Pittsburgh Pirates Legend Dave Parker Lifeless at 74

Dave Parker — a 19-year MLB veteran who was voted into Cooperstown merely months previously — has died … in accordance with the league office.

MLB launched the data Saturday afternoon … saying Parker handed away after a protracted bout with Parkinson’s sickness.

Parker — who carried out for the Pirates in 11 of his 19 entire seasons throughout the league — was honored with a scoreboard tribute at PNC Park, the place the Pirates are taking on the New York Mets.

Dave began his MLB career with Pittsburgh in 1973 … quickly rising to prominence among the many many league’s youthful stars. He was named to his first of seven All-Star teams in 1977 and acquired the Nationwide League MVP award the following yr.

DP — nicknamed “The Cobra” — acquired two World Sequence titles … his first in 1979 with the “We Are Family” Pirates after which a decade later in 1989 with fellow Hall of Famers Rickey Henderson and Dennis Eckersley on the Oakland A’s.

He collected 2,712 hits, 339 residence runs and 1,483 RBIs all by his prolific career … moreover participating in for the Cincinnati Reds, Milwaukee Brewers, Los Angeles Angels and Toronto Blue Jays.

Whereas he had a strong career, he certainly not pretty garnered enough help to make it to the Hall of Fame until ultimate yr when the Fundamental Baseball Interval Committee voted him in.

He was set to speak on the Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in July … and, Chairman of the Board of the Hall, Jane Forbes Clark, says they proceed to be devoted to honoring him along with they’ll subsequent month.

Dave was 74.