1979 Midwest League

	Statistics
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The Midwest League played a 136 game, two-division, split-season schedule which began on April 13 and ended on August 30. The first half ended on June 19.
An All-Star Game was played on June 20 between All-Star Teams representing the league's Northern and Southern Divisions. The South won by a 9-2 score^[1].
A two-tier championship playoff was held after the season. The best-of-three championship round was won by Quad City.
Total 1979 attendance: 485,917.

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+ | year              = 1979
+ | name_full         = Midwest League
+ | name_short        = Midwest
+ | classification    = A
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+* The Midwest League played a 136 game, two-division, split-season schedule which began on April 13 and ended on August 30.  The first half ended on June 19.
+* An All-Star Game was played on June 20 between All-Star Teams representing the league's Northern and Southern Divisions.  The South won by a 9-2 score<ref>{{cite-web|url=http://www.mwlguide.com/years/1979/allstars.html|year=2009|month=12|day=1}}</ref>.
+* A two-tier championship playoff was held after the season.  The best-of-three championship round was won by [[1979 Quad Cities (Midwest)|Quad City]].
+* Total 1979 attendance: 485,917.
+==Sources==
+* {{cite-book|title=1979 Baseball Blue Book}}
+* {{cite-book|title=1980 Sporting News Baseball Guide}}
+<references/>
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