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Wilver Dornel Stargell ( March 6, 1940 - April 9, 2001), ("Willie") beloved professional baseball player nicknamed "Pops" in the later years of his career who played his entire Major League career ( 1962- 1982) with the Pittsburgh Pirates as an outfielder and first baseman.

Stargell was born in Earlsboro, Oklahoma. Over his 21-year career with the Pirates, he batted .282, with 2,232 hits, 423 doubles, 475 home runs and 1511 runs batted in, helping his team capture two National League East divisionThis article refers to the American baseball league. For the English cricket league of the same name, please see National League (cricket). The term National League generally refers to the organization more properly referred to as the National League of P titles, two National League pennantIn Major League Baseball, the National League Championship Series NLCS determines who wins the National League pennant and advances to baseball's championship, the World Series. It began in 1969, when the National League was reorganized into two division,s and two World SeriesIn baseball, the World Series is the championship series of Major League Baseball in North America, played in October after the end of the regular season between the pennant winner of the American League and the pennant winner of the National League. (1971, 1979).

In 1979See also 1978 in sports, other events of 1979, 1980 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'. Auto Racing Stock car racing: NASCAR Championship Richard Petty Richard Petty won the Daytona 500 CART Racing (replaced USAC): Rick Mears won the season champ Stargell earned the NLCS, WS and NL MVPIn American sports, a Most Valuable Player MVP award is an honor typically bestowed upon the best performing player or players on a specific team, in an entire league, or for a particular contest or series of contests. Initially used in professional sport awards, and also shared the Sports IllustratedSports Illustrated is a popular weekly American sports magazine owned by media giant Time Warner. It has over 3 million subscribers, the third highest magazine circulation in the United States, and is read by 23 million adults each week, including over 18 magazine's " Sportsmen of the YearSince its inception in 1954, Sports Illustrated magazine has annually presented the "Sportsman of the Year" award to "the athlete or team whose performance that year most embodies the spirit of sportsmanship and achievement. The award's trophy, , has been" award with NFL quarterback Terry Bradshaw.

Beloved in Pittsburgh for his style of play and affable manner, Stargell was known outside the area for monstrous home runs, including 7 of the 16 balls ever hit completely out of Forbes Field and several of the upper-tier home runs at its successor, Three Rivers Stadium. At one time, he held the record for the longest homer in nearly half of the National League parks.

In his first year of eligibility, Stargell was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1988. He died in Wilmington, North Carolina at the age of 61, on the day a larger-than-life statue of him was unveiled at the Pittsburgh Pirates new stadium, PNC Park.



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