1979 California Angels season


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 with a record of 88-74, three games ahead of the Kansas City Royals in Jim Fregosi's first full 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, hitting 36 home runs and driving in 139 runs on his way to being named the American League Most Valuable Player.

Offseason

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

Game Log

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
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
3422316143.60223
3623916103.57107
37185.19104.8196
3619710124.2069
2098555.5136
1790.1753.8946

Other pitchers

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGWLSVERASO
53711105.5759
52115143.6398
351105.1333
141003.3116
142065.096
122008.8022
20001.502
100010.800

ALCS

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

Postseason game log

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Salt Lake City