Pirates announce Kiki Cuyler, Vern Law, Al Oliver as HOF Class of 2025

The Pittsburgh Pirates revealed their Hall of Fame Class of 2025 in advance of Saturday afternoon’s matchup at PNC Park against the Philadelphia Phillies.

This year’s three-member class is composed of outfielder Kiki Cuyler, pitcher Vern Law and outfielder/first baseman Al Oliver.

Cuyler (1898-1950) played for the Pirates from 1921-27, winning a World Series ring with the club in 1925.

That year, he appeared in 153 games, batting .357 with 18 homers, 102 RBIs, an MLB-most 26 triples and 41 stolen bases, finishing as National League MVP runner-up.

An 18-year MLB veteran who played 525 games with the Pirates, Cuyler was enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1968 via the Veterans Committee.

With the Pirates, he led the NL in stolen bases (35) in 1926 and maintained a .336 batting average during his time with the club.

He later played eight seasons (1928-35) with the Chicago Cubs, three (1935-37) with the Cincinnati Reds and his final year in 1938 with the Brooklyn Dodgers.

Law, 95, played the entirety of his MLB career (1950-51, 1954-67) with the Pirates, going 162-147 with a 3.77 ERA and 1,092 strikeouts.

He was a key member of the 1960 World Series champions, going 20-9 with a 3.08 ERA and an MLB-high 18 complete games en route to winning the Cy Young Award, which at that time was awarded to the single best pitcher in baseball.

Law was an All-Star in 1960 and the winning pitcher in Games 1 and 4 of the Fall Classic vs. the New York Yankees.

He also started in the decisive Game 7 at Forbes Field, won by Bill Mazeroski’s walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth inning.

Law received MVP votes four times with the Pirates (1955, 1959, 1960, 1965) and was named NL Comeback Player of the Year in ’65, having gone 17-9 with a 2.15 ERA.

That same year, he was the recipient of the Lou Gehrig Memorial Award in recognition of his character on and off the field.

Law served as a pitching coach for the Pirates after he retired.

Oliver, 78, played the first 10 years of his MLB career with the Pirates from 1968-77 and was an All-Star in 1972, 1975 and 1976.

In 1971, Oliver batted .282 with 14 home runs and 64 RBIs, helping the Pirates to a World Series title.

The NL Rookie of the Year runner-up in 1969, Oliver played 1,302 games with the Pirates, recording 1,490 of his 2,743 career hits with the team.

Oliver played eight additional seasons with the Rangers Expos, Giants, Phillies, Dodgers and Blue Jays through 1985 after departing Pittsburgh via trade to Texas in December 1977.

He won three straight Silver Sluggers from 1980-82 and was the 1982 NL batting champion.