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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 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.
This was the fourth postseason meeting of the Pirates–Reds rivalry this decade. The Reds won in 1970, 1972, and 1975.This time, the Pirates would return the favor, sweeping the Reds and returning to the World Series for the second time in nine years (in the process denying a rematch of the 1970 World Series between the Reds and Orioles).
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 ...
Although Rhoden, 25, makes only one appearance in 1979 before he undergoes season-ending shoulder surgery, he becomes a dependable member of the Pirates' rotation the following year through 1986. The 29-year-old Reuss, likewise, establishes himself as a Dodger, twice winning 18 games and taking a regular turn in the rotation through April 10 ...
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."
Dock Phillip Ellis Jr. (March 11, 1945 – December 19, 2008) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher from 1968 through 1979, most notably as a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates teams that won five National League Eastern Division titles in six years between 1970 and 1975 and won the World Series in 1971.