They finished the year with a 95 - 59 - 1 record .
The Pirates brought it all together in 1960 , clinching the pennant when the second - place Cardinals lost to the Cubs on April 25 .
Pirates finished the year with a 95 - 59 - 1 record .
The Pirates brought it all together in 1960 , clinching the pennant when the second - place Cardinals lost to the Cubs on April 25 .