If you’re like me, you’re already in the throes of the winter doldrums despite the winter solstice still over a month away. To help tide you over, I uploaded the 1971 World Series Champions vinyl recording narrated by the great Bob Prince, voice of the Pirates.

So for those with Seasonal Affective Disorder, enjoy the sounds of Roberto Clemente lacing base hits off the wall, Willie Stargell blasting home runs, Bob Gibson finishing off no-hitters, Steve Blass still throwing strikes over the plate and even Bing Crosby calling a ballgame.

From the back of the record:

“This is the story of youth and experience combining beautifully to produce a powerful baseball machine. Mazeroski and Pagan, Stargell, Clemente, Hebner, Robertson, Oliver, Sanguillen, Stennett, Cash…they all pulled together to put it all together in 1971. It’s the story, too, of how an unsung pitching staff faced four 20-game winners in the World Series and taught them what ‘pressure pitching’ was all about. This is the story – like Terry and the Pirates – of high adventure. It’s the story of courage, and color, and baseball at its best. This is the story of the 1971 Pittsburgh Pirates, World Champions and a team you’ll be hearing from again.”



Side one is uploaded here, but click here to download it and click here for side two.