what was the last time the pittsburgh pirates had a winning season?
1979 World Series 1971 World Series 1960 World Series 1909 World Series 1925 World Series
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 Pirates ' vice @-@ president Steve Greenberg said , " We said when construction began that we would build the best ballpark in baseball , and we believe we 've done that . " Major League Baseball executive Paul Beeston said the park was " the best he 's seen so far in baseball " . Many of the workers who built the park said that it was the nicest that they had seen . Jason Kendall , Pittsburgh 's catcher at the opening of the park , called PNC Park " the most beautiful ballpark in the game " . Different elements of PNC Park were used in the design of New York 's Citi Field . 

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 In 1925 , the Pirates became the first team to come back from a three @-@ game to one deficit to defeat the Washington Senators and win the World Series . Pittsburgh 's third and final World Series championship while they played at Forbes Field came in 1960 . Bill Mazeroski hit the first home run to end a World Series and as of 2015 , the only walk @-@ off home run in World Series Game 7 history . 

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 In September 1991 , planning began to build a new baseball park for the Pittsburgh Pirates . As talks continued , a proposal to re @-@ model Three Rivers Stadium into a full @-@ time football stadium was made . However , Steelers ownership did not support the idea , stating that a new venue would be needed for the franchise to remain competitive . On July 9 , 1998 , the Allegheny Regional Asset District board approved an $ 809 million plan which would fund the Pirates ' PNC Park and the Steelers ' Heinz Field . Ground was broken for the new stadiums in 1999 . On October 1 , 2000 , the Pirates were defeated 10 – 9 by the Chicago Cubs in their final game at Three Rivers Stadium . After the game , former Pirate Willie Stargell threw out the ceremonial last pitch . Two months later on December 16 , 2000 , the Steelers concluded play at Three Rivers Stadium , with a 24 @-@ 3 victory over the Washington Redskins . 

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 The Penguins renewed 99 % of their season ticket sales from the 2007 – 08 season ; having sold out 67 consecutive games at Mellon Arena dating back to the 2006 – 07 season . In July , ESPN named Pittsburgh the top team in the Eastern Conference , and Sporting News predicted the team would finish in the league 's fifth overall position . 

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 The 2008 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise 's 76th season in the National Football League ( NFL ) . The season concluded with the team winning Super Bowl XLIII to become the first franchise in the NFL with six Super Bowl titles . 
