Pittsburgh Pirates 2018 Pittsburgh Pirates season Established in 1882 Team logo Cap insignia Major league affiliations National League (1887 -- present) Central Division (1994 -- present) East Division (1969 -- 1993) American Association (1882 -- 1886) Current uniform Retired numbers 8 9 11 20 21 33 40 42 Colors Black, Gold, White Name Pittsburgh Pirates (1891 -- present) Pittsburgh Alleghenys (1887 -- 1890) Allegheny (1882 -- 1886) Other nicknames The Bucs The Buccos Ballpark PNC Park (2001 -- present) Three Rivers Stadium (1970 -- 2000) Forbes Field (1909 -- 1970) Exposition Park III (1891 -- 1909) Recreation Park (1884 -- 1890) Exposition Park I, II (1882 -- 1883) Major league titles World Series titles (5) 1909 1925 1960 1971 1979 NL Pennants (9) 1901 1902 1903 1909 1925 1927 1960 1971 1979 Central Division titles (0) None East Division titles (9) 1970 1971 1972 1979 1990 1991 1992 Wild card berths (3) 2013 2014 2015 Front office Owner (s) Robert Nutting Manager Clint Hurdle General Manager Neal Huntington President of Baseball Operations Frank Coonelly
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