Pirates unveil baseball's freshest look with 1979 throwback uniforms
Pirates manager Chuck Tanner, leader of 1979 World Series comeback, dies at 82 – New York Daily News
While Jackie Robinson's breakthrough in 1947 opened the gates of opportunity for African Americans and other minority players, it was not until 1971 when a team first enjoyed a full and complete level of integration, with half of its twenty-five-man roster comprised of players of African American and Latino descent. That team was the Pittsburgh Pirates, managed by an old-time Irishman.
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