When the Baltimore Orioles faced the Pittsburgh Pirates, Game 1 was actually rescheduled due to an unbaseball-like wintry mix.
As the first pitch was thrown on Oct. 10, the temperature was the coldest ever recorded at the World Series: 41°F according to Baseball Reference.
An exciting game, despite the cold
Despite the cold weather and the constant rain, over 53,000 people attended the first game of the ’79 World Series at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore. And, they got a show. The Orioles scored five runs in the first inning and held the lead until the end.