The Story of Pittsburgh Pirates

The Story of Pittsburgh Pirates — page 1 — Published by Creative Education P O Box 227 Mankato Minnesota 56002 Creative Education is an imprint of The Creative Company www thecreativecompany us Design and production by Blue Design Art direction by Rita Marshall Printed by Corporate Graphics in the United States of America Photographs by Corbis Bettmann Underwood Underwood Getty Images Bruce Bennett Studios Mark Cunningham MLB Photos Diamond Images Elsa Focus on Sport Leon Halip Stan Honda AFP Kidwiler Collection Diamond Images Brad Mangin MLB Photos MLB Photos MLB Photos National Baseball Hall of Fame Library MLB Photos Christian Petersen Rich Pilling MLB Photos Art Rickerby Time Life Pictures Rogers Photo Archive Mark Rucker Transcendental Graphics Klaus W Saue Jamie Squire Rick Stewart Jared Wickerham Copyright 2012 Creative Education International copyright reserved in all countries No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data for the hardcover edition LeBoutillier Nate The story of the Pittsburgh Pirates by Nate LeBoutillier p cm Baseball the great American game Includes index Summary The history of the Pittsburgh Pirates professional baseball team from its inaugural 1882 season to today spotlighting the team’s greatest players and most memorable moments ISBN 978-1-60818-052-3 hardcover ISBN 978-1-56660-022-4 eBook 1 Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball team History Juvenile literature I Title II Title Pittsburgh Pirates III Series GV875 P5L43 2011 796 357’640974886 dc22 2010025216 CPSIA 110310 PO1381 First Edition 987654321 Page 3 Catcher Tony Peña Page 4 Second baseman Akinori Iwamura

The Story of Pittsburgh Pirates — page 2 — Nate LeBoutillier BASEBALL THE GREAT AMERICAN GAME CREATIVE EDUCATION

The Story of Pittsburgh Pirates — page 3 — P i r a t e s 4

The Story of Pittsburgh Pirates — page 4 — P i r a t e s 5 CONTENTS CHAPTERS Steely Resolve 6 Pie and Poison 15 Pirate Power 21 Family Time 29 Waiting for a Winner 36 AROUND THE HORN The First World Series 12 Derailing the Big Train 20 Almost Perfect 24 The Outfield of Dreams 33 Elusive Honor 38 A Costly Card 43 ALL-TIME PIRATES P Wilbur Cooper 8 C Tony Peña 13 1B Willie Stargell 14 2B Bill Mazeroski 18 3B Pie Traynor 23 SS Honus Wagner 28 LF Ralph Kiner 32 CF Max Carey 35 RF Roberto Clemente 39 M Fred Clarke 40 Index 48

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