{"id":74149,"date":"2024-05-23T08:00:42","date_gmt":"2024-05-23T12:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=74149"},"modified":"2024-05-22T19:50:09","modified_gmt":"2024-05-22T23:50:09","slug":"pirates-1979-world-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/05\/23\/pirates-1979-world-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Pirates To Honor 1979 World Series Champions On Saturday"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Pittsburgh Pirates will honor their 1979 World Series champion team before their Saturday game against the Atlanta Braves. Team members will be on hand for autographs. Fans attending the 4:05 game at PNC Park will receive a Dave Parker<\/a> bobblehead. The powerhouse Braves, 27-18 as I write this, are an unfortunate choice of opponents. The Pirates of recent years have performed terribly whenever any of their all-time greats are in the house.<\/p>\n

Pirates To Honor 1979 World Series Champions On Saturday<\/h2>\n

It\u2019s hard to believe that it\u2019s been nearly 45 years since the Pirates last won the World Series. Then again, maybe it\u2019s not so hard for those who have followed them closely over this time. The rival Philadelphia Phillies had won the National League East Division three consecutive years from 1976-78. In the offseason, they signed Pete Rose<\/a> as a free agent after Rose feigned interest in the Pirates. The experts said there was no sense in the Pirates even showing up for the 1979 season. However, the Pirates would become the World Series champions of 1979. What made it all possible were two big trades and four crazy games.<\/p>\n