The Pittsburgh Pirates All-Time All-Stars

The Best Players at Each Position for the Bucs

David Finoli

Let’s say you’re the manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates, deciding which players should start in Game 7 of the World Series against the American League champs. But instead of choosing from the current roster, you have every player in the team’s 131-year history in your clubhouse. Who’s your starting pitcher: lefty John Candelaria, steady Bert Blyleven, Cy Young winner Doug Drabek, or crafty Rip Sewell? Who bats cleanup—hitting-machine Honus Wagner, home-run champ Ralph Kiner, Willie “Pops” Stargell, or the hugely talented Barry Bonds? Combining career stats, common sense, and a host of intangibles, veteran sportswriter Dave Finoli imagines an embarrassment of riches and sets the all-time All-Star Pirates lineup for the ages.

Globe Pequot / Lyons Press

Pages: 272 • Trim: 5½ x 8½

978-1-4930-4360-6 • Paperback • February 2020 • $18.95 • (£14.99)

978-1-4930-4361-3 • eBook • March 2020 • $18.00 • (£13.99)

Series: All-Time All-Stars

Subjects: Sports & Recreation / Baseball / Biography, Sports & Recreation / Reference

The Pittsburgh Pirates All-Time All-Stars

The Best Players at Each Position for the Bucs

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Let’s say you’re the manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates, deciding which players should start in Game 7 of the World Series against the American League champs. But instead of choosing from the current roster, you have every player in the team’s 131-year history in your clubhouse. Who’s your starting pitcher: lefty John Candelaria, steady Bert Blyleven, Cy Young winner Doug Drabek, or crafty Rip Sewell? Who bats cleanup—hitting-machine Honus Wagner, home-run champ Ralph Kiner, Willie “Pops” Stargell, or the hugely talented Barry Bonds? Combining career stats, common sense, and a host of intangibles, veteran sportswriter Dave Finoli imagines an embarrassment of riches and sets the all-time All-Star Pirates lineup for the ages.

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Globe Pequot / Lyons Press

Pages: 272 • Trim: 5½ x 8½

978-1-4930-4360-6 • Paperback • February 2020 • $18.95 • (£14.99)

978-1-4930-4361-3 • eBook • March 2020 • $18.00 • (£13.99)

Series: All-Time All-Stars

Subjects: Sports & Recreation / Baseball / Biography, Sports & Recreation / Reference

Author

David Finoli is a sports historian and author whose many books include The Pittsburgh Pirates Encyclopedia (2003), The Pittsburgh Pirates (2005), Classic Bucs: The 50 Greatest Games in Pittsburgh Pirates History (2013), and Classic Steelers: The 50 Greatest Games in Pittsburgh Steeler History (2014), and Pirates by the Numbers: A Complete History of the Bucs by Uniform Number (2016). Finoli has also contributed to Pittsburgh Magazine and BaseballDigest.com, among others. He has been a member of the Society for American Baseball Research since 1999.

The Pittsburgh Pirates All-Time All-Stars

The Best Players at Each Position for the Bucs

David Finoli

The Pittsburgh Pirates All-Time All-Stars

The Best Players at Each Position for the Bucs

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