# @vadogwoodnews on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/C6WRVxFO-o1
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- **Posted:** 2024-04-29T14:01:11.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Dogwood (@vadogwoodnews) — https://gondola.cc/vadogwoodnews

## Caption

Just like old times! Gene Alley, a professional baseball player from Richmond, stood beside fellow Pittsburgh Pirates teammates Jackie Hernandez (2) and Bill Virdon (41) at a reunion game between their former 1971 championship rivals, the Baltimore Orioles. #ThisIsVirginia 

Alley once told Sport Magazine columnist Roy McHugh: “To play on a team that wins the World Series is the biggest thrill you could have in baseball. I don't think anything could compare to it. Somebody can hit 50 home runs in a year—which is something I didn't do or even came close to. I don't know what that feels like. But I can't imagine it being better than winning everything.”

The second photo is of Alley in action at the big 1971 World Series game. Spoiler alert: The Pirates won!

📸 : Al Tielemans /Sports Illustrated via Getty Images
📸 : Focus on Sport via Getty Images

#sports #pirates #worldseries #baseball #virginialegends #virginiahistory #richmondva #mlb #baseballlife #baseballcards

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pirates, baseballcards, virginialegends, virginiahistory, richmondva, mlb, worldseries, thisisvirginia, sports, baseball, baseballlife

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