| 2012 Pittsburgh Pirates | ||
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| League | National League | |
| Division | Central | |
| Ballpark | PNC Park | |
| City | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania[1] | |
| Record | 79–83 (.488) | |
| Divisional place | 4th | |
| Owners | Robert Nutting | |
| General managers | Neal Huntington | |
| Managers | Clint Hurdle | |
| Television | Root Sports Pittsburgh | |
| Radio | KDKA-FM (Steve Blass, Greg Brown, Tim Neverett, Bob Walk, John Wehner) | |
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The 2012 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the franchise's 126th season as a member of the National League, their 131st season overall, and their 12th season at PNC Park. Despite being 67–54 on August 19, the Pirates finished the season 79–83. This set a record for the longest losing season streak in all of North American professional sports history at 20.
The Pirates played just six extra inning games during the season, the fewest of any MLB team in 2012.[2]
- ^ From 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Side in 1907.
- ^ "Team Batting Game Finder: For 2012, Only extra-inning games, sorted by greatest number of games in a single season matching the selected criteria". Baseball Reference. Retrieved August 26, 2017.