High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 2011 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the Pirates` 125th season as a member of Major League Baseball and 130th season overall. The season was the first with manager Clint Hurdle, who was hired to replace the fired John Russell. After going a major league worst 57-105, they enjoyed something of a resurgence, winning more than 70 games for the first time since 2004 and being covered significantly in the summer due to being involved in the pennant race, but they still locked up their 19th consecutive losing season.