History on the Pirates

Pittsburgh Pirates (baseball), professional baseball team and one of six teams in the Central Division of the National League (NL). Formerly called the Alleghenies and the Innocents, the club adopted its current name in 1890 after it was accused of pirating a player from a competing franchise. The Pirates play at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and wear uniforms of white, yellow, and black.

The Pirates have assembled powerful teams in virtually every era of their 100-plus year history. The club won its first World Series championship in 1909 and claimed its fifth in 1979. Pittsburgh has fielded many great players, from early stars Jim Pud Galvin, Rabbit Maranville, Pie Traynor, Arky Vaughan, Honus Wagner, and Lloyd Waner and Paul Waner (the only pair of brothers in the Baseball Hall of Fame) to modern-day heroes Barry Bonds, Roberto Clemente, Ralph Kiner, Bill Mazeroski, and Willie Stargell.

Many Pittsburgh standouts were known for their consistency. Wagner was a seven-time batting champion and career .327 hitter. The Waner brothers batted .300 or better in 25 of their combined 29 complete seasons with the Pirates. Vaughan hit at least .300 in each of his 10 seasons in Pittsburgh, while Traynor bettered .300 in 10 of 13 seasons. In each of his seven years with the Pirates, Kiner led or tied for the NL lead in home runs. Clemente, Wagner, and Paul Waner each eclipsed the prestigious 3000-hit milestone during their careers. With sluggers Clemente, Stargell, and Dave Parker the Pirates were a formidable power during the 1970s, capturing six division titles, two NL pennants, and two World Series championships.

Professional baseball in Pittsburgh dates to April 15, 1876, when the Alleghenies played their first organized game at Union Park. The team disbanded in 1877 and re-formed in 1882 as part of the new American Association, established as a rival to the NL. The club joined the NL in 1887 and three years later became known as the Pirates, after coaxing Philadelphia Athletics second baseman Louis Bierbauer to move to Pittsburgh.

Disclaimer
PirateTickets.com is an affiliate site of Barrystickets.com,. Barrystickets.com is an independent, privately-owned company engaged in the service of finding and providing tickets for concerts, sporting events and theater nationwide.We are not affiliated with, nor are we authorized by any box office, venue or promoter. Any and all copywrites, trademarks or tradenames used on this website are for descriptive purposes only. We are not affiliated with the NCAA,, USC Trojans,, or Ticketmaster,. We are not acting on the authority of or by the permission of any of the above-mentioned entities. Our prices are higher than the face value of the tickets. This amount is a service charge we add reflecting the difficulty, and cost of obtaining the tickets.

Tickets to Pittsburgh Pirates are available for sale online 24 hours a day though secure servers. We carry Pittsburgh Pirates Tickets for all Home and Away games for the regular season and throughout the playoffs. You can choose Pittsburgh Pirates Tickets by date or opponent. We also have a map of the venue so you can see the location of your Pittsburgh Pirates Tickets.