Former teammates Bert Blyleven, Dave Stewart and Terry Francona were among those who shared their memories of Parker and mourned his death.

Pittsburgh Pirates legend Dave Parker has passed away at the age of 74, just a month before he was set to be enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame after being elected by the Classic Era Committee, the Pirates announced Saturday.

Nicknamed “The Cobra,” Dave Parker was the NL MVP in 1978, won a World Series with the Pittsburgh Pirates a year later and won another championship in 1989 with the Oakland Athletics.