1979 MLB season

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1979 Major League Baseball Season
Regular Season April 4-September 30, 1979
Postseason October 2-17, 1979
1978 • MLB seasons • 1980

The 1979 MLB season was a. The American League Championship series featured the Baltimore Orioles and California Angels, while the National League Championship Series was contested by the Pittsburgh Pirates and Cincinnati Reds. In a re-match of the 1971 World Series, the Pirates defeated the Orioles in seven games.

Publications

Programs and Scorecards
Team Type Venue
Atlanta Braves Spring Training West Palm Beach Municipal Stadium
Baltimore Orioles Regular Season (1 • 2 • 3) Memorial Stadium
Boston Red Sox Regular Season Fenway Park
California Angels Regular Season (1 • 2 • 3 • 4) Anaheim Stadium
Chicago Cubs Regular Season Wrigley Field
Chicago White Sox Spring Training Payne Park
Regular Season Comiskey Park
Cincinnati Reds NLCS Riverfront Stadium
Cleveland Indians Spring Training Hi Corbett Field
Regular Season Cleveland Stadium
Detroit Tigers Spring Training Joker Marchant Stadium
Regular Season Tiger Stadium
Houston Astros Regular Season Astrodome
Kansas City Royals Regular Season Royals Stadium
Milwaukee Brewers Spring Training Sun City Stadium
Regular Season (1 • 2) Milwaukee County Stadium
Minnesota Twins Regular Season Metropolitan Stadium
Montreal Expos Regular Season (1 • 2) Olympic Stadium
New York Mets Regular Season (1 • 2) Shea Stadium
New York Yankees Spring Training Fort Lauderdale Municipal Stadium
Regular Season Yankee Stadium
Pittsburgh Pirates Regular Season (1 • 2) Three Rivers Stadium
NLCS Three Rivers Stadium
Seattle Mariners Regular Season (1 • 2) Kingdome
St. Louis Cardinals Regular Season Busch Memorial Stadium
Toronto Blue Jays Regular Season (1 • 2 • 3) Arlington Stadium
American League vs. National League MLB All-Star Game Kingdome
Baltimore Orioles vs. California Angels ALCS Memorial Stadium, Anaheim Stadium
Baltimore Orioles vs. Pittsburgh Pirates World Series Memorial Stadium, Three Rivers Stadium
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Media Guides American League Red Book • Baltimore Orioles • California Angels • Chicago White Sox • Kansas City Royals • Milwaukee Brewers • Montreal Expos • National League Green Book • Oakland Athletics • Philadelphia Phillies • Pittsburgh Pirates • San Diego Padres • San Francisco Giants • Seattle Mariners • St. Louis Cardinals • Toronto Blue Jays
Yearbooks Boston Red Sox • Cincinnati Reds • Detroit Tigers • Milwaukee Brewers • Minnesota Twins • New York Yankees • Philadelphia Phillies • Pittsburgh Pirates • San Diego Padres • Texas Rangers • Toronto Blue Jays
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