In addition to his NLCS and World Series MVP awards, Stargell finally took home the elusive MVP award (as co-winner along with St. Louis' Keith Hernandez) at the age of 39. The star remained in place until the stadium’s 2004 demolition. Stargell made his MLB debut at the end of the 1962 season at the age of 22. [13] The shot came in the second inning and chased starting pitcher Jim Bunning out of the game. Pirates 3, Phillies 0. Pirates 14, Phillies 4. In seven of the next nine seasons, Stargell finished in the top 10 in MVP voting, as his career moved onto a Hall of Fame track. Stargell lost some of that weight, but gained weight again while working for the Pittsburgh front office. Now, here’s another Pirates’ legend, Willie Stargell, crushing a two-run bomb in Game 7 of the ’79 Series: Leader of the ‘We Are Family’ squad, Pops went 4-for-5 in the game as the Bucs won, 4-1, giving the team its fifth world title. At his urging as captain, the team adopted the Sister Sledge hit song "We Are Family" as the team anthem. He was consistent during his career, compiling seven All-Star selections, two NL Home run crowns, six NL East pennants, and two World Series titles. Adding to your cart. The star remained until the stadium's 2004 demolition. [8], In the 1985 trial of alleged cocaine dealer Curtis Strong, Stargell was accused by Dale Berra and John Milner (both former Pirates teammates) of distributing "greenies" (amphetamines) to players. PIRATES 5TH: Cash flied out to right; Davalillo grounded out(second to first); Hebner grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R,0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. This referred to Stargell's ownership of a chicken restaurant in Pittsburgh's Hill District. "[18] Stargell strongly denied these accusations. Dodger starter Don Sutton said of Stargell, "I never saw anything like it. Seller 100% positive. 9. 1972 Topps #89 NL Home Run Leaders/Willie Stargell/Hank Aaron/Lee May PSA VG3. Contents Related Hall of Famers Related Stories. On January 27 1927 -- Citing accuser Dutch Leonard's refusal to appear at the hearings of January 5th, Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis issues a lengthy decision clearing Ty Cobb and Tris Speaker of any game-fixing charges. Item Information. PIRATES 3RD: Sanguillen singled to third; J. Hernandez homered[Sanguillen scored]; Blass grounded out (shortstop to first);Cash flied out to right; Davalillo was hit by a pitch; Hebnerwalked [Davalillo to second]; Stargell doubled [Hebner scored,Davalillo scored]; Oliver grounded out (first to pitcher); 4 R,3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. In July, Stargell hit .305 with eight homers and 19 RBIs in 24 games. $0.19 + $3.50 shipping. His 1963 rookie season was lackluster, but he enjoyed much more success the following season, his first as an everyday player. BL-1696-78 (National Baseball Hall of Fame Library) BL-1696-78 (National Baseball Hall of Fame Library) He was the first minor-league hitting coach for Chipper Jones. In the same game, teammate Bob Robertson also collected five hits, including a home run; not until Andrew McCutchen and Garrett Jones in 2012 would two Pirates collect five hits in the same game. Willie (or Wilver, as Vin Scully called him) also hit seven postseason homers to go along with an .871 OPS -- taking home two World Series rings. In his first full season in the Pirates' new stadium, 1971, Stargell led the league with 48 home runs. 15 - Willie Stargell hit at least 20 home runs in fifteen different seasons, including 13 consecutively, 1964 through 1976. This Day In Baseball gives you cool facts and stories through baseball's rich history. The second home run Stargell hit out of the Dodger Stadium, and the shorter of the two, occurred May 8, 1973. More information about todays events, players, ball park, date and […]. [2] He attended Encinal High School, where his baseball teammates included future MLB players Tommy Harper and Curt Motton. In 1977, Stargell hit his 400th career home run on June 29 against the St. Louis Cardinals. In 1978, against Wayne Twitchell of the Montreal Expos, Stargell hit the only fair ball to ever reach the club deck of Olympic Stadium. Willie Stargell hits the longest home run in the history of Veterans Stadium in the second inning off starter Jim Bunning during a 14-4 Pirates rout of Philadelphia. Stargell began and ended the season as the Pirates' everyday left-fielder, but spent extended periods playing first base as well. Seller 100% positive. Aaron is one of the most respected players in baseball history and on April 8 1974 he broke Babe ruth's home record. 15 - Willie Stargell hit at least 20 home runs in fifteen different seasons, including 13 consecutively, 1964 through 1976. The right-hander strikes out seven batters, walking only one, in his Cleveland Stadium gem. 1972 O-PEE-CHEE #89 N.L. Wilver Dornell Stargell (March 6, 1940 – April 9, 2001), nicknamed "Pops" later in his career, was an American professional baseball left fielder and first baseman who spent all of his 21 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) (1962–1982) with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Only four other home runs have been hit out of Dodger Stadium. HOME RUN LEADERS HANK AARON WILLIE STARGELL LEE MAY. [23][24][25], Wilver “Willie” Stargell Avenue is a major thoroughfare in his adolescent home of Alameda, California, connecting to the former Naval Air Station Alameda, and Stargell is honored with a plaque and plaza at its intersection with 5th Avenue. Instead, Phillies pitcher Randy Lerch hit two home runs to help the Phillies come from behind to win the game, 10–8, to win their third straight division title on the next-to-last day of the season. Senators’ slugger Frank Howard’s 1968 feat of hitting 10 homers in six games is the major league record. Following a Pirate sweep of the Friday-night double-header, Stargell belted a grand slam in the bottom of the first inning of the season's penultimate game to give the Pirates an early 4–1 lead, although the Pirates relinquished that lead later in the game and fell two runs short after a four-run rally in the bottom of the ninth inning,[10] thus eliminating themselves from contention for the pennant. The seat where the ball landed (the home run was measured at 535 feet (163 m)) was replaced with a yellow seat, while the other seats in the upper deck are red. Royals manager Bob Lemon and first […], On January 23 1962 -- Pitcher Bob Feller and infielder Jackie Robinson are elected to the Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers Association of America in their first year of eligibility. So, go ahead, blast some "We Are Family" and dream of some alternate reality where you were cool enough to be in this picture with the former dinger-crushing MVP and Muhammad Ali. In his fifth and final at-bat of the game, Stargell belted his third home run of the day, a two-run blast to left-center field in the eighth off right-hander Chuck Hartenstein, making it 13-5 Pittsburgh. It will be the only No Hitter of the season. Willie “Pops” Stargell, the captain of the Pittsburgh Pirates, had announced at the beginning of 1982 that this season – his 20th full season in the majors, all with the Bucs – would be his last.After a magnificent 1979 season in which he had become the first player to be voted MVP of the regular season (co-MVP with St. Louis’s Keith Hernandez), the National League … [4] He might have quit baseball over the racial difficulties that he experienced, but he was encouraged by letters he received from friend and baseball scout Bob Zuk. He hit a second home run out of Dodger Stadium on May 8, 1973, against Andy Messersmith, measured at 470 feet (140 m). Stargell refused to participate in the team's plans, still stinging from the team's refusal to even consider him for its managerial job that season. He never made anybody look bad and he never said anything bad about anybody. Pirates 14, Phillies 4. PIRATES 4TH: Robertson struck out; Sanguillen flied out to left;J. Hernandez walked; Blass forced J. Hernandez (shortstop tosecond); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 14, Phillies 4. PHILLIES 2ND: Gamble flied out to right; Freed grounded out(second to first); Vukovich struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.Pirates 7, Phillies 2. Stargell's two home run titles came in his first three years at Three Rivers. Details about 1972 Topps #89 NL Home Run Leaders/Willie Stargell/Hank Aaron/Lee May PSA VG3. $0.99 + $3.00 shipping. Radio broadcast from June 12 1939 when the Baseball Hall of Fame first opened. Torre, Stargell homer in Braves’ debut in Atlanta Exactly 105 years after the Confederacy opened fire on Fort Sumter, the North retaliated with their own blast – in the form of a two-run home run by Willie Stargell. He was then pinch run by Doug Frobel and subsequently was replaced by Richie Hebner at first base.[12]. ", Stargell played until 1982, but he never appeared in more than 74 games after 1979. On June 25, 1971 – Willie Stargell hits the longest home run in the history of Veterans Stadium in the second inning off starter Jim Bunning during a 14-4 Pirates rout of Philadelphia. Gary Gentry fires a four-hitter, blanking the Cardinals, 6-0, in front of a frenzied Shea Stadium crowd, which spills onto the field en masse after the game to celebrate their team's amazing accomplishment. 1972 TOPPS #89 WILLIE STARGELL/HANK AARON/LEE MAY NL HR LEADERS NM-MT. Jackie Robinson burst onto the scene in 1947, breaking baseball's color barrier and bringing the Negro leagues' electrifying style of play to the Majors. He also worked as a special baseball adviser to Pirates owner Kevin McClatchy, who called Stargell "the ultimate class act". During his career, he batted .282 with 2,232 hits, 1,194 runs, 423 doubles, 475 home runs, and 1,540 runs batted in, helping his team win six National League (NL) East division titles, two NL pennants, and two World Series championships (1971, 1979). Teammate Al Oliver once said, "If he asked us to jump off the Fort Pitt Bridge, we would ask him what kind of dive he wanted. Pirates 11, Phillies 2. 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PHILLIES 9TH: Johnson lined to second; Montanez struck out;Gamble grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.Pirates 14, Phillies 4. Lodging for black players was located in the poor black areas of those towns. Willie Stargell played for the Pirates for his entire 21-year big league career, finishing with 475 home runs. Mathews makes his debut at first base, Af­ter 14 years in organized baseball, Milwaukee’s strong man […]. Babe Ruth had “only” 1,356. He also led the league in runs batted in and slugging percentage. Stargell's last game was on October 3, 1982 at Three Rivers Stadium against the Montreal Expos. Learn More about the teams, players, ball parks and events that happened on this date in history just click the tags! He never played another game in the outfield. California Angels suspend defending batting champion Alex Johnson, Baseball in Altoona: From the Mountain City to the Curve, The Kingdome 1977 Baseball Tee Shirt - Past Home of Your Seattle Mariners, Ebbets Field 1913 Baseball Tee Shirt - Past Home of the Brooklyn Dodgers, Braves Field 1915 Baseball Tee Shirt - Past Home of the Boston Braves, Tim Flannery on Sign Stealing In Baseball, Kurt Russell makes his professional baseball debut. Willie Stargell was the seventeenth player elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame on the first ballot. For a decade, BAF, renamed the Willie Stargell Foundation, raised research money and public awareness about the disease. On May 22, 1968, Pittsburgh Pirates slugger Willie Stargell hits three home runs in a 13-6 victory over the Chicago Cubs. Pirates 14, Phillies 4. Hank Aaron, Mack Jones, and Eddie Mathews homer for the Braves. On May 18, 1962, At County Stadium Future Hall of Famer Warren Spahn beats the Mets on a 3 hitter. $0.99 + $3.00 shipping. Stargell also threw out the ceremonial last pitch at Three Rivers Stadium before the team's move after the 2000 season. Tags: Pittsburgh Pirates; Willie Stargell; More From This Game; Most Popular. The Pirates moved into Three Rivers in mid-1970, and he hit 310 of his 475 career home runs from 1970 until his retirement, despite turning 30 in 1970. He returned to the All-Star Game the next two seasons, hitting over 100 runs batted in (RBI) in both years, and finishing respectively 14th and 15th in MVP voting. He had been in the hospital recovering from a gallbladder surgery at the time of his death. 1982 Willie Stargell Pittsburgh Pirates Final Hit - YouTube PIRATES 9TH: Cash grounded out (shortstop to first); Davalillogrounded out (shortstop to first); Mazeroski flied out to left;0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Add to cart. Best Offer: Make … [15] Stargell was hospitalized for three weeks in 1999 to treat undisclosed medical problems with one of his organs. Willie Stargell – 1973 – 470 feet. David Ortiz ties Stan Musial, Willie Stargell for 29th on home run list. Among the most feared power hitters in baseball history, Stargell had the most home runs (296) of any player in the 1970s decade, many of the tape-measure variety. Instead, Phillies pitcher Randy Lerch hit two home runs to help the Phillies come from behind to win the game, 10–8, to win their third straight division title on the next-to-last day of the season. He was a member of the Pirates' World Championship team, the Pirates defeating the Baltimore Orioles in seven games. Stargell played and nothing came of the incident. Boston Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz hit his 475th career home run … Gil Hodges knocks one out for the Mets. [4] On April 7, 2001, two days before Stargell died, a larger-than-life statue of him was unveiled at the Pirates' new stadium, PNC Park, as part of the opening-day ceremonies.[15]. On August 5, 1969, Stargell hit a home run off of Alan Foster that left the stadium and measured 507 feet, the longest home run ever hit at Dodger Stadium. On June 25, 1971 – Willie Stargell hits the longest home run in the history of Veterans Stadium in the second inning off starter Jim Bunning during a 14-4 Pirates rout of Philadelphia. On June 25, 1971, Stargell hit the longest home run in Veterans Stadium history during a 14–4 Pirates win over the Philadelphia Phillies. The future Hall of Famer just misses a fourth home run when he hits a long double that bounces off the railing of the left field bleachers at Wrigley Field. At one time, Stargell held the record for the longest home run in nearly half of the NL parks. Stargell's two home run titles came in his first three years at Three Rivers. But his greatest season was in 1979, when he was the only player in history to win the MVP, NLCS … Designed by Elegant Themes | Powered by WordPress. Willie Stargell, who turned 41 years of age last week, confirmed today that this was his 21st and final year in the major leagues, and said: ''I … Stargell continued to post excellent numbers in 1972 (.293, 33, 112) finishing third in MVP voting behind Johnny Bench and Billy Williams. Upon the Expos departure in 2004, the seat was removed and sent to the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame. The team had a personal trainer work with Stargell before the 1968 season to get him in the best shape of his career, but Stargell had a poor season and manager Larry Shepard criticized Stargell's physique as too muscular. The 1979 World Series victory also made the Pirates the only franchise in baseball history to twice recover from a three-games-to-one deficit and win a World Series (previously they had done so in 1925 against the Washington Senators). (Voted by BBWAA on 352/427 ballots) View Willie Stargell's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos). During his run at the 700 career home runs, Barry Bonds hit a pair of bombs in the same game to make a run at Sosa with a 467-foot shot and a 462-foot shot for numbers 695 and 696 of his career. [19], After years of suffering from a kidney disorder, he died of complications related to a stroke in Wilmington, North Carolina, on April 9, 2001. Willie Stargell, June 25, 1971 Willie Stargell was no stranger to momentous home runs. The 1970 Pirates won the National League East title for their first postseason berth since winning the 1960 World Series. For the second time this season, Barry Bonds homers in six consecutive games. The Pirates did win the World Series in 1979, in a similar style as they had ended the 1978 season: from last place in the NL East at the end of April, the Pirates clawed their way into a first-place battle with the Montreal Expos during the latter half of the season. He quickly became baseball's top drawing card and a […]. He holds the National League record with 4 games in his career with 4 long hits (extra base hits) - one short of the major league record shared by Lou_Gehrig and [Joe DiMaggio]]. Pirates 11, Phillies 2. 1 watched in last 24 hours. High Heat discusses league negotiations, Griffey Jr. June 18, 2020. Stargell called that 1978 team his favorite team ever, and predicted that the Pirates would win the World Series the following year. PHILLIES 6TH: Doyle lined to center; Bowa lined to center;McCarver grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.Pirates 12, Phillies 2. Stargell's last game was on October 3, 1982 at Three Rivers Stadium against the Montreal Expos.
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