7/29 From 1965: Quinn, Jordan, Freddy, Jack & Ian Dealt, Fannin' Frankie, Young Guns, Giles & Clines Rock, Duelin', RIP Robby, HBD Jack & Mike
- 1968 – Henry Aaron was caught red-faced thanks to some smoke and mirrors trickery by the Bucs. On a hit-and-run, Gene Alley and Bill Mazeroski decoyed Hammerin’ Hank into believing Joe Torre had hit a grounder between them; the reality was he had lifted a fly to Roberto Clemente in right. When Aaron stopped at second to try to find the ball, it was way too late; it was already on its way to first for the double play. It wasn’t one of his better days on the bases as he was also picked off first base in the Pirates 3-2 win at Forbes Field. In addition to his Emmy performance, Maz also homered to help Bob Veale to the win. Henry wasn’t the only guy with happy feet; the Bucs’ Maury Wills misread a fly he thought was dropping and was doubled up off second base.
- 1968 – RHP Mike Williams was born in Radford, Virginia. In six seasons (1998-2003), he went 15-23 and saved 140 games for Pittsburgh with a 3.78 ERA. His mark of 46 saves in 2002 set a team standard (topped in 2015 by Mark Melancon with 51), but fame is fleeting – his 12-year baseball career closed after the 2003 season following a trade to the Philadelphia Phillies.
- 1983 – John Candelaria and Tom Seaver exchanged four-hitters at Shea Stadium, with the Candy Man prevailing over Tom Terrific, 2-1. Two of the hits off Seaver were solo shots by Mike Easler and Tony Pena; Candelaria gave up a run in the first inning followed by goose eggs. Cecilio Guante finished up with a seven-up, seven-down performance to save the game for Candy.
- 1971 – Gene Clines was the hero of the Pirates 8-5 win over Los Angeles at Dodger Stadium. His three-run homer was the big blow in a six-run sixth inning, and the center fielder went 4-for-4 with four RBI and a pair of runs. Bob Robertson and Willie Stargell also went yard in the win that was cemented by 5-2/3 scoreless frames tossed by the Bucco bullpen.
- 1988 – There were nearly 50,000 fans packed into Shea Stadium, and they got their money’s worth as John Smiley and Bob Ojeda traded three-hitters, with the hometown nine taking the game, 1-0, on a Kevin Elster solo shot in the eighth inning; in another decade, he would be a Buc. The Pirates never threatened; they had three runners reach second, all three with two outs.
Jack Suwinski – 2024 Pirates image
- 1998 – OF Jack Suwinski was born in Chicago. The Pirates got him from San Diego in 2021 as part of the Adam Frazier return. He cracked the lineup in 2022 and flexed for the Pirates with 19 homers in 372 at bats. He developed into the Pirates top power source in 2023, but his low BA, high K rate and performance against southpaws have kept him yo-yoing between MLB and AAA ball.
- 2000 – Brian Giles went 5-for-5 with a pair of doubles while Warren Morris and Emil Brown homered as the Bucs ran up a 10-2 count against the San Diego Padres at TRS. Francisco Cordova got the win as three Buc pitchers scattered six hits in front of a Saturday night crowd of 30,118.
- 2007 – Bucco outfielder Bill Robinson passed away in Las Vegas. The local boy (he was from McKeesport and went to Elizabeth-Forward HS) spent eight years as a Pirate from 1975-82, hitting .276 with 109 homers. He played five positions as a Pirate (1B/3B, every OF spot) and while a regular for only one year, he got into 100+ games six times in his eight seasons here.
- 2009 – 2B Freddy Sanchez was traded to the San Francisco Giants for RHP Tim Alderson. The Bucs also traded RHP Ian Snell and SS Jack Wilson to the Mariners for RHP Aaron Pribanic, RHP Brett Lorin, 1B Nathan Adcock, SS Ronny Cedeno and 1B Jeff Clement. Snell was out of baseball by 2010 while Freddy & Jack were snake-bitten by injury. Most of the new gang failed their auditions as Pirates; the only regular contributor was Cedeno, and he wore out his welcome after 2011.
- 2014 – The Pirates beat the San Francisco Giants, 3-1, at AT&T Park behind Francisco Liriano’s 11 whiffs and homers by Travis Snider and Josh Harrison. It was the third straight game that Harrison and Snider went long. After an April-May slump that saw them fall nine games behind in the National League Central Division race and eight games below .500, the Bucs pulled within a game of first and even up in the loss column while moving into the second wild card spot.
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| Frankie Liriano – 2014 Topps Allen & Ginter |
- 2019 – The Bucs sent RHP Jordan Lyles to the Brewers for AA RHP Cody Ponce. Lyles, a free agent signing from the off season, had a Jekyll and Hyde stay with Pittsburgh, posting a 4-1/1.97 mark in mid-May, then crashing to a 1-6/9.57 slash from that time forward. He slashed 7-1/2.45 with the Brew Crew to continue his roller coaster campaign, and is now with the KC Royals. Ponce, a second-round draft pick, played for the US Team and at one point was on the Bucs 40-man roster, but since 2022 has been tossing in Japan for the Ham Fighters.
- 2023 – A sold-out PNC Park was rockin’ on this Saturday night. Outside on Federal Street was a Yinzerpalooza pregame party, everybody coming through the yard’s gates got a David Bednar bobblehead (and music box; it played “Renegade”) and a large bloc of Philly fans made the trip only to be trolled by the park video scoreboard operator. The 38,483 rooters got an impromptu fireworks show thrown in as the Bucs outlasted the Phils, 7-6. Philadelphia got to Quinn Priester for four runs in the third; the Pirates answered with a pair of tallies in their half and then four more in the fourth. The Brotherly Love nine pulled within a run in the eighth, and it was time for David Bednar, who came on to earn a five-out close on his give-away night for his 21st save of the campaign. The young Bucs were big boys against the Phils; Endy Rodriguez doubled in a run, then banged a bases-loaded triple while Liover Peguera added some slick mittwork to go with three hits, including a homer, to chase home a pair of teammates and Alika Williams posted his first MLB knock to drive in a run. Priester rode the bats and bullpen to his second win in three decisions.
- 2024 – The Pirates sent RHP Quinn Priester, 23, to Boston for UT prospect Nick Yorke, 22. Quinn was a first-rounder in 2019 but his MLB work hasn’t been very inspiring, with a line of 5-9/6.46 in 20 games (14 starts). A change of scenery was thought needed to wake him up. And it did – not in Boston, but in Milwaukee, where the Red Sox later dealt him. Yorke has spent most of his time at second with work in left field, too. He was a 2020 first prep round pick who had an up-and-down minor league record, though he was hitting .310 in AAA. He got a quick ’24 look in Pittsburgh when Nick Gonzales went down, but has spent 2025 at Indy, getting some OF time mixed in. In another swap, the Rockies dealt reliever Jalen Beeks to the Pirates for Altoona pitcher Luis Peralta in a lefty-for-lefty deal as the Bucs looked for a replacement for the injured Ryan Borucki.
- 2024 – The Bucs got what looked like an early break at Minute Maid Park when starter Jake Bloss was traded shortly before the game. Some break; two ‘Stro relievers spun five perfect innings, and Paul Skenes, thanks to a Ke’Bryan Hayes error, was down, 2-0. But the Pirates kept chippin’ away. Yasmani Grandal homered in the sixth frame and Connor Joe’s eighth-inning double tied the score. In the ninth, Houston’s pitching didn’t require a scorebook search as All-Star closer Josh Hader took the hill. A pair of walks sprinkled around two outs came home when Michael Taylor, a mid-game injury replacement, went yard. At the end, Dave Bednar did a tap dance, giving up a run but saving a 5-3 victory for Aroldis Chapman. The Pittsburgh MASH ward continued to pile up wounded warriors as Josh Palacios and Ji Hwan Bae, both recent recalls, left the game with leg injuries.
Source: https://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2025/07/729-from-1965-quinn-jordan-freddy-jack.html
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