1979 Pittsburgh Pirates season
| 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates | |
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| 1979 NL East Champions 1979 NL Champions 1979 World Series Champions |
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| Record | 98–64 (.605) |
| Divisional place | 1st |
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| Owner(s) | John W. Galbreath (majority shareholder); Thomas Johnson (minority shareholder) |
| General manager(s) | Harding "Pete" Peterson |
| Manager(s) | Chuck Tanner |
| Local television |
KDKA-TV 2 Milo Hamilton, Lanny Frattare, Nelson Briles |
| Local radio |
KDKA–AM 1020 Milo Hamilton, Lanny Frattare |
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The 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates had 98 wins and 64 losses and captured the National League East Division title by two games over the Montreal Expos. The Pirates beat the Cincinnati Reds to win their ninth National League title, and the Baltimore Orioles to win their fifth World Series title – and also their last playoff series victory to date. The wildly popular disco hit "We Are Family" by Sister Sledge was used as the team's theme song that season.
October 2, Riverfront Stadium
October 3, Riverfront Stadium
October 5, Three Rivers Stadium
The Pirates became one of only six teams in the 20th century to have won a World Series after trailing three games to one. Two of those teams were the Pirates, in 1925 and 1979. The others were the 1903 Boston Red Sox (in a best-of-nine series), 1958 New York Yankees, 1968 Detroit Tigers, and 1985 Kansas City Royals. Five Pirates had 10 or more hits in this series, a World Series record.
Chuck Tanner's mother died the morning of Game 5 (this was mentioned during the telecast by announcer Howard Cosell). 1960 World Series hero Bill Mazeroski threw out the first ball in Game 5. The Pittsburgh Pirates were the last team in the 20th Century to win Game 7 of the World Series on the road. U.S. President Jimmy Carter made an appearance in Game 7, he threw out the first ball, and after the game made a visit to the victorious Pittsburgh locker room.
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