The Detroit Tigers were 85-76 in 1979. They finished 5th in the AL East.
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River Ryan makes strong debut and Tigers hit 3 home runs in 9-2 win over Nationals
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White Sox keep pace in the AL Central with a rain-soaked 8-1 win over the Tigers
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Sean Burke and Miguel Vargas help the White Sox beat the Tigers
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Sean Burke and Miguel Vargas help the White Sox beat the Tigers 3-1
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White Sox blow 6-run lead and fall out of 1st place in AL Central with 11-8 loss to Tigers
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Braves - y | 92 | 64 | .590 | |
86 | 70 | .551 | 6.0 | |
76 | 80 | .487 | 16.0 | |
73 | 84 | .465 | 19.5 | |
71 | 85 | .455 | 21.0 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
 Brewers - y | 98 | 58 | .628 | |
87 | 69 | .558 | 11.0 | |
79 | 77 | .506 | 19.0 | |
76 | 80 | .487 | 22.0 | |
72 | 84 | .462 | 26.0 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
 Dodgers - y | 96 | 60 | .615 | |
87 | 69 | .558 | 9.0 | |
82 | 74 | .526 | 14.0 | |
65 | 92 | .414 | 31.5 | |
57 | 99 | .365 | 39.0 |
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