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Willie Stargell

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Willie Stargell was an American professional baseball outfielder and first baseman who played his entire career with the Pittsburgh Pirates. A powerful slugger, he was a central figure and co-captain of the Pirates' "We Are Family" 1979 World Series championship team, and won the National League Most Valuable Player award that year.

Facts
Birth Year
1940 1
Birth Date
1940-03-06 1
Death Year
2001 1
Death Date
2001-04-09 1
Nationality
American 1
Career Highlight
In 1979 at age 39 he became the only player to win the NL MVP, NL Championship Series MVP and World Series MVP awards in the same season; inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1988. 1
Classification
Competition Category
Team 1
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Baseball, Sports
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1. Wikipedia, Willie Stargell
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  • lead, opening sentence (birth date)
    Wilver Dornell Stargell (March 6, 1940, April 9, 2001), nicknamed "Pops" later in his career, was an American professional baseball left fielder and first baseman who spent all of his 21 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) (1962-1982) with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
  • lead, opening sentence (birth year)
    Wilver Dornell Stargell (March 6, 1940, April 9, 2001), nicknamed "Pops" later in his career, was an American professional baseball left fielder and first baseman who spent all of his 21 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) (1962-1982) with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
  • lead, opening sentence (death date)
    Wilver Dornell Stargell (March 6, 1940, April 9, 2001), nicknamed "Pops" later in his career, was an American professional baseball left fielder and first baseman who spent all of his 21 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) (1962-1982) with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
  • lead, opening sentence (death year)
    Wilver Dornell Stargell (March 6, 1940, April 9, 2001), nicknamed "Pops" later in his career, was an American professional baseball left fielder and first baseman who spent all of his 21 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) (1962-1982) with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
  • lead, opening sentence (nationality)
    Wilver Dornell Stargell (March 6, 1940, April 9, 2001), nicknamed "Pops" later in his career, was an American professional baseball left fielder and first baseman who spent all of his 21 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) (1962-1982) with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
  • lead, fifth sentence (career highlight: 1979 triple MVP season)
    In 1979, at the age of 39, he became the first and currently only player to win the NL Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award, the NL Championship Series MVP Award and the World Series MVP Award in one season.
  • Wikipedia, article summary lead
    Wilver Dornell Stargell (March 6, 1940 – April 9, 2001), nicknamed "Pops" later in his career, was an American professional baseball left fielder and first baseman who spent all of his 21 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) (1962–1982) with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
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