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This Page will be
dedicated to showcasing research material, articles, recent
book publishing's, appearances and a variety of other
contributions by the members of the Forbes Field Chapter of
SABR.
RESEARCH MATERIAL
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Members
David Finoli and Bill Ranier have recently finished
their upcoming book, "The Pittsburgh Pirates
Encyclopedia", which will be coming out by early June.
The highlight of the book is a list (which includes
complete biographies and stats) of the top 100 Pirates
of All-Time. The following article discusses the formula
and process which both men used to select this elite
list.
Click Here
to read about the top 100 pirates
ARTICLES
RECENT
BOOK PUBLISHINGS
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THE
PITTSBURGH PIRATES ENCYCLOPEDIA by SABR Members Bill
Ranier and David Finoli. The book includes the top 100
Pirates of all time, which includes bio's on each as
well as 80 other instrumental Bucs. A year by year
synopsis of each of 115 Pirate seasons, bios on every
manager, general manager, owner and broadcaster. Great
games and moments in the history of the club. Stats of
each player ever to play with the black and gold as well
as a complete listing of all-star game stats and so much
more.
Click Here
to find out more about the book.
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COOPERSTOWN VERSES: POEMS ABOUT EACH HALL OF FAMER by
SABR Member Mark W. Schraf and Mike Shannon. Mark Schraf
has written a poem about every Hall of Famer - all 254
of them as of 2001! - and each poem attempts to identify
something unique about every member. It's a lot of fun,
and you'll probably learn something about many of the
greats of the game that you never knew! Click the link
down below to purchase the book or contact the author at
spitball@adelphia.net .
Click Here
to find out more about the book.
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FOR THE
GOOD OF THE COUNTRY: WORLD WAR II BASEBALL IN THE MAJOR
AND MINOR LEAGUES by SABR member David Finoli. The book
is a year by year analysis of baseball during the Second
World War. It includes team rosters between 1941 and
1946 to show how the war changed the face of the
national pastime as well as covering the Negro Leagues,
the All American Professional Girls Baseball League and
stories of baseball players abroad fighting for thier
country.
Click Here
to find out more about the book.
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If you
have any books that have been recently published or have
been published within the past couple years and is still
in publication, please submit the name to Denis Repp at
splinter@usaor.net
. We will include a link to amazon.com.
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MORE CHAPTER NEWS PLEASE
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