5/8 From 1970: Game Tales - Capps-Sized, 8 In 4, AVS On Fire, DD Gem, Pop Bop, Radio Deal, A-Ram POTW; HBD Jason
- 1973 – For the second time in his career, Willie Stargell drove a ball out of Dodger Stadium. His blast off Andy Messersmith carried over the 50-foot high right field roof, 470’ away, and was one of two four-baggers for Pops, who was the only player to ever launch a ball out of that park. It was impressive but wasn’t enough to stop Los Angeles, as Big Blue took a 7-4 decision.
- 1980 – RHP Jason Davis was born in Chattanooga. Drafted out of Cleveland State CC (TN) by the Indians in the 21st round of the 1999 draft, he debuted for the Tribe in 2002. They converted him from starter to reliever and then traded him to the Seattle Mariners in 2007. He lasted there for a year, signed with and was released as a late cut by Texas Rangers and then caught on with the Bucs. Jason started at Indy and was called up in July, slashing 2-4/5.29 as a swingman. He spent 2009 at Indy and retired the next season after putting up an 0-8/6.06 line.
- 1988 – Doug Drabek took a no-hitter into the ninth before allowing a pinch-hit, infield single to Randy Ready and a home run to ex-Pirate Marvell Wynne, winning a 6-2 decision over the San Diego Padres at TRS. Bobby Bonilla had three hits to lead the Pirate offense. Whether by coincidence or not, shortstop Al Pedrique, the player who couldn’t convert Ready’s infield hit, was demoted to AAA Buffalo and replaced by up-and-coming SS prospect Felix Fermin.
- 1992 – The wheels were turning in the eighth inning of a 3-3 contest between the Bucs and ‘Stros at TRS. Houston’s skipper Art Howe replaced LHP Al Osuna with righty Doug Jones to face Jeff King with the bases loaded and two away; Jim Leyland sat King down and sent up Orlando Merced to hit. Leyland won this battle when Merced cleared the bases with a double to give the Bucs a 6-3 win. Stan Belinda pitched two scoreless frames for the win in relief of Doug Drabek.
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| AVS – 1994 Leaf Limited |
- 1994 – Andy Van Slyke went 8-for-9 (one hit shy of the MLB twin-bill hit record) during the Pirates’ 9-2 and 9-3 Mothers Day twin bill sweep of the Cubs at TRS with a homer, double, five runs scored and four RBI. He entered the day batting .227; after they turned out the stadium lights, his BA was up to .283 after banging out his eight consecutive knocks. It wasn’t just a one-man show by Slick; the Bucs took the first game behind Paul Wagner as Lance Parrish chased home three runs. The nightcap went to Zane Smith, backed by a four RBI outing by Brian Hunter.
- 1997 – Jason Kendall’s bases-loaded double was the big blow in a Bucco eight-run fourth frame as Pittsburgh outlasted Colorado, 10-8. Mark Johnson had three hits while Al Martin and Kevin Elster added homers for the Bucs, which scored 24 runs on 31 hits in their two games at Coors Field. A Pirates natural milieu may be at sea level, but they loved that mountain air!
- 2001 – 22-year-old 3B Aramis Ramirez was named the NL Player of the Week, batting .361 with three homers, three doubles (.952 slugging %) and eight RBIs. He told the Post Gazette “That’s what I work for. Everything’s about working hard.” Then A-Ram took his leave from the interview to call his mom back home in the Dominican Republic with the good news.
- 2007 – Matt Capps was suspended for four days for beaning Prince Fielder three days earlier. Fielder had the misfortune of following JJ Hardy after his three-run homer in a loss to Milwaukee. Capps’ 0-1 pitch was up and in; Fielder’s twist and turn saved his noodle as he took the pitch off his upper arm. Capps was immediately ejected and later suspended. He requested a hearing and his defense was that if he meant to hit him, it would have been with the first pitch, which didn’t sway MLB safety guy Bob Watson. As far as Fielder getting a message, well, not so much…he homered in his next at bat against the Bucs in the following game.
- 2012 – In a see-saw game at PNC Park, Washington’s Adam LaRoche erased a 3-2 ninth inning Pirate lead by blasting a two-run homer off Joel Hanrahan. But the Bucs had an answer. With two down in their half, Rod Barajas took a 2-0 Henry Rodriguez heater deep to left, scoring Alex Presley ahead of him, to pull out a 5-4 walk off Pittsburgh win over the Nats. Tony Watson earned the victory.
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| Hot Rod Barajas – 2012 Topps |
- 2013 – “The Comeback Kid” ran out rebounds: After being DFA’ed on April 30th, LHP Jonathan Sanchez, who broke camp with the Pirates as a fifth starter after a rash of injuries felled the other back-end contenders, was released. He went 0-3/11.85 and gave up 25 hits, including seven home runs, in 13-2/3 innings of work during what would be his final MLB posting.
- 2018 – The Chicago White Sox grabbed a quick 4-0, first-inning lead over Ivan Nova and the Bucs, but a couple of heartbeats later, Pittsburgh came back with four in the second frame and roared back to take a 10-6 victory at Guaranteed Rate Park. The Pirates had 16 hits on the night, with Corey Dickerson collecting four raps. Starling Marte chipped in with three knocks while Gregory Polanco, Josh Bell and Colin Moran added a pair of hits each. All nine of Pittsburgh starting batters reached base safely and either plated or chased home a run (six guys did both). Both teams used a half dozen pitchers (Tyler Glasnow was credited with the win) in a game that lasted almost four hours.
- 2023 – The Pirates were on a roller coaster; they had reeled off 11 victories in 12 outings, a stretch that featured a seven-game winning streak, and then couldn’t do a thing right while losing seven in a row. Mitch Keller stepped into the breach and stopped the bleeding by tossing the Bucs first complete-game shutout since 2018, a 2-0 squeaker over the Colorado Rockies at PNC Park. It was a scoreless battle until the bottom of the seventh when Rodolfo Castro’s fourth homer, banged to straight center with Connor Joe aboard, accounted for the game’s runs. It was all the cushion Kells needed, giving up four hits, fanning eight and walking just one as he ran his slate to 4-1 while earning his first career whitewash after 75 starts. And the righty wasted no time takin’ care of business; the game took an hour and 55 minutes, the Pirates quickest ‘23 outing to date.
- 2024 – The Pirates games will remain on Audacy Pittsburgh through the 2027 season, as the parties announced that they agreed to a broadcast contract extension to keep the games on 93.7 The Fan (KDKA-FM), the team’s flagship station since 2012. Audacy Pittsburgh also airs games on its sister stations 100.1 FM and 1020 AM; KDKA has carried Bucco games for over six decades.
Source: https://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2025/05/58-from-1970-game-tales-capps-sized-8.html
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