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1979 National League Standings and Head-to-Head

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Postseason

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

East Division

Tm W L W-L% GB
Pittsburgh Pirates PIT 98 64 .605 --
Montreal Expos MON 95 65 .594 2.0
St. Louis Cardinals STL 86 76 .531 12.0
Philadelphia Phillies PHI 84 78 .519 14.0
Chicago Cubs CHC 80 82 .494 18.0
New York Mets NYM 63 99 .389 35.0

West Division

Tm W L W-L% GB
Cincinnati Reds CIN 90 71 .559 --
Houston Astros HOU 89 73 .549 1.5
Los Angeles Dodgers LAD 79 83 .488 11.5
San Francisco Giants SFG 71 91 .438 19.5
San Diego Padres SDP 68 93 .422 22.0
Atlanta Braves ATL 66 94 .413 23.5

NL East Detailed Standings

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Rk Tm W L W-L% GB GBsum R RA pythWL Luck vEast vWest Home Road ExInn 1Run vRHP vLHP ≥.500 <.500
1 PIT 98 64 .605 --- 4.8 3.9 96-66 1 54-36 44-28 48-33 50-31 8-10 30-26 63-41 35-23 44-34 54-30
2 MON 95 65 .594 2.0 2.0 4.4 3.6 95-65 0 55-35 40-30 56-25 39-40 12-7 29-26 76-56 19-9 39-39 56-26
3 STL 86 76 .531 12.0 22.0 4.5 4.3 84-78 1 47-43 39-33 42-39 44-37 10-14 32-26 47-47 39-29 36-42 50-34
4 PHI 84 78 .519 14.0 28.0 4.2 4.4 78-84 5 44-46 40-32 43-38 41-40 11-3 31-21 59-60 25-18 33-45 51-33
5 CHC 80 82 .494 18.0 44.0 4.4 4.4 81-81 -1 37-53 43-29 45-36 35-46 6-9 23-23 53-56 27-26 42-54 38-28
6 NYM 63 99 .389 35.0 129.0 3.6 4.3 68-94 -5 33-57 30-42 28-53 35-46 8-12 24-35 38-69 25-30 30-66 33-33
Avg 84 77 .522 4.3 4.2 84-78 45-45 39-32 43-37 40-40 9-9 28-26 56-54 28-22 37-46 47-30

NL West Detailed Standings

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Rk Tm W L W-L% GB GBsum R RA pythWL Luck vEast vWest Home Road ExInn 1Run vRHP vLHP ≥.500 <.500
1 CIN 90 71 .559 --- 4.5 4.0 89-72 0 43-29 47-42 48-32 42-39 5-6 30-30 58-41 32-30 38-28 52-43
2 HOU 89 73 .549 1.5 1.5 3.6 3.6 81-81 7 37-35 52-38 52-29 37-44 7-5 39-27 58-44 31-29 32-34 57-39
3 LAD 79 83 .488 11.5 21.5 4.6 4.4 84-78 -5 35-37 44-46 46-35 33-48 9-7 24-27 55-60 24-23 34-50 45-33
4 SFG 71 91 .438 19.5 45.5 4.1 4.6 73-89 -2 27-45 44-46 38-43 33-48 5-6 21-30 51-71 20-20 42-42 29-49
5 SDP 68 93 .422 22.0 55.5 3.7 4.2 71-90 -3 28-44 40-49 39-42 29-51 11-7 29-33 50-64 18-29 28-55 40-38
6 ATL 66 94 .413 23.5 63.0 4.2 4.8 70-90 -4 24-46 42-48 34-45 32-49 3-9 23-31 47-65 19-29 29-53 37-41
Avg 77 84 .478 4.1 4.3 78-83 32-39 44-44 42-37 34-46 6-6 27-29 53-57 24-26 33-43 43-40

NL Detailed Standings

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Rk Tm W L W-L% GB GBsum R RA pythWL Luck vEast vWest Home Road ExInn 1Run vRHP vLHP ≥.500 <.500
1 PIT 98 64 .605 --- 4.8 3.9 96-66 1 54-36 44-28 48-33 50-31 8-10 30-26 63-41 35-23 44-34 54-30
2 MON 95 65 .594 2.0 4.5 4.4 3.6 95-65 0 55-35 40-30 56-25 39-40 12-7 29-26 76-56 19-9 39-39 56-26
3 CIN 90 71 .559 --- 4.5 4.0 89-72 0 43-29 47-42 48-32 42-39 5-6 30-30 58-41 32-30 38-28 52-43
4 HOU 89 73 .549 1.5 3.0 3.6 3.6 81-81 7 37-35 52-38 52-29 37-44 7-5 39-27 58-44 31-29 32-34 57-39
5 STL 86 76 .531 12.0 45.0 4.5 4.3 84-78 1 47-43 39-33 42-39 44-37 10-14 32-26 47-47 39-29 36-42 50-34
6 PHI 84 78 .519 14.0 57.0 4.2 4.4 78-84 5 44-46 40-32 43-38 41-40 11-3 31-21 59-60 25-18 33-45 51-33
7 CHC 80 82 .494 18.0 85.0 4.4 4.4 81-81 -1 37-53 43-29 45-36 35-46 6-9 23-23 53-56 27-26 42-54 38-28
8 LAD 79 83 .488 11.5 42.5 4.6 4.4 84-78 -5 35-37 44-46 46-35 33-48 9-7 24-27 55-60 24-23 34-50 45-33
9 SFG 71 91 .438 19.5 97.0 4.1 4.6 73-89 -2 27-45 44-46 38-43 33-48 5-6 21-30 51-71 20-20 42-42 29-49
10 SDP 68 93 .422 22.0 119.5 3.7 4.2 71-90 -3 28-44 40-49 39-42 29-51 11-7 29-33 50-64 18-29 28-55 40-38
11 ATL 66 94 .413 23.5 134.5 4.2 4.8 70-90 -4 24-46 42-48 34-45 32-49 3-9 23-31 47-65 19-29 29-53 37-41
12 NYM 63 99 .389 35.0 261.0 3.6 4.3 68-94 -5 33-57 30-42 28-53 35-46 8-12 24-35 38-69 25-30 30-66 33-33
Avg 80 80 .500 4.2 4.2 81-81 38-42 42-38 43-37 37-43 7-7 27-27 54-56 26-24 35-45 45-35
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Head-to-Head Records

Read across for wins and down the columns for losses
     |CHC MON NYM PHI PIT STL|ATL CIN HOU LAD SDP SFG 
+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
  CHC| --   6   8   9   6   8|  8   7   6   5   9   8
  MON| 12  --  15  11   7  10|  9   6   5   6   7   7
  NYM| 10   3  --   5   8   7|  8   4   3   3   4   8
  PHI|  9   7  13  --   8   7|  5   4   7   9   9   6
  PIT| 12  11  10  10  --  11|  8   4   8   8   7   9
  STL| 10   8  11  11   7  --|  8   4   6   6   8   7
+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
  ATL|  4   1   4   7   4   4| --   6   7  12   6  11
  CIN|  5   6   8   8   8   8| 12  --   8  11  10   6
  HOU|  6   7   9   5   4   6| 11  10  --  10  14   7
  LAD|  7   6   9   3   4   6|  6   7   8  --   9  14
  SDP|  3   5   8   3   5   4| 12   7   4   9  --   8
  SFG|  4   5   4   6   3   5|  7  12  11   4  10  --
+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
     |CHC MON NYM PHI PIT STL|ATL CIN HOU LAD SDP SFG

Head-to-Head Run Scoring

Read across for runs scored and down the columns for runs allowed
     |CHC MON NYM PHI PIT STL|ATL CIN HOU LAD SDP SFG 
+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
  CHC| --  54  83 104  68  66| 73  52  47  49  49  61
  MON| 63  --  83  85  66  65| 45  52  48  52  67  75
  NYM| 82  56  --  40  73  76| 65  43  27  41  37  53
  PHI| 91  60  70  --  79  72| 59  42  38  72  54  46
  PIT| 86  89  78  94  --  82| 65  46  70  46  55  64
  STL| 75  55  96  93  77  --| 61  49  43  71  58  53
+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
  ATL| 58  18  44  69  54  62| --  65  56  87  70  86
  CIN| 61  44  54  56  55  62| 85  --  77  85  83  69
  HOU| 42  35  41  27  49  39| 74  72  --  83  57  64
  LAD| 58  54  65  63  33  73| 65  75  66  --  77 110
  SDP| 41  57  49  47  36  44|100  58  31  70  --  70
  SFG| 50  59  43  40  53  52| 71  90  79  61  74  --
+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
     |CHC MON NYM PHI PIT STL|ATL CIN HOU LAD SDP SFG
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