High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1979 American League Championship Series was a best-of-five series that pitted the East Division champion Baltimore Orioles against the West Division champion California Angels, who were making their first postseason appearance. The Orioles won the Series three games to one and would go on to lose to the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1979 World Series.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1979 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the college football 1979 NCAA Division I-A season. Oklahoma Sooners football participated in the former Big Eight Conference at that time and played its home games in Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium where it has played its home games since 1923. The team posted a 11–1 overall record and a 7–0 conference record to earn the Conference title outright under head coach Barry Switzer who took the helm in 1973. This was Switzer`s seventh conference title and fourth undefeated conference record in seven seasons.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1979 Detroit Tigers finished in fifth place in the American League East with a record of 85-76, 18 games behind the Orioles. They outscored their opponents 770 to 738. The Tigers drew 1,630,929 fans to Tiger Stadium in 1979, ranking 7th of the 14 teams in the American League. The season is notable for Sparky Anderson being hired as manager in mid-June. Anderson would manage the Tigers through the end of the 1995 season.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1979 Benson & Hedges Cup was the eighth competing of cricket’s Benson & Hedges Cup. The competition was won by Essex County Cricket Club.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1979 Australian Sports Sedan Championship was a CAMS sanctioned motor racing title for drivers of Group B Sports Sedans. It was the fourth Australian Sports Sedan Championship.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1979 WBF World Championships took place in June 1979 in Hangzhou, China. It were the second world championships of the World Badminton Federation.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Robin Drysdale and Van Winitsky were the defending champions but only Winitsky competed that year with an unknown player.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1979 NFL season was the 60th regular season of the National Football League. The season ended with Super Bowl XIV when the Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Los Angeles Rams. It was also the 20th anniversary of the American Football League.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1979 United States Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on October 7, 1979 at the Watkins Glen Grand Prix Race Course in Watkins Glen, New York. This event was also referred to as the United States Grand Prix East in order to distinguish it from the United States Grand Prix West held on April 8, 1979 in Long Beach, California.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Raymond Moore and Roscoe Tanner were the defending champions but lost in the second round to David Graham and John Sadri.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Bob Hewitt and Frew McMillan were the defending champions but only McMillan competed that year with Colin Dibley.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1979 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (1979 WJHC) was the third edition of the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships and was held from December 20, 1978 until January 3, 1979. The tournament was held in Karlstad and Karlskoga, Sweden. The Soviet Union won its third consecutive gold medal, while Czechoslovakia won the silver, and Sweden the bronze.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1979 New York Yankees season was the 77th season for the franchise in New York and its 79th season overall. The season was marked by the death of their starting catcher, Thurman Munson, on August 2. The team finished with a record of 89-71, finishing fourth in the American League East, 13.5 games behind the Baltimore Orioles, ending the Yankees` three-year domination of the AL East. New York was managed by Billy Martin, and Bob Lemon. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1979 British Formula One season was the 2nd British Formula One Series season. It commenced on April 1, 1979 and ended on October 7 after fifteen races.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1979 Philadelphia Phillies season was a season in American baseball. The team finished fourth in the National League East, 14 games behind the first-place Pittsburgh Pirates.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1979 NCAA Men`s Division I Basketball Tournament involved 40 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men`s NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 9, 1979, and ended with the championship game on March 26 in Salt Lake City. A total of 40 games were played, including a national third place game.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! This is a list of cricketers who represented their country at the 1979 Cricket World Cup in England which took place from 9 June 1979 to 23 June 1979.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Chris Evert defeated Wendy Turnbull 6–2, 6–0 in the final to win the Women`s Singles tennis title at the 1979 French Open.
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The 1979 Cal State Fullerton Titans baseball team represented California State University, Fullerton in the 1979 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Titans played their home games at Titan Field. The team was coached by Augie Garrido in his 7th season at Cal State Fullerton.
