Pirates 14, Phillies 4. 2:06. Beginning in 1975, after years of experimenting at the position, Stargell moved permanently to first base. 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. Originally aired in April 2001 on ESPN Classic shortly after Stargell's death. [7] He made his first of seven trips to the All-Star Game that year. BL-1696-78 (National Baseball Hall of Fame Library) BL-1696-78 (National Baseball Hall of Fame Library) In the inaugural season of divisional play, the Mets clinch the first-ever National League East title. Long home runs. "[5], The Willie Stargell Foundation was established to promote research and treatment for kidney disease. [14] The star remained in place until the stadium's 2004 demolition. Pirates 14, Phillies 4. He doesn't just hit pitchers, he takes away their dignity." 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. 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. Condition: Very Good. Stargell's last game was on October 3, 1982 at Three Rivers Stadium against the Montreal Expos. David Ortiz ties Stan Musial, Willie Stargell for 29th on home run list. [5], Stargell returned to the Pittsburgh club in 1997 as an aide to Cam Bonifay, the team's general manager. At age 31, he won the first of his two home-run titles in 1971; his 48 edged out Hank Aaron's 47 on the final week of the season and, to date, trail only Ralph Kiner's 54 and 51 in 1949 and 1947, respectively, for most by a Pirate in one season. Pirates 14, Phillies 2. He's the only guy I could have said that about. He never made anybody look bad and he never said anything bad about anybody. At one time, Stargell held the record for the longest home run in nearly half of the NL parks. On May 22, 1968, Willie Stargell of the Pirates went 5-for-5 with three home runs against the Cubs at Wrigley FIeld. [11] He retired with 475 home runs despite playing much of his career at Forbes Field, whose center field distance was 457 feet (139 m). On August 5, 1969, Stargell hit a home run off Alan Foster that left the stadium and measured 507 feet, the longest home run ever hit at Dodger Stadium. WS1979 Gm1: Stargell homers, brings Bucs within a run. [2] He attended Encinal High School, where his baseball teammates included future MLB players Tommy Harper and Curt Motton. The longest home run in the seven-year history of Montreal's Olympic Stadium came off the bat of retired Pittsburgh slugger Willie Stargell. $0.99 + $3.00 shipping. 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. 15 - Willie Stargell hit at least 20 home runs in fifteen different seasons, including 13 consecutively, 1964 through 1976. Willie Stargell Complete splits including home/road, lefty/righty, clutch situations, vs. opponent, by month, by role, and many more 1976 He was then pinch run by Doug Frobel and subsequently was replaced by Richie Hebner at first base. 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. 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. He would homer in the next two games, then finish the month with another three-game home run streak. The season was scheduled to end in a dramatic, four-game showdown against the Phillies in Pittsburgh, in which the Pirates had to win all four games to claim the title. PHILLIES 1ST: Doyle singled to pitcher; Bowa forced Doyle(second unassisted); McCarver lined to right; Johnson homered[Bowa scored]; Montanez grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R,2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. The team mandated that he diet to get down to a weight of 215 pounds. PHILLIES 3RD: Palmer struck out; Doyle walked; Bowa was calledout on strikes; McCarver flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1LOB. Stargell is the only player to have won all three MVP trophies in a single year. In 1973, Stargell achieved the rare feat of simultaneously leading the league in both doubles and homers. The 1970 Pirates won the National League East title for their first postseason berth since winning the 1960 World Series. Warren Spahn beats Mets on 3 Hitter, Aaron, Mathews and Hodges homer, Ty Cobb and Tris Speaker get cleared for fixing games - Joe Wood tells us the story, Cookie Lavagetto breaks up no hitter with a walk off in the 1947 world series, Vida Blue on the CBS Evening News June 26 1971, Jackie Robinson is elected to the Hall of Fame, 1937 All Star Game Dizzy Dean takes one on the toe, Sonny Siebert fires no hitter June 10 1966 Full Radio Broadcast, Don Sutton - Steve Garvey fight a divided house in LA, Sunny Jim Bottomley Hall of Fame Biography, Cardinals get Jack Clark in 5 Player Deal. They excited fans with numerous come-from-behind victories along the way (many during their final at-bat) to claim the division pennant on the last day of the season. His nine homers during this span establish a National League mark. 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. 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. PITTSBURGH -- Hall of Famer Willie Stargell, the thunderous home run hitter who carried the Pittsburgh Pirates into two World Series with his power … 10/10/79: Willie Stargell hits first home run of the series to bring the Pirates within a run in the top of the 8th. For the second time this season, Barry Bonds homers in six consecutive games. Stargell lost some of that weight, but gained weight again while working for the Pittsburgh front office. The home run was his third of the series and, coincidentally, credited Stargell with the winning runs in both Game 7s of the two postseason meetings between the Pirates and the Orioles (1971 and 1979). MONTREAL, Wednesday, Sept. 19 —After almost 6 hours 10 minutes, what you knew was that Willie Stargell could still hit a ball a long way when it … Willie Stargell had already crafted the majority of his Hall of Fame career when the 1979 World Series began. Stargell capped off the year by hitting a dramatic home run in Baltimore during the late innings of a close Game 7 to seal a Pirates' championship. Adding to your cart. But his greatest season was in 1979, when he was the only player in history to win the MVP, NLCS … 17 - Willie Stargell went 17-for-54 in his World Series Stats, a .315 career batting average. Willie Stargell was the seventeenth player elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame on the first ballot. 1963 Willie Stargell mashes his first big league home run. Lodging for black players was located in the poor black areas of those towns. He shared the Sports Illustrated magazine's "Sportsmen of the Year" award with NFL quarterback Terry Bradshaw, who also played at Three Rivers Stadium, for the Pittsburgh Steelers. [5], Beloved in Pittsburgh for his style of play and affable manner, Stargell hit seven of the 18 balls ever hit over Forbes Field's 86-foot-high right-field stands [6] and several of the upper-tier home runs at its successor, Three Rivers Stadium. Upon the Expos departure in 2004, the seat was removed and sent to the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame. Game Played:Friday, June 25, 1971 (N) at Veterans StadiumTime of Game: 2:27Attendance:38,736, Line ScorePIT N 3 4 4 0 0 1 2 0 0 – 14 14 0PHI N 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 – 4 4 1, Umpires: HP – – Satch Davidson, 1B – Paul Pryor, 2B – Shag Crawford, 3B – John Kibler, Pirates1 Dave Cash 2B2 Vic Davalillo RF3 Richie Hebner 3B4 Willie Stargell LF5 Al Oliver CF6 Bob Robertson 1B7 Manny Sanguillen C8 Jackie Hernandez SS9 Steve Blass P, Phillies1 Denny Doyle 2B2 Larry Bowa SS3 Tim McCarver C4 Deron Johnson 1B5 Willie Montanez CF6 Oscar Gamble LF7 Roger Freed RF8 John Vukovich 3B9 Jim Bunning P. Play by PlayPIRATES 1ST: Cash singled to right; Cash stole second; Davalilloout on a sacrifice bunt (second to first) [Cash to third];Hebner lined to shortstop; Stargell doubled to right [Cashscored]; Oliver walked; Robertson doubled [Oliver scored,Stargell scored]; Sanguillen grounded out (third to first); 3 R,3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. For the series, Stargell went 12-for-30; along with his three home runs, he also recorded four doubles for 25 total bases, which remains tied as a World Series record, Reggie Jackson having set it in the 1977 World Series, and his seven extra-base hits (3 HRs and 4 doubles) in the 1979 World Series also set a record. Hank Aaron, Mack Jones, and Eddie Mathews homer for the Braves. Only four other home runs have been hit out of Dodger Stadium. 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. He hit a second home run out of Dodger Stadium on May 8, 1973, against Andy Messersmith, measured at 470 feet (140 m). 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. Contents Related Hall of Famers Related Stories. He formed the Black Athletes Foundation (BAF) shortly after President Richard M. Nixon identified the disease as a "national health problem" in the early 1970s. More information about todays events, players, […], More information about todays events, players, ball park, date and season -  (www.thisdayinbaseball.com)   Join our Baseball Community – Join a community of baseball fans just like you - https://thisdayinbaseball.com/join-the community   Hosted by This Day In Baseball – Learn more about the hosts of todays show https://thisdayinbaseball.com/about-us/   Support this Show  –  Post or […], On June 10, 1966 At Cleveland Stadium Sonny Siebert pitches a no-hitter against the Washington Senators and Leon Wagner homers off loser Phil Ortega as first-place Cleveland wins, 2 – 0. Stargell played and nothing came of the incident. Though he became quickly known as Willie Stargell, his autograph suggests that he preferred his given name, Wilver. Pirates manager Chuck Tanner said of Stargell, "Having him on your ball club is like having a diamond ring on your finger." 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). PHILLIES 5TH: Freed flied out to right; Vukovich grounded out(third to first); Palmer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.Pirates 11, Phillies 2. The practice began during the turbulent 1978 season, when the Pirates came from fourth place and 11.5 games behind in mid-August, to challenge the first-place Philadelphia Phillies for the division title. On May 18, 1962, At County Stadium Future Hall of Famer Warren Spahn beats the Mets on a 3 hitter. 1972 Topps #89 NL Home Run Leaders/Willie Stargell/Hank Aaron/Lee May PSA VG3. [3], Stargell played for farm teams in New Mexico, North Dakota, Iowa, Texas, North Carolina, and Ohio. Pirates 14, Phillies 4. Written by: Craig Muder. PHILLIES 8TH: Doyle popped to shortstop; Bowa flied out toright; Pfeil grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0LOB. 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. His 1963 rookie season was lackluster, but he enjoyed much more success the following season, his first as an everyday player. Interviews with Blue’s mother is included as are clips of him pitching against the Kansas City Royals. Best Offer: Make … He was the first minor-league hitting coach for Chipper Jones. 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. 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. [3] While on the road with some of those teams, Stargell was not allowed to stay in the same accommodations as the white players. Stargell made his MLB debut at the end of the 1962 season at the age of 22. ", Stargell played until 1982, but he never appeared in more than 74 games after 1979. Standing 6 feet 3 inches with long arms and a unique bat-handling practice of holding only the knob of the bat with his lower hand to provide extra bat extension, Stargell seemed larger than most batters. Seller 100% positive. He won the final two NL Player of the Month awards of his career in April (.347, 11 HR, 27 RBI) and in June (.333, 11 HR, 36 RBI); yet he did not win the MVP award, finishing second to Joe Torre. 17 - Willie Stargell went 17-for-54 in his World Series Stats, a.315 career batting average. [15] Stargell was hospitalized for three weeks in 1999 to treat undisclosed medical problems with one of his organs. This Day In Baseball gives you cool facts and stories through baseball's rich history. He never played another game in the outfield. 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. Stargell's career moved to another level in 1971. 1972 TOPPS #89 WILLIE STARGELL/HANK AARON/LEE MAY NL HR LEADERS NM-MT. High Heat discusses league negotiations, Griffey Jr. June 18, 2020. Stargell's two home run titles came in his first three years at Three Rivers. 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. PIRATES 7TH: PFEIL REPLACED MCCARVER (PLAYING C ); Blassgrounded out (shortstop to first); Cash singled to left;Davalillo forced Cash (shortstop to second); Hebner homered[Davalillo scored]; Stargell walked; CLINES RAN FOR STARGELL;Pfeil allowed a passed ball [Clines to second]; Palmer threw awild pitch [Clines to third]; Oliver grounded out (pitcher tofirst); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. He threw out the ceremonial first pitch at the 1994 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. Landis orders the Philadelphia Athletics to reinstate Cobb and the Washington Senators to restore Speaker. But by the end of those seven games against the Baltimore Orioles, the Pittsburgh Pirates’ lovable slugger had cemented a … The right-hander strikes out seven batters, walking only one, in his Cleveland Stadium gem. [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. The item you've selected was not added to your cart. 1963 Stan Musial sets a record by hitting his 1,357th extra base hit. 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. In 1999, he ranked 81st on The Sporting News' list of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players,[20] and was also nominated as a finalist for the MLB All-Century Team. He also worked as a special baseball adviser to Pirates owner Kevin McClatchy, who called Stargell "the ultimate class act". 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. He was welcomed back to the dugout to a standing ovation from the Cubs fans. 15 - Willie Stargell hit at least 20 home runs in fifteen different seasons, including 13 consecutively, 1964 through 1976. R.B.I.LEADERS HANK AARON WILLIE STARGELL JOE TORRE. HOME RUN LEADERS HANK AARON WILLIE STARGELL LEE MAY. Mathews makes his debut at first base, Af­ter 14 years in organized baseball, Milwaukee’s strong man […]. While in Plainview, Texas, he was accosted at gunpoint by a man who threatened his life if he played in that night's game. Stargell's last game was on October 3, 1982 at Three Rivers Stadium against the Montreal Expos. [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]. Willie Stargell hit a home run an estimated 535 feet at Montreal’s Olympic Stadium, the longest blast in the stadium’s history. Stargell was a seven-time All-Star and two-time NL home run leader. (Voted by BBWAA on 352/427 ballots) View Willie Stargell's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos). Stargell also threw out the ceremonial last pitch at Three Rivers Stadium before the team's move after the 2000 season. He won the first of the three NL Player of the Month awards of his career in June 1965 (.330, 10 HR, 35 RBI). 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. Learn More about the teams, players, ball parks and events that happened on this date in history just click the tags! 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. 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. A segment of Stargell's bowel was removed more than two years before he died. He had another big day against Atlanta on the 9th, collecting three hits, including a home run, while driving in four runs and scoring three runs. Willie Stargell was the seventeenth player elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame on the first ballot. Batting leadoff, he hit a single off Steve Rogers. $0.19 + $3.50 shipping. Philadelphia owner Connie Mack will sign Cobb on February 8th, and Speaker will sign with Washington […], On October 3, 1947, in the 1947 World Series @ Ebbets Field - Cookie Lavagetto of the Brooklyn Dodgers breaks up Bill Bevens’ no-hit bid with two outs in the ninth, Lavagetto pinch-hitting for Eddie Stanky, hits a two-out ninth-inning double giving the “Bums” a dramatic and unlikely 3-2 win over the New York Yankees […], On June 2, 1971, this clip was Originally aired of Vida Blue of the Oakland A’s was in the midst of setting the baseball world on its ear when this story aired. Willie “Pops” Stargell played 21 seasons for the Pittsburgh Pirates. In his first full season in the Pirates' new stadium, 1971, Stargell led the league with 48 home runs. Stargell had more than 40 of each; he was the first player to chalk up this 40-40 accomplishment since Hank Greenberg in 1940; other players have done so since (notably Albert Belle, the only 50-50 player). The spot where the ball landed was marked with a yellow star with a black "S" inside a white circle until Stargell's 2001 death, when the white circle was painted black. Pirates 11, Phillies 2. 1 watched in last 24 hours.
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