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1979 California Angels season

Major League Baseball season

Major League Baseball season

FieldValue
nameCalifornia Angels
season1979
miscAmerican League West champions
leagueAmerican League
divisionWest
ballparkAnaheim Stadium
cityAnaheim, California
ownersGene Autry
general_managersBuzzie Bavasi
managersJim Fregosi
televisionKTLA
(Don Drysdale, Ron Fairly)
radioKMPC
(Don Drysdale, Al Wisk)

(Don Drysdale, Ron Fairly) (Don Drysdale, Al Wisk) |}}

The 1979 California Angels season was their 19th in Major League Baseball. The Angels reached the postseason for the first time by winning the American League West Division with a record of 88–74, three games ahead of the Kansas City Royals in Jim Fregosi's first season as manager. The Angels were defeated by the Baltimore Orioles 3–1 in the 1979 American League Championship Series. Don Baylor had an outstanding season, playing in all 162 games, scoring 120 runs (tops in the American League), hitting 36 home runs and driving in 139 runs (also leading the American League) on his way to being named the American League Most Valuable Player, gaining 20 of 28 first place votes.

Offseason

  • December 4, 1978: Ron Jackson and Danny Goodwin were traded by the Angels to the Minnesota Twins for Dan Ford.
  • January 9, 1979: 1979 Major League Baseball draft
    • Al Newman was drafted by the Angels in the 3rd round.
    • Otis Nixon was drafted by the Angels in the 1st round (4th pick) of the secondary phase, but did not sign.
  • January 29, 1979: Bobby Jones was released by the Angels.
  • February 3, 1979: Ken Landreaux, Dave Engle, Paul Hartzell, and Brad Havens were traded by the Angels to the Minnesota Twins for Rod Carew.
  • March 27, 1979: Willie Davis was signed by the California Angels as a free agent.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

  • April 19, 1979: Curt Brown was signed as an amateur free agent by the Angels.
  • May 4, 1979: Dave Chalk was traded by the Angels to the Texas Rangers for Bert Campaneris.
  • July 31, 1979: Terry Humphrey was released by the Angels.

Roster

1979 California Angels
**Roster**
**Pitchers**

Game log

|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 1 || April 4 || @ Mariners || 4–5 || || || || 37,748 || 0–1 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 2 || April 6 || @ Mariners || 6–14 || || || || 8,831 || 0–2 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 3 || April 7 || @ Mariners || 5–4 || || || || 18,010 || 1–2 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 4 || April 8 || @ Mariners || 7–5 || || || || 9,183 || 2–2 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" | 5 || April 10 || Twins || 1–8 || || || || 33,171 || 2–3 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 6 || April 11 || Twins || 11–2 || || || || 21,633 || 3–3 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 7 || April 12 || Twins || 7–1 || || || || 22,211 || 4–3 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 8 || April 13 || @ Athletics || 10–1 || || || || 2,985 || 5–3 || W3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 9 || April 14 || @ Athletics || 9–3 || || || || 2,649 || 6–3 || W4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 10 || April 15 || @ Athletics || 8–1 || || || || 2,243 || 7–3 || W5 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 11 || April 17 || @ Twins || 6–0 || || || || 37,529 || 8–3 || W6 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 12 || April 18 || @ Twins || 11–6 || || || || 3,776 || 9–3 || W7 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 13 || April 19 || @ Twins || 6–4 || || || || 3,537 || 10–3 || W8 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 14 || April 20 || Athletics || 7–4 || || || || 27,417 || 11–3 || W9 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 15 || April 21 || Athletics || 13–1 || || || || 34,728 || 12–3 || W10 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" | 16 || April 22 || Athletics || 6–7 || || || || 36,130 || 12–4 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" | 17 || April 24 || Orioles || 2–7 || || || || 22,343 || 12–5 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" | 18 || April 25 || Orioles || 2–5 || || || || 19,939 || 12–6 || L3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" | 19 || April 26 || Orioles || 2–4 || || || || 21,598 || 12–7 || L4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 20 || April 27 || Red Sox || 8–6 || || || || 29,408 || 13–7 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 21 || April 28 || Red Sox || 5–0 || || || || 41,954 || 14–7 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" | 22 || April 29 || Red Sox || 0–2 || || || || 35,206 || 14–8 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 23 || April 30 || Yankees || 2–1 || || || || 37,180 || 15–8 || W1 |- |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" | 24 || May 1 || Yankees || 8–12 (11) || || || || 38,858 || 15–9 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 25 || May 2 || Yankees || 1–0 || || || || 40,648 || 16–9 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb" | || May 4 || @ Orioles || colspan=7| Postponed (rain). Makeup: July 19 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" | 26 || May 5 || @ Orioles || 1–9 || || || || 20,455 || 16–10 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" | 27 || May 6 || @ Orioles || 0–6 || || || || 25,630 || 16–11 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" | 28 || May 7 || @ Red Sox || 4–9 || || || || 23,319 || 16–12 || L3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 29 || May 8 || @ Red Sox || 10–2 || || || || 21,160 || 17–12 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" | 30 || May 9 || @ Red Sox || 8–9 || || || || 24,815 || 17–12 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 31 || May 10 || @ Red Sox || 5–3 || || || || 24,990 || 18–13 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 32 || May 11 || @ Yankees || 4–1 || || || || 37,988 || 19–13 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" | 33 || May 12 || @ Yankees || 5–6 || || || || 28,783 || 19–14 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" | 34 || May 13 || @ Yankees || 10–12 || || || || 30,083 || 19–15 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 35 || May 15 || Brewers || 2–1 || || || || 21,235 || 20–15 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 36 || May 16 || Brewers || 4–3 (11) || || || || 21,533 || 21–15 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 37 || May 17 || Brewers || 8–5 || || || || 22,060 || 22–15 || W3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 38 || May 18 || White Sox || 7–3 || || || || 25,598 || 23–15 || W4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 39 || May 19 || White Sox || 10–6 || || || || 41,941 || 24–15 || W5 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 40 || May 20 || White Sox || 4–0 || || || || 27,189 || 25–15 || W6 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 41 || May 22 || @ Brewers || 1–7 || || || || 9,857 || 25–16 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 42 || May 23 || @ Brewers || 0–1 || || || || 8,408 || 25–17 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 43 || May 24 || @ Brewers || 6–7 || || || || 16,314 || 25–18 || L3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 44 || May 25 || @ White Sox || 1–6 || || || || 20,554 || 25–19 || L4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 45 || May 26 || @ White Sox || 8–4 || || || || 31,576 || 26–19 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 46 || May 27 || @ White Sox || 4–2 || || || || 25,025 || 27–19 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 47 || May 27 || @ White Sox || 9–1 || || || || 25,025 || 28–19 || W3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 48 || May 29 || @ Mariners || 6–4 || || || || 4,068 || 29–19 || W4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 49 || May 30 || @ Mariners || 3–2 || || || || 5,206 || 30–19 || W5 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 50 || May 31 || @ Mariners || 10–12 || || || || 5,266 || 30–20 || L1 |- |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 51 || June 1 || Indians || 4–7 || || || || 20,070 || 30–21 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 52 || June 2 || Indians || 5–2 || || || || 41,969 || 31–21 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 53 || June 3 || Indians || 3–5 || || || || 24,409 || 31–22 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 54 || June 4 || Blue Jays || 4–2 || || || || 16,979 || 32–22 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 55 || June 5 || Blue Jays || 3–0 || || || || 18,862 || 33–22 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 56 || June 6 || Blue Jays || 4–5 || || || || 18,835 || 33–23 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 57 || June 8 || Tigers || 6–4 || || || || 28,298 || 34–23 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 58 || June 9 || Tigers || 9–1 || || || || 36,499 || 35–23 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 59 || June 10 || Tigers || 7–10 || || || || 30,229 || 35–24 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 60 || June 11 || @ Indians || 9–4 || || || || 10,674 || 36–24 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 61 || June 12 || @ Indians || 10–11 || || || || 9,945 || 36–25 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 62 || June 13 || @ Blue Jays || 8–9 || || || || 28,577 || 36–26 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 63 || June 13 || @ Blue Jays || 10–2 || || || || 28,577 || 37–26 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 64 || June 14 || @ Blue Jays || 10–2 || || || || 15,097 || 38–26 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 65 || June 15 || @ Tigers || 8–7 || || || || 41,151 || 39–26 || W3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 66 || June 16 || @ Tigers || 4–2 || || || || 39,240 || 40–26 || W4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 67 || June 17 || @ Tigers || 4–8 || || || || 32,744 || 40–27 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 68 || June 18 || Rangers || 5–0 || || || || 37,096 || 41–27 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 69 || June 19 || Rangers || 1–2 || || || || 26,553 || 41–28 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 70 || June 20 || Rangers || 5–4 || || || || 26,895 || 42–28 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 71 || June 21 || Rangers || 2–3 (11) || || || || 26,422 || 42–29 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 72 || June 22 || Royals || 5–9 || || || || 30,737 || 42–30 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 73 || June 23 || Royals || 4–13 || || || || 41,002 || 42–31 || L3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 74 || June 24 || Royals || 2–5 || || || || 32,210 || 42–32 || L4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 75 || June 26 || @ Rangers || 1–2 || || || || 28,695 || 42–33 || L5 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 76 || June 27 || @ Rangers || 2–4 || || || || 28,899 || 42–34 || L6 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 77 || June 28 || @ Rangers || 4–14 || || || || 29,101 || 42–35 || L7 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 78 || June 29 || @ Royals || 6–5 (11) || || || || 36,705 || 43–35 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 79 || June 30 || @ Royals || 8–5 || || || || 41,451 || 44–35 || W2 |- |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 80 || July 1 || @ Royals || 14–2 || || || || 32,636 || 45–35 || W3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 81 || July 2 || Athletics || 8–3 || || || || 27,639 || 46–35 || W4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 82 || July 3 || Athletics || 3–0 || || || || 22,498 || 47–35 || W5 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 83 || July 4 || Athletics || 17–6 || || || || 41,958 || 48–35 || W6 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" | 84 || July 5 || Athletics || 0–3 || || || || 23,793 || 48–36 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 85 || July 6 || Orioles || 7–3 || || || || 24,679 || 49–36 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 86 || July 7 || Orioles || 10–1 || || || || 37,382 || 50–36 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" | 87 || July 8 || Orioles || 2–7 || || || || 29,062 || 50–37 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 88 || July 9 || Red Sox || 6–0 || || || || 27,692 || 51–37 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 89 || July 10 || Red Sox || 4–3 || || || || 36,619 || 52–37 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" | 90 || July 11 || Red Sox || 3–9 || || || || 39,210 || 52–38 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 91 || July 13 || Yankees || 6–1 || || || || 41,805 || 53–38 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 92 || July 14 || Yankees || 8–7 (12) || || || || 41,693 || 54–38 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 93 || July 15 || Yankees || 5–4 || || || || 40,739 || 55–38 || W3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 94 || July 19 || @ Orioles || 4–3 (11) || || || || 33,603 || 56–38 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" | 95 || July 19 || @ Orioles || 0–3 || || || || 33,603 || 56–39 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" | 96 || July 20 || @ Orioles || 1–2 || || || || 25,682 || 56–40 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" | 97 || July 21 || @ Orioles || 2–10 || || || || 51,381 || 56–41 || L3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" | 98 || July 22 || @ Red Sox || 5–6 (10) || || || || 35,172 || 56–42 || L4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 99 || July 23 || @ Red Sox || 9–2 || || || || 35,024 || 57–42 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" | 100 || July 24 || @ Yankees || 5–6 || || || || 33,497 || 57–43 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 101 || July 25 || @ Yankees || 9–5 || || || || 47,449 || 58–43 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" | 102 || July 26 || @ Yankees || 0–2 || || || || 43,136 || 58–44 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" | 103 || July 27 || Twins || 1–3 || || || || 38,945 || 58–45 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 104 || July 28 || Twins || 5–0 || || || || 41,891 || 59–45 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 105 || July 29 || Twins || 9–3 || || || || 33,510 || 60–45 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 106 || July 30 || Mariners || 0–8 || || || || 35,548 || 60–46 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 107 || July 31 || Mariners || 8–1 || || || || 25,198 || 61–46 || W1 |- |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 108 || August 1 || Mariners || 6–7 || || || || 29,446 || 61–47 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" | 109 || August 3 || @ Twins || 1–4 || || || || 30,653 || 61–48 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 110 || August 4 || @ Twins || 7–1 || || || || 26,084 || 62–48 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 111 || August 5 || @ Twins || 11–7 || || || || 41,182 || 63–48 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" | 112 || August 5 || @ Twins || 1–7 || || || || 41,182 || 63–49 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 113 || August 6 || @ Athletics || 5–2 || || || || 8,160 || 64–49 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" | 114 || August 7 || @ Athletics || 5–9 || || || || 2,905 || 64–50 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 115 || August 8 || @ Athletics || 8–1 || || || || 3,463 || 65–50 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 116 || August 10 || Mariners || 6–8 (14) || || || || 28,969 || 65–51 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 117 || August 11 || Mariners || 8–1 || || || || 41,940 || 66–51 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 118 || August 12 || Mariners || 4–3 || || || || 27,345 || 67–51 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 119 || August 13 || Tigers || 3–5 || || || || 34,032 || 67–52 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 120 || August 14 || Tigers || 3–6 || || || || 29,465 || 67–53 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 121 || August 15 || Tigers || 1–6 || || || || 31,885 || 67–54 || L3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 122 || August 17 || Blue Jays || 5–6 || || || || 25,050 || 67–55 || L4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 123 || August 18 || Blue Jays || 7–5 || || || || 30,361 || 68–55 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 124 || August 19 || Blue Jays || 4–2 || || || || 23,814 || 69–55 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 125 || August 20 || Indians || 6–5 || || || || 35,497 || 70–55 || W3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 126 || August 21 || Indians || 7–12 || || || || 30,902 || 70–56 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 127 || August 22 || Indians || 3–13 || || || || 30,625 || 70–57 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 128 || August 24 || @ Blue Jays || 4–6 || || || || 18,077 || 70–58 || L3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 129 || August 25 || @ Blue Jays || 24–2 || || || || 25,207 || 71–58 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 130 || August 26 || @ Blue Jays || 3–9 || || || || 22,619 || 71–59 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 131 || August 27 || @ Tigers || 2–3 || || || || 22,874 || 71–60 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 132 || August 28 || @ Tigers || 2–12 || || || || 19,178 || 71–61 || L3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 133 || August 29 || @ Tigers || 1–2 || || || || 19,880 || 71–62 || L4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 134 || August 30 || @ Indians || 1–7 || || || || 8,647 || 71–63 || L5 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 135 || August 31 || @ Indians || 9–8 || || || || 10,501 || 72–63 || W1 |- |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 136 || September 1 || @ Indians || 7–4 || || || || 22,804 || 73–63 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 137 || September 2 || @ Indians || 5–2 || || || || 6,359 || 74–63 || W3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 138 || September 3 || White Sox || 6–5 || || || || 34,684 || 75–63 || W4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 139 || September 4 || White Sox || 7–10 || || || || 26,036 || 75–64 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 140 || September 5 || White Sox || 9–8 || || || || 23,705 || 76–64 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 141 || September 6 || White Sox || 10–9 || || || || 20,930 || 77–64 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 142 || September 7 || Brewers || 6–3 || || || || 30,685 || 78–64 || W3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 143 || September 8 || Brewers || 3–2 || || || || 37,624 || 79–64 || W4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 144 || September 9 || Brewers || 5–2 || || || || 27,341 || 80–64 || W5 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 145 || September 11 || @ White Sox || 7–8 || || || || 6,858 || 80–65 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 146 || September 12 || @ White Sox || 5–11 || || || || 7,551 || 80–66 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 147 || September 14 || @ Brewers || 8–7 || || || || 17,840 || 81–66 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 148 || September 15 || @ Brewers || 2–3 || || || || 45,732 || 81–67 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 149 || September 16 || @ Brewers || 1–2 || || || || 19,906 || 81–68 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 150 || September 17 || @ Royals || 4–16 || || || || 38,327 || 81–69 || L3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 151 || September 18 || @ Royals || 6–4 || || || || 29,733 || 82–69 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 152 || September 19 || @ Royals || 4–6 || || || || 31,412 || 82–70 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 153 || September 20 || @ Royals || 11–6 || || || || 32,659 || 83–70 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 154 || September 21 || Rangers || 1–3 || || || || 37,450 || 83–71 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 155 || September 22 || Rangers || 3–1 || || || || 33,730 || 84–71 || W1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 156 || September 23 || Rangers || 6–1 || || || || 41,498 || 85–71 || W2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 157 || September 24 || Royals || 4–3 || || || || 40,423 || 86–71 || W3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 158 || September 25 || Royals || 4–1 || || || || 40,631 || 87–71 || W4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 159 || September 26 || Royals || 0–4 || || || || 40,565 || 87–72 || L1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 160 || September 28 || @ Rangers || 0–5 || || || || 11,965 || 87–73 || L2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 161 || September 29 || @ Rangers || 3–6 || || || || 19,167 || 87–74 || L3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 162 || September 30 || @ Rangers || 11–5 || || || || 9,086 || 88–74 || W1 |- |- style="text-align:center;" | Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement Bold = Angels team member

Player stats

= Indicates team leader
= Indicates league leader

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

PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
C148509166.3261275
1B110409130.318344
2B153534157.29430101
3B157654188.2871979
SS8523956.234015
LF162628186.29636139
CF120427125.293228
RF142569165.29021101
DH116379106.2802181

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
9033080.2421161
9623458.248323
6215937.233014
3810724.224314
357620.263110
226810.14718
435614.25002
355619.33908
195416.29615
6243.12500
9171.05900
13120.00000
452.40000
120.00000
120.00000

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLERASO
36239.016103.57107
34223.016143.60223
36197.010124.2069
37185.19104.8196
2098.0555.5136
1790.1753.8946

Other pitchers

PlayerGIPWLERASO
732.1114.737

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGWLSVERASO
52115143.6398
53711105.5759
351105.1333
141003.3116
142065.096
122008.8022
20001.502
100010.800

ALCS

Main article: 1979 American League Championship Series

The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Angels, three games to one.

GameScoreDateLocationAttendance
1
2
3
4

Postseason game log

|- style="text-align:center; background:#ffbbbb;" | 1 || October 3 || @ Orioles || 3–6 (11) || Stanhouse (1–0) || Montague (0–1) || || 52,787 || 0–1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#ffbbbb;" | 2 || October 4 || @ Orioles || 8–9 || Flanagan (1–0) || Frost (0–1) || || 52,108 || 0–2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#ccffcc;" | 3 || October 5 || Orioles || 4–3 || Aase (1–0) || Stanhouse (1–1) || || 43,199 || 1–2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#ffbbbb;" | 4 || October 6 || Orioles || 0–8 || McGregor (1–0) || Knapp (0–1) || || 43,199 || 1–3 |- |- style="text-align:center;" | Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement Bold = Angels team member

Awards and honors

  • Don Baylor, American League MVP

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Salt Lake City

Notes

References

References

  1. 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
  2. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/f/fordda01.shtml Dan Ford] at ''Baseball-Reference''
  3. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/n/newmaal01.shtml Al Newman] at ''Baseball-Reference''
  4. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/n/nixonot01.shtml Otis Nixon] at ''Baseball-Reference''
  5. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/j/jonesbo02.shtml Bobby Jones] at ''Baseball-Reference''
  6. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/carewro01.shtml Rod Carew] at ''Baseball-Reference''
  7. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/daviswi02.shtml Willie Davis] at ''Baseball-Reference''
  8. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/browncu03.shtml Curt Brown] at ''Baseball-Reference''
  9. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/campabe01.shtml Bert Campaneris] at ''Baseball-Reference''
  10. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/humphte01.shtml Terry Humphrey] at ''Baseball-Reference''
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