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The 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates had a record of 98 wins and 64 losses and captured the National League East title by two games over the Montreal Expos.The Pirates beat the Cincinnati Reds to win their ninth National League pennant, and the Baltimore Orioles to win their fifth World Series title – and also their last playoff series victory to date.
This list is complete and up-to-date as of August 15, 2024. The following is a list of players, both past and current, who appeared at least in one game for the Pittsburgh Pirates National League franchise (1891–present), previously known as the Pittsburgh Alleghenys (1882–1890)
The 1979 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1979 season. The 76th edition of the World Series was a best-of-seven playoff between the National League (NL) champion Pittsburgh Pirates (98–64) and the American League (AL) champion Baltimore Orioles (102–57). The Pirates won in seven games, becoming the ...
The Pirates rewarded him with baseball's first million-dollar-per-year contract. [8] [9] The following year, he was an instrumental part of the Pirates' World Series championship team. [10] During a game in 1979, a powerful hit he made to right field was very difficult to throw into the infield, because he had "knocked the cover off the ball."
The Pittsburgh Pirates are a professional baseball team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They compete in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's (MLB) National League (NL). Founded in 1882 as Allegheny, the club played in the American Association before moving to the National League in 1887. The list below documents players and teams ...
Madlock was acquired along with Lenny Randle and Dave Roberts by the Pittsburgh Pirates from the Giants for Al Holland, Ed Whitson and Fred Breining on June 28, 1979 in what Dave Kindred described as "a midsummer deal that still doesn't make sense." [9] [10] He was a starting third baseman again on a ballclub that eventually won the 1979 World ...
The Pirates currently have the fifth-longest World Series championship drought, the longest pennant drought in the National League, [6] and the longest League Championship Series appearance and division championship drought in all of baseball. From 1882 to 2024, the Pirates have an overall record of 10,839–10,819–140 (.500 winning ...
The deal involved the airing of Thursday Night Baseball [31] in markets at least 50 miles (80 km) from a major league park. [32] The deal earned Major League Baseball less than $500,000, but led to a new two-year contract for 40–45 games per season. [33] [34] ABC aired Monday Night Baseball and the World Series.