Roberto HR #1
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The great Roberto Clemente would have been 80 years old today #pirates #halloffame View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dick Allen (@dickallen_15)
Today in 1969… the great Willie Stargell became the 1st player to hit one completely out of Dodger Stadium #Pirates View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dick Allen (@dickallen_15)
Happy 65th Birthday to #pirates lefty Jerry Reuss. I only hit .211, but got the last grand slam of my career off him in ’76 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dick Allen (@dickallen_15)
The “Cobra” turns 63 today! Happy Birthday Dave Parker #Pirates #MVP #MLB View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dick Allen (@dickallen_15)
On this day in 1963… #Pirates slugger Willie Stargell hits his 1st career HR off #Cubs righty Lindy McDaniel. Pops would hit 474 more before he is done. #mlb #halloffame #Pops View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dick Allen (@dickallen_15)
It has been 13 years since we lost Willie Stargell. Rather than go on and on about how much Willie meant to so many in baseball… we wanted to share this timeless obituary by AP sports writer Ted Anthony published on April 9th, 2001 from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette [hr] Captain Willie was Pittsburgh icon He was…
On this day in 1973, the great Roberto Clemente becomes the first Latin-born player to be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. The late Pirates outfielder, who died tragically only a few months earlier in a airplane crash, was elected posthumously after the mandatory five-year waiting period was waived. Immensely proud of his…