Pittsburgh's Greatest Teams

by Arcadia Publishing

Overview

Pittsburgh is synonymous with winning. From the Penguins and Steelers to the Pirates and Panthers, the Steel City knows championships.

There must be something special in the water to make Pittsburgh so particularly gifted with its sports teams. The most famous teams in the city's history would most likely be the 1970s Steelers, known as the Steel Curtain for obvious reasons, and the Penguins who raised the Stanley Cup five times. Names such as Lemieux, Crosby, Roethlisberger, Bradshaw, Clemente and Stargell are legends of American sport and members of Pittsburgh's most cherished franchises, but for every sports legend and multi-million dollar franchise, there are a dozen more talented players and long-past teams that have been forgotten to history; the Negro League's Crawford and Homestead Grays are too often overlooked in the city's sports history but were as talented as any team that has played there. Author Dave Finoli ranks the fifty greatest teams that won trophies, brought glory and lifted the hearts of Pittsburgh's devoted sports fans.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781625859174
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	10/30/2017
Series:	Sports
Pages:	192
Sales rank:	635,413
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

David Finoli is an author and sports historian who has written numerous titles on the history of sports in western Pennsylvania. He has written five other titles for Arcadia Publishing, including Forbes Field and The Pittsburgh Pirates for the Images of America and Images of Baseball series. He also is a contributor to various books, magazines and sports websites. He lives in Monroeville with his family.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements 7

Introduction 9

1 The Other Greats: Teams 50-41 13

2 The Classic Clubs: Teams 40-31 41

3 The Storied Teams: Teams 30- 21 71

4 The Elite Squads: Teams 20-11 103

5 The Legendary Ones: The Top 10 Teams 135

Appendix I Next Up: The Ten Teams that Came Close 167

Appendix II The List: Western Pennsylvania Champions 169

Notes 183

Bibliography 187

About the Author 191

Editorial Reviews

Pittsburgh is synonymous with winning. From the Penguins and Steelers to the Pirates and Panthers, the Steel City knows championships. The Negro League s Crawford and Homestead Grays are too often overlooked in the city s sports history but were as talented as any team that has played there. Names such as Lemieux, Crosby, Roethlisberger, Bradshaw, Clemente and Stargell are legends of American sport and members of Pittsburgh s most cherished franchises. The 1970s Steelers were known as the Steel Curtain. The Penguins have raised the Stanley Cup five times. Author Dave Finoli ranks the fifty greatest teams that won trophies, brought glory and lifted the hearts of Pittsburgh s devoted sports fans.

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