Rest is overrated. -- Willie Stargell Nobody I know wants to retire anymore. Oh, they talk about it. They acknowledge it. They might grumble that they can't afford...
...allowed the first home run in Shea Stadium history to Willie Stargell? Jack Fisher. Jack Fisher. And Jack Fisher. Fisher...Jack Fisher took the mound for his newest team. Willie Stargell dug in at the plate for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Smack...
...Edmonds. Bonds is the only player with more than three MVP awards - and the only one to win more than two in a row. Willie Stargell was previously the oldest to win it, sharing the 1979 NL award with Keith Hernandez at 39. Among the four major...
...he was hardly overpowering. Of the 41 he set down in order, only five - Pittsburgh's Roberto Clemente twice and Willie Stargell once, plus St. Louis' Dwain Anderson and Bernie Carbo - were by strikeout. Johnson, meanwhile, struck out 15...
...was delayed by a suspension for his no-contest plea to cocaine possession. STARGELL HOSPITALIZED: Hall of Famer Willie Stargell has been hospitalized for at least three weeks, undergoing treatment for an undisclosed problem with one of his organs...
...baseball, Ellis often was at the forefront. He spoke his mind and stood by what he said while playing with the likes of Willie Stargell, Dave Parker and Roberto Clemente. "He didn't take nothing from nobody," Reich said. "He was very much ahead...
...the short wall and over it. Rodriguez, who entered the game 6-for-31 (.194) against Schilling, moved past Willie Stargell and Stan Musial into the top 25 on baseball's all-time homer list with 474. The Yankees third baseman also doubled...
...five innings, and the Pirates, led by aging star Willie Stargell, went on to sweep the final three games."Chuck...limited to 424 at-bats by age and injuries."Having Willie Stargell that year was like having a diamond ring on your finger...
...and field 1982 - Wayne Gretzky, hockey 1981 - John McEnroe, tennis-x 1980 - U.S. Olympic Hockey Team 1979 - Willie Stargell, baseball 1978 - Ron Guidry, baseball 1977 - Steve Cauthen, horse racing 1976 - Bruce Jenner, decathlon 1975...
...1981-Ron Cey, Pedro Guerrero and Steve Yeager, Los Angeles (NL) 1980-Mike Schmidt, Philadelphia (NL) 1979-Willie Stargell, Pittsburgh (NL) 1978-Bucky Dent, New York (AL) 1977-Reggie Jackson, New York (AL) 1976-Johnny Bench...
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