The Detroit Tigers were 85-76 in 1979. They finished 5th in the AL East.
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Jazz Chisholm Jr.'s big night at the plate helps Yankees end 3-game skid with 4-3 win over Tigers
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Riley Greene and Framber Valdez lead Tigers past Gerrit Cole, Yankees for 4th straight win
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Riley Greene and Framber Valdez lead Tigers past Gerrit Cole, Yankees 5-3 for 4th straight win
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Dingler's late RBIs, Vierling's bloop single help Tigers sweep White Sox 5-4 in 10 innings
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Troy Melton allows one hit in six innings, Tigers beat White Sox 4-1
1979 Batting Stats
See stats| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 161 | 5,375 | 770 | 1,446 | 221 | 35 | 164 | 729 | 575 | 22 | 814 | 176 | 86 | .269 | .339 | .415 |
Team Rank | 24th | 6th | 13th | 20th | 16th | 5th | 5th | 7th | 20th | 16th | 4th | 24th | 11th | 8th | 7th |
1979 Pitching Stats
See stats| G | W | L | ERA | SO | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 161 | 84 | 76 | 4.27 | 802 | 2 | 37 | 1423.1 | 1,429 | 676 | 738 | 167 | 547 | 48 |
Team Rank | 12th | 10th | 20th | 9th | 24th | 6th | 23rd | 9th | 20th | 17th | 26th | 17th | 25th |
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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
48 | 30 | .615 | ||
43 | 36 | .544 | 5.5 | |
41 | 39 | .513 | 8.0 | |
41 | 39 | .513 | 8.0 | |
34 | 44 | .436 | 14.0 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
48 | 29 | .623 | ||
42 | 35 | .545 | 6.0 | |
41 | 37 | .526 | 7.5 | |
39 | 40 | .494 | 10.0 | |
37 | 41 | .474 | 11.5 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
51 | 29 | .638 | ||
41 | 37 | .526 | 9.0 | |
40 | 39 | .506 | 10.5 | |
32 | 46 | .410 | 18.0 | |
31 | 49 | .388 | 20.0 |
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Rockies| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
47 | 31 | .603 | ||
43 | 33 | .566 | 3.0 | |
39 | 40 | .494 | 8.5 | |
38 | 43 | .469 | 10.5 | |
32 | 45 | .416 | 14.5 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
41 | 37 | .526 | ||
41 | 39 | .513 | 1.0 | |
38 | 43 | .469 | 4.5 | |
34 | 45 | .430 | 7.5 | |
34 | 46 | .425 | 8.0 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
41 | 39 | .513 | ||
38 | 41 | .481 | 2.5 | |
38 | 41 | .481 | 2.5 | |
38 | 43 | .469 | 3.5 | |
33 | 48 | .407 | 8.5 |
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