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1979 Season Replay

June 9, 1979: Vida Blue Shuts Down Pirates as Giants Win, 6-2

Giants' ace Vida Blue came into tonight's game with the Pirates sporting a 5.98 ERA.  Unfortunately, he flashed back to ace form, shutting the...

June 8, 1979: Eighth-Inning Bombs Give Pirates 3-2 Win Over Giants

Back-to-back, eighth-inning home runs by Willie Stargell and Dave Parker gave the Pirates all their offense as they edged San Francisco, 3-2. The Pirates got...

June 7, 1979: A Day Off Before Facing the Giants

The Pirates have a day off while they wait for San Francisco to come in from St. Louis, where the Giants just beat the...

June 6, 1979: Four-Run Eighth Inning Gives Pirates Win Over Dodgers

A four-run rally, capped by Bill Robinson's second longball of the game, gave the Pirates a 5-4 win over Los Angeles.  It also gave...

June 5, 1979: Blyleven Overcomes Shaky Control to Beat Dodgers, 3-1

Bert Blyleven didn't have the tidiest outing ever, but it did the job in a 3-1 win over Los Angeles.  The Dutchman walked seven,...

June 4, 1979: Sutcliffe, Dodgers Top Pirates, 4-2

Dodgers' starter Rick Sutcliffe allowed only four hits in a complete game, 4-2 win over the Pirates.  Jim Rooker suffered his first loss of...

June 3, 1979: Bruce Kison Throws One-Hitter

Bruce Kison came within four outs of a no-hitter as the Pirates trounced San Diego, 7-0.  The only hit, with two out in the...

June 2, 1979: Win Streak Ends as Pirates Can’t Solve Gaylord Perry

Gaylord Perry, the reigning Cy Young winner, was too much for the Pirates in a 3-1 win for San Diego.  The loss brought an...

June 1, 1979: Big Ninth Inning Gives Pirates Walkoff Win Over Padres

A day after earning a walkoff win against Cubs ace reliever Bruce Sutter, the Pirates did it again with San Diego ace Rollie Fingers...

May 31, 1979: Foli’s Walk-Off Single in Tenth Completes Sweep of Cubs

A clutch single by Tim Foli in the tenth inning gave the Pirates a walk-off victory over Chicago, 4-3.  The win finished a three-game...

May 30, 1979: Rooker Throws Two-Hitter as Pirates Stomp Cubs

In his third start since returning from the disabled list, Jim Rooker went the distance against Chicago to give the Pirates their fourth straight...

May 29, 1979: Don Robinson Goes Eight as Pirates Pummel Cubs, 8-0

Don Robinson threw shutout ball for eight innings and Dave Parker had three extra-base hits as the Pirates hammered Chicago, 8-0, at Three Rivers...

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