FILE - Former Pittsburgh Pirates relief pitcher ElRoy Face throws a ceremonial first pitch before the Pirates' home opener baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Minnesota Twins, April 2 ...

STEPHENTOWN, N.Y. (NEWS10) — He was known as the pioneer of major league baseball’s modern day relief pitcher — Elroy Face died at 97 years old last week. Despite spending most of his career in ...

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Pittsburgh Pirates legendary pitcher Elroy Face has died, the organization has announced. He was 97. Face had a 16-year Major League Baseball career, spending 15 of those seasons with the Pirates. He ...

Elroy Face, who came out of this region to help the Pittsburgh Pirates win the 1960 World Series and became a stellar reliever, died Thursday night of natural causes in his suburban Pittsburgh home.

He was known as the pioneer of major league baseball's modern day relief pitcher -- Elroy Face died at 97 years old last week. Despite spending most of his career in Pittsburgh, his journey and love ...

The Pirates announced this evening that former All-Star reliever Elroy Face has passed away at 97. He pitched parts of 16 seasons in the big leagues, all but the final of which came in Pittsburgh. “It ...

LAKELAND, Fla. — Elroy Face, nicknamed the Baron of the Bullpen for his prolific relief work during 16 seasons in the big leagues, died Thursday at the age of 97. Although Face spent virtually his ...

The Pirates are mourning the loss of a legendary pitcher. The team confirmed former right-handed pitcher Elroy Face died on Feb. 12 in North Versailles, a week shy of his 98th birthday. “It is with ...

Face was one of the first major-league hurlers to make the closer job a specialty. Not an overpowering pitcher, he finagled outs with a tricky forkball. By Richard Goldstein ElRoy Face, a durable ...

Elroy Face, an All-Star reliever who played a key role in the Pittsburgh Pirates World Series victory over the New York Yankees in 1960, has died at 97, the team announced Thursday. Face was eight ...

The Pittsburgh Pirates confirmed Thursday that Elroy Face, one of the most important pitchers in franchise history, has died at 97. The Stephentown, New York native passed away in North Versailles, ...