4/24 From 1960: Dovy Debut, Maholm Gem, One Pitch Left, Quail Flies, Game Days, Jako Jolted; HBD Konnor, Bailey & Ryan
- 1964 – The Pirates beat the Mets 9-4 at Forbes Field behind Bill Virdon, who went 4-for-4 with a home run, two RBI and three runs scored, and four other Bucs with a pair of knocks (Roberto Clemente, Donn Clendenon, Bill Mazeroski and Willie Stargell, who also went yard). Bob Friend went the distance for the victory before 7,903 fans on a Friday night. Pittsburgh broke it open with five runs in the fifth and sixth innings to unknot an early 3-3 tie with the New Yorkers.
- 1985 – RHP Ryan Reid was born in Portland, Maine. The Pirates signed Reid to a contract for the 2013 season as an NRI. He got the call up on June 3rd, along with Jared Hughes, and made his major league debut that day. He lasted in the bullpen until July when AJ Burnett came off the DL and was sent back to Indy even though he did pretty well (1.64 ERA in seven outings w/1.091 WHIP) in the show. It was his only MLB stint as he was DFA’ed after the season. He finished his 10-year career in 2016, sharing time between Hi-A and an indie league.
- 1997 – The Bucs were a pitch away from dropping a game to the Cubs at Wrigley, but Jason Kendall proved that 26-2/3 outs weren’t quite enough when he lined a double to left on a 1-2 offering from Mel Rojas, scoring Al Martin to tie the match, and then plated two tosses later when Jose Guillen’s bleeder to short was thrown away to give the Pirates a 4-3 lead. Rich Loiselle closed it out by working the last two innings for the win, although he created a little final-frame drama when he intentionally walked Sammy Sosa to put runners at first and second with two down before fanning Doug Glanville. Pittsburgh’s first run was a Chicago gift, too – an error left runners on the corners, and with two outs, the Buccos ran the delayed steal/drawn throw/basepath bugaloo to perfection, with Martin avoiding the tag long enough for Jermaine Allensworth to scamper home. Allensworth was on third thanks to a wild pitch third strike, a stolen base, and an error.
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| Bailey Falter – 2024 Topps Update |
- 1997 – LHP Bailey Falter was born in Chino Hills, California. He joined the Bucs in 2023 in a swap with Philly for Rudolfo Castro. Falter, a 26-year-old starter, was 8-12/4.56 in 24 Philly starts (50 outings) over three years, and was a 2015, fifth-round high school pick of the Phils. Falter didn’t break out of that mold in ‘23 (2-2/5.58 in seven Pirates starts) but the Pittsburgh FO had its eye on him and his potential for a while, pushed his fastball use and kept him into the rotation. Bailey slashed 10-11/4.68 and was part of the ‘25 rotation. He went 7-5/3.73 and at the deadline was sent to KC for Evan Sisk and Callan Moss; Bailey is still tossing for the Royals as a staff swingman.
- 2006 – SS Konnor Griffin was born in Jackson, Mississippi. The Buc’s first round pick in 2025 (#9 overall and the first HS player picked), he zoomed to AA Altoona in his first taste of pro ball and started 2026 at Indy. He picked up a boatload of awards including Baseball America’s Minor League Player of the Year trophy, and was considered the top prospect in the minors. KG was a late cut in camp, but that didn’t last long; he was called up on April 3, 2026 and has held down the everyday shortstop spot since. He then signed a nine-year/$140M contract, so he should be anchoring the infield for a while.
- 2007 – Paul Maholm tossed his first MLB complete game, allowing three hits and throwing 99 pitches in the 3-0 shutout win over the Astros at PNC Park. The game took just one hour and 57 minutes to complete. Jason Bay had three hits and drove in a pair while Ronny Paulino added a solo shot.
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| Jaku drilled – 2010 photo Bob Levey/Getty |
- 2010 – In the first inning of his first appearance of the year, a 5-2 loss to the Astros at Minute Maid Park, Chris Jakubauskas was struck in the head by a liner off the bat of Houston’s Lance Berkman. The 31-year old right-hander was flattened and left the field on a stretcher, but was thankfully later diagnosed with just a concussion rather than a fracture. Jaku didn’t pitch for the Bucs any more during the campaign, but tossed for Baltimore the following season. Chris retired in 2014 and now coaches a Nashville youth travel team.
- 2016 – The Pirates and Diamondbacks took advantage of hitter-friendly Chase Field, with the Bucs hanging on to take a 12-10, 13-inning victory. Pittsburgh went ahead early 8-4 after four frames (every Pirate starter had scored or chased home a run by that time) but blew two-run leads in both the ninth and 12th frames to an unrelenting D-Back attack. Both benches were shot by the end; pitchers Zack Greinke and Patrick Corbin of the Snakes along with Jon Niese for the Buccos had to pinch hit (Greinke and Niese singled; Niese had an RBI) while Arizona hurler Shelby Miller manned left field and batted. Neftali Feliz was credited with the blown save/win combo after Arquimedes Caminero ended the game, striking out a pair of pitchers. Starling Marte had four hits; David Freese and Gregory Polanco had three each while eight different Pirates scored; 10 had RBI.
- 2017 – RHP Dovydas Neverauskas made his MLB debut, becoming the first player born and raised in Lithuania to appear in a big league game. He saw mop-up duty in a 14-3 loss at PNC Park, working two frames against the Chicago Cubs and giving up a run on two hits. He picked up his first MLB whiff when he punched out the opposing pitcher, Justin Grimm, and his performance was up-and-down since then, showing potential but not much production. He was released in 2020, signed up with Hiroshima of the Japanese League, Bonn in the German League, tossed an indie campaign and is pitching in the Mexican League this season.
Source: https://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2026/04/424-from-1960-dovy-debut-maholm-gem-one.html
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