Willie Stargell

Willie Stargell
Willie Stargell
	Left fielder / First baseman
	Born: March 6, 1940; Earlsboro, Oklahoma
	Died: April 9, 2001 (aged 61); Wilmington, North Carolina
Batted: Left	Threw: Left
debut
	September 16, 1962, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Last appearance
	October 3, 1982, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Career statistics
Batting average	.282
Home runs	475
Runs batted in	1,540
Teams
	Pittsburgh Pirates (1962–1982);
Career highlights and awards
	7× All-Star (1964, 1965, 1966, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1978); 2× World Series champion (1971, 1979); NL MVP (1979); World Series MVP (1979); Babe Ruth Award (1979); NLCS MVP (1979); Hutch Award (1978); Roberto Clemente Award (1974); Lou Gehrig Memorial Award (1974); Pittsburgh Pirates #8 retired;
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Induction	1988
Vote	82.4% (first ballot)

Wilver Dornell "Willie" Stargell (March 6, 1940 – April 9, 2001) was an American professional baseball player. He was nicknamed "pops" in the later years of his career. He played Major League Baseball for 21 years. He was the left fielder and first baseman for the Pittsburgh Pirates (1962-1982). While he was with the Pirates, he batted .282. He scored 2,232 hits, 423 doubles, 475 home runs and 1540 runs batted in. This helped his team win six National League East division titles, two National League pennants and two World Series (1971, 1979). Stargell was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1988.^[1]

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