The 1979 MLB All-Star game was played on July 17th. The National League defeated the American League 7-6.
Its first retail product was a line of jackets emblazoned with the insignias of Major League Baseball teams.
Rickey Henderson stole 1406 bases during his career (from 1979 to 2003).
No, he did not. Catfish Hunter played Major League baseball from 1965-1979, he never coached or managed.
The Major League Baseball (MLB) 1979 World Series was played between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Baltimore Orioles, with Pittsburgh winning the series 4 games to 3 games, respectively. Willie Stargell of the Pittsburgh Pirates was the MVP of the 1979 MLB World Series.
OPS was the winner of the Veikkausliiga league in 1979.
Dock Ellis was a professional baseball player. A pitcher, Ellis played in Major League Baseball from 1968 through 1979 for the Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, Texas Rangers, and New York Mets.
Celtic won the Scottish League Cup in 1979.
The football league champions in 1979 were Wolverhampton Wanderers.
The winners of the Belgian League in 1979 were KSK Beveren.
Dukla Praha were the winner of the Czech League in 1979.
The winner of the 1979 League Cup was Nottingham Forest.
1979 American League Championship Series - 1979 was released on: USA: 3 October 1979