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When did Pittsburgh Pirates last win the World Series?

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When did Pittsburgh Pirates last win the World Series?

Pittsburgh Pirates last won the World Series in the 1979 season. The 1979 season title was clinched on October 17, 1979.
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CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON1979October 17, 1979

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THE PITTSBURGH PIRATES WIN IT ALL.

World Series — 4–1 over Baltimore Orioles.

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46 years, 11 months ago47 seasons have started without another banner.

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Series: 4–3.

BEYOND THE SCOREBOARD…

The calendar reads 1979. Here is who arrived, who left, what launched, what people watched, and how the world worked.
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THE WORLD OF 1979

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The calendar reads 1979. Here is who arrived, who left, what launched, what people watched, and how the world worked.

Remembered

The world said goodbye to John Wayne.

The Hollywood western star died that year.
Source: John Wayne ↗

Movies

Kramer vs. Kramer took the top picture prize.

At the 1980 Academy Awards honoring films released in 1979, Kramer vs. Kramer won the Academy's top picture award.
Source: The 1980 Academy Awards ↗
How do you count “winning it all”?

We count the top championship named for the selected competition—not conference, division, playoff appearance, or consolation titles. Season labels stay separate from the date the trophy was actually clinched.

  • NFL defaults to Super Bowls; pre-Super Bowl league titles are identified separately when included.
  • Relocations follow the franchise unless a league’s official record book separates the history.
  • FBS selectors, split titles, claims, vacancies, and co-champions are labeled rather than flattened.

Result checked 2026-08-28. View Pittsburgh Pirates World Series record ↗

World Series titles; current 30-franchise field; completed through 2025. The archive includes every recognized title attributed to the current franchise under this policy.