2014 Pittsburgh Pirates season
Player Milestone Reached
J. Grilli 500th Career Inning Pitched April 2 , 2014
F. Liriano 200th Career Game April 26 , 2014
P. Álvarez 500th Career Game May 2 , 2014
T. Watson 200th Career Game May 22 , 2014
I. Davis 500th Career Game June 10 , 2014
J. Grilli 400th Career Game June 11 , 2014
R. Martin 500th Career Walk June 15 , 2014
J. Gómez 100th Career Game June 23 , 2014
A. McCutchen 500th Career Run June 25 , 2014
J. Wilson 100th Career Game June 27 , 2014
P. Álvarez 100th Career Home Run July 8 , 2014
C. Morton 500th Career Strike-out August 5 , 2014
T. Snider 500th Career Game August 8 , 2014
R. Martin 1000th Career Hit August 13 , 2014
E. Volquez 1000th Career Inning Pitched August 23 , 2014
G. Sánchez 500th Career Hit September 7 , 2014
J. Harrison , N. Walker , A. Lambo Triple play *Pirates ' first since April 12 , 2009 *First in Pittsburgh since August 10 , 1993 *First career for each player involved September 14 , 2014
A. McCutchen 200th Career Double September 26 , 2014
The 2014 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the franchise's 128th season as a member of the National League, 133rd season overall, and 14th season at PNC Park. The regular season began with a win at home against the Chicago Cubs on March 31 and ended with a loss at Great American Ball Park against the Cincinnati Reds on September 28. The Pirates finished the regular season in second place for the second consecutive year in the National League Central Division with 88 wins and 74 losses. The team clinched their second consecutive playoff berth with a victory on September 23. Also for the second consecutive season, however, the Pirates finished in second in their division behind the defending National League champion St. Louis Cardinals. The team secured one of two NL Wild Card spots, as well as home field advantage for the 2014 National League Wild Card Game. However, they lost the October 1 playoff game to the San Francisco Giants, thus eliminating them from the 2014 postseason. Three members of the 2014 Pirates were selected to represent the National League in the All-Star Game. In addition, two Pirates players were named NL Player of the Month: Andrew McCutchen in June and Josh Harrison in August. During the 2014 season, the franchise season attendance record (2,435,867, set during PNC Park's inaugural 2001 season) was broken on September 21, the final home game of the season and 23rd sellout of the year (tying the franchise sellout record set in 2013). The new record stood at 2,442,564 until being broken in the 2015 season.