1979

Notable RBI Events in 1979

• April 5 - Jesse Orosco makes his major league debut.
• April 18 - Mike Scott makes his major league debut.
• May 22 - Dickie Thon makes his major league debut.
• July 10 - Tom Brookens makes his major league debut.
• August 13 - Tom Herr makes his major league debut.
• August 16 - John Tudor makes his major league debut.
• August 25 - Jeff Reardon makes his major league debut.
• August 31 - Danny Heep makes his major league debut.
• September 8 - Kirk Gibson makes his major league debut.
• September 11 - Tim Raines makes his major league debut.
• September 16 - Dave Righetti makes his major league debut.

• Keith Hernandez wins the NL MVP Award. He and Willie Stargell are co-MVPs.
• Don Baylor wins the AL MVP Award.
• Rick Burleson wins the AL Gold Glove at Shortstop.
• Rick Sutcliffe wins the NL Rookie of the Year Award.