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1979
1979 Teams
Atlanta Braves Baltimore Orioles Boston Red Sox California Angels Chicago White Sox Chicago Cubs Cincinnati Reds Cleveland Indians Detroit Tigers Houston Astros Kansas City Royals Los Angeles Dodgers Milwaukee Brewers Minnesota Twins Montreal Expos New York Yankees New York Mets Oakland Athletics Philadelphia Phillies Pittsburgh Pirates San Diego Padres Seattle Mariners San Francisco Giants St. Louis Cardinals Texas Rangers Toronto Blue Jays
IN THE NEWS : Padres OF Dave Winfield and Texas 3B Buddy Bell are first-time honorees as TSN announces the 1979 Gold Glove teams.
IN THE NEWS : A month after being acquired by the Blue Jays, Chris Chambliss goes to the Atlanta Braves with Luis Gomez for Barry Bonnell , Pat Rockett, and Joey McLaughlin . Chambliss will play eight seasons for the Braves.
IN THE NEWS : In one of their better trades, the Royals acquire 1B Willie Aikens , Rance Mulliniks from the Angels for OF Al Cowens , Todd Cruz , and Craig Eaton. Aikens will have four solid years in KC, including two 2–homer games in the World Series .
IN THE NEWS : The Cardinals trade OF Jerry Mumphrey and P John Denny to the Indians for OF Bobby Bonds . The Tigers swap OF Ron LeFlore to the Expos for P Dan Schatzeder .
IN THE NEWS : The Giants sign reentry free agents 2B Rennie Stennett , C Milt May , and OF Jim Wohlford to contracts worth a total of $4.825 million.
IN THE NEWS : The Basic Agreement between players and owners expires, precipitating more than 19 months of bitter negotiations, culminating in the 1981 player strike.