Pirates History

April 25, 1979: Teke Perfect in Relief as Pirates Beat Reds in Eleven

1979 Season ReplayApril 25, 2020

Kent Tekulve retired all ten batters he faced in a stellar relief performance as the Pirates beat Cincinnati in eleven innings, 3-2. Bert Blyleven bounced...

April 24, 1979: Bucs Trounce Reds to Halt Losing Streak

1979 Season ReplayApril 24, 2020

The Pirates got well in Cincinnati, dropping the Reds, 9-2, to stop their six-game losing streak. They did it behind a complete game from...

April 23, 1979: An Off Day and a Quick Look at the Farm System

1979 Season ReplayApril 23, 2020

The Pirates got a break from their six-game losing streak as the moved on to Cincinnati. Meanwhile, let's take a quick look at the...

April 22, 1979: Pirates Drop Sixth Straight

1979 Season ReplayApril 22, 2020

The Pirates suffered their third straight one-run loss to the Astros by a 3-2 count. The loss left them with a six-game losing streak...

April 21, 1979: Dejá Vu as Pirates Lose 5-4 in Ten Again

1979 Season ReplayApril 21, 2020

For the second straight day, the Pirates lost to the Astros, 5-4, in ten innings, on an unearned run following an error by Dale...

April 20, 1979: Pirates Lose to Astros in Ten

1979 Season ReplayApril 20, 2020

The Pirates moved on to Houston and introduced their new shortstop, but their losing streak extended to four. The Astros took a 5-4 win...

April 19, 1979: Pirates Get a Day Off and a New Shortstop

1979 Season ReplayApril 19, 2020

The Pirates were off on April 19, but that doesn't mean nothing happened. They defied the old canard about early-season trades not happening by...

April 18, 1979: Missed Chances Cost Pirates Against Phillies

1979 Season ReplayApril 18, 2020

The Pirates had some scoring chances early against the Phillies and Randy Lerch, but couldn't capitalize. In the process they wasted a solid start...

April 17, 1979: Blyleven Shelled in Phillies Rout

1979 Season ReplayApril 17, 2020

A second matchup between future Hall-of-Fame pitchers was badly one-sided as the Phillies jumped all over Bert Blyleven. Steve Carlton, meanwhile, had less trouble...