Today I premere a new feature here on the blog known as "Looking at the Numbers". For the first edition of this new feature, I figured I would look at the Pirates all-time record at home. In my last post, I talked about the Pirates record in Philadelphia and Milwaukee so I thought this would be a good place to go to. This first post will include PNC Park and Three Rivers Stadium
PNC Park: March 31, 2001-Present
All-Time Record at PNC Park (As of 4/28/13): 476-505 (.485) in 13 Seasons
2013 Record (As of 4/28/13): 8-4
Best Season: 45-36 (.555) (2012)
Worst Season: 34-47 (.420) (2001)
The Pirates currently play at one of the best parks in America, and while the team has continued their consecutive losing season streak, the team has seen an increase in wins and attendance in the past few years. The Pirates had their best season in the history of PNC Park in 2012 terms of wins and losses and their second best attended season since the inagural season of 2001. Over two million fans made their way through the turnstiles in 2012 with an average attendance of 25,826. This is second only to the inaugural season where the average attendance was over 30,000.
Three Rivers Stadium: July 16, 1970-October 1, 2000
All-Time Record at Three Rivers Stadium (Regular Season): 1324-1081 (.551) in 31 Seasons
Best Season: 58-23 (.716) (1977)
Worst Season: 31-50 (.383) (1986)
The Pirates had success in Three Rivers Stadium, going 240 games over 500 in their 31 seasons there. The Pirates averaged 42 wins in their time at Three Rivers Stadium. They also participated in nine postseasons at the stadium, including two World Series runs. From 1970-1981 the team never finished below .500 at home and won at least 10 more games than they lost in all but two of those seasons. 1981-1990 was not as successful at Three Rivers as the team had seasons where they went 6,10, and 19 games under .500 at home. In their final five seasons at the stadium, the Pirates went 201-202.
Tomorrow's post will include Forbes Field & Exhibition Park III.
Sources: http://www.baseball-reference.com (Year-By-Year Records)
-The Flood City Sports Fan
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