On September 1 1971, the Pirates had fielded the first all-minority line-up (Rennie Stennett, Gene Clines, Roberto Clemente, Willie Stargell, Manny Sanguillen, Dave Cash, Al Oliver, Jackie Hernandez, Dock Ellis and Bob Veale). Which was a long 24 years after Jackie Robinson had first br...
and I've never seen a player like her, men's or women's. I'll just say this - I paid more to see her today than I paid to see Michael Jordan three times at the end of his career. And I never thought I'd say that."
PNC Parkis home of thePirates, the city’s professionalbaseballteam, andAcrisure Stadiumhouses theSteelers, its professionalfootballteam. ThePenguins, Pittsburgh’s professionalice hockeyteam, plays atPPG Paints Arena. Popular summertime attractions include riverboat excursions on Pittsburgh’s waterways ...
In 1901 he led the Pirates to the first of three consecutive NL pennants, the last of which gave the Pirates a berth in the first World Series, a loss to the Boston Red Sox. Wagner helped the Pirates to the first World Series title in their franchise history in 1909. He retired in ...