text: Former Pittsburgh Pirates player Rennie Stennett holds up his hat as he acknowledges the crowd during the 40th anniversary of the 1979 World Series team at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, in this Saturday, July 20, 2019, file photo. In the forground is former Pirates player Manny Sanguillen. Rennie Stennett has died. He was 72. The team, citing information provided by the Stennett family, said Stennett passed away early Tuesday morning, May 18, 2021, following a bout with cancer. (Matt Freed/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP