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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.
April – The 1979 Major League umpires strike begins with all umpires walking the picket lines, except two umpires (one from each league) who worked Opening Day with replacement and amateur umpires before leaving for the picket lines. April 7 – The Houston Astros' Ken Forsch pitches a no-hitter against the Atlanta Braves in a 6–0 victory.
This was the fourth postseason meeting of the Pirates–Reds rivalry this decade. The Reds won in 1970, 1972, and 1975.This time, the Pirates would return the favor, sweeping the Reds and returning to the World Series for the second time in nine years (in the process denying a rematch of the 1970 World Series between the Reds and Orioles).
The Yankees have played home games in the current Yankee Stadium since 2009. The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the Bronx, a borough of New York City. Also known as "the Bronx Bombers" and "the Pinstripers", [1] [2] the Yankees play in the East Division of Major League Baseball's (MLB) American League (AL).
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.
Six days later, the Yankees fire Martin replace him with Dick Howser, 43, the current head baseball coach of the Florida State Seminoles and the Yanks' former longtime third-base coach. October 24 – Jim Frey, 48, a member of the Baltimore Orioles' coaching staff since 1970, is named to succeed Whitey Herzog as manager of the Kansas City Royals.
Pages in category "1979 Major League Baseball season" The following 36 pages are in this category, out of 36 total. ... 1979 New York Yankees season; O.
Yankees 2025 schedule: Astros and Red Sox in August. There are two featured weekend series at Yankee Stadium, against the Houston Astros (Aug. 8-10) and Red Sox (Aug. 21-24).