September 21
1892 At
Cleveland's League Park, John Clarkson of the Spiders beats the Pirates 3-2 to
become the fifth pitcher in major league history to record his 300th
victory. The 31-year old right-hander will compile a 328-178 record during
his 12 year Hall of Fame career in the big leagues.
1896 Connie Mack
announces he will leave the Pirates to manage the minor-league Milwaukee Brewers
of the Western League. The light-hitting catcher retires as a full time player
to accept the deal which includes twenty-five precent of the club, a precursor
to his 54-year reign as the owner of the American League A's.
1947 The first
Reds game is broadcast on television by W8XCT, the station which will become
known WLWT. An estimated home audience of 10,000 viewers watches their hometown
heroes lose to the Pirates in the Sunday afternoon contest at Crosley Field,
11-7.
1959 With an eight-inning 12-hit
effort in the Braves' 8-6 victory over Pittsburgh at Forbes Field, lefty Warren
Spahn earns his 20th victory for the fourth consecutive season and for the
tenth time in his career. The southpaw will compile 13 seasons with twenty or
more wins during his 21-year Hall of Fame tenure in the major leagues.
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| 1964 Jerry Lynch |
1963 At Wrigley
Field, Jerry Lynch leads off the top of the ninth with pinch-hit home run which
proves to be the difference in the Pirates' 7-6 victory over Chicago. The
historic homer is the southpaw slugger's 15th career homer coming off the
bench, establishing a new major league record that was previously shared with
former Cincinnati teammate, George Crowe.
1969 Pittsburgh Pirate pitcher, Jason
Christiansen is born in Omaha, Nebraska.
1990 Barry Bonds
becomes the first Pirates' player (and just the second major leaguer – Eric
Davis was the first in 1987) in history to hit 30 or more homers and steal 50
or more bases in the same season.
1998 Jason Kendall
sets a new National League record for catchers swiping his 26th base in an 8-1
loss to the Giants at Candlestick Park. The Pirates backstop surpasses the
previous mark set by John Stearns playing for the Mets in 1978.
September 22
1911 At the age of
44, Cy Young gains his 511th and final career win defeating the Pirates, 1-0.
September 23
1956 With the
Dodgers leading the Pirates 8-3, the largest crowd in Forbes Field's history
watches the game be postponed with two outs in the ninth inning as the Sunday curfew
is enforced.
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| 1977 Omar Moreno |
September 24
1957 Grounding
out, Pirates left-handed first baseman Dee Fondy becomes last player ever to
bat in Ebbets Field when the Dodgers blank the Bucs, 2-0 in the final major
league game ever played in Brooklyn.
1977 Gene Richards
of the Padres and Pirates outfielder Omar Moreno both swipe their 50th base of
the season to surpass Sonny Jackson's rookie record set with the Astros 1966.
The Friars' first baseman will establish a new freshman mark ending the
campaign with 56 thefts, three more than the Bucs' flychaser.
September 25
1907 In a game
against the Giants, Pirates' third baseman Honus Wagner swipes four bases,
including second, third, and home in the second inning. Outfielder Fred Clarke
also has four stolen bases for Pittsburgh.
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| 1969 Larry Shepard |
September 26
1969 Pirates
skipper Larry Shepard is fired with five games to play and is replaced on an
interim basis by Alex Grammas. Danny Murtaugh, the team's pilot next season,
will win the National League Manager of the Year Award after his team finishes
with 88 victories, just one more win than this year's squad.
1987 Padres' catcher
Benito Santiago sets a major league record for rookies by hitting safely in his
28th consecutive contest, a streak the 21-year old backstop will extend to 34
games. Pirates third baseman Jimmy Williams had set the previous mark of 27 in
1899 with the Pirates.
1992 For the first
time in the 30-year history of the franchise, the Mets use a position player as
a pitcher. Eighth inning pinch-hitter Bill Pecota takes the mound in the bottom
of the inning, and the infielder gives up only a home run to Andy Van Slyke as
the Pirates pummel New York, 19-2.
September 27
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| 1952 Bowman Ralph Kiner |
1935 In his only
major league game, Pirates rookie Aubrey Epps goes 3-for-4 in the Bucs' 9-6
loss at Cincinnati. The 23-year old catcher will finish his one-game major
league career with the same batting average (.750) and fielding percentage when
he commits two errors in eight chances.
1952 Ralph Kiner
finishes the season with a league-leading 37 homers to clinch his seventh
consecutive N.L. home run crown.
1992 The Pittsburgh
Pirates win their 3rd straight NL East title.
2007 In addition
to pitching 6.1 innings of scoreless ball, Micah Owings goes 4-for-4 with three
doubles and three RBIs in the Diamondbacks' 8-0 victory over the Pirates at PNC
Park. The 24-year old right-hander, who will collect the Silver Slugger award
for his offensive prowess, is the first pitcher since Whitey Ford (Yankees -
1963) to have two four-hit games in one season.
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