Pittsburgh Pirates announced on Saturday, Dave Parker, a hard-hitting outfielder, which was included in the Baseball Hall of Fame next month. He was 74 years old.
No more information about Parker’s death was immediately available. Pirates informed the crowd of his death just before the start of his game against New York Mets and kept a moment of silence.
The surname “The Cobra,” 6 -Foot -5 Parker launched its major league in 1973 and played 19 seasons for the pirates. He was NL MVP in 1978, won a world series with Pittsburgh a year later and then in 1989 another championship with Okland athletics.
Parker won NL Batting titles in 1977 and ’78’. He finished his career as a .290 hitter with 339 Homeers and 1,493 RBI. He also played for Cincinnati, Milwauki, California Angels and Toronto.
Parker was selected for the Hall of Fame by a special committee in December. The induction ceremony at Coopstem, New York is scheduled for 27 July.
Born on June 9, 1951 in Granada, Mississippi, Parker grew up in Cincinnati and had three-Sport stars at the Court Tech High School.
After playing for Pittsburgh from 1973–83, he signed with his hometown Reds and spent four sessions with the club. In 1985, he led NL with 125 RBI and finished second in MVP voting.
Parker revealed Parkinson’s disease in 2012.
He told reporters that he burst into tears when he learned the hall of fame about his selection.
“Yes, I cried,” Parker said after receiving the news. “It took only a few minutes, because I don’t cry.”
Parker worked for A at the 1989 World Series Opener and took credit for helping Jose Canceco’s Bash Brothers and Mark McGwire won the title with San Francisco’s four-market sweep.
He was a seven-time all-star and a three-time gold glove right fielder.
Parker said after his hall selection, “I was a five-tool player. I could do all of them.” “I never went on the first basis. I don’t know what people saw, but I work hard on every drama.”
Reporting by Associated Press.
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