Season for the Major League Baseball team the New York Yankees
Major League Baseball team season
1979 New York Yankees
League
American League
Division
East
Ballpark
Yankee Stadium
City
New York City
Owners
George Steinbrenner
General managers
Cedric Tallis
Managers
Bob Lemon, Billy Martin
Television
WPIX SportsChannel NY (Phil Rizzuto, Frank Messer, Bill White)
Radio
WINS (AM) (Frank Messer, Phil Rizzuto, Bill White, Fran Healy)
← 1978
Seasons
1980 →
The 1979 New York Yankees season was the 77th season for the franchise. The season was marked by the death of their starting catcher, Thurman Munson, on August 2. The team finished with a record of 89–71, finishing fourth in the American League East, 13.5 games behind the Baltimore Orioles, ending the Yankees' three-year domination of the AL East. New York was managed by Billy Martin, and Bob Lemon. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium.
As the Munson Era came to a tragic end within this season, a new era was about to unfold. 1979 marked the first time ever for the Yankees to broadcast their games on cable within New York City and surrounding areas, becoming the first ever MLB team to do so. Starting Opening Day that year, all Yankees games save for the nationally aired games were broadcast on the then 3-year old cable channel SportsChannel NY (aside from the usual WPIX telecast for free to air television viewers in the New York area and nationwide via satellite and cable).
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