1979 American League Managers

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Other Leagues: Major Leagues, NL

Pennant Winner: Baltimore Orioles

AL Most Valuable Player: Don Baylor

AL Cy Young: Mike Flanagan

AL Rookie of the Year: John Castino

AL Rookie of the Year: Alfredo Griffin

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1979 Manager Records

1979 Managerial Tendencies

1979 Managerial Tendencies Table
					Stealing 2nd				Stealing 3rd				Sac Bunts				Intentional Walks				Substitutions
Rk	Mgr	Tm	Age	G	Ch	Att	Rate	Rate+	Ch	Att	Rate	Rate+	Ch	Att	Rate	Rate+	PA	IBB	Rate	Rate+	PH/G	PH/G+	PR/G	PR/G+	P/G	P/G+
1	Sparky Anderson	DET	45	105	1022	159	15.6%	159	657	22	3.3%	303	1049	39	3.7%	88	4006	35	0.9%	135	0.94	108	0.25	94	2.4	101
2	George Bamberger	MIL	55	161	1559	136	8.7%	89	1084	14	1.3%	117	1601	71	4.4%	105	6106	24	0.4%	61	0.34	38	0.13	50	2.3	97
3	Pat Corrales	TEX	38	162	1534	118	7.7%	79	1062	8	0.8%	68	1598	77	4.8%	114	6092	40	0.7%	101	1.38	158	0.49	186	2.3	100
4	Jim Fregosi	CAL	37	162	1582	141	8.9%	91	1102	9	0.8%	74	1671	78	4.7%	111	6213	33	0.5%	82	0.49	56	0.19	71	2.3	98
5	Dave Garcia	CLE	58	66	661	57	8.6%	88	476	4	0.8%	76	708	30	4.2%	100	2510	11	0.4%	68	1.03	118	0.24	92	2.3	99
6	Roy Hartsfield	TOR	53	162	1468	117	8.0%	82	950	10	1.1%	95	1479	63	4.3%	101	6220	35	0.6%	87	0.43	49	0.36	136	2.2	94
7	Whitey Herzog	KCR	47	162	1579	264	16.7%	171	1187	13	1.1%	99	1689	57	3.4%	80	6242	48	0.8%	118	1.11	127	0.24	92	2.5	106
8	Darrell Johnson	SEA	50	162	1538	165	10.7%	110	1046	10	1.0%	87	1597	61	3.8%	91	6314	74	1.2%	181	1.06	121	0.25	96	2.3	100
9	Don Kessinger	CHW	36	105	1011	81	8.0%	82	637	4	0.6%	57	1029	39	3.8%	90	4075	29	0.7%	110	1.12	129	0.31	120	2.5	107
10	Tony La Russa	CHW	34	54	513	59	11.5%	118	356	9	2.5%	228	525	18	3.4%	81	2042	14	0.7%	106	1.28	146	0.30	113	2.5	105
11	Bob Lemon	NYY	58	65	614	49	8.0%	82	378	2	0.5%	48	607	21	3.5%	82	2432	11	0.5%	70	0.74	84	0.08	29	2.2	95
12	Jim Marshall	OAK	48	162	1449	160	11.0%	113	928	11	1.2%	107	1460	75	5.1%	122	6436	67	1.0%	160	0.34	39	0.25	94	2.5	107
13	Billy Martin	NYY	51	95	866	56	6.5%	66	508	4	0.8%	71	835	25	3.0%	71	3569	11	0.3%	47	0.82	94	0.22	84	2.4	104
14	Gene Mauch	MIN	53	162	1576	94	6.0%	61	1127	11	1.0%	88	1650	138	8.4%	198	6157	21	0.3%	53	1.70	194	0.30	113	2.3	99
15	Les Moss	DET	54	53	518	65	12.5%	128	359	2	0.6%	50	551	16	2.9%	69	2036	21	1.0%	159	0.70	80	0.25	93	2.5	106
16	Jeff Torborg	CLE	37	95	930	146	15.7%	161	640	16	2.5%	226	970	40	4.1%	98	3726	21	0.6%	87	0.73	83	0.26	100	2.6	112
17	Dick Tracewski	DET	44	2	19	2	10.5%	108	11	0	0.0%	0	21	1	4.8%	112	69	0	0.0%	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	1.5	64
18	Earl Weaver	BAL	48	159	1482	138	9.3%	95	981	5	0.5%	46	1504	42	2.8%	66	5897	20	0.3%	52	1.02	117	0.36	136	2.1	88
19	Don Zimmer	BOS	48	160	1538	91	5.9%	61	984	6	0.6%	55	1550	41	2.6%	63	6120	45	0.7%	113	0.71	81	0.15	57	2.2	96
	Totals			2254	21459	2098	9.8%		14473	160	1.1%		22094	932	4.2%		86262	560	0.6%		0.87		0.26		2.3
					Stealing 2nd				Stealing 3rd				Sac Bunts				Intentional Walks				Substitutions
Rk	Mgr	Tm	Age	G	Ch	Att	Rate	Rate+	Ch	Att	Rate	Rate+	Ch	Att	Rate	Rate+	PA	IBB	Rate	Rate+	PH/G	PH/G+	PR/G	PR/G+	P/G	P/G+