This day in baseball: Stargell elected to HoF
Posted: January 12, 2020 Filed under: 20th Century, This day in baseball | Tags: Baseball, Major League Baseball, Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award, MLB, National Baseball Hall of Fame, National League, Pittsburgh Pirates, sports, Willie Stargell, World Series 1 CommentOn January 12, 1988, Pirates slugger Willie Stargell was the only player elected to the Hall of Fame by the BBWAA. Stargell helped bring two world championships to Pittsburgh and was the National League’s co-MVP in 1979, as well as the World Series MVP that same year. Stargell was the 17th player to be elected to the Hall in his first year of eligibility.
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Grew up a Pirates fan- Pops my all time favorite player.