1979 MLB Summary - The Baseball Cube

Season Standings

CSV

league	rank	lg rk	mlb rk	team	franchise	g	w	l	wpct	gbl	rf	ra	diff	manager	attendance	payroll	ballpark	playoffs
AL East	1	1	1	Baltimore Orioles	Franchise Page	159	102	57	.642	--	757	582	175	Earl Weaver	1,681,009	0	Memorial Stadium	Lost World Series (Pirates)
AL East	2	2	4	Milwaukee Brewers	Franchise Page	161	95	66	.590	8.0	807	722	85	George Bamberger	1,918,343	0	County Stadium	dnq
AL East	3	3	5	Boston Red Sox	Franchise Page	160	91	69	.569	11.5	841	711	130	Don Zimmer	2,353,114	0	Fenway Park	dnq
AL East	4	4	7	New York Yankees	Franchise Page	160	89	71	.556	13.5	734	672	62	Billy Martin, Bob Lemon	2,537,765	0	Yankee Stadium I	dnq
AL East	5	6	11	Detroit Tigers	Franchise Page	161	85	76	.528	18.0	770	738	32	Sparky Anderson, Les Moss, Dick Tracewski	1,630,929	0	Tiger Stadium	dnq
AL East	6	10	16	Cleveland Indians	Franchise Page	161	81	80	.503	22.0	760	805	-45	Jeff Torborg, Dave Garcia	1,011,644	0	Cleveland Stadium	dnq
AL East	7	14	26	Toronto Blue Jays	Franchise Page	162	53	109	.327	50.5	613	862	-249	Roy Hartsfield	1,431,651	0	Exhibition Stadium	dnq
league	rank	lg rk	mlb rk	team	franchise	g	w	l	wpct	gbl	rf	ra	diff	manager	attendance	payroll	ballpark	playoffs
AL West	1	5	9	California Angels	Franchise Page	162	88	74	.543	--	866	768	98	Jim Fregosi	2,523,575	0	Anaheim Stadium	Lost ALCS (Orioles)
AL West	2	7	12	Kansas City Royals	Franchise Page	162	85	77	.525	3.0	851	816	35	Whitey Herzog	2,261,845	0	Royals Stadium	dnq
AL West	3	8	14	Texas Rangers	Franchise Page	162	83	79	.512	5.0	750	698	52	Pat Corrales	1,519,671	0	Arlington Stadium	dnq
AL West	4	9	15	Minnesota Twins	Franchise Page	162	82	80	.506	6.0	764	725	39	Gene Mauch	1,070,521	0	Metropolitan Stadium	dnq
AL West	5	11	19	Chicago White Sox	Franchise Page	160	73	87	.456	14.0	730	748	-18	Don Kessinger, Tony La Russa	1,280,702	0	Comiskey Park	dnq
AL West	6	12	22	Seattle Mariners	Franchise Page	162	67	95	.414	21.0	711	820	-109	Darrell Johnson	844,447	0	The Kingdome	dnq
AL West	7	13	25	Oakland Athletics	Franchise Page	162	54	108	.333	34.0	573	860	-287	Jim Marshall	306,763	0	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum	dnq
league	rank	lg rk	mlb rk	team	franchise	g	w	l	wpct	gbl	rf	ra	diff	manager	attendance	payroll	ballpark	playoffs
NL East	1	1	2	Pittsburgh Pirates	Franchise Page	162	98	64	.605	--	775	643	132	Chuck Tanner	1,435,454	0	Three Rivers Stadium	Won World Series (Orioles)
NL East	2	2	3	Montreal Expos	Franchise Page	160	95	65	.594	2.0	701	581	120	Dick Williams	2,102,173	0	Olympic Stadium	dnq
NL East	3	5	10	St. Louis Cardinals	Franchise Page	162	86	76	.531	12.0	731	693	38	Ken Boyer	1,627,256	0	Busch Stadium II	dnq
NL East	4	6	13	Philadelphia Phillies	Franchise Page	162	84	78	.519	14.0	683	718	-35	Danny Ozark, Dallas Green	2,775,011	0	Veterans Stadium	dnq
NL East	5	7	17	Chicago Cubs	Franchise Page	162	80	82	.494	18.0	706	707	-1	Herman Franks, Joey Amalfitano	1,648,587	0	Wrigley Field	dnq
NL East	6	12	24	New York Mets	Franchise Page	162	63	99	.389	35.0	593	706	-113	Joe Torre	788,905	0	Shea Stadium	dnq
league	rank	lg rk	mlb rk	team	franchise	g	w	l	wpct	gbl	rf	ra	diff	manager	attendance	payroll	ballpark	playoffs
NL West	1	3	6	Cincinnati Reds	Franchise Page	161	90	71	.559	--	731	644	87	John McNamara	2,356,933	0	Riverfront Stadium	Lost NLCS (Pirates)
NL West	2	4	8	Houston Astros	Franchise Page	162	89	73	.549	1.5	583	582	1	Bill Virdon	1,900,312	0	Astrodome	dnq
NL West	3	8	18	Los Angeles Dodgers	Franchise Page	162	79	83	.488	11.5	739	717	22	Tommy Lasorda	2,860,954	0	Dodger Stadium	dnq
NL West	4	9	20	San Francisco Giants	Franchise Page	162	71	91	.438	19.5	672	751	-79	Joe Altobelli, Dave Bristol	1,456,402	0	Candlestick Park	dnq
NL West	5	10	21	San Diego Padres	Franchise Page	161	68	93	.422	22.0	603	681	-78	Roger Craig	1,456,967	0	San Diego Stadium	dnq
NL West	6	11	23	Atlanta Braves	Franchise Page	160	66	94	.413	23.5	669	763	-94	Bobby Cox	769,465	0	Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium	dnq
26 record(s)

Batting Totals

CSV

Glossary

team	league	players	g	ab	r	h	2b	3b	hr	rbi	sb	cs	bb	so	hbp	sh	sf	ibb	gdp	tb	pa	xbh	1b	avg	obp	slg	ops	seca	iso	babip	bb%	so%	so/bb	ab/hr
Atlanta Braves	NL West	37	2093	5422	669	1389	220	28	126	626	98	50	490	818	23	62	38	47	112	2043	6035	374	1015	.256	.318	.377	.695	.220	.121	.280	8.12	13.55	1.67	43.03
Baltimore Orioles	AL East	22	1817	5371	757	1401	258	24	181	717	99	49	608	847	31	42	54	52	143	2250	6106	463	938	.261	.336	.419	.755	.281	.158	.277	9.96	13.87	1.39	29.67
Boston Red Sox	AL East	21	1733	5538	841	1567	310	34	194	805	60	43	512	708	33	42	59	38	158	2527	6184	538	1029	.283	.344	.456	.800	.269	.173	.292	8.28	11.45	1.38	28.55
California Angels	AL West	24	1667	5550	866	1563	242	43	164	808	100	53	589	843	37	79	56	42	136	2383	6311	449	1114	.282	.351	.429	.781	.262	.148	.304	9.33	13.36	1.43	33.84
Chicago Cubs	NL East	36	2220	5550	706	1494	250	43	135	663	73	52	478	762	35	77	42	49	126	2235	6182	428	1066	.269	.329	.403	.731	.223	.134	.289	7.73	12.33	1.59	41.11
Chicago White Sox	AL West	23	1812	5463	730	1505	290	33	127	680	97	62	454	668	36	58	45	29	151	2242	6056	450	1055	.275	.333	.410	.743	.224	.135	.292	7.50	11.03	1.47	43.02
Cincinnati Reds	NL West	34	2072	5477	731	1445	266	31	132	686	99	47	614	902	19	62	46	73	128	2169	6218	429	1016	.264	.338	.396	.734	.254	.132	.292	9.87	14.51	1.47	41.49
Cleveland Indians	AL East	19	1721	5376	760	1388	206	29	138	707	143	90	657	786	42	70	60	31	122	2066	6205	373	1015	.258	.340	.384	.724	.258	.126	.277	10.59	12.67	1.20	38.96
Detroit Tigers	AL East	25	1755	5375	770	1446	221	35	164	729	176	86	575	814	22	56	52	28	140	2229	6080	420	1026	.269	.339	.415	.754	.269	.146	.288	9.46	13.39	1.42	32.77
Houston Astros	NL West	36	2048	5394	583	1382	224	52	49	542	190	95	461	745	22	109	43	75	105	1857	6029	325	1057	.256	.315	.344	.659	.191	.088	.287	7.65	12.36	1.62	110.08
Kansas City Royals	AL West	22	1762	5653	851	1596	286	79	116	791	207	76	528	675	35	57	76	56	114	2388	6349	481	1115	.282	.343	.422	.766	.257	.140	.300	8.32	10.63	1.28	48.73
Los Angeles Dodgers	NL West	34	2060	5490	739	1443	220	24	183	713	106	46	556	834	23	83	36	62	145	2260	6188	427	1016	.263	.331	.412	.743	.261	.149	.279	8.99	13.48	1.50	30.00
Milwaukee Brewers	AL East	18	1579	5536	807	1552	291	41	185	766	100	53	549	745	20	72	50	48	130	2480	6227	517	1035	.280	.345	.448	.793	.275	.168	.294	8.82	11.96	1.36	29.92
Minnesota Twins	AL West	21	1866	5544	764	1544	256	46	112	714	66	45	526	693	31	142	53	37	116	2228	6296	414	1130	.278	.341	.402	.743	.222	.123	.299	8.35	11.01	1.32	49.50
Montreal Expos	NL East	32	2021	5465	701	1445	273	42	143	651	121	56	432	890	27	67	38	68	123	2231	6029	458	987	.264	.319	.408	.728	.235	.144	.291	7.17	14.76	2.06	38.22
New York Mets	NL East	38	2158	5591	593	1399	255	41	74	558	135	79	498	817	35	66	40	53	117	1958	6230	370	1029	.250	.313	.350	.664	.199	.100	.280	7.99	13.11	1.64	75.55
New York Yankees	AL East	29	1762	5421	734	1443	226	40	150	694	65	46	509	590	18	50	63	48	148	2199	6061	416	1027	.266	.328	.406	.733	.237	.139	.273	8.40	9.73	1.16	36.14
Oakland Athletics	AL West	21	1684	5348	573	1276	188	32	108	541	104	69	482	751	20	75	46	36	131	1852	5971	328	948	.239	.302	.346	.648	.204	.108	.258	8.07	12.58	1.56	49.52
Philadelphia Phillies	NL East	36	2155	5463	683	1453	250	53	119	641	128	76	602	764	37	60	57	66	124	2166	6219	422	1031	.266	.340	.396	.736	.250	.131	.288	9.68	12.28	1.27	45.91
Pittsburgh Pirates	NL East	33	2188	5661	775	1541	264	52	148	710	180	66	483	855	32	98	56	102	113	2353	6330	464	1077	.272	.330	.416	.746	.249	.143	.296	7.63	13.51	1.77	38.25
San Diego Padres	NL West	35	2183	5446	603	1316	193	53	93	559	100	58	534	770	32	113	43	81	104	1894	6168	339	977	.242	.311	.348	.659	.212	.106	.264	8.66	12.48	1.44	58.56
San Francisco Giants	NL West	33	2168	5395	672	1328	192	36	125	616	140	73	580	925	20	89	47	61	100	1967	6131	353	975	.246	.319	.365	.684	.238	.118	.274	9.46	15.09	1.59	43.16
Seattle Mariners	AL West	18	1802	5544	711	1490	250	52	132	676	126	52	515	725	28	61	54	45	158	2240	6202	434	1056	.269	.331	.404	.735	.242	.135	.286	8.30	11.69	1.41	42.00
St. Louis Cardinals	NL East	36	2110	5734	731	1594	279	63	100	685	116	69	460	838	27	63	63	69	116	2299	6347	442	1152	.278	.331	.401	.732	.211	.123	.307	7.25	13.20	1.82	57.34
Texas Rangers	AL West	23	1860	5562	750	1549	252	26	140	718	79	51	461	607	33	78	59	49	135	2273	6193	418	1131	.278	.334	.409	.743	.218	.130	.289	7.44	9.80	1.32	39.73
Toronto Blue Jays	AL East	21	1652	5423	613	1362	253	34	95	562	75	56	448	663	36	65	38	21	131	1968	6010	382	980	.251	.311	.363	.673	.198	.112	.269	7.45	11.03	1.48	57.08
26 record(s)

Pitching Totals

CSV

Glossary

team	league	players	w	l	era	g	gs	cg	sho	gf	gr	sv	ip	h	r	er	hr	bb	so	wp	bk	hb	whip	h9	hr9	bb9	so9	ra9	so/bb
Atlanta Braves	NL West	17	66	94	4.18	443	160	32	1	128	283	34	1407.2	1496	763	654	132	494	779	45	10	45	1.41	9.56	0.84	3.16	4.98	4.88	1.58
Baltimore Orioles	AL East	12	102	57	3.28	326	159	52	10	107	167	30	1434.1	1279	582	522	133	467	786	36	5	14	1.22	8.03	0.83	2.93	4.93	3.65	1.68
Boston Red Sox	AL East	14	91	69	4.03	358	160	47	9	113	198	29	1431.1	1487	711	641	133	463	731	31	3	37	1.36	9.35	0.84	2.91	4.60	4.47	1.58
California Angels	AL West	15	88	74	4.34	371	162	46	9	116	209	33	1436.0	1463	768	692	131	573	820	53	5	33	1.42	9.17	0.82	3.59	5.14	4.81	1.43
Chicago Cubs	NL East	14	80	82	3.90	449	162	20	5	142	287	44	1446.2	1500	707	627	127	521	933	40	5	43	1.40	9.33	0.79	3.24	5.80	4.40	1.79
Chicago White Sox	AL West	22	73	86	4.13	395	159	28	9	131	236	37	1409.0	1365	748	647	114	618	675	50	7	40	1.41	8.72	0.73	3.95	4.31	4.78	1.09
Cincinnati Reds	NL West	14	90	71	3.60	442	161	27	7	134	281	40	1440.1	1415	644	576	103	485	773	30	7	18	1.32	8.84	0.64	3.03	4.83	4.02	1.59
Cleveland Indians	AL East	14	81	80	4.58	402	161	28	5	133	241	32	1431.2	1502	805	729	138	570	781	44	5	23	1.45	9.44	0.87	3.58	4.91	5.06	1.37
Detroit Tigers	AL East	17	84	76	4.28	381	160	25	2	135	221	37	1423.1	1429	738	677	167	547	802	51	4	48	1.39	9.04	1.06	3.46	5.07	4.67	1.47
Houston Astros	NL West	19	89	73	3.20	399	162	55	17	107	237	31	1447.2	1278	582	514	90	504	854	55	5	24	1.23	7.95	0.56	3.13	5.31	3.62	1.69
Kansas City Royals	AL West	17	85	77	4.46	401	162	42	7	120	239	27	1448.1	1477	816	717	165	536	640	40	2	28	1.39	9.18	1.03	3.33	3.98	5.07	1.19
Los Angeles Dodgers	NL West	17	79	83	3.86	402	162	30	5	132	240	34	1444.0	1425	717	620	101	555	811	44	11	27	1.37	8.88	0.63	3.46	5.05	4.47	1.46
Milwaukee Brewers	AL East	17	95	66	4.04	365	161	61	12	100	204	23	1439.2	1563	722	646	162	381	580	48	1	20	1.35	9.77	1.01	2.38	3.63	4.51	1.52
Minnesota Twins	AL West	15	82	80	4.16	376	162	31	3	131	214	33	1444.1	1590	725	667	128	452	721	39	7	15	1.41	9.91	0.80	2.82	4.49	4.52	1.60
Montreal Expos	NL East	14	95	65	3.14	420	160	33	13	127	260	39	1447.1	1379	581	505	116	450	813	28	7	23	1.26	8.58	0.72	2.80	5.06	3.61	1.81
New York Mets	NL East	20	63	99	3.84	491	163	16	5	147	328	36	1482.2	1486	706	633	120	607	819	45	11	24	1.41	9.02	0.73	3.68	4.97	4.29	1.35
New York Yankees	AL East	19	89	71	3.85	377	160	43	8	117	217	37	1432.1	1446	672	613	123	455	731	45	1	14	1.33	9.09	0.77	2.86	4.59	4.22	1.61
Oakland Athletics	AL West	13	54	108	4.78	405	162	41	3	121	243	20	1429.1	1606	860	759	147	654	726	72	4	49	1.58	10.11	0.93	4.12	4.57	5.42	1.11
Philadelphia Phillies	NL East	17	84	78	4.16	424	163	33	10	130	261	29	1441.1	1455	718	666	135	477	787	36	18	29	1.34	9.09	0.84	2.98	4.91	4.48	1.65
Pittsburgh Pirates	NL East	14	98	64	3.42	489	163	24	2	139	326	52	1493.1	1424	643	568	125	504	904	52	9	31	1.29	8.58	0.75	3.04	5.45	3.88	1.79
San Diego Padres	NL West	13	68	93	3.70	440	161	29	5	132	279	25	1453.0	1438	681	598	108	513	779	23	9	23	1.34	8.91	0.67	3.18	4.83	4.22	1.52
San Francisco Giants	NL West	16	71	91	4.17	464	162	25	5	137	302	34	1436.0	1484	751	665	143	577	880	50	9	27	1.44	9.30	0.90	3.62	5.52	4.71	1.53
Seattle Mariners	AL West	17	67	95	4.61	379	162	37	5	125	217	26	1438.0	1567	820	736	165	571	736	43	2	33	1.49	9.81	1.03	3.57	4.61	5.13	1.29
St. Louis Cardinals	NL East	16	86	76	3.74	438	163	38	7	125	275	25	1486.2	1449	693	617	127	501	788	45	10	18	1.31	8.77	0.77	3.03	4.77	4.20	1.57
Texas Rangers	AL West	16	83	79	3.86	379	162	26	5	136	217	42	1437.0	1371	698	617	135	532	773	37	2	28	1.32	8.59	0.85	3.33	4.84	4.37	1.45
Toronto Blue Jays	AL East	19	53	109	4.85	357	162	44	6	118	195	11	1417.0	1537	862	763	165	594	613	64	7	40	1.50	9.76	1.05	3.77	3.89	5.47	1.03
26 record(s)

1979 Major League Baseball

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