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. With keith jackson, al michaels, don drysdale, howard cosell. Home events pirates 1979 world series game 6 fox sports 92. Pittsburgh pirates history timeline timetoast timelines. Sometime after the pirates had dropped their third game of the 1979 world series, which is as many as a team is permitted to lose and still have an opportunity to win the championship, manager.
Theres a very distinguishable characteristic that nearly every member of this team features, speed. Pittsburgh pirates 2 at baltimore orioles 1, f with four 20game winners and a powerful lineup featuring frank robinson, brooks robinson and boog powell, the orioles were expected to dominate. All blacklatino lineup pittsburgh pirates the black detour. The 1979 world series matched the national league s pittsburgh pirates 9864 against the american league s baltimore orioles 10257, with the pirates coming back from a 3 games to 1 deficit to win the series in seven games. Right off the top, carey is a great hitting center fielder with 668 steals in his pirates career. Pirates will wear 1979 throwback uniforms during sunday games. Former players flocked to pnc park to see old friends, share stories and memories and reflect on. 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. Can you name every player on the 1979 we are family pittsburgh pirates. The pittsburgh pirates team is loaded with two of the most famous names in the history of baseball and feature a long list of speedsters. 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 pirates were famous for adopting sister sledges hit anthem we are family as their theme song willie stargell, pitcher bruce kison. 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.
Famalee forever for pirates as they celebrate 1979 world. They havent won it since but are certainly hoping the new alternative uniforms will spark some throwback magic. I recorded this on a vhs tape the last time the buccos won the world series in 1979. 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. Mlb, the silhouetted batter logo, world series, national league, american league. Every day, well send you an email to your inbox with scores, todays schedule, top performers, new debuts and interesting tidbits. They won the final three games 71, 40, 41 to take the 1979 world series. Orioles, and add it to your world series history commemorative pin set. Five pirates had 10 or more hits in this series, a world series record. This was game one in which the pirates lost to the orioles 54. Pirates succumb to orioles mcgregor after rain delay this article was written by frederick c. The pittsburgh pirates, baltimore orioles and cincinnati reds had all won multiple division titles and at least one world series title in. Its also been that long since they won a postseason series.
The pirates made history with a lineup only put together due to injuries. Why game 5 of the 1979 world series still means so much to. The game ends and the locker room celebration begins. A pittsburgh pirates 1979 world series celebration patch is seen before the game against the philadelphia phillies at pnc park on. 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. There was a rematch in the 1979 world series, and one that followed a familiar scriptthe pirates fell behind early in the series and rallied to win a game 7 on baltimores home field. Welcome to s 1979 world series online information database where the pittsburgh pirates defeated the baltimore orioles to become the 1979 world series champions. The famous we are family pirates, from the pointer sisters song, would come back from a 31 deficit to beat the baltimore orioles, with stargell earning the mvp honors in the series.
The others were the 1903 boston red sox in a bestofnine series, 1958 new york yankees, 1968 detroit tigers, and 1985 kansas city royals. The pirates won in seven games, becoming the fourth team in world series history to. The 1979 world series was the 76th edition of major league baseballs championship series and the conclusion of the 1979 major league baseball season. A bestofseven playoff, it was played between the national league nl champion pittsburgh pirates 9864 and the american league al champion baltimore orioles 10257, with the pirates becoming the fourth team in world. The 1979 mlb season was marked by a return to form from teams that dominated the early part of the decade, along with one newcomer. Two of those teams were the pirates, in 1925 and 1979.
Who can name the starting lineup for the 1979 pittsburgh. Chuck tanner 9864 1979 pittsburgh pirates statistics 1979 pittsburgh pirates gamebygame results. Unlike the 1960 pirates, i was able to follow the 1979 pirates from the first pitch of the season to the final out of this world series. You can read more about the road each team took to get this world series and about the seasons each of the individual key players produced at the links below.
Buy this officially licensed 1979 world series commemorative pin pirates vs. Each pin is individually numbered and measures at 1. Can you name the pirates starting lineup in game 7 of the 1979 world series. Pittsburgh pirates on this day in 1971, the pittsburgh pirates fielded the first allblack and latino lineup. The pirates celebrated the 40th anniversary of the famalee, their 1979 world series championship team, by honoring members of that club and their families during an onfield ceremony before the bucs 51 win over the phillies saturday night. Halloffamer and season comvp willie stargell smacked 32 homers, many of them gamewinners. The 1979 world series was the championship series of major league baseballs mlb 1979 season. Roster of pittsburgh pirates in 1960 world series answers. The pittsburgh pirates know a thing or two about being underdogs and still coming out on top in the world series. The 1979 pittsburgh pirates team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1979 season. The curious case of the 1979 world series champion. Not only for the team unity, but because of the three to one deficit erased to win the title. Pittsburgh pirates history 1979 world series champions. Find headlines and summaries of the major stories from the 1979 baseball season on the next page.
Willie stargell, pitcher bruce kison, and catcher manny sanguillen were the only players left over from the pirates team that. What was pittsburgh pirates starting line up for 1979. Its also available for football, basketball and hockey. With the sister sledge disco chestnut we are family. Test your knowledge on this sports quiz to see how you do and compare your score to others. The celebration of that victory, which assured a trip to the world series, included wives of the pirates players dancing on top of the dugout to the. Right after him is wagner who has a places a close. On this day in 1971, the pittsburgh pirates fielded the. Baltimore won the next two games to go up three games to one, but the pirates stormed back.
In 1979, led by willie stargell, now called pops, pittsburgh would capture their second world series of the decade. The pirates open this season in cincinnati on thursday, and its been 40 years since their last appearance in a world series. The 1979 pirates were a team that was reminiscent of another pirate team. 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. Bush game three brought a change of scenery to the world series as play shifted to pittsburghs three rivers stadium, but the cold, rainy weather of baltimore had followed along and would again affect the outcome of events. We have compiled as much data as possible on the pittsburgh pirates 1979 world series victory but due to some of the difficulties in trying to find data on the older.