1979 pirates world series roster

Celebrate the 40th anniversary of the 1979 world series champion pirates. Won world series 43 over baltimore orioles won nl championship series 30 over cincinnati reds. Can you name every player on the 1979 we are family pittsburgh pirates. Height of bar is margin of victory mouseover bar for details click for box score. Looking back at the slow start of the 1979 pittsburgh pirates. The first 20,000 fans get a pirates vintage bobblehead in a 1979 uniform, courtesy of giant eagle. Won world series 43 over baltimore orioles won nl championship series 3 0. Willie stargell signed ball world series mvp 1979 pittsburgh pirates. The pittsburgh pirates last world series pittsburgh magazine. The pirates won in seven games, becoming the fourth team in world series history to. Follow pittsburgh pirates team history, regular season results, postseason results, and more on. With the sister sledge disco chestnut we are family.

The associated press alexander, 62, was the designated pinchrunner for the 1979 world champion pirates, and he can instantly transport himself back to that magical season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Chuck tanner 9864 1979 pittsburgh pirates statistics 1979 pittsburgh pirates gamebygame results. Game five of the 1979 world was the turning point for the piratesafter being down 31 to the baltimore orioles, they won this game and the next two to win the championship. About a week ago we had a request in the comments to look for teams that have won the world series since 1979 with pittsburgh pirates on their roster. The 1979 pirates won 98 games and the nl east, disposed of the cincinnati reds 30 in the nlcs, but found themselves down 31 in the series to yet another pitching rich baltimore team. Its also available for football, basketball and hockey. The pittsburgh pirates of the national league ended the 1979 season with a record of 98 wins and 64 losses, finishing first in the nls east division.

Top pittsburgh pirates 1979 world series collector s. The curious case of the 1979 world series champion. Each pin is individually numbered and measures at 1. The pirates were famous for adopting sister sledges hit anthem we are family as their theme song willie stargell, pitcher bruce kison. Roster of pittsburgh pirates in 1960 world series answers. The pirates became one of only six teams in the 20th century to have won a world series after trailing three games to one. The 1979 pittsburgh pirates team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1979 season. The 1979 world series matched the national leagues pittsburgh pirates 9864 against the american leagues baltimore orioles 10257, with the pirates coming back from a three games to one deficit to win the series in seven games.

Buy this officially licensed 1979 world series commemorative pin pirates vs. No ads, no popups, no autoplay just stories with substance in a clutterfree. The 1979 pittsburgh pirates had 98 wins and 64 losses and captured the national league east. The pittsburgh pirates know a thing or two about being underdogs and still coming out on top in the world series. Chuck tanner 9864 1979 pittsburgh pirates statistics 1979 pittsburgh pirates roster. Halloffamer and season comvp willie stargell smacked 32 homers, many of them gamewinners.

Pirates mob relief pitcher kent tekulve on wednesday, oct. The roster featured africanamericans some from the first allblack lineup in. Details about mlb pittsburgh pirates vintage 1979 nl champions world series roster pennant. The orioles won 102 games in the regular season, but the pirates would be best remembered, both for winning the world series and their adoption of sister sledges we are family as their theme song.

The 76th edition of the world series, it was a bestofseven playoff played between the national league nl champion pittsburgh pirates 9864 and the american league al champion baltimore orioles 10257. Five pirates had 10 or more hits in this series, a world series record. The pittsburgh pirates of the national league ended the season with a record of 98 wins and 64 losses, finishing first in the nls east division. The major league baseball mlb 1979 world series was played between the pittsburgh pirates and the baltimore orioles, with pittsburgh winning the series 4 games to 3 games, respectively. Get access to smart, indepth pirates sports coverage from an allstar team of writers. The pirates and the city of pittsburgh celebrated the famalee saturday night at pnc park, marking the 40th anniversary season of the 1979 world champion pittsburgh pirates. The 1979 world series was the championship series of major league baseballs mlb 1979 season. This world series history pin set has been development for years and is finally being released and will no doubt be the most popular sort after mlb pins on the planet. Orioles, and add it to your world series history commemorative pin set. Pittsburgh pirates history 1979 world series champions. Pittsburgh pirates news, scores, schedule, roster the.

A perfect example of a franchise that started slow, only to turn things around is the last team to win a world series in pittsburgh. Get scores, news and notes in your inbox every day. The pirates and phillies will be wearing throwback uniforms, plus well honor members of the 1979 team on the field in a pregame ceremony. Prices and shopping results for pittsburgh pirates 1979 world series collector s edition from. Pirates willie stargell left and bill robinson walk toward the dugout after a stargell home run against the baltimore orioles in a 1979 world series game. Mlb pittsburgh pirates vintage 1979 nl champions world. The others were the 1903 boston red sox in a bestofnine series, 1958 new york yankees, 1968 detroit tigers, and 1985 kansas city royals.

Candelaria who won 14 games for the pirates in 1979 and earned the victory in game 6 of the world series against baltimore as pittsburgh became the first team to rally from a 31 deficit in a. Matt alexander jim bibby bert blyleven john candelaria mike easler tim foli phil garner grant jackson bruce kison lee lacy bill madlock john milner omar moreno. Three rivers stadium won world series national league championship series defeated cincinnati reds 30. Expansion kansas city, milwaukee, houston and montreal finished close seconds in division races, suggesting bright futures. The pirates won in seven games, becoming the fourth. Mlb pittsburgh pirates vintage 1979 nl champions world series roster pennant. Its of the pittsburgh pirates during the year they won the world series, much thanks to willie stargell. The 1979 pirates were a team that was reminiscent of another pirate team. Two of those teams were the pirates, in 1925 and 1979. Pittsburgh pirate 1979 world series composite hitting statistics.