The following are the baseball events of the year 1879 throughout the world.
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Champions[]
National League final standings[]
National League | ||||
Club | Wins | Losses | Win % | GB |
Providence Grays | 59 | 25 | .702 | -- |
Boston Red Caps | 54 | 30 | .643 | 5 |
Buffalo Bisons | 46 | 32 | .590 | 10 |
Chicago White Stockings | 46 | 33 | .582 | 10.5 |
Cincinnati Reds | 43 | 37 | .537 | 14 |
Cleveland Blues | 27 | 55 | .329 | 31 |
Syracuse Stars | 22 | 48 | .314 | 30 |
Troy Trojans | 19 | 56 | .253 | 35.5 |
Events[]
Births[]
- April 9 - Doc White
- April 13 - Jake Stahl
- April 29 - Noodles Hahn
- June 11 - Roger Bresnahan (d. 1944)
- June 12 - Red Dooin
- June 20 - Jim Delahanty
- September 7 - Hooks Wiltse
- September 17 - Rube Foster (d. 1930)
- October 16 - Art Devlin
- December 8 - Jimmy Austin
- December 12 - Mike Mitchell
Deaths[]
- October 28 - Jimmy Hallinan, 30, shortstop for several teams who batted .321 in 1877 with Cincinnati and Chicago