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"Had 'Em All the Way": The 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates

"Had 'Em All the Way": The 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates


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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 Pirates 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. And then there was the World Series, the one everybody but the Pirates thought would be won by the Yankees, in which Bill Mazeroski provided the most dramatic finish of all sports championships. This book, featuring interviews with Clemente, Dick Groat, Bob Friend and Dick Schofield, chronicles the Pirates of 1960--a team of friends--and their push through a long and magical season.

Table of Contents:
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

About the Author :
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.

Review :
“A compelling case about an important team in baseball history...will capture the interest of baseball fans”—U.S. Sport History.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780786497119
  • Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: McFarland & Co Inc
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 240
  • Returnable: Y
  • Sub Title: The 1960 Pittsburgh Pirates
  • Width: 152 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0786497114
  • Publisher Date: 10 Jul 2015
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Spine Width: 12 mm
  • Weight: 408 gr


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