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1979 MLB Plate Appearances Leaders

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Omar Moreno led the majors with 757 plate appearances in 1979, 27 ahead of Pete Rose (730). It stands 13th among all single seasons in MLB history.

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Omar Moreno Led all of MLB in 1979 Omar Moreno Pittsburgh Pirates
757 Plate Appearances 27 clear of Pete Rose
Showing Plate Appearances and the stats that give it context Full stat line
# Player Team PA G AB H AVG
1 Omar Moreno Omar Moreno PIT 757 162 695 196 .282
2 Pete Rose Pete Rose PHI 730 163 628 208 .331
3 Roy Smalley Roy Smalley MIN 729 162 621 168 .271
4 Frank Taveras Frank Taveras NYN +1 725 164 680 178 .262
5 Don Baylor Don Baylor CAL 722 162 628 186 .296
6 Buddy Bell Buddy Bell TEX 720 162 670 200 .299
7 Ruppert Jones Ruppert Jones SEA 716 162 622 166 .267
8 Ivan de Jesus Ivan de Jesus CHN 716 160 636 180 .283
9 Carney Lansford Carney Lansford CAL 712 157 654 188 .287
10 Warren Cromartie Warren Cromartie MON 710 158 659 181 .275
11 Dave Parker Dave Parker PIT 707 158 622 193 .310
12 George Brett George Brett KCA 701 154 645 212 .329
13 Keith Hernandez Keith Hernandez SLN 698 161 610 210 .344
14 Steve Garvey Steve Garvey LAN 697 162 648 204 .315
15 Willie Horton Willie Horton SEA 696 162 646 180 .279
16 Garry Templeton Garry Templeton SLN 696 154 672 211 .314
17 Gary Matthews Gary Matthews ATL 695 156 631 192 .304
18 Lee Mazzilli Lee Mazzilli NYN 693 158 597 181 .303
19 Davey Lopes Davey Lopes LAN 692 153 582 154 .265
20 Alfredo Griffin Alfredo Griffin TOR 689 153 624 179 .287
21 Ken Singleton Ken Singleton BAL 688 159 570 168 .295
22 Jim Rice Jim Rice BOS 688 158 619 201 .325
23 Eddie Murray Eddie Murray BAL 687 159 606 179 .295
24 Dave Winfield Dave Winfield SDN 686 159 597 184 .308
25 Andre Dawson Andre Dawson MON 684 155 639 176 .275
26 Rick Burleson Rick Burleson BOS 682 153 627 174 .278
27 Willie Randolph Willie Randolph NYA 682 153 574 155 .270
28 Darrell Porter Darrell Porter KCA 679 157 533 155 .291
29 Jerry Royster Jerry Royster ATL 676 154 601 164 .273
30 Mike Schmidt Mike Schmidt PHI 675 160 541 137 .253
31 Terry Puhl Terry Puhl HOU 672 157 600 172 .287
32 Bill Russell Bill Russell LAN 670 153 627 170 .271
33 Gorman Thomas Gorman Thomas ML4 668 156 557 136 .244
34 Dave Concepcion Dave Concepcion CIN 666 149 590 166 .281
35 Joel Youngblood Joel Youngblood NYN 665 158 590 162 .275
36 Darrell Evans Darrell Evans SFN 661 160 562 142 .253
37 Amos Otis Amos Otis KCA 660 151 577 170 .295
38 Cecil Cooper Cecil Cooper ML4 660 150 590 182 .308
39 Rick Bosetti Rick Bosetti TOR 657 162 619 161 .260
40 Ron LeFlore Ron LeFlore DET 654 148 600 180 .300
41 Ron Jackson MIN 653 159 583 158 .271
42 Ozzie Smith Ozzie Smith SDN 649 156 587 124 .211
43 Rodney Scott Rodney Scott MON 645 151 562 134 .238
44 Paul Molitor Paul Molitor ML4 645 140 584 188 .322
45 Ken Reitz Ken Reitz SLN 643 159 605 162 .268
46 Willie Wilson Willie Wilson KCA 640 154 588 185 .315
47 Bake McBride Bake McBride PHI 637 151 582 163 .280
48 Jose Cruz Jose Cruz HOU 636 157 558 161 .289
49 Bruce Bochte Bruce Bochte SEA 636 150 554 175 .316
50 Toby Harrah Toby Harrah CLE 635 149 527 147 .279
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