Following the Leyland Trail in reverse, from Florida we go to Pittsburgh -- greatest Pirate?
| Roberto Clemente |  36 (28.35%) |
| Kiki Cuyler | 1 (0.79%) |
| Ralph Kiner | 2 (1.57%) |
| Bill Mazeroski | 1 (0.79%) |
| Willie Stargell | 2 (1.57%) |
| Pie Traynor | 0 (0.00%) |
| Arky Vaughan | 3 (2.36%) |
| Honus Wagner | 80 (62.99%) |
| Paul Waner | 0 (0.00%) |
| Other (who?) | 2 (1.57%) |
127 votes | 2 featured comments
Several more recent players were among the final cuts, including Barry
Bonds (face it, he's a Giant), Dave Parker and Brian Giles (did you
know that he;s the franchise's all-time leader in OBP?) ... The other
final cuts were Max Carey and Lloyd "The Other" Waner, each of whom
might win some other franchise votes ..
And while the Pittsburgh franchise has had its share of fine pitching pass through the Steel City --Bob Friend, Vernon Law, Kent Tekulve, Deacon Phillippe, Roy Face, Babe Adams, you could build a decent staff starting with that! -- not a single hurler even makes the final list of candidates. Dissenting opinions welcome, but the Pirates have always been known as an offensive-first team!
And while the Pittsburgh franchise has had its share of fine pitching pass through the Steel City --Bob Friend, Vernon Law, Kent Tekulve, Deacon Phillippe, Roy Face, Babe Adams, you could build a decent staff starting with that! -- not a single hurler even makes the final list of candidates. Dissenting opinions welcome, but the Pirates have always been known as an offensive-first team!
not a single hurler even makes the
final list of candidates.
It's remarkable that a team with so long a history as the Pirates has never, as far as I can tell, produced a Hall of Fame pitcher. Babe Adams might be the best qualified. You could make a Bruce Sutter type of case for Roy Face - he was historically important
It's remarkable that a team with so long a history as the Pirates has never, as far as I can tell, produced a Hall of Fame pitcher. Babe Adams might be the best qualified. You could make a Bruce Sutter type of case for Roy Face - he was historically important