A.L.

Baltimore
102-57
15
1,681,009

1979 Winningest

Team
W-L Record
Games Ahead
Attendance

N.L.

Pittsburgh
98-64
14.5
1,435,454

NOLAN RYAN
All-Time Strikeout King

* Former Met is traded to Angels in 1972
* Is 19-16, with 9 shutouts, 329 strikeouts
* Fans 383 in 1973 to set all-time record
* In 8 seasons with Angels, he wins 20 twice,
   pitches 4 no-hitters, fans 300 five
   times, and is AL Strikeout King 7 times
* Also a frequent leader in walks, wild pitches
* Goes to Houston in 1980, Texas in 1989
* Ageless wonder fans 1437 batters after age 40 
* Career mark: 324-292, 7 no-hitters, 5714 K's 
Farewell to Yankee great Thurman Munson,
who crashes his plane after a game in Chicago
Disco records demolished in Chicago, but disco
mega-hit We Are Family becomes Pirates anthem
Pittsburgh's Willie Stargell wins 3 MVPs-- for
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