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May 21, 2006
The Team That Changed Baseball
Later this month, (fellow Yankees fan) Bruce Markusen's new book, The Team That Changed Baseball, will be released. It's the story of the 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates.
This Pirates team was noteworthy as they had the first "all-minority" starting line-up and they proved that a culturally mixed team could win a world championship - just as well as a roster crafted with players of more homogeneous origins.
I had a chance to scan through a review copy of a The Team That Changed Baseball and can share that it's on par with Markusen's previous works.
When it comes to writing about baseball history, Bruce Markusen is always sure to nail down the facts.
Witness that, another one of his books, Baseball's Last Dynasty: Charlie Finley's Oakland A's, won the 1999 Seymour Medal from The Society For American Baseball Research. Bruce is always sure to dot the i's and cross the t's when it comes to noting what happened.
If you're looking to learn more about an important team in the baseball timeline, from a polished and creditable source, then you should consider checking out The Team That Changed Baseball.
Posted by Steve Lombardi at May 21, 2006 03:59 PM