A 6-foot-6 strikeout king, he was a star of the Pittsburgh rotation who left batters wary of both his fastball and his ...

Bob Veale, a Birmingham native who pitched for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Boston Red Sox in the 1960s and 1970s, is shown outside Rickwood Field in Birmingham in 2003. Veale died this week at age 89. ...

Bob Veale, a left-handed pitcher and veteran of 13 big-league seasons, has died, the Pittsburgh Pirates announced on Tuesday.

Longtime Pirates broadcaster Bob Prince had a nickname for Bob Veale’s fastball: a “radio ball.” Why did it get that moniker?

Star Bob Veale passed away, the Pirates announced on Tuesday. He was 89. Veale, a Birmingham native, signed with the ...

Former Pittsburgh Pirates World Series champion pitcher Bob Veale has died, the team announced Tuesday. He was 89. Veale, a ...

The famous story about Bob Veale, one Steve Blass loves to share when talking about his halcyon days with the Pittsburgh Pirates, involves the two-time All-Star left-handed pitcher's glasses.

A former Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher who had great success with the franchise recently died. Bob Veale, a left-handed pitcher, who pitched for the ...

Bob Veale, a left-handed pitcher and veteran of ... when he served as a bat boy and a batting practice pitcher for the Birmingham Black Barons of the Negro Leagues. (His father, Robert, had ...