The Minnesota Twins were 82-80 in 1979. They finished 4th in the AL West.
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Athletics Latest Minnesota Twins News
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Schwarber hits 2 homers, Phillies beat Twins 7-1 at Field of Dreams
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Phillies homer 3 times into the Field of Dreams corn in 7-1 win over Twins, with pair from Schwarber
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Field of Dreams welcomes Hall of Fame, as 26 members come out of the corn for Phillies-Twins game
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Twins bring back All-Star CF Byron Buxton from the injured list for the Field of Dreams game
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Roden hits a go-ahead double as the Twins rally to beat the Orioles 7-5
1979 Batting Stats
See stats| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 162 | 5,544 | 764 | 1,544 | 256 | 46 | 112 | 714 | 526 | 31 | 693 | 66 | 45 | .278 | .341 | .402 |
Team Rank | 8th | 7th | 7th | 10th | 8th | 20th | 8th | 12th | 13th | 6th | 24th | 2nd | 5th | 5th | 15th |
1979 Pitching Stats
See stats| G | W | L | ERA | SO | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 162 | 82 | 80 | 4.13 | 721 | 3 | 33 | 1444.1 | 1,590 | 663 | 725 | 128 | 452 | 15 |
Team Rank | 15th | 15th | 16th | 22nd | 22nd | 13th | 9th | 25th | 17th | 16th | 12th | 3rd | 3rd |
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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
73 | 49 | .598 | ||
65 | 58 | .528 | 8.5 | |
62 | 61 | .504 | 11.5 | |
60 | 64 | .484 | 14.0 | |
54 | 69 | .439 | 19.5 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
75 | 48 | .610 | ||
72 | 51 | .585 | 3.0 | |
61 | 61 | .500 | 13.5 | |
59 | 62 | .488 | 15.0 | |
60 | 64 | .484 | 15.5 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
74 | 49 | .602 | ||
66 | 57 | .537 | 8.0 | |
65 | 58 | .528 | 9.0 | |
50 | 72 | .410 | 23.5 | |
49 | 73 | .402 | 24.5 |
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Rockies| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
74 | 47 | .612 | ||
68 | 54 | .557 | 6.5 | |
65 | 57 | .533 | 9.5 | |
60 | 64 | .484 | 15.5 | |
59 | 63 | .484 | 15.5 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
63 | 58 | .521 | ||
60 | 62 | .492 | 3.5 | |
60 | 63 | .488 | 4.0 | |
59 | 64 | .480 | 5.0 | |
50 | 73 | .407 | 14.0 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
63 | 60 | .512 | ||
60 | 63 | .488 | 3.0 | |
57 | 66 | .463 | 6.0 | |
48 | 74 | .393 | 14.5 | |
48 | 75 | .390 | 15.0 |
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