Tag Archives: Wilbur Cooper
This Date in Pirates History: August 25
Today in Pittsburgh Pirates history, we have two transactions of note, including one that brought the franchise it’s all-time winningest pitcher. We also have three players born on this date… Read more
This Date in Pirates History: May 31
Just two former Pittsburgh Pirates players born on this date and no major transactions, so it is a light day for Pirates history. In his Jolly Roger Rewind, John Fredland… Read more
Pirates Pitchers with Strange Records
Every now and then, while doing the player bios for the “This Date” articles, I will find a pitcher who has a record one season that defies logic. He will… Read more
Pirates Pitchers Leading the League in Unenviable Stats
While talking to Tim today about Daniel Cabrera I noticed that Cabrera had at one point(or more in a couple cases) led the league in losses, earned runs allowed, wild… Read more
The Pirates 200 Win Club
If you read the This Date article from today, you would’ve saw the story about Wilbur Cooper, the only pitcher in the history of the Pirates franchise to win 200… Read more
This Date in Pirates History: February 24
Five former Pittsburgh Pirates players were born on this date. One of them being Honus Wagner, the greatest shortstop in baseball history and in my opinion, the greatest player in… Read more