1979 Season
1978 / 1980
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Top HitterFred
Lynn
Top PitcherPhil
Niekro

Standings

National League East
Overall
Home
Away
#
Tm
1
98 - 64
.605
-
48 - 33
4.3
50 - 31
12.7
2
95 - 65
.594
2.0
56 - 25
12.3
39 - 40
2.6
3
86 - 76
.531
12.0
42 - 39
-1.7
44 - 37
6.7
4
84 - 78
.519
14.0
43 - 38
-0.7
41 - 40
3.7
5
80 - 82
.494
18.0
45 - 36
1.3
35 - 46
-2.3
6
63 - 99
.389
35.0
28 - 53
-15.7
35 - 46
-2.3

National League West
Overall
Home
Away
#
Tm
1
90 - 71
.559
-
48 - 32
4.9
42 - 39
4.7
2
89 - 73
.549
1.5
52 - 29
8.3
37 - 44
-0.3
3
79 - 83
.488
11.5
46 - 35
2.3
33 - 48
-4.3
4
71 - 91
.438
19.5
38 - 43
-5.7
33 - 48
-4.3
5
68 - 93
.422
22.0
39 - 42
-4.7
29 - 51
-7.9
6
66 - 94
.413
23.5
34 - 45
-8.6
32 - 49
-5.3


American League East
Overall
Home
Away
#
Tm
1
102 - 57
.642
-
55 - 24
12.4
47 - 33
10.1
2
95 - 66
.590
8.0
52 - 29
8.3
43 - 37
6.1
3
91 - 69
.569
11.5
51 - 29
7.9
40 - 40
3.1
4
89 - 71
.556
13.5
51 - 30
7.3
38 - 41
1.6
5
85 - 76
.528
18.0
46 - 34
2.9
39 - 42
1.7
6
81 - 80
.503
22.0
47 - 34
3.3
34 - 46
-2.9
7
53 - 109
.327
50.5
32 - 49
-11.7
21 - 60
-16.3

American League West
Overall
Home
Away
#
Tm
1
88 - 74
.543
-
49 - 32
5.3
39 - 42
1.7
2
85 - 77
.525
3.0
46 - 35
2.3
39 - 42
1.7
3
83 - 79
.512
5.0
44 - 37
0.3
39 - 42
1.7
4
82 - 80
.506
6.0
39 - 42
-4.7
43 - 38
5.7
5
73 - 87
.456
14.0
33 - 46
-9.6
40 - 41
2.7
6
67 - 95
.414
21.0
36 - 45
-7.7
31 - 50
-6.3
7
54 - 108
.333
34.0
31 - 50
-12.7
23 - 58
-14.3

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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James