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 ...

One of the most intimidating pitchers of the 1960s, credited with inventing a popular baseball saying, has reportedly passed ...

Two-time All-Star Bob Veale passed away, the Pirates announced on Tuesday. He was 89. Veale, a Birmingham native, signed with the Pirates out of college in 1958. He spent parts of five seasons in ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Former Pittsburgh Pirates World Series champion pitcher Bob Veale has died, the team announced Tuesday. He was 89. Veale died Tuesday in his hometown of Birmingham, Alabama ...

Longtime Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Bob Veale, who helped the franchise win ... the Negro Southern League Museum in his hometown of Birmingham in 2015. Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage ...

Bob Veale, a left-handed pitcher and veteran of ... when he served as a bat boy and a batting practice pitcher for the Birmingham Black Barons of the Negro Leagues. (His father, Robert, had ...

Veale edged Bob Gibson for a National League-best 250 ... That was seconded by Buddy Henchen, who scouted Birmingham, and Veale was signed by general manager Joe Brown in 1958 after auditioning ...

Bob Veale, a left-handed pitcher ... a long-time friend of Veale, who lived in Birmingham, Ala. following his baseball career. Born Robert Andrew Veale in Birmingham on Oct. 28, 1935 and grew ...

Two-time All-Star Bob Veale passed away, the Pirates announced on Tuesday. He was 89. Veale, a Birmingham native, signed with the Pirates out of college in 1958. He spent parts of five seasons in ...