New York Mets Felix Millan has the ball in glove waiting to greet Pittsburgh Pirates Al Oliver with a tag out in his first game after Oliver attempted to steal second base in New York on Sunday, July 18, 1977. (AP Photo)
New York Mets Felix Millan has the ball in glove waiting to greet Pittsburgh Pirates Al Oliver with a tag out in his first game after Oliver attempted to steal second base in New York on Sunday, July 18, 1977. (AP Photo)
Portsmouth, Ohio, native Al Oliver will be inducted into the Pittsburgh Pirates Hall of Fame on Aug. 21.
The team will honor Oliver, Vern Law and Kiki Cuyler Aug. 22 before its game with the Colorado Rockies.
ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥œI am blessed to receive the honor of being inducted into the Pittsburgh Pirates Hall of Fame with this class of greats,ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥ Oliver said. ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥œI want to thank the Pirates Organization and voting committee for this great recognition.ÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥
Oliver, who lives in Portsmouth, spent the first 10 seasons of his 18-year career with the Pirates, ranging from 1968-77, earning three of his seven All-Star nods. He finished second in rookie of the year voting in 1969 and then hit 14 home runs with 64 RBIs for the PiratesÃÛÁÄÖ±²¥™ World Series-winning team in 1971.
Cuyler played the first seven seasons of his 18-year career with the Pirates, ranging from 1921-27. He was part of two pennant-winning teams with the Pirates, including being one of their better players on their 1925 championship team. Cuyler finished second in National League MVP voting that season, leading the league in games played, runs scored, plate appearances and triples.
Law spent all 16 seasons of his Major League career with the Pirates, ranging from 1950-1967 (he missed the 1952-53 seasons serving in the Korean War). He is one of two pitchers in franchise history to win a Cy Young Award, the other being Doug Drabek.
During that Cy Young campaign in 1960, Law led the Majors with 18 complete games and won 20 in the regular season and then went 2-0 with a 3.44 ERA in his three games pitched in the World Series, helping the Pirates upset the Yankees.
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