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A World Series trophy is a wonderful thing to behold.
At the age of 11, I was making a an upward economical climb from a shack in Florida to the projects of Alameda.
Babe Ruth played his final game at Forbes on May 25, 1934.
Baseball for me was instinctive, born within me, given to me as a gift from God.
Because of my inability to pivot with my left leg at the plate, my rate of production dropped significantly.... (more Willie Stargell quotes)
He hit 7 of the 16 home runs hit over the right-field roof of Forbes Field.
At one time he held the record for the longest home run in half of the stadiums in the National League.
He is buried at Oleander Memorial Gardens in Wilmington, NC.
He played his entire career, from 1962 to 1992, with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
He hit 475 home runs in his major league career.... (more Willie Stargell trivia)
| Out of left field: Willie Stargell and the Pittsburgh Pirates (A Prairie House book) by Willie Stargell | |
| Willie Stargell: An Autobiography by Willie Stargell and Tom Bird | |
| Willie Stargell (Putnam Sports Shelf) by Bill Libby |
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