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7/29 From 1970: Yinzers Rock PNC, FranKie, Giles Fiver, All Smiles, Sweet Duel, Game Days, Freddy, Ian & Jack Dealt, Lyles-Cody, Quinn-Nick, RIP Robby, HBD Jack

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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.

1973 – The Pirates swept a double-dipper from the Phillies at Three Rivers Stadium, winning both games by the ditto score of 5-2. Willie Stargell belted for his 31st home run in the opener and Richie Zisk went 4-for-4 with two triples (his first MLB 4-fer) in the nightcap. Ramon Hernandez won the first match in relief (John Morlan started) while Luke Walker claimed the evening dub.

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 earn the save.

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 with two outs.

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 kept him yo-yoing between MLB and AAA ball. Jack was waived in the winter of ‘26 and is now in the Dodger system.

Jack Suwinski – 2025 MLB Players Weekend

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.

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 worked through the 2024 season to finish a 14-year, eight-team MLB journey. Ponce, a second-round draft pick, played for the US Team and at one point was on the Bucs 40-man roster, but in 2022 began tossing in Japan and Korea; now he’s back in the USA with Toronto.

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 spent most of 2025 at Indy, getting some OF time mixed in. Nick started ‘26 with the big club but was sent down to Indy after batting .197 in 27 games. 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. He was released after the year and is now with the Rangers.

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 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/2026/07/729-from-1970-yinzers-rock-pnc-frankie.html

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