Pirates Reader (The Library of Pittsburgh Sports History): Peterson, Richard: 9780822959700: : Books

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Richard A. Peterson: books, biography, latest update

Books Archive - Page 38 of 100 - University of Pittsburgh Press

Pirates Reader by Richard Peterson, Paperback

Books Archive - Page 38 of 100 - University of Pittsburgh Press

In the deciding game of the 1992 National League Championship Series against the Atlanta Braves, the Pittsburgh Pirates suffered the most dramatic and devastating loss in team history when former Pirate Sid Bream slid home with the winning run. Bream’s infamous slide ended the last game played by Barry Bonds in a Pirates uniform and sent the franchise reeling into a record twenty-season losing streak.

The Slide: Leyland, Bonds, and the Star-Crossed Pittsburgh Pirates [Book]

Pittsburgh Pirates (Baseball team)->History, National League

Richard A. Peterson: books, biography, latest update

Pittsburgh Pirates (Baseball team)->History, National League

The 1970s were both successful and tragic for the Pittsburgh Pirates. They won five NL Eastern Division crowns and the 1971 World Championship, but lost the great Roberto Clemente in a plane crash and pitcher Bob Moose in a car accident during this time. By the end of the 1970s, the Pirates were a good team but no longer considered favorites to win a World Series. Thanks to a fantastic finish in 1978, the Pittsburghers gained new hope for the 1979 season.