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by stumeat on May 12th, 2006

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Did the Pittsburgh Pirates ever put 9 black players on the field at any time during the 70's and 80's?

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  • by Henry Hascup on May 13th, 2006

    Henry Hascup

    September 1, 1971 the Pittsburgh Pirates fielded an all-black lineup:

    Murtaugh’s lineup card looked like this:

    Rennie Stennett, 2B,
    Gene Clines, CF,
    Roberto Clemente, RF,
    Willie Stargell, LF,
    Manny Sanguillen, C,
    Dave Cash, 3B
    Al Oliver, 1B,
    Jackie Hernandez, SS,
    Dock Ellis, P.

    http://www.aaregistry.com/african_american_history/2594/First_AllBlack_baseball_team_plays_in_MLB

    http://baseballguru.com/markusen/analysismarkusen01.html

    http://bruce.mlblogs.com/bruce_markusens_coopersto/2006/02/the_allblack_li.html

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