1979 Major League Baseball season

The 1979 Major League Baseball season concluded with the Pittsburgh Pirates defeating the Baltimore Orioles in seven games in the 1979 World Series. None of the post-season teams of 1977 or 1978 returned to this year's postseason.

1979 MLB season
LeagueMajor League Baseball
SportBaseball
DurationApril 4 – October 17, 1979
Number of games162
Number of teams26
TV partner(s)ABC, NBC, USA
Draft
Top draft pickAl Chambers
Picked bySeattle Mariners
Regular season
Season MVPAL: Don Baylor (CAL)
NL: Willie Stargell (PIT)
       Keith Hernandez (STL)
Postseason
AL championsBaltimore Orioles
  AL runners-upCalifornia Angels
NL championsPittsburgh Pirates
  NL runners-upCincinnati Reds
World Series
ChampionsPittsburgh Pirates
  Runners-upBaltimore Orioles
World Series MVPWillie Stargell (PIT)
MLB seasons

Standings

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American League

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AL East
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Baltimore Orioles 102 57 .642 55‍–‍24 47‍–‍33
Milwaukee Brewers 95 66 .590 8 52‍–‍29 43‍–‍37
Boston Red Sox 91 69 .569 11½ 51‍–‍29 40‍–‍40
New York Yankees 89 71 .556 13½ 51‍–‍30 38‍–‍41
Detroit Tigers 85 76 .528 18 46‍–‍34 39‍–‍42
Cleveland Indians 81 80 .503 22 47‍–‍34 34‍–‍46
Toronto Blue Jays 53 109 .327 50½ 32‍–‍49 21‍–‍60
AL West
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
California Angels 88 74 .543 49‍–‍32 39‍–‍42
Kansas City Royals 85 77 .525 3 46‍–‍35 39‍–‍42
Texas Rangers 83 79 .512 5 44‍–‍37 39‍–‍42
Minnesota Twins 82 80 .506 6 39‍–‍42 43‍–‍38
Chicago White Sox 73 87 .456 14 33‍–‍46 40‍–‍41
Seattle Mariners 67 95 .414 21 36‍–‍45 31‍–‍50
Oakland Athletics 54 108 .333 34 31‍–‍50 23‍–‍58

National League

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NL East
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Pittsburgh Pirates 98 64 .605 48‍–‍33 50‍–‍31
Montreal Expos 95 65 .863 2 56‍–‍25 39‍–‍40
St. Louis Cardinals 86 76 .531 12 42‍–‍39 44‍–‍37
Philadelphia Phillies 84 78 .519 14 43‍–‍38 41‍–‍40
Chicago Cubs 80 82 .494 18 45‍–‍36 35‍–‍46
New York Mets 63 99 .389 35 28‍–‍53 35‍–‍46
NL West
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Cincinnati Reds 90 71 .559 48‍–‍32 42‍–‍39
Houston Astros 89 73 .549 52‍–‍29 37‍–‍44
Los Angeles Dodgers 79 83 .488 11½ 46‍–‍35 33‍–‍48
San Francisco Giants 71 91 .438 19½ 38‍–‍43 33‍–‍48
San Diego Padres 68 93 .422 22 39‍–‍42 29‍–‍51
Atlanta Braves 66 94 .412 23½ 34‍–‍45 32‍–‍49

Postseason

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Bracket

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League Championship Series
(ALCS, NLCS)
World Series
      
East Baltimore 3
West California 1
AL Baltimore 3
NL Pittsburgh 4
East Pittsburgh 3
West Cincinnati 0

Umpires

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Awards and honors

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Baseball Hall of Fame

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Regular Season Awards

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Postseason Awards

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Statistical leaders

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Statistic American League National League
AVG Fred Lynn BOS .333 Keith Hernandez STL .344
HR Gorman Thomas MIL 45 Dave Kingman CHC 48
RBI Don Baylor CAL 139 Dave Winfield SD 118
Wins Mike Flanagan BAL 23 Joe Niekro HOU
Phil Niekro ATL
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ERA Ron Guidry NYY 2.78 J. R. Richard HOU 2.71
SO Nolan Ryan CAL 223 J. R. Richard HOU 313
SV Mike Marshall MIN 32 Bruce Sutter CHC 37
SB Willie Wilson KC 83 Omar Moreno PIT 77

Home field attendance

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Team name Wins Home attendance Per game
Los Angeles Dodgers[47] 79 −16.8% 2,860,954 −14.5% 35,320
Philadelphia Phillies[48] 84 −6.7% 2,775,011 7.4% 34,259
New York Yankees[49] 89 −11.0% 2,537,765 8.6% 31,330
California Angels[50] 88 1.1% 2,523,575 43.8% 31,155
Cincinnati Reds[51] 90 −2.2% 2,356,933 −6.9% 29,462
Boston Red Sox[52] 91 −8.1% 2,353,114 1.4% 29,414
Kansas City Royals[53] 85 −7.6% 2,261,845 0.3% 27,924
Montreal Expos[54] 95 25.0% 2,102,173 47.3% 25,953
Milwaukee Brewers[55] 95 2.2% 1,918,343 19.8% 23,683
Houston Astros[56] 89 20.3% 1,900,312 68.7% 23,461
Baltimore Orioles[57] 102 13.3% 1,681,009 59.8% 21,279
Chicago Cubs[58] 80 1.3% 1,648,587 8.1% 20,353
Detroit Tigers[59] 85 −1.2% 1,630,929 −4.9% 20,387
St. Louis Cardinals[60] 86 24.6% 1,627,256 27.3% 19,845
Texas Rangers[61] 83 −4.6% 1,519,671 5.0% 18,761
San Diego Padres[62] 68 −19.0% 1,456,967 −12.8% 17,987
San Francisco Giants[63] 71 −20.2% 1,456,402 −16.3% 17,980
Pittsburgh Pirates[64] 98 11.4% 1,435,454 48.9% 17,722
Toronto Blue Jays[65] 53 −10.2% 1,431,651 −8.4% 17,675
Chicago White Sox[66] 73 2.8% 1,280,702 −14.1% 16,211
Minnesota Twins[67] 82 12.3% 1,070,521 35.9% 13,216
Cleveland Indians[68] 81 17.4% 1,011,644 26.4% 12,489
Seattle Mariners[69] 67 19.6% 844,447 −3.8% 10,425
New York Mets[70] 63 −4.5% 788,905 −21.7% 9,621
Atlanta Braves[71] 66 −4.3% 769,465 −14.9% 9,740
Oakland Athletics[72] 54 −21.7% 306,763 −41.8% 3,787

Events

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January–April

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May–August

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September–December

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Television coverage

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Twenty-two teams (all but the Atlanta Braves, Houston Astros, New York Mets, and St. Louis Cardinals) signed a one-year cable deal with United Artists Television and Columbia Pictures Television, then-owners of the USA Network.[76] The deal involved the airing of Thursday Night Baseball[77] in markets at least 50 miles (80 km) from a major league park.[78] The deal earned Major League Baseball less than $500,000, but led to a new two-year contract for 40–45 games per season.[79][80]

ABC aired Monday Night Baseball and the World Series. NBC televised the weekend Game of the Week, the All-Star Game, and both League Championship Series.

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