One of the most successful regular seasons in Pittsburgh Pirates history was 2015. That season, the Pirates finished with a 98-64 record which was the second best record in the MLB. Unfortunately, somehow, the St. Louis Cardinals pulled some of their voodoo dark magic and managed to win 100 games and the National League Central.
Those 98 wins included some of the most memorable walk offs in Pittsburgh Pirates history. But due to those no good dirty, rotten Cardinals, the Pirates found themselves in the National League Wild Card Game for the third consecutive season. Sadly, it ended in an underwhelming way when the Pirates were shutout 4-0 by this historically red hot Jake Arrieta and the Chicago Cubs.