Willie Stargell

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Willie Stargell was a Hall of Fame power-hitting first baseman and left fielder who became an iconic leader of the Pittsburgh Pirates during the 1960s and 1970s, helping them win multiple World Series titles.

Aliases (2)

Statements (62)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Hall of Famer
Major League Baseball player
baseball player
human
AllStarSelection 1964
1965
1966
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1979
bats left
battedCleanupFor Pittsburgh Pirates
battingAverage .282
birthDate 1940-03-06
birthPlace Earlsboro, Oklahoma, United States
captainOf Pittsburgh Pirates
careerSpan 1962–1982
deathDate 2001-04-09
deathPlace Wilmington, North Carolina, United States
era 1960s
1970s
familyName Stargell
finalMLBgameDate 1982-10-03
fullName Wilver Dornell Stargell
givenName Wilver
HallOfFameBallotNumber first ballot
HallOfFameInductionYear 1988
HallOfFameVotePercentage 82.4
hits 2232
homeRuns 475
honor Pittsburgh Pirates Hall of Fame inductee
Roberto Clemente Award namesake teammate
jerseyNumber 8
knownFor long home runs
power hitting
team leadership
league National League
ledTeamSlogan We Are Family
minorLeagueOrganization Pittsburgh Pirates organization
MLBdebutDate 1962-09-16
nickname Pops
NL_MVP 1979
notableTeammate Dave Parker
Kent Tekulve
Manny Sanguillén
Roberto Clemente
occupation baseball coach
postPlayingRole Pittsburgh Pirates coach
primaryPosition first baseman
left fielder
runsBattedIn 1540
SilverSluggerAward 1980
statueLocation PNC Park, Pittsburgh
team Pittsburgh Pirates
teamRetiredNumber Pittsburgh Pirates #8
throws left
worldSeriesChampion 1971
1979
worldSeriesMVP 1979


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