Pittsburgh Pirates Ball Card of the Week - September 6, 2020

Pittsburgh Pirates Card of the Week

Bill Mazeroski - 1960 MacGregor

The 1960 MacGregor set contains 25 cards of an advisory staff of 25 major league players and managers.  The lone Pittsburgh Pirate on the staff was Bill Mazeroski.  MacGregor couldn't have chosen a better player to represent their company in 1960.  

On Thursday, October 13, Mazeroski led off the bottom of the ninth inning of game seven of the 1960 World Series.  The score was tied 9-9 after the Yankees scored 2 runs in the top half of the inning to tie the Buccos at Forbes Field.  With a 1-0 count, Maz hit a Ralph Terry pitch into deep left field for the first and only walk off home run in game 7 of the World Series.

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Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball Card of the Day - August 31, 2020

Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball Card of the Day

Harvey Haddix - 1961 Nu-Card Scoops

Harvey Haddix played for the Pittsburgh Pirates for just five seasons (1959-1963) but he may have one of the best individual performances in team history.  On May 26, 1959, Haddix threw 12 perfect innings against the Milwaukee Braves.  Neither team scored until the bottom of the 13th inning when Joe Adcock hit what appeared to be a three-run home run.  In the excitement, Adcock passed Hank Aaron between second and third base and his hit was ruled a double and the Braves won 1-0. 

The game's box score can be found at Retrosheet.

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Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball Card of the Day - August 30, 2020

Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball Card of the Day

Willie Stargell - 1963 Topps

Willie Stargell made his debut with the Pirates in 1962 and wrapped up his Hall of Fame career in 1982.  Pops finished his tenure with 475 home runs.  He was a 7-time All Star and an MVP in 1979 when the Bucs won their last World Series.

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Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball Card of the Day - August 29, 2020

Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball Card of the Day

Nick Maddox 1911 T205

Nick Maddox was called up to the big leagues and made his first appearance with the Pirates on September 13, 1907.  That day he threw a two-hit, 14 strikeout shut out of the St. Louis Cardinals.  Three days later he beat the Cardinals again, 4-2.  One week after making his major league debut, Maddox threw the first no-hitter for a Pirates pitcher, a 2-1 gem against the Brooklyn Superbas.  You can see the Retrosheet Box Score Here.

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Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball Card of the Day - August 28, 2020

Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball Card of the Day

Francisco Liriano 2016 Topps Now

In 2016, Topps created a set of baseball cards based on major highlights during the 2016 season.  The day after the highlights took place, the cards were available for purchase on the Topps website.  Card #1 in the 2016 Topps Now set was Pirates' pitcher Francisco Liriano.  Following an opening day 10-strikeout and one RBI performance, Topps offered the Francisco Liriano card to collectors.  The print run turned out to be 256 and the value of the Liriano card quickly jumped to triple digits.

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