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The Pittsburgh Pirates announced in a statement Tuesday that former pitcher Bob Veale has died at the age of 89. "Bob was an integral member of the Pirates who helped our team capture back-to-back ...
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Former Pittsburgh Pirates World Series champion pitcher Bob Veale has died, the team announced Tuesday. He was 89. Veale died Tuesday in his hometown of Birmingham ...
Bob Veale, 89, a member of the Pirates' 1971 World Series-winning team. Matt Gergely, 45, a Pennsylvania state representative whose district encompassed Mon Valley communities. Ed Blank, 81, a retired ...
The best marks since 1920 are John Candelaria's 7.4 WAR (1977), Bob Veale's 2.05 ERA (1968) and Veale's 276 strikeouts (1965). Skenes could top all three of those marks." Follow The Sporting News ...
Bob Veale and Scott Sauerbeck. Tiant’s family made the ceremonial call of “Play ball!” “Luis is a guy that we miss,” Cora said. “He was always teaching the guys how it used to be.
He notched his 700th career strikeout along the way, becoming the fastest pitcher in club history to reach that mark in terms of innings pitched (718 1/3), breaking Bob Veale’s record.