Ronald T. Waldo, a member of the Society for American Baseball Research, lives in Pittsburgh. His articles have appeared in Pittsburgh Pride Magazine and Sports Collectors Digest, and he is the author of several books on baseball history.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgments viPreface 11. Murderers’ Row and the Waner Brothers 52. Bill Benswanger and Arky Vaughan Arrive on the Scene 253. New Blood Offers Hope to Pirates Fans for 1938 Season 404. Bad Luck During Spring Training in San Bernardino 535. Bucs Bust Out of the Gate Due to Arky Vaughan’s Heroics 696. Paul Waner’s Slump and Talk of Rebuilding for Next Year 887. Pirates Regroup as Benswanger and Traynor Nix Deal with New York Giants 1078. Johnny Rizzo Shines as Pirates Climb into First Place 1269. Pittsburgh Feels the Pressure and Starts to Wilt in the Summer Heat 14610. Traynor’s Boys Attempt to Hang on While Chicago Surges 16611. Pittsburgh’s Final Collapse and the Homer in the Gloamin’ 18612. Disastrous Season and a Second-Division Finish in 1939 20713. The End of an Era 222Appendix A: 1938 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster 232Appendix B: 1938 Statistics 234Chapter Notes 236Bibliography 257Index 259

Ronald T. Waldo, a member of the Society for American Baseball Research, lives in Pittsburgh. His articles have appeared in Pittsburgh Pride Magazine and Sports Collectors Digest, and he is the author of several books on baseball history.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgments viPreface 11. Murderers’ Row and the Waner Brothers 52. Bill Benswanger and Arky Vaughan Arrive on the Scene 253. New Blood Offers Hope to Pirates Fans for 1938 Season 404. Bad Luck During Spring Training in San Bernardino 535. Bucs Bust Out of the Gate Due to Arky Vaughan’s Heroics 696. Paul Waner’s Slump and Talk of Rebuilding for Next Year 887. Pirates Regroup as Benswanger and Traynor Nix Deal with New York Giants 1078. Johnny Rizzo Shines as Pirates Climb into First Place 1269. Pittsburgh Feels the Pressure and Starts to Wilt in the Summer Heat 14610. Traynor’s Boys Attempt to Hang on While Chicago Surges 16611. Pittsburgh’s Final Collapse and the Homer in the Gloamin’ 18612. Disastrous Season and a Second-Division Finish in 1939 20713. The End of an Era 222Appendix A: 1938 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster 232Appendix B: 1938 Statistics 234Chapter Notes 236Bibliography 257Index 259

Ronald T. Waldo, a member of the Society for American Baseball Research, lives in Pittsburgh. His articles have appeared in Pittsburgh Pride Magazine and Sports Collectors Digest, and he is the author of several books on baseball history.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgments viPreface 11. Murderers’ Row and the Waner Brothers 52. Bill Benswanger and Arky Vaughan Arrive on the Scene 253. New Blood Offers Hope to Pirates Fans for 1938 Season 404. Bad Luck During Spring Training in San Bernardino 535. Bucs Bust Out of the Gate Due to Arky Vaughan’s Heroics 696. Paul Waner’s Slump and Talk of Rebuilding for Next Year 887. Pirates Regroup as Benswanger and Traynor Nix Deal with New York Giants 1078. Johnny Rizzo Shines as Pirates Climb into First Place 1269. Pittsburgh Feels the Pressure and Starts to Wilt in the Summer Heat 14610. Traynor’s Boys Attempt to Hang on While Chicago Surges 16611. Pittsburgh’s Final Collapse and the Homer in the Gloamin’ 18612. Disastrous Season and a Second-Division Finish in 1939 20713. The End of an Era 222Appendix A: 1938 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster 232Appendix B: 1938 Statistics 234Chapter Notes 236Bibliography 257Index 259