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Steve Blass was Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1960, he would make his major league debut 4 years later and joined the team permanently in 1966. He won 18 games in 1968,  From 1969 to 1972 he won 60 games, with a career-high 19 victories in 1972. In that season, he made the National League All-Star team and was the runner up for the National League Cy Young Award. He stared in the 1971 World Series against the Baltimore Orioles,  pitching two complete game wins, allowing only seven hits and two runs in 18 innings, and was the winning pitcher in the 7th and deciding game. After his career He joined the Pirates' TV and radio broadcast team in 1983 He  retired from broadcasting last week after 60 years with the organization as a player and broadcaster. Tune in each week on 540 am in NY NJ CT and streaming on www.sportstalknylive.com at 7pm Sundays for the live broadcast.Please take a moment to like our fan page WLIE 540 AM SPORTSTALKNY and follow us on twitter @sportstalkny