The Pittsburgh Pirates were 98-64 in 1979. They finished 1st in the NL East. They won in the 1979 World Series against the Baltimore Orioles, 4 games to 3, to win their fifth championship.
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Mets1979 Batting Stats
See stats| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 163 | 5,661 | 775 | 1,541 | 264 | 52 | 148 | 710 | 483 | 32 | 855 | 180 | 66 | .272 | .330 | .416 |
Team Rank | 2nd | 5th | 8th | 8th | 5th | 8th | 10th | 18th | 11th | 23rd | 3rd | 17th | 9th | 16th | 6th |
1979 Pitching Stats
See stats| G | W | L | ERA | SO | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 163 | 98 | 64 | 3.41 | 904 | 2 | 52 | 1493.1 | 1,424 | 566 | 643 | 125 | 504 | 31 |
Team Rank | 2nd | 2nd | 4th | 2nd | 24th | 1st | 1st | 7th | 4th | 4th | 9th | 11th | 17th |
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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
12 | 7 | .632 | ||
9 | 10 | .474 | 3.0 | |
8 | 10 | .444 | 3.5 | |
8 | 10 | .444 | 3.5 | |
7 | 12 | .368 | 5.0 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
11 | 7 | .611 | ||
11 | 7 | .611 | ||
10 | 8 | .556 | 1.0 | |
9 | 8 | .529 | 1.5 | |
9 | 9 | .500 | 2.0 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
14 | 4 | .778 | ||
12 | 6 | .667 | 2.0 | |
11 | 8 | .579 | 3.5 | |
6 | 12 | .333 | 8.0 | |
6 | 12 | .333 | 8.0 |
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Giants| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
10 | 7 | .588 | ||
10 | 8 | .556 | 0.5 | |
9 | 9 | .500 | 1.5 | |
7 | 10 | .412 | 3.0 | |
7 | 11 | .389 | 3.5 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
11 | 8 | .579 | ||
10 | 9 | .526 | 1.0 | |
9 | 9 | .500 | 1.5 | |
7 | 11 | .389 | 3.5 | |
6 | 12 | .333 | 4.5 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
10 | 8 | .556 | ||
9 | 9 | .500 | 1.0 | |
9 | 10 | .474 | 1.5 | |
8 | 11 | .421 | 2.5 | |
8 | 11 | .421 | 2.5 |
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