Founded in 1882 as Allegheny, the club played in the American Association before moving to the National League in 1887.
Ralph Kiner, Arky Vaughan and Paul Waner each own three single-season batting records.
In their history, the Pittsburgh Pirates have set three Major League Baseball records.
The Pirates also hold the MLB—and North American professional sports—record for most consecutive losing seasons with 20.
[31] These are records of Pirates teams with the best and worst performances in particular statistical categories during a single season.