Pie Traynor

<p> 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.</p><p> 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.</p>