- 1973 - Jim Rooker spun a five hitter and went 3-for-3 as the Pirates beat San Francisco and Juan Marichal 5-0 at TRS. Richie Hebner also added three hits, as he & Al Oliver went back-to-back with long balls, and Manny Sanguillen iced the cake with a two-run double.
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| Jim Rooker 1974 Topps |
- 1973 - RHP Britt Reames was born in Seneca, South Carolina. Britt spent parts of six years in the show with his final campaign as a Bucco in 2006, getting into five games and putting up a 9.82 ERA. He became the pitching coach for Furman and moved on to his alma mater,The Citadel, where he’s a member of the Bulldogs Hall of Fame.
- 1983 - The Pirates traded Steve Nicosia to the Giants in exchange for Milt May and cash in a swap of backup catchers. May retired after the 1984 season and Nicosia, who was unhappy playing behind Tony Pena, remained a reserve and played a bench role for three teams before giving up the tools of ignorance after the 1985 campaign.
- 1988 - The Pirates traded 1B/OF Mike Diaz to the Chicago White Sox for OF Gary Redus. Diaz ended the year with the Sox before heading to Japan to finish his career. Redus played first and some outfield for the Bucs until 1992, hitting .255 with 24 homers, 96 RBI, 157 runs scored and 69 stolen bases as a Pirate.
- 1999 - Cincinnati defeated Pittsburgh 1-0 at Cinergy Field‚ as Pete Harnisch and Scott Williamson combined for a one-hitter while whiffing 13 Bucs; Harnisch surrendered just a seventh inning single to Mike Benjamin. Kris Benson pitched a dandy of his own, scattering seven hits and punching out eight. He had a shutout going until one out in the eighth, when Sean Casey homered for the game’s only run.
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| Pedro Alvarez 2012 Topps Tracker |
- 2012 - The Bucs outlasted the Cards at Busch Stadium to take home a 19-inning victory, 6-3. The teams ran through 16 pitchers before it was decided on a Pedro Alvarez homer off Barret Browning; starter Wandy Rodriguez was called on to work the last two frames and notched the W. Both teams swapped runs in the 17th to keep the game rolling. El Toro became the first player in Pirates history to hit a home run in the 19th inning or later. It was the first road win of 19 innings or more since beating San Diego in 1979, and the first time the Pirates put up three runs or more in the 19th or beyond since 1912 against the Boston Braves.
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