The Pirates break their record-setting streak of 20 consecutive losing seasons

This Day In Baseball

On September 3, 2013 — At Miller Park, The Pirates defeat the Brewers, 4 – 3, on Travis Snider’s ninth-inning pinch-hit home run for their 81st win of the year. This ensures that they will break their record-setting streak of 20 consecutive losing seasons, the longest such streak in North American sports history. Andrew McCutchen hits his 100th career homer in the win, but the celebration is subdued, as the Bucs are focusing on a bigger goal: they now have a two-game lead on the Cardinals in the NL Central.