Willie Stargell


	In 1982, Willie Stargell remembered 1964.

Career stats: baseball-reference.com | cnnsi.com
Career biographies: BaseballLibrary.com | theBASEBALLpage.com | SportingNews.com | baseballhalloffame.org
In the show: Pirates (1962-82).
Player most similar to: Willie McCovey
Resume: Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame on first ballot (1988). ... Major League Baseball All Century Team (2000). ... NL MVP Award (1979, with Keith Hernandez). ... Oldest player to win MVP (age 39, 1979). ... NLCS MVP (1979). ... World Series MVP (1979). ... Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year (1979, with Terry Bradshaw). ... The Sporting News Sportsman of the Year (1979). ... The Associated Press Athlete of the Year (1979). ... The Sporting News NL Comeback Player of the Year (1978). ... Named to The Sporting News All-Star team four times (1965, 1966, 1971, 1972). ... Seven-time NL All-Star (1964-66, 1971-73, 1978). ... Led NL in slugging once (1973). ... Led NL in homers twice (1971, 1973). ... Led NL in RBIs once (1973). ... Led NL in doubles once (1973). ... Led NL in strikeouts once (1971). Off the field: Roberto Clemente Man of the Year (1974). ... Lou Gehrig Memorial Award (1974). ... Fred Hutchinson Memorial Award (1978).
Career year, 1973: 44 home runs, 119 RBIs, .299 batting average, .392 on-base percentage, .646 slugging percentage, 106 runs, 43 doubles.

The Willie Stargell Library

ESPN Classic’s Willie Stargell coverage — from ESPN Classic (May 13, 2001)

cnnsi.com’s “A Tribute to Pops” page — from cnnsi.com (April 9, 2001)

The Leader of the Pirates — Jim Murray in The Los Angeles Times (Oct. 15, 1979)

The Big Man is the Cool Man — By Roy Blount Jr. Sports Illustrated (Oct. 5, 1970)

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