1979 Major League Managers

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World Series Champion: Pittsburgh Pirates

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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	Joe Altobelli	SFG	47	140	1299	152	11.7%	102	897	21	2.3%	178	1207	43	3.6%	117	5408	81	1.5%	138	1.58	107	0.30	111	2.8	104
2	Joey Amalfitano	CHC	45	7	73	2	2.7%	24	30	0	0.0%	0	53	0	0.0%	0	298	4	1.3%	123	2.71	183	0.29	105	3.0	110
3	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
4	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
5	Ken Boyer	STL	48	163	1532	176	11.5%	100	1094	8	0.7%	56	1498	18	1.2%	39	6255	54	0.9%	79	1.35	91	0.27	99	2.7	98
6	Dave Bristol	SFG	46	22	178	27	15.2%	133	140	3	2.1%	163	175	5	2.9%	94	851	14	1.6%	151	1.59	107	0.23	84	3.0	112
7	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
8	Bobby Cox	ATL	38	160	1437	127	8.8%	77	1023	14	1.4%	104	1386	39	2.8%	92	6149	62	1.0%	93	1.54	104	0.23	85	2.8	101
9	Roger Craig	SDP	49	161	1427	140	9.8%	86	1031	10	1.0%	74	1349	67	5.0%	163	6160	68	1.1%	102	1.75	118	0.32	119	2.7	100
10	Herman Franks	CHC	65	155	1429	116	8.1%	71	957	7	0.7%	56	1348	44	3.3%	107	5934	83	1.4%	129	1.70	115	0.40	147	2.8	101
11	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
12	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
13	Dallas Green	PHI	44	30	300	33	11.0%	96	211	1	0.5%	36	291	11	3.8%	124	1114	8	0.7%	66	1.67	113	0.40	147	2.6	94
14	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
15	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
16	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
17	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
18	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
19	Tommy Lasorda	LAD	51	162	1485	134	9.0%	79	1020	13	1.3%	97	1454	44	3.0%	99	6197	53	0.9%	79	1.31	89	0.29	107	2.5	91
20	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
21	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
22	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
23	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
24	John McNamara	CIN	47	161	1488	139	9.3%	82	1143	3	0.3%	20	1477	31	2.1%	69	6083	63	1.0%	95	1.27	86	0.19	69	2.7	101
25	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
26	Danny Ozark	PHI	55	133	1240	154	12.4%	109	856	12	1.4%	107	1199	26	2.2%	71	4972	57	1.1%	105	1.53	104	0.25	91	2.6	96
27	Chuck Tanner	PIT	50	163	1498	216	14.4%	126	1112	25	2.2%	171	1462	47	3.2%	106	6272	77	1.2%	113	1.40	94	0.37	136	3.0	110
28	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
29	Joe Torre	NYM	38	163	1474	188	12.8%	111	1047	22	2.1%	160	1443	36	2.5%	82	6357	107	1.7%	155	1.61	109	0.18	66	3.0	111
30	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
31	Bill Virdon	HOU	48	162	1440	260	18.1%	158	1130	14	1.2%	94	1449	69	4.8%	156	6014	24	0.4%	37	1.38	93	0.27	98	2.5	90
32	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
33	Dick Williams	MON	50	160	1316	152	11.6%	101	1037	14	1.4%	103	1328	41	3.1%	101	6052	51	0.8%	77	1.28	86	0.18	67	2.6	96
34	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			4196	39075	4114	10.5%		27201	327	1.2%		39213	1453	3.7%		160378	1366	0.9%		1.16		0.27		2.5
					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+