1979 New York Yankees

89-71 • .556 Win% • 4th in AL E

The 1979 New York Yankees went 89-71 (.556) finishing 4th in the AL E division. The club scored 734 runs, allowed 672, and played home games at Yankee Stadium II. Team leaders included Reggie Jackson (29 HR, 89 RBI) and Tommy John (21-9, 2.96 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

89 Wins
71 Losses
.556 Win %
4th Rank
734 R 672 RA
Diff +62

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734 Runs Scored
672 Runs Allowed
+62 Run Diff
2,543K Attendance

📈 vs. 1979 AL Average

Batting Avg .266 1% below the 1979 league average (.269)
OBP .327 2% below the 1979 league average (.334)
SLG .405 1% below the 1979 league average (.408)
Team ERA 3.83 9% better than the 1979 league average (4.22)
Runs Scored 734 2% below the 1979 league average (752 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumYankee Stadium II
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,543,848
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Avg per Game 31,405

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1979

Batting Avg

1 Oscar Gamble 0.389 2 Lou Piniella 0.297 3 Reggie Jackson 0.297 4 Jim Spencer 0.288 5 Thurman Munson 0.288

Home Runs

1 Reggie Jackson 29 2 Jim Spencer 23 3 Graig Nettles 20 4 Chris Chambliss 18 5 Oscar Gamble 11

RBI

1 Reggie Jackson 89 2 Graig Nettles 73 3 Lou Piniella 69 4 Chris Chambliss 63 5 Willie Randolph 61
1979 New York Yankees — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Willie Randolph 153 574 98 155 15 13 5 61 95 39 33 0.270
Chris Chambliss 149 554 61 155 27 3 18 63 34 53 3 0.280
Graig Nettles 145 521 71 132 15 1 20 73 59 53 1 0.253
Reggie Jackson 131 465 78 138 24 2 29 89 65 107 9 0.297
Lou Piniella 130 461 49 137 22 2 11 69 17 31 3 0.297
Bucky Dent 141 431 47 99 14 2 2 32 37 30 0 0.230
Thurman Munson 97 382 42 110 18 3 3 39 32 37 1 0.288
Jim Spencer 106 295 60 85 15 3 23 53 38 25 0 0.288
Mickey Rivers 74 286 37 82 18 5 3 25 13 21 3 0.287
Bobby Murcer 74 264 42 72 12 0 8 33 25 32 1 0.273
Roy White 81 205 24 44 6 0 3 27 23 21 2 0.215
Juan Beniquez 62 142 19 36 6 1 4 17 9 17 3 0.254
Jerry Narron 61 123 17 21 3 1 4 18 9 26 0 0.171
Oscar Gamble 36 113 21 44 4 1 11 32 13 13 0 0.389
Fred Stanley 57 100 9 20 1 0 2 14 5 17 0 0.200
Brad Gulden 40 92 10 15 4 0 0 6 9 16 0 0.163
Bobby Brown 30 68 7 17 3 1 0 3 2 17 2 0.250
Cliff Johnson 28 64 11 17 6 0 2 6 10 7 0 0.266
Jay Johnstone 23 48 7 10 1 0 1 7 2 7 1 0.208
Darryl Jones 18 47 6 12 5 1 0 6 2 7 0 0.255
George Scott 16 44 9 14 3 1 1 6 2 7 1 0.318
Lenny Randle 20 39 2 7 0 0 0 3 3 2 0 0.179
Damaso Garcia 11 38 3 10 1 0 0 4 0 2 2 0.263
Brian Doyle 20 32 2 4 2 0 0 5 3 1 0 0.125
Bruce Robinson 6 12 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0.167
Roy Staiger 4 11 1 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.273
Paul Blair 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.200
Dennis Werth 3 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Ron Davis 44 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Rick Anderson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Beattie 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ray Burris 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ken Clay 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ed Figueroa 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rich Gossage 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Griffin 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ron Guidry 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Don Hood 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Catfish Hunter 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tommy John 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Kaat 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Kammeyer 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Paul Mirabella 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Righetti 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Roger Slagle 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Luis Tiant 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dick Tidrow 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1979

ERA

1 Rich Gossage 2.62 2 Ron Guidry 2.78 3 Ron Davis 2.85 4 Tommy John 2.96 5 Don Hood 3.07

Wins

1 Tommy John 21 2 Ron Guidry 18 3 Ron Davis 14 4 Luis Tiant 13 5 Rich Gossage 5

Strikeouts

1 Ron Guidry 201 2 Tommy John 111 3 Luis Tiant 104 4 Ron Davis 43 5 Ed Figueroa 42
1979 New York Yankees — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Tommy John 21 9 2.96 37 36 0 276.1 268 91 65 111
Ron Guidry 18 8 2.78 33 30 2 236.1 203 73 71 201
Luis Tiant 13 8 3.91 30 30 0 195.2 190 85 53 104
Catfish Hunter 2 9 5.31 19 19 0 105.0 128 62 34 34
Ed Figueroa 4 6 4.13 16 16 0 104.2 109 48 35 42
Ron Davis 14 2 2.85 44 0 9 85.1 84 27 28 43
Ken Clay 1 7 5.40 32 5 2 78.1 88 47 25 28
Jim Beattie 3 6 5.21 15 13 0 76.0 85 44 41 32
Don Hood 3 1 3.07 27 6 1 67.1 62 23 30 22
Rich Gossage 5 3 2.62 36 0 18 58.1 48 17 19 41
Jim Kaat 2 3 3.86 40 1 2 58.1 64 25 14 23
Ray Burris 1 3 6.18 15 0 0 27.2 40 19 10 19
Dick Tidrow 2 1 7.94 14 0 2 22.2 38 20 4 7
Dave Righetti 0 1 3.63 3 3 0 17.1 10 7 10 13
Paul Mirabella 0 4 8.79 10 1 0 14.1 16 14 10 4
Mike Griffin 0 0 4.15 3 0 1 4.1 5 2 2 5
Rick Anderson 0 0 3.86 1 0 0 2.1 1 1 4 0
Roger Slagle 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 2
Bob Kammeyer 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0.0 7 8 0 0

👥 Roster (47)

Rick Anderson Jim Beattie Juan Beniquez Paul Blair Bobby Brown Ray Burris Chris Chambliss Ken Clay Ron Davis Bucky Dent Brian Doyle Ed Figueroa +35 more

47 players

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The 1979 New York Yankees in brief

The 1979 New York Yankees finished 89-71, a .556 winning percentage, placing 4th in the AL East. Runs came in at 734 scored against 672 allowed (+62). The team batting average of .266 was 1% below the 1979 league mark of .269. The New York Yankees staff finished with a 3.83 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.22. League clubs averaged 752 runs that year, so the New York Yankees scored 2% fewer.

Yankee Stadium II was home in 1979, drawing a total attendance of 2,543,848. Reggie Jackson topped the New York Yankees with 29 home runs. The hits leader was Willie Randolph with 155. Tommy John led the pitchers with 21 wins. The strikeout leader was Ron Guidry with 201. Rich Gossage closed out 18 saves.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1979 New York Yankees

What was the 1979 New York Yankees record?
The 1979 New York Yankees finished 89-71 (.556 win pct).
Who led the 1979 New York Yankees in home runs?
Reggie Jackson led the 1979 New York Yankees with 29 home runs.
What was the 1979 New York Yankees team ERA?
The 1979 New York Yankees posted a team ERA of 3.83.
Did the 1979 New York Yankees win the World Series?
No. The 1979 New York Yankees did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1979 New York Yankees play?
The 1979 New York Yankees played home games at Yankee Stadium II.
Who led the 1979 New York Yankees in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Reggie Jackson (29 HR, 89 RBI) and Tommy John (21-9, 2.96 ERA).
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