1979 California Angels season
1979 California Angels | ||
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American League West Champions | ||
League | American League | |
Division | West | |
Ballpark | Anaheim Stadium | |
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 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.[1]
Offseason
[edit]- 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
[edit]Season standings
[edit]Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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California Angels | 88 | 74 | .543 | — | 49–32 | 39–42 |
Kansas City Royals | 85 | 77 | .525 | 3 | 46–35 | 39–42 |
Texas Rangers | 83 | 79 | .512 | 5 | 44–37 | 39–42 |
Minnesota Twins | 82 | 80 | .506 | 6 | 39–42 | 43–38 |
Chicago White Sox | 73 | 87 | .456 | 14 | 33–46 | 40–41 |
Seattle Mariners | 67 | 95 | .414 | 21 | 36–45 | 31–50 |
Oakland Athletics | 54 | 108 | .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
[edit]- 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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Other batters
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Coaches
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Game log
[edit]1979 Game Log: 88–74 (Home: 49–32; Away: 39–42) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]Batting
[edit]Starters by position
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Starting pitchers
[edit]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
[edit]Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Steve Eddy | 7 | 32.1 | 1 | 1 | 4.73 | 7 |
Relief pitchers
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]1979 Postseason Game Log (1–3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement Bold = Angels team member |
Awards and honors
[edit]- Don Baylor, American League MVP
Farm system
[edit]LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Salt Lake City
Notes
[edit]- ^ 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 1979 California Angels team at Baseball-Reference
- 1979 California Angels at Baseball Almanac