Pittsburgh Pirates 4–1 Baltimore Orioles
Pittsburgh Pirates won 4–1 · game 7 of the 1979 World Series
Winner-take-all — the Pittsburgh Pirates took the 1979 World Series in game 7. The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Baltimore Orioles 4–1 in game 7 of the 1979 World Series.
The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Baltimore Orioles 4–1 in game 7 of the 1979 World Series on 1979-10-17.
Why this game is here
- The winner-take-all finale of the 1979 World Series (game 7)
Selection is threshold-earned: a game qualifies only by structural singularity (a tied game, or the winner-take-all finale of a series that went the distance) or by holding an outright covered-era record. Fame carries no weight.
The game
| Series | 1979 World Series (game 7) |
|---|---|
| Date | 1979-10-17 |
| Score | Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Baltimore Orioles 1 |
| Innings | 9 |
Source: Retrosheet World Series game logs (glws.zip), 1979 World Series, game 7 (1979-10-17). The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. — source
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