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NOTHING IN MY CAREER COMPARES TO 1979, WHEN THE PIRATES WON the World Series.
I started the season with the Giants, and I'll never forget June 28, which was the day the Pirates picked me up in a trade. It was great to go from a last-place team to a contender. The Pirates were a talented bunch of players.
The Giants were playing me out of position at second base, and the Pirates moved me back to third. The Pirates didn't have a lot of big stars--Dave Parker and Willie Stargell were our biggest names--but we had a lot of good, solid players like Phil Garner, Tim Foli, Bill Robinson and Omar Moreno.
How did the Pirates win the pennant? It all goes ...