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The 1979 New York Yankees season was the 77th season for the franchise. The season was marked by the death of their starting catcher, Thurman Munson, on August 2.The team finished with a record of 89–71, finishing fourth in the American League East, 13.5 games behind the Baltimore Orioles, ending the Yankees' three-year domination of the AL East.
However, the series would wrap up in Game 4, as the Orioles blew out the Angels, 8–0, thanks to a complete-game shutout pitched by starter Scott McGregor. This was the first of three consecutive losses in the ALCS for the Angels, as they would blow a 2–0 series lead in the 1982 ALCS to the Milwaukee Brewers , and a 3–1 series lead in the ...
October 17 – In Game Seven of the World Series, Willie Stargell hits his third home run of the Series to send the Pittsburgh Pirates to their third straight win over the Baltimore Orioles, to win the World Series Championship. Stargell wins Series MVP honors. The Pirates came back from a deficit of 3 games-to-1.
The Yankees won the best-of-five series with a 7-6 victory in Game 5. With KC trailing by three in the eighth inning at Yankee Stadium, George Brett tied it with a three-run homer for the Royals.
The Yankees continued to win games, and by the time they met Boston for a pivotal four-game series at Fenway Park in early September, the Yankees were four games behind the Red Sox. The Yankees swept the Red Sox in what became known as the "Boston Massacre", winning the games 15–3, 13–2, 7–0, and 7–4.
Randle helped win the 1969 College World Series with Arizona State, where he also played football. ... New York Mets (1977-78), New York Yankees (1979), Chicago Cubs (1980) and Seattle Mariners ...
January 9 – Hinkey Haines, 80, professional baseball and football player; outfielder over 12 minor-league campaigns and a single major-league season, appearing in 28 games for 1923 American League champion New York Yankees, then two games in 1923 World Series; in his final MLB contest, in Game 6, scored winning tally as a pinch runner during ...
1979 Major League Baseball All-Star Game; ... 1979 National League Championship Series; 1979 New York Mets season; 1979 New York Yankees season; O.