Willie Stargell

Willie Stargell
Willie Stargell (1966)
- No. 8
Left fielder , first baseman
Born: March 6, 1940 Earlsboro , Oklahoma , United States
Strikes: Left	Throws: Left
Debut in Major League Baseball
September 16,  1962  with the  Pittsburgh Pirates
Last MLB assignment
October 3,  1982  with the Pittsburgh Pirates
MLB statistics (until end of career)
Batting average	, 282
Home runs	475
Hits	2,232
Teams
Pittsburgh Pirates (1962-1982)
Awards
7 × All-Star (1964–1966, 1971–1973, 1978) 2 × World Series winner ( 1971 , 1979 ) NL MVP (1979) World Series MVP (1979) Roberto Clemente Award (1974)
member of
Baseball Hall of Fame
Recorded	1988
Quota	82.4%

Wilver Dornell Stargell , called Willie , (born March 6, 1940 in Earlsboro , Oklahoma , † April 9, 2001 in Wilmington , North Carolina ) was an American baseball player for the Pittsburgh Pirates in Major League Baseball (MLB).

Stargell played in the MLB from 1962 to 1982 with the Pittsburgh Pirates on the position of Left Fielder . In his long career, he won the World Series in 1954 and 1979, was called up to the All-Star Team seven times and was named Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the National League in 1979. In 1971 he led the NL in home runs , 1973 in home runs and RBIs .

In 1988 he was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame with 82% of the vote in the first year of election. His jersey number 8 is no longer awarded by the Pirates. Stargell was nicknamed "Pops".

Web links

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• Player information and statistics from MLB  or  ESPN  or  Baseball Reference  or  Fangraphs  or  The Baseball Cube  or  Baseball Reference (Minor League) (English)
• Willie Stargell in the Baseball Hall of Fame (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Willie Stargell. In: Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved March 4, 2019 .