Bill Nowlin

Jorge Iber

The Pittsburgh Pirates have a long history, peppered with moments significant both to Pirates fans and Major League Baseball. While the Pirates are recognized as fielding the first all-black lineup in 1971, the 66 games in this book include one of the first matchups in the majors to involve two non-white opening hurlers (Native American and Cuban) in June 1921. We relive no-hitters, World Series-winning homers, and encounter the story of the last tripleheader ever played in major-league baseball. Some of the games are wins; some are losses. All of these essays provide readers with a sense of the totality of the Pirates' experiences: the joy, the heartbreak, and other aspects of baseball (and life) in between. This book is the work of 37 members of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR), including JEFF BARTO, JOHN BAUER, ROBERT E. BIONAZ, THOMAS J. BROWN JR., FREDERICK C. (RICK) BUSH, ALAN COHEN, PAUL E. DOUTRICH, DOUG FELDMANN, JEFF FINDLEY, T.S. FLYNN, GORDON J. GATTIE, TOM HAWTHORN, ROCK HOFFMAN, PAUL HOFMANN, MIKE HUBER, JORGE IBER, FRANK ITTNER, MATT KEELEAN, RUSS LAKE, BOB LEMOINE, LEN LEVIN, MARK MILLER, SETH MOLAND-KOVASH, BILL NOWLIN, RICHARD "PETE" PETERSON, STEPHEN PETERSON, RICHARD J. PUERZER, ELIZA RICHARDSON, C. PAUL ROGERS III, HARRY SCHOGER, BLAKE W. SHERRY, WAYNE STRUMPFER, JOSEPH WANCHO, BOB WEBSTER, STEVEN C. WEINER, GREGORY H. WOLF, JACK ZERBY. Contents: MAY 10, 1882: First Major-League Game in Pittsburgh APRIL 22, 1891: Opening Day 1891 OCTOBER 4, 1892: Pirates Set Wins Record OCTOBER 13, 1903: First World Series SEPT 20, 1907: Maddox First Bucs No-Hitter JUNE 29, 1909: Farewell to the Old Yard JUNE 30, 1909: Forbes Field Opening Day JULY 3, 1910: Chief Hits for the Cycle AUGUST 22, 1912: "Wagner Wields Willow," Hits for the Cycle OCTOBER 2, 1920: Only Major-League Tripleheader JUNE 30, 1921: "Chief" Yellow Horse Defeats Luque JUNE 20, 1925: Cuyler, Carey, and Co. Steamroll Brooklyn OCTOBER 15, 1925: Game 7 1925 World Series JUNE 24, 1933: Arky Vaughan Hits for the Cycle JUNE 19, 1934: Traynor as Pirates Manager APRIL 27, 1938: Vaughan Slams Cubs MAY 4, 1938: Lloyd Waner's Big Game MAY 30, 1939: Rizzo's Nine RBIs AUGUST 27, 1949: Tiny Bonham's Last Game JUNE 25, 1950: Kiner Hits for the Cycle SEPT 23, 1951: Dickson's 20th Win JUNE 6, 1952: Bucs Shave The Barber APRIL 13, 1954: Law Return from Military MAY 16, 1954: Rookie Roberts Collects 3 Hits SEPT 24, 1955: Friend Clinches ERA Title JULY 25, 1956: Clemente Grand Slams JULY 18, 1957: Arroyo's Final Victory MAY 1, 1958: Frank Has A Big Day MAY 26, 1959: Haddix Pitches 12 Perfect Innings AUGUST 6, 1960: "We Had 'em All the Way" OCTOBER 13, 1960: Mazeroski's Homer APRIL 15, 1961: Friend Bests Drysdale SEPT 21, 1963: Gene Baker: First African American Manager JULY 22, 1964: Mazeroski, Lynch, and Stargell Rout Cardinals JUNE 1, 1965: Veale's 16 Strikeouts OCTOBER 2, 1966: Matty Alou Batting Title MAY 15, 1967: Clemente Blasts 3 Homers SEPT 20, 1969: A Trophy No-Hitter: Bob Moose JUNE 12, 1970: Dock Ellis No-Hitter JUNE 28, 1970: Human Locusts Day AUGUST 14, 1971: Gib No-Hitter AUGUST 23, 1971: Best Game for Al Oliver SEPT 1, 1971: First All-Black Lineup OCTOBER 17, 1971: World Series Game 7 SEPT 30, 1972: Clemente Collects Number 3,000 in Last At-Bat APRIL 6, 1973: No Clemente in Right JUNE 13, 1973: Blass Loses Control SEPT 16, 1975: Stennett Leads Rout SEPT 25, 1976: The Tragic Death of Bob Moose OCTOBER 3, 1976: Murtaugh's Final Games OCTOBER 17, 1979: Pirates Win the Series MAY 19, 1981: Bibby's Near No-Hitter SEPT 25, 1985: Reuschel Inspires Bucs OCTOBER 13, 1992: Pirates Back Wakefield in NLCS JULY 12, 1997: Cordova, Rincon, & Smith Fireworks JULY 28, 2001: Pirates' Comeback JULY 2, 2010: Ohlendorf Wins JULY 26, 2011: A Really Bad Call SEPT 9, 2013: Pirates End the Streak OCTOBER 1, 2013: NL Wild Card Game JUNE 20, 2015: Scherzer No-Hitter OCTOBER 7, 2015: NL Wild Card Game APRIL 26, 2016: McCutchen 3 Home Runs

66 Significant Episodes in the History of the Pittsburgh Pirates

Moments of Joy and Heartbreak

As immigrants came to the United States from Mexico, the term "Greater Mexico" was coined to specify the area of their greatest concentration. America's southwest border was soon heavily populated with Mexico's people, culture, and language. In Hispanics in the Mormon Zion, 1912-1999, however, Jorge Iber shows this Greater Mexico was even greater than presumed as he explores the Hispanic population in one of the "whitest" states in the Union--Utah. By 1997, Hispanics were a notable part of Utah's population as they could be found in all of the state's major cities working in tourist, industrial, and service occupations. Although these characteristics reflect the population trends in other states, Iber centers on those aspects that set Utah's Hispanic comunidad apart from the rest. Iber focuses on the significance of why many in the Utah Hispanic comunidad are leaving Catholicism for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS). He examines how conversion affects the Spanish-speaking population and how these Hispanic believers are affecting the Mormon Church. Iber also concentrates on the geographic separation of Hispanics in Utah from their Mexican, Latin American, New Mexican, and Coloradoan roots. He examines patterns of Hispanic assimilation and acculturation in a setting which is vastly different from other Western and Southwestern states. Hispanics in the Mormon Zion, 1912-1999 is an important source for scholars in ethnic studies, American studies, religion, and Western history. Drawing on both oral and written histories collected by the University of Utah and many notable organizations including the American G.I. Forum, SOCIO, Centro de la Familia, the Salt Lake Catholic Diocese, and the LDS Church, Iber has compiled an interesting and informative study of the experience of Hispanics in Utah, which represents "another fragment in the expanding mosaic that is the history of the Spanish-speaking people of the United States."

Hispanics in the Mormon Zion, 1912-1999

Mario Longoria

In 1927 Cuban national Ignacio S. Molinet was recruited to play with the Frankford Yellow Jackets of the old NFL for a single season. Mexican national Jose Martinez-Zorrilla achieved 1932 All-American honors. These are the beginnings of the Latino experience in American Football, which continues amidst a remarkable and diversified setting of Hispanic nationalities and ethnic groups. This history of Latinos in American Football dispels the myths that baseball, boxing, and soccer are the chosen and competent sports for Spanish-surname athletes. The book documents their fascination for the sport that initially denied their participation but that could not discourage their determination to master the game.

Jorge Iber

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