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Rennie Stennett, Pirate Who Had Seven Hits in a Game, Dies at 72 - The New York Times
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50 years ago today, the Pittsburgh Pirates fielded MLB's first all Black starting lineup. : r/baseball
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Pittsburgh Pirates Mark 50 Years Since Historic All-Black And -Latino Lineup
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The Team That Changed Baseball: Roberto Clemente and the 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates: Markusen, Bruce: 9781594160899: : Books
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Former Pirates World Series Player Dies
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First All-Minority Lineup 50th Anniversary Celebration
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The day the Pirates fielded the first all-Black and Latino lineup
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Pittsburgh Pirates Mark 50 Years Since Historic All-Black And -Latino Lineup
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Shortstops: Color of Diversity
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Pirates had MLB's first all-minority lineup
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The Team That Changed Baseball: Roberto Clemente and the 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates (Audible Audio Edition): Bruce Markusen, Kevin Free, Audible Studios: Books
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On September 1, 1971, the Pirates proudly became the first MLB franchise to field a starting lineup that consisted of all Black and Latino players. The all-minority starting nine broke one of
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Pirates had MLB's first all-minority lineup
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September 1, 1971: Pirates field first all-Black lineup in baseball history – Society for American Baseball Research