| 1979 MLB Leaders | ||
| 1979 American League Standings | |||||||||
| EAST | W | L | PCT | GB | HOME | ROAD | RS | RA | DIFF |
| *-Baltimore | 102 | 57 | .642 | -- | -- | -- | 757 | 582 | +175 |
| Milwaukee | 95 | 66 | .590 | 8 | -- | -- | 807 | 722 | +85 |
| Boston | 91 | 69 | .569 | 11.5 | -- | -- | 841 | 711 | +130 |
| New York | 89 | 71 | .556 | 13.5 | -- | -- | 734 | 672 | +62 |
| Detroit | 85 | 76 | .528 | 18 | -- | -- | 770 | 738 | +32 |
| Cleveland | 81 | 80 | .503 | 22 | -- | -- | 760 | 805 | -45 |
| Toronto | 53 | 109 | .327 | 50.5 | -- | -- | 613 | 862 | -249 |
| WEST | W | L | PCT | GB | HOME | ROAD | RS | RA | DIFF |
| x-California | 88 | 74 | .543 | -- | -- | -- | 866 | 768 | +98 |
| Kansas City | 85 | 77 | .525 | 3 | -- | -- | 851 | 816 | +35 |
| Texas | 83 | 79 | .512 | 5 | -- | -- | 750 | 698 | +52 |
| Minnesota | 82 | 80 | .506 | 6 | -- | -- | 764 | 725 | +39 |
| Chicago | 73 | 87 | .456 | 14 | -- | -- | 730 | 748 | -18 |
| Seattle | 67 | 95 | .414 | 21 | -- | -- | 711 | 820 | -109 |
| Oakland | 54 | 108 | .333 | 34 | -- | -- | 573 | 860 | -287 |
| 1979 National League Standings | |||||||||
| EAST | W | L | PCT | GB | HOME | ROAD | RS | RA | DIFF |
| *-Pittsburgh | 98 | 64 | .601 | -- | -- | -- | 775 | 643 | +132 |
| Montreal | 95 | 65 | .594 | 2 | -- | -- | 701 | 581 | +120 |
| St. Louis | 86 | 76 | .528 | 12 | -- | -- | 731 | 693 | +38 |
| Philadelphia | 84 | 78 | .515 | 14 | -- | -- | 683 | 718 | -35 |
| Chicago | 80 | 82 | .494 | 18 | -- | -- | 706 | 707 | -1 |
| New York | 63 | 99 | .387 | 35 | -- | -- | 593 | 706 | -113 |
| WEST | W | L | PCT | GB | HOME | ROAD | RS | RA | DIFF |
| x-Cincinnati | 90 | 71 | .559 | -- | -- | -- | 731 | 644 | +87 |
| Houston | 89 | 73 | .549 | 1.5 | -- | -- | 583 | 582 | +1 |
| Los Angeles | 79 | 83 | .488 | 11.5 | -- | -- | 739 | 717 | +22 |
| San Francisco | 71 | 91 | .438 | 19.5 | -- | -- | 672 | 751 | -79 |
| San Diego | 68 | 93 | .422 | 22 | -- | -- | 603 | 681 | -78 |
| Atlanta | 66 | 94 | .413 | 23.5 | -- | -- | 669 | 763 | -94 |
| 1979 All-Star Results | |||||||||
| DATE | SCORE | VENUE | LOCATION | ATT | WP | LP | MVP | ||
| July 17, 1979 | NL 7, AL 6 | Kingdome | Seattle, WA | 58,905 | Bruce Sutter | Jim Kern | Dave Parker | ||
| Rosters | Complete Results | |||||||||
| 1979 Postseason Results | ||
| ROUND | OUTCOME | RESULT |
| World Series | Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Baltimore Orioles | 4-3 |
| League Championship Series | Baltimore Orioles defeated California Angels | 3-1 |
| League Championship Series | Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Cincinnati Reds | 3-0 |
| Complete Results | ||
| 1979 Award Winners | ||
| PLAYER | TEAM | AWARD |
| No award winners. | ||
| Complete Results | ||
| 1979 Draft Picks | |||
| PLAYER | POS | TEAM | |
| 1 | Al Chambers | OF | Seattle Mariners |
| 2 | Tim Leary | RHP | New York Mets |
| 3 | Jay Schroeder | C | Toronto Blue Jays |
| 4 | Brad Komminsk | OF | Atlanta Braves |
| 5 | *Juan Bustabad | SS | Oakland Athletics |
| Complete Results | |||
| 1979 No-Hitters | ||||||
| DATE | PITCHER | TEAM | OPPONENT | SCORE | LEAGUE | NOTES |
| 4/7/1979 | Ken Forsch | HOU | ATL | 6-0 | NL | |
| Complete Results | ||||||