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1979 Season Replay

Normally, I do a pre-season analysis, where I fill in my own depth chart and playing time estimates for the upcoming Pittsburgh Pirates season, along with ZiPS projected WAR totals. This year, I'm looking at the...
All of the articles on Pirates Prospects this year will be my voice, with the exception of one: Roundtable. I wanted to find a way to give the fans a voice, but in a more structured...

July 27, 1979: Pirates Take Two From Expos, Move to Within Half a Game of First

It was a big day for Expos' fans, as it featured the return to Montreal of Rusty Staub, who'd been reacquired from Detroit.  It...

July 26, 1979: Reds Win, 9-7, to Sweep Pirates

Cincinnati completed a three-game sweep of the Pirates at TRS, winning 9-7.  The loss was the Bucs' fourth straight following a nine-game winning streak. ...

July 25, 1979: Pirates Lose to Reds in Ten

The Pirates lost to Cincinnati by the same score as yesterday, 6-5.  This time the defeat came in the 10th inning.  It was the...

July 24, 1979: Big First Inning Costs Pirates in Loss to Reds

Starter Bruce Kison retired only one batter before departing as the Pirates dropped a 6-5 decision in the opener of their three-game series with...

July 23, 1979: Pirates Split With Braves, Win Streak Ends at Nine

The Pirates extended their winning streak to nine by beating Atlanta, 7-1, in the first game of a doubleheader.  Bert Blyleven went the distance...

July 22, 1979: Win Streak at Eight as Pirates Take Two From Braves

The Pirates extended their season-high winning streak to eight games by sweeping a doubleheader from Atlanta, with both games decided by one run.  A...

July 21, 1979: Eighth-Inning Bombs Give Pirates Sweep of Astros

Eighth-inning home runs by Bill Robinson and Phil Garner gave the Pirates a come-from-behind, 6-5 win over Houston.  With that win, the Bucs swept...

July 20, 1979: Pirates Stomp Astros for Fifth Straight Win

John Candelaria went the distance and Phil Garner drove in three runs as the Pirates pummeled Houston, 9-3.  The win was their fifth straight,...

July 19, 1979: Pirates Take Two From Astros

The Pirates took a doubleheader at TRS from NL West-leading Houston and, thanks to a lot of help elsewhere, made a good deal of...

July 18, 1979: Pirates’ Leaders as They Prepare for the Second Half

The Pirates have one more day off following the All-Star Game as they head home.  They'll face Houston in a four-game series that starts...

July 17, 1979: Dave Parker Named MVP as NL Stars Beat AL, 7-6

Dave Parker showed off his cannon of an arm in right as MLB's stars met in Seattle.  Parker gunned down two runners in the...

July 16, 1979: Pirates Off for All-Star Break

The Pirates have three days off for the All-Star Game.  Well, most of them do.  The team's lone representative, right fielder Dave Parker, will...

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