1979 Major League Baseball season
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The 1979 Major League Baseball season concluded with the Pittsburgh Pirates defeating the Baltimore Orioles in seven games in the 1979 World Series. None of the post-season teams of 1977 or 1978 returned to this year's postseason.
This article is about the 1979 Major League Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1979 in baseball.
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1979 MLB season | |
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League | Major League Baseball |
Sport | Baseball |
Duration | April 4 – October 17, 1979 |
Number of games | 162 |
Number of teams | 26 |
TV partner(s) | ABC, NBC, USA |
Draft | |
Top draft pick | Al Chambers |
Picked by | Seattle Mariners |
Regular season | |
Season MVP | AL: Don Baylor (CAL) NL: Willie Stargell (PIT) Keith Hernandez (STL) |
Postseason | |
AL champions | Baltimore Orioles |
AL runners-up | California Angels |
NL champions | Pittsburgh Pirates |
NL runners-up | Cincinnati Reds |
World Series | |
Champions | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Runners-up | Baltimore Orioles |
World Series MVP | Willie Stargell (PIT) |
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