The Battlin' Bucs: The First Century of the Pirates

From VCR box: "From Honus Wagner to Pie Traynor to Roberto Clemente, from Exposition Park to Three Rivers Stadium, the Pirates have filled a century with heroes and heartbreaks. Just as the city of Pittsburgh has seen good times and bad times over the last 100 years, so too have the Pirates. This is the story of the Battlin' Bucs, a vivid account of dramatic moments and revealing interviews that recapture all the memorable names and games of 100 Pirate seasons."

[@michaelward9880]

I was never a Pirates fan, but I was and still am a Roberto Clemente fan. He was truly one of the all- time greats! I watched the1971 Series with glee as Roberto went on his tear against the hated Orioles!

[@codycollins7667]

This hits hard being a modern day Pirates fan 🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️❤️⚾️

[@TheBatugan77]

Heh heh heh heh 😅 HEH HEH HEHEHE HEH!😆

[@SarahWestTheXanaduQueen]

to me, the greatest Pittsburgh Pirates Season was 1909 because of Honus Wagner, and they win 110 games that season and won the World Series. Great Video.

[@TheImapotato]

You can't forget Chief Wilson, who still holds the record of 36 triples in a season & Tommy Leach was very underrated, then of course Player-Manager Fred Clarke. Their pitching was also dynamite with Vic Willis, Howie Camnitz, Deacon Phillippe (his grandson is an actor, Ryan IIRC) and the young phenom Babe Adams who won 3 games in that World Series. A great team who beat the powerhouse Cubs and Giants this year.

[@SarahWestTheXanaduQueen]

@@TheImapotato yep, without them, the Detroit Tigers would have won their first series in 1909 instead of 1935

[@kenosabi]

This is amazing. It's sometimes hard to remember our legacy in the modern era. Nutting hates the team and its painful. That being said - our history is impressive and one of the coolest in the league.

[@Gsnyderman5]

I remember seeing this VHS in a Pirates program in 1996, and I've wanted to see it since then. Thank you so much for uploading this.

[@Gsnyderman5]

Since I first commented on this video, I showed it to my Grandma months before she passed away, she loved it very much. She happened to mention that Rege Cordic went to HS with her late Husband/my Grandfather. Thanks again for uploading this video.

[@steveprestegard5151]

Gino Cimoli after Game 7: "They got all the records and we won the game."

[@wimbledon5353]

The Pirates are very underrated as a historical franchise. Honus Wagner, Clemente, Stargell, Blyleven, etc...5 World Series Titles, retained the same name since 1891.

[@cityhawk]

I think what's hurt the history of the Pirates is what they've done in the last 30 years. Penny-pinching ownership, poor drafting and player development, and being content with mediocrity. The fans deserve better than what ownership and management have put out on the field.

[@TheBatugan77]

Of all the videos I've watched, this is definitely one of them. 💪🤠👍

[@markmccreary9605]

I was at a game where Stargell hit one over the right field roof in Forbes Field. The only other player to ever do it was The Babe.

[@sdgakatbk]

Stargell should have been MVP in '71. Love that clip of Casey!!

[@Jiltedin2007]

sdgakatbk Steve Blass!

[@sdgakatbk]

@@Jiltedin2007 Yeah he was big in the World Series. I have an autographed picture of him after I mailed him a letter late in the 1973 season. Class act.

[@ManuelGuzman067]

Roberto clemente helped pirates win in 71 he was the best pirates player on the team of 71

[@RobAGabor]

I'm so glad this didn't show the '92 NLCS. And I'm glad I'll be dead by the time they show it in the 2nd 100 yrs video.

[@TheBatugan77]

So will we.

[@sdgakatbk]

1) 1903 wasn't the only 9 game World Series. 1919-1921 were also 9 game Series. 2) They should have mentioned Roberto earlier than they did! Drafting him from the Dodgers in 1954 was one of the best things that ever happened to the franchise! Still, on the whole, I enjoyed this documentary. I would have liked to see them keep Syd Thrift longer than they did. Yeah there are finances to contend with, but the early 90's Bucs could really have been great. As it was, they were good, but losing the NLCS 3 times in a row and then going into oblivion was really frustrating.

[@ManuelGuzman067]

Roberto Clemente helped the Pirates win the 71 World Series

[@giants8691]

gotta love those 80's montages.

[@Jiltedin2007]

R.I.P.: Willie “Pops” Stargell Coming from a Boston Red Sox Fan

[@NostalgiaVHS]

Good to see you uploading more rare docs. Thanks for the gems!

[@alanladdseinekatze859]

The only unhatable team in the mlb and the one team truly defining the essence of the game until today.

[@TheBatugan77]

What a crock.

[@ryetim32]

It's sad really, 1979, the last Hurrah. 45 year Drought

[@sXSniping]

Cool documentary

[@trainzman-harperman]

the stars of 1993 thing aged well, but 2021.....oof, well have to wait for 68

[@chipw9513]

Great info. A little flawed but no big deal.

[@ryetim32]

Think of how many home runs Kiner would have hit ef he hadn't played in the longest outfield in baseball.

[@TheImapotato]

It was pulled back in to 335 feet for Hank Greenberg in LF in about 1947, Kiner came later and took advantage, so he had the same distance as most RH sluggers. It was called Greenberg Gardens then Kiner's Korner, after Kiner left they pushed it back to 365. The guy who got robbed was Willie Stargell, as soon as they moved to Three Rivers, he hit 31 and then 48! He could have hit 550 or 575 without that 375 and 408 in RF although the line was only 300. But then again without that large OF we would never have the great Roberto Clemente.

[@TheBatugan77]

Yankee Stadium was deeper in those days.

[@ryetim32]

@@TheBatugan77 Center field at Forbes had a batting cage sitting there and was 457 feet the power alleys were 406 & 408 Left field 365 rt field 375. Yankee stadium was : 318-L, 399-LC, 408-C, 385-RC, 314-R a bandbox compared to Forbes

[@Jiltedin2007]

The 1970’s was most definitely The Pirates Greatest Time of Their Franchise. It was just too bad that The 1970’s Decade was pretty much dominanted by “The Big Red Machine”(Cincinnati Reds) as they defeated the Pirates 3 Times in the NLCS(1970, 1972 and 1975), but the Pirates got them back in 1979 en route to Their Last World Series Championship. Since 1979 the Pittsburgh Pirates haven’t had A Sniff of the World Series, with the exception of 1991 and 1992 when they lost to Atlanta in 7 Games Both of those Seasons.

[@5Solas1Truth]

They continued to play 9 games WS' though the 1919s

[@AskWlat]

This is in a box on vhs in my mom’s basement somewhere

[@kenosabi]

Your mom has great taste.

[@TheBatugan77]

Why do you still live down there? 😊

[@HeroyamSlava735]

20-8 in first place in the NL Central and first in the entire National League!

[@scottratcliffe6337]

And then the free fall began

[@robminmonaca]

It's a shame that syd Thirft bulid a good team in the 80s and then cam bonfiay and the owners got cheap and the Pirates lost for 20 years in a row.

[@sdgakatbk]

Yes! That team could have really done something. Even when they went to the NLCS in '92, if I remember correctly, they had let Sid Bream go and Sid had a part in that series with Atlanta against the Bucs.

[@benburghman6342]

Let's go Bucs

[@crowtservo]

56:21 The stars of 2021. Well there was Bryan Reynolds and that’s it.

[@TheBatugan77]

Wagner = One of the First Five!

[@TheBigjohn527]

The Pirates made a crucial error I always thought by not putting Owner Barney Dreyfuss (1865-1932) in their first inaugural HOF class in 2022. They made a point of having all the Pirate HOFers (incl NL Crawfords & Grays) in that class. Barney Dreyfuss albeit long overdo was finally elected to the Baseball Hall Of Fame in 2008. They didn't rectify that slight last year either. He belongs there. No Barney Dreyfuss = no Pirate team history at all.

[@gregoryhoyle3739]

Vernon Law is the greatest pitcher in Pirates history.

[@LetTheWrite1inn]

Paul skenes and Jared Jones might be up there

[@CaptnBuxx]

😅 😅😊😅

[@alanladdseinekatze859]

You can actually hear the producers of this say when they couldn't get around Clemente: "...just do not call them african american, call them latin!" Yes, this here documentary is pretty dated, but you US americans are still the same or maybe worse on dealing with your history. When will you finally accept that those products of slaveship are the true foundation and soul defining your nation? There is so much to talk about, all bits and bytes in this world could not cover your issues. And if kneeling during your national anthem finally shakes your world, so be it!

[@lightyearsfromhome1165]

Very well said.

[@vichedges8858]

Gibberish

[@pearleycunningham]

Alan Ladd seine Katze Really dude? Here? Not only is what you’re saying absurd but I’m just tryna relive the times when the Pirates were good here.... take that BS elsewhere

[@TheBatugan77]

@alanladdwhatever SHOVEit.

[@alanladdseinekatze859]

@@pearleycunningham How about no

[@briannat1086]

Greatest franchise ever. All my childhood heroes....even today. So proud of this team

[@davidn.5803]

Im a igantic Pirates fan but, seriously... The Yankees have been to the World Series FORTY (40) times. The Bucs only seven (7).

[@LetTheWrite1inn]

They better hope they don't lose skenes and jones

[@giants8691]

gotta love those 80's montages.