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PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - The Pirates announced on Tuesday the death of former pitcher and World Series champion Bob Veale. He was a member of the Pirates from 1962-1972 and in that time, he recorded a ...

The Pittsburgh Pirates announced in a statement Tuesday that former pitcher Bob Veale has died at the age of 89. "Bob was an integral member of the Pirates who helped our team capture back-to-back ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

The Southpaw, who was born in Birmingham, Alabama ... "We mourn the passing of former pitcher Bob Veale. Veale was a member of our 1971 World Series team and is second all-time in Pirates history ...

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 ...

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 ...

Former Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Bob Veale died at the age of 89 ... He was a great man who will be missed.” The Birmingham, Alabama, native was attended Benedictine College in Atchison ...