The Pittsburgh Pirates were 98-64 in 1979. They finished 1st in the NL East. They won in the 1979 World Series against the Baltimore Orioles, 4 games to 3, to win their fifth championship.
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Mauricio Dubón homers again, Braves beat the Pirates 6-3
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Ryan O’Hearn powers Pirates past Astros 5-1 with a 3-RBI night
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Smith has tiebreaking 2-run triple in 8th to help the Astros beat the Pirates 11-9
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Cruz and Lowe hit 3-run homers as the Pirates beat the Astros 10-6
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Twins acquire righty reliever Justin Lawrence from Pirates for cash
1979 Batting Stats
See stats| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 163 | 5,661 | 775 | 1,541 | 264 | 52 | 148 | 710 | 483 | 32 | 855 | 180 | 66 | .272 | .330 | .416 |
Team Rank | 2nd | 5th | 8th | 8th | 5th | 8th | 10th | 18th | 11th | 23rd | 3rd | 17th | 9th | 16th | 6th |
1979 Pitching Stats
See stats| G | W | L | ERA | SO | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 163 | 98 | 64 | 3.41 | 904 | 2 | 52 | 1493.1 | 1,424 | 566 | 643 | 125 | 504 | 31 |
Team Rank | 2nd | 2nd | 4th | 2nd | 24th | 1st | 1st | 7th | 4th | 4th | 9th | 11th | 17th |
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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
43 | 21 | .672 | ||
34 | 29 | .540 | 8.5 | |
32 | 32 | .500 | 11.0 | |
29 | 35 | .453 | 14.0 | |
28 | 35 | .444 | 14.5 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
38 | 23 | .623 | ||
33 | 28 | .541 | 5.0 | |
34 | 30 | .531 | 5.5 | |
33 | 31 | .516 | 6.5 | |
31 | 31 | .500 | 7.5 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
41 | 23 | .641 | ||
33 | 30 | .524 | 7.5 | |
32 | 30 | .516 | 8.0 | |
26 | 38 | .406 | 15.0 | |
24 | 40 | .375 | 17.0 |
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Rockies| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
37 | 23 | .617 | ||
37 | 26 | .587 | 1.5 | |
31 | 33 | .484 | 8.0 | |
30 | 34 | .469 | 9.0 | |
27 | 35 | .435 | 11.0 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
36 | 29 | .554 | ||
33 | 30 | .524 | 2.0 | |
30 | 35 | .462 | 6.0 | |
26 | 38 | .406 | 9.5 | |
25 | 39 | .391 | 10.5 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
33 | 31 | .516 | ||
31 | 32 | .492 | 1.5 | |
30 | 33 | .476 | 2.5 | |
29 | 36 | .446 | 4.5 | |
24 | 40 | .375 | 9.0 |
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