One of the most intimidating pitchers of the 1960s, credited with inventing a popular baseball saying, has reportedly passed ...

Bob Veale, a Birmingham native who pitched for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Boston Red Sox in the 1960s and 1970s, is shown outside Rickwood Field in Birmingham in 2003. Veale died this week at age 89. ...

Former Pittsburgh Pirates World Series champion pitcher Bob Veale has died, the team announced Tuesday. He was 89. Veale, a ...

Bob Veale, a left-handed pitcher and veteran of 13 big-league seasons, has died, the Pittsburgh Pirates announced on Tuesday. He was 89. "Bob was an integral member of the Pirates who helped our team ...

Longtime Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Bob Veale, who helped the franchise win ... the Negro Southern League Museum in his hometown of Birmingham in 2015. Follow Fox News Digital’s sports coverage ...

The Pittsburgh Pirates are mourning the loss of franchise legend Bob Veale, who died on Tuesday at 89 years old.

Longtime Pirates broadcaster Bob Prince had a nickname for Bob Veale’s fastball: a “radio ball.” Why did it get that moniker? Well, you could hear it, but you couldn’t see it. Veale and that radio ...

Veale edged Bob Gibson for a National League-best 250 ... That was seconded by Buddy Henchen, who scouted Birmingham, and Veale was signed by general manager Joe Brown in 1958 after auditioning ...

Former Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Bob Veale died at the age of 89. The Pirates confirmed his death on Tuesday. Veale made 341 ...

After a lifetime of achievements, talented pitcher Bob Veale has died ... According to the MLB, Veale died alongside family in his hometown of Birmingham, Ala. ©2025 Advance Local Media LLC.

Longtime Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Bob Veale, who helped lead the team to ... and he helped launch the Negro Southern League Museum in Birmingham in 2015. “We want kids to come and learn ...