Dave, what do you remember most about Roberto? Not so much the baseball player, but Roberto the individual. Well done, I’ll tell you that the most important thing I remember about Bobby Clemente is the kind of compassion he had towards people, not only ballplayers, but anybody, anybody off the street, regardless of who it was, he just knew how to relate to these people and showed *** great deal of compassion towards them, and, and he in turn got the same kind of treatment, and I just feel that he was one of the greatest individuals I’ve ever met in my entire life and. Uh, it’s hard to say what kind of *** guy he was. He just, he was just very vibrant and kind of *** guy that you’ll always remember in your lifetime, and I’m sure I’ll never forget him, and *** lot of people in Pittsburgh, I’m sure won’t either.
Dave Giusti, an All-Star reliever and World Series champion with the Pittsburgh Pirates, has died, the team announced Monday. He was 86.ARCHIVE VIDEO ABOVE: Dave Giusti remembers Pirates teammate Roberto ClementeGiusti led the National League with 30 saves in 1971. He pitched 10.2 scoreless innings in the postseason and saved Game 4 of the World Series, as Pittsburgh went on to defeat Baltimore in seven games to win the championship.In 1973, Giusti was selected for the All-Star Game.Giusti played for the Pirates from 1970 through 1976 before being traded to Oakland. He retired after the 1977 season and remained in the Pittsburgh area.FROM THE WTAE ARCHIVES: 1971 Pirates World Series champs enjoy 20-year reunion at Three Rivers Stadium (July 1991)Giusti ranks third in Pirates history with 133 saves.“We are saddened by the loss of such a beloved member of the Pirates family,” Pirates owner Bob Nutting said in a statement. “He was a vital member of our World Series-winning team in 1971 and spent seven of his 15 big-league seasons with the Pirates before eventually making Pittsburgh his home. We extend our sincere condolences to his wife, Ginny, his daughters, Laura and Cynthia, and the entire Giusti family.”
PITTSBURGH —
Dave Giusti, an All-Star reliever and World Series champion with the Pittsburgh Pirates, has died, the team announced Monday. He was 86.
ARCHIVE VIDEO ABOVE: Dave Giusti remembers Pirates teammate Roberto Clemente
Giusti led the National League with 30 saves in 1971. He pitched 10.2 scoreless innings in the postseason and saved Game 4 of the World Series, as Pittsburgh went on to defeat Baltimore in seven games to win the championship.
In 1973, Giusti was selected for the All-Star Game.
Giusti played for the Pirates from 1970 through 1976 before being traded to Oakland. He retired after the 1977 season and remained in the Pittsburgh area.
FROM THE WTAE ARCHIVES: 1971 Pirates World Series champs enjoy 20-year reunion at Three Rivers Stadium (July 1991)
Giusti ranks third in Pirates history with 133 saves.
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BALTIMORE – OCTOBER 1971: Dave Giusti #31 of the Pittsburgh Pirates pitches, who had a 0.00 ERA for 5 1/3 innings of work during the World Series against the Baltimore Orioles at Memorial Stadium on October 1971 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Focus on Sport via Getty Images)
“We are saddened by the loss of such a beloved member of the Pirates family,” Pirates owner Bob Nutting said in a statement. “He was a vital member of our World Series-winning team in 1971 and spent seven of his 15 big-league seasons with the Pirates before eventually making Pittsburgh his home. We extend our sincere condolences to his wife, Ginny, his daughters, Laura and Cynthia, and the entire Giusti family.”