Pittsburgh Pirates players celebrate on the field in their classic gold and black uniforms after winning the 1979 World Series, capturing the joy of the We Are Family championship season.

The 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates: We Are Family

The 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates arrived at the World Series trailing in a way that should have ended their season. Down three games to one against the Baltimore Orioles, facing elimination on the road, managed by a man whose mother had died that very morning, the Pirates did something that only a handful of teams in…