1979 MLB Home Runs by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Home runs hit
The Boston Red Sox led all of MLB in home runs in 1979, with 194, 9 ahead of the Milwaukee Brewers. The average across 26 MLB teams is 132.0.
Led all of MLB in 1979
Boston Red Sox
160 games
194
Home Runs
9 clear of Milwaukee Brewers
| # | Team | League | G | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 160 | 194 |
| 2 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
AL | 161 | 185 |
| 3 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 162 | 183 |
| 4 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 159 | 181 |
| 5 |
 California Angels
|
AL | 162 | 164 |
| 5 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 160 | 164 |
| 7 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 160 | 150 |
| 8 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 163 | 148 |
| 9 |
 Montreal Expos
|
NL | 160 | 143 |
| 10 |
 Texas Rangers
|
AL | 162 | 140 |
| 11 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 161 | 138 |
| 12 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 162 | 135 |
| MLB average | 132.0 | |||
| 13 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 161 | 132 |
| 13 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
AL | 162 | 132 |
| 15 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 159 | 127 |
| 16 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
NL | 160 | 126 |
| 17 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 162 | 125 |
| 18 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 163 | 119 |
| 19 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
AL | 162 | 116 |
| 20 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 162 | 112 |
| 21 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
AL | 162 | 108 |
| 22 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 163 | 100 |
| 23 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
AL | 162 | 95 |
| 24 |
 San Diego Padres
|
NL | 161 | 93 |
| 25 |
 New York Mets
|
NL | 163 | 74 |
| 26 |
 Houston Astros
|
NL | 162 | 49 |
A team's total is its players' numbers for the club added up, so a player traded mid-season counts for each team only what he did there. Rates such as ERA and batting average are worked out from the team's summed totals, not averaged across players.