Chet Brewer (1907–?) was a baseball player in the Negro Leagues. He was a right-handed pitcher with the Kansas City Monarchs and from 1957 to 1974 he scouted for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Baseball is a team sport, in which a fist-sized ball is thrown by a defensive player called a pitcher and hit by an offensive player called a batter with a round, smooth stick called a bat. ... Part of the History of baseball series. ... The Kansas City Monarchs were the longest-running franchise in the history of baseballs Negro Leagues. ... See also: 1956 in sports, 1958 in sports and the list of years in sports. Auto Racing NASCAR Championship - Buck Baker Indianapolis 500 - Sam Hanks USAC Racing - Jimmy Bryan won the season championship Formula One Championship - Argentina 24 hours of Le Mans: the team of Ron Flockhart / Ivor Bueb won... See also: 1973 in sports, 1975 in sports and the list of years in sports. Auto Racing Stock car racing: Richard Petty won the Daytona 500 NASCAR Championship - Richard Petty IROC Championship - inaugural year won by Mark Donohue Indianapolis 500 - Johnny Rutherford USAC Racing - Bobby Unser Formula One Championship - Brazil... The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ...