The Royals finished 110-52 and won the division going away. In the NL the Reds and Pirates faced off to determine the representative for the NL in the 1979 WS. The Tigers cruised to the AL East division crown and faced off against the Royals in the ALCS.
The Reds swept past the Pirates and the Royals defeated the Tigers in 4 games, however, it was game 1 that was a game for the ages. The Tigers scored first and the Royals managed to tie up the game in the 7th. It would continue 1-1 into the 15th when the Tigers posted 3 runs to take a commanding lead, it was then that the '79 Royals magic began. See below.....
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