Jul 25, 2014 - This Pin was discovered by Ricky George. The cap became solid black with a gold "P".The club introduces an alternate uniform mustard gold cap which was worn on Sunday home games throughout the season.
Second was what Hurdle called the “electricity” with which they played.
Later in this decade, the cap had piping and also included a "P" in white or red.Numbers were introduced on the front of the home and road jerseys and have been there ever since.The Pirates return to button-down jerseys and belted pants.The Pirates, as well as other clubs, commemorate the National League's centennial by wearing the old striped, pill-box style caps.
Perhaps October would have had different heroes entirely if not for a foggy night in May.Exactly one month later the Mets and Pirates replayed the game from the start, as was the longstanding rule for ties then. The 1979 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 1979 season.The 76th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff played between the National League (NL) champion Pittsburgh Pirates (98–64) and the American League (AL) champion Baltimore Orioles (102–57). “We were always pulling in the same direction. Other teams come in and don’t know if we’re getting ready for a game or doing a barbeque.”“It was a bad circus coming to town,” Hurdle said. On this one here, for some reason, all those pieces just kind of fit together to make it work and let us get where we wanted to go.”“We would’ve capsized some boats,” Parker joked.“We’re looking to go out and take 3-1 from somebody,” Parker said. Five Pirates had ten or more hits in this series, a World Series record. First was their style and the wide variety of uniform combinations they wore. Jun 17, 2017 - Every "bumblebee" combination worn by the Pittsburgh Pirates during the 1979 season. Team Names: Pittsburgh Pirates, Pittsburgh Alleghenys Seasons: 139 (1882 to 2020) Record: 10545-10405, .503 W-L% Playoff Appearances: 17 Pennants: 9 World Championships: 5 Winningest Manager: Fred Clarke, 1422-969, .595 W-L% More Franchise Info
On an evening when you’re remembering a whole lot of good stuff, there’s always the other side, too.
Broadcaster Lanny Frattare was also recognized; so were Margaret Stargell, Anna Marie Kison (wife of Bruce) and the children of general manager Harding “Pete” Peterson, the architect of the 1979 team.“We were very tight as a group. “These guys have got big hearts, and that was reflected 40 years ago. As the team nickname became more accepted, "Pirates" was displayed in capital letters down the button lapel (1912).
Discover (and save!) We had a great leader in Willie Stargell. 1978: White on white pinstripes aren't worn on the road. In 1979, they only wore the white jerseys with the white pants (and only at home), so they were down to five combinations: white/white, gold/gold, gold/black, black/black, and black/gold.
First, we can do away with those pinstriped uniforms. The cadet-style collar soon gave way to a tapered collar extension, but the buttonlapel remained solid dark blue with white buttons and a "P-P" straddling the top button (1913-14). As beautiful as it is, and despite the fact that the yellow cap is the one I currently sport, and despite the fact that the black jersey so perfectly breaks up the yellow of the cap and pant, the black cap is just so perfect that this one cannot win. And damn, Dale Berra makes it look good. Well, the only true way to answer this question is by process of elimination. Enjoy it while you can, because eventually it’s going to go away.”It also didn’t take long for the players to start feeling like it was 1979 all over again, either. The jersey became a pullover with no button or zipper. A "PBC" monogram signifying Pittsburgh Baseball Club was also added to the left sleeve later in the decade.The organization introduce a complete new look by introducing an alternate home jersey as well as bringing the color "red" back into the uniform for the first time since 1946.The Pirates re-introduce pinstripes to the uniform. As the cheers subsided, a familiar melody rang through the ballpark speakers: Sister Sledge’s “We Are Family.” The Pirates celebrated the 40th anniversary of theThat swagger was still on display, too. The new synthetic fabrics allowed for previously unthinkable color combinations.