The Kansas City Royals were 85-77 in 1979. They finished 2nd in the AL West.
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Witt's RBI single caps ninth-inning comeback as Royals beat Twins 3-2
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Brooks Lee homers, Twins score four runs in the sixth in 5-3 win over Royals
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Josh Rojas has go-ahead, 2-run single as pinch hitter in Royals debut as Kansas City tops Twins 8-6
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Massey hits tiebreaking RBI single in 9th inning, Royals beat Reds 5-2
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Blake Dunn's walk-off single in 10th lifts Reds past Royals 4-3
1979 Batting Stats
See stats| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 162 | 5,653 | 851 | 1,596 | 286 | 79 | 116 | 791 | 528 | 35 | 675 | 207 | 76 | .282 | .343 | .422 |
Team Rank | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 4th | 1st | 19th | 3rd | 11th | 6th | 5th | 1st | 21st | 2nd | 4th | 4th |
1979 Pitching Stats
See stats| G | W | L | ERA | SO | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 162 | 85 | 77 | 4.45 | 640 | 7 | 27 | 1448.1 | 1,477 | 716 | 816 | 165 | 536 | 28 |
Team Rank | 11th | 12th | 22nd | 24th | 10th | 20th | 5th | 15th | 22nd | 23rd | 23rd | 16th | 14th |
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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
44 | 21 | .677 | ||
34 | 30 | .531 | 9.5 | |
33 | 32 | .508 | 11.0 | |
30 | 35 | .462 | 14.0 | |
28 | 36 | .438 | 15.5 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
39 | 23 | .629 | ||
34 | 28 | .548 | 5.0 | |
34 | 31 | .523 | 6.5 | |
34 | 31 | .523 | 6.5 | |
31 | 32 | .492 | 8.5 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
42 | 23 | .646 | ||
33 | 30 | .524 | 8.0 | |
33 | 31 | .516 | 8.5 | |
26 | 39 | .400 | 16.0 | |
24 | 41 | .369 | 18.0 |
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Rockies| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
37 | 24 | .607 | ||
37 | 26 | .587 | 1.0 | |
31 | 34 | .477 | 8.0 | |
31 | 34 | .477 | 8.0 | |
27 | 35 | .435 | 10.5 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
37 | 29 | .561 | ||
34 | 30 | .531 | 2.0 | |
30 | 36 | .455 | 7.0 | |
26 | 39 | .400 | 10.5 | |
26 | 39 | .400 | 10.5 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
34 | 31 | .523 | ||
31 | 33 | .484 | 2.5 | |
30 | 34 | .469 | 3.5 | |
30 | 36 | .455 | 4.5 | |
24 | 41 | .369 | 10.0 |
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