The Pittsburgh Pirates confirmed the passing of former pitcher Bob Veale. Veale was 89 years old.

“Bob was an integral member of the Pirates who helped our team capture back-to-back division titles as well as
the 1971 World Series,” said Pirates Chairman, Bob Nutting. “He was one of the most dominant left-handed
pitchers in all of Major League Baseball during his remarkable big league career that he proudly spent a majority
of as a member of the Pirates. He was a great man who will be missed.”

Veale compiled a 116-91 record, 3.06 ERA (1868.2ip/636er) and 1652 strikeouts in 341 appearances (255 starts)
as a member of the Pirates from 1962-72.

Veale recorded a National League-leading 250 strikeouts in 1964 to become the third pitcher in Pirates history
to lead the league in strikeouts along with Rube Waddell in 1900 and Preacher Roe in 1945.

Veale is also second all-time in Pirates history in strikeouts (1652), tied for ninth in shutouts (20), tied for 10th in
wins (116), and ninth in ERA (3.06) since 1912 when ERA became an official statistic.