Al Oliver Headlines Pirates Three-Man 2025 Hall of Fame Class

The Pittsburgh Pirates announced that Al Oliver, Vernon Law and Kiki Cuyler will comprise their 2025 class of inductees into the team’s Hall of Fame.

“The 2025 class of inductees all have made significant historical contributions to the organization and are very deserving of this prestigious recognition,” said Pirates Chairman, Bob Nutting. “Kiki was the hero of the 1925 World Series championship for the Pirates. Vernon was the club’s first Cy Young Award winner and a member of our world champion 1960 team. Al was a key contributor on our 1971 World Series winning team and a part of Major League Baseball’s first all-minority starting lineup in September of that season.

“Their induction into the Pirates Hall of Fame will ensure that their legacy and contributions to the Pirates will live on for generations to come.”

Oliver played the first 10 seasons of his 18-year career with the Pirates from 1968-77. He was part of the 1971 World Series champions and was selected to three All-Star games during his career in Pittsburgh.

The now 78-year-old hit .296 and ranked fifth among all National League players in hits (1490), doubles (276) and RBI (717) during his time with the Pirates.

Law spent his entire 16-year career with Pittsburgh and was the first pitcher in franchise history to win the National League Cy Young award (1960), the same season he helped lead Pittsburgh to its third World Series champion ship.

Law, who is now 95 years old, went 162-147 with a 3.77 ERA in his career and ranks fourth all-time among Pirates’ pitchers in games (483), fifth in shutouts (28) and strikeouts (1092) and sixth in wins.

Cuyler, who was enshrined in Cooperstown in 1968, spent the first seven seasons of his 18-year-career in Pittsburgh from 1921-27 and delivered the game winning hit in the 1925 World Series.

Cuyler ranks second in franchise history with a .336 batting average and holds the club record for total bases in a season (369 in 1925). In his Pirates’ career, Cuyler slashed .336/.399/.513 with 680 hits, 65 triples, 38 home runs, 312 RBI and 130 steals in 525 games.

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