1979 Philadelphia Phillies season

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1979 Philadelphia Phillies
Major league affiliations
National League (Since 1883) Eastern Division (Since 1969)
Location
Veterans Stadium (Since 1971) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Since 1883)
1979 Information
Owner(s)	Robert "Ruly" Carpenter III
General Manager(s)	Paul Owens
Manager(s)	Danny Ozark, Dallas Green
Local television	WPHL-TV
Local radio	KYW (Harry Kalas, Richie Ashburn, Andy Musser, Chris Wheeler)

Contents 1 Offseason 2 Regular season 2.1 Season standings 2.2 Roster 3 Player stats 3.1 Batting 3.2 Starting pitchers 3.3 Relief pitchers 4 References

[edit] Offseason

• December 5, 1978: Pete Rose signed as a Free Agent with the Philadelphia Phillies. ^[1] In 1979, Rose signed a four-year, $3.2-million contract with the Philadelphia Phillies, temporarily making him the highest-paid athlete in team sports. The Phillies were in the middle of the greatest era in the history of the franchise when Rose came on board. They had won the National League East three years running (1976-1978) two of which were won with 101 win seasons.
• February 23, 1979: Manny Trillo was traded by the Chicago Cubs with Greg Gross and Dave Rader to the Philadelphia Phillies for Barry Foote, Ted Sizemore, Jerry Martin, Derek Botelho, and Henry Mack (minors). ^[2]

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Season standings

Team	Wins	Losses	Win %	GB
Pittsburgh Pirates	98	64	.605	0
Montreal Expos	95	65	.594	2.0
St. Louis Cardinals	86	76	.531	12.0
Philadelphia Phillies	84	78	.519	14.0
Chicago Cubs	80	82	.494	18.0
New York Mets	63	99	.389	35.0

[edit] Roster

1979 Philadelphia Phillies roster view • talk • edit
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders		Manager

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Batting

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

[edit] Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

[edit] Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO

[edit] References

• 1979 Philadelphia Phillies season at Baseball Reference

v • d • e 1979 MLB season by team AL East Baltimore • Boston • Cleveland • Detroit • Milwaukee • New York • Toronto AL West California • Chicago • Kansas City • Minnesota • Oakland • Seattle • Texas NL East Chicago • Montréal • New York • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • St. Louis NL West Atlanta • Cincinnati • Houston • Los Angeles • San Diego • San Francisco 1979 All-Star Game • 1979 World Series

v • d • e Philadelphia Phillies Based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania The Franchise History • Seasons • Records • Players • Managers and Owners • Broadcasters Ballparks Recreation Park • Baker Bowl • Shibe Park • Veterans Stadium • Citizens Bank Park • Bright House Networks Field (spring training) Culture Phillie Phanatic • Curse of Billy Penn • Wall of Fame Rivalries Battle For Pennsylvania • City Series • Mets-Phillies rivalry Important Figures Richie Ashburn • Chuck Klein • Mike Schmidt • Greg Luzinski • Robin Roberts • Johnny Callison • Larry Bowa • Willie Jones • Del Ennis • Jim Bunning • Pete Rose • Grover Cleveland Alexander • Steve Carlton • Curt Schilling • Jimmy Rollins • Ryan Howard • Chase Utley • Cole Hamels • Pat Burrell • Brett Myers • Lenny Dykstra • Mitch Williams • John Kruk • Darren Daulton • Harry Kalas • Tug McGraw Retired Numbers 1 • 14 • 20 • 32 • 36 • 42 Key Personnel Owners: Bill Giles • President: David Montgomery • General Manager: Pat Gillick • Manager: Charlie Manuel World Series Championships (1) 1980 National League Championships (5) 1915 • 1950 • 1980 • 1983 • 1993 Minor League Affiliates Lehigh Valley IronPigs (AAA) • Reading Phillies (AA) • Clearwater Threshers (A) • Lakewood BlueClaws (A) • Williamsport Crosscutters (A) • Gulf Coast Phillies (Rookie) • VSL Phillies (Rookie)   Seasons (125) 1880s 1880 • 1881 • 1882 • 1883 • 1884 • 1885 • 1886 • 1887 • 1888 • 1889 1890s 1890 • 1891 • 1892 • 1893 • 1894 • 1895 • 1896 • 1897 • 1898 • 1899 1900s 1900 • 1901 • 1902 • 1903 • 1904 • 1905 • 1906 • 1907 • 1908 • 1909 1910s 1910 • 1911 • 1912 • 1913 • 1914 • 1915 • 1916 • 1917 • 1918 • 1919 1920s 1920 • 1921 • 1922 • 1923 • 1924 • 1925 • 1926 • 1927 • 1928 • 1929 1930s 1930 • 1931 • 1932 • 1933 • 1934 • 1935 • 1936 • 1937 • 1938 • 1939 1940s 1940 • 1941 • 1942 • 1943 • 1944 • 1945 • 1946 • 1947 • 1948 • 1949 1950s 1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1954 • 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959 1960s 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969 1980s 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 1990s 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 2000s 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009