Jack Wilson & the Forgotten Years of Pirates Baseball

Jack Wilson is officially part of the Pirates Hall of Fame, and Alex Stumpf believes he absolutely belongs.

But Wilson’s induction raises a much bigger question about Pirates history: how do you properly honor the great players who spent their careers on teams that never won anything?

Alex looks back at the Pirates’ 20 consecutive losing seasons, why Wilson deserves his flowers despite never playing a meaningful game in Pittsburgh, and which players from those forgotten years could eventually join him in the Pirates Hall of Fame.

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