1979 California Angels season
Anaheim Stadium | ||
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City | Anaheim, California | |
Owners | Gene Autry | |
General managers | Buzzie Bavasi | |
Managers | Jim Fregosi | |
Television | KTLA (Don Drysdale, Ron Fairly) | |
Radio | KMPC (Don Drysdale, Al Wisk) | |
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The 1979 American League Most Valuable Player, gaining 20 of 28 first place votes.[1]
Offseason
- December 4, 1978: Ron Jackson and Danny Goodwin were traded by the Angels to the Minnesota Twins for Dan Ford.[2]
- January 9, 1979: 1979 Major League Baseball draft
- Al Newman was drafted by the Angels in the 3rd round.[3]
- Otis Nixon was drafted by the Angels in the 1st round (4th pick) of the secondary phase, but did not sign.[4]
- January 29, 1979: Bobby Jones was released by the Angels.[5]
- February 3, 1979: Ken Landreaux, Dave Engle, Paul Hartzell, and Brad Havens were traded by the Angels to the Minnesota Twins for Rod Carew.[6]
- March 27, 1979: Willie Davis was signed by the California Angels as a free agent.[7]
Regular season
Season standings
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California Angels | 88 | 74 | 0.543 | — | 49–32 | 39–42 |
Kansas City Royals | 85 | 77 | 0.525 | 3 | 46–35 | 39–42 |
Texas Rangers | 83 | 79 | 0.512 | 5 | 44–37 | 39–42 |
Minnesota Twins | 82 | 80 | 0.506 | 6 | 39–42 | 43–38 |
Chicago White Sox | 73 | 87 | 0.456 | 14 | 33–46 | 40–41 |
Seattle Mariners | 67 | 95 | 0.414 | 21 | 36–45 | 31–50 |
Oakland Athletics | 54 | 108 | 0.333 | 34 | 31–50 | 23–58 |
Record vs. opponents
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Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR |
Baltimore | — | 8–5 | 9–3 | 8–3 | 8–5 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 8–5 | 8–4 | 5–6 | 8–4 | 10–2 | 6–6 | 11–2 |
Boston | 5–8 | — | 5–7 | 5–6 | 6–7 | 8–5 | 8–4 | 8–4 | 9–3 | 5–8 | 9–3 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 9–4 |
California | 3–9 | 7–5 | — | 9–4 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 9–4 | 7–5 | 10–3 | 7–6 | 5–8 | 7–5 |
Chicago | 3–8 | 6–5 | 4–9 | — | 6–6 | 3–9 | 5–8 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 4–8 | 9–4 | 5–8 | 11–2 | 7–5 |
Cleveland | 5–8 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 6–6 | — | 6–6 | 6–6 | 4–9 | 8–4 | 5–8 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 8–5 |
Detroit | 6–7 | 5–8 | 8–4 | 9–3 | 6–6 | — | 5–7 | 6–7 | 4–8 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 9–4 |
Kansas City | 6–6 | 4–8 | 6–7 | 8–5 | 6–6 | 7–5 | — | 5–7 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 9–4 | 7–6 | 6–7 | 9–3 |
Milwaukee | 5–8 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 7–5 | 9–4 | 7–6 | 7–5 | — | 8–4 | 9–4 | 6–6 | 9–3 | 9–3 | 10–3 |
Minnesota | 4–8 | 3–9 | 4–9 | 8–5 | 4–8 | 8–4 | 6–7 | 4–8 | — | 7–5 | 9–4 | 10–3 | 4–9 | 11–1 |
New York | 6–5 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 8–5 | 6–7 | 7–5 | 4–9 | 5–7 | — | 9–3 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 9–4 |
Oakland | 4–8 | 3–9 | 3–10 | 4–9 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 4–9 | 6–6 | 4–9 | 3–9 | — | 8–5 | 2–11 | 4–8 |
Seattle | 2–10 | 4–8 | 6–7 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 6–7 | 3–9 | 3–10 | 6–6 | 5–8 | — | 6–7 | 8–4 |
Texas | 6–6 | 6–6 | 8–5 | 2–11 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 3–9 | 9–4 | 4–8 | 11–2 | 7–6 | — | 7–5 |
Toronto | 2–11 | 4–9 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 4–9 | 3–9 | 3–10 | 1–11 | 4–9 | 8–4 | 4–8 | 5–7 | — |
Notable transactions
- April 19, 1979: Curt Brown was signed as an amateur free agent by the Angels.[8]
- May 4, 1979: Dave Chalk was traded by the Angels to the Texas Rangers for Bert Campaneris.[9]
- July 31, 1979: Terry Humphrey was released by the Angels.[10]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
Other batters
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Manager
Coaches
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Game log
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April: 15–8 (Home: 7–6; Away: 8–2)
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May: 15–12 (Home: 7–1; Away: 8–11)
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June: 14–15 (Home: 7–9; Away: 7–6)
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July: 17–11 (Home: 13–5; Away: 4–6)
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August: 11–17 (Home: 5–8; Away: 6–9)
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September: 16–11 (Home: 10–3; Away: 6–8)
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Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement Bold = Angels team member |
Player stats
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Brian Downing | 148 | 509 | 166 | .326 | 12 | 75 |
1B | Rod Carew | 110 | 409 | 130 | .318 | 3 | 44 |
2B | Bobby Grich | 153 | 534 | 157 | .294 | 30 | 101 |
3B | Carney Lansford | 157 | 654 | 188 | .287 | 19 | 79 |
SS | Bert Campaneris | 85 | 239 | 56 | .234 | 0 | 15 |
LF | Don Baylor | 162 | 628 | 186 | .296 | 36 | 139 |
CF | Rick Miller | 120 | 427 | 125 | .293 | 2 | 28 |
RF | Dan Ford | 142 | 569 | 165 | .290 | 21 | 101 |
DH | Willie Aikens | 116 | 379 | 106 | .280 | 21 | 81 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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Joe Rudi | 90 | 330 | 80 | .242 | 11 | 61 |
Jim Anderson | 96 | 234 | 58 | .248 | 3 | 23 |
Larry Harlow | 62 | 159 | 37 | .233 | 0 | 14 |
Tom Donohue | 38 | 107 | 24 | .224 | 3 | 14 |
Merv Rettenmund | 35 | 76 | 20 | .263 | 1 | 10 |
Rance Mulliniks | 22 | 68 | 10 | .147 | 1 | 8 |
Willie Davis | 43 | 56 | 14 | .250 | 0 | 2 |
Dickie Thon | 35 | 56 | 19 | .339 | 0 | 8 |
Bobby Clark | 19 | 54 | 16 | .296 | 1 | 5 |
Ralph Garr | 6 | 24 | 3 | .125 | 0 | 0 |
Terry Humphrey | 9 | 17 | 1 | .059 | 0 | 0 |
Orlando Ramírez | 13 | 12 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Ike Hampton | 4 | 5 | 2 | .400 | 0 | 0 |
Brian Harper | 1 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
John Harris | 1 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Dave Frost | 36 | 239.0 | 16 | 10 | 3.57 | 107 |
Nolan Ryan | 34 | 223.0 | 16 | 14 | 3.60 | 223 |
Jim Barr | 36 | 197.0 | 10 | 12 | 4.20 | 69 |
Don Aase | 37 | 185.1 | 9 | 10 | 4.81 | 96 |
Chris Knapp | 20 | 98.0 | 5 | 5 | 5.51 | 36 |
Frank Tanana | 17 | 90.1 | 7 | 5 | 3.89 | 46 |
Other pitchers
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Steve Eddy | 7 | 32.1 | 1 | 1 | 4.73 | 7 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Mark Clear | 52 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 3.63 | 98 |
Dave LaRoche | 53 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 5.57 | 59 |
Mike Barlow | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.13 | 33 |
Dyar Miller | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.31 | 16 |
John Montague | 14 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5.09 | 6 |
Ralph Botting | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8.80 | 22 |
Bob Ferris | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 | 2 |
Dave Schuler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.80 | 0 |
ALCS
The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Angels, three games to one.
Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
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1 | California – 3, Baltimore – 6 | October 3 | Memorial Stadium |
52,787 |
2 | California – 8, Baltimore – 9 | October 4 | Memorial Stadium |
52,108 |
3 | Baltimore – 3, California – 4 | October 5 | Anaheim Stadium | 43,199 |
4 | Baltimore – 8, California – 0 | October 6 | Anaheim Stadium | 43,199 |
Postseason game log
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Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement Bold = Angels team member |
Awards and honors
- Don Baylor, American League MVP
Farm system
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AAA | Salt Lake City Gulls
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Pacific Coast League | Jimy Williams |
AA | El Paso Diablos | Texas League | Moose Stubing |
A
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Salinas Packers
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California League | Chris Cannizzaro |
Rookie
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Idaho Falls Angels
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Pioneer League | Reuben Rodriguez |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Salt Lake City
Notes
- ^ 100 Things Orioles Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die, Dan Connolly, Triumph Books, Chicago, 2015, ISBN 978-1-62937-041-5, p.126
- ^ Dan Ford at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Al Newman at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Otis Nixon at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Bobby Jones at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Rod Carew at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Willie Davis at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Curt Brown at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Bert Campaneris at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Terry Humphrey at Baseball-Reference
References
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
External links
- 1979 California Angels team at Baseball-Reference
- 1979 California Angels at Baseball Almanac