List of Pittsburgh Pirates award winners and league leaders

This is a list of all awards won by players and personnel of the Pittsburgh Pirates professional baseball team.

Awards

Most Valuable Player Award

• Andrew McCutchen (2013)
• Barry Bonds (1990, 1992)
• Willie Stargell (1979)
• Dave Parker (1978)
• Roberto Clemente (1966)
• Dick Groat (1960)
• Paul Waner (1927)

Cy Young Award

• Doug Drabek (1990)
• Vern Law (1960, MLB)

Rookie of the Year Award

• Jason Bay (2004)

Manager of the Year Award

• Clint Hurdle (2013)
• Jim Leyland (1990, 1992)

Gold Gloves

Pitcher

• Harvey Haddix (1959, 1960)
• Bobby Shantz (1961)
• Rick Reuschel (1985, 1987)

Catcher

• Tony Peña (1983, 1984, 1985)
• Mike LaValliere (1987)
• Jacob Stallings (2021)

First base

Second base

• Bill Mazeroski (1958, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967)
• José Lind (1992)

Third base

• Ke’Bryan Hayes
  (2023)

Shortstop

• Gene Alley (1966, 1967)
• Jay Bell (1993)

Outfield

• Roberto Clemente (1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972)
• Bill Virdon (1962)
• Dave Parker (1977, 1978, 1979)
• Andy Van Slyke (1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992)
• Barry Bonds (1990, 1991, 1992)
• Nate McLouth (2008)
• Andrew McCutchen (2012)
• Starling Marte (2015, 2016)
• Corey Dickerson (2018)

Wilson Defensive Player of the Year Award

See explanatory note at Atlanta Braves award winners and league leaders.

Team (at all positions)

• (2012)
• (2013)

Catcher (in MLB)

• Russell Martin (2014)

Left fielder (in MLB)

• Starling Marte (2015)

Silver Slugger Award

Trevor Hoffman NL Reliever of the Year Award

• Mark Melancon (2015)

Comeback Player of the Year Award

• Francisco Liriano (2013)
• Vern Law (1964)
• Willie Stargell (1978)
• Rick Reuschel (1985)

All-Star Game MVP Award

• Dave Parker (1979)

Roberto Clemente Award

• Willie Stargell (1974)
• Andrew McCutchen (2015)

DHL Hometown Heroes (2006)

• Roberto Clemente — voted by MLB fans as the most outstanding player in the history of the franchise, based on on-field performance, leadership quality and character value

Players Choice Awards Outstanding Player (NL)

• Andrew McCutchen (2012, 2013)

Players Choice Awards Outstanding Rookie (NL)

• Jason Bay (2004)

Players Choice Awards Comeback Player (NL)

• Barry Bonds (1992)
• Francisco Liriano (2013)

Ford C. Frick Award

• Bob Prince (1986)
• Milo Hamilton (1992)

Dapper Dan Sportsman of the Year

Team award

• Warren C. Giles Trophy
  (National League champion)
• 1971 – World Series Trophy^[1]
• 1979 – Warren C. Giles Trophy (National League champion)
• 1979 – World Series Trophy
• 2015 – Baseball America Organization of the Year

Minor league system

Minor League Player and Pitcher of the Year

Team records (single-season and career)

Franchise records

See: Pittsburgh Pirates#Franchise records

Other achievements

Hall of Famers

See: Pittsburgh Pirates#Baseball Hall of Fame

Retired numbers

See: Pittsburgh Pirates#Retired numbers

Associated Press Athlete of the Year

• Willie Stargell (1979)

Sporting News Sportsman of the Year

See:

Sporting News#Sportsman of the Year

Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year

• Willie Stargell (1979; with Terry Bradshaw)

No-Hitters

• On September 20, 1907, Nick Maddox, a 20-year-old rookie,^[4] threw the first no-hitter for the Pittsburgh Pirates baseball club. Through 1907 and 1908 Maddox won 20 of his 30 starts, making him the fastest pitcher to ever reach 20 games. This mark will be tied in the future by three other pitchers, but never beaten. Maddox won the third game of the 1909 World Series over Detroit, but was released in 1910 after winning only two games.
• The Pirates waited decades later for their next no-hitter, which was delivered by
  Boston Braves in Boston, a 3–0 victory, on May 6, 1951. Chambers walked eight and had one wild pitch, and he also drove in
  the third run in the 8th inning. For Chambers, this was his last victory in a Pirates uniform.
• Bob Moose no-hit the New York Mets in New York on September 20, 1969, which became the 5th no-hitter recorded by National League pitchers, a record at the time. Moose later moved into a relief role, and in 1976 led the Pirates in saves.
• Dock Ellis might be considered the most notorious no-hitter pitcher. In his autobiography, Dock Ellis in the Country of Baseball, Ellis revealed that he pitched his no-hitter against the San Diego Padres while under the influence of LSD. Ellis won the game 2–0, receiving his support from two Willie Stargell home runs.
• John "The Candy Man" Candelaria threw his no-hitter against the Los Angeles Dodgers on August 9, 1976, winning 2–0.^[5] Candelaria got out of a bases-loaded jam in the 3rd inning to preserve his no-hit shut out. It was the first no-hitter thrown in Pittsburgh by a Pirate since Nick Maddox in 1907.^[6]
• July 12,
  Francisco Córdova and Ricardo Rincón pitch 10 innings of no-hit, shut out baseball against the Houston Astros.^[7] The Pirates were held scoreless through nine innings, meaning the game would need extra innings. Rincon came in to relieve Córdova, who had thrown 121 pitches, in the 10th inning, and Rincón completed the performance by pitching a single inning of no-hit baseball. Rincon got the win when Mark Smith hit a three-run, pinch hit home run in the bottom of the 10th. Three seasons later, in 2000
  , Córdova was on his way to recording his 2nd no-hitter with the Pirates until he gave up a hit with one out in the 8th inning.

Batting Champions

Home Run Champions

• Tommy Leach (1902)
• Ralph Kiner (1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952)
• Willie Stargell (1971, 1973)
• Pedro Álvarez (2013)

See also

• Chuck Tanner Baseball Manager of the Year Award
• Baseball awards
• List of MLB awards

References