Houston Astros' Jose Altuve, second from right, argues on the field before being ejected by umpire James Jean during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets, Sunday, June ...

Pirates Hall of Famer, MVP passes before Cooperstown induction Pittsburgh Pirates legend Dave Parker passed away on Saturday, less than a month before he enters the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

In Pittsburgh, he had won a World Series in 1979 and the National League MVP Award in 1978. But he was also tarnished during the early 1980s by his implication in a drug scandal that rocked baseball.

Few knew that Parker would turn into the Pirates leader and eventually become the most intimidating player in baseball for a five-year period. But he had the swing, the speed, the arm and the ...

On Dec. 7, 1983, Parker was signed to a two-year contract worth $2,070,000 by the Reds after he spent his first 11 seasons with the Pirates. In Pittsburgh, he had won a World Series in 1979 and the ...