A baseball short story for young readers. Long since forgotten, the 1925 World Series between the Washington Senators and Pittsburgh Pirates was one of the most exciting ever played. The story revolves around Tom, a black cat from Butler, Pennsylvania, who has been waiting sixteen years for his favorite baseball team, the Pittsburgh Pirates, to return to the World Series. Although black cats are notoriously associated with bad luck, Tom is a certified good luck cat who cannot wait to go to the Butler Radio Shop and listen to the radio broadcasts of the World Series games with other fans of...

A baseball short story for young readers. Relive the excitement of the 1925 World Series between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Washington Senators with Tom, a black cat from Butler, Pennsylvania, 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. Based on a true story.