Category Archive: Articles.2018-TNP

Moses Yellow Horse, Pittsburgh Pirate

Moses Yellow Horse was 23 years old when he made his major…

Wagner for Sheriff: Honus Runs into the Coolidge Tax Cut

Pittsburgh Pirate Honus Wagner is the greatest shortstop of…

Honus Wagner’s Short Stint as Pirates Skipper in a Forgettable Final Season

Honus Wagner, or Hans as he was almost universally called, was…

Honus Wagner, Spring Fever, and Two Three Stooges

Note: The following is excerpted from "Lost (and Found) Baseball,"…

Forbes Field: Ahead of Its Time in 1909

Forbes Field on Opening Day in 1909. (COURTESY OF THE PITTSBURGH…

Turning the Pirates’ Ship

In 1950 the Pittsburgh Pirates resembled too well The woeful…

From Bat to Baton: Josh Gibson, the Pittsburgh Opera, and The Summer King

Josh Gibson was the best player never to play in the major leagues.…

Why Isn’t Sam Bankhead in the Baseball Hall of Fame?

In 1971, Satchel Paige became the first Negro Leagues player…

The Greatest Outfield in Baseball History

On July 12, 1966, National League All-Star manager Walter Alston…

The 1931 Homestead Grays: The Greatest Baseball Team of All Time

1931 Homestead Grays. Standing (L–R): Cum Posey, owner; Bill…

Guy Bush: That Guy From Pittsburgh

During a professional baseball career of 18 seasons spread out…

The 1927 Pittsburgh Pirates: More Than the Murderers’ Row Opponent

The 1927 Pittsburgh Pirates are generally remembered for losing…

A Dark, Rainy Game Seven: The Pirates Defeat the Big Train in the 1925 World Series

Pennsylvania Governor Gifford Pinchot tosses the ceremonial…

A View from the Bench: Baseball Litigation and the Steel City

“Hardly anything in America symbolizes a large city more than…

Cubs: Pirates’ Biggest Rivals?

Let me propose a hypothesis: The Cubs and Pirates are each other’s…

The Pittsburgh Pirates Go to the Movies

Small-market teams often complain about the unfairness of baseball’s…

Ralph Kiner and Branch Rickey: Not a Happy Marriage

Branch Rickey assumed the duties of executive vice president…

From Sandlot to Center Stage: Pittsburgh Youth All-Star Games, 1944–59

Shortly after the invasion of Normandy in 1944, cities throughout…

The Annual Forbes Field Celebration: Pirates Fans Relive Mazeroski’s Moment

On October 13, 1985, a Pittsburgh resident by the name of Saul…

Willie Stargell’s Pivotal Season: 1971

I wish that someone had told me when I was 15 years old that…

Roberto Clemente and The Odd Couple: Two Different Stories

Unlike major leaguers from the Bambino to Turkey Mike, Roberto…

Carlos Bernier and Roberto Clemente: Historical Links in Pittsburgh and Puerto Rico

Carlos Bernier was 26 years old when he broke the Pittsburgh…
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