Bill Robinson Jersey - Pittsburgh Pirates 1979 Home Cooperstown Baseball Jersey

Pittsburgh pirates baseball 2001 - Gem

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]

National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum

Red jerseys expos'd

Bill Robinson Pittsburgh pirates baseball, Pittsburgh pirates, Pittsburgh sports

Pittsburgh Pirates Vintage Jerseys - Baseball MLB Custom Throwback Jerseys

St. Louis Cardinals: From Oz to McGee, 51 iconic uni numbers

Does Billy Martin still have a shot at the Baseball Hall of Fame?