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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.
September 24 – Pete Rose collects his 200th hit of the season, giving him ten seasons with at least 200 hits. This breaks the record set by Ty Cobb. September 28 – Garry Templeton of the St. Louis Cardinals collects his 100th hit of the season while batting right-handed. Having already collected 100 hits while batting left-handed, Templeton ...
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).
2024 MLB Honors: Pirates' Paul Skenes wins NL Rookie of the Year; Yankees' Luis Gil earns AL honor This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: MLB rumors: Latest free agency news on Juan Soto ...
10 teams to watch as MLB rumors swirl with GM meetings, free agency getting underway ... wonder if the American League champion New York Yankees would have finished higher than fourth in the NL ...
The Royals won 102 games in the regular season, while the Yankees were 100-game winners. After taking the opening game of the ALCS, the Royals showed they weren’t going to be pushed around by ...
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 ...
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