PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates announced the players that made their annual Hall of Fame Class. The Pirates revealed the three players in their 2026 Hall o
Aug 9, 2007; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Jack Wilson against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images Copyright © 2007 Mark J. Rebilas | Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn ImagesThe Pirates revealed the three players in their 2026 Hall of Fame Class, including left-handed pitchers in Wilbur Cooper John Candelaria and shortstopThese three players become the 30th, 31st and 32nd members of the Pirates Hall of Fame, which they started in 2022, which included an inaugural class of 19 members and thenIt's a great honor for three players who span different generations of the Pirates franchise, with all three of them seeing great success.
Cooper is one of the great early Pirates pitchers, with 202 wins and 159 losses, a 2.74 ERA over 3,199.0 innings pitched, 1,191 strikeouts, a 1.20 WHIP and a .258 batting average allowed . He leads all Pirates pitchers in wins, complete games , ranks second in innings pitched and starts , third in strikeouts, fourth in shutouts and sixth in appearances .
Candelaria, also known by fans as "The Candy Man", was a crucial part of the last really successful tenure for the Pirates, helping them win the 1979 World Series. He is the last Pirates pitcher to throw a complete game, no-hitter, coming against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Aug. 16, 1976.
Candelaria was an All-Star in 1977 and led the National League with the lowest ERA Wilson was one of the best defensive shortstops the Pirates ever had, making incredible plays and flashing his glove on a consistent basis, despite never winning aHe was an All-Star in 2004 and won a Silver Slugger Award that season, slashing .308/.335/.459 for an OPS of .794, tying the NL lead with 12 triples, while also amassing 201 hits, 41 doubles, 11 home runs and 59 RBI. Loading recommendations...
Please wait while we load personalized content recommendationsDominic writes for Pittsburgh Pirates On SI, Pittsburgh Panthers Pn SI and also, Pittsburgh Steelers On SI. A Pittsburgh native, Dominic grew up watching Pittsburgh Sports and wrote for The Pitt News as an undergraduate at the University of Pittsburgh, covering Pitt Athletics. He would write for Pittsburgh Sports Now after college and has years of experience covering sports across Pittsburgh.
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