1979
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| 1979 in baseball |
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Championships, events, culture, births, and deaths that occurred in 1979.
Contents |
[edit] Club competitions
- Further information: List of champions in 1979
[edit] Professional
[edit] Asia and Australia
- Nippon Professional Baseball
- Nippon Series: Hiroshima Toyo Carp (CL) over the Kintetsu Buffaloes (PL), 4 - 3 - 0 (Details)
- Claxton Shield: Western Australia
[edit] Europe
[edit] North America
- Major League Baseball
- World Series: Pittsburgh Pirates (NL) over the Baltimore Orioles (AL), 4 - 3 (Details)
- Minor League Baseball
- American Association: Evansville Triplets
- Inter-American League: Miami Amigos - the league folded on June 30
- International League: Columbus Clippers
- Pacific Coast League: Salt Lake City Gulls over Hawaii Islanders, 3-0, in the league finals
- Liga Mexicana de Béisbol: Angeles de Puebla defeated the Indios de Ciudad Juárez in the finals, 4 - 3
- Cuban Serie Nacional: Sancti Spíritus (Details)
[edit] Winter Leagues
- Serie del Caribe: in San Juan, Puerto Rico; Navegantes del Magallanes (Venezuela) (Details)
- Liga de Béisbol Profesional de la República Dominicana: Águilas Cibaeñas defeated the Leones del Escogido in the finals, 5 - 0
- Liga Mexicana del Pacífico: Mayos de Navojoa
- Liga de Béisbol Profesional de Puerto Rico: Criollos de Caguas
- Liga Venezolana de Béisbol Profesional: Navegantes del Magallanes defeated the Águilas del Zulia in the finals, 4 - 1
[edit] Amateur
- All-Japan University Baseball Championship Series: Chuo University defeated the Waseda University in the final, 7 - 3 (Details)
- National Collegiate Athletic Association
- College World Series (Division I): California State University, Fullerton defeated the University of Arkansas in the finals, 2 - 1 (Details)
- Division II Baseball Championship: Valdosta State University over the Florida Southern College, 3 - 2 in the finals
- Division III Baseball Championship: Rowan University over the California State Stanislaus, 3 - 0 in the finals
- NAIA College World Series: David Lipscomb University over the High Point University, 5 - 4 in the finals
- Community College League of California: Cerritos College over the San Jose City College in the finals
- Japan High School Baseball Federation
- National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament: Minoshima High School (Wakayama) defeat Nami High School (Osaka), 8 - 7 in the championship (Details)
- National High School Baseball Championship: Minoshima High School (Wakayama) defeat Ikeda High School (Tokushima), 4 - 3 in the championship (Details)
- Little League
- Little League World Series: Pu-Tzu Town (Hsien, Taiwan) defeat Campbell (Campbell, CA), 2 - 1 in the championship (Details)
[edit] International competitions
- Intercontinental Cup in Cuba (Details)
- Cuba (Gold); Japan (Silver); United States (Bronze)
- European Championship in Trieste, Italy (Details)
- Italy (Gold); The Netherlands (Silver); Belgium (Bronze)
- Pan American Games in San Juan, Puerto Rico (Details)
- Cuba (Gold); Dominican Republic (Silver); Puerto Rico (Bronze)
[edit] Events
[edit] Culture
[edit] Literature
[edit] Song
[edit] Film
[edit] Births
- Further information: Births in 1979
[edit] Deaths
- Further information: Deaths in 1979
Categories: Years | 1979
