The 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates were a special team--team being the operative word. There were no superstars--although Roberto Clemente would become one--and nobody had a record season. The Battling Bucs frequently came from behind to win late in the game, with Pirate broadcaster Bob Prince signing off, "We had 'em all the way." Pittsburgh was the Sad Sack of baseball through most of the 1950s, and as the Pirates grabbed the National League lead early in the 1960 season, fans wondered if the guys in vest-shirts and black sleeves could indeed hang on.
The 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates were a special team--team being the operative word. There were no superstars--although Roberto Clemente would become one--and nobody had a record season. The Battling Bucs frequently came from behind to win late in the game, with Pirate broadcaster Bob Prince signing off, "We had 'em all the way." Pittsburgh was the Sad Sack of baseball through most of the 1950s, and as the Pirates grabbed the National League lead early in the 1960 season, fans wondered if the guys in vest-shirts and black sleeves could indeed hang on.
Freelance sportswriter Thad Mumau wrote for the Fayetteville Observer for more than 35 years and for the Atlantic Coast Conference Sports Journal for 22. He lives in Fayetteville, North Carolina.
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Table of Contents Acknowledgments vi Preface 1 Introduction 5 One. Unlikely Champions 11 Two. Baseball's Landscape in 1960 20 Three. Building the Roster 28 Four. Making Spring Count 36 Five. A Fast Start 43 Six. The Little Irishman 49 Seven. Invasion of the Giants 58 Eight. Heart of the Pirates 69 Nine. Staying in Front 81 Ten. A Friend, a Face and the Law 91 Eleven. The Great One, Billy and Bob 104 Twelve. The Road Through Milwaukee 112 Thirteen. Dog Days and Doubleheaders 125 Fourteen. Bucs' Bench Just Ducky 145 Fifteen. Character and Characters 153 Sixteen. World Series Mismatch 162 Seventeen. Six Games of Sparring 170 Eighteen. The Game 192 Nineteen. How It All Happened 201 Twenty. What Next? 210 Chapter Notes 219 Bibliography 224 Index 225
Table of Contents Acknowledgments vi Preface 1 Introduction 5 One. Unlikely Champions 11 Two. Baseball's Landscape in 1960 20 Three. Building the Roster 28 Four. Making Spring Count 36 Five. A Fast Start 43 Six. The Little Irishman 49 Seven. Invasion of the Giants 58 Eight. Heart of the Pirates 69 Nine. Staying in Front 81 Ten. A Friend, a Face and the Law 91 Eleven. The Great One, Billy and Bob 104 Twelve. The Road Through Milwaukee 112 Thirteen. Dog Days and Doubleheaders 125 Fourteen. Bucs' Bench Just Ducky 145 Fifteen. Character and Characters 153 Sixteen. World Series Mismatch 162 Seventeen. Six Games of Sparring 170 Eighteen. The Game 192 Nineteen. How It All Happened 201 Twenty. What Next? 210 Chapter Notes 219 Bibliography 224 Index 225
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