Major League Baseball season 1979
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The 1979 Major League Baseball season was a professional baseball campaign in North America highlighted by the Pittsburgh Pirates’ World Series championship and standout performances from players across both the American and National Leagues.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1979 Major League Baseball season | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Major League Baseball season ⓘ |
| ALChampion | Baltimore Orioles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ALCSChampion | Baltimore Orioles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ALCSRunnerUp | California Angels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ALCyYoungAwardWinner | Mike Flanagan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ALEastChampion | Baltimore Orioles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ALManagerOfTheYear | Earl Weaver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ALMVP | Don Baylor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ALRookieOfTheYear |
Alfredo Griffin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Castino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ALWestChampion | California Angels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| AmericanLeague | American League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| championship | 1979 World Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Canada
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| endDate | 1979-10-17 ⓘ |
| league | Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| NationalLeague | National League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextSeason | 1980 Major League Baseball season NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NLChampion | Pittsburgh Pirates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NLCSChampion | Pittsburgh Pirates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NLCSRunnerUp | Cincinnati Reds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NLCyYoungAwardWinner | Bruce Sutter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NLEastChampion | Pittsburgh Pirates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NLManagerOfTheYear | Chuck Tanner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NLMVP |
Keith Hernandez
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Willie Stargell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NLRookieOfTheYear | Rick Sutcliffe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NLWestChampion | Cincinnati Reds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
John Castino and Alfredo Griffin shared the American League Rookie of the Year Award
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pittsburgh Pirates won their fifth World Series title NERFINISHED ⓘ Willie Stargell and Keith Hernandez shared the National League MVP Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableTeamSlogan | We Are Family GENERATED ⓘ |
| notableTeamUsingSlogan | Pittsburgh Pirates GENERATED ⓘ |
| numberOfGamesPerTeam | 162 ⓘ |
| numberOfLeagues | 2 ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | 26 ⓘ |
| previousSeason | 1978 Major League Baseball season NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| startDate | 1979-04-04 ⓘ |
| WorldSeriesChampion | Pittsburgh Pirates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| WorldSeriesGame7City | Baltimore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| WorldSeriesGame7Venue | Memorial Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| WorldSeriesGame7WinningPitcher | Kent Tekulve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| WorldSeriesMVP | Willie Stargell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| WorldSeriesResult | Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Baltimore Orioles 4–3 ⓘ |
| WorldSeriesRunnerUp | Baltimore Orioles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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