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.infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox" style="width: 25em"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size: 125%; background: #DDDDDD; color: #000000">1979 MLB season</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">League</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Sport</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball">Baseball</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Duration</th><td class="infobox-data">April 4 – October 17, 1979</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Number of games</th><td class="infobox-data">162</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Number of teams</th><td class="infobox-data">26</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">TV partner(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_on_ABC" title="Major League Baseball on ABC">ABC</a>, <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_on_NBC" title="Major League Baseball on NBC">NBC</a>, <a href="/wiki/USA_Thursday_Game_of_the_Week" class="mw-redirect" title="USA Thursday Game of the Week">USA</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#DDDDDD"><a href="/wiki/1979_Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="1979 Major League Baseball draft">Draft</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_first_overall_MLB_draft_picks" class="mw-redirect" title="List of first overall MLB draft picks">Top draft pick</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Al_Chambers" title="Al Chambers">Al Chambers</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Picked by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Seattle_Mariners" title="Seattle Mariners">Seattle Mariners</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#DDDDDD">Regular season</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Season <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" title="Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award">MVP</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">AL</a>: <a href="/wiki/Don_Baylor" title="Don Baylor">Don Baylor</a> (<a href="/wiki/California_Angels" class="mw-redirect" title="California Angels">CAL</a>)<br /><a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">NL</a>: <a href="/wiki/Willie_Stargell" title="Willie Stargell">Willie Stargell</a> (<a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">PIT</a>)<br />       <a href="/wiki/Keith_Hernandez" title="Keith Hernandez">Keith Hernandez</a> (<a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">STL</a>)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#DDDDDD"><a href="/wiki/1979_Major_League_Baseball_postseason" title="1979 Major League Baseball postseason">Postseason</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/1979_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1979 American League Championship Series">AL</a> champions</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/1979_Baltimore_Orioles_season" title="1979 Baltimore Orioles season">Baltimore Orioles</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">  AL runners-up</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/1979_California_Angels_season" title="1979 California Angels season">California Angels</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/1979_National_League_Championship_Series" title="1979 National League Championship Series">NL</a> champions</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/1979_Pittsburgh_Pirates_season" title="1979 Pittsburgh Pirates season">Pittsburgh Pirates</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">  NL runners-up</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/1979_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1979 Cincinnati Reds season">Cincinnati Reds</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#DDDDDD"><a href="/wiki/1979_World_Series" title="1979 World Series">World Series</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Champions</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/1979_Pittsburgh_Pirates_season" title="1979 Pittsburgh Pirates season">Pittsburgh Pirates</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">  Runners-up</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/1979_Baltimore_Orioles_season" title="1979 Baltimore Orioles season">Baltimore Orioles</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">World Series <a href="/wiki/World_Series_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" title="World Series Most Valuable Player Award">MVP</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Willie_Stargell" title="Willie Stargell">Willie Stargell</a> (<a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">PIT</a>)</td></tr><tr class="noprint"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#DDDDDD"><a href="/wiki/List_of_MLB_seasons" class="mw-redirect" title="List of MLB seasons"> MLB seasons</a></th></tr><tr class="noprint"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div style="float: left;"><a href="/wiki/1978_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1978 Major League Baseball season">← 1978</a></div><div style="float: right;"><a href="/wiki/1980_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1980 Major League Baseball season">1980 →</a></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <style 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season">New York Yankees</a> </td> <td>89</td> <td>71 </td> <td>.556 </td> <td>13½ </td> <td>51‍–‍30 </td> <td>38‍–‍41 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1979_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1979 Detroit Tigers season">Detroit Tigers</a> </td> <td>85</td> <td>76 </td> <td>.528 </td> <td>18 </td> <td>46‍–‍34 </td> <td>39‍–‍42 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1979_Cleveland_Indians_season" title="1979 Cleveland Indians season">Cleveland Indians</a> </td> <td>81</td> <td>80 </td> <td>.503 </td> <td>22 </td> <td>47‍–‍34 </td> <td>34‍–‍46 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1979_Toronto_Blue_Jays_season" title="1979 Toronto Blue Jays season">Toronto Blue Jays</a> </td> <td>53</td> <td>109 </td> <td>.327 </td> <td>50½ </td> <td>32‍–‍49 </td> <td>21‍–‍60 </td></tr></tbody></table><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1248642426"> <table class="wikitable MLBStandingsTable"> <caption><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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href="/wiki/Loss_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Loss (baseball)">L</a> </th> <th width="9%"><a href="/wiki/Winning_percentage" title="Winning percentage">Pct.</a> </th> <th width="8%"><a href="/wiki/Games_behind" title="Games behind">GB</a> </th> <th width="10%"><a href="/wiki/Home_(sports)" title="Home (sports)">Home</a> </th> <th width="10%"><a href="/wiki/Road_(sports)" title="Road (sports)">Road</a> </th></tr> <tr class="MLBStandingsHighlightedRow"> <td><a href="/wiki/1979_California_Angels_season" title="1979 California Angels season">California Angels</a> </td> <td>88</td> <td>74 </td> <td>.543 </td> <td>— </td> <td>49‍–‍32 </td> <td>39‍–‍42 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1979_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="1979 Kansas City Royals season">Kansas City Royals</a> </td> <td>85</td> <td>77 </td> <td>.525 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>46‍–‍35 </td> <td>39‍–‍42 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1979_Texas_Rangers_season" title="1979 Texas Rangers season">Texas Rangers</a> </td> <td>83</td> <td>79 </td> <td>.512 </td> <td>5 </td> <td>44‍–‍37 </td> <td>39‍–‍42 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1979_Minnesota_Twins_season" title="1979 Minnesota Twins season">Minnesota Twins</a> </td> <td>82</td> <td>80 </td> <td>.506 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>39‍–‍42 </td> <td>43‍–‍38 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1979_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1979 Chicago White Sox season">Chicago White Sox</a> </td> <td>73</td> <td>87 </td> <td>.456 </td> <td>14 </td> <td>33‍–‍46 </td> <td>40‍–‍41 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1979_Seattle_Mariners_season" title="1979 Seattle Mariners season">Seattle Mariners</a> </td> <td>67</td> <td>95 </td> <td>.414 </td> <td>21 </td> <td>36‍–‍45 </td> <td>31‍–‍50 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1979_Oakland_Athletics_season" title="1979 Oakland Athletics season">Oakland Athletics</a> </td> <td>54</td> <td>108 </td> <td>.333 </td> <td>34 </td> <td>31‍–‍50 </td> <td>23‍–‍58 </td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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title="Road (sports)">Road</a> </th></tr> <tr class="MLBStandingsHighlightedRow"> <td><a href="/wiki/1979_Pittsburgh_Pirates_season" title="1979 Pittsburgh Pirates season">Pittsburgh Pirates</a> </td> <td>98</td> <td>64 </td> <td>.605 </td> <td>— </td> <td>48‍–‍33 </td> <td>50‍–‍31 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1979_Montreal_Expos_season" title="1979 Montreal Expos season">Montreal Expos</a> </td> <td>95</td> <td>65 </td> <td>.594 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>56‍–‍25 </td> <td>39‍–‍40 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1979_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="1979 St. Louis Cardinals season">St. Louis Cardinals</a> </td> <td>86</td> <td>76 </td> <td>.531 </td> <td>12 </td> <td>42‍–‍39 </td> <td>44‍–‍37 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1979_Philadelphia_Phillies_season" title="1979 Philadelphia Phillies season">Philadelphia Phillies</a> </td> <td>84</td> <td>78 </td> <td>.519 </td> <td>14 </td> <td>43‍–‍38 </td> <td>41‍–‍40 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1979_Chicago_Cubs_season" title="1979 Chicago Cubs season">Chicago Cubs</a> </td> <td>80</td> <td>82 </td> <td>.494 </td> <td>18 </td> <td>45‍–‍36 </td> <td>35‍–‍46 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1979_New_York_Mets_season" title="1979 New York Mets season">New York Mets</a> </td> <td>63</td> <td>99 </td> <td>.389 </td> <td>35 </td> <td>28‍–‍53 </td> <td>35‍–‍46 </td></tr></tbody></table><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1248642426"> <table class="wikitable MLBStandingsTable"> <caption><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini" style="float:left;width:0;"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:1979_NL_West_standings" title="Template:1979 NL West standings"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:1979_NL_West_standings" title="Template 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href="/wiki/1979_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1979 Cincinnati Reds season">Cincinnati Reds</a> </td> <td>90</td> <td>71 </td> <td>.559 </td> <td>— </td> <td>48‍–‍32 </td> <td>42‍–‍39 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1979_Houston_Astros_season" title="1979 Houston Astros season">Houston Astros</a> </td> <td>89</td> <td>73 </td> <td>.549 </td> <td>1½ </td> <td>52‍–‍29 </td> <td>37‍–‍44 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1979_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="1979 Los Angeles Dodgers season">Los Angeles Dodgers</a> </td> <td>79</td> <td>83 </td> <td>.488 </td> <td>11½ </td> <td>46‍–‍35 </td> <td>33‍–‍48 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1979_San_Francisco_Giants_season" title="1979 San Francisco Giants season">San Francisco Giants</a> </td> <td>71</td> <td>91 </td> <td>.438 </td> <td>19½ </td> <td>38‍–‍43 </td> <td>33‍–‍48 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1979_San_Diego_Padres_season" title="1979 San Diego Padres season">San Diego Padres</a> </td> <td>68</td> <td>93 </td> <td>.422 </td> <td>22 </td> <td>39‍–‍42 </td> <td>29‍–‍51 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1979_Atlanta_Braves_season" title="1979 Atlanta Braves season">Atlanta Braves</a> </td> <td>66</td> <td>94 </td> <td>.412 </td> <td>23½ </td> <td>34‍–‍45 </td> <td>32‍–‍49 </td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1232882159"></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Postseason">Postseason</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1979_Major_League_Baseball_season&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Postseason"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1979_MLB_Postseason" class="mw-redirect" title="1979 MLB Postseason">1979 MLB Postseason</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Bracket">Bracket</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1979_Major_League_Baseball_season&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Bracket"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table cellpadding="0" style="border-style:none;font-size:90%;border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0;margin:1em 2em 1em 1em"><tbody><tr><td></td><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)">League Championship Series<br />(<a href="/wiki/1979_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1979 American League Championship Series">ALCS</a>, <a href="/wiki/1979_National_League_Championship_Series" title="1979 National League Championship Series">NLCS</a>) </td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)"><a href="/wiki/1979_World_Series" title="1979 World Series">World Series</a> </td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="width:1px"></td><td style="width:25px"> </td><td style="width:150px"> </td><td style="width:25px"> </td><td style="width:5px"></td><td style="width:5px"></td><td style="width:25px"> </td><td style="width:150px"> </td><td style="width:25px"> </td><td style="width:1px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">East </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b><a href="/wiki/1979_Baltimore_Orioles_season" title="1979 Baltimore Orioles season">Baltimore</a></b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>3</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="3" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">West </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><a href="/wiki/1979_California_Angels_season" title="1979 California Angels season">California</a> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">1 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">AL </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">Baltimore </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">3 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="3" style="text-align:center"> </td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">NL </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>Pittsburgh</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">East </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b><a href="/wiki/1979_Pittsburgh_Pirates_season" title="1979 Pittsburgh Pirates season">Pittsburgh</a></b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>3</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">West </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><a href="/wiki/1979_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1979 Cincinnati Reds season">Cincinnati</a> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">0 </td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Umpires">Umpires</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1979_Major_League_Baseball_season&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Umpires"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style 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background:#c60c30;color:#fff"><b>American League Umpires</b> </th></tr> <tr> <th>Name</th> <th>G</th> <th>HP</th> <th>1B</th> <th>2B</th> <th>3B</th> <th>LF</th> <th>RF</th> <th>Ref </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Larry_Barnett" title="Larry Barnett">Larry Barnett</a></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Homer_Bishop&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Homer Bishop (page does not exist)">Homer Bishop</a></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Steve_Borga&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Steve Borga (page does not exist)">Steve Borga</a></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Nick_Bremigan" title="Nick Bremigan">Nick Bremigan</a></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Joe_Brinkman" title="Joe Brinkman">Joe Brinkman</a></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Mike Briscese</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Bud Brown</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Doug Brown</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Jeff Brown</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bob_Campbell_(umpire)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bob Campbell (umpire) (page does not exist)">Bob Campbell</a></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Al_Clark_(umpire)" title="Al Clark (umpire)">Al Clark</a></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dick_Clegg&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Dick Clegg (page does not exist)">Dick Clegg</a></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Curly_Clement" title="Curly Clement">Curly Clement</a></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Alan Contant</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Terry_Cooney" title="Terry Cooney">Terry Cooney</a></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Doug Cossey</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Derryl_Cousins" title="Derryl Cousins">Derryl Cousins</a></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Jim Cuneo</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Dale Davidson</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bill_Deegan" title="Bill Deegan">Bill Deegan</a></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Don_Denkinger" title="Don Denkinger">Don Denkinger</a></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lou_DiMuro" title="Lou DiMuro">Lou DiMuro</a></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Roy Dreke</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Jim Dunne</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Harold_Easley&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Harold Easley (page does not exist)">Harold Easley</a></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_Eshelman&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="George Eshelman (page does not exist)">George Eshelman</a></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jim_Evans_(umpire)" title="Jim Evans (umpire)">Jim Evans</a></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center; width:35em;margin: 0.5em auto;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="9" style="text-align:left; background:#03224c;color:#fff"><b>National League Umpires</b> </th></tr> <tr> <th>Name</th> <th>G</th> <th>HP</th> <th>1B</th> <th>2B</th> <th>3B</th> <th>LF</th> <th>RF</th> <th>Ref </th></tr> <tr> <td>Andy Anderson</td> <td>17</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>7</td> <td>8</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Bill Andress</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Baird_(umpire)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John Baird (umpire) (page does not exist)">John Baird</a></td> <td>12</td> <td>1</td> <td>2</td> <td>6</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mike_Barston&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mike Barston (page does not exist)">Mike Barston</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jack_Baswell&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jack Baswell (page does not exist)">Jack Baswell</a></td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bob_Beck_(umpire)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bob Beck (umpire) (page does not exist)">Bob Beck</a></td> <td>6</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>4</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Joe_Bendekovits&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Joe Bendekovits (page does not exist)">Joe Bendekovits</a></td> <td>13</td> <td>0</td> <td>2</td> <td>7</td> <td>4</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>(#28) <a href="/wiki/Fred_Brocklander" title="Fred Brocklander">Fred Brocklander</a></td> <td>149</td> <td>46</td> <td>45</td> <td>30</td> <td>28</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Frank_Campagna&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Frank Campagna (page does not exist)">Frank Campagna</a></td> <td>18</td> <td>2</td> <td>7</td> <td>6</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Dick Cavenaugh</td> <td>16</td> <td>3</td> <td>2</td> <td>5</td> <td>6</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>(#1) <a href="/wiki/Nick_Colosi" title="Nick Colosi">Nick Colosi</a></td> <td>16</td> <td>4</td> <td>4</td> <td>4</td> <td>4</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Jack Conn</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Emilien Cote</td> <td>7</td> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td>4</td> <td>1</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>(#2) <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Crawford" title="Jerry Crawford">Jerry Crawford</a></td> <td>112</td> <td>27</td> <td>27</td> <td>29</td> <td>29</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Jim Cuneo</td> <td>20</td> <td>3</td> <td>2</td> <td>8</td> <td>7</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>(#3) <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Dale" title="Jerry Dale">Jerry Dale</a></td> <td>110</td> <td>27</td> <td>28</td> <td>27</td> <td>28</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>(#4) <a href="/wiki/Satch_Davidson" title="Satch Davidson">Satch Davidson</a></td> <td>108</td> <td>27</td> <td>28</td> <td>27</td> <td>26</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Bob Davis</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>(#5) <a href="/wiki/Bob_Engel" title="Bob Engel">Bob Engel</a></td> <td>111</td> <td>28</td> <td>25</td> <td>29</td> <td>29</td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards_and_honors">Awards and honors</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1979_Major_League_Baseball_season&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Awards and honors"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Baseball_Hall_of_Fame">Baseball Hall of Fame</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1979_Major_League_Baseball_season&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Baseball Hall of Fame"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Warren_Giles" title="Warren Giles">Warren Giles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willie_Mays" title="Willie Mays">Willie Mays</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hack_Wilson" title="Hack Wilson">Hack Wilson</a></li></ul> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/1979_Baseball_Hall_of_Fame_balloting" title="1979 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting">1979 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Regular_Season_Awards">Regular Season Awards</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1979_Major_League_Baseball_season&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Regular Season Awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/MLB_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="MLB Most Valuable Player Award">Most Valuable Player</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Don_Baylor" title="Don Baylor">Don Baylor</a>, <a href="/wiki/California_Angels" class="mw-redirect" title="California Angels">California Angels</a>, OF (AL)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willie_Stargell" title="Willie Stargell">Willie Stargell</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pittsburgh Pirates</a>, 1B and <a href="/wiki/Keith_Hernandez" title="Keith Hernandez">Keith Hernandez</a>, <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a>, 1B (NL)</li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Cy_Young_Award" title="Cy Young Award">Cy Young Award</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Flanagan_(baseball)" title="Mike Flanagan (baseball)">Mike Flanagan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Orioles" title="Baltimore Orioles">Baltimore Orioles</a> (AL)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bruce_Sutter" title="Bruce Sutter">Bruce Sutter</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Chicago Cubs</a> (NL)</li></ul></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/MLB_Rookie_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="MLB Rookie of the Year Award">Rookie of the Year</a></b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/John_Castino" title="John Castino">John Castino</a>, <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Twins" title="Minnesota Twins">Minnesota Twins</a>, 3B and <a href="/wiki/Alfredo_Griffin" title="Alfredo Griffin">Alfredo Griffin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Toronto_Blue_Jays" title="Toronto Blue Jays">Toronto Blue Jays</a>, SS (AL)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rick_Sutcliffe" title="Rick Sutcliffe">Rick Sutcliffe</a>, <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a>, P (NL)</li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Postseason_Awards">Postseason Awards</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1979_Major_League_Baseball_season&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Postseason Awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1979_World_Series" title="1979 World Series">World Series</a> MVP: <a href="/wiki/Willie_Stargell" title="Willie Stargell">Willie Stargell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1979 American League Championship Series">American League Championship Series</a> MVP: None</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_National_League_Championship_Series" title="1979 National League Championship Series">National League Championship Series</a> MVP: <a href="/wiki/Willie_Stargell" title="Willie Stargell">Willie Stargell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="Major League Baseball All-Star Game">All-Star Game</a>, July 17 at the <a href="/wiki/Kingdome" title="Kingdome">Kingdome</a>: National League, 7–6; <a href="/wiki/Dave_Parker" title="Dave Parker">Dave Parker</a>, MVP</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Gold_Glove_Award"><a href="/wiki/Gold_Glove_Award" title="Gold Glove Award">Gold Glove Award</a></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1979_Major_League_Baseball_season&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Gold Glove Award"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b>American League</b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cecil_Cooper" title="Cecil Cooper">Cecil Cooper</a> (1B) <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Brewers" title="Milwaukee Brewers">Milwaukee Brewers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_White_(baseball)" title="Frank White (baseball)">Frank White</a> (2B) <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Royals" title="Kansas City Royals">Kansas City Royals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Buddy_Bell" title="Buddy Bell">Buddy Bell</a> (3B) <a href="/wiki/Texas_Rangers_(baseball)" title="Texas Rangers (baseball)">Texas Rangers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rick_Burleson" title="Rick Burleson">Rick Burleson</a> (SS) <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dwight_Evans_(Baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Dwight Evans (Baseball)">Dwight Evans</a> (OF) <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fred_Lynn" title="Fred Lynn">Fred Lynn</a> (OF) <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sixto_Lezcano" title="Sixto Lezcano">Sixto Lezcano</a> (OF) <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Brewers" title="Milwaukee Brewers">Milwaukee Brewers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Sundberg" title="Jim Sundberg">Jim Sundberg</a> (C) <a href="/wiki/Texas_Rangers_(baseball)" title="Texas Rangers (baseball)">Texas Rangers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Palmer" title="Jim Palmer">Jim Palmer</a> (P) <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Orioles" title="Baltimore Orioles">Baltimore Orioles</a></li></ul></li> <li><b>National League</b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Keith_Hernandez" title="Keith Hernandez">Keith Hernandez</a> (1B) <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manny_Trillo" title="Manny Trillo">Manny Trillo</a> (2B) <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">Philadelphia Phillies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Schmidt" title="Mike Schmidt">Mike Schmidt</a> (3B) <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">Philadelphia Phillies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Concepcion" class="mw-redirect" title="Dave Concepcion">Dave Concepcion</a> (SS) <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">Cincinnati Reds</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Garry_Maddox" title="Garry Maddox">Garry Maddox</a> (OF) <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">Philadelphia Phillies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Parker" title="Dave Parker">Dave Parker</a> (OF) <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pittsburgh Pirates</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Winfield" title="Dave Winfield">Dave Winfield</a> (OF) <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Padres" title="San Diego Padres">San Diego Padres</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Boone" title="Bob Boone">Bob Boone</a> (C) <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">Philadelphia Phillies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phil_Niekro" title="Phil Niekro">Phil Niekro</a> (P) <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Braves" title="Atlanta Braves">Atlanta Braves</a></li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Statistical_leaders">Statistical leaders</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1979_Major_League_Baseball_season&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Statistical leaders"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Statistic </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a> </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">National League</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Batting_average_(baseball)" title="Batting average (baseball)">AVG</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fred_Lynn" title="Fred Lynn">Fred Lynn</a> BOS</td> <td>.333</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Keith_Hernandez" title="Keith Hernandez">Keith Hernandez</a> STL</td> <td>.344 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">HR</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gorman_Thomas" title="Gorman Thomas">Gorman Thomas</a> MIL</td> <td>45</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dave_Kingman" title="Dave Kingman">Dave Kingman</a> CHC</td> <td>48 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Run_batted_in" title="Run batted in">RBI</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Don_Baylor" title="Don Baylor">Don Baylor</a> CAL</td> <td>139</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dave_Winfield" title="Dave Winfield">Dave Winfield</a> SD</td> <td>118 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Win_(baseball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Win (baseball)">Wins</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mike_Flanagan_(baseball)" title="Mike Flanagan (baseball)">Mike Flanagan</a> BAL</td> <td>23</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joe_Niekro" title="Joe Niekro">Joe Niekro</a> HOU<br /><a href="/wiki/Phil_Niekro" title="Phil Niekro">Phil Niekro</a> ATL</td> <td>21 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Earned_run_average" title="Earned run average">ERA</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ron_Guidry" title="Ron Guidry">Ron Guidry</a> NYY</td> <td>2.78</td> <td><a href="/wiki/J._R._Richard" title="J. R. Richard">J. R. Richard</a> HOU</td> <td>2.71 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Strikeout" title="Strikeout">SO</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nolan_Ryan" title="Nolan Ryan">Nolan Ryan</a> CAL</td> <td>223</td> <td><a href="/wiki/J._R._Richard" title="J. R. Richard">J. R. Richard</a> HOU</td> <td>313 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Save_(baseball)" title="Save (baseball)">SV</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mike_Marshall_(pitcher)" title="Mike Marshall (pitcher)">Mike Marshall</a> MIN</td> <td>32</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bruce_Sutter" title="Bruce Sutter">Bruce Sutter</a> CHC</td> <td>37 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Stolen_base" title="Stolen base">SB</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Willie_Wilson_(baseball)" title="Willie Wilson (baseball)">Willie Wilson</a> KC</td> <td>83</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Omar_Moreno" title="Omar Moreno">Omar Moreno</a> PIT</td> <td>77 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Home_field_attendance">Home field attendance</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1979_Major_League_Baseball_season&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Home field attendance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Team name </th> <th>Wins </th> <th><abbr title="Percent change">%±</abbr> </th> <th>Home attendance </th> <th><abbr title="Percent change">%±</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Average home attendance per game">Per game</abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a><sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>79 </td> <td>−16.8% </td> <td>2,860,954 </td> <td>−14.5% </td> <td>35,320 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">Philadelphia Phillies</a><sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>84 </td> <td>−6.7% </td> <td>2,775,011 </td> <td>7.4% </td> <td>34,259 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a><sup id="cite_ref-br_nyy_49-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-br_nyy-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>89 </td> <td>−11.0% </td> <td>2,537,765 </td> <td>8.6% </td> <td>31,330 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Angels" title="Los Angeles Angels">California Angels</a><sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>88 </td> <td>1.1% </td> <td>2,523,575 </td> <td>43.8% </td> <td>31,155 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">Cincinnati Reds</a><sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>90 </td> <td>−2.2% </td> <td>2,356,933 </td> <td>−6.9% </td> <td>29,462 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a><sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>91 </td> <td>−8.1% </td> <td>2,353,114 </td> <td>1.4% </td> <td>29,414 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Royals" title="Kansas City Royals">Kansas City Royals</a><sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>85 </td> <td>−7.6% </td> <td>2,261,845 </td> <td>0.3% </td> <td>27,924 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington_Nationals" title="Washington Nationals">Montreal Expos</a><sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>95 </td> <td>25.0% </td> <td>2,102,173 </td> <td>47.3% </td> <td>25,953 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Brewers" title="Milwaukee Brewers">Milwaukee Brewers</a><sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>95 </td> <td>2.2% </td> <td>1,918,343 </td> <td>19.8% </td> <td>23,683 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Houston_Astros" title="Houston Astros">Houston Astros</a><sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>89 </td> <td>20.3% </td> <td>1,900,312 </td> <td>68.7% </td> <td>23,461 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Orioles" title="Baltimore Orioles">Baltimore Orioles</a><sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>102 </td> <td>13.3% </td> <td>1,681,009 </td> <td>59.8% </td> <td>21,279 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Chicago Cubs</a><sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>80 </td> <td>1.3% </td> <td>1,648,587 </td> <td>8.1% </td> <td>20,353 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">Detroit Tigers</a><sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>85 </td> <td>−1.2% </td> <td>1,630,929 </td> <td>−4.9% </td> <td>20,387 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a><sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>86 </td> <td>24.6% </td> <td>1,627,256 </td> <td>27.3% </td> <td>19,845 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Texas_Rangers_(baseball)" title="Texas Rangers (baseball)">Texas Rangers</a><sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>83 </td> <td>−4.6% </td> <td>1,519,671 </td> <td>5.0% </td> <td>18,761 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Padres" title="San Diego Padres">San Diego Padres</a><sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>68 </td> <td>−19.0% </td> <td>1,456,967 </td> <td>−12.8% </td> <td>17,987 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Giants" title="San Francisco Giants">San Francisco Giants</a><sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>71 </td> <td>−20.2% </td> <td>1,456,402 </td> <td>−16.3% </td> <td>17,980 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pittsburgh Pirates</a><sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>98 </td> <td>11.4% </td> <td>1,435,454 </td> <td>48.9% </td> <td>17,722 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Toronto_Blue_Jays" title="Toronto Blue Jays">Toronto Blue Jays</a><sup id="cite_ref-br_tor_65-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-br_tor-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>53 </td> <td>−10.2% </td> <td>1,431,651 </td> <td>−8.4% </td> <td>17,675 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a><sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>73 </td> <td>2.8% </td> <td>1,280,702 </td> <td>−14.1% </td> <td>16,211 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Twins" title="Minnesota Twins">Minnesota Twins</a><sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>82 </td> <td>12.3% </td> <td>1,070,521 </td> <td>35.9% </td> <td>13,216 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">Cleveland Indians</a><sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>81 </td> <td>17.4% </td> <td>1,011,644 </td> <td>26.4% </td> <td>12,489 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Seattle_Mariners" title="Seattle Mariners">Seattle Mariners</a><sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>67 </td> <td>19.6% </td> <td>844,447 </td> <td>−3.8% </td> <td>10,425 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Mets" title="New York Mets">New York Mets</a><sup id="cite_ref-br_nym_70-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-br_nym-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>63 </td> <td>−4.5% </td> <td>788,905 </td> <td>−21.7% </td> <td>9,621 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Braves" title="Atlanta Braves">Atlanta Braves</a><sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>66 </td> <td>−4.3% </td> <td>769,465 </td> <td>−14.9% </td> <td>9,740 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Oakland_Athletics" title="Oakland Athletics">Oakland Athletics</a><sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>54 </td> <td>−21.7% </td> <td>306,763 </td> <td>−41.8% </td> <td>3,787 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Events">Events</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1979_Major_League_Baseball_season&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Events"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="January–April"><span id="January.E2.80.93April"></span>January–April</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1979_Major_League_Baseball_season&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: January–April"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>January 23 – <a href="/wiki/Willie_Mays" title="Willie Mays">Willie Mays</a> receives 409 of 432 votes in the <a href="/wiki/Baseball_Writers%27_Association_of_America" title="Baseball Writers' Association of America">Baseball Writers' Association of America</a> election to earn enshrinement in the <a href="/wiki/Baseball_Hall_of_Fame" class="mw-redirect" title="Baseball Hall of Fame">Hall of Fame</a>.</li> <li>February 3 – The <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Twins" title="Minnesota Twins">Minnesota Twins</a> trade <a href="/wiki/Rod_Carew" title="Rod Carew">Rod Carew</a> to the <a href="/wiki/California_Angels" class="mw-redirect" title="California Angels">California Angels</a> for <a href="/wiki/Ken_Landreaux" title="Ken Landreaux">Ken Landreaux</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dave_Engle" title="Dave Engle">Dave Engle</a>, <a href="/wiki/Paul_Hartzell" title="Paul Hartzell">Paul Hartzell</a> and <a href="/wiki/Brad_Havens" title="Brad Havens">Brad Havens</a>. His first season with the Angels, he helps his new team reach the post season for the first time, <a href="/wiki/Batting_average_(baseball)" title="Batting average (baseball)">batting</a> over .300 for the next five seasons, and being selected for the next six <a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a> <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="Major League Baseball All-Star Game">All-Star</a> teams.</li> <li>March 7 – The Special Veterans Committee selects <a href="/wiki/Warren_Giles" title="Warren Giles">Warren Giles</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hack_Wilson" title="Hack Wilson">Hack Wilson</a> for the Hall of Fame.</li> <li>April – The <a href="/wiki/1979_Major_League_umpires_strike" title="1979 Major League umpires strike">1979 Major League umpires strike</a> begins with all umpires walking the picket lines, except two umpires (one from each league) who worked Opening Day with replacement and amateur umpires before leaving for the picket lines.</li> <li>April 7 – The <a href="/wiki/Houston_Astros" title="Houston Astros">Houston Astros</a>' <a href="/wiki/Ken_Forsch" title="Ken Forsch">Ken Forsch</a> pitches a <a href="/wiki/No-hitter" title="No-hitter">no-hitter</a> against the <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Braves" title="Atlanta Braves">Atlanta Braves</a> in a 6–0 victory. At that time, it marks the earliest calendar date for a <a href="/wiki/No-hitter" title="No-hitter">no-hitter</a> in major league history, which stands until <a href="/wiki/Hideo_Nomo" title="Hideo Nomo">Hideo Nomo</a>'s no-hitter on April 4, 2001.<sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This also makes him and <a href="/wiki/Bob_Forsch" title="Bob Forsch">Bob Forsch</a>, who hurled a no-hitter in 1978, the first brothers in major league history to both pitch no-hit games during their careers.</li> <li>April 10 – <a href="/wiki/Houston_Astros" title="Houston Astros">Houston Astros</a> pitcher <a href="/wiki/J._R._Richard" title="J. R. Richard">J. R. Richard</a> fires six <a href="/wiki/Wild_pitch" title="Wild pitch">wild pitches</a> in a game.<sup id="cite_ref-Pellowski_74-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Pellowski-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="May–August"><span id="May.E2.80.93August"></span>May–August</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1979_Major_League_Baseball_season&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: May–August"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>May 15 – The <a href="/wiki/1979_Major_League_umpires_strike" title="1979 Major League umpires strike">1979 Major League umpires strike</a> is settled effective May 18. The umpires gain pay raises and additional vacation time by the addition of another crew, but eight minor league umpires who worked during the strike are promoted to the Major Leagues, causing dissention and ostracizing of the replacements whom the regular umpires referred to as "scabs".</li> <li>May 17 – <a href="/wiki/Dave_Kingman" title="Dave Kingman">Dave Kingman</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Chicago Cubs</a> hits three home runs and <a href="/wiki/Mike_Schmidt" title="Mike Schmidt">Mike Schmidt</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">Philadelphia Phillies</a> hits two, the second of which proves to be the game winner in the tenth inning, as the Phillies beat the Cubs 23–22 at <a href="/wiki/Wrigley_Field" title="Wrigley Field">Wrigley Field</a>. <a href="/wiki/Bill_Buckner" title="Bill Buckner">Bill Buckner</a> had a grand slam and seven RBIs for Chicago. The game included a then Major League record 11 <a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">home runs</a> and 50 hits.</li> <li>May 28 – <a href="/wiki/Texas_Rangers_(baseball)" title="Texas Rangers (baseball)">Texas Rangers</a> <a href="/wiki/First_baseman" title="First baseman">first baseman</a> <a href="/wiki/Mike_Jorgensen" title="Mike Jorgensen">Mike Jorgensen</a> is hit in the head by a pitch from <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a> <a href="/wiki/Pitcher" title="Pitcher">pitcher</a> <a href="/wiki/Andy_Hassler" title="Andy Hassler">Andy Hassler</a>. <a href="/wiki/Dave_Roberts_(third_baseman)" title="Dave Roberts (third baseman)">Dave Roberts</a> comes into the game to pinch run for Jorgensen, and <a href="/wiki/Pat_Putnam" title="Pat Putnam">Pat Putnam</a> takes over as the Rangers' regular first baseman for the next month. Aside from a pinch-hit appearance on May 31, Jorgensen does not play again until July 1. After suffering headaches, it is discovered he has a small blood clot inside his head, which apparently caused a seizure and could have resulted in his early demise.</li> <li>June 8 – The <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Royals" title="Kansas City Royals">Kansas City Royals</a> use their fourth overall pick to draft <a href="/wiki/Dan_Marino" title="Dan Marino">Dan Marino</a>. In the seventeenth round, they select <a href="/wiki/Stanford_University" title="Stanford University">Stanford's</a> <a href="/wiki/John_Elway" title="John Elway">John Elway</a>. Neither player would sign with the Royals, though they would go on to record-breaking careers in the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a>.</li> <li>June 12 – The <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">Detroit Tigers</a> hire <a href="/wiki/Sparky_Anderson" title="Sparky Anderson">Sparky Anderson</a> as their new manager.</li> <li>June 24 – In a 5–1 loss to the Rangers, <a href="/wiki/Rickey_Henderson" title="Rickey Henderson">Rickey Henderson</a> debuts for the <a href="/wiki/Oakland_Athletics" title="Oakland Athletics">Oakland Athletics</a>. He singles and doubles; the first of his over 3,000 career hits, and steals the first of his over 1,400 bases.</li> <li>July 12 – The <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">Detroit Tigers</a> win the first game of a scheduled doubleheader against the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a>, 4–1, on <a href="/wiki/Disco_Demolition_Night" title="Disco Demolition Night">Disco Demolition Night</a> at Chicago's <a href="/wiki/Comiskey_Park" title="Comiskey Park">Comiskey Park</a>. Thousands of young fans swarm onto the field between the games, damaging the field and causing mayhem throughout the stadium. The White Sox are forced to forfeit the second game.</li> <li>July 17 – The <a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">National League</a> wins its eighth straight <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="Major League Baseball All-Star Game">All-Star Game</a>, 7–6, at <a href="/wiki/Kingdome" title="Kingdome">Seattle</a>. <a href="/wiki/Lee_Mazzilli" title="Lee Mazzilli">Lee Mazzilli</a> hits a home run to tie the game in the eighth, and walks in the ninth to bring in the winning run. <a href="/wiki/Dave_Parker" title="Dave Parker">Dave Parker</a>, with two outstanding throws, is named the MVP, and <a href="/wiki/Pete_Rose" title="Pete Rose">Pete Rose</a> plays a record five All-Star positions.</li> <li>July 24 – Boston's <a href="/wiki/Carl_Yastrzemski" title="Carl Yastrzemski">Carl Yastrzemski</a> hits his 400th home run off <a href="/wiki/Oakland_Athletics" title="Oakland Athletics">Oakland Athletics</a> pitcher <a href="/wiki/Mike_Morgan_(baseball)" title="Mike Morgan (baseball)">Mike Morgan</a> in the 7th inning of the Red Sox's 7–3 win over the Athletics at Boston's <a href="/wiki/Fenway_Park" title="Fenway Park">Fenway Park</a>.</li> <li>August 2 – The <a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a> announce that <a href="/wiki/Don_Kessinger" title="Don Kessinger">Don Kessinger</a> has been fired as manager, and that he will be replaced by rookie manager <a href="/wiki/Tony_La_Russa" title="Tony La Russa">Tony La Russa</a>.</li> <li>August 3 – Over 51,000 mourners attend a memorial service for <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a> captain <a href="/wiki/Thurman_Munson" title="Thurman Munson">Thurman Munson</a> at <a href="/wiki/Yankee_Stadium_(1923)" title="Yankee Stadium (1923)">Yankee Stadium</a>, who was killed the day before in a plane crash.</li> <li>August 5 – <a href="/wiki/Fred_Lynn" title="Fred Lynn">Fred Lynn</a> hits his 100th career home run, helping the Red Sox beat <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Brewers" title="Milwaukee Brewers">Milwaukee Brewers</a> 7–2.</li> <li>August 6 – The entire <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankee</a> team flies to <a href="/wiki/Canton,_Ohio" title="Canton, Ohio">Canton, Ohio</a> for captain <a href="/wiki/Thurman_Munson" title="Thurman Munson">Thurman Munson</a>'s funeral. Hours later, the team returns to New York City and defeats the <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Orioles" title="Baltimore Orioles">Baltimore Orioles</a> 5–4 at <a href="/wiki/Yankee_Stadium_(1923)" title="Yankee Stadium (1923)">Yankee Stadium</a>, before a national viewing audience on <a href="/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company" title="American Broadcasting Company">ABC</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Monday_Night_Baseball" title="Monday Night Baseball">Monday Night Baseball</a></i>. <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Murcer" title="Bobby Murcer">Bobby Murcer</a>, one of Munson's best friends, drives in all five Yankee runs with a three-run home run in the seventh inning and a two-run single in the bottom of the ninth.</li> <li>August 13 – The St. Louis Cardinals' <a href="/wiki/Lou_Brock" title="Lou Brock">Lou Brock</a> slashes his 3,000th hit off the hand of Chicago Cubs pitcher <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Lamp" title="Dennis Lamp">Dennis Lamp</a> in a 3–2 Cardinals win at <a href="/wiki/Busch_Memorial_Stadium" title="Busch Memorial Stadium">Busch Memorial Stadium</a>.</li> <li>August 29 – In his first pitching appearance in the Major Leagues in his 11-year career, <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Royals" title="Kansas City Royals">Kansas City Royals</a> utility player <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Terrell" title="Jerry Terrell">Jerry Terrell</a> entered the game in relief against the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a> and got three outs on just three pitches in the ninth inning of a 17–3 loss.<sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="September–December"><span id="September.E2.80.93December"></span>September–December</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1979_Major_League_Baseball_season&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: September–December"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>September 12 – <a href="/wiki/Carl_Yastrzemski" title="Carl Yastrzemski">Carl Yastrzemski</a> records his 3000th career hit with a single off of <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a>' pitcher <a href="/wiki/Jim_Beattie_(baseball)" title="Jim Beattie (baseball)">Jim Beattie</a>.</li> <li>September 15 – As part of a 10–2 win over the <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Orioles" title="Baltimore Orioles">Baltimore Orioles</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Red Sox's</a> <a href="/wiki/Bob_Watson" title="Bob Watson">Bob Watson</a> hits for the cycle. Having done it for the <a href="/wiki/Houston_Astros" title="Houston Astros">Houston Astros</a> on June 24, 1977, he is the first player to do this in both leagues.</li> <li>September 17 – <a href="/wiki/George_Brett" title="George Brett">George Brett</a> hits his 20th <a href="/wiki/Triple_(baseball)" title="Triple (baseball)">triple</a> of the season. He is the first player since <a href="/wiki/Willie_Mays" title="Willie Mays">Willie Mays</a> in <a href="/wiki/1957_in_baseball" title="1957 in baseball">1957</a> to join the <a href="/wiki/20%E2%80%9320%E2%80%9320_club" title="20–20–20 club">20–20–20 club</a>.</li> <li>September 23 – <a href="/wiki/Lou_Brock" title="Lou Brock">Lou Brock</a> steals the 938th base of his career, breaking <a href="/wiki/Billy_Hamilton_(baseball,_born_1866)" title="Billy Hamilton (baseball, born 1866)">Billy Hamilton's</a> all-time <a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">National League</a> record. Brock's <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a> defeat the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Mets" title="New York Mets">New York Mets</a> 7–4 in ten innings.</li> <li>September 24 – <a href="/wiki/Pete_Rose" title="Pete Rose">Pete Rose</a> collects his 200th hit of the season, giving him ten seasons with at least 200 hits. This breaks the record set by <a href="/wiki/Ty_Cobb" title="Ty Cobb">Ty Cobb</a>.</li> <li>September 28 – <a href="/wiki/Garry_Templeton" title="Garry Templeton">Garry Templeton</a> of the <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a> collects his 100th hit of the season while batting right-handed. Having already collected 100 hits while batting left-handed, Templeton is the first player in history to accomplish this. He had batted right-handed, exclusively, for the last week of the season to get the needed hits.</li> <li>October 17 – In Game Seven of the <a href="/wiki/1979_World_Series" title="1979 World Series">World Series</a>, <a href="/wiki/Willie_Stargell" title="Willie Stargell">Willie Stargell</a> hits his third home run of the Series to send the <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pittsburgh Pirates</a> to their third straight win over the <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Orioles" title="Baltimore Orioles">Baltimore Orioles</a>, to win the World Series Championship. Stargell wins Series MVP honors. The Pirates came back from a deficit of 3 games-to-1.</li> <li>November 13 – For the first time ever, there will be League co-MVPs as <a href="/wiki/Keith_Hernandez" title="Keith Hernandez">Keith Hernandez</a> of the <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a> shares the <a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">National League</a> <a href="/wiki/Baseball_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Baseball Most Valuable Player Award">Baseball Most Valuable Player Award</a> with <a href="/wiki/Willie_Stargell" title="Willie Stargell">Willie Stargell</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pittsburgh Pirates</a>. Stargell is the oldest person to win this award (since broken by <a href="/wiki/Barry_Bonds" title="Barry Bonds">Barry Bonds</a> in 2004). The Pirates have thus won (or shared) all four "Most Valuable Player" awards for the season (All-Star Game, National League Championship Series, World Series, and National League regular season). This is the first such sweep in Major League history (Stargell had won the awards for the NLCS, World Series, and National League regular season, while teammate <a href="/wiki/Dave_Parker" title="Dave Parker">Dave Parker</a> won the All-Star Game award).</li> <li>November 26 – Third baseman <a href="/wiki/John_Castino" title="John Castino">John Castino</a>, who batted .285 for the <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Twins" title="Minnesota Twins">Minnesota Twins</a>, and shortstop <a href="/wiki/Alfredo_Griffin" title="Alfredo Griffin">Alfredo Griffin</a>, who hit .287 for the <a href="/wiki/Toronto_Blue_Jays" title="Toronto Blue Jays">Toronto Blue Jays</a>, tie for the American League Rookie of the Year Award, each receiving seven of the 28 votes. The deadlock precipitates a change in the voting system, effective in 1980.</li> <li>November 28 – <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a> pitcher <a href="/wiki/Rick_Sutcliffe" title="Rick Sutcliffe">Rick Sutcliffe</a>, who posted a 17–10 record with a 3.46 ERA for a sub-.500 team, receives 20 of 24 votes to earn the National League Rookie of the Year honors. Right fielders <a href="/wiki/Jeffrey_Leonard" title="Jeffrey Leonard">Jeffrey Leonard</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Houston_Astros" title="Houston Astros">Houston Astros</a> (3) and <a href="/wiki/Scot_Thompson_(baseball)" title="Scot Thompson (baseball)">Scot Thompson</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Chicago Cubs</a> (1) receive the other votes.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Television_coverage">Television coverage</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1979_Major_League_Baseball_season&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Television coverage"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Twenty-two teams (all but the <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Braves" title="Atlanta Braves">Atlanta Braves</a>, <a href="/wiki/Houston_Astros" title="Houston Astros">Houston Astros</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_Mets" title="New York Mets">New York Mets</a>, and <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a>) signed a one-year <a href="/wiki/Cable_television" title="Cable television">cable</a> deal with <a href="/wiki/United_Artists_Television" title="United Artists Television">United Artists Television</a> and <a href="/wiki/Columbia_Pictures_Television" title="Columbia Pictures Television">Columbia Pictures Television</a>, then-owners of the <a href="/wiki/USA_Network" title="USA Network">USA Network</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The deal involved the airing of <i><a href="/wiki/USA_Network_Thursday_Night_Baseball" title="USA Network Thursday Night Baseball">Thursday Night Baseball</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in markets at least 50 miles (80 km) from a major league park.<sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The deal earned Major League Baseball less than $500,000, but led to a new two-year contract for 40–45 games per season.<sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_on_ABC" title="Major League Baseball on ABC">ABC</a> aired <i><a href="/wiki/Monday_Night_Baseball" title="Monday Night Baseball">Monday Night Baseball</a></i> and the <a href="/wiki/1979_World_Series" title="1979 World Series">World Series</a>. <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_on_NBC" title="Major League Baseball on NBC">NBC</a> televised the weekend <i><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_Game_of_the_Week" title="Major League Baseball Game of the Week">Game of the Week</a></i>, the <a href="/wiki/1979_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="1979 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">All-Star Game</a>, and both <a href="/wiki/1979_Major_League_Baseball_postseason" title="1979 Major League Baseball postseason">League Championship Series</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1979_Major_League_Baseball_season&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist 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In New York City, Manhattan Cable broadcasts USA's programs, but cannot televise the weekly baseball game because the Yankees and Mets declined to grant the waivers necessary under major-league statutes.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+New+York+Times&rft.atitle=Sports+on+cable&rft.date=1981-07-12&rft.aulast=Gross&rft.aufirst=Jane&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F1981%2F07%2F12%2Farts%2Fsports-on-cable.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1979+Major+League+Baseball+season" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-79"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-79">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFJicha1982" class="citation news cs1">Jicha, Jim (April 3, 1982). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.today/20120712034459/http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CYMmAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UgEGAAAAIBAJ&pg=5326,891835&dq=major+league+baseball+on+usa+network&hl=en">"Is The Chance To .Ao To The Park "</a>. <i>Miami News</i>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CYMmAAAAIBAJ&pg=5326,891835&dq=major+league+baseball+on+usa+network&hl=en">the original</a> on July 12, 2012.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Miami+News&rft.atitle=Is+The+Chance+To+.Ao+To+The+Park+.&rft.date=1982-04-03&rft.aulast=Jicha&rft.aufirst=Jim&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.google.com%2Fnewspapers%3Fid%3DCYMmAAAAIBAJ%26pg%3D5326%2C891835%26dq%3Dmajor%2Bleague%2Bbaseball%2Bon%2Busa%2Bnetwork%26hl%3Den&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1979+Major+League+Baseball+season" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-80"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-80">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121104055747/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/648711842.html?dids=648711842:648711842&FMT=CITE&FMTS=CITE:AI&type=historic&date=Dec+13,+1979&author=&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=The+Newswire&pqatl=google">"Giants Announce Signings of Stennett, May, Wohlford"</a>. <i>Los Angeles Times</i>. 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League Baseball season">1925</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1926_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1926 Major League Baseball season">1926</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1927_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1927 Major League Baseball season">1927</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1928 Major League Baseball season">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1929_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1929 Major League Baseball season">1929</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1930_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1930 Major League Baseball season">1930</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1931_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1931 Major League Baseball season">1931</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1932 Major League Baseball season">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1933_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1933 Major League Baseball season">1933</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1934 Major League Baseball season">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1935_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1935 Major League Baseball season">1935</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1936 Major League Baseball season">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1937 Major League Baseball season">1937</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1938 Major League Baseball season">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1939 Major League Baseball season">1939</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1940 Major League Baseball season">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1941_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1941 Major League Baseball season">1941</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1942_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1942 Major League Baseball season">1942</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1943_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1943 Major League Baseball season">1943</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1944 Major League Baseball season">1944</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1945_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1945 Major League Baseball season">1945</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Post-war" title="Post-war">Post-war</a> and <a href="/wiki/Baseball_color_line" title="Baseball color line">integration</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1946_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1946 Major League Baseball season">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1947 Major League Baseball season">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1948 Major League Baseball season">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1949 Major League Baseball season">1949</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1950 Major League Baseball season">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1951 Major League Baseball season">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1952 Major League Baseball season">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1953 Major League Baseball season">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1954 Major League Baseball season">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1955 Major League Baseball season">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1956 Major League Baseball season">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1957 Major League Baseball season">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1958 Major League Baseball season">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1959 Major League Baseball season">1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1960 Major League Baseball season">1960</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/1961_Major_League_Baseball_expansion" title="1961 Major League Baseball expansion">First expansion</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1961_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1961 Major League Baseball season">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1962 Major League Baseball season">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1963 Major League Baseball season">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1964 Major League Baseball season">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1965 Major League Baseball season">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1966 Major League Baseball season">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1967 Major League Baseball season">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1968 Major League Baseball season">1968</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/1969_Major_League_Baseball_expansion" title="1969 Major League Baseball expansion">Birth of division play</a></th><td 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<li><a href="/wiki/1977_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1977 Major League Baseball season">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1978 Major League Baseball season">1978</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1980 Major League Baseball season">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1981 Major League Baseball season">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1982 Major League Baseball season">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1983 Major League Baseball season">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1984 Major League Baseball season">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1985 Major League Baseball season">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1986 Major League Baseball season">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1987 Major League Baseball season">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1988 Major League Baseball season">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1989 Major League Baseball season">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1990 Major League Baseball season">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1991 Major League Baseball season">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1992 Major League Baseball season">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1993 Major League Baseball season">1993</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_Wild_Card#One_wild_card_per_league_(1994–2011)" title="Major League Baseball Wild Card">Wild Card begins</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1994_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1994 Major League Baseball season">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1995 Major League Baseball season">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1996 Major League Baseball season">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1997 Major League Baseball season">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1998 Major League Baseball season">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1999 Major League Baseball season">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2000 Major League Baseball season">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2001 Major League Baseball season">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2002 Major League Baseball season">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2003 Major League Baseball season">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2004 Major League Baseball season">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2005 Major League Baseball season">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2006 Major League Baseball season">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2007 Major League Baseball season">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2008 Major League Baseball season">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2009 Major League Baseball season">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2010 Major League Baseball season">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2011 Major League Baseball season">2011</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_Wild_Card#Two_wild_cards_per_league_(2012–present)" title="Major League Baseball Wild Card">Wild Card expansion</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2012_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2012 Major League Baseball season">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2013 Major League Baseball season">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2014 Major League Baseball season">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2015 Major League Baseball season">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2016 Major League Baseball season">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2017 Major League Baseball season">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2018 Major League Baseball season">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2019 Major League Baseball season">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2020 Major League Baseball season">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2021 Major League Baseball season">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2022 Major League Baseball season">2022</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Pitch_clock" title="Pitch clock">Pitch clock era</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2023_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2023 Major League Baseball season">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2024 Major League Baseball season">2024</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2025_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2025 Major League Baseball season">2025</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">See also</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_schedule" title="Major League Baseball schedule">Major League Baseball schedule</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link 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Day</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Civil_Rights_Game" title="Civil Rights Game">Civil Rights Game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="Major League Baseball All-Star Game">All-Star Game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Interleague_play" title="Interleague play">Interleague play</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_games_played_outside_the_United_States_and_Canada" title="List of Major League Baseball games played outside the United States and Canada">International games</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/MLB_London_Series" title="MLB London Series">London</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MLB_Mexico_City_Series" title="MLB Mexico City Series">Mexico City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MLB_Seoul_Series" title="MLB Seoul Series">Seoul</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MLB_Little_League_Classic" title="MLB Little League Classic">Little League Classic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MLB_at_Field_of_Dreams" title="MLB at Field of Dreams">Field of Dreams Game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MLB_at_Rickwood_Field" title="MLB at Rickwood Field">Rickwood Field Game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Players_Weekend" title="Players Weekend">Players Weekend</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Baseball_Classic" title="World Baseball Classic">World Baseball Classic</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_postseason" title="Major League Baseball postseason">Postseason</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/World_Series" title="World Series">World Series</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_World_Series_champions" title="List of World Series champions">Champions</a></li></ul></li> <li>AL <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_American_League_pennant_winners" title="List of American League pennant winners">AL champions</a></li> <li><a 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title="The Official Professional Baseball Rules Book">Business rules</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_draft" title="Major League Baseball draft">Draft</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rule_5_draft" title="Rule 5 draft">Rule 5</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_highest-paid_Major_League_Baseball_players" title="List of highest-paid Major League Baseball players">Highest-paid players</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hot_stove_league" title="Hot stove league">Hot stove league</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_luxury_tax" title="Major League Baseball luxury tax">Luxury tax</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MLB_lockout" title="MLB lockout">Lockouts/strikes</a></li> <li>Media <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_logo" title="Major League Baseball logo">Logo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_on_the_radio" title="Major League Baseball on the radio">Radio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_on_television" title="Major League Baseball on television">Television</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MLB.com" title="MLB.com">MLB.com</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MLB_Advanced_Media" title="MLB Advanced Media">MLB Advanced Media</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MLB_Network" title="MLB Network">MLB Network</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minor_League_Baseball" title="Minor League Baseball">Minor League Baseball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MLB_Draft_League" title="MLB Draft League">MLB Draft League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_Players_Association" title="Major League Baseball Players Association">Players Association</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Baseball_Classic_Inc." title="World Baseball Classic Inc.">World Baseball Classic Inc.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_transactions" title="Major League Baseball transactions">Transactions</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Free_agency_(Major_League_Baseball)" title="Free agency (Major League Baseball)">Free agency</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Forbes%27_list_of_the_most_valuable_MLB_clubs" class="mw-redirect" title="Forbes' list of the most valuable MLB clubs">Valuations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Winter_Meetings" title="Winter Meetings">Winter Meetings</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Miscellaneous</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Instant_replay_in_Major_League_Baseball" title="Instant replay in Major League Baseball">Instant replay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_uniforms" title="Major League Baseball uniforms">Team uniforms</a> (<a href="/wiki/2024_Major_League_Baseball_uniform_controversy" title="2024 Major League Baseball uniform controversy">2024 controversy</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_current_Major_League_Baseball_stadiums" title="List of current Major League Baseball stadiums">Stadiums</a></li> <li><a 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seasons">Seasons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_tie-breakers" title="List of Major League Baseball tie-breakers">Tie-breakers</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_tie-breaking_procedures" title="Major League Baseball tie-breaking procedures">Tie-breaking procedures</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_all-time_Major_League_Baseball_win%E2%80%93loss_records" title="List of all-time Major League Baseball win–loss records">All-time win–loss records</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_career_records" title="List of Major League Baseball career records">Records</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_awards" title="List of Major League Baseball awards">Awards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_retired_numbers" title="List of Major League Baseball retired numbers">Retired numbers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Baseball_Hall_of_Fame_and_Museum" title="National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum">Hall of Fame</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_members_of_the_Baseball_Hall_of_Fame" title="List of members of the Baseball Hall of Fame">members</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Baseball_Commission" title="National Baseball Commission">National Baseball Commission</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Continental_League" title="Continental League">Continental League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Organized_baseball" title="Organized baseball">Organized baseball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baseball_color_line" title="Baseball color line">Baseball color line</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_first_black_Major_League_Baseball_players" title="List of first black Major League Baseball players">First black players in MLB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Negro_league_baseball_players_who_played_in_Major_League_Baseball" title="List of Negro league baseball players who played in Major League Baseball">Negro leaguers who played in MLB</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_female_Major_League_Baseball_principal_owners" title="List of female Major League Baseball principal owners">Women MLB owners</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Predecessors" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Predecessors</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/National_Association_of_Professional_Base_Ball_Players" title="National Association of Professional Base Ball Players">National Association</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Association_(1882%E2%80%931891)" title="American Association (1882–1891)">American Association</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Union_Association" title="Union Association">Union Association</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Players%27_League" title="Players' League">Players' League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federal_League" title="Federal League">Federal League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Negro_league_baseball" title="Negro league baseball">Major Negro leagues</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Negro_National_League_(1920%E2%80%931931)" title="Negro National League (1920–1931)">Negro National League (I)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Colored_League" title="Eastern Colored League">Eastern Colored League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Negro_League" title="American Negro League">American Negro League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East%E2%80%93West_League" title="East–West League">East–West League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Negro_Southern_League_(1920%E2%80%931936)" title="Negro Southern League (1920–1936)">Negro Southern League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Negro_National_League_(1920%E2%80%931931)" title="Negro National League (1920–1931)">Negro National League (II)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Negro_American_League" title="Negro American League">Negro American League</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> 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style="width:1%">Timeline</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_Major_League_Baseball" title="Timeline of Major League Baseball">Timeline of Major League Baseball</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_baseball_team_nicknames" title="History of baseball team nicknames">History of team nicknames</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dead-ball_era" title="Dead-ball era">Dead-ball era</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Live-ball_era" title="Live-ball era">Live-ball era</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Golden_age_of_baseball" title="Golden age of baseball">Golden age of baseball</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_defunct_and_relocated_Major_League_Baseball_teams" title="List of defunct and relocated Major League Baseball teams">Defunct and relocated teams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_relocations_of_1950s%E2%80%931960s" title="Major League Baseball relocations of 1950s–1960s">Relocations of the 1950s–1960s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Expansion_of_Major_League_Baseball" title="Expansion of Major League Baseball">Expansion</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1961_Major_League_Baseball_expansion" title="1961 Major League Baseball expansion">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_Major_League_Baseball_expansion" title="1962 Major League Baseball expansion">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_Major_League_Baseball_expansion" title="1969 Major League Baseball expansion">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_Major_League_Baseball_expansion" title="1977 Major League Baseball expansion">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Major_League_Baseball_expansion" title="1993 Major League Baseball expansion">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_Major_League_Baseball_expansion" title="1998 Major League Baseball expansion">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Expansion_of_Major_League_Baseball#Potential_future_expansion_sites" title="Expansion of Major League 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