Topic summary
1979 National League Championship Series
Ed Montague
Jerry Dale
Frank Pulli
Dick Stello
Jim Quick
KDKA-TV (PIT)
WLWT (CIN)
KDKA-TV: Milo Hamilton, Lanny Frattare and Nelson Briles
WLWT: Ray Lane and Bill Brown
KDKA (PIT)
WLW (CIN)
KDKA: Milo Hamilton and Lanny Frattare
WLW: Marty Brennaman and Joe Nuxhall
The 1979 National League Championship Series was the semifinal round of the National League side of the 1979 postseason, played between the National League West champion Cincinnati Reds and the National League East champion Pittsburgh Pirates. This was the 11th edition of the NLCS.
It was the fourth time in the 1970s that the Pirates and Reds had faced off for the pennant; Cincinnati had won all three previous meetings in 1970, 1972 and 1975.
The Pirates won the series in a three-game sweep in what would be the last postseason appearance for both franchises until 1990.
As of 2026, this is the last time that the Pirates won the National League pennant, and is their third-most recent victory in a postseason series. Aside from the Seattle Mariners, the only team left that has yet to win a pennant, the Pirates currently hold the longest active league pennant drought in the majors.