Richard Palumbo was the coach of the 1979 National Champion North Providence West Little League softball team that won the World Series.

In 1979, the Pirates had a 98-64 regular season record before sweeping the Cincinnati Reds to win the National Leage pennant. In the World Series they defeated the Baltimore Orioles in seven games.

It was the summer that lives on forever. The 1979 Little League softball all-stars from North Providence West immortalized themselves that August with a hard-to-believe summer story. They returned ...

In the aftermath of the vote, Parker spoke about what he was most proud of in his 19-year career and picked the Pirates winning the World Series in 1979.

Parker spent more than a decade with the Pirates during his Major League Baseball career. The outfielder won two batting titles, an MVP and the 1979 World Series, the most recent in franchise ...

The 1979 Pirates championship team was known as "The Family," (a name taken from the popular Sister Sledge song "We are Family,")and "Pops" was its undisputed leader, taking home both the National ...

Dave Parker of the 1979 world champion Pittsburgh Pirates before a game between the Pirates and the Baltimore Orioles at PNC Park May 21, 2014, in Pittsburgh. (Justin K. Aller/Getty Images) ...