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David Gene Parker (born June 9, 1951), nicknamed " the Cobra ", [1] is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a right fielder from 1973 to 1991.
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David Gene Parker. Nickname: Cobra. Born: 6/09/1951 in Grenada, MS. Draft: 1970, Pittsburgh Pirates, Round: 14, Overall Pick: 324. High School: Courter Tech, Cincinnati, OH. Debut: 7/12/1973. Year. AB.
David Gene Parker was a Major League Baseball player with the Pittsburgh Pirates ( 1973 – 1983 ), Cincinnati Reds ( 1984 – 1987 ), Oakland Athletics ( 1988 – 1989 ), Milwaukee Brewers ( 1990 ), California Angels ( 1991 ), and Toronto Blue Jays ( 1991 ).
Dec 4, 2019 · Parker was on the Modern Baseball Era ballot -- which considers Hall of Fame candidates whose primary contributions to baseball were between 1970-87 -- once before, in 2017. He received fewer than half the votes, falling well short of the 75 percent needed for induction.
Jul 5, 2019 · Jul 5, 2019. If Willie Stargell was the soul of the 1979 Pirates, then Dave Parker was their swagger. No one had a better five-tool talent arsenal than Parker, who used to swing a sledgehammer...
Jan 4, 2012 · The man who was the National League’s Most Valuable Player in 1978 and MVP of the All-Star Game in 1979? The man who played a key role on the Pittsburgh Pirates’ 1979 World Series champions?
Dave Parker played 19 seasons for 6 teams, including the Pirates and Athletics. He had a .290 batting average, 2,712 hits, 339 home runs, 1,493 RBIs and 1,272 runs scored. He won 3 Gold Glove awards, 1 MVP award, 3 Silver Slugger awards and 2 World Series.
Dec 8, 2019 · He was a seven-time All-Star, a two-time World Series champion (1979 with the Pirates, ’89 with the A’s), the '78 National League MVP Award winner, a three-time Gold Glove Award and Silver Slugger Award winner, a two-time NL batting champ, the NL RBI leader in '85 and the All-Star Game MVP in ’79.
David Gene Parker, nicknamed "the Cobra", is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a right fielder from 1973 to 1991. A seven-time All-Star, Parker won two National League batting titles and was the 1978 National League Most Valuable Player.
