iTunes

Opening the iTunes Store.If iTunes doesn't open, click the iTunes application icon in your Dock or on your Windows desktop.Progress Indicator
Opening the iBooks Store.If iBooks doesn't open, click the iBooks app in your Dock.Progress Indicator
iTunes

iTunes is the world's easiest way to organize and add to your digital media collection.

We are unable to find iTunes on your computer. To download from the iTunes Store, get iTunes now.

Already have iTunes? Click I Have iTunes to open it now.

I Have iTunes Free Download
iTunes for Mac + PC

The Team That Changed Baseball

Roberto Clemente and the 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates

This book is available for download with iBooks on your Mac or iOS device, and with iTunes on your computer. Books can be read with iBooks on your Mac or iOS device.

Description

<i>The   1971 Pirates of Roberto Clemente, Willie Stargell, Bill Mazeroski,  Dock  Ellis, and Steve Blass are among my all-time favorite teams, and  their  spectacular World Series win over the Orioles of Earl Weaver,  Frank  Robinson, Brooks Robinson, Jim Palmer, and Dave McNally is one of  the  great baseball upsets of the postwar era. Still, though I followed  their  season closely, I never fully understood their impact.</i>"--Allen Barra, The New York Sun<br/><br/>In   1947, major league baseball experienced its first measure of   integration when the Brooklyn Dodgers brought Jackie Robinson to the   National League. While Robinson's breakthrough opened the gates of   opportunity for African Americans and other minority players, the   process of integration proved slow and uneven. It was not until the   1960s that a handful of major league teams began to boast more than a   few Black and Latino players. But the 1971 World Championship team   enjoyed a full and complete level of integration, with half of its   twenty-five-man roster comprised of players of African American and   Latino descent. That team was the Pittsburgh Pirates, managed by an   old-time Irishman.<br/><br/>In <i>The Team That Changed Baseball: Roberto Clemente and the 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates</i>,   veteran baseball writer Bruce Markusen tells the story of one of the   most likable and significant teams in the history of professional   sports. In addition to the fact that they fielded the first all-minority   lineup in major league history, the 1971 Pirates are noteworthy for  the  team's inspiring individual performances, including those of future   Hall of Famers Roberto Clemente, Willie Stargell, and Bill Mazeroski,   and their remarkable World Series victory over the heavily favored   Baltimore Orioles. But perhaps their greatest legacy is the team's   influence on the future of baseball, inspiring later championship teams   such as the New York Yankees and Oakland Athletics to open their doors   fully to all talented players, regardless of race, particularly in the   new era of free agency.

Customer Reviews

Best of the best

Roberto Clemente

The Team That Changed Baseball
View In iTunes
  • $12.99
  • Available on iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Mac.
  • Category: Sports & Outdoors
  • Published: Apr 14, 2009
  • Publisher: Westholme Publishing
  • Seller: Westholme Publishing, LLC
  • Print Length: 239 Pages
  • Language: English
  • Requirements: To view this book, you must have an iOS device with iBooks 1.3.1 or later and iOS 4.3.3 or later, or a Mac with iBooks 1.0 or later and OS X 10.9 or later.

Customer Ratings