Tales from the 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates Dugout Remembering ?the Fam-A-Lee?

Name: Tales from the 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates Dugout Remembering ?the Fam-A-Lee?
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ISBN: 9781613216354

ISBN-10: 1613216351

ISBN-13: 9781613216354

Edition: N/A

Authors: John McCollister

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The year is 1979. America is in a funk. And Pittsburgh was no exception.Double-digit inflation, a near disaster at nearby Three Mile Island, and the decline of downtown businesses all placed over the city of Pittsburgh a cloud that grew darker than the smoke that rose from the Homestead Works 25 years earlier.Into this atmosphere of doom and gloom came a cause to celebrate. The 1979 Pirates, under the baton of manager Chuck Tanner, included a cast of characters known as Scrap Iron,” Cobra,” Teke,” The Candy Man,” and, of course, Pops.”The team became a cardiologist’s nightmare as the Bucs compiled a 98-64 regular season record, winning 25 of those games in their last at-bats.Down three…

Book details

List price: $19.95
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Company, Incorporated
Publication date: 2/4/2014
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 192
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.660
Language: English

John McCollister, Ph.D., is a former pastor and university professor. He is the author of nineteen books, including The Christian Book of Why, The Best Baseball Games Ever Played, and Echoes from the Smithsonian.