Pittsburg Pirates (minor league)
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| Pittsburg Pirates (1909, 1921, 1952) Pittsburg, Kansas |
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The Pittsburg Pirates was the name of three historic minor league baseball teams, based in Pittsburg, Kansas. The first Pirates' team played 1909 as a member of the class-C Western Association. Over a decade later, a second Pirates' team played in the class-D Southwestern League for the 1921 season. The final incarnation of the Pirates occurred on July 7, 1952, when the Bartlesville Pirates, a class-D affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates in the Kansas-Oklahoma-Missouri League, relocated from Oklahoma to finish their 1952 season in Kansas.
Season-by-season
(from Baseball Reference Bullpen)
| Year | Record | Finish | Manager | Playoffs |
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| 1909 | 52-73 | 7th | Elmer Meredith | No playoffs |
| 1921 | 64-80 | 3rd | Frank Matthews | No playoffs |
| 1952* | 59-65 | 4th | Hersh Martin / Edward Hayes | Lost in 1st round (vs. Miami Eagles, 1 game to 0) |
* Bartlesville Pirates moved to Pittsburg July 7, 1952
