Lefty starting pitcher John Candelaria was known as the “Candy Man” in Pittsburgh. He was a darn good pitcher for them too. He pitched in 345 games (271 starts) in his 12 years for the Pirates and he was 124-87 with 16 saves, a 3.17 ERA and a 1.17 WHIP. His best year for the Pirates was 1977 when he worked in 33 games (all starts) in which he was 20-5 with a 2.34 ERA and a 1.07 WHIP. He finished 5th in the voting for the Cy Young Award in 1977. Candelaria is #7 all-time in Pirates’ history in games started (271) and he is also #5 in strikeouts (1,159). The “Candy Man” will always have his place in Pirates’ history as he was on the “We Are Family” Pirates team that won a World Series.