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Pittsburgh Pirates 1979 World Series manager Chuck Tanner throws out the first pitch to start the 2006 Major League Baseball All-Star Game in Pittsburgh on July 11, 2006. The American League won

Pittsburgh Pirates 1979 World Series manager Chuck Tanner throws out the first pitch to start the 2006 Major League Baseball All-Star Game in Pittsburgh on July 11, 2006. The American League won 3-2. (UPI Photo/Pat Benic Stock Photo - Alamy

Former Pittsburgh Pirates World Series Champions, shortstop Dick Groat, left, of the 1960 team, and pitcher Steve Blass, of the 1971 team, pose in the dugout before taking the field at PNC

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