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1979 Major League Baseball Team Statistics and Standings

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

WorldSeries (4-3):   Pittsburgh Pirates over Baltimore Orioles
LgChampSeries (3-1):   Baltimore Orioles over California Angels
LgChampSeries (3-0):   Pittsburgh Pirates over Cincinnati Reds

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
ATL 38 26.4 4.18 160 6036 5422 669 1389 220 28 126 626 98 50 490 818 .256 .318 .377 .695 84 2043 112 23 62 38 47
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
CHC 37 28.5 4.36 162 6182 5550 706 1494 250 43 135 663 73 52 478 762 .269 .329 .403 .731 91 2235 126 35 77 42 49
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
CIN 35 29.3 4.54 161 6218 5477 731 1445 266 31 132 686 99 47 614 902 .264 .338 .396 .734 99 2169 128 19 62 46 73
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
HOU 40 27.2 3.60 162 6029 5394 583 1382 224 52 49 542 190 95 461 745 .256 .315 .344 .659 85 1857 105 22 109 43 75
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
LAD 35 30.4 4.56 162 6188 5490 739 1443 220 24 183 713 106 46 556 834 .263 .331 .412 .743 103 2260 145 23 83 36 62
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
MON 34 27.3 4.38 160 6029 5465 701 1445 273 42 143 651 121 56 432 890 .264 .319 .408 .728 99 2231 123 27 67 38 68
NYM 39 27.6 3.64 163 6231 5591 593 1399 255 41 74 558 135 79 498 817 .250 .313 .350 .664 85 1958 117 35 66 40 53
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
PHI 38 30.6 4.19 163 6222 5463 683 1453 250 53 119 641 128 76 602 764 .266 .340 .396 .736 98 2166 124 37 60 57 66
PIT 34 29.5 4.75 163 6332 5661 775 1541 264 52 148 710 180 66 483 855 .272 .330 .416 .746 99 2353 113 32 98 56 102
SDP 35 27.4 3.75 161 6169 5446 603 1316 193 53 93 559 100 58 534 770 .242 .311 .348 .659 86 1894 104 32 113 43 81
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
SFG 36 28.1 4.15 162 6133 5395 672 1328 192 36 125 616 140 73 580 925 .246 .319 .365 .684 93 1967 100 20 89 47 61
STL 37 27.4 4.48 163 6347 5734 731 1594 279 63 100 685 116 69 460 838 .278 .331 .401 .732 98 2299 116 27 63 63 69
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 35 28.0 4.46 161 6168 5492 720 1458 247 41 132 675 115 61 523 771 .265 .330 .397 .727 97 2183 128 29 73 51 53
899 28.0 4.46 4198 160378 142792 18713 37911 6415 1066 3433 17558 2983 1598 13601 20035 .265 .330 .397 .727 97 56757 3326 754 1896 1314 1366
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

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
ATL 17 28.9 4.77 66 94 .413 4.18 160 160 128 32 3 1 34 1407.2 1496 763 654 132 494 62 779 45 10 45 6149 97 1.414 9.6 0.8 3.2 5.0 1.58
BAL 12 27.5 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
CHC 14 27.7 4.36 80 82 .494 3.88 162 162 142 20 11 5 44 1446.2 1500 707 624 127 521 87 933 43 5 40 6232 107 1.397 9.3 0.8 3.2 5.8 1.79
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
CIN 14 28.5 4.00 90 71 .559 3.58 161 161 134 27 10 7 40 1440.1 1415 644 573 103 485 63 773 18 7 30 6083 105 1.319 8.8 0.6 3.0 4.8 1.59
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
HOU 19 28.3 3.59 89 73 .549 3.20 162 162 107 55 19 17 31 1447.2 1278 582 514 90 504 24 854 24 5 55 6014 111 1.231 7.9 0.6 3.1 5.3 1.69
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
LAD 17 28.3 4.43 79 83 .488 3.83 162 162 132 30 6 5 34 1444.0 1425 717 614 101 555 53 811 27 11 44 6197 94 1.371 8.9 0.6 3.5 5.1 1.46
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
MON 14 28.6 3.63 95 65 .594 3.14 160 160 127 33 18 13 39 1447.1 1379 581 505 116 450 51 813 23 7 28 6052 117 1.264 8.6 0.7 2.8 5.1 1.81
NYM 20 26.5 4.33 63 99 .389 3.84 163 163 147 16 10 5 36 1482.2 1486 706 633 120 607 107 819 24 11 45 6357 95 1.412 9.0 0.7 3.7 5.0 1.35
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
PHI 17 28.3 4.40 84 78 .519 4.16 163 163 130 33 14 10 29 1441.1 1455 718 666 135 477 65 787 29 18 36 6086 92 1.340 9.1 0.8 3.0 4.9 1.65
PIT 14 29.7 3.94 98 64 .605 3.41 163 163 139 24 7 2 52 1493.1 1424 643 566 125 504 77 904 31 9 52 6272 114 1.291 8.6 0.8 3.0 5.4 1.79
SDP 13 29.1 4.23 68 93 .422 3.69 161 161 132 29 7 5 25 1453.0 1438 681 596 108 513 68 779 23 9 23 6160 95 1.343 8.9 0.7 3.2 4.8 1.52
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
SFG 16 28.3 4.64 71 91 .438 4.16 162 162 137 25 6 5 34 1436.0 1484 751 664 143 577 95 880 27 9 50 6259 85 1.435 9.3 0.9 3.6 5.5 1.53
STL 16 26.4 4.25 86 76 .531 3.72 163 163 125 38 10 7 25 1486.2 1449 693 615 127 501 54 788 18 10 45 6255 103 1.312 8.8 0.8 3.0 4.8 1.57
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 15 27.8 4.46 81 81 .500 4.00 161 161 126 35 32 1441 1458 720 641 132 523 53 771 29 6 44 6168 101 1.374 9.1 0.8 3.3 4.8 1.47
390 27.8 4.46 2096 2096 .500 4.00 4198 4196 3283 913 840 37478.1 37911 18713 16669 3433 13601 1366 20035 754 166 1146 160378 101 1.374 9.1 0.8 3.3 4.8 1.47
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

Team & League Standard Fielding

Tm #Fld R/G DefEff G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr
ATL 38 4.77 .684 160 1440 1139 12669.0 6187 4223 1781 183 139 .970 -86 -8
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
CHC 35 4.36 .680 162 1458 1088 13020.0 6401 4340 1902 159 163 .975 -48 -4
CHW 44 4.67 .708 160 1431 1021 12681.0 6231 4227 1831 173 142 .972 12 1
CIN 34 4.00 .704 161 1449 1115 12963.0 6183 4321 1738 124 152 .980 6 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
HOU 40 3.59 .719 162 1457 1135 13020.0 6188 4343 1707 138 146 .978 34 3
KCR 37 5.04 .711 162 1458 1155 13035.0 6268 4345 1777 146 160 .977 35 3
LAD 35 4.43 .703 162 1458 1112 12996.0 6119 4332 1669 118 123 .981 -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
MON 33 3.63 .711 160 1439 1194 13017.0 6190 4342 1717 131 123 .979 30 3
NYM 39 4.33 .697 163 1467 1120 13344.0 6356 4448 1768 140 168 .978 -33 -3
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
PHI 38 4.40 .703 163 1467 1106 12972.0 6230 4324 1800 106 148 .983 54 5
PIT 31 3.94 .706 163 1467 1131 13440.0 6366 4480 1752 134 163 .979 6 1
SDP 35 4.23 .701 161 1449 1065 13077.0 6443 4359 1943 141 154 .978 15 1
SEA 33 5.06 .690 162 1458 1072 12942.0 6334 4314 1879 141 170 .978 -6 -1
SFG 36 4.64 .688 162 1458 1099 12924.0 6277 4308 1806 163 138 .974 -70 -7
STL 37 4.25 .708 163 1467 1138 13380.0 6524 4460 1932 132 166 .980 21 2
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 34 4.46 .700 161 1452 1126 12973 6271 4324 1807 140 158 .978 -2 0
883 4.46 .700 4198 37762 29283 337286.0 163042 112435 46976 3631 4101 .978 -69 -0
Tm #Fld R/G DefEff G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr
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1978 MLB  / 1980 MLB  / 1979 NL  / 1979 AL  Team Statistics and Standings