1979 NATIONAL LEAGUE REVIEW
Level: MLB
An organized section of a full season review with standings, team totals, leaderboards, player registers and much more.
YEAR IN REVIEW
| East | ||||||||||||||
| Rk | Team | W | L | Pct | Gbl | RF | RA | Manager | Stadium | Attendance | Payroll | Top Batter | Top Pitcher | Playoffs |
| 1 | Pittsburgh Pirates ** | 98 | 64 | .605 | -- | 775 | 643 | Chuck Tanner | Three Rivers Stadium | 1,435,454 | $0 | Dave Parker (1) | John Candelaria (10) | Won World Series (Orioles) |
| 2 | Montreal Expos | 95 | 65 | .594 | 2.0 | 701 | 581 | Dick Williams | Olympic Stadium | 2,102,173 | $0 | Andre Dawson (12) | Steve Rogers (7) | |
| 3 | St. Louis Cardinals | 86 | 76 | .531 | 12.0 | 731 | 693 | Ken Boyer | Busch Stadium II | 1,627,256 | $0 | Keith Hernandez (3) | Pete Vuckovich (15) | |
| 4 | Philadelphia Phillies | 84 | 78 | .519 | 14.0 | 683 | 718 | Danny Ozark, Dallas Green | Veterans Stadium | 2,775,011 | $0 | Mike Schmidt (4) | Steve Carlton (2) | |
| 5 | Chicago Cubs | 80 | 82 | .494 | 18.0 | 706 | 707 | Herman Franks, Joey Amalfitano | Wrigley Field | 1,648,587 | $0 | Dave Kingman (7) | Lynn McGlothen (11) | |
| 6 | New York Mets | 63 | 99 | .389 | 35.0 | 593 | 706 | Joe Torre | Shea Stadium | 788,905 | $0 | Lee Mazzilli (10) | Craig Swan (5) | |
| West | ||||||||||||||
| Rk | Team | W | L | Pct | Gbl | RF | RA | Manager | Stadium | Attendance | Payroll | Top Batter | Top Pitcher | Playoffs |
| 1 | Cincinnati Reds | 90 | 71 | .559 | -- | 731 | 644 | John McNamara | Riverfront Stadium | 2,356,933 | $0 | George Foster (15) | Tom Seaver (6) | Lost NLCS (Pirates) |
| 2 | Houston Astros | 89 | 73 | .549 | 1.5 | 583 | 582 | Bill Virdon | Astrodome | 1,900,312 | $0 | Jose Cruz (18) | J.R. Richard (1) | |
| 3 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 79 | 83 | .488 | 11.5 | 739 | 717 | Tom Lasorda | Dodger Stadium | 2,860,954 | $0 | Steve Garvey (6) | Don Sutton (8) | |
| 4 | San Francisco Giants | 71 | 91 | .438 | 19.5 | 672 | 751 | Joe Altobelli, Dave Bristol | Candlestick Park | 1,456,402 | $0 | Billy North (21) | Vida Blue (21) | |
| 5 | San Diego Padres | 68 | 93 | .422 | 22.0 | 603 | 681 | Roger Craig | San Diego Stadium | 1,456,967 | $0 | Dave Winfield (2) | Gaylord Perry (17) | |
| 6 | Atlanta Braves | 66 | 94 | .412 | 23.5 | 669 | 763 | Bobby Cox | Atlanta-Fulton County Sta | 769,465 | $0 | Gary Matthews (9) | Phil Niekro (3) | |
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