The 22-year-old lefty was having himself a great season so far, coming into the game with a 10-4 record in his first full-season of Major League ball.
Against a powerful Dodger line-up that included Steve Garvey, Ron Cey et. al, he went on to strike out seven batters against one walk, beating fellow starter Doug Rau.
With the game scoreless going into the bottom of the fifth, the Pirates got a some men on base for third baseman Bill Robinson, who drove in what ended being the only two runs of the game with a double.
Candelaria took care of the rest, pitching the final four innings and securing his place in MLB history with the no-hitter.
He would go on to pitch 19-seasons in the Big Leagues, winning 177 games with a very nice 3.33 earned run average over 600 appearances, with 13 shutouts and 1673 strikeouts along with 29 saves.