1979 Major League Baseball season explained

1979 MLB season
League:Major League Baseball
Sport:Baseball
Duration:April 4 – October 17, 1979
No Of Games:162
No Of Teams:26
Tv:ABC, NBC, USA
Draft:Draft
Draft Link:1979 Major League Baseball draft
Top Pick:Al Chambers
Top Pick Link:List of first overall MLB draft picks
Picked By:Seattle Mariners
Season:Regular season
Mvp:AL

Don Baylor (CAL)
NL: Willie Stargell (PIT)
       Keith Hernandez (STL)

Mvp Link:Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award
Playoffs:Postseason
Playoffs Link:1979 Major League Baseball postseason
Conf1:AL
Conf1 Link:1979 American League Championship Series
Conf1 Champ:Baltimore Orioles
Conf1 Runner-Up:California Angels
Conf2:NL
Conf2 Link:1979 National League Championship Series
Conf2 Champ:Pittsburgh Pirates
Conf2 Runner-Up:Cincinnati Reds
Finals:World Series
Finals Link:1979 World Series
Finals Champ:Pittsburgh Pirates
Finals Runner-Up:Baltimore Orioles
World Series Mvp:Willie Stargell (PIT)
World Series Mvp Link:World Series Most Valuable Player Award
Seasonslist:List of MLB seasons
Seasonslistnames:MLB
Prevseason Link:1978 Major League Baseball season
Prevseason Year:1978
Nextseason Link:1980 Major League Baseball season
Nextseason Year:1980

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.

Standings

National League

Postseason

See main article: article and 1979 MLB Postseason.

Bracket

Umpires

American League Umpires
Name G HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF Ref
[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
Mike Briscese [6]
Bud Brown [7]
Doug Brown [8]
Jeff Brown [9]
[10]
[11]
[12]
[13]
Alan Contant [14]
[15]
Doug Cossey [16]
[17]
Jim Cuneo [18]
Dale Davidson [19]
[20]
[21]
[22]
Roy Dreke [23]
Jim Dunne [24]
[25]
[26]
[27]
National League Umpires
Name G HP 1B 2B 3B LF RF Ref
Andy Anderson 17 1 1 7 8 0 0 [28]
Bill Andress 3 0 0 2 1 0 0 [29]
12 1 2 6 3 0 0 [30]
1 0 0 0 1 0 0 [31]
1 1 0 0 0 0 0 [32]
6 0 1 4 1 0 0 [33]
13 0 2 7 4 0 0 [34]
149 46 45 30 28 0 0 [35]
18 2 7 6 3 0 0 [36]
Dick Cavenaugh 16 3 2 5 6 0 0 [37]
16 4 4 4 4 0 0 [38]
Jack Conn 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 [39]
Emilien Cote 7 1 1 4 1 0 0 [40]
112 27 27 29 29 0 0 [41]
Jim Cuneo 20 3 2 8 7 0 0 [42]
110 27 28 27 28 0 0 [43]
108 27 28 27 26 0 0 [44]
Bob Davis 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 [45]
111 28 25 29 29 0 0 [46]

Awards and honors

Baseball Hall of Fame

Regular Season Awards

Postseason Awards

Gold Glove Award

Statistical leaders

StatisticAmerican LeagueNational League
Fred Lynn BOS .333 Keith Hernandez STL .344
Gorman Thomas MIL 45 Dave Kingman CHC 48
Don Baylor CAL 139 Dave Winfield SD 118
Mike Flanagan BAL 23 Joe Niekro HOU
Phil Niekro ATL
21
Ron Guidry NYY 2.78 J. R. Richard HOU 2.71
Nolan Ryan CAL 223 J. R. Richard HOU 313
Mike Marshall MIN 32 Bruce Sutter CHC 37
Willie Wilson KC 83 Omar Moreno PIT 77

Home field attendance

Team nameWinsHome attendance
Los Angeles Dodgers[47] 79-16.8%2,860,954-14.5%35,320
Philadelphia Phillies[48] 84-6.7%2,775,0117.4%34,259
New York Yankees[49] 89-11.0%2,537,7658.6%31,330
California Angels[50] 881.1%2,523,57543.8%31,155
Cincinnati Reds[51] 90-2.2%2,356,933-6.9%29,462
Boston Red Sox[52] 91-8.1%2,353,1141.4%29,414
Kansas City Royals[53] 85-7.6%2,261,8450.3%27,924
Montreal Expos[54] 9525.0%2,102,17347.3%25,953
Milwaukee Brewers[55] 952.2%1,918,34319.8%23,683
Houston Astros[56] 8920.3%1,900,31268.7%23,461
Baltimore Orioles[57] 10213.3%1,681,00959.8%21,279
Chicago Cubs[58] 801.3%1,648,5878.1%20,353
Detroit Tigers[59] 85-1.2%1,630,929-4.9%20,387
St. Louis Cardinals[60] 8624.6%1,627,25627.3%19,845
Texas Rangers[61] 83-4.6%1,519,6715.0%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] 9811.4%1,435,45448.9%17,722
Toronto Blue Jays[65] 53-10.2%1,431,651-8.4%17,675
Chicago White Sox[66] 732.8%1,280,702-14.1%16,211
Minnesota Twins[67] 8212.3%1,070,52135.9%13,216
Cleveland Indians[68] 8117.4%1,011,64426.4%12,489
Seattle Mariners[69] 6719.6%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

January–April

May–August

September–December

Television coverage

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.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Larry Barnett. July 22, 2024. Retrosheet.org.
  2. Web site: Homer Bishop. July 22, 2024. Retrosheet.org.
  3. Web site: Steve Broga. July 22, 2024. Retrosheet.org.
  4. Web site: Nick Bremigan. July 22, 2024. Retrosheet.org.
  5. Web site: Joe Brinkman. July 22, 2024. Retrosheet.org.
  6. Web site: Nike Briscese. July 22, 2024. Retrosheet.org.
  7. Web site: Bud Brown. July 22, 2024. Retrosheet.org.
  8. Web site: Doug Brown. July 22, 2024. Retrosheet.org.
  9. Web site: Jeff Brown. July 22, 2024. Retrosheet.org.
  10. Web site: Bob Campbell. Retrosheet.org. July 22, 2024.
  11. Web site: Al Clark. Retrosheet.org. July 22, 2024.
  12. Web site: Dick Clegg. Retrosheet.org. July 22, 2024.
  13. Web site: Curly Clement. Retrosheet.org. July 22, 2024.
  14. Web site: Alan Contant. Retrosheet.org. July 22, 2024.
  15. Web site: Terry Cooney. Retrosheet.org. July 22, 2024.
  16. Web site: Doug Cossey. Retrosheet.org. July 22, 2024.
  17. Web site: Derryl Cousins. Retrosheet.org. July 22, 2024.
  18. Web site: Jim Cuneo. Retrosheet.org. July 22, 2024.
  19. Web site: Dale Davidson. July 22, 2024. Retrosheet.org.
  20. Web site: Bill Deegan. July 22, 2024. Retrosheet.org.
  21. Web site: Don Denkinger. July 22, 2024. Retrosheet.org.
  22. Web site: Lou DiMuro. July 22, 2024. Retrosheet.org.
  23. Web site: Roy Dreke. July 22, 2024. Retrosheet.org.
  24. Web site: Jim Dunne. July 22, 2024. Retrosheet.org.
  25. Web site: Harold Easley. July 22, 2024. Retrosheet.org.
  26. Web site: George Eshelman. July 22, 2024. Retrosheet.org.
  27. Web site: Jim Evans. July 22, 2024. Retrosheet.org.
  28. Web site: Andy Anderson. July 22, 2024. Retrosheet.org.
  29. Web site: Bill Andress. July 22, 2024. Retrosheet.org.
  30. Web site: John Baird. July 22, 2024. Retrosheet.org.
  31. Web site: Mike Barston. July 22, 2024. Retrosheet.org.
  32. Web site: Jack Baswell. July 22, 2024. Retrosheet.org.
  33. Web site: Bob Beck. July 22, 2024. Retrosheet.org.
  34. Web site: Joe Bendekovits. July 22, 2024. Retrosheet.org.
  35. Web site: Fred Brocklander. July 22, 2024. www.retrosheet.org.
  36. Web site: Frank Campagna. Retrosheet.org. July 22, 2024.
  37. Web site: Dick Cavenaugh. Retrosheet.org. July 22, 2024.
  38. Web site: Nick Colosi. July 22, 2024. Retrosheet.org.
  39. Web site: Jack Conn. July 22, 2024. Retrosheet.org.
  40. Web site: Emilien Cote. Retrosheet.org. July 22, 2024.
  41. Web site: Jerry Crawford. Retrosheet.org. July 22, 2024.
  42. Web site: Jim Cuneo. Retrosheet.org. July 22, 2024.
  43. Web site: Jerry Dale. July 22, 2024. Retrosheet.org.
  44. Web site: Satch Davidson. July 22, 2024. Retrosheet.org.
  45. Web site: Bob Davids. July 22, 2024. Retrosheet.org.
  46. Web site: Bob Engel. July 22, 2024. Retrosheet.org.
  47. Web site: Los Angeles Dodgers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors. September 8, 2020. Baseball-Reference.com.
  48. Web site: Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors. September 8, 2020. Baseball-Reference.com.
  49. Web site: New York Yankees Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors. September 8, 2020. Baseball-Reference.com.
  50. Web site: Los Angeles Angels Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors. September 8, 2020. Baseball-Reference.com.
  51. Web site: Cincinnati Reds Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors. September 8, 2020. Baseball-Reference.com.
  52. Web site: Boston Red Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors. September 8, 2020. Baseball-Reference.com.
  53. Web site: Kansas City Royals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors. September 8, 2020. Baseball-Reference.com.
  54. Web site: Washington Nationals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors. September 8, 2020. Baseball-Reference.com.
  55. Web site: Milwaukee Brewers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors. September 8, 2020. Baseball-Reference.com.
  56. Web site: Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors. September 8, 2020. Baseball-Reference.com.
  57. Web site: Baltimore Orioles Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors. September 8, 2020. Baseball-Reference.com.
  58. Web site: Chicago Cubs Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors. September 8, 2020. Baseball-Reference.com.
  59. Web site: Detroit Tigers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors. September 8, 2020. Baseball-Reference.com.
  60. Web site: St. Louis Cardinals Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors. September 8, 2020. Baseball-Reference.com.
  61. Web site: Texas Rangers Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors. September 8, 2020. Baseball-Reference.com.
  62. Web site: San Diego Padres Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors. September 8, 2020. Baseball-Reference.com.
  63. Web site: San Francisco Giants Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors. September 8, 2020. Baseball-Reference.com.
  64. Web site: Pittsburgh Pirates Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors. September 8, 2020. Baseball-Reference.com.
  65. Web site: Toronto Blue Jays Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors. September 8, 2020. Baseball-Reference.com.
  66. Web site: Chicago White Sox Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors. September 8, 2020. Baseball-Reference.com.
  67. Web site: Minnesota Twins Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors. September 8, 2020. Baseball-Reference.com.
  68. Web site: Cleveland Indians Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors. September 8, 2020. Baseball-Reference.com.
  69. Web site: Seattle Mariners Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors. September 8, 2020. Baseball-Reference.com.
  70. Web site: New York Mets Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors. September 8, 2020. Baseball-Reference.com.
  71. Web site: Atlanta Braves Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors. September 8, 2020. Baseball-Reference.com.
  72. Web site: Oakland Athletics Attendance, Stadiums and Park Factors. September 8, 2020. Baseball-Reference.com.
  73. Web site: April 4, 2001: Hideo Nomo joins elite company with no-hitters in both leagues. Society for American Baseball Research. October 28, 2019.
  74. Book: Pellowski, Michael J. The Little Giant Book of Baseball Facts. 2007. Sterling Publishing Co. United States. 9781402742736. 352. registration.
  75. Web site: Three-Pitch Inning. goldenrankings.com. November 29, 2014.
  76. News: Big-League Baseball To Hit Hinterlands On Cable Television. https://web.archive.org/web/20121104055735/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/djreprints/access/109518979.html?dids=109518979:109518979&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:AI&type=historic&date=Apr+13,+1979&author=&pub=Wall+Street+Journal&desc=Big-League+Baseball+To+Hit+Hinterlands+On+Cable+Television&pqatl=google. dead. November 4, 2012. April 13, 1979. Wall Street Journal.
  77. News: Majors give cable rights. April 13, 1979. Lawrence Journal-World.
  78. News: Sports on cable. Jane Gross. The New York Times. July 12, 1981. USA agreed to the baseball limitations rejected by ESPN and shows a Thursday-night game in cities that do not have a major-league team. In New York City, Manhattan Cable broadcasts USA's programs, but cannot televise the weekly baseball game because the Yankees and Mets declined to grant the waivers necessary under major-league statutes.. Jane. Gross.
  79. News: Is The Chance To .Ao To The Park .. https://archive.today/20120712034459/http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CYMmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UgEGAAAAIBAJ&pg=5326,891835&dq=major+league+baseball+on+usa+network&hl=en. dead. July 12, 2012. April 3, 1982. Jim. Jicha. Miami News.
  80. News: Giants Announce Signings of Stennett, May, Wohlford. https://web.archive.org/web/20121104055747/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/648711842.html?dids=648711842:648711842&FMT=CITE&FMTS=CITE:AI&type=historic&date=Dec+13,+1979&author=&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=The+Newswire&pqatl=google. dead. November 4, 2012. December 13, 1979. Los Angeles Times.