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The following are the baseball events of the year 1979 throughout the world. Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar)  

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Contents

Champions

Major League Baseball

  League Championship Series
NBC		 World Series
ABC
                 
East  Baltimore Orioles 3  
West  California Angels 1  
    AL  Baltimore Orioles 3
  NL  Pittsburgh Pirates 4
East  Pittsburgh Pirates 3
West  Cincinnati Reds 0  

Other champions

Awards and honors

MLB Statistical Leaders

  American League National League
Type Name Stat Name Stat
AVG Fred Lynn BOS . The National League Championship Series was played between the National League West champion Cincinnati Reds and the National League East Wilver Dornell "Willie" Stargell ( March 6, 1940 &ndash April 9, 2001) nicknamed " Pops " in the later years of The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the "Midsummer Classic" is an annual Baseball game between players from the National League Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians The Kingdome was an indoor sports and entertainment arena owned by King County Washington and located in Seattle Washington. David Gene "The Cobra" Parker (born June 9, 1951 in Calhoun Mississippi) is an American former player in Major League Baseball The Caribbean Series is a Baseball tournament the brainchild of the Venezuelans Oscar "El Negro" Prieto and Pablo Morales, who devised the idea The Navegantes del Magallanes (Magellan's Navigators are a Baseball team in the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League. The College World Series or CWS is a Baseball Tournament held in Omaha Nebraska that is the culmination of the NCAA Division I Baseball California State University Fullerton, commonly known as CSUF, CSU Fullerton, or Cal State Fullerton, is currently the largest California State or is a seven-game championship played by the teams of Japan 's two professional baseball leagues (the Central League and Pacific League) The are a professional Baseball team in Japan 's Central League. The Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes ( ja: 大阪近鉄バファローズ was a Nippon Professional Baseball team based in Osaka, Japan, which were The Little League World Series is a Baseball Tournament for children aged 11 12 and 13 years old Taiwan ( Taiwanese: Tâi-oân/Tāi-oân (historically 大灣/台員/大員/台圓/大圓/台窩灣 is an Island in East Asia. The Cuban National Series (Serie Nacional de Béisbol is the primary domestic amateur Baseball competition in Cuba. Sancti Spíritus is a Baseball team in the Cuban National Series. The Most Valuable Player Award (commonly known as the MVP award is an annual award given to one outstanding player in each league of Major League Baseball. Donald Edward Baylor (born June 28, 1949) is a Major League Baseball coach and a former player and manager. The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are a professional baseball team based in Anaheim, California. Wilver Dornell "Willie" Stargell ( March 6, 1940 &ndash April 9, 2001) nicknamed " Pops " in the later years of The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Keith Hernandez (nicknamed "Mex" (born October 20, 1953, in San Francisco California) is a former Major League Baseball First The St Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards " or "the Redbirds " are a professional Baseball team based in St In Baseball, the Cy Young Award is an honor given annually to the best Pitcher in Major League Baseball (one each for American and National Michael Kendall Flanagan (born December 16, 1951 in Manchester New Hampshire) is a former left-handed Pitcher and current front office executive The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. Howard Bruce Sutter (ˈsuːtɚ born January 8 1953 in Lancaster Pennsylvania) is a former right-handed Relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who was The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. In Major League Baseball, the Rookie of the Year Award is given annually to one player from each league as voted upon by the Baseball Writers Association of America John Anthony Castino (born on October 23, 1954 in Evanston Illinois) is a former Major League Baseball player The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Alfredo Claudino Griffin (born October 6 1957 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) was a Major League Baseball (MLB player from 1976 to 1993 The Toronto Blue Jays are a professional baseball team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Richard Lee Sutcliffe (born June 21, 1956 in Independence Missouri) is a former Major League Baseball starting Pitcher and current The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League ( AL) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League ( NL) is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively Frederic Michael "Fred" Lynn (born February 3 1952 in Chicago Illinois) is a former Center fielder in Major League Baseball 333 Keith Hernandez STL . Keith Hernandez (nicknamed "Mex" (born October 20, 1953, in San Francisco California) is a former Major League Baseball First 344
HR Gorman Thomas MIL 45 Dave Kingman CHC 48
RBI Don Baylor CAL 139 Dave Winfield SDP 118
Wins Mike Flanagan BAL 23 Joe Niekro HOU
Phil Niekro ATL		 21
ERA Ron Guidry NYY 2. James Gorman Thomas III (born December 12, 1950 in Charleston South Carolina) is a former Major League Baseball Center fielder and David Arthur Kingman (born December 21, 1948, in Pendleton Oregon) nicknamed "Kong" and "Sky King" is a former Major League Donald Edward Baylor (born June 28, 1949) is a Major League Baseball coach and a former player and manager. David Mark Winfield (born October 3 1951 in St Paul, Minnesota) is an American former Major League Baseball player who is a member of both the Baseball A win is a Statistic in Major League Baseball credited to the Pitcher for the winning team who was in the game when his team last took the lead Michael Kendall Flanagan (born December 16, 1951 in Manchester New Hampshire) is a former left-handed Pitcher and current front office executive Joseph Franklin Niekro ( November 7 1944 &ndash October 27 2006) was an American Starting pitcher in Major League Philip Henry Niekro (born April 1, in Blaine Ohio) is a former Pitcher in Major League Baseball and member of the Baseball Hall of Fame In Baseball statistics, earned run average ( ERA) is the Mean of Earned runs given up by a Pitcher per nine Innings pitched Ronald Ames Guidry (ˈɡɪdɹi born August 28, 1950, in Lafayette Louisiana; nicknamed " Louisiana Lightning " and " Gator 78 J.R. Richard HOU 2. James Rodney Richard (born March 7 1950 is a former right-handed All-Star Starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played his entire career from 71

Major League Baseball final standings

American League
Rank Club Wins Losses Win % GB
East Division
1st Baltimore Orioles 102   57 . The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League ( AL) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. 642    --
2nd Milwaukee Brewers   95   66 . The Milwaukee Brewers are a Major League Baseball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which plays in the Central Division of the National League 590   8. 0
3rd Boston Red Sox   91   69 . The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. 569 11. 5
4th New York Yankees   89   71 . The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. 556 13. 5
5th Detroit Tigers   85   76 . The Detroit Tigers are a professional baseball team based in Detroit, Michigan, USA 528 18. 0
6th Cleveland Indians   81   80 . The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. 503 22. 0
7th Toronto Blue Jays   53 109 . The Toronto Blue Jays are a professional baseball team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 327 50. 5
West Division
1st California Angels   88   74 . The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are a professional baseball team based in Anaheim, California. 543    --
2nd Kansas City Royals   85   77 . The Kansas City Royals are a Major League Baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. 525   3. 0
3rd Texas Rangers   83   79 . The Texas Rangers are an American professional baseball team based in Arlington Texas, United States, representing the Dallas-Ft 512   5. 0
4th Minnesota Twins   82   80 . The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. 506   6. 0
5th Chicago White Sox   73   87 . The Chicago White Sox are a professional Baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. 456 14. 0
6th Seattle Mariners   67   95 . The Seattle Mariners are an American professional baseball team based in Seattle, Washington, United States. 414 21. 0
7th Oakland Athletics   54 108 . The Oakland Athletics are a professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. 333 34. 0
National League
Rank Club Wins Losses Win %   GB
East Division
1st Pittsburgh Pirates 98 64 . The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League ( NL) is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 605    --
2nd Montreal Expos 95 65 . Franchise history Creation of the franchise In 1960 Montreal lost its International League team the Montreal Royals (an affiliate of 594   2. 0
3rd St. Louis Cardinals 86 76 . The St Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards " or "the Redbirds " are a professional Baseball team based in St 531 12. 0
4th Philadelphia Phillies 84 78 . The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. 519 14. 0
5th Chicago Cubs 80 82 . The Chicago Cubs are a Professional Baseball franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. 494 18. 0
6th New York Mets 63 99 . "Mets" redirects here For the medical term see Metastasis. 389 35. 0
West Division
1st Cincinnati Reds 90 71 . The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA 559    --
2nd Houston Astros 89 73 . The Houston Astros are a Professional baseball team based in Houston Texas. 549   1. 5
3rd Los Angeles Dodgers 79 83 . The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA 488 11. 5
4th San Francisco Giants 71 91 . The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in, that currently play in the National League West Division. 438 19. 5
5th San Diego Padres 68 93 . The San Diego Padres are a Major League Baseball team based in San Diego California since their founding in 1969 422 22. 0
6th Atlanta Braves 66 94 . 413 23. 5

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