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| 1993 Topps Barry Bonds - Last Pirate Card |
November 11
1992 The Pirates
and Barry Bonds agree on a deal which will keep the outfielder in Pittsburgh
for another season. The contract is worth $4.7 million which makes it the
richest one-year commitment in baseball history.
2002 Barry Bonds
becomes the first player in major league history to win the Most Valuable
Player Award five times. The 38-year old Giant left fielder, who also won the
award with the Pirates in 1990 and '92 and with San Francisco in 1993 and last
season, was the National League's batting champion with a .370 average and
broke 1941 Ted Williams' on-base percentage record with an amazing .582.OBP.
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| 1979 Topps Willie Stargell |
November 13
1979 For the first
time in major league history two players are named co-winners of the National
League MVP award when Cardinal first baseman Keith Hernandez shares the honor
with Pirates outfielder Willie Stargell.
November 14
1956 The Pirates
threaten to move the franchise from Pittsburgh unless a new municipal stadium
is built to replace Forbes Field. The second division club drew 949,878 fans,
the fifth best total of the eight National League teams.
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| 1954 Topps Curt Roberts Rookie Card |
1969 Curt Roberts,
the Pirates’ first black player, was killed when he was struck by a drunk
driver while he was changing a tire on his car.
Roberts was 40 years old at the time of his death.
November 15
2010 Replacing
John Russell, Clint Hurdle becomes the Pirates' sixth manager since 1992, their
last winning season. The 53-year-old skipper, who managed the Rockies to the
National League pennant in 2007, inherits a team that lost 105 games last
season and that has averaged 97 losses over the last six campaigns.
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