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Pittsburgh Pirates Trade History: Al Oliver for Amos Otis

On December 10, 1975, the Pittsburgh Pirates and Kansas City Royals agreed on a four-player trade that included Al Oliver going to the Royals...

June 13, 1979: Bats Still Quiet as Pirates Lose Fourth Straight

The Pirates again couldn't get much offense going, this time against San Diego starter Bob Owchinko.  The result was a 3-2 loss, the team's...

June 12, 1979: Gaylord Perry Shuts Down Pirates Again

Ten days after beating the Pirates in Pittsburgh, Padres' ace Gaylord Perry did it again in San Diego, throwing a complete game in a...

June 11, 1979: A Day Off and Another Question for Readers

The Pirates are on their way to San Diego for three.  They currently sport a 28-25 record and stand in fourth place, half a...

June 10, 1979: Bucs’ Defense Costs Them in Loss to Giants

A pair of errors made the difference as the Pirates dropped a 7-4 decision to San Francisco.  The win gave the Giants two of...

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 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 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...

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