Tag: Jackie Hernandez
This Date in Pirates History: September 11
We have six players born on this date, including three players who went to the postseason with the Pirates, one that was traded for a Hall of Famer, one that got dealt for the Pirates all-time batting leader and another that played just one major league game. In his Jolly Roger Rewind, John Fredland looks […]
This Date in Pirates History: January 31
On this date in 1974 the Pittsburgh Pirates traded shortstop Jackie Hernandez to the Philadelphia Phillies for catcher Mike Ryan. Hernandez had joined the Pirates in a December 2, 1970 trade that was covered here. He played three seasons for the Pirates, including the 1971 season when he became the everyday shortstop late in the […]
This Date in Pirates History: December 2
On this date in 1970, the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Kansas City Royals completed a six player trade with Bruce Dal Canton, Jerry May and Freddie Patek going to the Royals and Jim Campanis, Jackie Hernandez and Bob Johnson coming back to Pittsburgh. Campanis was a backup catcher who had trouble hitting major league pitching […]
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