The Orioles defeated the Angels in the ALCS, but lost to Pittsburgh in another stunning World Series.

Young finished the series with a 2 – 1 record and a 1. 85 ERA in four appearances, and Boston defeated Pittsburgh, five games to three games.

The Cowboys defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers 27 – 17 at Sun Devil Stadium in Super Bowl XXX for their fifth world championship.

The Jaguars defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers 31 – 29 to win their first playoff game in almost eight years and their first road playoff win since 1997.

On January 11, 2009 the Chargers were defeated by the Pittsburgh Steelers 35 – 24 in the AFC Divisional Game ending the 2008 San Diego Chargers season.

After winning their division, they were easily defeated in the League Championship Series by the Pittsburgh Pirates and Roberto Clemente, who then went on to beat the Baltimore Orioles in the World Series.

Pittsburgh, who dominated teams with their " Steel Curtain " defense and running game, finished the regular season with a league best 12 – 2 record and defeated the Baltimore Colts and the Oakland Raiders in the playoffs.

The Dolphins gained 405 yards of total offense in their 31-10 playoff win over the Seattle Seahawks, and over 500 yards as they defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers, 45-28, in the AFC Championship Game.

The 49ers defeated the Broncos by the score of 55 – 10, winning their second consecutive Super Bowl, and tying the Pittsburgh Steelers with four Super Bowl victories.

The Redskins defeated the Bills by the score of 37 – 24, becoming the fourth team after the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Oakland Raiders, and the San Francisco 49ers to win three Super Bowls.

The Cowboys defeated the Bills by the score of 30 – 13, winning their fourth Super Bowl in team history, tying the Pittsburgh Steelers and the San Francisco 49ers for most Super Bowl wins.

Pittsburgh then narrowly defeated the Indianapolis Colts, 20 – 16, to advance to their first Super Bowl since the 1979 season.

* September 14 – Seven Years ' War – French and Indian War: Battle of Fort Duquesne: A British attack on Fort Duquesne ( present day Pittsburgh ) is defeated.

The Flyers then defeated Pittsburgh in seven games to make the Wales Conference Finals before bowing out to Montreal in six games.

* January 21 – Super Bowl XIII – Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Dallas Cowboys 35-31.

The Philadelphia team defeated Pittsburgh in overtime by a score of 3 – 2.

The winner of Survivor: The Amazon was Jenna Morasca, a 21-year-old swimsuit model from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, who defeated Matthew von Ertfelda by a vote of 6-1.

The Gunners defeated their first NFL opponent, the Pittsburgh Pirates, 6-0.

Detroit defeated Pittsburgh in 6 games for the Stanley Cup.

On December 23, he defeated Miguel Torres, for the local Spectator Sports promotion, in Pittsburgh.

On December 7, 2008, an M & T Bank Stadium then record crowd of 71, 438 watched the Baltimore Ravens defeat the Washington Redskins 24-10 on Sunday Night Football, only to be surpassed the next week when the Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Ravens 13-9 in front of 71, 502.

The only other time a team of numerous ex-Cubs won the World Series was in the 1960 World Series where the Pittsburgh Pirates also defeated the Yankees in dramatic fashion off of Bill Mazeroski's homerun in Game 7.

He was the winning manager in the first-ever World Series, as Boston defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1903 World Series, five games to three.

Along the way, the Islanders defeated the Washington Capitals and upset the two time defending Stanley Cup champions Pittsburgh Penguins.

" On October 1, 1903 the first modern World Series between the American League champion Boston Pilgrims ( later known as the Red Sox ) and the National League champion Pittsburgh Pirates was played on this site.

The Red Wings would face the Pittsburgh Penguins in the Finals for a second consecutive year, but this series would feature a different outcome.

The only other team to do so prior to the 2006 St. Louis Cardinals in ( the new ) Busch Stadium had been the Pittsburgh Pirates, who won the 1909 World Series in Forbes Field's inaugural season ; and the Boston Red Sox, who won the 1912 World Series in Fenway Park's first year.

The 1967 NHL Expansion depended on securing votes from the then-current NHL owners ; to ensure that Pittsburgh would be selected for expansion, McGregor enlisted Rooney to petition votes from James D. Norris, owner of the Chicago Black Hawks, and his brother Bruce Norris, owner of the Detroit Red Wings.

The Pens also paid an indemnification bill to settle with the Detroit Red Wings, who held the rights to the Pittsburgh Hornets.

Teams like the Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs, and Boston Red Sox made Hot Springs their home base.

He played thirteen seasons in the American and National League with the Detroit Tigers ( 1917 – 1923 ), Boston Red Sox ( 1923 – 1929 ), Washington Senators ( 1929 ), and Pittsburgh Pirates ( 1929 – 1930 ).

* Bob Smith, pitcher with the Boston Red Sox, St. Louis Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Detroit Tigers

* Mike Ryan, catcher and coach with the Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Phillies, and Pittsburgh Pirates

He played for the Pittsburgh Rebels, Washington Senators, and the Boston Red Sox.

Other attractions responsible for recent popularity and favorable attention to the Scranton area include the Snö Mountain ski resort ( formerly Montage Mountain ), the Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins, AHL affiliate of the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Scranton / Wilkes-Barre Yankees ( formerly the Red Barons ), AAA affiliate of the New York Yankees, and their PNC Field, The Houdini Museum and the Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain concert venue.

Modern swing dance bands active in the U. S. during the 1990s and 2000s include many contemporary jazz big bands, swing revival bands with a national presence such as Lavay Smith and Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers ( based in San Francisco ), and local / regional jazz bands that specialize in 1930s-1940s swing / Lindy dance music, such as The Swingout Big Band, White Heat Swing Orchestra, and Beantown Swing Orchestra ( Boston ), The Boilermaker Jazz Band ( Pittsburgh ), the Southside Aces ( Minneapolis ), Gordon Webster Septet ( New York ), Jonathan Stout and His Campus Five ( Los Angeles ) and The Jonathan Stout Orchestra featuring Hilary Alexander ( Los Angeles ), The Flat Cats ( Chicago ), The Gina Knight Orchestra ( Chicago and Joliet, IL ), the Solomon Douglas Swingtet and the Tom Cunningham Orchestra ( Washington, D. C .), Sonoran Swing ( Arizona ), and The Bill Elliott Swing Orchestra ( Los Angeles ).

Mendoza first caught the eye of the Pittsburgh Pirates while playing for the Mexico City Red Devils ( Diablos Rojos ) of the Mexican League in.

* Mike Ryan, catcher with the Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Phillies, and Pittsburgh Pirates

* Red Mack, NFL player for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Philadelphia Eagles, Atlanta Falcons, and the Green Bay Packers

The team began auspiciously, signing former Detroit Red Wing star Tom Webster, hard rock Boston Bruins ' defenseman Ted Green ( the team's inaugural captain ), Toronto Maple Leafs ' defensemen Rick Ley, Jim Dorey and Brad Selwood, and former Pittsburgh Penguins ' goaltender Al Smith.

On May 24, 2008, the Tiger statue at the main entrance to the ballpark was dressed with a Detroit Red Wings jersey as the Red Wings were playing against the Pittsburgh Penguins in the Stanley Cup Finals during that time.

Wakefield began his pitching career with the Pittsburgh Pirates, but is most remembered for his 17-year tenure with the Boston Red Sox, starting in 1995 and ending with his retirement in 2012 as the longest-serving player on the team.

* College football national championship – Cornell Big Red, Oklahoma Sooners and Pittsburgh Panthers ( shared )

* Goaltender Marc-André Fleury of the Pittsburgh Penguins had a shot from Henrik Zetterberg of the Detroit Red Wings go between his legs and stop short of the goal in the third period of Game 6 of the 2008 Stanley Cup Finals.

For instance, the San Diego Chargers always wear their popular powder blue third jerseys at home against the Oakland Raiders, while the Houston Texans are known to wear their " Battle Red " third uniforms at home against the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Pittsburgh Steelers are known to wear their throwbacks at home against the archrival Baltimore Ravens.

The following teams announced the use of third jerseys for the 2008 – 09 NHL season: Atlanta Thrashers, Boston Bruins, Buffalo Sabres, Chicago Blackhawks ( a vintage jersey for the 2009 NHL Winter Classic at Wrigley Field ), Dallas Stars, Detroit Red Wings ( for the 2009 Winter Classic ), Edmonton Oilers, Los Angeles Kings, New York Islanders, Ottawa Senators, Philadelphia Flyers, Phoenix Coyotes, Pittsburgh Penguins, San Jose Sharks, St. Louis Blues, Tampa Bay Lightning, Toronto Maple Leafs, Vancouver Canucks.

The Red Line ( Pittsburgh ) operates on its own right of way and also through the streets of the Beechview neighborhood of Pittsburgh.