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1979 ILLOWA LEAGUE |
W |
L |
PCT |
GB |
Manager |
World Series |
MVP |
Cy Young |
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1 |
Chicago Champions |
99 |
62 |
.615 |
0 |
Tedd Mallasch |
Illowa Champions |
Jim Rice |
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2 |
Maquoketa Cardinals |
96 |
65 |
.596 |
3 |
Tom Reisdorph |
Bob Knepper |
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3 |
East Moline Bombers |
91 |
70 |
.565 |
8 |
Mike Bunch |
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4 |
Quad Cities Thunderchickens |
87 |
74 |
.540 |
12 |
Dennis Jennings |
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5 |
Davenport Fire |
83 |
78 |
.516 |
16 |
Don Smith |
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6 |
Merrionette Park Rocket-Fire |
77 |
84 |
.478 |
22 |
Dale Smith |
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7 |
Northside Hitmen |
68 |
96 |
.415 |
32.5 |
Chuck Lucas |
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8 |
Gehlen J's |
47 |
114 |
.292 |
52 |
Nick Tegeler |
1979 was a year in which the Chicago Champions, largely helped by outfielder Jim Rice, took it all. They garnered first place missing the century mark by one win and won the World Series. MVP Rice quite simply dominated the league. He belted 66 homeruns, an IAL record that would stand for 17 years. He also led the league in runs (129), rbis (125), and slugging pct (.622). The Maquoketa Cardinals' Al Oliver won the batting title with a .326 mark. Cardinal Bob Knepper won Cy Young honors due to his 1.97 ERA and 21 wins. Take a look at the scanned in articles from that year. I wish I could include them all. I have Tedd's because after all, he won it all. I also included Don Smith's since not only does he have a penchant for writing well, his article also includes a lot of history of the IAL from that time. |
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1979 IAL Hitting and Pitching Leaders |
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