What happened in 1979? Anyone remember that year in baseball

[Bully4you]

I see Keithy Hernandez and Stargell
shared the MVP?
Never seen that before.
Then Dave Winfield clearly was
better than both of them?
What kind of (bleep) were they pulling
back then?

[jcgmoi]

Voters liked counting stats. Some still do. They didn't (and shouldn't) vote by WAR totals.

Look at the AL for the same year. Lynn finished fourth, Brett third, and poor Darrell Porter ninth.

[ScotchMIrish]

Hernandez the league in batting average, runs, doubles and won the gold glove.

Pirates won the world series. Stargell had a good year for the WS champions.

San Diego was a poor team. Didn't give the MVP to a player on a poor team.

[WLTFE]

Hernandez the league in batting average, runs, doubles and won the gold glove.

Pirates won the world series. Stargell had a good year for the WS champions.

San Diego was a poor team. Didn't give the MVP to a player on a poor team.

Andre Dawson

[Bully4you]

Hernandez the league in batting average, runs, doubles and won the gold glove.

Pirates won the world series. Stargell had a good year for the WS champions.

San Diego was a poor team. Didn't give the MVP to a player on a poor team.

Andre Dawson

I remember that wasn't it 1987?

[ScotchMIrish]

Hernandez the league in batting average, runs, doubles and won the gold glove.

Pirates won the world series. Stargell had a good year for the WS champions.

San Diego was a poor team. Didn't give the MVP to a player on a poor team.

Andre Dawson

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