Longtime Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Bob Veale dies

Two-Time All-Star, World Series Champion for Pirates, Red Sox Passes Away
One of the most intimidating pitchers of the 1960s, credited with inventing a popular baseball saying, has reportedly passed away at age 89.
Pirates legend Bob Veale, World Series champion in 1971, dead at 89
Bob Veale, a longtime left-handed pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates, has died at 89 years old in his hometown of Birmingham, Alabama, the team announced.
Longtime Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Bob Veale dies at 89
Longtime Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Bob Veale, who helped lead the team to victory in the 1971 World Series, died this past weekend. He was 89. “Bob was an integral member of the Pirates who helped our team capture back-to-back division titles as well as the 1971 World Series,
Pittsburgh Pirates mourn the death of former pitcher
PITTSBURGH, Pa. (WKBN) – Former Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Bob Veale has died at the age of 89. The team confirmed his death in a release on Tuesday. Veale played in Pittsburgh from 1962-72. He appeared in 341 games with the Pirates, posting a record of 116-91 with a 3.06 ERA and 1,652 strikeouts.
Bob Veale, 1971 World Series champ with Pirates, dies at 89
Longtime Pirates broadcaster Bob Prince had a nickname for Bob Veale’s fastball: a “radio ball.” Why did it get that moniker? Well, you could hear it, but you couldn’t see it. Veale and that radio ball became mainstays in the Pirates’ rotation in the 1960s,
Birmingham’s Bob Veale, All-Star pitcher with Pittsburgh Pirates in 1960s, has died at 89
Bob Veale, the towering, hard-throwing left-hander from Birmingham who was an All-Star pitcher with the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1960s, has died. He was 89. Veale’s death was confirmed to AL.com by Gerald Watkins,

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