Pittsburgh Pirates
Franchise Overview 1938-1947 (10 seasons)

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The Pittsburgh Pirates were an American professional basketball team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team was one of the thirteen founding members of the National Basketball League (NBL), which formed in 1937. The team was founded in 1937 as one of the founding teams of the National Basketball League. The team never played in the playoffs in their three seasons on the league. From inception and through its first 2 seasons the team was named the "Pirates" until the franchise was inactivated from the summer of 1939 until the summer of 1944, reappearing as the Pittsburgh Raiders for a final season in 1944-45.

1944 Pittsburgh Corbetts

1938-1947 (10 seasons)

Pittsburgh Pirates Team History

All-time franchise record

28-42 (.400)

0 championships in 0 appearances

Franchise History

1947

Pittsburgh Pirates (indep.)

1946

Pittsburgh Raiders (indep.)

1945

Pittsburgh Raiders (NBL)

1944

Pittsburgh Corbetts (indep.)

1938-1939

Pittsburgh Pirates (NBL)

Top Seasons

Year Record Result

1945 7-23 Missed Playoffs

1939 13-14 Missed Playoffs

1938 8-5 Missed Playoffs

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Last 5 Seasons

Year Record Result

1947 Missed Postseason

1946 Missed Postseason

1945 7-23 Missed Playoffs

1944 Missed Postseason

1939 13-14 Missed Playoffs

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Recap

Pittsburgh Pirates Team History

Franchise History

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Last 5 Seasons

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