Former Reds player Dave Parker dead at 74

The Cincinnati Reds announced before their game on Saturday that former player Dave Parker has died.He was 74 years old.Parker played as an outfielder for the Reds between 1984 and 1987.This comes as Parker was just elected to the Reds Hall of Fame in December, and was set to be formally inducted next month on July 27.Parker grew up in the West End near the Reds’ former home of Crosley Field, where he learned to play baseball in the stadium’s parking lot.Before joining the Reds, Parker played for the Pittsburgh Pirates between 1973 and 1983.After leaving the Reds, Parker then bounced around teams for a few years before retiring from baseball altogether in 1991.During his time in the MLB, Parker became the National League’s MVP in 1978, and was a two-time World Series champion — once with the Pirates in 1979, and again with the Oakland Athletics in 1989.He was also named to the All-Star team seven different times throughout his career, including twice while as a Reds player.This is a breaking news story and will be updated as WLWT learns more.

The Cincinnati Reds announced before their game on Saturday that former player Dave Parker has died.

He was 74 years old.

Parker played as an outfielder for the Reds between 1984 and 1987.

This comes as Parker was just elected to the Reds Hall of Fame in December, and was set to be formally inducted next month on July 27.

Parker grew up in the West End near the Reds’ former home of Crosley Field, where he learned to play baseball in the stadium’s parking lot.

Before joining the Reds, Parker played for the Pittsburgh Pirates between 1973 and 1983.

After leaving the Reds, Parker then bounced around teams for a few years before retiring from baseball altogether in 1991.

During his time in the MLB, Parker became the National League’s MVP in 1978, and was a two-time World Series champion — once with the Pirates in 1979, and again with the Oakland Athletics in 1989.

He was also named to the All-Star team seven different times throughout his career, including twice while as a Reds player.

This is a breaking news story and will be updated as WLWT learns more.