2008年7月29日 · That photo is from Parker's first game back, when he pinch hit in the 11th inning while wearing a hockey goalie's mask. He was intentionally walked, leading to a macabre spectacle on the bases....

2022年1月3日 · But for all of his accomplishments, one of the things he is remembered for is wearing a goalie mask during a game. So what was the greatest player of the late ’70s doing wearing a mask that made him look like Jason Voorhees? The Pittsburgh Pirates were hosting the New York Mets for the second game of a three-game series.

2023年1月12日 · A middle-aged look back at the time when Pirates' legend, Dave Parker -- The Cobra -- broke his face and returned days later wearing a black and white hockey goalie mask on his way to a batting crown and MVP award.

2022年12月27日 · Dave Parker wearing a goalie mask on the field after fracturing his jaw, 1978

2020年4月25日 · Parker and the Pirates head trainer retrofitted a hockey goalie mask that would fit underneath his helmet. The slugger personalized the helmet with the Pirates team colours and prepared for duty versus the San Diego Padres. You have to remember, Parker was an imposing figure without the mask, the slugger stood 6’5″ and weighed 230 pounds.

2015年3月3日 · In 1978, Dave Parker wore this football-inspired face mask to protect his injured face. Courtesy of Dave Arrigo. • Parker began by wearing a hockey goalie mask, which had been cut...

2013年1月14日 · Anyhow, Parker was reduced (elevated?) to wearing a goalie's mask against the Padres on July 16, 1978, because earlier that season he'd suffered a broken jaw during a collision with Mets...

The Pirates training staff in conjunction with the neighboring Steelers got together, improvised a protective facemask and rigged it with football clips and hardware to the helmet. It afforded Parker enough protection to continue pounding the baseball during his recovery. Of note is the fact that it wasn t just any football mask which was utilized.

2024年1月29日 · Dave Parker wearing a hockey mask after breaking his jaw, 1978.

2024年11月16日 · 38 likes, 0 comments - baseballinpix on November 16, 2024: "Dave Parker with his yellow Friday the 13th mask.".