The 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates: The team that made baseball history and Black history on the same day

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On September 1, 1971, the Pittsburgh Pirates became the first team in Major League Baseball history to field an all-minority line-up. While the significance of the moment went largely overlooked at game time (commentators didn't notice history being made until the third inning), the historic occasion came nearly 24 years after Jackie Robinson first broke baseball’s color barrier. This t-shirt design commemorates the pivotal moment in baseball history.

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On this day in 1971, the Pittsburgh Pirates fielded the first all-black and Latino lineup

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The Team That Changed Baseball: Roberto Clemente and the 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates

Pittsburgh Pirates field MLB's first all-Black lineup, September 1, 1971

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On Sept. 1, 1971, the Pirates made history with baseball's 1st all-minority starting lineup

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