Table of Contents Chapter Page Meet the Pirates 4 Glory Days 6 Home Turf 12 Dressed for Success 14 We Won 16 Go-To Guys 20 Calling the Shots 24 One Great Day 26 Legend Has It 28 It Really Happened 30 Team Spirit 32 Timeline 34 Fun Facts 36 Talking Baseball 38 Great Debates 40 For the Record 42 Pinpoints 44 Glossary 46 Extra Innings 47 Index 48 ABOUT OUR GLOSSARY In this book there may be several words that you are reading for the first time Some are sports words some are new vocabulary words and some are familiar words that are used in an unusual way All of these words are defined on page 46 Throughout the book sports words appear in bold type Regular vocabulary words appear in bold italic type
Meet the Pirates There is an old baseball saying that goes Good pitching stops good hitting That may be true for most teams but it’s usually the other way around with the Pittsburgh Pirates For generations they have been among baseball’s best-hitting teams Pittsburgh has a proud tradition of batting champions and league-leading home run hitters Of course it also takes good pitching and defense to win championships When the Pirates have been able to put all of of these pieces together they have been unbeatable Even if Pittsburgh rgh doesn’t win a championship the team plays exciting baseball and never gives up This book tells the story of the Pirates They have given baseball some of its greatest moments and most unforgettable players Pittsburgh plays to win from the beginning of the season to the end When you wear the team’s black and gold uniform you are expected to do nothing less Jose Tabata congratulates Pedro Alvarez after a home run 5
