1979 MLB season (Jayverse)

The 1979 MLB Season is the 79th Season for Major League Baseball

Rookie Draft Choices
Ron Alexander (RP) - Calgary Wranglers

Byron Beebe (SP) - Reno Silver Sox

Timothy Casey (LF) - Portland Beavers

Jason Crisco (SP) - Vancouver Mounties

Kevin Dukes (RP) - Baltimore Orioles

Travis Friedman (CL) - Fargo RedHawks

Ken Gerhart (CF) - Baltimore Orioles

Kevin Gross (SP) - Philadelphia Phillies

Marvin Hill (SP) - Charlotte Bobcats

Ron Kittle (RF) - Chicago White Sox

Cody Lane (RP) - Oakland Panthers

Scott Medvin (RP) - Pittsburgh Pirates

Reid Nichols (CF) - Boston Red Sox

Ricardo Saenz (LF) - Los Angeles Knights

Bob Sebra (SP) - Montreal Expos

Yoshihisa Shiratake (RP) - Mexico City Diablos Rojos

Rick Aguilera (RP) - New York Giants

Jeff Andrews (RP) - Chicago Cubs

Tim Barrett (RP) - Montreal Expos

Chris Hankinson (RP) - Los Angeles Angels

Jack Howell (3B) - Los Angeles Angels

Pat Keedy (3B) - Los Angeles Angels

Gustavo Leon (SP) - Richmond Generals

Bobby Moore (RP) - Oakland Panthers

Brian Norwood (SP) - Columbus Explorers

Luis Ortiz (SS) - Iowa Oaks

Ruben Robles (LF) - Montreal Expos

Bill Sharp (RP) - Buffalo Bisons

Bill Swift (SP) - Seattle Pilots

Phil Torres (RP) - San Antonio Missions

Joe Alder (SP) - Houston Astros

Scott Bailes (RP) - Cleveland Buckeyes

Final Standings
AL East: Boston Red Sox (93-63), Baltimore Orioles (89-67), Toronto Blue Jays (83-73), New York Yankees (80-76), London Redcoats (59-97), Philadelphia Patriots (56-100)

AL North: Detroit Tigers (115-41), Chicago White Sox (88-68), Kanas City Royals (85-71), Minnesota Twins (72-84), Des Moines Bruins (69-87), Colorado Rockies (60-96)

AL South: Tampa Bay Rays (89-67), Dallas Rangers (88-68), New Orleans Browns (86-70), Houston Astros (78-78), Oklahoma City 89ers (63-93), Nashville Sounds (49-107)

AL West: San Francisco Athletics (98-58), Los Angeles Angels (85-71), Portland Beavers (79-77), Seattle Mariners (76-80), Vancouver Whalers (71-85), Osaka Buffaloes (61-95)

NL East: Barcelona Bulls (94-62), Brooklyn Dodgers (92-64), New York Giants (82-74), Montreal Expos (71-85), Quebec City Capitales (68-88), Washington Nationals (63-93)

NL North: Pittsburgh Pirates (101-55), Philadelphia Phillies (93-63), Cincinnati Reds (85-71), Cleveland Buckeyes (64-92), Richmond Rebels (61-95), Miami Marlins (57-99)

NL Midwest: St. Louis Cardinals (98-58), Chicago Cubs (97-59), Milwaukee Brewers (90-66), Indianapolis Racers (79-77), San Antonio Missions (69-87), Louisville Colonels (57-99)

NL West: Atlanta Braves (87-69), Oakland Oaks (86-70), San Diego Padres (80-76), Los Angeles Blues (79-77), Tokyo Thunder (62-94), Las Vegas Stars (57-99)

Playoffs
ALDS: Tampa Bay def. Detroit 4-0, Boston def. San Francisco 4-2

NLDS: Pittsburgh def. Atlanta 4-0, Barcelona def. St. Louis 4-2

ALCS: Boston def. Tampa Bay 4-1

NLCS: Barcelona def. Pittsburgh 4-2

World Series: Barcelona def. Boston 4-3

League Leaders
Batting Average - Randy Bass (San Diego) .361

Home Runs - Roberto Narvaez (Detroit) 49

RBI - Roberto Narvaez (Detroit) 160

Stolen Bases - Bobby Valentine (LA Angels) 46

ERA - Luis Galan (San Diego) 2.49

Wins - Dave Velazquez (Detroit) 23

Strikeouts - Rafael Flores (Detroit) 218