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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.
Willie Stargell. Positions: Leftfielder and First Baseman. Bats: Left • Throws: Left. 6-2 , 188lb (188cm, 85kg) Born: March 6, 1940 in Earlsboro, OK us. Died: April 9, 2001 in Wilmington, NC. Buried: Oleander Memorial Gardens, Wilmington, NC. High School:
Willie Stargell was the seventeenth player elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame on the first ballot. 18 - Willie Stargell hit seven home runs that cleared the roof in Forbes Field. In it's sixty-one year history, eighteen homers cleared the 86-foot high right-field roof, seven by Stargell.
Willie Stargell (born March 6, 1940, Earlsboro, Okla., U.S.—died April 9, 2001, Wilmington, N.C.) was an American professional baseball player who led the Pittsburgh Pirates to World Series championships in 1971 and 1979.
Willie Stargell Bio. Fullname: Wilver Dornel Stargell; Nickname: Pops; Born: 3/06/1940 in Earlsboro, OK; High School: Encinal, Alameda, CA; Debut: 9/16/1962; Hall of Fame: 1988; Died: 4/09/2001
Jun 25, 2015 · But Stargell, who hit 475 career dingers, wasn't partial to any one stadium. He hit the longest ball in Veterans Stadium history -- a majestic, 450-foot bomb that the Phillies marked with a gold star and newspapers compared to a Jack Nicklaus tee shot.
Apr 9, 2001 · PITTSBURGH -- Willie Stargell, the thunderous home run hitter who carried the Pittsburgh Pirates into two World Series with his power and helped win them with his patriarchal leadership,...
