team to win again -
Pirates today
They have not had a winning season since the 1980's but has new park called PNC Park which is considered best ballpark -
The Great find
The tape of the last game of the 1960 World Series with Mazeroski hitting game winning homerun.
