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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Ashcraft strikes out 11 and Pirates get HRs from O'Hearn and Gonzales to sweep skidding Twins, 9-3
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Pirates put Mlodzinski on the restricted list, saying he wasn't ready to pitch Sunday. Griffin to IL
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Reynolds hits 2-run homer in 9th to lift the Pirates past the Twins, 6-5
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Happ homers again and Skenes loses his 3rd straight start as the Cubs sink the Pirates 7-2
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Pirates shortstop Konnor Griffin not in starting lineup vs. Cubs due to right forearm soreness
1979 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
40 | 20 | .667 | ||
31 | 29 | .517 | 9.0 | |
30 | 29 | .508 | 9.5 | |
26 | 33 | .441 | 13.5 | |
26 | 34 | .433 | 14.0 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
35 | 21 | .625 | ||
31 | 26 | .544 | 4.5 | |
32 | 28 | .533 | 5.0 | |
32 | 28 | .533 | 5.0 | |
30 | 28 | .517 | 6.0 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
38 | 21 | .644 | ||
32 | 26 | .552 | 5.5 | |
31 | 27 | .534 | 6.5 | |
23 | 36 | .390 | 15.0 | |
22 | 38 | .367 | 16.5 |
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Diamondbacks
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Rockies| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
36 | 20 | .643 | ||
36 | 23 | .610 | 1.5 | |
29 | 31 | .483 | 9.0 | |
28 | 32 | .467 | 10.0 | |
25 | 33 | .431 | 12.0 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
34 | 27 | .557 | ||
32 | 27 | .542 | 1.0 | |
27 | 33 | .450 | 6.5 | |
22 | 37 | .373 | 11.0 | |
22 | 38 | .367 | 11.5 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
31 | 29 | .517 | ||
28 | 31 | .475 | 2.5 | |
28 | 31 | .475 | 2.5 | |
27 | 34 | .443 | 4.5 | |
23 | 37 | .383 | 8.0 |
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