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The 1979 American Association season was the 72nd in the league's history, and ended with the Evansville Triplets winning the league championship. It was the first title for the Triplets since 1975.
[edit] Final standings
Playoff teams in bold.
[edit] Championship Finals
| Evansville vs. Oklahoma City
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| Date | Away | Home
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| September 1 | Evansville 8 | Oklahoma City 4
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| September 2 | Evansville 2 | Oklahoma City 10
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| September 3 | Evansville 1 | Oklahoma City 7
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| September 4 | Oklahoma City 8 | Evansville 9
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| | 12 innings
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| September 5 | Oklahoma City 3 | Evansville 9
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| September 6 | Oklahoma City 3 | Evansville 7
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| Evansville wins series 4-2
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[edit] League Leaders
[edit] Batting
- Batting Average Keith Smith, Springfield, .350
- Runs Scored Lonnie Smith, Oklahoma City, 106
- Hits Manny Castillo, Springfield, 169
- Doubles Keith Moreland, Oklahoma City; John Poff, Oklahoma City,34
- Triples Art Gardner, Denver, 11
- Home Runs Karl Pagel, Wichita, 39
- Runs Batted In Pagel, 123
- Stolen Bases German Barranca, Omaha, 75
[edit] Pitching
- Wins Dewey Robinson, Iowa, 13
- Earned Run Average Bruce Berenyi, Indianapolis, 2.82
- Complete Games Bill Atkinson, Denver, 11
- Shutouts Berenyi, 3
- Strikeouts Berenyi, 136
- Saves John Littlefield, Springfield, 10
[edit] All-Star Team
- First Base Randy Bass, Denver
- Second Base Fred Frazier, Iowa
- Shortstop Ron Oester, Indianapolis
- Third Base Manny Castillo, Springfield
- Outfield Karl Pagel, Wichita; Bobby Molinaro, Iowa; Keith Smith, Springfield
- Catcher Keith Moreland, Oklahoma City; Bruce Kimm, Evansville
- Utility Leon Durham, Springfield; Jim Cox, Denver
- Pitcher Dewey Robinson, Iowa; Gary Beare, Oklahoma City
- Manager Jim Leyland, Evansville
[edit] References
The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. W. Lloyd Johnson and Miles Wolff, editors. Baseball America, 1993.
1980 Baseball Guide
[edit] External Links
1979 AA - The Baseball Cube
