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- 1992 – The Bucs jumped out to a quick 5-1 lead, but by the ninth inning, the Expos had cut the edge to a run at Olympic Stadium. The Bucs took away the drama when their first eight hitters reached in the final frame, highlighted by back-to-back triples by Andy Van Slyke and Orlando Merced, a couple of two-baggers, and Will Pennyfeather’s first MLB hit, a bunt single. The big frame ended prematurely with a Chico Lind DP ball, but was plenty enough to carry the Pirates to a 12-4 victory. Merced had a homer to go with his triple and four RBI to help Jeff Robinson to the win. Steve Belinda, who came on in the eighth, earned the save.
- 1993 – It took the Bucs nine innings to score five runs but just one frame to add four more as they rallied to take a 10-inning win from the Expos, 9-5, at Stade Olympique. There were two Buccos aboard via walks with two out in the ninth, and Orlando Merced was down to his last swing when he flared a single to right to tie the game. The Pirates were aided by Montreal gifts in the extra frame, when a walk and a poor decision on a bunt, sandwiched around an infield knock, loaded the bases with no outs. Another free pass forced home the lead run, then singles by Tom Foley and Jay Bell chased home three more Bucs. Tim Wakefield got the win, with Stan Belinda picking up the save; Pittsburgh went through six pitchers during the contest and the final five covered the final five innings scorelessly. The hot Pirates took their ninth victory in 11 games and snapped the seven-game winning streak of Expo twirler Denny Martinez. The top of the order reversed production roles; Tim Foley and Jay Bell did their lineup job by reaching base five times but didn’t score; instead, they drove in five runs.
- 1993 – RHP Michael Feliz was born in Azua, Dominican Republic. Houston signed him in 2010 and he debuted in 2015. He averaged better than 13 K/nine innings with the ‘Stros from 2016-17 and became part of the Gerrit Cole package. He started as the seventh inning guy and was bumped up a notch when George Kontos was released, but hit on hard times and was removed from that role after compiling a 5.66 ERA. He was mostly in good graces in 2019, although still a roller coaster ride on the hill thanks to an excess of home runs and walks. Feliz missed most of 2020 with forearm issues and was claimed by the Cincinnati Reds after being DFA’ed early in 2021; he’s now in the New York Yankees organization.
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| Michael Feliz – 2020 Topps Total |
- 1998 – The Pirates had lost 5-of-6 and were down, 4-1, at Dodger Stadium when a Gary Sheffield tap on the cap started a fire. To be exact, it ignited a fight when he was easily tossed out at home, and then slapped Jason Kendall’s helmet off before he trotted to the dugout. JK aimed a couple of choice words toward Sheffield, and the two got together in an impromptu wrestling match, with the Dodger getting the worst of the deal, going to the hospital to get a cut under his eye stitched. It fired up the Pirates; Al Martin banged a two-run homer in the seventh to tighten the score and apparently it helped take the wind out of the LA sails as infield errors contributed to three more Bucco runs over the final two innings, giving Mike Williams a 6-4 win with a Rick Loiselle save. That was all the good news – the two combatants were each suspended three days (and ignored one another a few days later as teammates at the All-Star Game) and the Pirates went on to drop 10 of the next 13 games on their way to a last-place finish in the NL Central.
- 2004 – With one gone in the ninth, Jack Wilson tripled and then scored on an error (a bad relay by Albert Pujols, of all people) to walk-off the Cardinals by a score of 2-1 at PNC Park. Kris Benson surrendered six hits and one run over eight innings to set up Jose Mesa’s victory. Craig Wilson and Jason Bay banged back-to-back doubles in the seventh inning to tie the game.
- 2006 – The Bucs set a team record with their 13th straight defeat, eclipsing the old mark set by the 1939 club when the White Sox edged them, 4-3, at PNC Park with Paul Maholm taking the loss. They walked off the next game by a 7-6 score on a Freddy Sanchez homer, but still stumbled to a 67-95 campaign as Jim Tracy’s charges finished fifth in the division.
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| Jose Tabata – 2010 Topps Update |
- 2010 – The Pirates finally shook off a 17-game road losing streak that dated back to May 25th and defeated the Cubs by a 2-1 score at Wrigley Field. Jose Tabata was the man of the hour; his triple in the ninth chased home Ryan Doumit with the game-winner while he scored the first Pirates run back in the third frame, drawing a walk and coming around on Andrew McCutchen’s two-out three-bagger. Paul Maholm went eight innings for the win, with Octavio Dotel coming in for the save; he bopped the first Cub, then struck out the side swinging to bring it home.
- 2011 – Alex Presley was called up to replace an injured Jose Tabata and banged out a pair of hits, including his first MLB homer, while driving in three runs to lead the Bucs to a 7-6 win over Toronto at the Rogers Centre. An unlikely pair of batting heroes, Matt Diaz and Ronny Cedeno, combined for five hits, three runs and an RBI to help the cause against the Jays. Chris Resop, Jose Veras and Joel Hanrahan pitched three scoreless frames to preserve the win for Kevin Correia.
- 2013 – Gerrit Cole, the first overall pick of the 2011 draft, became the first Pirate rookie since Nick Maddox in 1907 to win the first four games he started when the Bucs shellacked the Brewers 10-3 at PNC Park in front of 36,875. Cole went six frames for the win, with Ryan Reid tossing three scoreless, two-hit innings to cruise home. They were supported by Andrew McCutchen and Starling Marte, who each had three hits. Cutch had a double, homer, three RBI and a run while Starling added a double, triple, two runs scored and two RBI.
- 2017 – Walking on the Roberto Clemente Bridge while on his way to work the Pirates-Rays game at PNC Park, umpire John Tumpane saw a woman scaling the span’s railing; she told him she wanted a better view of the river. Sensing that she was suicidal and ready to plunge into the Allegheny River, Tumpane grabbed one arm, passer-by Chris Dazen grabbed the other and a Tampa Bay staffer heading to the yard, Mike Weinman, joined the pair to keep her hogtied until emergency workers came to the rescue. John modestly said “I just happened to be there.”
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