Major League Baseball team season
The 1979 Milwaukee Brewers season involved the Brewers' finishing second in the American League East with a record of 95 wins and 66 losses. They scored at least one run in each of their first 160 games of the season, and were shutout (losing 5-0 to Minnesota) only in the 161st game which was to be their last game of the season.
Offseason
Regular season
Gorman Thomas enjoyed his best season in the majors, compiling career high numbers in home runs (45, tops in the AL), RBI (123), runs scored (97), hits (136), doubles (29), walks (98), on-base percentage (.356), total bases (300), slugging average (.539) and OPS (.895).
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
Team
BAL
BOS
CAL
CWS
CLE
DET
KC
MIL
MIN
NYY
OAK
SEA
TEX
TOR
Baltimore
—
8–5
9–3
8–3
8–5
7–6
6–6
8–5
8–4
5–6
8–4
10–2
6–6
11–2
Boston
5–8
—
5–7
5–6
6–7
8–5
8–4
8–4
9–3
5–8
9–3
8–4
6–6
9–4
California
3–9
7–5
—
9–4
6–6
4–8
7–6
7–5
9–4
7–5
10–3
7–6
5–8
7–5
Chicago
3–8
6–5
4–9
—
6–6
3–9
5–8
5–7
5–8
4–8
9–4
5–8
11–2
7–5
Cleveland
5–8
7–6
6–6
6–6
—
6–6
6–6
4–9
8–4
5–8
8–4
7–5
5–7
8–5
Detroit
6–7
5–8
8–4
9–3
6–6
—
5–7
6–7
4–8
7–6
7–5
7–5
6–6
9–4
Kansas City
6–6
4–8
6–7
8–5
6–6
7–5
—
5–7
7–6
5–7
9–4
7–6
6–7
9–3
Milwaukee
5–8
4–8
5–7
7–5
9–4
7–6
7–5
—
8–4
9–4
6–6
9–3
9–3
10–3
Minnesota
4–8
3–9
4–9
8–5
4–8
8–4
6–7
4–8
—
7–5
9–4
10–3
4–9
11–1
New York
6–5
8–5
5–7
8–4
8–5
6–7
7–5
4–9
5–7
—
9–3
6–6
8–4
9–4
Oakland
4–8
3–9
3–10
4–9
4–8
5–7
4–9
6–6
4–9
3–9
—
8–5
2–11
4–8
Seattle
2–10
4–8
6–7
8–5
5–7
5–7
6–7
3–9
3–10
6–6
5–8
—
6–7
8–4
Texas
6–6
6–6
8–5
2–11
7–5
6–6
7–6
3–9
9–4
4–8
11–2
7–6
—
7–5
Toronto
2–11
4–9
5–7
5–7
5–8
4–9
3–9
3–10
1–11
4–9
8–4
4–8
5–7
—
Opening Day starters
Notable transactions
Roster
1979 Milwaukee Brewers
Roster
Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Manager
Coaches
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Farm system
The Brewers' farm system consisted of five minor league affiliates in 1979.[ 6]
Notes
References
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