1979 American League Standings | Top |
| Rk | Lg | MLB | East Division | GP | W | L | WPct | GBL | RF | RA | Diff | Links | Playoffs |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Baltimore Orioles | 159 | 102 | 57 | .642 | -- | 757 | 582 | 175 | Team Page -- Roster | Lost World Series (Pirates) |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | Milwaukee Brewers | 161 | 95 | 66 | .590 | 8.0 | 807 | 722 | 85 | Team Page -- Roster | |
| 3 | 3 | 5 | Boston Red Sox | 160 | 91 | 69 | .569 | 11.5 | 841 | 711 | 130 | Team Page -- Roster | |
| 4 | 4 | 7 | New York Yankees | 160 | 89 | 71 | .556 | 13.5 | 734 | 672 | 62 | Team Page -- Roster | |
| 5 | 6 | 11 | Detroit Tigers | 161 | 85 | 76 | .528 | 18.0 | 770 | 738 | 32 | Team Page -- Roster | |
| 6 | 10 | 16 | Cleveland Indians | 161 | 81 | 80 | .503 | 22.0 | 760 | 805 | -45 | Team Page -- Roster | |
| 7 | 14 | 26 | Toronto Blue Jays | 162 | 53 | 109 | .327 | 50.5 | 613 | 862 | -249 | Team Page -- Roster | |
| Rk | Lg | MLB | West Division | GP | W | L | WPct | GBL | RF | RA | Diff | Links | Playoffs |
| 1 | 5 | 9 | California Angels | 162 | 88 | 74 | .543 | -- | 866 | 768 | 98 | Team Page -- Roster | Lost ALCS (Orioles) |
| 2 | 7 | 12 | Kansas City Royals | 162 | 85 | 77 | .525 | 3.0 | 851 | 816 | 35 | Team Page -- Roster | |
| 3 | 8 | 14 | Texas Rangers | 162 | 83 | 79 | .512 | 5.0 | 750 | 698 | 52 | Team Page -- Roster | |
| 4 | 9 | 15 | Minnesota Twins | 162 | 82 | 80 | .506 | 6.0 | 764 | 725 | 39 | Team Page -- Roster | |
| 5 | 11 | 19 | Chicago White Sox | 160 | 73 | 87 | .456 | 14.0 | 730 | 748 | -18 | Team Page -- Roster | |
| 6 | 12 | 22 | Seattle Mariners | 162 | 67 | 95 | .414 | 21.0 | 711 | 820 | -109 | Team Page -- Roster | |
| 7 | 13 | 25 | Oakland Athletics | 162 | 54 | 108 | .333 | 34.0 | 573 | 860 | -287 | Team Page -- Roster |
1979 American League Batting Totals | Top |
| Team Name | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | DP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | XBH | PA | babip | ISO | SecA | BB% | SO% | K-BB | HR% | AB/HR | XBH% |
