1979 Pittsburgh Pirates season

1979 Pittsburgh Pirates
1979 Pittsburgh Pirates
World Series Champions; National League Champions; National League East Champions
League	National League
Division	East
Ballpark	Three Rivers Stadium
City	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Record	98–64 (.605)
Divisional place	1st
Owners	John W. Galbreath (majority shareholder); Thomas P. Johnson (minority shareholder)
General managers	Harding "Pete" Peterson
Managers	Chuck Tanner
Television	KDKA-TV 2; (Milo Hamilton, Lanny Frattare, Nelson Briles)
Radio	KDKA–AM 1020; (Milo Hamilton, Lanny Frattare)
Stats	ESPN.com; Baseball Reference

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. The disco hit "We Are Family" by Sister Sledge was used as the team's theme song that season.^[2]

Offseason

October 23, 1978: Will McEnaney was released by the Pirates.^[3]
December 4, 1978: Ken Macha was drafted from the Pirates by the Montreal Expos in the 1978 rule 5 draft.^[4]
December 5, 1978: Odell Jones, Rafael Vásquez, and Mario Mendoza were traded by the Pirates to the Seattle Mariners for Enrique Romo, Rick Jones and Tom McMillan.^[5]

Regular season

Key transactions

April 19, 1979: Traded Frank Taveras to the New York Mets for Tim Foli and Greg Field (minors).
June 28, 1979: Traded Fred Breining, Al Holland and Ed Whitson to the San Francisco Giants for Bill Madlock, Lenny Randle, and Dave Roberts.

Season standings

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NL East
Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Pittsburgh Pirates	98	64	.605	—	48‍–‍33	50‍–‍31
Montreal Expos	95	65	.594	2	56‍–‍25	39‍–‍40
St. Louis Cardinals	86	76	.531	12	42‍–‍39	44‍–‍37
Philadelphia Phillies	84	78	.519	14	43‍–‍38	41‍–‍40
Chicago Cubs	80	82	.494	18	45‍–‍36	35‍–‍46
New York Mets	63	99	.389	35	28‍–‍53	35‍–‍46

Record vs. opponents

1979 National League record v t e Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
Team	ATL	CHC	CIN	HOU	LAD	MON	NYM	PHI	PIT	SD	SF	STL
Atlanta	—	4–8	6–12	7–11	12–6	1–9	4–8	7–5	4–8	6–12	11–7	4–8
Chicago	8–4	—	7–5	6–6	5–7	6–12	8–10	9–9	6–12	9–3	8–4	8–10
Cincinnati	12–6	5–7	—	8–10	11–7	6–6	8–4	8–4	8–4	10–7	6–12	8–4
Houston	11–7	6–6	10–8	—	10–8	7–5	9–3	5–7	4–8	14–4	7–11	6–6
Los Angeles	6–12	7–5	7–11	8–10	—	6–6	9–3	3–9	4–8	9–9	14–4	6–6
Montreal	9–1	12–6	6–6	5–7	6–6	—	15–3	11–7	7–11	7–5	7–5	10–8
New York	8–4	10–8	4–8	3–9	3–9	3–15	—	5–13	8–10	4–8	8–4	7–11
Philadelphia	5–7	9–9	4–8	7–5	9–3	7–11	13–5	—	8–10	9–3	6–6	7–11
Pittsburgh	8–4	12–6	4–8	8–4	8–4	11–7	10–8	10–8	—	7–5	9–3	11–7
San Diego	12–6	3–9	7–10	4–14	9–9	5–7	8–4	3–9	5–7	—	8–10	4–8
San Francisco	7–11	4–8	12–6	11–7	4–14	5–7	4–8	6–6	3–9	10–8	—	5–7
St. Louis	8–4	10–8	4–8	6–6	6–6	8–10	11–7	11–7	7–11	8–4	7–5	—

Roster

1979 Pittsburgh Pirates

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

Manager

7 Chuck Tanner

Coaches

57,31 Harvey Haddix (Pitching)
32 Joe Lonnett (Third base)
42 Al Monchak (First base)
48 Bob Skinner (Hitting)

Opening Day Lineup


Opening Day Starters
#	Name	Position
10	Frank Taveras	SS
18	Omar Moreno	CF
39	Dave Parker	RF
8	Willie Stargell	1B
28	Bill Robinson	LF
6	Rennie Stennett	2B
14	Ed Ott	C
3	Phil Garner	3B
22	Bert Blyleven	P

^[6]

Game log

Regular season

1979 regular season game log: 98–64 (Home: 48–33; Away: 50–31)^[7]

April: 7–11 (Home: 5–6; Away: 2–5)

#	Date	Time (ET)	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Time of Game	Attendance	Record	Box/ Streak
1	April 6	12:35 p.m. EST	Expos	2–3 (10)	Sosa (1–0)	Tekulve (0–1)	—	3:02	36,141	0–1	L1
2	April 7	2:15 p.m. EST	Expos	7–6	Jackson (1–0)	Sosa (1–1)	—	3:00	8,700	1–1	W1
3	April 8	1:05 p.m. EST	Expos	4–5	May (1–0)	Romo (0–1)	Palmer (1)	3:03	8,680	1–2	L1
4	April 10		@ Phillies	3–7	Ruthven	Romo (0–2)	—		48,235	1–3	L2
5	April 11		@ Phillies	4–5	Carlton	Blyleven (0–1)	—		26,281	1–4	L3
6	April 12		Cardinals	3–1	Robinson (1–0)	Denny	—		3,986	2–4	W1
7	April 13		Cardinals	7–6	Bibby (1–0)	Schultz	Jackson (1)		4,395	3–4	W2
8	April 14		Cardinals	7–4	Whitson (1–0)	Forsch	Jackson (2)		10,940	4–4	W3
9	April 15		Cardinals	4–9 (10)	Littell	Tekulve (0–2)	—		3,012	4–5	L1
10	April 17		Phillies	2–13	Carlton	Blyleven (0–2)	—		7,739	4–6	L2
11	April 18		Phillies	2–3	Lerch	Robinson (1–1)	—		12,195	4–7	L3
12	April 20	8:35 p.m. EST	@ Astros	4–5 (10)	Sambito (1–0)	Bibby (1–1)	—	3:16	19,834	4–8	L4
13	April 21	8:35 p.m. EST	@ Astros	4–5 (10)	Andújar (2–0)	Tekulve (0–3)	—	3:23	48,977	4–9	L5
14	April 22	3:05 p.m. EST	@ Astros	2–3	Andújar (3–0)	Candelaria (0–1)	Sambito (2)	2:27	22,403	4–10	W1
15	April 24	8:05 p.m. EST	@ Reds	9–2	Robinson (2–1)	Pastore (0–2)	—	2:30	18,372	5–10	W2
16	April 25	12:35 p.m. EST	@ Reds	3–2 (11)	Tekulve (1–3)	Tomlin (0–1)	—	3:05	20,155	6–10	W3
17	April 27	7:35 p.m. EST	Astros	8–9 (11)	Riccelli (1–0)	Whitson (1–1)	—	3:30	5,767	6–11	L1
—	April 28		Astros	Postponed (Rain) (Makeup date: July 19)
18	April 29	1:05 p.m. EDT	Astros	10–5	Kison (1–0)	Niekro (1–2)	Jackson (3)	3:07	7,598	7–11	W1

May: 16–10 (Home: 7–4; Away: 9–6)

#	Date	Time (ET)	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Time of Game	Attendance	Record	Box/ Streak
19	May 1		Braves	2–5	Niekro	Tekulve (1–4)	—		5,122	7–12	L1
20	May 2		Braves	10–2	Candelaria (1–1)	Mahler	—		4,840	8–12	W1
21	May 4		@ Cardinals	3–4	Sykes	Robinson (2–2)	Schultz		13,525	8–13	L1
22	May 5		@ Cardinals	6–5	Jackson (2–0)	Vuckovich	Whitson (1)		17,440	9–13	W1
23	May 6		@ Cardinals	2–4	Martinez	Kison (1–1)	Knowles		20,966	9–14	L1
24	May 7		@ Braves	4–2	Candelaria (2–1)	Mahler	Tekulve (1)		8,166	10–14	W1
25	May 8		@ Braves	1–4	Solomon	Rhoden (0–1)	—		5,741	10–15	L1
26	May 9		@ Braves	17–9	Bibby (2–1)	Garber	Tekulve (2)		6,855	11–15	W1
27	May 11	7:35 p.m. EDT	Reds	4–8	Tomlin (1–1)	Whitson (1–2)	Bair (6)	2:48	14,115	11–16	L1
28	May 12	2:15 p.m. EDT	Reds	3–2	Bibby (3–1)	Pastore (1–3)	Jackson (4)	2:55	18,745	12–16	W1
29	May 13	1:05 p.m. EDT	Reds	3–7	LaCoss (4–0)	Candelaria (2–2)	—	2:46	10,253	12–17	L1
30	May 15		Mets	0–3	Swan	Robinson (2–3)	Lockwood		6,097	12–18	L2
31	May 16		Mets	4–3 (13)	Romo (1–2)	Lockwood	—		7,621	13–18	W1
32	May 17		Mets	6–5	Tekulve (2–4)	Orosco	—		6,295	14–18	W2
33	May 18		@ Cubs	9–5	Candelaria (3–2)	Holtzman	—		12,578	15–18	W3
34	May 19		@ Cubs	3–0	Rooker (1–0)	Krukow	Jackson (5)		29,460	16–18	W4
35	May 20		@ Cubs	6–5	Robinson (3–3)	McGlothen	Tekulve (3)		30,998	17–18	W5
36	May 21	1:35 p.m. EDT	@ Expos	4–2	Blyleven (1–2)	Sanderson (2–3)	Tekulve (4)	2:58	25,154	18–18	W6
37	May 22	1:35 p.m. EDT	@ Expos	3–6	Grimsley (4–2)	Whitson (1–3)	Fryman (2)	2:42	15,227	18–19	L1
38	May 23	7:35 p.m. EDT	@ Expos	0–3	Rogers (4–2)	Candelaria (3–3)	—	2:18	7,041	18–20	L2
39	May 25		@ Mets	3–3 (11)			—		6,611	18–20
40	May 26		@ Mets	8–10	Lockwood	Tekulve (2–5)	—		20,272	18–21	L3
41	May 27		@ Mets	2–1	Jackson (3–0)	Murray	—		25,545	19–21	W1
42	May 28		@ Mets	6–1	Candelaria (4–3)	Falcone	Jackson (6)		10,619	20–21	W2
43	May 29		Cubs	8–0	Robinson (4–3)	Holtzman	—		7,196	21–21	W3
44	May 30		Cubs	9–2	Rooker (2–0)	McGlothen	—		7,107	22–21	W4
45	May 31		Cubs	4–3 (10)	Kison (2–1)	Sutter	—		6,438	23–21	W5

June: 14–13 (Home: 7–9; Away: 7–4)

#	Date	Time (ET)	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Time of Game	Attendance	Record	Box/ Streak
46	June 1		Padres	9–8	Tekulve (3–5)	Shirley	—		12,928	24–21	W6
47	June 2		Padres	1–3	Perry	Candelaria (4–4)	—		20,977	24–22	L1
48	June 3		Padres	7–0	Kison (3–1)	Owchinko	—		13,370	25–22	W1
49	June 4		Dodgers	2–4	Sutcliffe	Rooker (2–1)	—		14,727	25–23	L1
50	June 5		Dodgers	3–1	Blyleven (2–2)	Sutton	Tekulve (5)		11,088	26–23	W1
51	June 6		Dodgers	5–4	Romo (2–2)	Welch	Tekulve (6)		16,666	27–23	W2
52	June 8		Giants	3–2	Romo (3–2)	Curtis	Jackson (7)		18,227	28–23	W3
53	June 9		Giants	2–6	Blue	Kison (3–2)	—		25,814	28–24	L1
54	June 10		Giants	4–7	Lavelle	Romo (3–3)	—		25,536	28–25	L2
55	June 12		@ Padres	3–6	Perry	Candelaria (4–5)	—		23,759	28–26	L3
56	June 13		@ Padres	2–3	Owchinko	Kison (3–3)	Fingers		17,845	28–27	L4
57	June 14		@ Padres	1–2 (14)	D'Acquisto	Candelaria (4–6)	—		15,444	28–28	L5
58	June 15		@ Dodgers	6–2	Blyleven (3–2)	Sutton	Tekulve (7)		50,299	29–28	W1
59	June 16		@ Dodgers	6–3	Robinson (5–3)	Welch	—		49,448	30–28	W2
60	June 17		@ Dodgers	5–1	Whitson (2–3)	Reuss	Tekulve (8)		45,835	31–28	W3
61	June 19		@ Giants	9–4	Candelaria (5–6)	Montefusco	Romo (1)		39,861	32–28	W4
62	June 20		@ Giants	8–5	Jackson (4–0)	Lavelle	Tekulve (9)		19,637	33–28	W5
63	June 22		Cubs	7–2	Blyleven (4–2)	Holtzman	—		21,006	34–28	W6
64	June 23		Cubs	3–4	Krukow	Robinson (5–4)	Sutter		18,513	34–29	L1
65	June 24		Cubs	0–5	Reuschel	Kison (3–4)	—		43,402	34–30	L2
66	June 25		@ Mets	8–1	Candelaria (6–6)	Swan		—		35–30	W1
67	June 25		@ Mets	0–4	Falcone	Rooker (2–2)	—		14,666	35–31	L1
68	June 26		@ Mets	2–1	Blyleven (5–2)	Hausman	Jackson (8)		11,903	36–31	W1
69	June 27		Mets	9–12	Twitchell	Jackson (4–1)	—		13,168	36–32	L1
70	June 28		Mets	2–3	Allen	Bibby (3–2)	Glynn		10,137	36–33	L2
71	June 29	7:35 p.m. EDT	Expos	6–5	Kison (4–4)	Lee (7–5)	Tekulve (10)	2:45	35,677	37–33	W1
72	June 30	2:15 p.m. EDT	Expos	3–5	Sanderson (5–4)	Blyleven (5–3)	Fryman (5)	2:38	13,865	37–34	L1

July: 20–11 (Home: 8–5; Away: 12–6)

#	Date	Time (ET)	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Time of Game	Attendance	Record	Box/ Streak
—	July 1 (1)		Expos	Postponed (Rain) (Makeup date: September 24)
—	July 1 (2)		Expos	Postponed (Rain) (Makeup date: September 24)
73	July 2		@ Cardinals	5–4	Romo (4–3)	Knowles	Jackson (9)		18,042	38–34	W1
74	July 3		@ Cardinals	4–1	Candelaria (7–6)	Forsch	Romo (2)		17,130	39–34	W2
75	July 4		@ Cardinals	6–4	Blyleven (6–3)	Vuckovich	Jackson (10)		14,766	40–34	W3
76	July 5		@ Cardinals	0–2	Fulgham	Rooker (2–3)	—		16,626	40–35	L1
77	July 6	8:05 p.m. EDT	@ Reds	1–2	Bair (5–4)	Jackson (4–2)	—	2:20	32,264	40–36	L2
78	July 7	5:35 p.m. EDT	@ Reds	2–6	Moskau (5–3)	Robinson (5–5)	—	2:55	36,300	40–37	L3
79	July 8 (1)	1:05 p.m. EDT	@ Reds	2–4	Norman (5–7)	Candelaria (7–7)	—	2:04	—	40–38	L4
80	July 8 (2)	4:00 p.m. EDT	@ Reds	2–1	Jackson (5–2)	Tomlin (2–2)	Tekulve (11)	2:15	43,099	41–38	W1
81	July 10	8:35 p.m. EDT	@ Astros	4–3	Bibby (4–2)	Andújar (10–5)	Tekulve (12)	3:09	31,341	42–38	W2
82	July 11	8:35 p.m. EDT	@ Astros	5–1	Kison (5–4)	Richard (7–9)	—	2:10	25,330	43–38	W3
83	July 12	8:35 p.m. EDT	@ Astros	5–3	Blyleven (7–3)	Niekro (13–4)	Tekulve (13)	2:44	22,956	44–38	W4
84	July 13		@ Braves	4–13	Niekro	Rooker (2–4)	—		17,018	44–39	L1
85	July 14		@ Braves	5–1	Candelaria (8–7)	Matula	—		25,083	45–39	W1
86	July 15		@ Braves	7–3	Bibby (5–2)	Solomon	—		11,304	46–39	W2
50th All-Star Game in Seattle, Washington
87	July 19 (1)	6:05 p.m. EDT	Astros	9–5	Roberts (1–0)	Forsch (5–6)	—	2:41	—	47–39	W3
88	July 19 (2)	9:21 p.m. EDT	Astros	4–2	Kison (6–4)	Niekro (13–5)	Jackson (11)	2:12	33,464	48–39	W4
89	July 20	7:35 p.m. EDT	Astros	9–3	Candelaria (9–7)	Richard (7–11)	—	2:40	23,585	49–39	W5
90	July 21	2:15 p.m. EDT	Astros	6–5	Romo (5–3)	Sambito (4–3)	Tekulve (14)	3:00	19,570	50–39	W6
91	July 22		Braves	5–4	Robinson (6–5)	Solomon	Tekulve (15)			51–39	W7
92	July 22		Braves	3–2	Bibby (6–2)	Mahler	Tekulve (16)		29,533	52–39	W8
93	July 23		Braves	7–1	Blyleven (8–3)	Hanna	—			53–39	W9
94	July 23		Braves	0–8	Niekro	Rooker (2–5)	—		27,148	53–40	L1
95	July 24	7:35 p.m. EDT	Reds	5–6	Norman (7–8)	Kison (6–5)	Bair (14)	3:16	19,517	53–41	L2
96	July 25	7:35 p.m. EDT	Reds	5–6 (10)	Bair (6–5)	Tekulve (3–6)	—	2:55	17,296	53–42	L3
97	July 26	7:35 p.m. EDT	Reds	7–9	Soto (1–2)	Roberts (1–1)	Hume (3)	2:51	20,339	53–43	L4
98	July 27 (1)	6:05 p.m. EDT	@ Expos	5–4	Tekulve (4–6)	Sosa (5–6)	Romo (3)	2:48	—	54–43	W1
99	July 27 (2)	9:28 p.m. EDT	@ Expos	9–1	Blyleven (9–3)	Sanderson (6–6)	—	2:46	59,260	55–43	W2
100	July 28	7:35 p.m. EDT	@ Expos	5–3	Bibby (7–2)	Schatzeder (5–4)	Tekulve (17)	2:33	38,661	56–43	W3
101	July 29	1:35 p.m. EDT	@ Expos	3–5	Rogers (10–6)	Kison (6–6)	—	2:22	35,245	56–44	L1
102	July 30		Mets	8–5	Jackson (6–2)	Bernard	Tekulve (18)		11,837	57–44	W1
103	July 31		Mets	1–2	Twitchell	Blyleven (9–4)	Glynn		10,739	57–45	L1

August: 21–9 (Home: 12–4; Away: 9–5)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Time of Game	Attendance	Record	Box/ Streak
104	August 1	Cardinals	4–3	Romo (6–3)	Forsch	Tekulve (19)		16,124	58–45	W1
105	August 2	Cardinals	4–5	Frazier	Jackson (6–3)	Knowles		25,163	58–46	L1
106	August 3	Phillies	6–3	Romo (7–3)	McGraw	—			59–46	W1
107	August 3	Phillies	5–1	Bibby (8–2)	Christenson	—		45,309	60–46	W2
108	August 4	Phillies	4–0	Candelaria (10–7)	Espinosa	—		34,754	61–46	W3
109	August 5	Phillies	12–8	Tekulve (5–6)	Eastwick	—			62–46	W4
110	August 5	Phillies	5–2	Romo (8–3)	Noles	Tekulve (20)		46,006	63–46	W5
111	August 7	@ Cubs	2–15	Reuschel	Rooker (2–6)	—		34,641	63–47	L1
112	August 8	@ Cubs	5–2 (10)	Tekulve (6–6)	Tidrow	—		34,255	64–47	W1
113	August 9	@ Cubs	3–11	Lamp	Candelaria (10–8)	—		29,645	64–48	L1
114	August 10	@ Phillies	3–4 (12)	Eastwick	Jackson (6–4)		—		64–49	L2
115	August 10	@ Phillies	3–2	Kison (7–6)	Lerch	Tekulve (21)		63,346	65–49	W1
116	August 11	@ Phillies	14–11	Romo (9–3)	Eastwick	Tekulve (22)		51,118	66–49	W2
117	August 13	@ Phillies	9–1	Bibby (9–2)	Christenson	—		43,111	67–49	W3
118	August 14	Padres	7–1	Candelaria (11–8)	D'Acquisto	—		23,210	68–49	W4
119	August 15	Padres	5–1	Blyleven (10–4)	Jones	—		14,219	69–49	W5
120	August 16	Padres	5–4	Kison (8–6)	Perry	Romo (4)		14,201	70–49	W6
121	August 17	Dodgers	6–7	Patterson	Bibby (9–3)	Castillo		22,416	70–50	L1
122	August 18	Dodgers	1–5	Reuss	Robinson (6–6)	—		40,238	70–51	L2
123	August 19	Dodgers	2–0	Tekulve (7–6)	Hooton	—		28,382	71–51	W1
124	August 20	Giants	6–5	Romo (10–3)	Lavelle	Tekulve (23)		18,714	72–51	W2
125	August 21	Giants	1–6	Knepper	Kison (8–7)	—		20,999	72–52	L1
126	August 22	Giants	8–6	Tekulve (8–6)	Lavelle	—		19,768	73–52	W1
127	August 24	@ Padres	2–3	Jones	Romo (10–4)	Lee		16,890	73–53	L1
128	August 25	@ Padres	4–3 (19)	Roberts (2–1)	D'Acquisto	—		14,607	74–53	W1
129	August 26	@ Padres	9–2	Kison (9–7)	Shirley	—		13,006	75–53	W2
130	August 27	@ Dodgers	2–4	Brett	Tekulve (8–7)	—		35,705	75–54	L1
131	August 28	@ Dodgers	4–1	Candelaria (12–8)	Hough	—		31,587	76–54	W1
132	August 29	@ Dodgers	4–1	Blyleven (11–4)	Reuss	Tekulve (24)		32,816	77–54	W2
133	August 31	@ Giants	6–4	Robinson (7–6)	Curtis	Jackson (12)		19,377	78–54	W3

September: 20–10 (Home: 9–5; Away: 11–5)

#	Date	Time (ET)	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Time of Game	Attendance	Record	Box/ Streak
134	September 1		@ Giants	5–3	Kison (10–7)	Montefusco	Jackson (13)		25,551	79–54	W4
135	September 1		@ Giants	7–2	Bibby (10–3)	Knepper	—		27,382	80–54	W5
136	September 2		@ Giants	5–3	Candelaria (13–8)	Blue	—		15,663	81–54	W6
137	September 3		Phillies	0–2	Carlton	Blyleven (11–5)	McGraw			81–55	L1
138	September 3		Phillies	7–3	Rooker (3–6)	Lerch	Tekulve (25)		43,444	82–55	W1
139	September 5		@ Cardinals	7–5 (11)	Roberts (3–1)	Thomas	Tekulve (26)		23,059	83–55	W2
140	September 6		@ Cardinals	6–8	Martinez	Bibby (10–4)	McEnaney		14,767	83–56	L1
141	September 7		@ Mets	6–4 (14)	Jackson (7–4)	Allen	—		8,290	84–56	W1
142	September 8		@ Mets	2–3 (15)	Ellis	Rooker (3–7)	—		8,095	84–57	L1
143	September 9		@ Mets	6–5	Tekulve (9–7)	Glynn	—		9,093	85–57	W1
144	September 11		Cardinals	7–3	Roberts (4–1)	Denny	—		15,757	86–57	W2
145	September 12		Cardinals	2–0	Candelaria (14–8)	Forsch	Tekulve (27)		17,669	87–57	W3
—	September 13		Cardinals	Postponed (Rain) (Makeup date: September 27)
146	September 15		Mets	5–4	Roberts (5–1)	Glynn	Tekulve (28)		18,060	88–57	W4
147	September 16		Mets	0–3	Falcone	Candelaria (14–9)	Allen		25,364	88–58	L1
148	September 17	7:35 p.m. EDT	@ Expos	2–1	Robinson (8–6)	Rogers (13–10)	—	2:28	54,609	89–58	W1
149	September 18	7:35 p.m. EDT	@ Expos	5–3 (11)	Jackson (8–4)	Murray (4–9)	Roberts (1)	3:04	56,976	90–58	W2
150	September 19		@ Phillies	9–6	Tekulve (10–7)	Eastwick	Jackson (14)			91–58	W3
151	September 19		@ Phillies	5–6	Kucek	Romo (10–5)	Saucier		30,566	91–59	L1
152	September 20		@ Phillies	1–2	Lerch	Tekulve (10–8)	—		16,299	91–60	L2
153	September 21		@ Cubs	0–2	McGlothen	Robinson (8–7)	—		9,552	91–61	L3
154	September 22		@ Cubs	4–1	Kison (11–7)	Riley	Tekulve (29)		24,657	92–61	W1
155	September 23		@ Cubs	6–0	Bibby (11–4)	Reuschel	—		24,571	93–61	W2
156	September 24 (1)	6:05 p.m. EDT	Expos	5–2	Blyleven (12–5)	Schatzeder (10–5)	Tekulve (30)	2:30	—	94–61	W3
157	September 24 (2)	9:10 p.m. EDT	Expos	6–7	Grimsley (10–9)	Jackson (8–5)	Sosa (18)	3:28	47,268	94–62	L1
158	September 25	7:35 p.m. EDT	Expos	10–4	Rooker (4–7)	Sanderson (9–8)	Romo (5)	3:06	31,348	95–62	W1
159	September 26	7:35 p.m. EDT	Expos	10–1	Kison (12–7)	Rogers (13–11)	—	3:00	42,043	96–62	W2
160	September 27		Cardinals	5–9	Forsch	Roberts (5–2)	Littell		11,172	96–63	L1
161	September 28		Cubs	6–1	Bibby (12–4)	Reuschel	—		14,778	97–63	W1
162	September 29		Cubs	6–7 (13)	Caudill	Robinson (8–8)	—		25,734	97–64	L1
163	September 30		Cubs	5–3	Kison (13–7)	McGlothen	Tekulve (31)		42,176	98–64	W1

Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement
Bold = Pirates team member

Postseason Game log

1979 Postseason game log: 7–3 (Home: 2–2; Away: 5–1)

NL Championship Series: vs. Cincinnati Reds 3–0 (Home: 1–0; Away: 2–0)^[8]

#	Date	Time (ET)	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Time of Game	Attendance	Series	Box/ Streak
1	October 2	8:30 p.m. EDT	@ Reds	5–2 (11)	Jackson (1–0)	Hume (0–1)	Robinson (1)	3:14	55,006	PIT 1–0	W1
2	October 3	3:15 p.m. EDT	@ Reds	3–2 (10)	Robinson (1–0)	Bair (0–1)	—	3:24	55,000	PIT 2–0	W2
3	October 5	3:15 p.m. EDT	Reds	7–1	Blyleven (1–0)	LaCoss (0–1)	—	2:45	42,240	PIT 3–0	W3

World Series: vs. Baltimore Orioles 4–3 (Home: 1–2; Away: 3–1)^[9]

#	Date	Time (ET)	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Time of Game	Attendance	Series	Box/ Streak
—	October 9		@ Orioles	Postponed (Rain) (Makeup date: October 10)						Tied 0–0
1	October 10	8:30 p.m. EDT	@ Orioles	4–5	Flanagan (2–0)	Kison (0–1)	—	3:18	53,735	BAL 1–0	L1
2	October 11	8:30 p.m. EDT	@ Orioles	3–2	Robinson (2–0)	Stanhouse (1–2)	Tekulve (1)	3:13	53,739	Tied 1–1	W1
3	October 12	8:30 p.m. EDT	Orioles	4–8	McGregor (2–0)	Candelaria (0–1)	—	2:51	50,848	BAL 2–1	L1
4	October 13	1:00 p.m. EDT	Orioles	6–9	Stoddard (1–0)	Tekulve (0–1)	—	3:48	50,883	BAL 3–1	L2
5	October 14	4:30 p.m. EDT	Orioles	7–1	Blyleven (2–0)	Flanagan (2–1)	—	2:54	50,920	BAL 3–2	W1
6	October 16	8:30 p.m. EDT	@ Orioles	4–0	Candelaria (1–1)	Palmer (0–1)	Tekulve (2)	2:30	53,739	Tied 3–3	W2
7	October 17	8:30 p.m. EDT	@ Orioles	4–1	Jackson (2–0)	McGregor (2–1)	Tekulve (3)	2:54	53,733	PIT 4–3	W3

Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement
Bold = Pirates team member

Starting Lineups

Regular season

Game	Date	Opponent	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	SP
1	April 6	MTL	#10 Taveras (SS)	#18 Moreno (CF)	#39 Parker (RF)	#8 Stargell (1B)	#28 B Robinson (LF)	#6 Stennett (2B)	#14 Ott (C)	#3 Garner (3B)	#22 Blyleven (P)	#22 Blyleven
2	April 7	MTL	#10 Taveras (SS)	#3 Garner (3B)	#39 Parker (RF)	#28 B Robinson (LF)	#8 Stargell (1B)	#6 Stennett (2B)	#16 Nicosia (C)	#18 Moreno (CF)	#43 D Robinson (P)	#43 D Robinson
3	April 8	MTL	#10 Taveras (SS)	#18 Moreno (CF)	#39 Parker (RF)	#8 Stargell (1B)	#28 B Robinson (LF)	#6 Stennett (2B)	#14 Ott (C)	#3 Garner (3B)	#25 Kison (P)	#25 Kison
6	April 12	STL									#43 D Robinson (P)	#43 D Robinson
7	April 13	STL									#25 Kison (P)	#25 Kison
8	April 14	STL									#31 Whitson (P)	#31 Whitson
9	April 15	STL									#45 Candelaria (P)	#45 Candelaria
12	April 20	@ HOU	#18 Moreno (CF)	#3 Garner (3B)	#39 Parker (RF)	#8 Stargell (1B)	#34 Milner (LF)	#14 Ott (C)	#6 Stennett (2B)	#10 Foli (SS)	#25 Kison (P)	#25 Kison
13	April 21	@ HOU	#18 Moreno (CF)	#3 Garner (3B)	#39 Parker (RF)	#8 Stargell (1B)	#34 Milner (LF)	#14 Ott (C)	#6 Stennett (2B)	#10 Foli (SS)	#22 Blyleven (P)	#22 Blyleven
14	April 22	@ HOU	#18 Moreno (CF)	#3 Garner (3B)	#39 Parker (RF)	#8 Stargell (1B)	#34 Milner (LF)	#14 Ott (C)	#6 Stennett (2B)	#10 Foli (SS)	#45 Candelaria (P)	#45 Candelaria
15	April 24	@ CIN	#18 Moreno (CF)	#10 Foli (SS)	#39 Parker (RF)	#8 Stargell (1B)	#34 Milner (LF)	#3 Garner (3B)	#14 Ott (C)	#6 Stennett (2B)	#43 D Robinson (P)	#43 D Robinson
16	April 25	@ CIN	#18 Moreno (CF)	#10 Foli (SS)	#39 Parker (RF)	#28 B Robinson (1B)	#17 Lacy (LF)	#3 Garner (3B)	#6 Stennett (2B)	#16 Nicosia (C)	#22 Blyleven (P)	#22 Blyleven
17	April 27	HOU	#18 Moreno (CF)	#10 Foli (SS)	#39 Parker (RF)	#8 Stargell (1B)	#17 Lacy (LF)	#3 Garner (3B)	#14 Ott (C)	#6 Stennett (2B)	#45 Candelaria (P)	#45 Candelaria
18	April 29	HOU	#18 Moreno (CF)	#10 Foli (SS)	#39 Parker (RF)	#8 Stargell (1B)	#17 Lacy (LF)	#3 Garner (3B)	#14 Ott (C)	#6 Stennett (2B)	#43 D Robinson (P)	#43 D Robinson
21	May 4	@ STL									#43 D Robinson (P)	#43 D Robinson
22	May 5	@ STL									#22 Blyleven (P)	#22 Blyleven
23	May 6	@ STL									#25 Kison (P)	#25 Kison
27	May 11	CIN	#18 Moreno (CF)	#10 Foli (SS)	#39 Parker (RF)	#34 Milner (LF)	#28 B Robinson (1B)	#14 Ott (C)	#6 Stennett (2B)	#3 Garner (3B)	#22 Blyleven (P)	#22 Blyleven
28	May 12	CIN	#18 Moreno (CF)	#10 Foli (SS)	#39 Parker (RF)	#28 B Robinson (LF)	#16 Nicosia (C)	#35 Sanguillén (1B)	#6 Stennett (2B)	#3 Garner (3B)	#25 Kison (P)	#25 Kison
29	May 13	CIN	#18 Moreno (CF)	#10 Foli (SS)	#39 Parker (RF)	#34 Milner (1B)	#28 B Robinson (LF)	#14 Ott (C)	#6 Stennett (2B)	#3 Garner (3B)	#45 Candelaria (P)	#45 Candelaria
36	May 21	@ MTL	#18 Moreno (CF)	#10 Foli (SS)	#39 Parker (RF)	#8 Stargell (1B)	#34 Milner (LF)	#14 Ott (C)	#6 Stennett (2B)	#4 Berra (SS)	#22 Blyleven (P)	#22 Blyleven
37	May 22	@ MTL	#18 Moreno (CF)	#10 Foli (SS)	#39 Parker (RF)	#28 B Robinson (LF)	#8 Stargell (1B)	#17 Lacy (LF)	#16 Nicosia (C)	#4 Berra (SS)	#31 Whitson (P)	#31 Whitson
38	May 23	@ MTL	#18 Moreno (CF)	#10 Foli (SS)	#39 Parker (RF)	#8 Stargell (1B)	#34 Milner (LF)	#17 Lacy (LF)	#14 Ott (C)	#4 Berra (SS)	#45 Candelaria (P)	#45 Candelaria
49	June 4	LA									#19 Rooker (P)	#19 Rooker
50	June 5	LA									#22 Blyleven (P)	#22 Blyleven
51	June 6	LA									#31 Whitson (P)	#31 Whitson
58	June 15	@ LA									#22 Blyleven (P)	#22 Blyleven
59	June 16	@ LA									#43 D Robinson (P)	#43 D Robinson
60	June 17	@ LA									#31 Whitson (P)	#31 Whitson
71	June 29	MTL	#18 Moreno (CF)	#10 Foli (SS)	#39 Parker (RF)	#28 B Robinson (1B)	#17 Lacy (LF)	#3 Garner (3B)	#6 Stennett (2B)	#16 Nicosia (C)	#25 Kison (P)	#25 Kison
72	June 30	MTL	#18 Moreno (CF)	#10 Foli (SS)	#39 Parker (RF)	#8 Stargell (1B)	#28 B Robinson (LF)	#14 Ott (C)	#3 Garner (3B)	#6 Stennett (2B)	#22 Blyleven (P)	#22 Blyleven
73	July 2	@ STL									#43 D Robinson (P)	#43 D Robinson
74	July 3	@ STL									#45 Candelaria (P)	#45 Candelaria
75	July 4	@ STL									#22 Blyleven (P)	#22 Blyleven
76	July 5	@ STL									#19 Rooker (P)	#19 Rooker
77	July 6	@ CIN	#18 Moreno (CF)	#10 Foli (SS)	#39 Parker (RF)	#8 Stargell (1B)	#28 B Robinson (LF)	#5 Madlock (3B)	#14 Ott (C)	#3 Garner (2B)	#25 Kison (P)	#25 Kison
78	July 7	@ CIN	#18 Moreno (CF)	#10 Foli (SS)	#39 Parker (RF)	#8 Stargell (1B)	#28 B Robinson (LF)	#5 Madlock (3B)	#14 Ott (C)	#3 Garner (2B)	#43 D Robinson (P)	#43 D Robinson
79	July 8	@ CIN	#18 Moreno (CF)	#10 Foli (SS)	#39 Parker (RF)	#28 B Robinson (1B)	#17 Lacy (LF)	#5 Madlock (3B)	#6 Stennett (2B)	#16 Nicosia (C)	#45 Candelaria (P)	#45 Candelaria
80	July 8	@ CIN	#18 Moreno (CF)	#10 Foli (SS)	#39 Parker (RF)	#8 Stargell (1B)	#34 Milner (LF)	#5 Madlock (3B)	#14 Ott (C)	#6 Stennett (2B)	#22 Blyleven (P)	#22 Blyleven
81	July 10	@ HOU	#18 Moreno (CF)	#10 Foli (SS)	#39 Parker (RF)	#8 Stargell (1B)	#34 Milner (LF)	#5 Madlock (3B)	#14 Ott (C)	#6 Stennett (2B)	#26 Bibby (P)	#26 Bibby
82	July 11	@ HOU	#18 Moreno (CF)	#10 Foli (SS)	#39 Parker (RF)	#8 Stargell (1B)	#34 Milner (LF)	#5 Madlock (3B)	#14 Ott (C)	#6 Stennett (2B)	#25 Kison (P)	#25 Kison
83	July 12	@ HOU	#18 Moreno (CF)	#10 Foli (SS)	#39 Parker (RF)	#8 Stargell (1B)	#34 Milner (LF)	#5 Madlock (3B)	#14 Ott (C)	#6 Stennett (2B)	#22 Blyleven (P)	#22 Blyleven
87	July 19	HOU	#18 Moreno (CF)	#10 Foli (SS)	#39 Parker (RF)	#8 Stargell (1B)	#28 B Robinson (LF)	#5 Madlock (3B)	#14 Ott (C)	#3 Garner{br>(2B)	#22 Blyleven (P)	#22 Blyleven
88	July 19	HOU	#18 Moreno (CF)	#10 Foli (SS)	#39 Parker (RF)	#34 Milner (1B)	#17 Lacy (LF)	#3 Garner (3B)	#6 Stennett (2B)	#16 Nicosia (C)	#25 Kison (P)	#25 Kison
89	July 20	HOU	#18 Moreno (CF)	#10 Foli (SS)	#39 Parker (RF)	#8 Stargell (1B)	#28 B Robinson (LF)	#14 Ott (C)	#3 Garner (3B)	#6 Stennett (2B)	#45 Candelaria (P)	#45 Candelaria
90	July 21	HOU	#18 Moreno (CF)	#10 Foli (SS)	#39 Parker (RF)	#34 Milner (1B)	#28 B Robinson (LF)	#5 Madlock (3B)	#14 Ott (C)	#3 Garner{br>(2B)	#49 Roberts (P)	#49 Roberts
95	July 24	CIN	#18 Moreno (CF)	#10 Foli (SS)	#39 Parker (RF)	#28 B Robinson (LF)	#8 Stargell (1B)	#5 Madlock (3B)	#3 Garner (2B)	#16 Nicosia (C)	#25 Kison (P)	#25 Kison
96	July 25	CIN	#18 Moreno (CF)	#34 Milner (LF)	#39 Parker (RF)	#8 Stargell (1B)	#5 Madlock (3B)	#14 Ott (C)	#3 Garner{br>(SS)	#6 Stennett (2B)	#45 Candelaria (P)	#45 Candelaria
97	July 26	CIN	#18 Moreno (CF)	#10 Foli (SS)	#39 Parker (RF)	#8 Stargell (1B)	#28 B Robinson (LF)	#5 Madlock (3B)	#14 Ott (C)	#3 Garner{br>(2B)	#49 Roberts (P)	#49 Roberts
98	July 27	@ MTL	#18 Moreno (CF)	#10 Foli (SS)	#39 Parker (RF)	#28 B Robinson (LF)	#8 Stargell (1B)	#5 Madlock (3B)	#3 Garner{br>(2B)	#16 Nicosia (C)	#43 D Robinson (P)	#43 D Robinson
99	July 27	@ MTL	#18 Moreno (CF)	#3 Garner{br>(SS)	#39 Parker (RF)	#34 Milner (1B)	#28 B Robinson (LF)	#5 Madlock (3B)	#14 Ott (C)	#6 Stennett (2B)	#22 Blyleven (P)	#22 Blyleven
100	July 28	@ MTL	#18 Moreno (CF)	#3 Garner{br>(SS)	#39 Parker (RF)	#28 B Robinson (1B)	#17 Lacy (LF)	#5 Madlock (3B)	#6 Stennett (2B)	#16 Nicosia (C)	#26 Bibby (P)	#26 Bibby
101	July 29	@ MTL	#18 Moreno (CF)	#10 Foli (SS)	#39 Parker (RF)	#8 Stargell (1B)	#34 Milner (LF)	#5 Madlock (3B)	#14 Ott (C)	#3 Garner{br>(2B)	#25 Kison (P)	#25 Kison
104	August 1	STL									#43 D Robinson (P)	#43 D Robinson
105	August 2	STL									#19 Rooker (P)	#19 Rooker
121	August 17	LA									#26 Bibby (P)	#26 Bibby
122	August 18	LA									#43 D Robinson (P)	#43 D Robinson
123	August 19	LA									#45 Candelaria (P)	#45 Candelaria
130	August 27	@ LA									#26 Bibby (P)	#26 Bibby
131	August 28	@ LA									#45 Candelaria (P)	#45 Candelaria
132	August 29	@ LA									#22 Blyleven (P)	#22 Blyleven
139	September 5	@ STL									#43 D Robinson (P)	#43 D Robinson
140	September 6	@ STL									#26 Bibby (P)	#26 Bibby
144	September 11	STL									#43 D Robinson (P)	#43 D Robinson
145	September 12	STL									#45 Candelaria (P)	#45 Candelaria
148	September 17	@ MTL	#18 Moreno (CF)	#10 Foli (SS)	#39 Parker (RF)	#8 Stargell (1B)	#34 Milner (LF)	#5 Madlock (3B)	#14 Ott (C)	#3 Garner{br>(2B)	#43 D Robinson (P)	#43 D Robinson
149	September 18	@ MTL	#18 Moreno (CF)	#10 Foli (SS)	#39 Parker (RF)	#28 B Robinson (LF)	#8 Stargell (1B)	#5 Madlock (3B)	#3 Garner{br>(2B)	#16 Nicosia (C)	#25 Kison (P)	#25 Kison
156	September 24	MTL	#18 Moreno (CF)	#10 Foli (SS)	#39 Parker (RF)	#28 B Robinson (LF)	#8 Stargell (1B)	#5 Madlock (3B)	#16 Nicosia (C)	#3 Garner{br>(2B)	#22 Blyleven (P)	#22 Blyleven
157	September 24	MTL	#18 Moreno (CF)	#10 Foli (SS)	#39 Parker (RF)	#28 B Robinson (LF)	#8 Stargell (1B)	#5 Madlock (3B)	#16 Nicosia (C)	#3 Garner{br>(2B)	#17 Ellis (P)	#17 Ellis
158	September 25	MTL	#18 Moreno (CF)	#10 Foli (SS)	#39 Parker (RF)	#8 Stargell (1B)	#34 Milner (LF)	#5 Madlock (3B)	#14 Ott (C)	#3 Garner{br>(2B)	#19 Rooker (P)	#19 Rooker
159	September 26	MTL	#18 Moreno (CF)	#10 Foli (SS)	#39 Parker (RF)	#8 Stargell (1B)	#34 Milner (LF)	#5 Madlock (3B)	#14 Ott (C)	#3 Garner{br>(2B)	#25 Kison (P)	#25 Kison
160	September 27	STL									#49 Roberts (P)	#49 Roberts

Playoffs

Game	Round	Date	Opponent	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	SP
1	NLCS	October 2	@ CIN	#18 Moreno (CF)	#10 Foli (SS)	#39 Parker (RF)	#8 Stargell (1B)	#34 Milner (LF)	#5 Madlock (3B)	#14 Ott (C)	#3 Garner (2B)	#45 Candelaria (P)	#45 Candelaria
2	NLCS	October 3	@ CIN	#18 Moreno (CF)	#10 Foli (SS)	#39 Parker (RF)	#8 Stargell (1B)	#34 Milner (LF)	#5 Madlock (3B)	#14 Ott (C)	#3 Garner (2B)	#26 Bibby (P)	#26 Bibby
3	NLCS	October 5	CIN	#18 Moreno (CF)	#10 Foli (SS)	#39 Parker (RF)	#8 Stargell (1B)	#34 Milner (LF)	#5 Madlock (3B)	#14 Ott (C)	#3 Garner (2B)	#22 Blyleven (P)	#22 Blyleven
1	WS	October 10	@ BAL	#18 Moreno (CF)	#10 Foli (SS)	#39 Parker (RF)	#28 B Robinson (LF)	#8 Stargell (1B)	#5 Madlock (3B)	#16 Nicosia (C)	#3 Garner (2B)	#25 Kison (P)	#25 Kison
2	WS	October 11	@ BAL	#18 Moreno (CF)	#10 Foli (SS)	#39 Parker (RF)	#8 Stargell (1B)	#34 Milner (LF)	#5 Madlock (3B)	#14 Ott (C)	#3 Garner (2B)	#22 Blyleven (P)	#22 Blyleven
3	WS	October 12	BAL	#18 Moreno (CF)	#10 Foli (SS)	#39 Parker (RF)	#28 B Robinson (LF)	#8 Stargell (1B)	#5 Madlock (3B)	#16 Nicosia (C)	#3 Garner (2B)	#45 Candelaria (P)	#45 Candelaria
4	WS	October 13	BAL	#18 Moreno (CF)	#10 Foli (SS)	#39 Parker (RF)	#8 Stargell (1B)	#34 Milner (LF)	#5 Madlock (3B)	#14 Ott (C)	#3 Garner (2B)	#26 Bibby (P)	#26 Bibby
5	WS	October 14	BAL	#18 Moreno (CF)	#10 Foli (SS)	#39 Parker (RF)	#28 B Robinson (LF)	#8 Stargell (1B)	#5 Madlock (3B)	#16 Nicosia (C)	#3 Garner (2B)	#19 Rooker (P)	#19 Rooker
6	WS	October 16	@ BAL	#18 Moreno (CF)	#10 Foli (SS)	#39 Parker (RF)	#8 Stargell (1B)	#34 Milner (LF)	#5 Madlock (3B)	#14 Ott (C)	#3 Garner (2B)	#45 Candelaria (P)	#45 Candelaria
7	WS	October 17	@ BAL	#18 Moreno (CF)	#10 Foli (SS)	#39 Parker (RF)	#28 B Robinson (LF)	#8 Stargell (1B)	#5 Madlock (3B)	#16 Nicosia (C)	#3 Garner (2B)	#26 Bibby (P)	#26 Bibby

Detailed records

National League
Opponent	W	L	WP	RS	RA
NL East
Montreal Expos	11	7	0.611	89	66
Pittsburgh Pirates
St. Louis Cardinals	11	7	0.611	82	77
Total	54	36	0.600	171	143
NL West
Cincinnati Reds	4	8	0.333	46	55
Houston Astros	8	4	0.667	70	49
Los Angeles Dodgers	8	4	0.667	46	33
Total	44	28	0.611	152	137
Season Total	98	64	0.605	775	643

Month	Games	Won	Lost	Win %	RS	RA
April	18	7	11	0.389	85	93
May	27	16	10	0.615	130	104
June	27	14	13	0.519	116	103
July	31	20	11	0.645	143	119
August	30	21	9	0.700	151	121
September	30	20	10	0.667	150	103
Total	163	98	64	0.605	775	643

Total	163	98	64	0.605	775	643
	Games	Won	Lost	Win %	RS	RA
Home	81	48	33	0.593	399	339
Away	82	50	31	0.617	376	304

Composite Box

1979 Pittsburgh Pirates Inning–by–Inning Boxscore
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	R	H	E
Opponents	81	77	81	69	56	82	67	67	48	9	1	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	643	1424	142
Pirates	104	73	87	71	99	67	86	98	76	4	5	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	775	1541	134

Sources:[13] [14]

Game umpires

Regular season

Game	Date	Opponent	HP	1B	2B	3B
1	April 6	Expos	Dave Pallone	Joe Schratz	Ron Hutson	Joe Mrvos
2	April 7	Expos	Joe Schratz	Dave Pallone	Ron Hutson	Joe Mrvos
3	April 8	Expos	Dave Pallone	Ron Hutson	Joe Mrvos	Joe Schratz
6	April 12	Cardinals	Joe Schratz	Lanny Harris	Ron Hutson	Harry Smail
7	April 13	Cardinals	Joe Schratz	Lanny Harris	Ron Hutson	Harry Smail
8	April 14	Cardinals	Lanny Harris	Joe Schratz	Ron Hutson	Harry Smail
9	April 15	Cardinals	Ron Hutson	Lanny Harris	Joe Schratz	Harry Smail
12	April 20	@ Astros	Bobby Schroeder	Fred Brocklander	Murray Strey	Paul Runge
13	April 21	@ Astros	Fred Brocklander	Murray Strey	Paul Runge	Bobby Schroeder
14	April 22	@ Astros	Murray Strey	Fred Brocklander	Howard Hansen	Bobby Schroeder
15	April 24	@ Reds	Dave Pallone	Cliff Schaller	Jerry Fick	Ed Oliger
16	April 25	@ Reds	Ed Oliger	Dave Pallone	Cliff Schaller	Bob Beck
17	April 27	Astros	Bill Lawson	Joe Schratz	Ron Hutson	Harry Smail
18	April 29	Astros	Joe Schratz	Bill Lawson	Ron Hutson	Harry Smail
21	May 4	@ Cardinals	Fred Brocklander	Joe Bendekovits	Bob Freels	Bob Sharp
22	May 5	@ Cardinals	Jim Jones	Fred Brocklander	Joe Bendekovits	Bob Freels
23	May 6	@ Cardinals	Fred Brocklander	Jim Jones	Bob Sharp	Bob Freels
27	May 11	Reds	Dick Tremblay	Joe Schratz	Bob Nelson	Harry Smail
28	May 12	Reds	Joe Schratz	Bob Nelson	Harry Smail	Dick Tremblay
29	May 13	Reds	Dick Tremblay	Bob Nelson	Joe Schratz	Harry Smail
36	May 21	@ Expos	#19 Terry Tata	#2 Jerry Crawford	#9 John Kibler	#1 Nick Colosi (crew chief)
37	May 22	@ Expos	#2 Jerry Crawford	#9 John Kibler	#1 Nick Colosi (crew chief)	#19 Terry Tata
38	May 23	@ Expos	#9 John Kibler	#1 Nick Colosi (crew chief)	#19 Terry Tata	#2 Jerry Crawford
49	June 4	Dodgers	#2 Jerry Crawford	#9 John Kibler (crew chief)	#27 Steve Fields	#19 Terry Tata
50	June 5	Dodgers	#9 John Kibler (crew chief)	#27 Steve Fields	#19 Terry Tata	#2 Jerry Crawford
51	June 6	Dodgers	#27 Steve Fields	#19 Terry Tata	#2 Jerry Crawford	#9 John Kibler (crew chief)
58	June 15	@ Dodgers	#9 John Kibler	#27 Steve Fields	#19 Terry Tata	#1 Nick Colosi (crew chief)
59	June 16	@ Dodgers	#27 Steve Fields	#19 Terry Tata	#1 Nick Colosi (crew chief)	#9 John Kibler
60	June 17	@ Dodgers	#19 Terry Tata	#1 Nick Colosi (crew chief)	#9 John Kibler	#27 Steve Fields
71	June 29	Expos	#3 Jerry Dale	#24 Bill Williams (crew chief)	#22 Joe West	#6 Bruce Froemming
72	June 30	Expos	#24 Bill Williams (crew chief)	#22 Joe West	#6 Bruce Froemming	#3 Jerry Dale
73	July 2	@ Cardinals	#14 Frank Pulli	#7 Eric Gregg	#8 Doug Harvey (crew chief)	#29 Lanny Harris
74	July 3	@ Cardinals	#7 Eric Gregg	#8 Doug Harvey (crew chief)	#29 Lanny Harris	#14 Frank Pulli
75	July 4	@ Cardinals	#8 Doug Harvey (crew chief)	#29 Lanny Harris	#14 Frank Pulli	#7 Eric Gregg
76	July 5	@ Cardinals	#29 Lanny Harris	#14 Frank Pulli	#7 Eric Gregg	#8 Doug Harvey (crew chief)
77	July 6	@ Reds	#27 Steve Fields	#2 Jerry Crawford	#9 John Kibler (crew chief)	#25 Charlie Williams
78	July 7	@ Reds	#2 Jerry Crawford	#9 John Kibler (crew chief)	#25 Charlie Williams	#27 Steve Fields
79	July 8	@ Reds	#9 John Kibler (crew chief)	#25 Charlie Williams	#27 Steve Fields	#2 Jerry Crawford
80	July 8	@ Reds	#25 Charlie Williams	#27 Steve Fields	#2 Jerry Crawford	#9 John Kibler (crew chief)
81	July 10	@ Astros	#28 Fred Brocklander	#13 Paul Pryor (crew chief)	#4 Satch Davidson	#15 Jim Quick
82	July 11	@ Astros	#13 Paul Pryor (crew chief)	#4 Satch Davidson	#15 Jim Quick	#28 Fred Brocklander
83	July 12	@ Astros	#4 Satch Davidson	#15 Jim Quick	#28 Fred Brocklander	#13 Paul Pryor (crew chief)
87	July 19	Astros	#2 Jerry Crawford	#25 Charlie Williams	#9 John Kibler (crew chief)	#19 Terry Tata
88	July 19	Astros	#25 Charlie Williams	#9 John Kibler (crew chief)	#19 Terry Tata	#2 Jerry Crawford
89	July 20	Astros	#9 John Kibler (crew chief)	#19 Terry Tata	#2 Jerry Crawford	#25 Charlie Williams
90	July 21	Astros	#19 Terry Tata	#2 Jerry Crawford	#25 Charlie Williams	#9 John Kibler (crew chief)
95	July 24	Reds	#26 Dave Pallone	#17 Paul Runge	#18 Dick Stello (crew chief)	#5 Bob Engel
96	July 25	Reds	#17 Paul Runge	#18 Dick Stello (crew chief)	#5 Bob Engel	#26 Dave Pallone
97	July 26	Reds	#18 Dick Stello (crew chief)	#5 Bob Engel	#26 Dave Pallone	#17 Paul Runge
98	July 27	@ Expos	#25 Charlie Williams	#9 John Kibler (crew chief)	#19 Terry Tata	#2 Jerry Crawford
99	July 27	@ Expos	#9 John Kibler (crew chief)	#19 Terry Tata	#2 Jerry Crawford	#25 Charlie Williams
100	July 28	@ Expos	#19 Terry Tata	#2 Jerry Crawford	#25 Charlie Williams	#9 John Kibler (crew chief)
101	July 29	@ Expos	#2 Jerry Crawford	#25 Charlie Williams	#9 John Kibler (crew chief)	#19 Terry Tata
104	August 1	Cardinals	#7 Eric Gregg	#29 Lanny Harris	#14 Frank Pulli	#12 Andy Olsen (crew chief)
105	August 2	Cardinals	#29 Lanny Harris	#14 Frank Pulli	#12 Andy Olsen (crew chief)	#7 Eric Gregg
121	August 17	Dodgers	#26 Dave Pallone	#17 Paul Runge	#25 Charlie Williams	#5 Bob Engel (crew chief)
122	August 18	Dodgers	#17 Paul Runge	#25 Charlie Williams	#5 Bob Engel (crew chief)	#26 Dave Pallone
123	August 19	Dodgers	#25 Charlie Williams	#5 Bob Engel (crew chief)	#26 Dave Pallone	#17 Paul Runge
130	August 27	@ Dodgers	#15 Jim Quick	#13 Paul Pryor	#4 Satch Davidson	#20 Ed Vargo (crew chief)
131	August 28	@ Dodgers	#13 Paul Pryor	#4 Satch Davidson	#20 Ed Vargo (crew chief)	#15 Jim Quick
132	August 29	@ Dodgers	#4 Satch Davidson	#20 Ed Vargo (crew chief)	#15 Jim Quick	#13 Paul Pryor
139	September 5	@ Cardinals	#2 Jerry Crawford	#9 John Kibler	#18 Dick Stello (crew chief)	#19 Terry Tata
140	September 6	@ Cardinals	#9 John Kibler	#18 Dick Stello (crew chief)	#19 Terry Tata	#2 Jerry Crawford
144	September 11	Cardinals	#4 Satch Davidson	#20 Ed Vargo (crew chief)	#15 Jim Quick	#13 Paul Pryor
145	September 12	Cardinals	#20 Ed Vargo (crew chief)	#15 Jim Quick	#13 Paul Pryor	#4 Satch Davidson
148	September 17	@ Expos	#8 Doug Harvey (crew chief)	#12 Andy Olsen	#14 Frank Pulli	#7 Eric Gregg
149	September 18	@ Expos	#12 Andy Olsen	#14 Frank Pulli	#7 Eric Gregg	#8 Doug Harvey (crew chief)
156	September 24	Expos	#8 Doug Harvey (crew chief)	#12 Andy Olsen	#14 Frank Pulli	#7 Eric Gregg
157	September 24	Expos	#12 Andy Olsen	#14 Frank Pulli	#7 Eric Gregg	#8 Doug Harvey (crew chief)
158	September 25	Expos	#14 Frank Pulli	#7 Eric Gregg	#8 Doug Harvey (crew chief)	#12 Andy Olsen
159	September 26	Expos	#7 Eric Gregg	#8 Doug Harvey (crew chief)	#12 Andy Olsen	#14 Frank Pulli
160	September 27	Cardinals	#8 Doug Harvey (crew chief)	#12 Andy Olsen	#14 Frank Pulli	#7 Eric Gregg

Playoffs

Game	Round	Date	Opponent	HP	1B	2B	3B	LF	RF
1	NLCS	October 2	@ Reds	#9 John Kibler (crew chief)	#11 Ed Montague	#3 Jerry Dale	#14 Frank Pulli	#18 Dick Stello	#15 Jim Quick
2	NLCS	October 3	@ Reds	#11 Ed Montague	#3 Jerry Dale	#14 Frank Pulli	#18 Dick Stello	#15 Jim Quick	#9 John Kibler (crew chief)
3	NLCS	October 5	Reds	#3 Jerry Dale	#14 Frank Pulli	#18 Dick Stello	#15 Jim Quick	#9 John Kibler (crew chief)	#11 Ed Montague
1	WS	October 10	@ Orioles	Jerry Neudecker (AL) (crew chief)	#5 Bob Engel (NL)	Russ Goetz (AL)	#19 Terry Tata (NL)	Jim McKean (AL)	#17 Paul Runge (NL)
2	WS	October 11	@ Orioles	#5 Bob Engel (NL)	Russ Goetz (AL)	#19 Terry Tata (NL)	Jim McKean (AL)	#17 Paul Runge (NL)	Jerry Neudecker (AL) (crew chief)
3	WS	October 12	Orioles	Russ Goetz (AL)	#19 Terry Tata (NL)	Jim McKean (AL)	#17 Paul Runge (NL)	Jerry Neudecker (AL) (crew chief)	#5 Bob Engel (NL)
4	WS	October 13	Orioles	#19 Terry Tata (NL)	Jim McKean (AL)	#17 Paul Runge (NL)	Jerry Neudecker (AL) (crew chief)	#5 Bob Engel (NL)	Russ Goetz (AL)
5	WS	October 14	Orioles	Jim McKean (AL)	#17 Paul Runge (NL)	Jerry Neudecker (AL) (crew chief)	#5 Bob Engel (NL)	Russ Goetz (AL)	#19 Terry Tata (NL)
6	WS	October 16	@ Orioles	#17 Paul Runge (NL)	Jerry Neudecker (AL) (crew chief)	#5 Bob Engel (NL)	Russ Goetz (AL)	#19 Terry Tata (NL)	Jim McKean (AL)
7	WS	October 17	@ Orioles	Jerry Neudecker (AL) (crew chief)	#5 Bob Engel (NL)	Russ Goetz (AL)	#19 Terry Tata (NL)	Jim McKean (AL)	#17 Paul Runge (NL)

Player stats

Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Regular Season^[10]
Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
R. Rhoden	1	1	1	1.000	0	0
M. Alexander	44	13	7	0.538	0	1
B. Madlock	85	311	102	0.328	7	44
D. Parker	158	622	193	0.310	25	94
P. Garner	150	549	161	0.293	11	59
T. Foli	133	525	153	0.291	1	65
S. Nicosia	70	191	55	0.288	4	13
O. Moreno	162	695	196	0.282	8	69
W. Stargell	126	424	119	0.281	32	82
M. Easler	55	54	15	0.278	2	11
J. Milner	128	326	90	0.276	16	60
E. Ott	117	403	110	0.273	7	51
B. Robinson	148	421	111	0.264	24	75
L. Lacy	84	182	45	0.247	5	15
F. Taveras	11	45	11	0.244	0	1
R. Stennett	108	319	76	0.238	0	24
M. Sanguillén	56	74	17	0.230	0	4
D. Berra	44	123	26	0.211	3	15
D. Robinson	29	49	10	0.204	0	3
J. Coleman	10	5	1	0.200	0	0
J. Bibby	34	45	8	0.178	2	5
E. Romo	84	12	2	0.167	0	1
B. Kison	37	55	8	0.145	1	6
K. Tekulve	94	15	2	0.133	0	1
J. Candelaria	33	68	9	0.132	0	6
B. Blyleven	38	70	9	0.129	0	3
J. Rooker	19	33	4	0.121	0	0
D. Boyland	4	3	0	0.000	0	0
D. Ellis	3	1	0	0.000	0	0
G. Jackson	72	9	0	0.000	0	1
D. Roberts	21	5	0	0.000	0	1
E. Whitson	19	13	0	0.000	0	0
G. Hargis	1	0	0	—	0	0
A. Lois	11	0	0	—	0	0
Team Totals	163	5,661	1,541	0.272	148	710

Postseason^[11]^[12]
Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
R. Stennett	2	1	1	1.000	0	0
P. Garner	10	36	17	0.472	1	6
W. Stargell	10	41	17	0.415	5	13
D. Parker	10	41	14	0.341	0	6
B. Madlock	10	36	12	0.333	1	5
M. Sanguillén	3	3	1	0.333	0	1
T. Foli	10	42	14	0.333	0	6
O. Moreno	10	45	14	0.311	0	3
E. Ott	6	25	7	0.280	0	3
L. Lacy	4	4	1	0.250	0	0
B. Robinson	10	22	5	0.227	0	2
B. Blyleven	3	6	1	0.167	0	0
J. Candelaria	3	6	1	0.167	0	0
J. Milner	6	18	3	0.167	0	1
S. Nicosia	4	16	1	0.063	0	0
E. Romo	4	1	0	0.000	0	0
G. Jackson	6	2	0	0.000	0	0
J. Bibby	3	4	0	0.000	0	0
J. Rooker	2	2	0	0.000	0	0
K. Tekulve	7	3	0	0.000	0	0
M. Easler	3	2	0	0.000	0	0
B. Kison	1	0	0	—	0	0
D. Roberts	1	0	0	—	0	0
D. Robinson	6	0	0	—	0	0
M. Alexander	2	0	0	—	0	0
Team Totals	10	356	109	0.306	7	46

Pitching

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Regular Season^[13]
Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
D. Ellis	3	7	0	0	2.57	1
K. Tekulve	94	1341⁄3	10	8	2.75	75
J. Bibby	34	1372⁄3	12	4	2.81	103
G. Jackson	72	82	8	5	2.96	39
E. Romo	84	1291⁄3	10	5	2.99	106
B. Kison	33	1721⁄3	13	7	3.19	105
J. Candelaria	33	207	14	9	3.22	101
D. Roberts	21	382⁄3	5	2	3.26	15
B. Blyleven	37	2371⁄3	12	5	3.60	172
D. Robinson	29	1602⁄3	8	8	3.87	96
E. Whitson	19	572⁄3	2	3	4.37	31
J. Rooker	19	1032⁄3	4	7	4.60	44
J. Coleman	10	202⁄3	0	0	6.10	14
R. Rhoden	1	5	0	1	7.20	2
Team Totals	163	1,4931⁄3	98	64	3.41	904

Postseason^[14]^[15]
Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
G. Jackson	6	62⁄3	2	0	0.00	4
J. Rooker	2	82⁄3	0	0	1.04	4
B. Blyleven	3	19	2	0	1.42	13
J. Bibby	3	171⁄3	0	0	2.08	15
K. Tekulve	7	12	0	1	3.00	12
E. Romo	4	5	0	0	3.60	5
D. Robinson	6	7	2	0	3.86	6
J. Candelaria	3	16	1	1	3.94	8
B. Kison	1	1⁄3	0	1	108.00	0
D. Roberts	1	0	0	0	—	0
Team Totals	10	92	7	3	2.74	67

Postseason

National League Championship Series

Game 1

October 2, Riverfront Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
Pittsburgh	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	10	0
Cincinnati	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	0
W: Grant Jackson (1-0) L: Tom Hume (0-1) SV: Don Robinson (1)
HRs: PIT – Phil Garner (1) Willie Stargell (1) CIN – George Foster (1)

Game 2

October 3, Riverfront Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
Pittsburgh	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	11	0
Cincinnati	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	8	0
W: Don Robinson (1-0) L: Doug Bair (0-1) SV: None
HRs: PIT – None CIN – None

Game 3

October 5, Three Rivers Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cincinnati	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	8	1
Pittsburgh	1	1	2	2	0	0	0	1	X	7	7	0
W: Bert Blyleven (1-0) L: Mike LaCoss (0-1) SV: None
HRs: CIN – Johnny Bench (1) PIT – Willie Stargell (2) Bill Madlock (1)

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 (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.

Willie Stargell at 39 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, pitcher Bruce Kison, infielder Rennie Stennett, and catcher Manny Sanguillén were the only players left over from the 1971 World Series, when the Pirates faced the Orioles. Orioles' pitcher Jim Palmer, Mark Belanger, and manager Earl Weaver were the only ones who were still with the team that faced the Pirates in 1971.

As was the case when the same two teams played in the 1971 World Series, a game in Baltimore was rained out. Game 1 of this series was postponed, while Game 2 of the 1971 series had to be moved back a day. In this Series, it was the American League team's "turn" to play by National League rules, meaning that there was no designated hitter and the Orioles' pitchers would have to bat. While this resulted in pitcher Tim Stoddard getting his first major league hit and RBI in Game 4. Overall, it hurt the Orioles because Lee May, their designated hitter for much of the season and a key part of their offense, was only able to bat three times in the whole series. The Pirates wore four different uniform combinations during the series: gold cap, black jersey and gold pants for Games 1 & 5, black cap, gold jersey and black pants for Games 2, 6 & 7, black cap and solid white pinstriped uniform for Game 3 and a black cap and solid gold uniform for Game 4.

Game 1

October 10, 1979, at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland. Attendance: 53,735

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Pittsburgh	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	4	11	3
Baltimore	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	6	3
W: Mike Flanagan (1-0) L: Bruce Kison (0-1)
HR: PIT – Willie Stargell (1); BAL – Doug Decinces (1)

Game 2

October 11, 1979, at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland. Attendance: 53,739

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Pittsburgh	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	11	2
Baltimore	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	6	1
W: Don Robinson (1-0) L: Don Stanhouse (0-1) S: Kent Tekulve (1)
HR: PIT – none; BAL – Eddie Murray (1)

Game 3

October 12, 1979, at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Attendance: 50,848

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Baltimore	0	0	2	5	0	0	1	0	0	8	13	0
Pittsburgh	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	9	2
W: Scott McGregor (1-0) L: John Candelaria (0-1)
HR: BAL – Benny Ayala (1); PIT – none

Game 4

October 13, 1979, at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Attendance: 50,883

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Baltimore	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	6	0	9	12	0
Pittsburgh	0	4	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6	17	1
W: Tim Stoddard (1-0) L: Kent Tekulve (0-1)
HR: BAL – none; PIT – Willie Stargell (2)

Game 5

October 14, 1979, at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Attendance: 50,920

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Baltimore	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	6	2
Pittsburgh	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	3	x	7	13	1
W: Bert Blyleven (1-0) L: Mike Flanagan (1-1)
HR: BAL – none; PIT – none

Game 6

October 16, 1979, at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland. Attendance: 53,739

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Pittsburgh	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	4	10	0
Baltimore	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	1
W: John Candelaria (1-1) L: Jim Palmer (0-1) S: Kent Tekulve (2)
HR: PIT – none; BAL – none

Game 7

October 17, 1979, at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland. Attendance: 53,733

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Pittsburgh	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	4	10	0
Baltimore	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	2
W: Grant Jackson (1-0) L: Scott McGregor (1-1) S: Kent Tekulve (3)
HR: PIT – Willie Stargell (3); BAL – Rich Dauer (1)

Composite Box

1979 World Series (4-3): Pittsburgh Pirates (N.L.) over Baltimore Orioles (A.L.)

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Pittsburgh Pirates	1	8	0	1	1	8	4	6	3	32	81	9
Baltimore Orioles	5	1	6	5	1	1	1	6	0	26	54	9
Total Attendance: 367,597 Average Attendance: 52,514
Winning Player's Share: – $28,264, Losing Player's Share – $22,114 * Includes Playoffs and World Series

Awards and honors

Willie Stargell, Associated Press Athlete of the Year
Willie Stargell, 1B, Babe Ruth Award
Willie Stargell, 1B, National League Most Valuable Player Award
Willie Stargell, 1B, National League Championship Series Most Valuable Player Award
Willie Stargell, 1B, World Series Most Valuable Player Award

All-Stars

1979 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Dave Parker, OF, starter, game MVP

League leaders

Omar Moreno, National League stolen base leader, 77^[16]
Dave Parker, led NL in extra-base hits
Dave Parker, led NL in sacrifice flies

Other team leaders

Runs scored – Omar Moreno (110)
Stolen bases – Omar Moreno (77)
Walks – Dave Parker (67)

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Portland Beavers	Pacific Coast League	Johnny Lipon
AA	Buffalo Bisons	Eastern League	Steve Demeter
A	Salem Pirates	Carolina League	Jim Mahoney
A	Shelby Pirates	Western Carolinas League	Tom Zimmer
Rookie	GCL Pirates	Gulf Coast League	Woody Huyke

Notes

^ From 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Side in 1907.
^ ""Family" reunion; Close ties still bind 1979 Pirates". pennlive.com. July 21, 2019. Retrieved August 9, 2019.
^ Will McEnaney at Baseball-Reference
^ "Ken Macha page at Baseball-Reference". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 5, 2008.
^ Enrique Romo at Baseball Reference
^ 1979 Opening Day Lineup at Baseball-Reference
^ "1971 Pittsburgh Pirates Schedule & Results". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
^ "1979 National League Championship Series". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 15, 2014.
^ "1979 World Series". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 15, 2014.
^ "Major League Baseball Stats | pirates.com: Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates.
^ "Major League Baseball Stats | pirates.com: Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates.
^ "Major League Baseball Stats | pirates.com: Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates.
^ "Major League Baseball Stats | pirates.com: Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates.
^ "Major League Baseball Stats | pirates.com: Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates.
^ "Major League Baseball Stats | pirates.com: Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates.
^ Stolen Bases Single Season National League Leaders by Baseball Almanac

References

1979 Pittsburgh Pirates at Baseball Reference
1979 Pittsburgh Pirates at Baseball Almanac
Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.

[1] From 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Side in 1907.

[2] ""Family" reunion; Close ties still bind 1979 Pirates". pennlive.com. July 21, 2019. Retrieved August 9, 2019.

[3] Will McEnaney at Baseball-Reference

[4] "Ken Macha page at Baseball-Reference". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 5, 2008.

[5] Enrique Romo at Baseball Reference

[6] 1979 Opening Day Lineup at Baseball-Reference

[7] "1971 Pittsburgh Pirates Schedule & Results". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 13, 2024.

[8] "1979 National League Championship Series". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 15, 2014.

[9] "1979 World Series". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 15, 2014.

[10] "Major League Baseball Stats | pirates.com: Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates.

[11] "Major League Baseball Stats | pirates.com: Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates.

[12] "Major League Baseball Stats | pirates.com: Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates.

[13] "Major League Baseball Stats | pirates.com: Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates.

[14] "Major League Baseball Stats | pirates.com: Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates.

[15] "Major League Baseball Stats | pirates.com: Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates.

[16] Stolen Bases Single Season National League Leaders by Baseball Almanac

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