DAVE PARKER

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Dave Parker was a seven-time All-Star, two time National League batting titles and was the 1978 National League Most Valuable Player. He was a member of two world championship winning teams with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1979 and with the Oakland Athletics in 1989. He was the first professional athlete to earn an average of $1 million per year, having signed a five-year, $5 million contract in January 1979. His career achievements include 2,712 hits, 339 home runs, 1,493 runs batted in and a lifetime batting average of .290. He won three consecutive Gold Gloves during his prime. From 1975 to 1979, he threw out 72 runners, including 26 in 1977..He was such an iconic figure in the game that he at times went by one name..Cobra, which is the title of his new great autobiography co - written with Dave Jordan, He joins Mark to talk about it all. Catch Sportstalkny live every Sunday night at 6 pm on the 365sportscast.com network, streaming over the net at 365sportscast.com or on the iphone, android, alexa 365sportscast apps.