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- Elroy Face, an All-Star reliever who played a key role in the Pittsburgh Pirates World Series victory over the New York Yankees in 1960, has died at 97, the team announced Thursday.
- Face was eight days away from his 98th birthday.
- Team historian Jim Trdinich said the club was contacted by Face’s son, Elroy Jr., who told the team that Face died earlier in the day at an independent senior living facility outside Pittsburgh in North Versailles, Pennsylvania.
- No cause of death was provided."It is with heavy hearts and deep sadness that we mourn the passing of Pirates Hall of Famer Elroy Face, a beloved member of the Pirates family," Pirates team Chairman Bob Nutting said in a statement.
- CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS. COM Elroy Face acknowledges the crowd after being inducted into the Pittsburgh Pirates Hall of Fame Class of 2023 before the game against the Chicago Cubs at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on Aug.
