When The Bucs Won It All: The 1979 World Champion Pittsburgh Pirates

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The 1970s were both successful and tragic for the Pittsburgh Pirates. They won five NL Eastern Division crowns and the 1971 World Championship, but lost the great Roberto Clemente in a plane crash and pitcher Bob Moose in a car accident right through this time. By the end of the 1970s, the Pirates were a good team but no longer regarded as favorites to win a World Series. Thanks to an implausible finish in 1978, the Pittsburghers gained new hope for the 1979 season. As intriguing as the season was once, it wasn’t until the evening of August 25th that the Pirate fans truly began to consider “it” could happen. The history of that magical ball club is covered here, from how the 1979 world champion team was once built, to a thorough look at the season and post season, to how “The Circle of relatives” after all fell. Also included are biographical sketches of all players who seemed on the team’s roster that year and a section of complete statistics.

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