most runs scored by pirates in a home opener

The Pittsburgh Pirates scored their most runs in a home game on April 27, 1912, on July 18, 1895 and on August 9, 1887, with 23 runs.

Interpreted as:
most runs in a regular-season game scored by pirates in a home opener
TEAM R DATE TM OPP RESULT AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB HBP SO SB CS PA TB XBH SH SF IBB GIDP AVG OBP SLG OPS
1 Pirates
Pirates
23
4/27/1912
PIT PIT
vs
CIN CIN
W
23-4
43
27
5
3
0
20
5
0
1
8
51
38
8
3
.628
.667
.884
1.550
2 Pirates
Pirates
23
7/18/1895
PIT PIT
vs
PHI PHI
W
23-6
3 Alleghenys
Alleghenys
23
8/9/1887
PIT PIT
vs
BSN BSN
W
23-3
4 Pirates
Pirates
22
9/3/1894
PIT PIT
vs
WSH WSH
W
22-1
5 Pirates
Pirates
21
6/20/1925
PIT PIT
vs
BKN BKN
W
21-5
47
25
3
3
4
19
5
1
0
0
1
54
46
10
1
.532
.585
.979
1.564
6 Pirates
Pirates
20
5/14/1896
PIT PIT
vs
BSN BSN
W
20-4
7 Alleghenys
Alleghenys
20
4/23/1890
PTN PTN
vs
CLN
W
20-12
8 Pirates
Pirates
19
9/26/1992
PIT PIT
vs
NYM NYM
W
19-2
43
20
5
2
3
18
8
0
4
1
0
51
38
10
0
0
1
1
.465
.549
.884
1.433
9 Pirates
Pirates
19
7/8/1896
PIT PIT
vs
WSH WSH
W
19-0
10 Pirates
Pirates
19
7/15/1893
PIT PIT
vs
WSH WSH
W
19-0
11 Pirates
Pirates
18
7/1/2019
PIT PIT
vs
CHC CHC
W
18-5
46
23
7
0
5
18
3
1
7
1
0
50
45
12
0
0
0
1
.500
.540
.978
1.518
12 Pirates
Pirates
18
6/11/2005
PIT PIT
vs
TBD TBD
W
18-2
46
20
3
1
1
18
4
1
8
0
0
52
28
5
0
1
0
0
.435
.481
.609
1.089
13 Pirates
Pirates
18
6/6/1943
PIT PIT
vs
NYG NYG
W
18-1
39
18
2
4
1
18
7
0
3
0
0
47
31
7
1
0
.462
.543
.795
1.338
14 Pirates
Pirates
18
5/2/1925
PIT PIT
vs
CIN CIN
W
18-3
39
15
4
3
2
18
8
0
4
1
0
48
31
9
1
.385
.489
.795
1.284
15 Pirates
Pirates
18
9/25/1923
PIT PIT
vs
PHN PHN
W
18-5
40
22
1
2
0
15
4
1
2
4
0
48
27
3
3
.550
.600
.675
1.275
16 Pirates
Pirates
18
5/1/1902
PIT PIT
vs
SLN SLN
W
18-6
44
19
4
2
0
14
8
0
3
3
-10
53
27
6
1
-10
-10
.432
.519
.614
1.133
17 Pirates
Pirates
18
7/22/1899
PIT PIT
vs
PHI PHI
W
18-4
18 Pirates
Pirates
18
8/7/1895
PIT PIT
vs
STL STL
W
18-1
19 Pirates
Pirates
18
9/21/1893
PIT PIT
vs
WSH WSH
W
18-4
20 Alleghenys
Alleghenys
18
8/3/1886
PIT PIT
vs
BKN BKN
W
18-0
21 Alleghenys
Alleghenys
18
6/8/1883
PIT PIT
vs
LOU
W
18-6
22 Alleghenys
Alleghenys
18
5/9/1883
PIT PIT
vs
NYM
W
18-3
23 Pirates
Pirates
17
5/15/1999
PIT PIT
vs
MON MON
W
17-6
42
17
3
0
2
15
2
1
5
1
0
46
26
5
0
1
0
1
.405
.435
.619
1.054
24 Pirates
Pirates
17
9/6/1945
PIT PIT
vs
BKN BKN
W
17-5
38
14
3
0
2
15
10
0
1
1
0
49
23
5
1
0
.368
.500
.605
1.105
25 Pirates
Pirates
17
5/26/1943
PIT PIT
vs
BKN BKN
W
17-4
37
16
2
1
2
17
11
0
2
0
0
50
26
5
2
1
.432
.563
.703
1.265
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete team, game-level data for runs going back to the 1901 season.
Some of the information used here was obtained free of charge from Retrosheet.

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Team Rankings

HR

49

29th

R

225

29th

SO

512

26th

ERA

3.79

14th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L PCT GB
Cubs Cubs
41
27
.603
Cardinals Cardinals
36
32
.529
5.0
Brewers Brewers
36
33
.522
5.5
Reds Reds
35
34
.507
6.5
Pirates Pirates
28
41
.406
13.5
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
6/12
PIT PIT
@
CHC CHC
8:05 PM
Fri
6/13
PIT PIT
@
CHC CHC
2:20 PM
Sat
6/14
PIT PIT
@
CHC CHC
2:20 PM
Sun
6/15
PIT PIT
@
CHC CHC
2:20 PM
Tue
6/17
PIT PIT
@
DET DET
6:40 PM
Last Game
PIT Pirates

28 - 41

5

Final

2

MIA Marlins

25 - 41

Wed 11 Jun 2025

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MLB 2025 Division Standings

AL East W L PCT GB
Yankees Yankees
40
25
.615
Blue Jays Blue Jays
38
30
.559
3.5
AL Central W L PCT GB
Tigers Tigers
44
24
.647
Twins Twins
35
31
.530
8.0
AL West W L PCT GB
Astros Astros
36
30
.545
Angels Angels
33
34
.493
3.5
NL East W L PCT GB
Mets Mets
43
24
.642
Phillies Phillies
39
29
.574
4.5
NL Central W L PCT GB
Cubs Cubs
41
27
.603
Cardinals Cardinals
36
32
.529
5.0
NL West W L PCT GB
Dodgers Dodgers
41
28
.594
Giants Giants
39
28
.582
1.0

MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Mon
5/26
LAD LAD
@
CLE CLE
9-5
Mon
5/26
SFG SFG
@
DET DET
1-3
Mon
5/26
ATL ATL
@
PHI PHI
0-2
Mon
5/26
CWS CWS
@
NYM NYM
4-6
Mon
5/26
CIN CIN
@
KCR KCR
7-2

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Wed
6/11
WSH WSH
@
NYM NYM
7:10 PM
Wed
6/11
TBR TBR
@
BOS BOS
7:10 PM
Wed
6/11
NYY NYY
@
KCR KCR
7:40 PM
Wed
6/11
TEX TEX
@
MIN MIN
7:40 PM
Wed
6/11
CWS CWS
@
HOU HOU
8:10 PM