List of Pittsburgh Pirates team records

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.

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Willie Stargell is the Pirates' all-time leader in Home runs and RBIs .
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Wilbur Cooper holds the Pirates record for most wins and complete games .
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Chief Wilson set the MLB all-time record for triples in a single season in 1912 with 36.
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Ed Morris holds six single-season Pirates pitching records including wins , strikeouts and shutouts .
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Brian Giles led the team in home runs in 1999, hitting 39 of the Pirates' franchise record 171 that season. [ 4 ]