Welcome to the Pirates Exhibition Hall
Pirates Card of the Day
Bob Purkey
Pirates Gallery
View all the Pirates cards together in the Pirates Team Gallery
Browse Cards by Decade
Other Cards
Pirates Inserts Pirates Update cardsPirates Coffee Talk Name that player!
Became a regular with St. Louis Cards in 1942 after sensational 1941 season with Columbus where he led League in games won, strikeouts and bases on balls and tied for most complete games. Stayed with Cards until 1944 when he entered service. Back with Cards for 1946 season, he had record of 15-6, for a .714 percentage, best in NL. Following season he won 13 and lost 16 and last year his record was 12-16. Traded to Pittsburgh Pirates in spring of 1949.
Dick won the Most Valuable Player award in the NL for 1960. He won the batting crown is 1960 after coming off the bench with injuries. Dick was an All-American basketball star at Duke, averaging 22 points a game.
When Laurin graduated from Mississippi Southem College, he had to make a choice. Both the Pittsburgh Steelers Football team and the Pirates wanted his services, and he chose baseball. As a college Football Star, he averaged 8.2 yards per carry and was nominated to many All American teams. Last season, Laurin appeared in a few games and gained experience.
- 1 of 31
- next ›
Gallery Redux!
Back to the Front! Pirates card back du jour...
Harvey Haddix
Card Sets
Here is a selection of card sets featuring players from this team. The number of players included from the team is also shown.
Pirates Total Card Count
7,170
You can browse all the available Pirates cards in the Pirates Team Gallery