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July 9, 1979: Pirates Head to Houston for Three

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The Pirates have a day off as they travel to Houston for a three-game series.  They’re currently stand at 41-38, in a virtual tie for fourth in the NL East with St. Louis.  Montreal is in first, seven and a half up on the Bucs.  The Astros are 53-35 and lead the NL West by eight games over Cincinnati.

The Pirates will send out Jim Bibby (3-2, 3.00 ERA), Bruce Kison (4-4, 3.35), and Bert Blyleven (6-3, 3.70).  The Astros will counter with Joaquin Andujar (10-4, 2.63), J.R. Richard (7-8, 3.40), and Joe Niekro (13-3, 2.87).

Wilbur Miller
Wilbur Miller
Having followed the Pirates fanatically since 1965, Wilbur Miller is one of the fast-dwindling number of fans who’ve actually seen good Pirate teams. He’s even seen Hall-of-Fame Pirates who didn’t get traded mid-career, if you can imagine such a thing. His first in-person game was a 5-4, 11-inning win at Forbes Field over Milwaukee (no, not that one). He’s been writing about the Pirates at various locations online for over 20 years. It has its frustrations, but it’s certainly more cathartic than writing legal stuff. Wilbur is retired and now lives in Bradenton with his wife and three temperamental cats.

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