Stargell—the jovial first baseman, team captain and team —cheerleader"had built a close relationship with his teammates, and the new Buccos philosophy was noticeable both on and off the field. Davey Lopes hit a hard liner Nettles snared to turn a certain extra-base hit into a key out and temporarily save a run. Pittsburgh became the fourth team in history to rise up from a three-games-to-one deficit to win a best-of-seven Classic. At the time, the Pirates wore Cuban-style caps with gold bands around them, and the players vied against each other on the field and at the plate to see who could fill up more rows. Robinson's RBI single next inning off of Bob Miller capped the Orioles' scoring. As the Series moved on to the Steel City, any home-field advantage proved not be non-existent. In the top of the ninth inning, when Lopes came to bat, he jokingly waved Nettles away from the third base line. over Baltimore Orioles (A.L. Qualifying purchases could enjoy No Interest if paid in full in 6 months on purchases of $99 or more. The Pirates added another run in the eighth when José Pagán doubled in Willie Stargell. Bill North led off with a walk, stole second, then went to third on a Steve Yeager groundout. View cart for details. The Family's pitching staff had held the Orioles to an embarrassing two runs in the final 28 innings of the Series. Earn up to 5x points when you use your eBay Mastercard®. Qualifying purchases could enjoy No Interest if paid in full in 6 months on purchases of $99 or more. Stargell had certainly earned his own stars as the 38-year-old veteran slugged 32 homers for the "Family" and its pater familias Chuck Tanner, and almost single-handedly swept the Cincinnati Reds in the NL Championship Series with a .455 average, two homers, and six runs batted in. Game 4 first appeared to put the Pirate's ship back on course, but pinch-hitters John Lowenstein and Terry Crowley each knocked two -run doubles in the 8th for a miraculous 9-6 comeback. THREE RIVERS STADIUM OCTOBER 14 1979, 1979 set 7 World Series, Baltimore vs Pittsburgh, VISIT OF POPE JOHN PAUL II 1979 - set of 6, POPE JOHN PAUL II VISITS THE UNITED STATES 1979 SET 6 DIFFERENT CITY COVERS, American Helvetica Philatelic Society Cover, 1979, 1979 WORLD SERIES - GAME 6 - Pirates 6 - Orioles 0, {"modules":["unloadOptimization","bandwidthDetection"],"unloadOptimization":{"browsers":{"Firefox":true,"Chrome":true}},"bandwidthDetection":{"url":"https://ir.ebaystatic.com/cr/v/c1/thirtysevens.jpg","maxViews":4,"imgSize":37,"expiry":300000,"timeout":250}}. With Steve Blass needing another day of rest and Dock Ellis nursing an injury, Danny Murtaugh had to go to the well once again, starting reliever Bob Moose—his sixth different starter in this Series. Smith reached first, but no runs scored. A wild pitch with runners on first and third allowed another run to score to make it 3-0 after three innings. With Yankee ace Ron Guidry unavailable at least until Game 3, the Dodgers pounded 20-game winner Ed Figueroa. Five different Pirate hitters had collected ten or more hits: Garner (who finished with a .500 average) and Pops Stargell tallied 12 each, Omar Moreno had 11, and Parker and Foli each tallied ten.
Russell recovered the ball, then stepped on second to force Jackson, then his attempted throw to first to complete the double play struck a "confused" Jackson in the right hip and caromed into foul territory. The next batter, Reggie Smith, hit a hard ground ball to third. Please enter 5 or 9 numbers for the ZIP Code.
Don Buford's groundout and Merv Rettenmund's RBI single made it 10–0 Orioles. The Pirates won in seven games. 1997 WORLD SERIES GAME #6-MARLINS/INDIANS, 2001 World Series Game 2 Ticket Yankees Diamondbacks, 1957 World Series Game 6 Ticket Yankees Braves, World Series St. Louis Cardinals MLB Tickets, New York Yankees World Series MLB Tickets, Phillies World Series In Vintage Sports Ticket Stubs.
Robertson reached third and Davalillo first, but Sanguillén was caught in a rundown between second and third. This amount is subject to change until you make payment. Jim Palmer pitched seven shutout innings and helped himself the easy way by drawing two bases-loaded walks for two RBIs - the only time this has happened in a World Series game. With time running out, the Yankees, four games behind the Red Sox in the American League East, began a crucial four-game series at Fenway Park in Boston. Thurman Munson and Reggie Jackson had RBI singles in the rally that put the game out of reach, despite an otherwise fine pitching performance by Sutton. The 1978 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1978 season.The 75th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff played between the American League (AL) champion New York Yankees and the National League (NL) champion Los Angeles Dodgers.In a rematch of the previous year's World Series, the Yankees won, four games to two, to repeat as champions.