Events in Sport
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Bonds NL MVP
1990-11-19 Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Barry Bonds wins NL MVP
- 1991-07-08 Pitts Pirate President Carl Barger becomes 1st President of Florida Marlins
- 1991-10-17 MLB National League Championship: Atlanta Braves beat Pittsburgh Pirates, 4 games to 3
- 1991-12-02 Former Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Bobby Bonilla becomes highest paid player in MLB when he agrees to record $29 million-5 year deal with New York Mets
- 1992-02-01 Slugging outfielder Barry Bonds signs highest single year contract in MLB history, $4.7 million with Pittsburgh Pirates
Eddie Murray Sets Record
1992-06-06 NY Mets first baseman Eddie Murray records his 1,510th run batted in during 15-1 thrashing of Pittsburgh Pirates to pass Mickey Mantle as all-time RBI leader among MLB switch-hitters
- 1992-06-15 MLB Pittsburgh Pirates' Jeff King is 5th to be thrown out twice trying to steal in one inning - until a review of the rules determined his first steal attempt was nullified by an interference call [1]
- 1992-09-27 Pittsburgh Pirates win their 3rd straight NL East title
- 1992-10-14 MLB National League Championship: Atlanta Braves beat Pittsburgh Pirates, 4 games to 3
- 1997-07-12 Pittsburgh Pirates duo Francisco Cordova & Ricardo Rincon no-hit Houston Astros, 3-0 in 10 innings at Three Rivers Stadium
Sports History
2003-03-31 Cincinnati Reds open their new home, The Great American Ball Park, with a 10-1 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates; former President George H. W. Bush throws first ceremonial pitch
- 2011-06-06 MLB Draft: UCLA pitcher Gerrit Cole first pick by Pittsburgh Pirates
- 2017-04-26 Gift Ngoepe becomes 1st black African to play in Major League Baseball, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
- 2020-08-25 Chicago White Sox pitcher Lucas Giolito no-hits the Pittsburgh Pirates, 4-0 at Guaranteed Rate Field, Chicago