1979 National League Championship Series

1979 NL Championship Series (3-0): Pittsburgh Pirates (98-64) over Cincinnati Reds (90-71)

• BR Series Summary

Introduction

Umpires

• John Kibler, Ed Montague, Jerry Dale, Frank Pulli, Dick Stello, Jim Quick

Results

Game 1

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
Pirates	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	10	0
Reds	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	0
WP: Grant Jackson (1-0), LP: Tom Hume (0-1), SV: Don Robinson (1)
Home Runs: - PIT Phil Garner (1), Willie Stargell (1); CIN - George Foster (1)

• Attendance: 55,006

Game 2

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
Pirates	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	11	0
Reds	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	8	0
WP: Don Robinson (1-0), LP: Doug Bair (0-1)
Home Runs: none

• Attendance: 55,000

Game 3

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Reds	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	8	1
Pirates	1	1	2	2	0	0	0	1	x	7	7	0
WP: Bert Blyleven (1-0), LP: Mike LaCoss (0-1)
Home Runs: CIN - Johnny Bench (1); PIT - Bill Madlock (1), Willie Stargell (2)

• Attendance: 42,240

Further Reading

• Bill Ranier and David Finoli: When the Bucs Won It All: The 1979 World Champion Pittsburgh Pirates, McFarland, Jefferson, NC, 2005.

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