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Lest We Forget: ElRoy Face

February 17, 2026 · 0 comments

The relief hurler who won 18 games and saved another ten for the 1959 Pittsburgh Pirates, died February 12 at the age of 97. Here’s his obituary from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and The New York Times by Richard Goldstein. ElRoy Face got a relatively late start: he made his debut as a 25-year-old in 1953. After spending […]

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