American professional baseball player and coach (1940–2001)
Baseball player
Willie Stargell
Stargell in 1966
Left fielder / First baseman
Born:(1940-03-06)March 6, 1940 Earlsboro, Oklahoma, U.S.
Died: April 9, 2001(2001-04-09) (aged 61) Wilmington, North Carolina, U.S.
Batted: Left
Threw: Left
MLB debut
September 16, 1962, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Last MLB appearance
October 3, 1982, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
MLB statistics
Batting average
.282
Hits
2,232
Home runs
475
Runs batted in
1,540
Teams
Pittsburgh Pirates (1962–1982)
Career highlights and awards
7× All-Star (1964–1966, 1971–1973, 1978)
2× World Series champion (1971, 1979)
NL MVP (1979)
World Series MVP (1979)
NLCS MVP (1979)
Roberto Clemente Award (1974)
2× NL home run leader (1971, 1973)
NL RBI leader (1973)
Pittsburgh Pirates No. 8 retired
Pirates Hall of Fame
Member of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame
Induction
1988
Vote
82.4% (first ballot)
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. Among the most feared power hitters in baseball history, Stargell had the most home runs (296) of any player in the 1970s decade. 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 in 1971 and 1979, both over the Baltimore Orioles. Stargell was a seven-time All-Star and two-time NL home run leader. In 1979, he became the first and currently only player to win the NL Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award, the NL Championship Series MVP Award and the World Series MVP Award in one season. In 1982, the Pirates retired his uniform number 8. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1988.[1]
^"Willie Stargell at the Baseball Hall of Fame". baseballhall.org. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
Wilver Dornell Stargell (March 6, 1940 – April 9, 2001), nicknamed "Pops" later in his career, was an American professional baseball left fielder and first...
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left-center field roof. That home run, an estimated 529-footer, inspired WillieStargell to say: "Now I know why they (the Phillies fans) boo Richie all the...
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positions as broadcasters, including former players Don Hoak, Dave Giusti, WillieStargell, and Pittsburgh Penguins' broadcaster Mike Lange. WWSW-FM broadcast...
are Babe Ruth with 714, and Albert Pujols with 703. Alex Rodriguez (696), Willie Mays (660), Ken Griffey Jr. (630), Jim Thome (612), and Sammy Sosa (609)...
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the Twins and finishing his career with the Kansas City Royals in 1975 Willie Mays: 21 seasons with the New York / San Francisco Giants before being traded...
fielder Gene Clines, right fielder Roberto Clemente, left fielder WillieStargell, catcher Manny Sanguillén, third baseman Dave Cash, shortstop Jackie...
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the field until order was restored. Mets manager Yogi Berra and players Willie Mays, Tom Seaver, Cleon Jones and Rusty Staub were summoned by NL President...
either league. The best offense in the big leagues featured mashers WillieStargell (.295, 48, 125), Bob Robertson (.271, 26, 72) and Richie Hebner (.271...
national level, led by James and his friends Sian Cotton, Dru Joyce III, and Willie McGee.: 24 The group dubbed themselves the "Fab Four" and promised each...
occurred in the National League in 1979, when Keith Hernandez and WillieStargell received an equal number of points. There have been 19 unanimous winners...
player before him to reach as many as 40 in both categories had been WillieStargell in 1973. The achievement was more impressive because Belle played only...
Evert 1977: Steve Cauthen 1978: Jack Nicklaus 1979: Terry Bradshaw & WillieStargell 1980: U.S. Olympic Hockey Team 1981: Sugar Ray Leonard 1982: Wayne...
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