| Tm | Name | W | L | Start | End | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANA | Jim Fregosi | 88 | 74 | Beg | End | |
| ATL | Bobby Cox | 66 | 94 | Beg | End | |
| BAL | Earl Weaver | 102 | 57 | Beg | End | |
| BOS | Don Zimmer | 91 | 69 | Beg | End | |
| CHA | Don Kessinger | 46 | 60 | Beg | 19790801 | |
| CHA | Tony LaRussa | 27 | 27 | 19790803 | End | |
| CHN | Herman Franks | 78 | 77 | Beg | 19790923 | |
| CHN | Joey Amalfitano | 2 | 5 | 19790924 | End | |
| CIN | John McNamara | 90 | 71 | Beg | End | |
| CLE | Jeff Torborg | 43 | 52 | Beg | 19790722 | |
| CLE | Dave Garcia | 38 | 28 | 19790723 | End | |
| DET | Les Moss | 27 | 26 | Beg | 19790611 | |
| DET | Dick Tracewski | 2 | 0 | 19790612 | 19790613 | |
| DET | Sparky Anderson | 56 | 50 | 19790614 | End | |
| HOU | Bill Virdon | 89 | 73 | Beg | End | |
| KCA | Whitey Herzog | 85 | 77 | Beg | End | |
| LAN | Tom Lasorda | 79 | 83 | Beg | End | |
| MIL | George Bamberger | 95 | 66 | Beg | End | |
| MIN | Gene Mauch | 82 | 80 | Beg | End | |
| NYA | Bob Lemon | 34 | 31 | Beg | 19790617 | |
| NYA | Billy Martin | 55 | 40 | 19790619 | End | |
| NYN | Joe Torre | 63 | 99 | Beg | End | |
| OAK | Jim Marshall | 54 | 108 | Beg | End | |
| PHI | Danny Ozark | 65 | 67 | Beg | 19790829 | |
| PHI | Dallas Green | 19 | 11 | 19790831 | End | |
| PIT | Chuck Tanner | 98 | 64 | Beg | End | |
| SDN | Roger Craig | 68 | 93 | Beg | End | |
| SEA | Darrell Johnson | 67 | 95 | Beg | End | |
| SFN | Joe Altobelli | 61 | 79 | Beg | 19790905 | |
| SFN | Dave Bristol | 10 | 12 | 19790906 | End | |
| SLN | Ken Boyer | 86 | 76 | Beg | End | |
| TEX | Pat Corrales | 83 | 79 | Beg | End | |
| TOR | Roy Hartsfield | 53 | 109 | Beg | End | |
| WAS | Dick Williams | 95 | 65 | Beg | End |
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