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Pittsburgh Baseball Club |
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NEWS FROM THE STANDARD |
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Expensive Toys for Very Rich Boys
Apr 24 2000 12:00 AM PDT
PROFILE |
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The Pittsburgh Pirates are hoping a new stadium will do what its limited payroll couldn't. With a tight team budget in the 1990s, the Pirates had trouble attracting and retaining high-dollar players. The team hopes its new 38,000-seat, baseball-only PNC Park stadium, which opened in 2001 with the help of public funds, will put more cash in the coffers. Started in 1887, the franchise has won five World Series championships, its last in 1979, and has fielded stars like Honus Wagner, Bill Mazeroski, Willie Stargell (who passed away in 2001), and Roberto Clemente. CEO Kevin McClatchy (whose family controls newspaper publisher The McClatchy Company) is the controlling owner of the team.
COMPETITION |
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FINANCIAL OVERVIEW |
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Fiscal Year-End: October
2000 Sales (mil.): 70.40
1-Yr. Sales Growth: 22.2%
KEY PEOPLE |
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Kevin McClatchy
CEO
Jim Plake
CFO
CONTACT INFO |
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PNC Park at North Shore
Pittsburgh, PA 15212
US
Phone: 412-321-2827
Fax: -
Online: Web Site
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