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1979 National League  Previous Year / Next Year Eastern Division Team W L % GB OFF PIT DEF HOME ROAD 1-RUN L41 MANAGER(S) New York NL NYN 107 55 .660 ---- 2 6 12 51-30 56-25 32-19 27-14 Jon Fellows Montreal MON 89 73 .549 18.0 10 1 8 45-36 44-37 21-32 23-18 Steve Bivens Pittsburgh PIN 83 79 .512 24.0 12 10 7 43-38 40-41 29-23 21-20 Jim Tripodi St. Louis SLN 73 89 .451 34.0 19 8 14 38-43 35-46 18-35 19-22 Rob Tomlinson Chicago NL CHN 70 92 .432 37.0 21 14 19 41-40 29-52 27-18 16-25 Alan Bosslet Western Division Team W L % GB OFF PIT DEF HOME ROAD 1-RUN L41 MANAGER(S) Cincinnati CIN 96 66 .593 ---- 11 4 15 49-32 47-34 32-22 22-19 Alan Boodman Los Angeles LAN 82 80 .506 14.0 16 5 1 44-37 38-43 21-27 18-23 Billy Vanson Atlanta ATN 78 84 .481 18.0 8 17 22 43-38 35-46 19-20 21-20 Roger Slane San Diego SDN 75 87 .463 21.0 20 7 5 36-45 39-42 19-21 25-16 Mike Tomeo San Francisco SFN 57 105 .352 39.0 22 21 20 32-49 25-56 17-18 13-28 Bob Mittleman OFF, PIT, DEF - rankings among the 22 teams in Offense, Pitching and Defense. HOME, ROAD, 1-RUN, L42 - W-L records at Home, on the Road, in one-run games, and over the final 41 games of the season. Postseason World Series (4-1):   Boston Red Sox over Cincinnati Reds NL Championship Series (3-2):   Cincinnati Reds over New York Mets

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League Batting    Glossary

 Tm    R/G    R    AB    H    2B   3B  HR   BB    SO    BA   OBP   SLG   SB   CS   IBB  HP   SH   SF  GIDP
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
 NYN  5.63   912  5582  1513  266  60  151  725   873  .271  .356  .421  110   32   32   35   76   47  136
 ATN  5.07   821  5575  1505  225  34  185  546   885  .270  .336  .422   96   28   16   36   51   47  144
 MON  4.72   764  5533  1446  238  53  156  507   942  .261  .325  .408   64   10    4   32   60   45  142
 CIN  4.68   758  5593  1501  273  27  148  535   859  .268  .333  .406  102   33   33   23   91   33  133
 PIN  4.67   756  5705  1517  259  47  147  377   957  .266  .313  .405  156  101   15   28   65   37   87
 LAN  4.35   705  5512  1464  220  37  144  466   764  .266  .324  .397  143   57   26   30  154   41   94
 SLN  4.15   672  5681  1508  239  42  118  441   920  .265  .320  .385  101   45   26   31   89   43  118
 SDN  4.13   669  5472  1339  190  59  102  584   873  .245  .319  .357  132   49   42   29  108   31  105
 CHN  4.02   651  5539  1401  244  26  123  457   908  .253  .313  .373   71   31   19   39   54   35  146
 SFN  3.86   625  5413  1276  193  33  127  599   894  .236  .312  .354  122   62   24   18   62   31  133
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+---+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
 Tot  4.53  7333 55605 14470 2347 418 1401 5237  8875  .260  .325  .393 1097  448  237  301  810  390 1238

League Pitching    Glossary

 Tm   R/G    RA   ERA    IP    H    HR    BB    SO   CG SHO  SV  IRSC XTOT XOUT  XPCT
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+-----+----+----+-----+
 MON  3.65   591  3.24  1439  1274  128   494  1014  12  20  40  .306  811  587  .724
 CIN  3.96   642  3.57  1467  1367  136   464   896  26  16  40  .319  737  497  .674
 LAN  4.06   658  3.74  1454  1329   99   543   884  18  13  35  .339  737  579  .786
 NYN  4.14   671  3.71  1464  1382  140   521   921  26  11  57  .325  814  563  .692
 SDN  4.28   693  3.82  1457  1472  153   441   797   8  10  48  .344  810  598  .738
 SLN  4.44   719  3.95  1468  1433  114   571   823   7  11  36  .434  813  549  .675
 PIN  4.62   748  4.19  1481  1502  156   552   849  15   7  42  .316  841  610  .725
 CHN  5.07   822  4.20  1451  1532  142   512   968  25   8  43  .370  861  544  .632
 ATN  5.17   838  4.60  1434  1517  139   584   779  38   5  30  .415  839  462  .551
 SFN  5.87   951  5.14  1437  1662  194   555   944   8   2  36  .393  830  505  .608
+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+---+---+---+-----+----+----+-----+
 Tot  4.53  7333  4.01 14555 14470 1401  5237  8875 183 103 407       8093 5494  .679

League Awards
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Pitchers are not eligible for the MVP Award.
All voting is done by HAL. Totals may not match the Recap report, but the order of the players is generally the same.

MVP Award Voting Mike Schmidt  (548) Dave Winfield  (520) Gary Matthews  (497) Dave Parker  (448) Davey Lopes  (444) Lee Mazzilli  (442) Keith Hernandez  (430) Sixto Lezcano  (426) Chet Lemon  (426) Jack Clark  (417) Ron Cey  (402) Jerry Martin  (399) Dave Concepcion  (397) Andre Dawson  (392) Dave Kingman  (390) George Foster  (386) Bobby Bonds  (385) Ted Simmons  (379) Toby Harrah  (374) Ivan Dejesus  (372)

Cy Young Award Voting Steve Carlton  (290) Steve Rogers  (234) Bruce Sutter  (227) Craig Swan  (214) Kent Tekulve  (204) Ken Kravec  (199) Don Stanhouse  (188) Milt Wilcox  (185) Dave Frost  (184) Rich Gossage  (172) Don Aase  (168) Bruce Kison  (159) Burt Hooton  (157) Elias Sosa  (154) Phil Niekro  (153) Mark Clear  (151) Tom Seaver  (147) Randy Jones  (144) Joe Niekro  (141) Bob Forsch  (139)

All Stars

Johnny Bench Steve Carlton Ron Cey Jack Clark Dave Concepcion Bob Forsch George Foster Dave Frost Keith Hernandez Burt Hooton

Dave Kingman Chet Lemon Davey Lopes Bill Madlock Gary Matthews Lee Mazzilli Dale Murphy Ken Oberkfell Dave Parker

Steve Rogers Mike Schmidt Ted Simmons Don Stanhouse Bruce Sutter Craig Swan Kent Tekulve Garry Templeton Dave Winfield

Gold Gloves

P: Phil Niekro C: Gary Carter 1B: Keith Hernandez 2B: Rodney Scott 3B: Ron Cey SS: Ozzie Smith OF: Omar Moreno OF: Dave Winfield OF: Chet Lemon

Major League Leaderboard
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Batting Average Brian Downing .359 Keith Hernandez .342 Pete Rose .338 Willie Wilson .338 Paul Molitor .337 George Brett .335 Jim Rice .333 Lee Mazzilli .332 Chet Lemon .327 Ray Knight .326 George Foster .325 Jose Cruz .322	On Base Percentage Brian Downing .462 Lee Mazzilli .442 Pete Rose .426 Gene Tenace .423 Mike Schmidt .417 Darrell Porter .416 Keith Hernandez .410 Jim Rice .407 Rod Carew .406 Chet Lemon .401 Sixto Lezcano .399 Lou Whitaker .395	Slugging Percentage Jim Rice .634 George Foster .620 Mike Schmidt .608 George Brett .601 Ben Oglivie .601 Dave Winfield .581 Gorman Thomas .565 Gary Matthews .552 Ted Simmons .549 Chet Lemon .542 Sixto Lezcano .537 Darrell Porter .534	On Base + Slugging Jim Rice 1.041 Mike Schmidt 1.025 George Foster 1.013 George Brett 0.976 Brian Downing 0.974 Ben Oglivie 0.973 Dave Winfield 0.964 Darrell Porter 0.950 Chet Lemon 0.943 Ted Simmons 0.941 Sixto Lezcano 0.936 Lee Mazzilli 0.922
At Bats Omar Moreno 699 Carney Lansford 681 George Brett 677 Ivan Dejesus 676 Steve Garvey 673 Gary Matthews 670 Keith Hernandez 667 Buddy Bell 661 Pete Rose 656 Ron Leflore 654 Andre Dawson 649 Jerry Royster 649	Runs Scored Pete Rose 139 Lee Mazzilli 132 Mike Schmidt 125 Keith Hernandez 124 George Brett 123 Toby Harrah 122 Jim Rice 121 Ken Singleton 121 Paul Molitor 120 Gorman Thomas 120 Willie Wilson 117 Don Baylor 116	Hits Keith Hernandez 228 George Brett 227 Pete Rose 222 Willie Wilson 210 Paul Molitor 205 Jim Rice 205 Gary Matthews 203 Omar Moreno 200 Lee Mazzilli 198 Terry Puhl 196 Steve Garvey 194 Dave Winfield 194	Total Bases George Brett 407 Jim Rice 390 Gary Matthews 370 Dave Winfield 365 Mike Schmidt 349 Dave Parker 333 Don Baylor 332 Gorman Thomas 328 Eddie Murray 324 Ben Oglivie 321 Keith Hernandez 318 Darrell Porter 310
Doubles Dave Parker 50 Larry Parrish 50 Jerry Martin 47 Keith Hernandez 46 Ray Knight 46 George Brett 44 Bruce Bochte 43 Chet Lemon 43 Pete Rose 41 Don Baylor 40 Fred Lynn 39 Buddy Bell 37	Triples George Brett 23 Garry Templeton 16 Dave Winfield 15 Ivan Dejesus 14 Willie Randolph 14 Paul Molitor 13 Ruppert Jones 12 Larry Bowa 11 Bake McBride 11 Ozzie Smith 11 Willie Wilson 11	Home Runs Gorman Thomas 51 Mike Schmidt 49 Jim Rice 48 Don Baylor 43 Gary Matthews 41 Dave Kingman 37 George Foster 36 Ben Oglivie 36 Ken Singleton 36 Dave Winfield 36 Eddie Murray 35 Willie Stargell 34	RBI Gary Matthews 146 George Brett 143 Jim Rice 142 Gorman Thomas 131 Roy Smalley 129 Mike Schmidt 128 Darrell Porter 124 Dave Winfield 121 Eddie Murray 120 Sixto Lezcano 119 Ben Oglivie 119 Don Baylor 118
Walks Gene Tenace 136 Mike Schmidt 129 Lee Mazzilli 120 Darrell Porter 109 Gorman Thomas 103 Brian Downing 102 Billy North 102 Ken Singleton 102 Dwayne Murphy 100 Pete Rose 100 Davey Lopes 98 Sixto Lezcano 97	Batters Strikeouts Gorman Thomas 204 Dave Kingman 162 Bobby Bonds 141 Carney Lansford 131 Lance Parrish 130 Andre Dawson 126 Reggie Jackson 120 Ken Singleton 119 Dave Parker 118 Willie Stargell 118 George Foster 117 Gene Tenace 115	Stolen Bases Ron Leflore 81 Omar Moreno 78 Willie Wilson 57 Billy North 54 Davey Lopes 52 Lou Whitaker 44 Terry Puhl 42 Lee Mazzilli 39 Jose Cruz 38 Bobby Bonds 33 Al Bumbry 33 Ozzie Smith 33	Caught Stealing Omar Moreno 40 Ron Leflore 37 Billy North 25 Terry Puhl 19 Alan Trammell 19 Freddie Patek 15 Jeffrey Leonard 14 Bill Madlock 14 Alfredo Griffin 13 Jerry Mumphrey 13 Lou Whitaker 13
Hit by Pitch Greg Luzinski 18 Chet Lemon 15 Don Baylor 11 Bobby Bonds 11 Ted Simmons 11 Tim Foli 10 Toby Harrah 10 Ron Jackson 10 Steve Ontiveros 10 Dave Parker 10 Terry Whitfield 10 Willie Wilson 10	GIDP Buddy Bell 27 Eddie Murray 24 Mike Schmidt 24 Ruppert Jones 23 Ray Knight 23 Andre Thornton 23 Ellis Valentine 23 Willie Horton 22 Lamar Johnson 22 Bill Buckner 21 Richie Zisk 21 Bobby Bonds 20	Errors Alfredo Griffin 47 George Brett 46 Darrell Evans 42 Pete Rose 37 Garry Templeton 32 Pepe Frias 31 Dave Concepcion 29 Jerry Royster 27 Mike Schmidt 27 Roy Howell 26 Bill Russell 26 Sal Bando 25	Earned Run Average J.R. Richard 2.09 Steve Rogers 2.58 Milt Wilcox 2.81 Mike Flanagan 2.87 Tom Seaver 2.90 Craig Swan 2.94 Dan Schatzeder 2.99 Jerry Reuss 3.03 Dennis Martinez 3.07 Scott Sanderson 3.12 Bob Forsch 3.14 Randy Jones 3.20
Wins J.R. Richard 28 Steve Carlton 25 Dennis Martinez 22 Mike Flanagan 21 Bob Stanley 21 Craig Swan 21 Tommy John 20 Lary Sorensen 19 Don Aase 18 Bill Lee 18 Steve Rogers 18	Losses Vida Blue 21 Fergie Jenkins 20 Jerry Koosman 20 Nino Espinosa 19 Bob Shirley 19 Joe Niekro 18 Phil Niekro 18 Steve Stone 18 Mike Torrez 17 Tom Underwood 17	Winning Percentage Bob Stanley .808 Steve Carlton .806 J.R. Richard .800 Jim Palmer .765 Milt Wilcox .762 Bruce Kison .714 Dennis Martinez .710 Lary Sorensen .704 Mike Flanagan .700 Bill Travers .700 Bill Lee .692 Steve Rogers .692	Games Pitched Aurelio Lopez 82 Enrique Romo 77 Sid Monge 76 Mike Marshall 73 Kent Tekulve 72 Dick Tidrow 70 Gene Garber 68 Gary Lavelle 68 Ken Clay 66 Kevin Saucier 66 Joe Sambito 65 Mark Clear 64
Games Started Jerry Koosman 42 Randy Jones 41 Joe Niekro 41 Phil Niekro 41 Dennis Martinez 40 Rick Reuschel 39 Lary Sorensen 39 Steve Carlton 38 Mike Flanagan 38 Ken Kravec 38 J.R. Richard 38 Rick Wise 38	Complete Games Tommy John 21 J.R. Richard 21 Phil Niekro 18 Ron Guidry 15 Dennis Martinez 15 Mike Flanagan 12 Bill Lee 12 Joe Niekro 12 Nolan Ryan 11 Dennis Eckersley 10 Burt Hooton 10	Games Finished Mike Marshall 71 Kent Tekulve 59 Gene Garber 58 Elias Sosa 57 Jim Kern 55 Joe Sambito 51 Bruce Sutter 51 Aurelio Lopez 50 Ron Davis 45 Don Stanhouse 45 Rich Gossage 44 Mark Littell 44	Saves Bruce Sutter 41 Mike Marshall 33 Gene Garber 32 Don Stanhouse 32 Elias Sosa 31 Kent Tekulve 31 Rich Gossage 28 Greg Minton 27 Joe Sambito 26 Jim Kern 24 Mark Littell 24 Bob Welch 22
Shutouts Steve Rogers 5 Dave Frost 4 J.R. Richard 4	Innings Pitched Phil Niekro 316.0 J.R. Richard 315.0 Dennis Martinez 299.3 Tommy John 298.7 Mike Flanagan 289.0 Randy Jones 283.7 Joe Niekro 283.7 Jerry Koosman 277.3 Steve Carlton 274.0 Ken Kravec 265.7 Craig Swan 263.0 Dennis Eckersley 261.0	Hits Allowed Jerry Koosman 307 Rick Wise 291 Tommy John 288 Dennis Martinez 280 Phil Niekro 280 Mike Caldwell 275 Mike Torrez 275 Rick Langford 273 Fergie Jenkins 269 Lary Sorensen 267 Bob Knepper 266 Bert Blyleven 265	Home Runs Allowed Dennis Leonard 44 Steve Carlton 43 Bob Knepper 43 Bob Shirley 40 Jerry Koosman 38 Pete Falcone 35 Phil Niekro 35 Vida Blue 34 Dennis Eckersley 34 Fergie Jenkins 34 Mike Flanagan 33 Rick Langford 33
Walks Allowed Ken Kravec 130 Nolan Ryan 129 Joe Niekro 127 Tom Underwood 119 Bert Blyleven 113 Rick Waits 113 Rick Sutcliffe 111 Mike Norris 106 Rich Wortham 105 Phil Niekro 103 Mike Torrez 102 Joaquin Andujar 100	Pitchers Strikeouts J.R. Richard 290 Nolan Ryan 244 Mike Flanagan 236 Ron Guidry 216 Steve Carlton 212 Jerry Koosman 198 Bert Blyleven 188 Phil Niekro 186 Steve Rogers 170 Scott Sanderson 165 Ken Kravec 164 Don Sutton 159

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