| 2009 Pittsburgh Pirates | ||
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| League | National League | |
| Division | Central | |
| Ballpark | PNC Park | |
| City | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania[1] | |
| Record | 62–99 (.385) | |
| Divisional place | 6th | |
| Owners | Robert Nutting | |
| General managers | Neal Huntington | |
| Managers | John Russell | |
| Television | FSN Pittsburgh | |
| Radio | WPGB-FM (Steve Blass, Greg Brown, Tim Neverett, Bob Walk, John Wehner) | |
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The 2009 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 128th season of the franchise and the 123rd in the National League.[2] This was their ninth season at PNC Park. The season is the franchise's second season under the management of John Russell.[3] With this season, the Pirates became the first franchise in professional sports to have a losing record in 17 consecutive seasons, passing the Philadelphia Phillies of 1933–1948 with 16.[4] The Pirates finished sixth and last in the National League Central with a record of 62–99. The Pirates were attempting to improve on their 2008 record, and conquer a winning record and make it to the playoffs for the first time since 1992. However, after going 11–10 in April, the Pirates suffered losing streaks. After an 8-game losing streak on May 3–10, the Pirates never reached above the .500 mark again, and failed to reach their goal.
- ^ From 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Side in 1907.
- ^ Kovacevic, Dejan (February 13, 2009). "Russell's task: Make them better". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. C1.
- ^ Langosch, Jenifer (September 27, 2008). "GM Huntington to evaluate coaches". MLB.com. Retrieved April 23, 2009.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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