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On This Day 50 Years Ago, the Pittsburgh Pirates Made History With an All-Black Lineup
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Pirates' historic all-minority lineup, turning 50, as relevant today as in 1971
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Pirates' historic all-minority lineup, turning 50, as relevant today as in 1971
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Pittsburgh Pirates Mark 50 Years Since Historic All-Black And -Latino Lineup
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Pittsburgh Pirates field MLB's first all-Black lineup, September 1, 1971
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August 13, 1967: Tom Seaver pitches his first career shutout for Mets – Society for American Baseball Research
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Pittsburgh Pirates Mark 50 Years Since Historic All-Black And -Latino Lineup
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2023 Cal Poly Baseball Team Information Guide by Cal Poly Athletics - Issuu
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Jackie Robinson - Wikipedia
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MLB Power Rankings Week 19: Where all 30 teams stand as playoff races heat up - TSN.ca
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Diversity milestone: '71 Pirates had an all-Black lineup - Los Angeles Times
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Brooks Robinson – Society for American Baseball Research
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Pittsburgh Pirates Mark 50 Years Since Historic All-Black And -Latino Lineup
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50 Years Later, the Pirates' Lineup of Color Still Resonates - The New York Times