26 yo George Brett of the Kansas City Royals won the AL batting title, with 227 hits, 37 doubles, 16 triples, 35 home runs, 146 RBI’s, and 139 runs scored. His line was a ice looking .357/.410/.631
25 yo Keith Hernandez of the St Louis Cardinals won the NL batting title. He ended up with 210 hits, 57 doubles, 7 triples, 17 home runs, 83 RBI’s, and 119 runs scored, across a league leading 719 plate appearances. His award wining line ended at .333/.410/.527
The Angels swept the Red Sox to take the ALCS. 1B Willie Aikens was the series MVP, hitting .600 with 1 home run, 3 RBI’s, and 4 runs scored.
The Big Red Machine needed more effort than California, but won the NLCS 3-2 over Philly. Tom Seaver threw a complete game 1-0 shutout in the final game of the series. C Johnny Bench was the series MVP, htiting .300 with 9 RBI’s and 5 runs scored.
The Angels threw a wrench in the Big Red Machine, winning the 1979 World Series 4 games to 1. Series MVP went to SS Rance Mulliniks