Question: how many world series did the pittsburgh pirates win
Answer: ociation ( 1882 -- 1886 ) Current uniform Retired numbers 8 9 11 20 21 33 40 42 Colors Black , Gold , White Name Pittsburgh Pirates ( 1891 -- present ) Pittsburgh Alleghenys ( 1887 -- 1890 ) Allegheny ( 1882 -- 1886 ) Other nicknames The Bucs The Buccos Ballpark PNC Park ( 2001 -- present ) Three Rivers Stadium ( 1970 -- 2000 ) Forbes Field ( 1909 -- 1970 ) Exposition Park III ( 1891 -- 1909 ) Recreation Park ( 1884 -- 1890 ) Exposition Park I , II ( 1882 -- 1883 ) Major league titles World Series titles ( 5 ) 1909 1925 1960 1971 1979 NL Pennants ( 9 ) 1901 1902 1903 1909 1925 1927 1960 1971 1979 Central Division titles ( 0 ) None East Division titles ( 9 ) 1970 1971 1972 1979 1990 1991 1992 Wild card berths ( 3 ) 2013 2014 2015 Front office Owner ( s ) Robert Nutting Manager Clint Hurdle General Manager Neal Huntington President of Baseball Operations Frank Coonelly