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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]
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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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 |
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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 | — |
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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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Steve Eddy | 7 | 32.1 | 1 | 1 | 4.73 | 7 |
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 |
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 |
1979 Postseason Game Log (1–3) |
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Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement Bold = Angels team member |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Salt Lake City
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