Sailing the Three Rivers to the Title: Pittsburgh's 1971 Voyage of the Pirate Ship
Language: English
Published by Professional Press, 1995
- First Edition
- Softcover
- Used
Seller: Mike's Baseball Books, Chula Vista, CA, U.S.A.Mike's Baseball Books
AbeBooks seller since April 18, 2001
Condition: Used - Very good
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Greg Spalding wrote originally this book during the early 1970's and then revised it for the team's 20th reunion. At that reunion, Greg met his baseball heroes and presented each of them with a copy of the first unpublished edition. This book is a tribute to Roberto Clemente-the best right fielder ever. Spalding had listened faithfully to Bob Prince and Nellie King's broadcast of each game as they described Willie Stargell, Dave Giusti, Dock Ellis Steve Blass, Manny Sanguillen, Dave Cash, Bob Robertson, Richie Hebner, manager Danny Murtaugh, Vic Davallio, Rennie Stennett, Luke Walker-these were Spalding's boys of summer. An interesting fan's perspective on this World Series team. Published in a limited edition, in very good condition. I have more than 300 baseball team histories in stock. Discounts are available when you purchase multiple items on the same order.
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- Title
- Sailing the Three Rivers to the Title: Pittsburgh's 1971 Voyage of the Pirate Ship
- Author
- Spalding, Gregory S.
- Publisher
- Professional Press
- Publication year
- 1995
- Condition
- Very Good
- Dust jacket
- No Jacket
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1570870136
- ISBN 13
- 9781570870132
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Seller catalogs
- team history
Fans will remember this Bucco team for its comeback after trailing 2-0 in the World series against what many considered a superior Oriole team. Yet it also stood as Roberto Clemente's shining moment, that time when the world's baseball fans discovered "The Great One," as he batted .414 and won the MVP Award. For that reason, as well as his humanitarian efforts, the Pirates dedicated a statue in his honor during the 1994 All-Star Game festivities.
Greg grew up listening to Bob Prince and Nellie King paint great pictures of the '71 Pirates, which included Roberto Clemente, Willie Stargell, Al Oliver, Dock Ellis, Manny Sanguillen, Steve Blass and many other popular players, on the canvas of radio and desired to put together his own compendium about the team he loved.
On top of the season chronology, the author celebrated the world championship squad with a poetic rhyme, a Clemente pictorial, player and coach bios, and individual chapters about Roberto Clemente and Bob Prince.
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Mike's Baseball Books
Chula Vista, CA, U.S.A.
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I sell baseball fiction and nonfiction out of my home. I have a large inventory of adult novels, mysteries, juvenile series, children's titles, pulps, comics, humor, anthologies, poetry and plays. I have other sports fiction as well, football, basketball, golf, as well as many boys juvenile sport series. In nonfiction I carry team histories, biographies, history of baseball, international baseball, faith and religion in sports, the Hall of Fame, the World Series and All-Star Games, economics and the law of sport. I also have a large collection of the Sporting News Guides, Record Books, Dope Books, etc, please ask if you are looking for a specific year. I am always looking to purchase additional inventory whether one book or an entire library.…
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