The Houston Astros were 89-73 in 1979. They finished 2nd in the NL West.
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Cody Bellinger hits a tiebreaking double in the 7th inning as the Yankees beat the Astros 9-3
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Astros beat Yankees 9-7 as Alvarez hits a go-ahead triple in the 8th
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Yordan Alvarez hits go-ahead triple in 8th inning as Astros outlast Yankees 9-7
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After ouster of GM Dana Brown, Astros owner Jim Crane says manager Joe Espada will finish season
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Astros and GM Dana Brown mutually agree to part ways
1979 Batting Stats
See stats| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 162 | 5,394 | 583 | 1,382 | 224 | 52 | 49 | 542 | 461 | 22 | 745 | 190 | 95 | .256 | .315 | .344 |
Team Rank | 22nd | 25th | 22nd | 19th | 5th | 26th | 25th | 21st | 20th | 9th | 2nd | 26th | 20th | 22nd | 26th |
1979 Pitching Stats
See stats| G | W | L | ERA | SO | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 162 | 89 | 73 | 3.20 | 854 | 17 | 31 | 1447.2 | 1,278 | 514 | 582 | 90 | 504 | 24 |
Team Rank | 7th | 8th | 2nd | 4th | 1st | 16th | 6th | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 11th | 10th |
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Schwarber hits his 40th homer as the Phillies shut out the Mariners 6-0
Tristan Peters homers for 5th consecutive game, White Sox beat Rangers 10-4
Encarnacion-Strand hits tiebreaking RBI double in the 9th as Orioles outlast Cardinals 8-7
White Sox rookie Tristan Peters hits a home run in 5th straight game, tying franchise mark
Braves beat Dodgers 6-5 on walk-off single by pinch-hitter Ha-Seong Kim
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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
78 | 55 | .586 | ||
74 | 60 | .552 | 4.5 | |
68 | 66 | .507 | 10.5 | |
62 | 73 | .459 | 17.0 | |
60 | 73 | .451 | 18.0 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
82 | 51 | .617 | ||
76 | 58 | .567 | 6.5 | |
66 | 68 | .493 | 16.5 | |
65 | 70 | .481 | 18.0 | |
63 | 71 | .470 | 19.5 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
80 | 53 | .602 | ||
72 | 62 | .537 | 8.5 | |
71 | 63 | .530 | 9.5 | |
54 | 79 | .406 | 26.0 | |
52 | 81 | .391 | 28.0 |
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Rockies| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
79 | 54 | .594 | ||
75 | 57 | .568 | 3.5 | |
73 | 60 | .549 | 6.0 | |
65 | 68 | .489 | 14.0 | |
65 | 69 | .485 | 14.5 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
70 | 63 | .526 | ||
68 | 66 | .507 | 2.5 | |
64 | 70 | .478 | 6.5 | |
62 | 71 | .466 | 8.0 | |
59 | 75 | .440 | 11.5 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
66 | 67 | .496 | ||
66 | 68 | .493 | 0.5 | |
64 | 70 | .478 | 2.5 | |
53 | 81 | .396 | 13.5 | |
52 | 82 | .388 | 14.5 |
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