Ku qor sii socodka faqradan - Kadib ku dhawaad labaatan sano oo ciyaar caadi ah oo baseball ah, nasiibka Pirates wuxuu bilaabay inuu isbedelo bilowgii qarnigii 20aad. The Pirates waxay ka heleen ciyaartoy badan oo xiddig ka ah Louisville Colonels, kuwaas oo loo qoondeeyay in la tirtiro markii N.L. ay qandaraas ka qaadatay 12 ilaa 8 koox. (Faransiisyada si rasmi ah looma xoojin; iibsashada ciyaartoyda waxay ahaayeen macaamil ganacsi oo gooni ah.) Ciyaartoydaas waxaa ka mid ahaa Honus Wagner, kaasoo noqday mid ka mid ah ciyaartoydii ugu horeysay ee lagu soo bandhigay Hoolka Baseball Hall. The Pirates waxay ka mid ahaayeen kooxihii ugu fiicnaa baseball-ka horaantii 1900-meeyadii, iyagoo ku guuleystay seddex horyaal qaran oo isku xigta laga soo bilaabo 1901 ilaa 1903 waxayna kaqeyb galeen taxanaha ugu horeeya ee casriga ah ee World Series abid la ciyaaray
, kaas oo ay ka badiyeen Boston. The Pirates waxay ku soo noqdeen Horyaalka Adduunka 1909, iyagoo ka adkaaday Detroit Tigers horyaalkoodii ugu horreeyay ee adduunka. Sanadkaas, burcad badeedku waxay ka guureen Exposition Park mid ka mid ah garoomadii ugu horreeyay ee birta iyo shubka ah, Forbes Field.