Pittsburgh Pirates relief pitcher Kent Tekulve leaps up as catcher Steve Nicosia runs forward after final out of final World Series game against the Baltimore Orioles in Baltimore, Md., Oct. 17, 1979.

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Pittsburgh Pirates relief pitcher Kent Tekulve leaps up as catcher Steve Nicosia runs forward after final out of final World Series game against the Baltimore Orioles in Baltimore, Md., Oct. 17, 1979.

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Pittsburgh Pirates relief pitcher Kent Tekulve leaps up as catcher Steve Nicosia runs forward after final out of final World Series game against the Baltimore Orioles in Baltimore, Md., Oct. 17, 1979.

Pirates relief pitcher Kent Tekulve waves toward the dugout after striking out Orioles Doug DeCinces to end sixth game of World Series in Baltimore, Oct. 16, 1979. Tekulve relieved starter John Candelaria