Perrotto: Pirates’ First Hall of Fame Class Has One Glaring Omission (+)

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Aug 8, 2022
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Barry Bonds speaks during an induction ceremony for the late Giants president and managing general partner Peter Magowan on the team's Wall of Fame at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif. on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019. Magowan joins the 52 retired Giants players enshrined on the tribute wall that he founded in 2008. (Paul Chinn/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)

It is hard to quibble with the list of 19 men who will comprise the first class of inductees for the Pittsburgh Pirates Hall of Fame.

Including the 12 players who were inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame as Pirates was a no-brainer.

Dave Parker, Danny Murtaugh, and Steve Blass are all certainly deserving to be honored on Sept. 3 when the Pirates host the Toronto Blue Jays at PNC Park.

Honoring four Negro Leaguers who played for the Pittsburgh Crawfords and/or Homestead Grays is a classy touch.

However, there is one name missing from the impressive list. And it is a glaring omission.

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