He was 72.
A World Series champion with the Pirates in 1979, Stennett s career helped continue breaking down barriers for minority players two decades after Jackie Robinson s last MLB game. Stennett was a member of the first all-Black starting lineup in league history, leading off against the Philadelphia Phillies in September 1971 as a 20-year-old rookie and going two-for-five with one run and an RBI.
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Rennie Stennett, part of Pirates championship teams, dies at 72
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19 May 2021, 03:19 GMT+10
Rennie Stennett, part of two World Series-winning Pittsburgh Pirates teams of the 1970s, died at age 72 of cancer in Coconut Creek, Fla., the team announced Tuesday. We are saddened by the loss of such a beloved member of the Pirates family. Rennie was a great player on the field, and an even better person off of it, Pirates president Travis Williams said in a team statement. A member of our World Series Championships in both 1971 and 1979 who remained a very active and cherished member of our Alumni Association, Rennie symbolized what it meant to be a Pittsburgh Pirate.
Rennie Stennett, part of Piratesâ championship teams, dies at 72 By Syndicated Content
May 18, 2021 | 12:35 PM
Rennie Stennett, part of two World Series-winning Pittsburgh Pirates teams of the 1970s, died at age 72 of cancer in Coconut Creek, Fla., the team announced Tuesday.
âWe are saddened by the loss of such a beloved member of the Pirates family. Rennie was a great player on the field, and an even better person off of it,â Pirates president Travis Williams said in a team statement. âA member of our World Series Championships in both 1971 and 1979 who remained a very active and cherished member of our Alumni Association, Rennie symbolized what it meant to be a Pittsburgh Pirate.â
Updated: 4:48 PM EDT May 18, 2021 Rennie Stennett, the sure-handed second baseman who was part of the first all-Black starting lineup in major league history and later helped the Pittsburgh Pirates win the 1979 World Series, has died. He was 72.The team, citing information provided by the Stennett family, said Stennett passed away early Tuesday morning following a bout with cancer.Stennett hit .274 with 41 home runs and 432 RBIs in 11 big league seasons, nine of them with Pittsburgh. Though he was never named to an All-Star team, he received Most Valuable Player votes in both 1974 and in 1977, when he hit a career-best .336 before missing the final six weeks of the season due to an injury.The Panamanian-born Stennett reached the majors with the Pirates in 1971. On Sept. 1, 1971, he started at second base as part of the first all-Black lineup in MLB history in a 10-7 victory over Philadelphia, a group that included Hall of Famers Roberto Clemente and Willie Stargell.On Sept
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PITTSBURGH Rennie Stennett, the sure-handed second baseman who was part of the first all-Black starting lineup in major league history and later helped the Pittsburgh Pirates win the 1979 World Series, has died. He was 72.
The Pirates, citing information provided by the Stennett family, said he died Tuesday following a fight with cancer.
Stennett hit .274 with 41 home runs and 432 RBIs in 11 big-league seasons, nine of them with Pittsburgh. Though he was never named to an All-Star team, he received Most Valuable Player votes in both 1974 and in 1977, when he hit a career-best .336 before missing the final six weeks of the season due to an injury.