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April 13, 1979: Milner Bombs the Cards

John Milner launched a pair of dingers to lead the Pirates to a 7-6 win over St. Louis. Bruce Kison had a rough start, but...

April 12, 1979: Don Robinson Serves as Stopper

Back home against St. Louis, Don Robinson threw a complete game to end the Pirates' three-game losing streak.  Dave Parker and John Milner produced...

April 11, 1979: Pirates Drop Third Straight

The Pirates lost their third straight game, a 5-4 affair to the Phillies. In a matchup of future Hall-of-Famers, neither Steve Carlton nor Bert Blyleven...

April 10, 1979: Pirates Drop Makeup Game to Phillies

The Pirates' bullpen faltered yet again as they lost the makeup of the previous day's rainout on the road to Philadelphia, 7-3. John Candelaria made...

April 9, 1979: A Rainout and a Minor Transaction

The Pirates' April 9 game in Philadelphia got rained out.  With an off-day scheduled the very next day, they played the makeup game then. The...

April 8, 1979: Pirates Drop A Close One

Another bullpen breakdown cost the Pirates the rubber match in their three-game, season-opening series against Montreal.  Four late runs gave the Expos a 5-4...

April 7, 1979: Pirates Get a Win and Make a Trade

On the season's second day, the Pirates got their first win in a wild one against Montreal, 7-6.  They also made a big move...

April 6, 1979: Pirates Drop Opener to Expos

The 1979 Pirates opened their season at Three Rivers Stadium in a 12:35 pm start against the Montreal Expos.  The game could have gone...

With a Solid Pitching Staff, the 1979 Pirates Just Needed Some Limited Upgrades

in 1978, the Pirates were very strong in the first three rotation spots and also had a deep bullpen.  They needed a few upgrades...

The 1979 Pirates Had the Lumber, But With a Few Holes to Fill

As I mentioned yesterday, the Pirates had two big guns on offense in Willie Stargell and Dave Parker, but the lineup in 1978 lacked...

The 1979 Fam-A-Lee Prepares for the Season

This is the first of a daily feature tracking the 1979 Pirates' championship season.  Before I even start, I want to point out that...

The Least-Known Great Player in Baseball History

The Athletic (you need a sub) has been running a daily series by Joe Posnanski covering the 100 greatest baseball players of all time. ...

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