National League Championship Series Game 1 October 2,
Riverfront Stadium Game 2 October 3,
Riverfront Stadium Game 3 October 5,
Three Rivers Stadium World Series 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 and
1960 World Series hero
Bill Mazeroski threw out the first ball in Game 5. The 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.
Willie Stargell at 38 was the oldest player to win MVP honors for both the
National League and the
World Series. In the World Series, he hit .400 with a record seven extra-base hits and matched Reggie Jackson's record of 25 total bases, set in 1977. Stargell,
Bruce Kison,
Rennie Stennett, and
Manny Sanguillén were the only players left over from the
1971 World Series when the Pirates beat the Orioles. For Baltimore,
Jim Palmer,
Mark Belanger, coach
Frank Robinson (who played on the 1971 team), and manager
Earl Weaver were the only ones still with the team that faced the Pirates in 1971.
Game 1 October 10, 1979, at
Memorial Stadium in
Baltimore, Maryland. Attendance: 53,735
Game 2 October 11, 1979, at
Memorial Stadium in
Baltimore, Maryland. Attendance: 53,739
Game 3 October 12, 1979, at
Three Rivers Stadium in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Attendance: 50,848
Game 4 October 13, 1979, at
Three Rivers Stadium in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Attendance: 50,883
Game 5 October 14, 1979, at
Three Rivers Stadium in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Attendance: 50,920
Game 6 October 16, 1979, at
Memorial Stadium in
Baltimore, Maryland. Attendance: 53,739
Game 7 October 17, 1979, at
Memorial Stadium in
Baltimore, Maryland. Attendance: 53,733
Composite Box 1979 World Series (4-3): Pittsburgh Pirates (N.L.) over
Baltimore Orioles (A.L.) == Awards and honors ==