Rattled in the Clinches: Manager Pie Traynor and the Epic Collapse of the 1938 Pirates

September 7, 2010 by James Forr · 1 Comment

On the evening of September 29, 1938, inside the funereal visitorsâ€™ clubhouse at Wrigley Field, a despondent Pie Traynor leaned back, fired up a cigarette, and prepared to lie through his teeth. His Pittsburgh Pirates had just lost three crushing games to the Chicago Cubs thanks to Gabby Hartnettâ€™s famous â€œHomer in the Gloaminâ€™â€ and […]

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