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Basbeall was brought to our city
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1882
The Pittsburgh Pirates were founded -
Horace Phillips
Was the first head coach of the Pittsburgh Pirates -
sizing down
league reduced from 12 to 8 teams -
Forbes Field
This was the third home to the Pirates baseball team -
Pirates became the leagues dominanat franchise
winning pennants in 1901, 1902 and 1903 and a World championship in 1909. -
World Series featured the Pirates against New York
Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig, who swept Pittsburgh in four straight games. -
First time participating in the World Series
Played against the New York Yankees -
Clemente established himself among the game's elite players
He collected more hits (1,877) than anyone during the decade and would go on to reach the 3,000-hit plateau in 1972. During his marvelous career, he topped the .300 mark 13 times, won four batting titles and was named the National League's Most Valuable Player in 1966. -
Hall of famers
Hall-of-Fame inductee Bill Mazeroski, Dick Groat, Vernon Law, Bob Friend, Bill Virdon, Face and Hall-of-Fame right fielder Roberto Clemente.