
The Team That Changed Baseball
Roberto Clemente and the 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates
Failed to add items
Add to Cart failed.
Add to Wish List failed.
Remove from wishlist failed.
Adding to library failed
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
3 months free
Buy for $24.95
No default payment method selected.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
-
Narrated by:
-
Kevin Free
-
By:
-
Bruce Markusen
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 25-man roster comprised of players of African American and Latino descent. That team was the Pittsburgh Pirates, managed by an old-time Irishman.
In The Team That Changed Baseball: Roberto Clemente and the 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates, 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.
©2006 Bruce Markusen (P)2013 Audible, Inc.Listeners also enjoyed...




















Critic reviews
People who viewed this also viewed...

Heroes include Roberto Clemente, Willie Stargell, Doc Ellis, Dave Cash, and Manny Sanguillen.
The first All Black and Brown Baseball Line-up.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
My Favorite Team
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
An amazingly inspirational story.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
A great piece of history
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Would you be willing to try another book from Bruce Markusen? Why or why not?
Yes, although I was disappointed by the content of the book. The first chapter leads the reader to believe that there will be a lot of discussion of the issues of race and ethnicity in baseball in 1971, but that expectation is not fulfilled. By the middle of the book, the chapters are mostly standard baseball narratives--outlining how the team was doing on the field from week to week.Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Kevin Free?
What a silly question. It should have been "Would you buy another book narrated by Kevin Free?" to which I'd answer, "No." The narration on this book was the worst I've ever heard. Names and even basic words were mispronounced (the most egregious of which was the pronunciation of "carom") and the emphasis of clauses of sentences was often bizarre.Disappointing
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
“south paw hitter”
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.