Pittsburgh Pirates

:This article is on the baseball team. For the National Hockey League team (1925 - 1930), see Pittsburgh Pirates (NHL). Also, the National Football League's Pittsburgh Steelers were named the Pirates from 1933 to 1940.

All-Star Games

The Pirates have hosted the MLB All-Star Game a total of four times. The first game occurred on July 11, 1944. The National League won the competition 7-1, with 12 hits to the American League's 6 hits. The second time the All-Star game visited Pittsburgh was on July 7, 1959. The National League again took the game 5-4, getting 9 hits to the American League's 8 hits. The third All-Star game in Pittsburgh was on July 23, 1974. The National League again took the contest 7-2, with 10 hits against an American League effort of just 4. It was July 12, 1994 when the All-Star game visited Pittsburgh for the fourth time. It was a tight contest, with the A.L. leading by two runs going into the bottom of the 9th. The N.L. posted two runs that inning to tie the score and force extra innings. The N.L. won the game 8-7 in the bottom of the 10th inning.

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MLB All-Star Game - National League - American League's

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The MLB has once again chosen Pittsburgh as a host city for the All-Star game. In 2006, baseball's best will visit the Pirates' home stadium, PNC Park, which has gained much recognition as one of the prettiest baseball parks in America. Since the Pirates hosted the 1944 and 1959 games in Forbes Field, and the 1974 and 1994 games in Three Rivers Stadium, this will be third ballpark with which the Pirates will showcase MLB's All-Stars, a feat achieved by no other franchise.

Related Topics:
PNC Park - Forbes Field - Three Rivers Stadium

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