Tom the Good Luck Black Cat: The Little-Known Story of How a Black Cat from Butler, Pennsylvania, Helped the Pittsburgh Pirates Win the 1925 World Series

By Kirk Aurandt

A baseball short story for young readers. Relive the 1925 World Series between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Washington Senators with a black cat named Tom, as he overcomes adversity to help the Pittsburgh Pirates fight their way back from the brink of elimination to become World Series Champions for the second time in team history.  Inspi

• Language: English
• Publisher: Admiralty Record Publishing Company, L.L.C.
• Release date: Dec 5, 2016
• ISBN: 9780998385341

Book preview

Chapter 1

It was September of 1925, and a black cat named Tom, from Butler, Pennsylvania, was one very happy cat. You see, Tom’s favorite baseball team—the Pittsburgh Pirates—had just won the National League pennant for the first time since 1909.

Pittsburgh Eagle-Chronicle

PITTSBURGH, PA., THURS. MORNING, SEPTEMBER 24, 1925

PIRATES WIN NL PENNANT

First Since 1909

PITTSBURGH, PA., FORBES FIELD—The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 yesterday for their ninth-straight win, and clinched the National League pennant for the first time in sixteen years….

The Pirates were going to the World Series to play the American League pennant winner and defending World Series Champion, Washington Senators, in a best-of-seven-game series. The team that won four games would win the World Series and be crowned the champions of Major League Baseball.

Tom hoped to go to the World Series games played at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, and root for the Pirates in person. Unfortunately, the Pittsburgh games quickly sold out before Tom could buy a ticket. The games to be played in Washington, D.C., were too

Reviews for Tom the Good Luck Black Cat

[stahl2ricco · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Don't let the "silly" cover fool you, this is a decent little baseball book, especially if you are a Pittsburgh Pirates fan, or if you are trying to raise a little one to be a fan of the Bucs. The cat story is really goofy, probably perfect for young ones, but pretty lame to me. But the recap of the Series is good, and the reprints of newspapers from that time are excellent! I liked the scoreboard graphics too! Like I say, a fan of the Pirates would love this!