World Series : 1960 - Pittsburgh Pirates v New York Yankees

1994-Oct-13 Pittsburgh Pa

34th Anniversary Bill Mazeroski's game winning home run in game 7 of the series

1960-Oct-5/13

Pittsburgh Pirates (4) - New York Yankees (3)

Forbes Field (PIT) - Yankee Stadium (NYY)

MVP Bobby Richardson (NYY) 

Roberto Clemente

1997-Oct-02 Pittsburgh Pa

25th Anniversary - Roberto Clemente's 3000 hit

1972-Sept-30 : Roberto Clemente's 3000th hit came when he doubled to left field on the first pitch he saw from Mets' starter Jon Matlack in the bottom of the fourth inning of the game

Pittsburgh Pirates : 1997

1997-Apr-11 Three Rovers Stadium - Pittsburgh Pa

Los Angeles Dodgers 7 - 1 Pittsburgh Pirates

LAD RBI: Greg Gagne 3; Raúl Mondesí 2 (HR); Wayne Kirby; Wilton Guerrero

PIT RBI: Mark Johnson

Pitching: LAD Ramón Martínez (W 7-innings) PIT Francisco Córdova  (L 7-innings)

Roberto Clemente (August 18, 1934 – December 31, 1972) 25th Anniversary of Roberto Clemente's final year of play. His last game was October 11, 1972, at Cincinnati's Riverfront Stadium in the fifth and final game of the 1972 NLCS against the Cincinnati Reds

Jason Bay

2004-Nov-08 Pittsburgh Pa

Jason Bay - Canadian-American professional baseball left fielder who played 11 seasons in Major League Baseball. Initially drafted by the Montreal Expos, he played for the San Diego Padres (2003), Pittsburgh Pirates (2003-2008), Boston Red Sox (2008-2009), New York Mets (2010-2012) Seattle Mariners (2013)

Bay debuted with the Padres on May 23, 2003, getting his first major league hit, a home run, in the ninth inning. Two days later, he suffered a broken right wrist after being hit by a pitch. August 26, 2003, Bay was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates, along with Óliver Pérez and Cory Stewart in exchange for Brian Giles. He finished the season with a .287 batting average, four home runs, and 14 RBI in 30 games.

2004: Bay batted .282 in 120 games, leading all major league rookies in home runs (26) and RBIs (82). He led all NL rookies in slugging percentage (.550), extra base hits (54) and total bases (226). With his 26 home runs, Bay broke a Pirates rookies record of 23 set by Johnny Rizzo in 1936 and matched by Ralph Kiner in 1946. Selected as the 2004 NL Rookie of the Year by The Sporting News, Bay was the second Pittsburgh Pirates player honored with the award, after second baseman Johnny Ray in 1982. Bay was also the first Canadian player to win the award

World Series - 1971 Baltimore Orioles v Pittsburgh Pirates

Pittsburgh Pirates defeat the Baltimore Orioles 4 game to 3

October 9-17, 1971

Memorial Stadium - Baltimore : Three Rivers Stadium - Pittsburgh

Roberto Clemente - MVP

Clemente had 12 hits, batting .414, reaching base with 2 walks and on 2 errors

He hit safely in all seven games

Bruce Kison pitched 6 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing one hit in 2 games for the Pirates

World Series : 1903 - Boston Americans v Pittsburgh Pirates

1978-Oct-14 Bronx NY - 75th Anniversary 1903 World Series

1903-Oct-01/13

Boston Americans (5) Pittsburgh Pirates (3)

Huntington Avenue Grounds (BOS) Exposition Park (PIT)

On this day; 1978-Oct-14 Yankee Stadium Bronx

Los Angeles Dodgers 0 - 1 New York Yankees (10-innings)

Yankees would defeat the Dodgers 4 games to 2

Willie Stargell

 

Aug 5, 1994 Los Angeles Dodgers

25th Anniversary of Willie Stargell's blast out of Dodger Stadium, clearing the right field roof

The Pirates would defeat the Dodgers 11-3

Hall of Fame Induction - July 31, 1988

Pittsburgh pictorial commemorative postmark

Willie "Pops" Stargell - left field and first base:

Pittsburgh Pirates 1962-1982

Batting ave: .282

Hits: 2,232

RBI: 1,540

Home Runs: 475

7-time All-Star

2-time World Series Champion

NL MVP - 1979

NLCS MVP - 1979

World Series MVP - 1979

2-time NL Home Run Leader

NL RBI Leader - 1973

Roberto Clemente Award - 1974

Pittsburgh Pirates retired jersey #8 - 1982

Baseball Hall of Fame - 1988

World Series - 1990 Cincinnati Reds v Oakland Athletics

National League Playoffs - Cincinnati Reds defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4 games to 2.

MVP - Rob Dibble and Randy Myers, Cincinnati

American League Playoffs - Oakland Athletics defeat the Boston Red Sox in 4 games

MVP - Dave Stewart, Oakland

 Colorano Silk cachet

Gateway cachets

October 16-20, 1990

Cincinnati Reds sweep the Oakland Athletics in 4 games

Jose Rijo, MVP

Baseball Hat - 1998

Orlando Hernandez - - Tino Martinez - New York Yankees

Scott Brosius - - Mariano rivera - New York Yankees

Roberto Clemente - Pittsburgh Pirates

Dwight Gooden - - Davey Johnson - New York Mets

Bob Ojeda - New York Mets

Boog Powell - -Mike Flanagan - Baltimore Orioles

Brooks Robinson - - Earl Weaver - Baltimore Orioles

Mark Belanger - Baltimore Orioles

Mark McGwire - St Louis Cardinals

Nolan Ryan - California Angels

1998 - the USPS issued a non-denomination stamp with the designation H to cover the increase of postage to 33c. BGC took advantage of the H (Uncle Sam's Hat stamp) to commemorate the baseball hat

Roberto Clemente Statue Dedication - 1994

July 8, 1994

Roberto Clemente statue dedication at PNC Field, Pittsburgh

Karoline's Cachets #/25

1994 the Pittsburgh Pirates honored Roberto Clemente with a statue

overhead schematic of the Clemente statue from the dedication program

Honus Wagner bronze statue by Frank Vittor, created to honor former Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop. Originally dedicated April 30, 1955 at Schenley Park, the statue was relocated in 1972 to Three Rivers Stadium and then relocated to PNC Park

Bill Madlock

Oct 2, 1983 Philadelphia, Pa

Bill Madlock won his 4th batting title, as the Pittsburgh Pirates defeat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-0 at Veterans Stadium.

Madlock did not play in the game, but finished his season the previous day with 1 at bat and no hits, before being pulled from the game for Richie Hebner (3B)

Madlock finished the season with a .323 batting average

Madlock had previously won the batting title in 1975 (.354 ba), 1976 (.339 ba) and 1981(.341 ba)

Madlock was a 3-time All-Star playing for

• Texas Rangers (1973)
• Chicago Cubs (1974-1976)
• San Francisco Giants (1977-1979)
• Pittsburgh Pirates (1979-1985)
• Los Angeles Dodgers (1985-1987)
• Detroit Tigers (1987)
• Lotte Orions - Japan (1988)

Forbes Field - Pittsburgh

Forbes Field was the third home of the Pittsburgh Pirates, after Recreation Park and Exposition Park. The Pirates played their home games at Forbes Field from 1909 until June 28, 1970, when the Pirates moved into Three Rivers Stadium.

1909, in the first season playing at Forbes, the Pirates deleted the Detroit Tigers in the World Series.
August 5, 1921, KDKA radio had the first live radio broadcast of a MLB game, when Harold W Arlin announced the play-by-play between the Pirates and Philadelphia Phillies.
May 25, 1935, Babe Ruth hit his last 3 career home runs, playing for the Boston Braves in a losing effort against the Pirates

Forbes Field was named after British General John Forbes, who fought in the French and Indian War.

Forbes Field was also home to the Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL), Pittsburgh Panthers (University of Pittsburgh - NCAA), Homestead Grays (Negro Leagues), Pittsburgh Americans (AFL) and Pittsburgh Phantoms (NPSL)

Wilkpex - Pittsburgh

1985 - Roberto Clemente

1987 - Pittsburgh Pirates 100 Anniversary

1991 - First Prime Time Series Game

Baltimore Orioles v Pittsburgh Pirates, Three Rivers Stadium

 1995 - Babe Ruth
hit his last three career home runs in 1935, in one game at old Forbes Field in Pittsburgh

2000 - Bill Mazeroski

remembered for his Series winning home run for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1960

2001 - Three Rivers Stadium

The Home of Champions

2002 - Cal Hubbard

attended Geneva College, was the first man ever to be inducted into the Hall of Fame for both professional  football and baseball

2004 -  Dick Groat
A college All-American in basketball and baseball, he is well remembered as the Pirates MVP in 1960

2007 - Elroy Face
set many records as a relief pitcher for the Pirates from 1952 to 1968

2008 - Steve Blass
spent his entire major league career as a Pirate

2009 -  Harvey Haddix
the first pitcher in the major leagues to take a perfect game past nine innings and did so into the thirteenth

2010 - Vernon Law
played 16 seasons as a pro, all as a pitcher with the Pittsburgh Pirates

2013 - Bob Friend
right-handed starting pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1951 until 1965. He was the first to lead the national League in ERA while pitching for a last place team

2015 - Kent Tukulve

the Pirate pitcher saved 158 games, pitching 1,071 innings

2016 - Gene Baker

became the first African-American manager in organized baseball during a game in Los Angeles, 1963

The Wilkinsburg Stamp Club was founded as the Westinghouse Stamp Club in the early 1930s. The Club met in Wilknsburg at a Westinghouse building on Pennwood Ave. Shortly after World War II, the prominent members of the club formed the present organization.

Since 1951, an annual exhibition and bourse is held in the spring of each year, titled Wilkpex. the exhibition features exhibits,a youth area, members flea market, a USPS substation with an annual pictorial postmark focused on Pittsburgh related sports and dealers.

Besides baseball, the Wilkpex postmarks featured Arnold Palmer, college and professional football and basketball

Wild Horse hand painted cachet with the 2000 Wilkpex postmark