The orioles won 102 games in the regular season, but the pirates would be best remembered, both for winning the world series and their adoption of sister sledges we are family as their theme song. Bill madlock society for american baseball research. Team logo wooden case 1979 pittsburgh pirates world series championship ring 10s after the purchase, please leave me a message which size u need material. There were only 11,278 fans at three rivers stadium in pittsburgh on sept. Baseball players baseball cards three rivers stadium. The ring has a rounded square face that features the pirates logo consisting of 10 diamonds set in black stone. World series pittsburgh pirates mlb rings for sale ebay. A bestofseven playoff, it played between the national league nl champion pittsburgh pirates 9864 and the american league al champion baltimore orioles 10257, with the pirates becoming the fourth team in world series history to come back from a three games to one deficit to win the series in seven games. Pittsburgh pirates world series ring, 1971 digital. The pirates would rally from three games to one deficit to take the series in seven, the.
Clemente and pittsburgh pirates clemente and pittsburgh pirates. We see it in the 1927 yankees, the 1969 mets and these 1979 pittsburgh pirates, who rallied from a three games to one deficit to take the series in seven, the last two victories at baltimore. World series rings, baseball classic championship rings. The ring has a rounded, rectangle face that features a circularshaped diamond set in.
The willie stargell collection is comprised of 12 lots, including. Some of our recent acquisitions include a 1969 new york mets world series ring, as well as a 2012 san francisco giants world series ring. Ranking the best pittsburgh pirates shortstops is a depressing chore clint barmes didnt make the top 10, but a bunch a guys a lot less famous than him did. Won world series 43 over baltimore orioles won nl championship series 30 over cincinnati reds. Matt alexander society for american baseball research. World series ring collecting guide, buying replicas.
Willie stargells 1979 national league mvp award and world series ring are among 20 items being sold by his widow through scp auctions inc. The 1979 pirates come back from 31 to beat the orioles in the world series. Looking back at the slow start of the 1979 pittsburgh pirates. Our business has carried mlb championship rings that go as far back as the 1930s. The 1979 world series was the championship series of major league baseballs mlb 1979 season. The 76th edition of the world series, it was a bestofseven playoff played between the national league nl champion pittsburgh pirates 9864 and the american league al champion baltimore orioles 10257. The 1979 pirates world series ring was designed and crafted by jostens. The family of pirates hall of famer willie stargell said it is angry that his widow is auctioning his memorabilia, including his world series ring and his national league mvp award. The 1979 pittsburgh pirates turned in one of the most remarkable performances in sports history by coming back from a 31 deficit to win the world series, the franchises fifth alltime championship. The curious case of the 1979 world series champion. Pittsburgh pirates world series ring, 1979 digital.
High aaa graded studded prong set cubic zirconia stones on top. Team logo wooden case 1979 pittsburgh pirates world. Rare 1979 pittsburgh pirates world series championship ring usa seller beautiful replica ring, of the pittsburgh pirates world series rings 1979 these are heavy rings, not plastic. High quality crystal were selected and inlay on the top of every championship rings.
Its a very impressive championship ring and typical of what baseball teams were awarding in the late 1970s. The pittsburgh pirates know a thing or two about being underdogs and still coming out on top in the world series. This item ships from right in the middle of the usa missouri. The associated press alexander, 62, was the designated pinchrunner for the 1979 world champion pirates, and he can instantly transport himself back to that magical season. I think bill madlock was the best third baseman offensively and defensively in the major leagues last year, said pirates skipper chuck tanner in 1980. Those waits are an eternity compared to the pirates fourdecade stretch, but imagine the outcry if this is only halfway to waiting for their next world series title. The pirates beat the cincinnati reds to win their ninth national league pennant, and the baltimore orioles to win their fifth world.
The wildly popular disco hit we are family by sister sledge was used as the teams theme song that season. Pittsburgh pirates 1979 mlb world series championship ring. Celebrate your favorite team with the pittsburgh pirates baseball championship rings. Every championship ring spends 28 days through 14 working processes, we choose high strength and highquality alloy with 3 times electroplating. Pirates manager chuck tanner dubbed him matt the scat for the blazing foot speed that saw most of alexanders fortyfour appearances during the 1979 world championship season executed in the role of pinch runner. In the sixth, bill robinson the pirates cleanup hitter stroked a oneout single to left field before stargell followed with a blast to deep right on the first pitch of the atbat.
The pittsburgh pirates four wins in the 1979 world series will be broadcast on wccsam 1160 and fm 101. World champions 1974 pittsburgh steelers football super bowl ix replica ring. A gold pittsburgh pirates 1979 world series championship ring given to commissioner bowie kuhn. He is the foremost pinchrunning specialist in majorleague history.
Unlike the 1960 pirates, i was able to follow the 1979 pirates from the first pitch of the season to the final out of this world series. A perfect example of a franchise that started slow, only to turn things around is the last team to win a world series in pittsburgh. Rare 1979 pittsburgh pirates world series championship ring usa seller. Honus wagner 1917 framed vintage photograph and poem from his estate. Baseball championship rings buy and sell championship rings. The pirates won in seven games, becoming the fourth team in world series history to come back from a threegamestoone deficit to win the series.
The 1979 pirates were a team that was reminiscent of another pirate team. See more ideas about mlb world series, championship rings and world series. The 1979 world series matched the national leagues pittsburgh pirates 9864 against the american leagues baltimore orioles 10257, with the pirates becoming the 4th team in world series history to come back from a three games to one deficit to win the series in seven games. In game 7 of the 1979 world series, mcgregor had allowed just three hits in his first five innings two of which came off the bat of stargell. A genuine player ring from the fabled we are family pirates.
The pirates were famous for adopting sister sledge s hit anthem we are family as their theme song. The is a professional custom championship ring maker with excellent quality and customer service. Over parts of nine seasons 197381, he played in 374 games yet amassed only 195 plate appearances. The pirates beat the cincinnati reds to win their ninth national league title, and the baltimore orioles to win their fifth world series title and also their last playoff series victory to date. The 1979 pittsburgh pirates had 98 wins and 64 losses and captured the national league east division title by two games over the montreal expos. Ranking the best pittsburgh pirates shortstops is a.
Pittsburgh pirates world champions ring, 1979 1979 world series, world series rings, first. Stargells home run powers pirates to game 7 win in 1979. Below you will find every world series winning team since 1979 and any player who played a significant role with the pirates before they won a world series ring andor they played a significant. On this day in 1971, the pittsburgh pirates fielded the. A gold pittsburgh pirates 1971 world series championship ring that was given to commissioner bowie kuhn. The 1979 world championship saw a tight race between the baltimore orioles and the pittsburgh pirates for which the pirates broug. Pittsburgh, pa for the pirates, it was the year of stargell stars, we are family, and the most recent time the team won the world series. Combined shipping on multiple items, please request. Willie stargell collection available in scp auctions.
A favorite of manager chuck tanner, alexander won a world series ring with the 1979 pittsburgh pirates. Pittsburgh pirates world series ring, 1979 digital collection. Rare pirates 1979 world series ring offered by paragon. Every championship ring spend 28 days through 14 working processes, we choose high strength and high quality alloy with 3 times electroplating. While any world series ring is highly collectible, there are certain championship teams whose enduring fame elevates the appeal above the rest of the pack. Pittsburgh pirates baseball world series replica championships rings. The world series as we know it today began in 1903, with the boston americans beating the pittsburgh pirates. During this time, watches or pins were more commonly provided by the winning teams. Pittsburgh, pa the bucs faces long odds in climbing a mountain the team last scaled in 1979. Back in the midtolate 70s jostens occasionally presented their championship rings in a velvet ring box like the one shown above.
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