1979 WS vs Philadelphia Phillies
The oldest continuous one-name, one-city franchise in American professional sports.
The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. The Phillies compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) East Division. Since 2004, the team's home stadium has been Citizens Bank Park, located in the South Philadelphia Sports Complex.
Quick Facts
- Series result
- Pirates win, 4–3
- Games played
- 7
- Opponent
- Philadelphia Phillies
- Marquee player
- Willie Stargell
- Home ballpark
- Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh
- Championship number
- 6th World Series title for Pittsburgh
Lore & Background
The Phillies are the oldest, continuous, one-name, one-city franchise in American professional sports. They have won two World Series championships and eight National League pennants. The team has played 122 consecutive seasons since the first modern World Series and 142 seasons since its inaugural 1883 campaign.
Reader's Guide
The Phillies' Triple-A affiliate is the Lehigh Valley IronPigs, the Double-A affiliate is the Reading Fightin Phils, and the Class-A affiliates are the Jersey Shore BlueClaws and the Clearwater Threshers. Spring training facilities are at BayCare Ballpark in Clearwater, Florida.
Did You Know?
- The Phillies were the first American sports franchise to amass over 10,000 losses.
- The Phillies were the last of the 16 pre-expansion teams to win a World Series.
- Hall of Fame third baseman Mike Schmidt is widely considered the franchise's greatest player of all time.
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