Former Pirates second baseman Rennie Stennett, a member of the club’s 1971 and 1979 World Championship teams and the only player in modern major league history to go 7 for 7 in a nine-inning game, died Tuesday in Coconut Creek, Fla., at the age of 72.
Stennett had been suffering from cancer, according to a statement posted on the Pirates website.
“We are saddened by the loss of such a beloved member of the Pirates family,” team President Travis Williams said in a statement. “Rennie was a great player on the field and an even better person off it.