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1979 American League Team Statistics and Standings

1978 AL  / 1980 AL  / 1979 NL  / 1979 MLB  Team Statistics and Standings

East Division

Tm W L W-L% GB
Baltimore Orioles BAL 102 57 .642 --
Milwaukee Brewers MIL 95 66 .590 8.0
Boston Red Sox BOS 91 69 .569 11.5
New York Yankees NYY 89 71 .556 13.5
Detroit Tigers DET 85 76 .528 18.0
Cleveland Indians CLE 81 80 .503 22.0
Toronto Blue Jays TOR 53 109 .327 50.5

West Division

Tm W L W-L% GB
California Angels CAL 88 74 .543 --
Kansas City Royals KCR 85 77 .525 3.0
Texas Rangers TEX 83 79 .512 5.0
Minnesota Twins MIN 82 80 .506 6.0
Chicago White Sox CHW 73 87 .456 14.0
Seattle Mariners SEA 67 95 .414 21.0
Oakland Athletics OAK 54 108 .333 34.0
Expanded Standings

Postseason

WorldSeries (4-3):   Pittsburgh Pirates over Baltimore Orioles
LgChampSeries (3-1):   Baltimore Orioles over California Angels

Team & League Standard Batting

Tm #Bat BatAge R/G G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
BAL 34 28.8 4.76 159 6106 5371 757 1401 258 24 181 717 99 49 608 847 .261 .336 .419 .755 106 2250 143 31 42 54 52
BOS 34 29.0 5.26 160 6184 5538 841 1567 310 34 194 805 60 43 512 708 .283 .344 .456 .800 109 2527 158 33 42 59 38
CAL 39 28.3 5.35 162 6311 5550 866 1563 242 43 164 808 100 53 589 843 .282 .351 .429 .781 114 2383 136 37 79 56 42
CHW 44 27.1 4.56 160 6056 5463 730 1505 290 33 127 680 97 62 454 668 .275 .333 .410 .743 100 2242 151 36 58 45 29
CLE 33 28.0 4.72 161 6207 5376 760 1388 206 29 138 707 143 90 657 786 .258 .340 .384 .724 96 2066 122 42 70 60 31
DET 41 26.6 4.78 161 6081 5375 770 1446 221 35 164 729 176 86 575 814 .269 .339 .415 .754 100 2229 140 22 56 52 28
KCR 38 27.9 5.25 162 6350 5653 851 1596 286 79 116 791 207 76 528 675 .282 .343 .422 .766 104 2388 114 35 57 76 56
MIL 31 27.5 5.01 161 6227 5536 807 1552 291 41 185 766 100 53 549 745 .280 .345 .448 .793 113 2480 130 20 72 50 48
MIN 36 26.3 4.72 162 6297 5544 764 1544 256 46 112 714 66 45 526 693 .278 .341 .402 .743 97 2228 116 31 142 53 37
NYY 47 30.3 4.59 160 6061 5421 734 1443 226 40 150 694 65 46 509 590 .266 .328 .406 .733 99 2199 148 18 50 63 48
OAK 33 26.2 3.54 162 5971 5348 573 1276 188 32 108 541 104 69 482 751 .239 .302 .346 .648 80 1852 131 20 75 46 36
SEA 35 28.5 4.39 162 6207 5544 711 1490 250 52 132 676 126 52 515 725 .269 .331 .404 .735 96 2240 158 28 61 54 45
TEX 39 27.9 4.63 162 6194 5562 750 1549 252 26 140 718 79 51 461 607 .278 .334 .409 .743 102 2273 135 33 78 59 49
TOR 39 26.7 3.78 162 6010 5423 613 1362 253 34 95 562 75 56 448 663 .251 .311 .363 .673 82 1968 131 36 65 38 21
LgAvg 36 27.8 4.67 161 6162 5479 752 1477 252 39 143 708 107 59 530 723 .270 .334 .408 .743 100 2238 137 30 68 55 40
502 27.8 4.67 2256 86262 76704 10527 20682 3529 548 2006 9908 1497 831 7413 10115 .270 .334 .408 .743 100 31325 1913 422 947 765 560

Team & League Standard Pitching

Tm #Pitch PitchAge R/G W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG tmSHO cgSHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
BAL 12 27.3 3.66 102 57 .642 3.26 159 159 107 52 12 10 30 1434.1 1279 582 520 133 467 20 786 14 5 36 5897 123 1.217 8.0 0.8 2.9 4.9 1.68
BOS 14 28.4 4.44 91 69 .569 4.03 160 160 113 47 11 9 29 1431.1 1487 711 641 133 463 45 731 37 3 31 6120 111 1.362 9.4 0.8 2.9 4.6 1.58
CAL 15 27.5 4.74 88 74 .543 4.34 162 162 116 46 9 9 33 1436.0 1463 768 692 131 573 33 820 33 5 53 6213 94 1.418 9.2 0.8 3.6 5.1 1.43
CHW 22 25.5 4.67 73 86 .459 4.10 160 159 131 28 9 9 37 1409.0 1365 748 642 114 618 43 675 40 7 50 6117 104 1.407 8.7 0.7 3.9 4.3 1.09
CLE 14 26.7 5.00 81 80 .503 4.57 161 161 133 28 7 5 32 1431.2 1502 805 727 138 570 32 781 23 5 44 6236 94 1.447 9.4 0.9 3.6 4.9 1.37
DET 17 26.3 4.58 84 76 .525 4.27 161 160 135 25 5 2 37 1423.1 1429 738 676 167 547 56 802 48 4 51 6111 102 1.388 9.0 1.1 3.5 5.1 1.47
KCR 17 28.9 5.04 85 77 .525 4.45 162 162 120 42 7 7 27 1448.1 1477 816 716 165 536 48 640 28 2 40 6242 96 1.390 9.2 1.0 3.3 4.0 1.19
MIL 17 26.6 4.48 95 66 .590 4.03 161 161 100 61 12 12 23 1439.2 1563 722 645 162 381 24 580 20 1 48 6106 104 1.350 9.8 1.0 2.4 3.6 1.52
MIN 15 29.5 4.48 82 80 .506 4.13 162 162 131 31 6 3 33 1444.1 1590 725 663 128 452 21 721 15 7 39 6157 106 1.414 9.9 0.8 2.8 4.5 1.60
NYY 19 31.0 4.20 89 71 .556 3.83 160 160 117 43 10 8 37 1432.1 1446 672 610 123 455 22 731 14 1 45 6001 106 1.327 9.1 0.8 2.9 4.6 1.61
OAK 13 25.3 5.31 54 108 .333 4.75 162 162 121 41 4 3 20 1429.1 1606 860 754 147 654 67 726 49 4 72 6436 85 1.581 10.1 0.9 4.1 4.6 1.11
SEA 17 25.5 5.06 67 95 .414 4.58 162 162 125 37 7 5 26 1438.0 1567 820 731 165 571 74 736 33 2 43 6314 96 1.487 9.8 1.0 3.6 4.6 1.29
TEX 16 29.3 4.31 83 79 .512 3.86 162 162 136 26 10 5 42 1437.0 1371 698 617 135 532 40 773 28 2 37 6092 108 1.324 8.6 0.8 3.3 4.8 1.45
TOR 19 25.5 5.32 53 109 .327 4.82 162 162 118 44 7 6 11 1417.0 1537 862 759 165 594 35 613 40 7 64 6220 89 1.504 9.8 1.0 3.8 3.9 1.03
LgAvg 16 27.4 4.67 81 81 .500 4.22 161 161 122 39 30 1432 1477 752 671 143 530 40 723 30 4 47 6162 100 1.401 9.3 0.9 3.3 4.5 1.36
220 27.4 4.67 1127 1127 .500 4.22 2256 2254 1703 551 417 20051.2 20682 10527 9393 2006 7413 560 10115 422 55 653 86262 100 1.401 9.3 0.9 3.3 4.5 1.36

Team & League Standard Fielding

Tm #Fld R/G DefEff G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr
BAL 34 3.66 .727 159 1431 1036 12909.0 6192 4303 1764 125 161 .980 74 7
BOS 34 4.44 .696 160 1440 1151 12882.0 6289 4294 1853 142 166 .977 37 3
CAL 37 4.74 .695 162 1458 1201 12924.0 6051 4308 1608 135 172 .978 -51 -5
CHW 44 4.67 .708 160 1431 1021 12681.0 6231 4227 1831 173 142 .972 12 1
CLE 33 5.00 .693 161 1449 1137 12885.0 6071 4295 1642 134 149 .978 -38 -4
DET 40 4.58 .705 161 1440 1098 12810.0 6157 4270 1767 120 184 .981 -6 -1
KCR 37 5.04 .711 162 1458 1155 13035.0 6268 4345 1777 146 160 .977 35 3
MIL 31 4.48 .702 161 1449 1261 12957.0 6351 4319 1905 127 153 .980 6 1
MIN 34 4.48 .681 162 1458 1084 12999.0 6474 4333 2007 134 203 .979 -3 -0
NYY 47 4.20 .701 160 1440 1155 12891.0 6389 4297 1970 122 183 .981 23 2
OAK 33 5.31 .678 162 1458 1200 12864.0 6180 4288 1718 174 137 .972 -115 -11
SEA 33 5.06 .690 162 1458 1072 12942.0 6334 4314 1879 141 170 .978 -6 -1
TEX 38 4.31 .714 162 1458 1057 12932.0 6303 4311 1862 130 151 .979 58 5
TOR 37 5.32 .694 162 1458 1213 12753.0 6288 4251 1878 159 187 .975 12 1
LgAvg 35 4.67 .700 161 1449 1132 12890 6256 4297 1819 140 166 .978 3 0
492 4.67 .700 2256 20286 15841 180464.0 87578 60155 25461 1962 2318 .978 37 0
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