{"product_id":"pie-traynor-a-baseball-biography-9780786443857","title":"Pie Traynor: A Baseball Biography","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): James Forr | David Proctor\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Sports\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e A Baseball Hall of Famer as of 1948, Pie Traynor was the face of Pittsburgh baseball during the twenties and thirties, when the Pirates were a perennial pennant contender. (They won the Series in 1925.) Traynor was a line-drive hitter who drove in runs as effectively with doubles and triples as most of his peers did launching balls over the fence, and by all accounts he was a dazzling defender.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e After his playing days ended, Traynor stayed in Pittsburgh, managing the Pirates for five years and working as a popular broadcaster for decades, cementing his place as one of the most popular athletes ever to play in the Steel City.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46889247277207,"sku":"9780786443857","price":2839.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780786443857.webp?v=1770263992","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/pie-traynor-a-baseball-biography-9780786443857","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}