Remembering the '71 Pirates, 'the team that changed baseball

Roberto Clemente honors pirates star

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Reunion of Pirates' 1971 World Series champions brings back memories

Remembering The 1971 Pirates All-Minority Starting Lineup

Pittsburgh Pirates - Wikipedia

Fifty years ago, Curt Flood walked away from the Senators. He left baseball forever changed. - The Washington Post

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.

The Team that Changed Baseball: Roberto Clemente and the 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates [Book]

The 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates: The team that made baseball history and Black history on the same day

JAY DUNN: Going from Vietnam to covering the 1971 World Series was indescribable – Trentonian