@1992pirates.bsky.socialOTD 10/15/1925
#Pittsburgh #Pirates 🏴☠️ became #WorldSeries Champs a 2nd time!
Down 3-games-to-1, The #Buccos forced a 7th game at Forbes Field.
Facing the Senators’ Walter Johnson, the Bucs overcame a 4-run late-inning deficit to win 9-7!
@1992pirates.bsky.socialOTD 10/13/60
Bill Mazeroski & #Buccos beat #Yankees 10-9!
#Pittsburgh #Pirates Hall of Fame 2B became the hero of the 1960 #WorldSeries , authoring the greatest HR ever!
Maz on his thoughts before the fateful at-bat:
#LetsGoBucs
@1992pirates.bsky.social@1992pirates.bsky.socialHBD 🎂 10/9/1963 former #Pittsburgh #Pirates SS Felix Fermin!
Felix played for the #Buccos from 1987-88, hitting .265 in 66 games.
Fermin was traded as a PBTNL to Cleveland along with Denny Gonzalez for a PBTNL, which became longtime PIT SS Jay Bell.
#LetsGoBucs
@1992pirates.bsky.socialHBD 🎂 (10/6/1959) #Pittsburgh #Pirates farmhand Dennis “Oil Can” Boyd!
The #Buccos signed the injured Boyd in April of 1992 to a minor league contract.
His only appearance was 4 scoreless innings in a 5/11 exhibition between the Bucs & their AA Carolina Mudcats.
@1992pirates.bsky.socialOTD 10/3/90:
After 3 scoreless relief outings, #Pittsburgh #Pirates’ Jerry Reuss makes his final MLB start vs #Mets at Three Rivers Stadium 🏟.
Reuss had 2 stints w/the #Buccos: 1974-1978, & a return in September 1990 for his last hurrah in MLB. #LetsGoBucs
@1992pirates.bsky.socialOTD 9/30/1990:
#Pittsburgh #Pirates clinch the 1st of 3 straight NL East titles in STL vs. #Cardinals!
'90 NL Cy Young winner Doug Drabek throws a CG 3-hit SHO in the 2-0 #Buccos win!
Scores of jubilant fans greet the #Bucs at airport! #LetsGoBucs
@1992pirates.bsky.socialHBD 🎂 9/26/1961 former #Pittsburgh #Pirates 3B Steve Buechele!
The slick-fielding 3B hit .248 12hr 104OPS+ in 111 games for the 1991-92 #Buccos. He was dealt in ‘92 to the Cubs for P Danny Jackson.
Here’s a great profile on Steve in the May 1992 Pirates Magazine:
#LetsGoBucs
@1992pirates.bsky.socialHBD 🎂 (9/23/1959) to former #Pittsburgh #Pirates RHP Jim Winn!
Winn was the 14th overall draft pick of the #Buccos in 1981, going 7-11 4SV 4.47ERA from 1983-86.
#LetsGoBucs
@1992pirates.bsky.socialHBD 🎂 (9/23/1952) former #Pittsburgh #Pirates 3B Jim Morrison!
On 6/1/86, Jim had the biggest day of his career: 3B, 2B, & then this Grand Slam vs #Dodgers Tom Niedenfuer!
Jim had 7 rbi on the day as the #Buccos beat LA 12-3.
#LetsGoBucs
@1992pirates.bsky.socialOTD 9/20/87:
The #Pirates had lost 9 of 12 to the #NewYork #Mets when they rolled into #Pittsburgh for 3 games.
The #Buccos took 2-of-3, including a dramatic 14-inning finale that prompted Doc Gooden to call the Bucs “little leaguers”
#LetsGoBucs
@1992pirates.bsky.socialHBD 🎂 9/14/1957 former #Pittsburgh #Pirates LHP Jerry Don Gleaton!
Gleaton finished his 12-yr MLB career w/1992 #Buccos, going 1-0 4.26 in 31.2 relief innings.
Gleaton’s top PIT performance was on 6/18: 3.2ip 0er &drew a walk for his only career MLB time on base.
#LetsGoBucs
@1992pirates.bsky.socialHBD 🎂 9/11/1958 former #Pittsburgh #Pirates catcher Don Slaught!
“Sluggo” was a Buc 1990-1995: .305/.370/.421 in 475 games.
He formed a great platoon w/“Spanky” & was involved in many memorable late-inning comebacks for the #Buccos!
#LetsGoBucs
@1992pirates.bsky.socialHBD 🎂 (9/6/1964) to former #Pittsburgh #Pirates pitcher Mike York!
York appeared in 4 games w/the 1990 #Buccos, throwing 7 shutout innings to win his MLB debut vs #Reds on 8/17, & then making 3 relief appearances during the stretch run.
