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Baseball History: 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates

2025-02-14 12:30:00 2025-02-14 13:30:00 America/New_York Baseball History: 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates September 1, 1971, the first time in MLB history that a team fielded a lineup of all African American and Afro Latino players. White Plains Public Library - Auditorium

Friday, February 14
12:30pm - 1:30pm

Add to Calendar 2025-02-14 12:30:00 2025-02-14 13:30:00 America/New_York Baseball History: 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates September 1, 1971, the first time in MLB history that a team fielded a lineup of all African American and Afro Latino players. White Plains Public Library - Auditorium

September 1, 1971, the first time in MLB history that a team fielded a lineup of all African American and Afro Latino players.

A relevant sports history topic that did not get full coverage when the event occurred, the Pittsburgh Pirates fielded a line-up of all African-American and Afro-Latin ballplayers. John Vorperian will give a talk on this momentous occurrence explaining the baseball angle as to why it happened, the omission of news reporting as well featuring the players themselves, including Roberto Clemente and Doc Ellis.

This program is made possible thanks to the support of the White Plains Library Foundation.

AGE GROUP: | Teens | Adults about 55 and over | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Educational Presentations |

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