PIT TSBURGH PIRATES by Ray Frager An Imprint of Abdo Publishing www abdopublishing com
www abdopublishing com Published by Abdo Publishing a division of ABDO PO Box 398166 Minneapolis Minnesota 55439 Copyright 2015 by Abdo Consulting Group Inc International copyrights reserved in all countries No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher SportsZone is a trademark and logo of Abdo Publishing Printed in the United States of America North Mankato Minnesota 052014 092014 Editor Matt Tustison Copy Editor Nicholas Cafarelli Interior Design and Production Kazuko Collins Cover Design Kazuko Collins Photo Credits Gene J Puskar AP Images cover 38 47 AP Images title 4 7 8 13 15 16 19 20 23 25 26 28 31 42 top middle bottom 43 top middle 44 Mark Rucker Transcendental Graphics Getty Images 10 Leon Algee AP Images 32 John Swart AP Images 35 Doug Mills AP Images 37 43 bottom Chris Lee St Louis Post-Dispatch AP Images 41 Library of Congress Control Number 2014933059 Cataloging-in-Publication Data Frager Ray Pittsburgh Pirates by Ray Frager p cm Inside MLB Includes bibliographical references and index ISBN 978-1-62403-481-7 1 Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball team History Juvenile literature I Title GV975 P5F73 2015 796 357’640974886 dc23 2014933059
TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1 World Series Drama 4 Chapter 2 Deep Roots 10 Chapter 3 Roaring Through the 20s 16 Chapter 4 Long Seasons 20 Chapter 5 Sleepy 60s Sensational 70s 26 Chapter 6 From Shame to Resurgence 32 Chapter 7 Building For the Future 38 Timeline 42 Quick Stats 44 Quotes and Anecdotes 45 Glossary 46 For More Information 47 Index 48 About the Author 48
