Pirates Baseball

Join us in the spring of 2012 for our 27th Year that the Pirates are on   1480 WCNS!

1480 WCNS is the Westmoreland County flagship station for Pittsburgh Pirate Baseball play by play. Greg Brown, Tim Neverett, Steve Blass, Bob Walk and John Wehner provide the description and analysis of each game. The station broadcasts 150 games per year. Our listeners have the opportunity to win Pirate game tickets throughout the summer.

The 1480 WCNS Pirate Puzzle Funtest!

Join us in the spring of 2012 for our 27th season of Pirate Baseball on 1480 WCNS--and the Pirate Puzzle Funtest!!!   We will announce the scrambled letters of a word that is related to Pirate baseball. Solve the puzzle by unscrambling the letters and be the first caller with the correct answer at 724-532-1480. The winner  gets a large, one-topping pizza from Fox’s Pizza Den in Latrobe, Latrobe's #1 place for pizza. The winner also becomes eligible for random drawings to win Pirate game tickets.  Only one winner per household, per season.

Recent Funtest Winners:  Shane Evans, Rosemary Paulocak, John Geary, Jocelyn Fox, Denny Myers Sr., Arlene Giloth (Grand Prize), Adam Leonard (Grand Prize), Ken Crawford, Kevin Hamilton, John Svidrow Sr., Edith Curnow and Joyce Long.  Congratulations!  Thanks to our of our Pirate Baseball listeners and winners of our Pirate Funtest. . .see you in spring, 2012, for another exciting season of live coverage of the Pittsburgh Pirates!

From the Ballpark

1480 WCNS presents “From the Ballpark,” a brief Pirates report following the daily 8:00 am news. “From the Ballpark” will begin live from Florida during spring training and run throughout the season. The program is hosted by announcers Greg Brown and Tim Neverett. This feature is sponsored by Latrobe Center Distributing.

Pirate Announcers: Greg Brown,  Tim Neverett, Bob Walk, John Wehner, Steve Blass

"Hot Stove" Luncheon with the Pittsburgh Pirates

1480 WCNS hosts an annual Hot Stove luncheon for our community’s baseball fans. The luncheon includes a buffet, appearances by Pirate players, announcers and coaches, autographs, pictures and prizes.   2012 Season Hot Stove Lunch:   December 14, 2011

2011 Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball

              Broadcast Schedule                

DATE	OPPONENT	AIRTIME/RESULTS
Sat., Feb. 26	Tampa Bay	L 9-5
Sun., Feb. 27	Tampa Bay	W 10-3
Sun., Mar. 6	Toronto	L 5-0
Wed., Mar. 9	Yankees	L 4-2
Thu., Mar. 10	Baltimore	L 11-8
Sat., March 12	Philadelphia	L 11-4
Sun., Mar. 13	Boston	W 9-4
Sat., Mar. 19	Boston	W 7-5
Sun., Mar. 20	Houston	W 3-1
Thu., Mar. 24	Baltimore	L 11-7
Sat., Mar. 26	Yankees	L  4-2
Sun., Mar. 27	Tampa Bay	L  5-4
Tue., Mar. 29	Philadelphia	L  8-5
Wed., Mar. 30	Philadelphia	W  4-1
Opening Day Fri., Apr. 1	@ Chicago	W  6-3
Sat., Apr. 2	@ Chicago	L  5-3
Sun., Apr. 3	@ Chicago	W  5-4
Mon., Apr. 4	@ St. Louis	W  4-3
Tue., Apr. 5	@ St. Louis	L  3-2
Wed., Apr. 6	@ St. Louis	W  3-1
Home Opener Thu., Apr. 7	Colorado	L  7-1
Fri., Apr. 8	Colorado	W  4-3
Sat., Apr. 9	Colorado	L  6-4
Sun., Apr. 10	Colorado	L  6-5
Mon., Apr. 11	OFF DAY
Tue., Apr. 12	Milwaukee	RAINOUT
Wed., Apr. 13	Milwaukee	L  6-0
Thu., Apr. 14	Milwaukee	L  4-1
Fri., Apr. 15	@ Cincinnati	W  6-1
Sat., Apr. 16	@ Cincinnati	L  11-2
Sun., Apr. 17	@ Cincinnati	W  7-6
Mon., Apr. 18	@ Cincinnati	W  9-3
Tue., Apr. 19	@ Florida	L  6-0
Wed., Apr. 20	@ Florida	L  6-0
Thu., Apr. 21	@ Florida	L  9-5
Fri., Apr. 22	Washington	RAINOUT
Sat., Apr. 23	Washington	W  7-2
Sun., Apr. 24	Washington	L  6-3
Mon., Apr. 25	Washington	W  4-2
Tue., Apr. 26	San Francisco	L  3-2
Wed., Apr. 27	San Francisco	W  2-0
Thu., Apr. 28	San Francisco	L  5-2
Fri., Apr. 29	@ Colorado	W  3-0
Sat., Apr. 30	@ Colorado	L  4-1
Sun., May 1	@ Colorado	W  8-4
Mon., May 2	@ San Diego	W  4-3
Tue., May 3	@ San Diego	L  6-5
Wed., May 4	@ San Diego	W  7-4
Thu., May 5	OFF DAY
Fri., May 6	Houston	L  3-2
Sat., May 7	Houston	W  6-1
Sun., May 8	Houston	W  5-4
Mon., May 9	Los Angeles	W  4-1
Tue., May 10	Los Angeles	L 10-3
Wed., May 11	Los Angeles	L  2-0
Thu., May 12	Los Angeles	RAINOUT
Fri., May 13	@ Milwaukee	L  5-2
Sat., May 14	@ Milwaukee	L  8-2
Sun., May 15	@ Milwaukee	L  9-6
Mon., May 16	@ Washington	L  4-2
Tue., May 17	@ Washington	RAINOUT
Wed., May 18	@ Cincinnati	W  5-0
Thu., May 19	@ Cincinnati	W  5-3
Fri., May 20	Detroit	W  10-1
Sat., May 21	Detroit	W  6-2
Sun., May 22	Detroit	L  2-0
Mon., May 23	OFF DAY
Tue., May 24	Atlanta	L  2-0
Wed., May 25	Atlanta	L  4-2
Thu., May 26	OFF DAY
Fri., May 27	@ Chicago	W  4-2
Sat., May 28	@ Chicago	W  10-0
Sun., May 29	@ Chicago	L  3-2
Mon., May 30	@ New York Mets	L  7-3
Tue., May 31	@ New York Mets	W  5-1
Wed., June 1	@ New York Mets	W  9-3
Thu., June 2	@ New York Mets	L  9-8
Fri., June 3	Philadelphia	W  2-1
Sat., June 4	Philadelphia	W  6-3
Sun., June 5	Philadelphia	L  7-3
Mon., June 6	OFF DAY
Tue., June 7	Arizona	W  8-5
Wed., June 8	Arizona	W  3-2
Thu., June 9	Arizona	L  2-0
Fri., June 10	New York Mets	L  8-1
Sat., June 11	New York Mets	W  3-2
Sun., June 12	New York Mets	L  7-0
Mon., June 13	New York Mets	W  3-1
Tue., June 14	@ Houston	W  1-0
Wed., June 15	@ Houston	W  7-3
Thu., June 16	@ Houston	W  5-4
Fri., June 17	@ Cleveland	L  5-1
Sat., June 18	@ Cleveland	L  5-1
Sun., June 19	@ Cleveland	L  5-2
Mon., June 20	Baltimore	L  8-3
Tue., June 21	Baltimore	W  9-3
Wed., June 22	Baltimore	W  5-4
Thu., June 23	OFF DAY
Fri., June 24	Boston	W  3-1
Sat., June 25	Boston	W  6-4
Sun., June 26	Boston	L  4-2
Mon., June 27	OFF DAY
Tue., June 28	@ Toronto	W  7-6
Wed., June 29	@ Toronto	L  2-1
Thu., June 30	@ Toronto	W  6-2
Fri., July 1	@ Washington	L  2-1
Sat., July 2	@ Washington	W  5-3 & L  4-3
Sun., July 3	@ Washington	W  10-2
Mon., July 4	Houston	W  5-3
Tue., July 5	Houston	W  5-1
Wed., July 6	Houston	L  8-2
Thu., July 7	OFF DAY
Fri., July 8	Chicago	W  7-4
Sat., July 9	Chicago	L  6-3
Sun., July 10	Chicago	W  9-1
Mon., July 11	ALL
Tue., July 12	STAR
Wed., July 13	BREAK
Thu., July 14	OFF DAY
Fri., July 15	@ Houston	W  4-0
Sat., July 16	@ Houston	L  6-4
Sun., July 17	@ Houston	W  7-5
Mon., July 18	Cincinnati	W  2-0
Tue., July 19	Cincinnati	W  1-0
Wed., July 20	Cincinnati	L  3-1
Thu., July 21	OFF DAY
Fri., July 22	St. Louis	L  6-4
Sat., July 23	St. Louis	L  9-1
Sun., July 24	St. Louis	W  4-3
Mon., July 25	@ Atlanta	W  3-1
Tue., July 26	@ Atlanta	L  4-3
Wed., July 27	@ Atlanta	L  2-1
Thu., July 28	@ Atlanta	W  5-2
Fri., July 29	@ Philadelphia	L  10-3
Sat., July 30	@ Philadelphia	L  7-4
Sun., July 31	@ Philadelphia	L  6-5
Mon., Aug. 1	Chicago	L  5-3
Tue., Aug. 2	Chicago	L  11-6
Wed., Aug. 3	Chicago	L  1-0
Thu., Aug. 4	Chicago	L  7-6
Fri., Aug. 5	San Diego	L  15-5
Sat., Aug. 6	San Diego	L  13-2
Sun., Aug. 7	San Diego	L  7-3
Mon., Aug. 8	@ San Francisco	W  5-0
Tue., Aug. 9	@ San Francisco	L  6-0
Wed., Aug. 10	@ San Francisco	W  9-2
Thu., Aug. 11	OFF DAY
Fri., Aug. 12	@ Milwaukee	L  7-2
Sat., Aug. 13	@ Milwaukee	L  1-0
Sun., Aug. 14	@ Milwaukee	L  2-1
Mon., Aug. 15	St. Louis	W  6-2
Tue., Aug. 16	St. Louis	W  5-4
Wed., Aug. 17	St. Louis	L  7-2
Thu., Aug. 18	OFF DAY
Fri., Aug. 19	Cincinnati	L  11-8
Sat., Aug. 20	Cincinnati	W  5-3
Sun., Aug. 21	Cincinnati	L  5-4
Mon., Aug. 22	Milwaukee	L  8-1  &  W  9-2
Tue., Aug. 23	Milwaukee	L  11-4
Wed., Aug. 24	Milwaukee	W  2-0
Thu., Aug. 25	@ St. Louis	L  8-4
Fri., Aug. 26	@ St. Louis	L  5-4
Sat., Aug. 27	@ St. Louis	W  7-0
Sun., Aug. 28	@ St. Louis	L  7-4
Mon., Aug. 29	@ Houston	L  7-4
Tue., Aug. 30	@ Houston	L  8-2
Wed., Aug. 31	@ Houston	L  2-0
Thu., Sept. 1	@ Los Angeles	L  6-4
Fri., Sept. 2	@ Chicago	W  3-1
Sat., Sept. 3	@ Chicago	W  7-5
Sun., Sept. 4	@ Chicago	L  6-3
Mon., Sept. 5	Houston	W  3-1
Tue., Sept. 6	Houston	L  4-1
Wed., Sept. 7	Houston	W  5-4
Thu., Sept. 8	OFF DAY
Fri., Sept. 9	Florida	L  13-4
Sat., Sept. 10	Florida	L  3-0
Sun., Sept. 11	Florida	L  4-1
Mon., Sept. 12	St. Louis	W  6-5
Tue., Sept. 13	St. Louis	L  6-4
Wed., Sept. 14	St. Louis	L  3-2
Thu., Sept. 15	@ Los Angeles	W  6-2
Fri., Sept. 16	@ Los Angeles	L  7-2
Sat., Sept. 17	@ Los Angeles	L  6-1
Sun., Sept. 18	@ Los Angeles	L  15-1
Mon., Sept. 19	@ Arizona	L  1-0
Tue., Sept. 20	@ Arizona	W  5-3
Wed., Sept. 21	@ Arizona	L  8-5
Thu., Sept. 22	OFF DAY
Fri., Sept. 23	Cincinnati	W  4-3
Sat., Sept. 24	Cincinnati	W  4-3
Sun., Sept. 25	Cincinnati	L  5-4
Mon., Sept. 26	@ Milwaukee	W  9-8
Tue., Sept. 27	@ Milwaukee	L  6-4
Wed., Sept. 28	@ Milwaukee	L  7-3

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