Editing Roy Face

{{short description|American baseball player (born 1928)}}
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{{Infobox baseball biography
|name=Roy Face
|image=Roy Face - Pittsburgh Pirates - 1966.jpg
|caption=Face in 1966
|position=[[Pitcher]]
|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1928|2|20}}
|birth_place=[[Stephentown, New York]], U.S.
|bats=Right
|throws=Right
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate=April 16
|debutyear=1953
|debutteam=Pittsburgh Pirates
|finalleague = MLB
|finaldate=August 15
|finalyear=1969
|finalteam=Montreal Expos
|statleague = MLB
|stat1label=[[Win–loss record (pitching)|Win–loss record]]
|stat1value=104–95
|stat2label=[[Earned run average]]
|stat2value=3.48
|stat3label=[[Strikeout]]s
|stat3value=877
|stat4label=[[Save (baseball)|Saves]]
|stat4value=193
|teams=
* [[Pittsburgh Pirates]] ({{mlby|1953}}, {{mlby|1955}}–{{mlby|1968}})
* [[Detroit Tigers]] ({{mlby|1968}})
* [[Montreal Expos]] ({{mlby|1969}})
|highlights=
* 6× [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star]] ([[1959 Major League Baseball All-Star Game (first game)|1959]]–[[1961 Major League Baseball All-Star Game (second game)|1961²]])
* [[World Series champion]] ({{wsy|1960}})
* [[Pittsburgh Pirates#Pirates Hall of Fame|Pittsburgh Pirates Hall of Fame]]
}}

'''Elroy Leon Face''' (born February 20, 1928), nicknamed "'''the Baron of the Bullpen'''",{{efn|From roughly mid-1959 on, Face was alternately referred to as "Bullpen Baron," "Baron of the Bullpen," and, on occasion (at least among Pittsburghers), simply "The Baron." He was so dubbed by ''[[Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]'' beat writer Jack Hernon,<ref>Abrams, Al (May 5, 1966). [https://www.mediafire.com/view/i1hwkrn3xltfg85 "Sidelights on Sports: The Baron Fools 'Em All"]. ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette''. p.&nbsp;35. Retrieved November 8, 2021.</ref><ref>Feeney, Charley (September 2, 1968). [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ya4nAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Y2wDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5323%2C357577&dq=hernon-named-baron-bullpen "Face Becomes an Insurance Man (For Detroit's Pennant Hopes)"]. ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette''. p.&nbsp;69. Retrieved November 8, 2021.</ref><ref>Hernon, Jack (May 18, 1959). [https://www.newspapers.com/image/?clipping_id=88575853 "Bucs, Cubs Hit 10 Hrs, Split Twin Bill; Pirates Win, 5–4, Then Lose, 7–6"]. ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette''. p.&nbsp;24. Retrieved November 8, 2021.</ref> although the nickname itself appears to have been coined in April 1950, regarding [[St Louis Cardinals|Cardinals]] reliever [[Ted Wilks]], in a nationally syndicated story by AP's [[Joe Reichler]].<ref>Reichler, Joe (April 5, 1950). [https://www.newspapers.com/image/?clipping_id=63271520 "Can't Count Out Cards With Musial in Lineup"]. ''The Cincinnati Enquirer''. p.&nbsp;29. Retrieved November 8, 2021.</ref><ref>AP (April 5, 1950). [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8wcNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=M2oDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4956%2C1533048&dq=ted-wilks-league%27s-bullpen-baron "As Long as Cards Have Musial, They Have Hope; Bilko Fills Bilko, But Not the Bill"]. ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette''. p.&nbsp;19. Retrieved November 8, 2021.</ref>}} is an American former professional [[baseball]] [[relief pitcher]]. During a 16-year [[Major League Baseball]] (MLB) career, he pitched primarily for the [[Pittsburgh Pirates]]. A pioneer of modern relief pitching, he was the [[archetype]] of what came to be known as the [[closer (baseball)|closer]], and the [[National League (baseball)|National League]]'s greatest reliever until the late 1960s, setting numerous league records during his career.

Face was the first major leaguer to [[save (baseball)|save]] 20 games more than once, leading the league three times and finishing second three times; in 1959 he set the still-standing major league record for winning percentage with a minimum of 13 decisions (.947), and single-season wins in relief, with 18 [[win (baseball)|wins]] against only one loss.<ref name=":1" /> He held the NL record for career [[games pitched]] (846) from 1967 until 1986, and the league record for career saves (193) from 1962 until 1982; he still holds the NL record for career wins in relief (96), and he held the league mark for career [[innings pitched]] in relief ({{frac|1,211|1|3}}) until 1983. On his retirement, Face ranked third in major league history in pitching appearances, behind only [[Hoyt Wilhelm]] and [[Cy Young]], and second in saves behind Wilhelm. He holds the Pirates franchise records for career games (802) and saves (188).

== Early life ==
Face played baseball at [[Averill Park Central School District|Averill Park High School]], and then served in the [[United States Army|U.S. Army]] from February 1946 to July 1947.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Gillette |first=Gary |title=Elroy Face – Society for American Baseball Research |url=https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/roy-face/ |access-date=2024-10-23 |website=sabr.org |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Career==
Originally signed by the [[Philadelphia Phillies]] as an amateur [[free agent]] in 1949, Face was assigned to [[Class D (baseball)|Class D]] with [[Bradford Blue Wings]] in the [[Pennsylvania - Ontario - New York League|Pennsylvania-Ontario-New York]] (PONY) League, where he was 14-2 his first year, and was 18-5 with a 2.58 ERA in his second year. The Phillies left Face open in the winter draft, and [[Branch Rickey]] and the [[Brooklyn Dodgers]] drafted him in December 1950.<ref name=":2" />

Face was successful in the [[Class A (baseball, 1946-62)|Class A]] [[Western League (1900–1958)|Western League]] with the Pueblo Dodgers (23-9 with a 2.78 ERA), and with Fort Worth in the [[Double-A (baseball)|Double A]] [[Texas League]] (14-11 with a 2.83 ERA),<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |title=#CardCorner: 1960 Topps Roy Face {{!}} Baseball Hall of Fame |url=https://baseballhall.org/discover/card-corner/1960-topps-roy-face |access-date=2024-10-23 |website=baseballhall.org}}</ref> and in 1952 Rickey, now with the Pittsburgh Pirates, drafted Face again at the 1952 [[Winter Meetings]].<ref name=":2" />

Face made his major league debut in April 1953, and started in 13 games, relieved in 28, with a 6.58 ERA that year. At that point in his career he only had a fastball and curveball.<ref name=":2" /> In 1954, he was sent to the Pirates minor league team, the [[New Orleans Pelicans (baseball)|New Orleans Pelicans]] of the Double A [[Southern Association]], to learn an off-speed pitch. It was during this time that Face developed his [[forkball]]. Face was managed by [[Danny Murtaugh]] (who would later manage Face on a world champion Pirates team in 1960). Murtaugh turned Face solely into a relief pitcher that year.<ref name=":2" />

Face returned to the Pirates for the 1955 season, and was both a starter and reliever, appearing in 42 games, with a 5-7 record and 3.58 ERA.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":5" /> In 1956, he set a modern Pirates record for games pitched (68), leading the league<ref name=":5" /> and breaking the club mark of 59 set by [[Bill Werle]] in 1951.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bill Werle Stats, Height, Weight, Research & History {{!}} Baseball Almanac |url=https://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=werlebi01 |access-date=2024-10-23 |website=www.baseball-almanac.com |language=en-us}}</ref> Of those 68 games, only 3 were starts.<ref name=":2" /> He was 12-13 in 135.1 innings, pitching in 9 straight games in September 1956 to tie a big league record.<ref name=":5" /> In 1957 he saved 10 games for the first time,  finishing fifth in the NL, and started his last game.<ref name=":5" /> In 1958 the team finished in second place, the first time in his five years they had placed better than seventh.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pittsburgh Pirates MLB Team History - Major League Baseball - ESPN |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/history/teams/_/team/pit |access-date=2024-10-23 |website=ESPN.com}}</ref> Face led the NL with 20 saves,<ref name=":2" /> and posted his best [[earned run average]] to date with a 2.89 mark, finishing 17th in NL MVP voting.<ref name=":5" /><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Roy Face Stats, Height, Weight, Research & History {{!}} Baseball Almanac |url=https://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=facero01 |access-date=2024-10-23 |website=www.baseball-almanac.com |language=en-us}}</ref>

Face achieved his success almost exclusively with the [[forkball]], which he had learned from Yankees reliever [[Joe Page]], though it has also been reported he learned the forkball by watching Page during Page's time with the Pelicans in 1954, when Page was trying to make a comeback after his days with the Yankees.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":5" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Babic |first=George |date=April 10, 1962 |title=Joe Page Helped Bullpen Baron: He Taught Him to Use and Control Forkball, The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5T1TAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0IMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5643,1466911 |access-date=2024-10-18 |website=news.google.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Brody |first=Tom C. |date=June 24, 1963 |title=THE FORK BALL AND ROY FACE |journal=Sports Illustrated |volume=18 |issue=25}}</ref>

In 1959 Face posted an 18–1 record,<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Edmonds |first=Ed |date=2018 |title=Roy Face’s Incredible 1959 Season |url=https://sabr.org/journal/article/roy-faces-incredible-1959-season/ |archive-date= |access-date=2024-10-17 |website=sabr.org |language=en-US}}</ref> including 17 victories in a row to begin the year, after ending 1958 with five in a row.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rubel |first=Abigail |date=May 2, 2022 |title=Why isn't Stephentown's Elroy Face in the Baseball Hall of Fame? |url=https://www.timesunion.com/sports/article/Why-isn-t-Stephentown-s-Elroy-Face-in-the-Hall-of-17137291.php |work=Times Union}}</ref> The 22 game win streak went from June 7, 1958 to September 10, 1959, before he lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers on September 11, 1959.<ref name=":5" /> This loss was Face's first in 99 appearances since 1958.<ref name=":2" /> Face did not surrender a [[run (baseball)|run]] in the entire period from June 11 to July 12. He was named the [[MLB Player of the Month|Player of the Month]] for June after posting a 5–0 record with four saves and a 0.38 ERA. Face finished the year with an ERA of 2.70, and finished seventh in the [[MLB Most Valuable Player Award|MVP]] voting,<ref name=":5" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=1959 MLB MVP VOTE RESULTS |url=http://www.kronishsports.com/SE/MLB/Awards/MVP/1950s/1959.htm |access-date=2024-10-23 |website=www.kronishsports.com}}</ref> although he did not receive any votes for the [[Cy Young Award]] that year. (At the time, only first-place votes were cast for the award.) His 18 relief wins remain the major league record, topping [[Jim Konstanty]]'s previous mark of 16 set in 1950.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/tiny/gz0oJ|title=Pitching Game Finder: From 1908 to 2018, Pitcher Won, as Reliever, sorted by greatest number of games in a single season matching the selected criteria |work=Baseball Reference|access-date=August 1, 2018}}</ref> Face's .947 winning percentage exceeded the previous record .938 (15–1), set by [[Johnny Allen (baseball)|Johnny Allen]] in 1937.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Case |first=Bill |date=2022-02-28 |title=Johnny Allen and the Aberdeen Nine |url=https://pinestrawmag.com/johnny-allen-and-the-aberdeen-nine/ |access-date=2024-10-23 |website=PineStraw Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref> 

In 1960 he had his second 20-save season,<ref name=":3" /> placing second in the league with 24, which equaled the previous NL record as [[Lindy McDaniel]] set a new mark with 26.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Top 25 Saves in 1960 in the National League {{!}} Baseball Almanac |url=https://www.baseball-almanac.com/yearly/top25.php?s=SV&l=NL&y=1960 |access-date=2024-10-23 |website=www.baseball-almanac.com}}</ref> With the Pirates winning their first pennant since 1927, he also led the league in games again, tying his own team record of 68; the mark would be broken when teammate [[Pete Mikkelsen]] appeared in 71 games in 1966.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pete Mikkelsen Stats, Height, Weight, Research & History {{!}} Baseball Almanac |url=https://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=mikkepe01 |access-date=2024-10-23 |website=www.baseball-almanac.com |language=en-us}}</ref>

In 1960, Face led the NL in pitching appearances, pitched 114.2 innings, saved 24 games, and had a 2.90 ERA.<ref name=":2" /> In the [[1960 World Series]] against the [[New York Yankees]], Face became the first pitcher to save three games in a single Series (formally credited after saves became an official statistic in 1969).<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Biertempfel |first=Rob |date=April 20, 2023 |title=New Pirates Hall of Famers Elroy Face, Kent Tekulve discuss club’s rich legacy of closers |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4434680/2023/04/20/pirates-hall-of-fame-kent-tekulve-elroy-face/ |access-date=2024-10-17 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Face pitched 10.1 innings in the series, and saved games 1, 4 and 5 for the Pirates.<ref name=":2" />

Face entered Game 1 with runners on first and second and none out in the eighth inning, leading 6–2; he retired the side, [[strikeout|striking out]] [[Mickey Mantle]] and [[Moose Skowron|Bill Skowron]] and getting [[Yogi Berra]] to fly out,<ref name=":4">{{Cite journal |last=Terrell |first=Roy |date=October 17, 1960 |title=THE KNIFE AND THE HAMMER |journal=Sports Illustrated |volume=13 |issue=16}}</ref> before giving up a 2-run [[Elston Howard]] home run in the ninth but getting a game-ending [[double play]] for a 6–4 win. He came into Game 4 with two men on and one out in the seventh inning, leading 3–2, and retired all eight men he faced. In Game 5, he was again brought in with two men on and one out in the seventh, this time leading 4–2, and retired eight of the last nine batters, allowing only a [[base on balls|walk]] to Mantle.<ref name=":4" /> In the final Game 7 he was brought in with two on and none out in the sixth inning, with a 4–1 lead which he surrendered via an [[run batted in|RBI]] single by Mantle and a three-run home run by Berra. He settled down, however, retiring seven of the next eight batters before allowing another two-run rally with two out in the eighth for a 7–4 Yankee lead.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Terrell |first=Roy |date=October 24, 1960 |title=IT WENT ALL THE WAY! |journal=Sports Illustrated |volume=13 |issue=17}}</ref> The Pirates came back to score five runs in the bottom of the inning after Face was pulled for a pinch-hitter, and won the game and the Series in the bottom of the ninth on [[Bill Mazeroski]]'s home run.

Face was selected an [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star]] each year from 1959 to 1961, including both all-star games in 1959, which were held in Pittsburgh, where he pitched in both games.<ref name=":5" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=1959 All-Star Game |url=https://www.baseball-almanac.com/asgbox/yr1959as.shtml |access-date=2024-10-23 |website=www.baseball-almanac.com}}</ref> Face again led the NL with 17 saves in 1961. In 1962 he broke McDaniel's NL record with a career-high 28 saves (one short of [[Luis Arroyo]]'s major league mark set the previous year), also posting a 1.88 ERA;<ref name=":2" /> [[Ted Abernathy]] would set a new record in 1965 with 31 saves. Face now had three 20-save seasons at a time when no other pitcher had more than one. Also in 1962, Face passed [[Clem Labine]] to take over the NL record with 95 career saves, and then broke [[Johnny Murphy]]'s major league mark of 107. In 1963 he earned 16 saves; he then suffered two difficult seasons, picking up only four saves in 1964 with an ERA over 5.00,<ref name=":3" /> and earning no saves in 1965, where he went on the disabled list for the first time (with a knee injury).<ref name=":5" /> In 1964, [[Hoyt Wilhelm]] took over the major league career save record. But Face returned to save 18 games in 1966 and 17 in 1967,<ref name=":3" /> finishing second in the NL in both years. In 1967, he appeared in 61 games, going 7-5 with a 2.45 ERA.<ref name=":5" /> In 1967, he passed [[Warren Spahn]]'s mark of 750 to become the NL's all-time leader in games pitched; his record would stand until [[Kent Tekulve]] moved ahead of him in 1986.

After 43 appearances, 13 saves and a 2.60 ERA for the Pirates in 1968, Face's contract was sold to the [[Detroit Tigers]] on August 31, but he made only two scoreless appearances for Detroit.<ref name=":5" /><ref name=":3" /> At the time he left the Pirates, Face held the NL records for games pitched (802), games in relief (775), games finished (547), and relief wins (92); and was second to Hoyt Wilhelm in all those categories for major league records.<ref name=":2" />

He signed as a free agent with the [[Montreal Expos]]<!-- Montreal Expos have their own unique page dealing with the team in this era; you don't need to send readers to the Washington Nationals! --> in 1969, earning five saves in 44 games before ending his major league career. In 1970, he pitched 8 games for [[Triple-A (baseball)|Triple A]] Hawaii.<ref name=":5" /> In a 16-season career, he posted a 104–95 record with a 3.48 ERA and 877 strikeouts in 1375 innings pitched and 848 games.<ref name=":3" /> His NL record of 193 saves was not broken until 1982, when [[Bruce Sutter]] passed him; [[Dave Giusti]] broke his Pirates single-season mark with 30 in 1971.<ref>{{Cite web |title=#CardCorner: 1971 Topps Dave Giusti {{!}} Baseball Hall of Fame |url=https://baseballhall.org/discover/CardCorner-1971-Topps-Dave-Giusti |access-date=2024-10-23 |website=baseballhall.org}}</ref> [[Tug McGraw]] surpassed his league record for career innings in relief in 1983. Face's 802 games with the Pirates equaled [[Walter Johnson]]'s total with the [[Washington Senators (1901–60)|Washington Senators]] for the most by any pitcher with a single club;<ref name=":5" /> the record was broken by [[Trevor Hoffman]] of the [[San Diego Padres]] in 2007.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Union-Tribune |first=Jay Posner {{!}} The San Diego |date=2018-01-24 |title=Trevor Hoffman: Career timeline, stats, numbers & ‘Hells Bells’ |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2018/01/24/trevor-hoffman-career-timeline-stats-numbers-hells-bells/ |access-date=2024-10-23 |website=San Diego Union-Tribune |language=en-US}}</ref> Face saved 16 or more games seven times in an era when starting pitchers were more apt to remain in a game they were leading, and seven times had an ERA under 3.00 with at least 40 appearances.<ref name=":3" />

== Later life and honors ==
During his baseball career, Face, in keeping with a family tradition extending back two generations, worked as a [[carpentry|carpenter]] during the off-season.<ref>{{Cite journal |date=June 22, 1959 |title=Face Saver |journal=Time Magazine |volume=73 |issue=25}}</ref> Following his retirement, this became his full-time occupation, and beginning in 1979, Face served as the carpentry foreman at [[Mayview State Hospital]] until his retirement in 1990.<ref>Cannella, Stephen. [https://www.si.com/vault/2003/08/18/348271/elroy-face-reliever-june-24-1963 "ElRoy Face, Reliever June 24, 1963"]. ''Sports Illustrated''. August 18, 2003. Retrieved April 18, 2020.</ref> Since 1983 Face has resided in [[North Versailles Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania|North Versailles]], [[Pennsylvania]].<ref>O'Brien, Jim (1993). ''Maz and the '60 Bucs: When Pittsburgh And Its Pirates Went All The Way''. Pittsburgh, PA: James P. O'Brien — Publishing. p. 300. {{ISBN|0-9161-1412-0}}. ("I traveled to the apartment in North Versailles where Face has lived for the last 10 years on Friday, February 12.")</ref> In February 1999, Face, along with [[National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum|Hall of Famer]] [[Steve Carlton]], was admitted to the pitcher's wing — namely, the Pitchers' Wall of Great Achievement — of the [[Tropicana Field#Ted Williams Museum/Hitters Hall of Fame|Ted Williams Museum and Hitters Hall of Fame]].<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/327066354/ "Hitters Hall of Fame; Other Awards"]. ''The Tampa Bay Times''. February 14, 1999. Retrieved November 22, 2019.</ref>

He is a member of the Pirates Hall of Fame, is the team's all-time leader in pitching appearances (802), and holds the National League record for wins by a relief pitcher (96).<ref name=":0" /> Under the official standards for saves adopted well after his career was at its height, Face would have a total of 188 saves, a Pirate record.<ref name=":0" /> Face was the [[Sporting News Reliever of the Year Award|Sporting News Fireman of the Year]] in 1962.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fireman of the Year Award / Reliever of the Year Award by The Sporting News {{!}} Baseball Almanac |url=https://www.baseball-almanac.com/awards/aw_snfi.shtml |access-date=2024-10-20 |website=www.baseball-almanac.com}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of Major League Baseball annual saves leaders]]

==Notes==
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==References==
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==Further reading==

===Articles===

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* Hernon, Jack. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=c3xIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4WoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4613%2C544463 "Pirates Take Three Pitchers in Draft; Face, Hetki, Hall Taken By Rickey"]. ''[[The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]]''. December 2, 1952.
* AP Wirephoto. [http://www.mediafire.com/view/qfpedx2vo4h7pk8 "Bobby Bragan, ElRoy Face and Bob Clemente Jubilate"]. ''Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph''. July 22, 1956.
* Hernon, Jack. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5MZRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2GsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7444%2C3907441 "Cards Win In Tenth, 4-3. Hand Kline 15th Loss; Bucs Beat Selves On Basepaths; Ron Relieves Face in Ninth When Blister Bothers Roy"]. ''The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette''. July 27, 1957.
* Esper, George (AP). [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KSkmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=U_4FAAAAIBAJ&pg=3931%2C3618819 "Fireman Face Puts Out 24th for Murtaugh"]. ''[[The Gettysburg Times]]''. September 10, 1958.
* [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=WPknAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XWwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1625%2C3429417 "Face Cuts Hand, Sidelined"]. The ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette''. May 21, 1959.
* Smith, Chester. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7MAbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FE8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=3494%2C865464 "Second All-Star Game Cheapen s Spectacle; Making Event Road Show Will Rob Contest of Much of Its Glamour; Face-Clemente Rumors Fly"]. ''The Pittsburgh Press''. June 4, 1959.
* [[Les Biederman|Biederman, Lester J.]] [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7MAbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FE8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=7088%2C870466 "The Scoreboard: Face Laughs Off Rumors of Battle with Clemente; No Truth to Story Roberto Cut My Hand with Knife, Roy Says"]. ''[[The Pittsburgh Press]]''. June 4, 1959.
* Smith, Chester. [http://www.mediafire.com/view/xciz1wr3dagtswr "June's Bustin' Out All Over So Watch for Developments; Brito and Marchetti a Hungry Pair of Ends"]. ''The Pittsburgh Press''. June 7, 1959.
* Hernon, Jack. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gctRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZmwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7331%2C2118652 "Roamin' Around: A Few Lines About the Baron"]. The ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette''. June 13, 1959.
* McHugh, Roy. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lWw0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=B5YEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5587%2C4407984 "The Press Box: Roy Face's Face Is Getting Familiar; He Has a Public"]. ''The Pittsburgh Press''. June 30, 1959.
* Olan, Ben (AP; uncredited). [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=uTtSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_3YDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7142%2C1969158 "Pirates' Elroy No Mere 'Face' In the Crowd; He's Major League's Top Relief Artist"]. ''[[St. Petersburg Times]]''. July 5, 1959. (A [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MV5QAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JxAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2455%2C2503431 shorter version of this article] was published under Olan's byline in ''[[The Milwaukee Sentinel]]''.)
* Biederman, Lester J. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4l0bAAAAIBAJ&sjid=a04EAAAAIBAJ&pg=7152%2C881431 "The Scoreboard: Here's Summary of 14 Straight Won By Roy Face"]. ''The Pittsburgh Press''. July 19, 1959.
* Biederman, Lester J. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=38AbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mE4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6994%2C3356061 "The Scoreboard: Roy Face Has Won 8 of 15 Games in Extra Innings"]. ''The Pittsburgh Press''. August 11, 1959.
* Associated Press. [https://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=SCS19590909.1.5&srpos=1&e=09-09-1959-09-09-1959--en--20--1--txt-txIN-%22pushed+the+dodgers+within+a%22+maining-------1 "Face: Not Going to Lose"]. ''The Santa Cruz Sentinel''. September 9, 1959.
* Abrams, Al. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-35IAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WmwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7158%2C3323621 "Sidelights on Sports: Man Nine Feet Tall"]. The ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette''. December 18, 1959.
* [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-35IAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WmwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7171%2C3325789 "Face Wins Coveted Dapper Dan Award: Face Beats Out Haddix, Will Be Feted February 7"]. The ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette''. December 18, 1959.
* Livingston, Pat. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XbwbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jE4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=4164%2C4902977 "The Press Box: Philly Scribe Finds Delightful Turmoil in Buc Dressing Room; Roy Face Talks in Reverse"]. ''The Pittsburgh Press''. April 30, 1960.
* UPI Wirephoto. [http://www.mediafire.com/view/uk8x1fif4054e4c "Pirate Leaders"]. ''Rocky Mountain Telegram''. May 23, 1960.
* Heimbuecher, Ruth. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FAkvAAAAIBAJ&sjid=lE4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=7326%2C4576361 "It's Relief To Have Handyman Face Around Home; Wife Jeanne Proud of Elroy's Carpentry, Pitching Talents"]. ''The Pittsburgh Press''. June 29, 1960.
* Biederman, Lester J.. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QLwbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jU4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=7168%2C525533 "The Scoreboard: It's Matter of Gripping Ball to Make It Do Fancy Things; Face, Friend, Law, Haddix, Green Demonstrate Styles"]. ''The Pittsburgh Press''. July 3, 1960.
* Biederman, Lester J.. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=RbwbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jU4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=7120%2C3239097 "Pirate Pitching Makes Difference: Bucs Gain All-Star Raves--Especially Friend, Face, Law"]. ''The Pittsburgh Press''. July 12, 1960.
* Hernon, Jack. "Oh, My! How Sweet This Is! Bucs Beat Yanks, 3-2, To Even World Series; Law, Face and Virdon Standouts". The ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette''. October 10, 1960. pp. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=O9paAAAAIBAJ&sjid=uWwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5417%2C2785486&dq=roy-face&bullpen-baron&hl=en 1], 24 and [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=O9paAAAAIBAJ&sjid=uWwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6200%2C2921628&dq=face-got-the-call&hl=en 28].
* Terrell, Roy. [https://archive.org/details/Sports-Illustrated-1960-10-10/page/n29/mode/2up "Seven Bold Bucs"]. ''Sports Illustrated''. October 10, 1960.
* [[Myron Cope|Cope, Myron]]. "Virdon 'Showing' Yanks' Casey". The ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette''. October 10, 1960. pp.&nbsp;24 and [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=O9paAAAAIBAJ&sjid=uWwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6182%2C2922390&dq=icy-nerved-elroy-face&hl=en 28 ("Icy-nerved Elroy Face...")].
* [[David L. Lawrence|Lawrence, David L.]] [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PNpaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=uWwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3113%2C2989828 "Lawrence Casts Vote For Bucs' Face; Governor Also High in Praise of Manager Murtaugh for Strategy in Game"]. The ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette''. October 11, 1960.
* [[Don Hoak|Hoak, Don]]. "Tiger Looks At Series: Tough Mr. Elroy Has 'Em Cowed". The ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette''. October 11, 1960. pp [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PNpaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=uWwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4508%2C3107107 22] and [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PNpaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=uWwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4781%2C3118992 24].
* Cope, Myron. "Roy Face Ready to Pitch Again; He'll Start if Needed, He Asserts". The ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette''. October 11, 1960. pp. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PNpaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=uWwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4749%2C3107256 22] and [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PNpaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=uWwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7231%2C3119829 24].
* [[Al Abrams|Abrams, Al]]. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Q9paAAAAIBAJ&sjid=uWwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5115%2C5096651 "Bucs' Smith, Face Make Vocal Hit"]. The ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette''. October 18, 1960.
* Latham, Roger. "Face Pitching In Business: Buc Reliever Buys Motel, Fishing Site". ''The Pittsburgh Press''. June 18, 1961. Sect. 1, pp. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TEIqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=o04EAAAAIBAJ&pg=4291%2C336423 1] and [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TEIqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=o04EAAAAIBAJ&pg=7088%2C424320 18].
* Biederman, Lester J.. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nAMiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qU4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=5614%2C2696741 "Roy Face Agrees to Small Pay Cut; Pirate Bullpen Baron 6-12 in '61, Pitched in 371 Games in Last 6 Years"]. ''The Pittsburgh Press''. January 24, 1962.
* Abrams, Al. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3z1TAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0IMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7181%2C296941 "Sidelights on Sports: Don't Count ElRoy Out"]. The ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette''. April 3, 1962.
* Babic, George. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5T1TAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0IMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5643%2C1466911 "Joe Page Helped Bullpen Baron: He Taught Him to Use and Control Forkball"]. The ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette''. April 10, 1962.
* Cope, Myron. [https://archive.org/details/Sports-Illustrated-1963-06-24/page/n25 "The Pitching Explosion in Paradise"]. ''Sports Illustrated''. June 24, 1963.
* Brody, Tom C. [https://www.si.com/vault/1963/06/24/594272/the-fork-ball-and-roy-face "The Fork Ball and Roy Face"]. ''Sports Illustrated''. June 24, 1963.
* Hernon, Jack. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=dQ5ZAAAAIBAJ&sjid=jGwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5010%2C3651018 "Pirates Sign Roy Face At Salary Slash; 'Bullpen Baron' Finished 1963 With 3-9 Record"]. The ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette''. January 24, 1964.
* Cernkovic, Rudy (UPI). [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8WAyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4rIFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1868%2C1720656 "Roy Face Swinging Hammer"]. ''[[The Beaver County Times]]''. December 8, 1965.
* [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=fp5RAAAAIBAJ&sjid=imwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3912%2C2957856 "Face Signs 13th Contract With Pirates: Knee Operation Extends Career of Relief Hurler"]. The ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette''. January 20, 1966.
* Feeney, Charley. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zsZaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=lWwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5206%2C3243259 "Mazeroski, Face Sign '67 Pacts"]. The ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette''. January 20, 1967.
* Feeney, Charley. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Pw5ZAAAAIBAJ&sjid=fGwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3859%2C3683949 "Face Retire? Not When One Feels Young At 39"]. The ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette''. February 25, 1967.
* Feeney, Charley. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2n1IAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hmwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4083%2C2826367 "Life 'Begins' for Face"]. The ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette''. February 20, 1968.
* Associated Press. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jj8sAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OswEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4782%2C72689 "Tigers Buy Roy Face for Drive"]. ''[[Spartanburg Herald-Journal|The Spartanburg Herald-Journal]]''. September 1, 1968.
* Feeney, Charley. "Face Becomes an Insurance Man (For Detroit's Pennant Hopes)". The ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette''. September 2, 1968. pp. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ya4nAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Y2wDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5323%2C357577 69] and [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ya4nAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Y2wDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4177%2C366552 71].
* Willson, Brad. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Hm8eAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hMkEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2422%2C1465650 "Press Box: Tigers Bought $100,000 Worth of 'Insurance'"]. ''[[The Daytona Beach Morning Journal]]''. September 6, 1968.
* Associated Press. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GcdaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=z2wDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6890%2C620521 "Roy Face Released by Tigers; Former Pirate Relief Pitcher Victim of Trim"]. The ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette''. April 4, 1969.
* [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LcdaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=z2wDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7134%2C4492047 "Long Wait Ends: Saga of Face's Move to Expos"]. The ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette''. April 28, 1969.
* Feeney, Charley. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FNpaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1GwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6731%2C732053 "ElRoy Wins 2nd In Tight Relief; Bunning Injured; Montreal Kayos Ron Kline, Comes From Behind for Win; Face Kills Threats in 8th, 9th"]. The ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette''. May 2, 1969.
* Abrams, Al. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=RcpRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=D20DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6899%2C1343408 "Sidelights On Sports: The Face Nobody Wanted"]. The ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette''. July 9, 1969.
* [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qJAjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IKEFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2907%2C3150385 "About Face: He's Gone"]. ''[[The Montreal Gazette]]''. August 16, 1969.
* Abrams, Al. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nJ9RAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Cm0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4827%2C3552902&dq=potpourri-surprised-face-cuts-retire "Sidelights On Sports: Potpourri"]. The ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette''. June 25, 1970.
* Kiersh, Edward. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9EkcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8WAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6921%2C6394263 "Ex-Buc Face Finds Carpentry Provides Relief (''Where Have You Gone, Vince DiMaggio?'')"]. ''The Pittsburgh Press''. April 14, 1983.
* Shields, Nancy. [http://www.post-gazette.com/news/portfolio/2014/09/26/ElRoy-Face-strikes-her-as-a-savior-then-and-now/stories/201409260040 "Baseball Lore: ElRoy Face strikes her as a savior, then and now"]. ''The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette''. September 26, 2014.
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===Books===
* Heiman, Jim (1990). [https://archive.org/details/whencheeringstop0000heim/page/170/mode/2up/search/%22elroy+face%22+%22roberto+clemente%22?q=%22elroy+face%22+%22roberto+clemente%22 ''When the Cheering Stops: Ex-Major Leaguers Talk About Their Game and Their Lives'']. New York, NY: MacMillan Publishing Company. pp.&nbsp;171–185. {{ISBN|0025507656}}.
* O'Brien, Jim (1993). "ElRoy Face: The Baron of the Bullpen". ''Maz and the '60 Bucs: When Pittsburgh And Its Pirates Went All the Way''. Pittsburgh, PA: James P. O'Brien Publishing. pp.&nbsp; [http://www.mediafire.com/view/yqmsy9erwip5vel 296–297], [http://www.mediafire.com/view/c6kxo1ynfkgbzo2 298–299], [http://www.mediafire.com/view/o1vk4dafeptfvfl 300–301], [http://www.mediafire.com/view/u4nril0it0os7g4 302–303], [http://www.mediafire.com/view/qmbpnhr2oa266iz 304–305], [http://www.mediafire.com/view/so8cqb5urem9b88 306–307], [http://www.mediafire.com/view/iln836yxrbip6ul 308–309], [http://www.mediafire.com/view/gebc1minghufvd1 310–311], [http://www.mediafire.com/view/tqspx7yous57sk1 312–313]. {{ISBN|9780916114121}}.
* O'Brien, Jim (1994). "ElRoy Face: Always a carpenter at heart". ''Remember Roberto: Clemente Recalled By Teammates, Family, Friends and Fans''. Pittsburgh, PA: James P. O'Brien Publishing. pp.&nbsp; [http://www.mediafire.com/view/czzi1re0l7ygfa7 156–157], [http://www.mediafire.com/view/e9e7ppprl0fk1s3 158-159], [http://www.mediafire.com/view/ik1gn9zyuq0fox1 160-161], [http://www.mediafire.com/view/5p1i5k1to6q9ons 162-163], [http://www.mediafire.com/view/jj7iktpceca1e9d 164-165], [http://www.mediafire.com/view/ys31l3bux2clyyn 166]. {{ISBN|9780916114145}}.
* Shalin, Mike (2002). [https://archive.org/details/outbystep100best0000shal/page/248 ''Out by a Step: The 100 Best Players Not in the Hall of Fame'']. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishing. pp.&nbsp;248–250. {{ISBN|1888698446}}.
* Heyde, Jack (2004). [https://books.google.com/books?id=5uN4pckb4AAC&dq=%22elroy+face%22+%22north+versailles%22&pg=PA65 "ElRoy Face: North Versailles, PA; April, 1999"]. ''Pop Flies and Line Drives: Visits with Players from Baseball's Golden Era''. Victoria, BC: Trafford Publishing. pp.&nbsp;65–67. {{ISBN|1412038898}}.
* Neary, Kevin (2013). [https://archive.org/details/closermajorleagu0000near/page/14 ''Closer: Major League Players Reveal the Inside Pitch on Saving the Game'']. Philadelphia, PA: Running Press. pp.&nbsp;14–19. {{ISBN|9780762447169}}. 
* Finoli, David (2016). [https://books.google.com/books?id=SkOWCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA113 "Roy Face"]. ''The 50 Greatest Players in Pittsburgh Pirates History''. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishing. pp.&nbsp;113–118. {{ISBN|9781442258709}}.

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