1979 MLB Wins by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Games won
The Baltimore Orioles led all of MLB in wins in 1979, with 102, 4 ahead of the Pittsburgh Pirates. The average across 26 MLB teams is 80.6.
Led all of MLB in 1979
Baltimore Orioles
159 games
102
Wins
4 clear of Pittsburgh Pirates
| # | Team | League | G | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 159 | 102 |
| 2 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 163 | 98 |
| 3 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
AL | 161 | 95 |
| 3 |
 Montreal Expos
|
NL | 160 | 95 |
| 5 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 160 | 91 |
| 6 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 161 | 90 |
| 7 |
 Houston Astros
|
NL | 162 | 89 |
| 7 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 160 | 89 |
| 9 |
 California Angels
|
AL | 162 | 88 |
| 10 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 163 | 86 |
| 11 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
AL | 162 | 85 |
| 12 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 160 | 84 |
| 12 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 163 | 84 |
| 14 |
 Texas Rangers
|
AL | 162 | 83 |
| 15 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 162 | 82 |
| 16 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 161 | 81 |
| MLB average | 80.6 | |||
| 17 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 162 | 80 |
| 18 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 162 | 79 |
| 19 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 159 | 73 |
| 20 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 162 | 71 |
| 21 |
 San Diego Padres
|
NL | 161 | 68 |
| 22 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
AL | 162 | 67 |
| 23 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
NL | 160 | 66 |
| 24 |
 New York Mets
|
NL | 163 | 63 |
| 25 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
AL | 162 | 54 |
| 26 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
AL | 162 | 53 |
A team's total is its players' numbers for the club added up, so a player traded mid-season counts for each team only what he did there. Rates such as ERA and batting average are worked out from the team's summed totals, not averaged across players.