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The Associated Press
Jun 28, 2025, 04:29 PM ET
PITTSBURGH -- Dave Parker, a hard-hitting outfielder who was acceptable to beryllium inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame adjacent month, has died, the Pittsburgh Pirates announced Saturday. He was 74.
No further details astir Parker's decease were instantly available. The Pirates informed the assemblage of his decease conscionable earlier the commencement of their crippled against the New York Mets and held a infinitesimal of silence.
Nicknamed "the Cobra," the 6-foot-5 Parker made his large league debut successful 1973 and played 19 seasons, 11 for the Pirates. He was the NL MVP successful 1978, won a World Series with Pittsburgh a twelvemonth aboriginal and past won different title successful 1989 with the Oakland Athletics.
Parker won back-to-back batting titles successful 1977 and '78. He finished his vocation arsenic a .290 hitter with 339 homers and 1,493 RBIs. He besides played for Cincinnati, Milwaukee, the California Angels and Toronto.
Parker was elected to the Hall of Fame by a peculiar committee successful December. The induction ceremonial successful Cooperstown, New York, is acceptable for July 27.
