Pittsburgh played the American League team from Boston that, in 1907, chose "Red Sox" as their nickname. The team itself had no official nickname before then, and newspapers simply referred to them as the "Boston American League team." The story that they were called the "Pilgrims" has been refuted.
The Pittsburgh Pirates and the Baltimore Orioles played in the 1979 World Series, the Pittsburgh Pirates ended out winning the game.
Manny Sanguillen has: Played Himself - Pittsburgh Pirates Catcher in "1970 National League Championship Series" in 1970. Played Himself - Pittsburgh Pirates Catcher in "1971 National League Championship Series" in 1971. Played Himself - Pittsburgh Pirates Catcher in "1971 World Series" in 1971. Played Himself - Pittsburgh Pirates Catcher in "1972 National League Championship Series" in 1972. Played Himself - NL Catcher in "1972 MLB All-Star Game" in 1972. Played Himself - Pittsburgh Pirates Catcher in "1974 National League Championship Series" in 1974. Played Himself - Pittsburgh Pirates Catcher in "1975 National League Championship Series" in 1975. Played Himself - Pittsburgh Pirates Catcher in "1979 World Series Video: Pittsburgh Pirates vs Baltimore Orioles" in 1979. Played himself in "ESPN SportsCentury" in 1999. Played himself in "Prime 9" in 2009.
2011. The Pirates won the series 2-1
Bruce Kison has: Played Himself - Pittsburgh Pirates Pitcher in "1971 World Series" in 1971. Played Himself - Pittsburgh Pirates Pitcher in "1971 National League Championship Series" in 1971. Played Himself - Pittsburgh Pirates Pitcher in "1972 National League Championship Series" in 1972. Played Himself - Pittsburgh Pirates Pitcher in "1974 National League Championship Series" in 1974. Played Himself - Pittsburgh Pirates Pitcher in "1975 National League Championship Series" in 1975. Played Himself - Pittsburgh Pirates Pitcher in "1979 World Series Video: Pittsburgh Pirates vs Baltimore Orioles" in 1979. Played Himself - California Angels Pitcher in "1982 American League Championship Series" in 1982. Played Himself - Kansas City Royals Pitching Coach in "Sunday Night Baseball" in 1990.
Rennie Stennett has: Played Himself - Pittsburgh Pirates Left Fielder in "1972 National League Championship Series" in 1972. Played Himself - Pittsburgh Pirates Second Baseman in "1974 National League Championship Series" in 1974. Played Himself - Pittsburgh Pirates Second Baseman in "1975 National League Championship Series" in 1975. Played Himself - Pittsburgh Pirates Second Baseman in "1979 World Series Video: Pittsburgh Pirates vs Baltimore Orioles" in 1979. Played Himself - Pittsburgh Pirates Second Baseman in "1979 National League Championship Series" in 1979. Played himself in "Prime 9" in 2009.
Dave Giusti has: Played Himself - Pittsburgh Pirates Pitcher in "1970 National League Championship Series" in 1970. Played Himself - Pittsburgh Pirates Pitcher in "1971 World Series" in 1971. Played Himself - Pittsburgh Pirates Pitcher in "1971 National League Championship Series" in 1971. Played Himself - Pittsburgh Pirates Pitcher in "1972 National League Championship Series" in 1972. Played Himself - NL Pitcher in "1973 MLB All-Star Game" in 1973. Played Himself - Pittsburgh Pirates Pitcher in "1974 National League Championship Series" in 1974. Played Himself - Pittsburgh Pirates Pitcher in "1975 National League Championship Series" in 1975. Played himself in "ESPN SportsCentury" in 1999.
The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Baltimore Orioles in the 1979 World Series.
Pittsburgh Pirates vs Baltimore Orioles (Pirates in 7)
The 1979 world series was the Pittsburgh Pirates against the Baltimore Orioles with the Pirates winning the series after coming back from three games to one
The first World Series was played in 1903. The Boston Americans defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates, five games to three.
The Pittsburgh Pirates beat Baltimore Orioles 4 games to 3 in the 1971 World Series.
The Major League Baseball (MLB) 1979 World Series was played between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Baltimore Orioles, with Pittsburgh winning the series 4 games to 3 games, respectively. Willie Stargell of the Pittsburgh Pirates was the MVP of the 1979 MLB World Series.