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Willie Stargell

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People like us are afraid to leave ball. What else is there to do? When baseball has been your whole life, you can't think about a future without it, so you hang on as long as you can.


— Willie Stargell


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I'm a God-fearing man who worships with my heart and with my life.


— Willie Stargell


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Baseball for me was instinctive, born within me, given to me as a gift from God.


— Willie Stargell


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I eventually became proud of my strikeouts, because each one represented another learning experience.


— Willie Stargell


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I love September, especially when we're in it.


— Willie Stargell


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I never search for a reason why - I have faith in the Lord's purpose.


— Willie Stargell


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Love soothes wounds, while hatred and violence deepen them.


— Willie Stargell


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The bat is gone, but the smile remains.


— Willie Stargell


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To me, baseball has always been a reflection of life. Like life, it adjusts. It survives everything.


— Willie Stargell


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There's nothing I value more than the closeness of friends and family, a smile as I pass someone on the street.


— Willie Stargell


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About Willie Stargell

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Did you know about Willie Stargell?

Following a Pirate sweep of the Friday-night double-header Stargell belted a grand slam in the bottom of the first inning of the season's penultimate game to give the Pirates an early 4-1 lead although the Pirates would relinquish that lead later in the game and fall two runs short after a four-run rally in the bottom of the ninth inning thus eliminating themselves from contention for the pennant. The practice began during the turbulent 1978 season when the Pirates came from fourth place and 11. In addition the short fence in right field (300 feet to the foul pole) was guarded by a screen more than 20 feet high which ran from the right-field line to the 375-foot mark in right center.

Stargell was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1988. Over his 21-year career with the Pirates he batted.

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