Sunday, March 6, 2016

Willie Stargell timeline

Born: March 6, 1940
1958: Signed by Pittsburgh Pirates
1959-62: Minor Leagues
Debut: September 16, 1962 (Pirates).
1969: Hit ball out of Dodger Stadium
1970: 5 XB hits in one game (August 1)
1970: Pirates win NL East
1971: Pirates win World Series
1973: Hit another ball out of Dodger Stadium
1973: 40 homers/40 doubles (First since Hank Greenberg in 1940)
1973: .299, 106 Runs, 44 HR, 119 RBI, 43 Doubles, .392 OBP, .646 SLG, 1.038 OPS, 337 TB
1974: Roberto Clemente Award
1974: Lou Gehrig Award
1975: Moved to 1b
1977: Hit 400th Home Run
1978: Began issuing "Stargell's Stars)
1979: Pirates win World Series
1979: NL MVP (.281, 32, 82, .904)
1979: NLCS and WS MVP
1979: Babe Ruth Award
1979: TSN Player of the Year
1979: 25 TB in WS (record)
1979: SI Sportsman of the Year w/ Terry Bradshaw
1982: Retired
1988: Elected to Hall of Fame (82.4%)
1997: Returned to Pirates as an advisor
1999: Finalist All Century Team
2001: Died

Accomplishments:
2x World Champion
7x All Star
1979 NL MVP
1979 NLCS MVP
1979 WS MVP
1979 Babe Ruth Award
1979 TSN Player of the Year
1974 Roberto Clemente Award
1974 Lou Gehrig Award
2x HR Champ
1973 RBI Champ (119)
3x Player of the Month
May 8, 1977 Player of the Week
.282
1,194 Runs
2,232 Hits
423 Doubles
475 HR
1,540 RBI
.529 SLG
.889 OPS
4190 TB
100+ Runs: 2x
30+ Doubles: 5x
43 Doubles (Led League): 1973
20+ HR: 15x
30+ HR: 6x
40+ HR: 2x
100+ RBI: 5x
.300: 3x
.407 OBP (1974)
.500 SLG: 13x
.600 SLG: 2x
1.000 OPS: 2x
300 TB: 2x
Led league in SLG (.646): 1973
Led league in OPS: 2x
Postseason: .278, 7 HR, 20 RBI, .871 OPS (8 Series)

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