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1960 PITTSBURGH PIRATES 8X10 TEAM PHOTO WORLD CHAMPIONS BASEBALL MLB USA
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The 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates: The team that made baseball history and Black history on the same day
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Dodgers' Dave Roberts, best manager ever? Numbers agree - Los Angeles Times
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Pirates manager Derek Shelton's path guided by 'hard-nosed' competitiveness
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List of Major League Baseball managers - Wikipedia
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How did the Pittsburgh Pirates get their name?
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Pirates agree to extension with manager Derek Shelton
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How manager Phil Nevin helped Angels create 'defining moment' - Los Angeles Times
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Pittsburgh Pirates - History
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Best all time general managers in history: No. 19, Joe L. Brown
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The 24 best players in Pittsburgh Pirates history
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Forget 'walking the plank.' Pirate portrayals—from Blackbeard to Captain Kidd—are more fantasy than fact.