4/19 TRS-PNC Park Era: HBD St Mary's Joe & Zachster, Foli Trade, RJ Gifts Self, Facing the Minimum
- 1977 – Joe Beimel was born in St. Mary’s in Elk County. The lefty from Duquesne University started his career in Pittsburgh (2001-03) and made another stop in 2012. He was 11-20 in his four campaigns with the Bucs, pitching to a 5.03 ERA. The Bucs released him after he had TJ surgery in 2012. Joe last pitched in the majors in 2015; he’s with an indie team now.
| Tim Foli 1979 Topps |
- 1979 – The Mets traded Tim Foli and minor league prospect Greg Field to the Pirates in exchange for SS Frank Taveras. Foli solidified the infield for the eventual World Champs, batting .291 and appearing in 133 games. He stayed with the Bucs through 1981, went to the AL for three seasons and spent his last year as a Pirate in 1985.
- 1983 – LHP Zach Duke was born in Clifton, Texas. He spent the first six years of his career in Pittsburgh and put up a line of 49-75/4.99. Called up in July of 2005 after being named the Bucco Minor League Pitcher of the Year in 2004, he went 8-2 with a 1.81 ERA, but never posted an ERA south of four after that as a Pirate. He left Pittsburgh after 2010 and reinvented himself as a LOOGY. Zachster had TJ surgery in 2017, so he’ll be off the radar this year.
- 1986 – Happy birthday to me! Leadoff hitter RJ Reynolds celebrated his 27th birthday with a grand slam off Chicago’s Scott Sanderson in the fourth inning at Wrigley Field during a 14-8 Pirates win. The game featured six home runs (three by each team) and 28 hits (14 by each team).
| Wandy Rodriguez 2013 Topps |
- 2013 – Wandy Rodriguez tossed seven innings of one-hit ball as the Bucs beat the NL-leading Atlanta Braves 6-0 at PNC Park. The Bravos ended up with two hits with both runners erased on DP balls. There were no walks or errors so the three Pirate hurlers (Wandy, Mark Melancon, Vin Mazzaro) faced the minimum 27 batters.
Source: http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2017/04/419-trs-pnc-park-era-hbd-st-marys-joe.html
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