July 31, 1988 Cooperstown, NY
The Baseball Writers' Association of America voted by mail to select from recent major league players and elected Willie Stargell with 82.4% of the vote. The Veterans Committee met in closed sessions to consider older major league players, managers, umpires, executives and members of the Negro League - no one was selected
Willie "Pops" Stargell - left field and first base : Pittsburgh Pirates 1962-1982
- Batting ave: .282
- Hits: 2,232
- RBI: 1,540
- Home Runs: 475
- 7-time All-Star
- 2-time World Series Champion
- NL MVP - 1979
- NLCS MVP - 1979
- World Series MVP - 1979
- 2-time NL Home Run Leader
- NL RBI Leader - 1973
- Roberto Clemente Award - 1974
- Pittsburgh Pirates retired jersey #8 - 1982
- Baseball Hall of Fame - 1988
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