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1979 National League Team Statistics and Standings

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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
Expanded Standings

Postseason

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

Team & League Standard Batting

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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 6035 5422 669 1389 220 28 126 626 98 50 490 818 .256 .318 .377 .695 84 2043 112 23 62 38 47
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
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
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
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
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 6230 5591 593 1399 255 41 74 558 135 79 498 817 .250 .313 .350 .664 85 1958 117 35 66 40 53
PHI 38 30.6 4.19 163 6219 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 6330 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 6168 5446 603 1316 193 53 93 559 100 58 534 770 .242 .311 .348 .659 86 1894 104 32 113 43 81
SFG 36 28.1 4.15 162 6131 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
LgAvg 35 28.3 4.22 162 6176 5507 682 1436 241 43 119 638 124 64 516 827 .261 .325 .385 .709 93 2119 118 28 79 46 67
420 28.3 4.22 1942 74106 66088 8186 17229 2886 518 1427 7650 1486 767 6188 9920 .261 .325 .385 .709 93 25432 1413 332 949 549 806

Team & League Standard Pitching

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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 98 1.414 9.6 0.8 3.2 5.0 1.58
CHC 14 27.7 4.36 80 82 .494 3.90 162 162 142 20 11 5 44 1446.2 1500 707 627 127 521 87 933 43 5 40 6232 106 1.397 9.3 0.8 3.2 5.8 1.79
CIN 14 28.5 4.00 90 71 .559 3.60 161 161 134 27 10 7 40 1440.1 1415 644 576 103 485 63 773 18 7 30 6083 105 1.319 8.8 0.6 3.0 4.8 1.59
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 110 1.231 7.9 0.6 3.1 5.3 1.69
LAD 17 28.3 4.43 79 83 .488 3.86 162 162 132 30 6 5 34 1444.0 1425 717 620 101 555 53 811 27 11 44 6197 95 1.371 8.9 0.6 3.5 5.1 1.46
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 94 1.412 9.0 0.7 3.7 5.0 1.35
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 3.42 163 163 139 24 7 2 52 1493.1 1424 643 568 125 504 77 904 31 9 52 6272 115 1.291 8.6 0.8 3.0 5.4 1.79
SDP 13 29.1 4.23 68 93 .422 3.70 161 161 132 29 7 5 25 1453.0 1438 681 598 108 513 68 779 23 9 23 6160 95 1.343 8.9 0.7 3.2 4.8 1.52
SFG 16 28.3 4.64 71 91 .438 4.17 162 162 137 25 6 5 34 1436.0 1484 751 665 143 577 95 880 27 9 50 6259 84 1.435 9.3 0.9 3.6 5.5 1.53
STL 16 26.4 4.25 86 76 .531 3.74 163 163 125 38 10 7 25 1486.2 1449 693 617 127 501 54 788 18 10 45 6255 102 1.312 8.8 0.8 3.0 4.8 1.57
LgAvg 15 28.2 4.22 81 81 .500 3.74 162 162 132 30 35 1452 1436 682 604 119 516 67 827 28 9 41 6176 100 1.344 8.9 0.7 3.2 5.1 1.60
181 28.2 4.22 969 969 .500 3.74 1942 1942 1580 362 423 17426.2 17229 8186 7243 1427 6188 806 9920 332 111 493 74116 100 1.344 8.9 0.7 3.2 5.1 1.60

Team & League Standard Fielding

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Tm #Fld R/G DefEff G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp Rctch PB WP SB CS CS%
ATL 38 4.77 .684 160 1440 12669.0 6187 4223 1781 183 139 .970 -86.2 -8.2 -55.2 -17.0 -38.2 -2 -5 -24 25 45 181 48 21%
CHC 35 4.36 .680 162 1458 13020.0 6401 4340 1902 159 163 .975 -47.6 -4.4 -36.6 -39.7 2.8 -7 -6 2 8 40 123 67 35%
CIN 34 4.00 .704 161 1449 12963.0 6183 4321 1738 124 152 .980 5.9 0.5 -4.1 -19.5 14.8 0 4 6 9 30 110 55 33%
HOU 40 3.59 .719 162 1457 13020.0 6188 4343 1707 138 146 .978 34.0 3.1 44.0 -8.4 52.6 0 -2 -8 18 55 127 50 28%
LAD 35 4.43 .703 162 1458 12996.0 6119 4332 1669 118 123 .981 -35.0 -3.2 -25.0 -13.5 -11.4 -4 -5 -1 21 44 118 63 35%
MON 33 3.63 .711 160 1439 13017.0 6190 4342 1717 131 123 .979 29.6 2.7 12.6 -1.0 14.2 8 -5 14 4 28 103 77 43%
NYM 39 4.33 .697 163 1467 13344.0 6356 4448 1768 140 168 .978 -32.9 -3.0 -38.9 -23.1 -15.7 0 2 4 15 45 136 82 38%
PHI 38 4.40 .703 163 1467 12972.0 6230 4324 1800 106 148 .983 54.1 5.0 31.1 1.2 29.8 9 3 11 5 36 95 68 42%
PIT 31 3.94 .706 163 1467 13440.0 6366 4480 1752 134 163 .979 5.6 0.5 8.6 5.3 3.2 -4 4 -3 10 52 108 52 33%
SDP 35 4.23 .701 161 1449 13077.0 6443 4359 1943 141 154 .978 15.1 1.4 0.1 -8.2 8.5 3 0 12 12 23 107 76 42%
SFG 36 4.64 .688 162 1458 12924.0 6277 4308 1806 163 138 .974 -70.3 -6.5 -56.3 -9.1 -47.3 -1 -8 -5 17 50 144 76 35%
STL 37 4.25 .708 163 1467 13380.0 6524 4460 1932 132 166 .980 21.3 1.9 35.3 16.6 18.8 -6 -1 -7 16 45 134 52 28%
LgAvg 34 4.22 .700 162 1456 13069 6289 4357 1793 139 149 .978 -8 0 -6 -9 3 0 -1 0 13 41 124 64 34%
413 4.22 .700 1942 17476 156822.0 75464 52280 21515 1669 1783 .978 -106.4 -0.8 -84.4 -116.4 32.1 -4 -19 1 160 493 1486 766 34%
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