David Nightingale, “The Pirate Problem,” The Sporting News, September 9, 1985.
Bob Moose Pittsburgh Pirates Pitcher
Bob Moose, 1967-1976
Tuesday, December 26, 2017
A plaque was dedicated to Moose in the Pirates locker room at Three Rivers Stadium
A plaque was dedicated to Moose in the Pirates locker room at Three Rivers Stadium. It read, “A great competitor who had desire, confidence, class and style, but above all, the ability to be color blind when it came to people from origins other than his own.” At a time when a good number of Pittsburgh fans (who were mostly white) had issues with the number of black and Hispanic players on the team, local boy Bob Moose showed a better way.
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