1979 Toronto Blue Jays season

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1979 Toronto Blue Jays
Major league affiliations
Location
1979 Information
Owner(s) Labatt Breweries,
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
Manager(s) Roy Hartsfield
Local television CBC Television
(Don Chevrier, Tom McKee, Tony Kubek)
CBFT
Local radio CKFH
(Early Wynn, Tom Cheek)

The 1979 Toronto Blue Jays season involved the Blue Jays finishing 7th in the American League East with a record of 53 wins and 109 losses. The loss total of 109 would set the franchise mark. Attendance for the season would drop to 1,431,651. [1] The result was that it would be Roy Hartsfield's final season as the Blue Jays manager. The one highlight of the season would be the awarding of the American League Rookie of the Year Award to Alfredo Griffin. [2]

Contents

[edit] Regular season

The end of the 1979 season would mark a crossroads for the franchise. The first real talent from the minor leagues had made it to the major league roster. Such talent would include pitcher Dave Stieb and third baseman Danny Ainge. [3]

[edit] Opening Day Roster

[edit] Season standings

Team Wins Losses Win % GB
Baltimore Orioles 102 57 .642 0
Milwaukee Brewers 95 66 .590 8.0
Boston Red Sox 91 69 .569 11.5
New York Yankees 89 71 .556 13.5
Detroit Tigers 85 76 .528 18.0
Cleveland Indians 81 80 .503 22.0
Toronto Blue Jays 53 109 .327 505


[edit] Roster

1979 Toronto Blue Jays roster
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Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

[edit] Game log

1979 Game Log
April
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
1 April 5 @ Royals 11 - 2 Leonard (1-0) Underwood (0-1) Mingori (1) 37,754 0-1
2 April 7 @ Royals 7 - 4 Gura (1-0) Clancy (0-1) Hrabosky (1) 21,850 0-2
3 April 8 @ Royals 8 - 3 Splittorff (1-0) Lemongello (0-1) 23,477 0-3
4 April 10 @ White Sox 10 - 2 Huffman (1-0) Kravec (0-2) Freisleben (1) 41,043 1-3
5 April 12 @ White Sox 9 - 7 Murphy (1-0) LaGrow (0-1) 1,205 2-3
6 April 13 Royals 4 - 1 (6) Clancy (1-1) Splittorff (1-1) 40,035 3-3
7 April 14 Royals 8 - 6 Freisleben (1-0) Leonard (1-1) 11,683 4-3
8 April 15 Royals 12 - 10 Rodriguez (2-0) Murphy (1-1) Hrabosky (2) 12,287 4-4
9 April 16 White Sox 8 - 4 Scarbery (1-0) Murphy (1-2) Proly (1) 11,211 4-5
10 April 17 White Sox 6 - 1 Barrios (1-0) Underwood (0-2) Proly (2) 10,074 4-6
11 April 18 White Sox 12 - 5 Wortham (3-0) Clancy (1-2) 10,478 4-7
12 April 20 @ Tigers 7 - 2 Wilcox (2-0) Lemongello (0-2) 13,617 4-8
13 April 21 @ Tigers 5 - 4 Huffman (2-0) Billingham (1-1) Freisleben (2) 10,904 5-8
14 April 22 @ Tigers 4 - 1 Rozema (1-1) Underwood (0-3) 14,543 5-9
15 April 23 @ Rangers 5 - 0 Alexander (1-0) Clancy (1-3) Kern (2) 12,661 5-10
16 April 24 @ Rangers 2 - 0 Lemanczyk (1-0) Comer (1-2) 14,411 6-10
17 April 25 @ Rangers 4 - 3 (10) Lyle (2-1) Jefferson (0-1) 15,731 6-11
18 April 27 Brewers 8 - 5 Sorensen (3-2) Huffman (2-1) McClure (1) 10,306 6-12
19 April 28 Brewers 11 - 8 (10) McClure (3-0) Willis (0-1) 12,683 6-13
20 April 29 Brewers 3 - 0 Caldwell (4-1) Clancy (1-4) 6-14
21 April 29 Brewers 5 - 3 Lemanczyk (2-0) Travers (0-2) 16,083 7-14
22 April 30 Twins 6 - 3 Hartzell (1-0) Lemongello (0-3) 10,170 7-15
May
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
23 May 1 Twins 3 - 2 Koosman (5-0) Jefferson (0-2) Marshall (8) 10,155 7-16
24 May 2 Twins 7 - 5 Goltz (3-3) Huffman (2-2) Marshall (9) 20,110 7-17
25 May 3 @ Brewers 5 - 4 Travers (1-2) Underwood (0-4) 7,801 7-18
26 May 4 @ Brewers 5 - 4 Clancy (2-4) Caldwell (4-2) Freisleben (3) 28,896 8-18
27 May 5 @ Brewers 6 - 1 Slaton (3-1) Lemanczyk (2-1) 14,910 8-19
28 May 6 @ Brewers 4 - 0 Sorensen (4-3) Lemongello (0-4) 53,962 8-20
29 May 7 @ Twins 6 - 1 Goltz (4-3) Huffman (2-3) 4,571 8-21
30 May 8 @ Twins 16 - 6 Bacsik (1-0) Willis (0-2) 3,126 8-22
31 May 11 Rangers 3 - 1 Matlack (1-2) Clancy (2-5) 12,153 8-23
32 May 12 Rangers 3 - 1 Comer (3-3) Lemanczyk (2-2) Lyle (5) 14,109 8-24
33 May 13 Rangers 3 - 1 Lemongello (1-4) Alexander (1-2) 9-24
34 May 13 Rangers 7 - 5 Farmer (2-0) Huffman (2-4) Lyle (6) 16,531 9-25
35 May 14 @ Indians 1 - 0 Waits (4-3) Underwood (0-5) 3,867 9-26
36 May 15 @ Indians 5 - 3 Monge (2-3) Garvin (0-1) 3,978 9-27
37 May 16 @ Indians 4 - 3 Lemanczyk (3-2) Wise (3-4) 4,079 10-27
38 May 17 @ Indians 8 - 3 Paxton (3-2) Lemongello (1-5) 4,409 10-28
39 May 18 Orioles 7 - 6 (11) Stanhouse (3-1) Freisleben (1-1) 12,088 10-29
40 May 19 Orioles 4 - 3 Palmer (5-2) Underwood (0-6) Stanhouse (4) 18,144 10-30
41 May 20 Orioles 6 - 2 Martinez (6-2) Jefferson (0-3) 30,065 10-31
42 May 21 Indians 8 - 1 Lemanczyk (4-2) Wise (3-5) 12,260 11-31
43 May 22 Indians 8 - 6 Wilkins (2-2) Lemongello (1-6) Monge (5) 10,182 11-32
44 May 23 Indians 4 - 3 Garland (2-4) Freisleben (1-2) 20,283 11-33
45 May 26 Red Sox 7 - 6 Buskey (1-0) Campbell (2-2) 31,590 12-33
46 May 27 Red Sox 1 - 0 Rainey (3-2) Jefferson (0-4) 33,556 12-34
47 May 28 Tigers 6 - 2 Morris (2-1) Lemanczyk (4-3) 10,740 12-35
48 May 29 Tigers 9 - 8 Tobik (1-0) Buskey (1-1) Hiller (3) 11,449 12-36
49 May 30 Tigers 8 - 2 Wilcox (4-2) Huffman (2-5) 21,359 12-37
50 May 31 Tigers 1 - 0 Underwood (1-0) Underwood (0-7) Hiller (4) 12,423 12-38
June
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
51 June 1 @ Mariners 7 - 2 Mitchell (1-4) Jefferson (0-5) 4,113 12-39
52 June 2 @ Mariners 6 - 2 Lemanczyk (5-3) Jones (0-6) 8,011 13-39
53 June 3 @ Mariners 10 - 5 Parrott (3-1) Lemongello (1-7) 4,436 13-40
54 June 4 @ Angels 4 - 2 Barlow (1-1) Huffman (2-6) Clear (5) 16,979 13-41
55 June 5 @ Angels 3 - 0 Tanana (5-3) Underwood (0-8) 18,862 13-42
56 June 6 @ Angels 5 - 4 Jefferson (1-5) LaRoche (2-5) 18,835 14-42
57 June 8 @ Athletics 2 - 1 Buskey (2-1) Heaverlo (2-6) 2,022 15-42
58 June 9 @ Athletics 5 - 0 Huffman (3-6) Keough (0-8) 1,725 16-42
59 June 10 @ Athletics 12 - 1 Hamilton (2-0) Underwood (0-9) 2,400 16-43
60 June 11 Mariners 2 - 0 Lemanczyk (6-3) Bannister (3-6) 10,213 17-43
61 June 12 Mariners 5 - 1 Abbott (3-7) Jefferson (1-6) 12,056 17-44
62 June 13 Angels 9 - 8 Freisleben (2-2) LaRoche (2-6) 18-44
63 June 13 Angels 10 - 2 Aase (6-4) Willis (0-3) 28,577 18-45
64 June 14 Angels 10 - 2 Ryan (8-3) Huffman (3-7) 15,097 18-46
65 June 15 Athletics 6 - 0 Underwood (1-9) Hamilton (2-1) 13,124 19-46
66 June 16 Athletics 3 - 2 Lemanczyk (7-3) McCatty (4-2) 19,270 20-46
67 June 17 Athletics 10 - 9 Buskey (3-1) Heaverlo (2-7) 25,518 21-46
68 June 19 @ Yankees 5 - 4 Huffman (4-7) John (10-3) Buskey (1) 36,211 22-46
69 June 20 @ Yankees 2 - 1 Hood (2-0) Underwood (1-10) Davis (1) 22-47
70 June 20 @ Yankees 3 - 2 Moore (1-0) Burris (1-3) 32,129 23-47
71 June 21 @ Yankees 3 - 1 Tiant (3-2) Lemanczyk (7-4) Davis (2) 19,278 23-48
72 June 22 @ Red Sox 12 - 1 Rainey (5-4) Jefferson (1-7) Burgeier (2) 31,089 23-49
73 June 23 @ Red Sox 4 - 3 (11) Drago (6-3) Buskey (3-2) 34,130 23-50
74 June 24 @ Red Sox 8 - 4 Torrez (8-4) Huffman (4-8) 33,560 23-51
75 June 25 Yankees 3 - 1 Underwood (2-10) Clay (1-3) 37,612 24-51
76 June 26 Yankees 11 - 2 Tiant (4-2) Lemanczyk (7-5) 38,696 24-52
77 June 28 Yankees 5 - 3 (10) Davis (6-0) Lemongello (1-8) 39,347 24-53
78 June 29 @ Orioles 6 - 1 McGregor (2-2) Stieb (0-1) 24-54
79 June 29 @ Orioles 4 - 0 Stone (6-5) Huffman (4-9) Stanhouse (9) 20,872 24-55
80 June 30 @ Orioles 2 - 0 Flanagan (10-5) Underwood (2-11) 19,807 24-56
July
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
81 July 1 @ Orioles 10 - 7 Stewart (5-2) Jefferson (1-8) Stanhouse (10) 33,592 24-57
82 July 3 @ Tigers 9 - 1 Moore (2-0) Billingham (7-5) 20,885 25-57
83 July 4 @ Tigers 7 - 6 (11) Buskey (4-2) Tobik (1-4) 13,772 26-57
84 July 5 @ Tigers 3 - 2 Young (2-1) Huffman (4-10) Lopez (2) 13,199 26-58
85 July 6 @ Rangers 5 - 1 Underwood (3-11) Johnson (4-9) Buskey (2) 19,539 27-58
86 July 7 @ Rangers 2 - 0 Medich (2-3) Lemanczyk (7-6) Kern (15) 23,935 27-59
87 July 8 @ Rangers 4 - 3 Comer (9-6) Moore (2-1) Lyle (9) 17,489 27-60
88 July 9 Brewers 7 - 1 Stieb (1-1) Sorensen (10-9) 14,240 28-60
89 July 11 Brewers 2 - 1 (10) Slaton (9-4) Buskey (4-3) 22,523 28-61
90 July 12 Brewers 5 - 3 Haas (6-6) Underwood (3-12) Galasso (1) 14,207 28-62
91 July 13 Twins 6 - 4 Goltz (8-6) Lemanczyk (7-7) Marshall (18) 14,095 28-63
92 July 14 Twins 4 - 2 Stieb (2-1) Koosman (11-7) 19,187 29-63
93 July 15 Twins 9 - 4 Zahn (8-2) Clancy (2-6) 19,069 29-64
94 July 19 @ Brewers 3 - 2 (11) Castro (3-0) Buskey (4-4) 21,152 29-65
95 July 20 @ Brewers 2 - 0 Slaton (10-4) Underwood (3-13) 27,010 29-66
96 July 21 @ Twins 6 - 4 Goltz (9-6) Huffman (4-11) Marshall (19) 29-67
97 July 21 @ Twins 4 - 3 Hartzell (5-6) Moore (2-2) 12,887 29-68
98 July 22 @ Twins 13 - 1 Redfern (5-0) Lemanczyk (7-8) 18,927 29-69
99 July 23 @ Twins 7 - 6 Marshall (10-9) Lemongello (1-9) 7,482 29-70
100 July 25 Rangers 8 - 3 Stieb (3-1) Johnson (4-12) Buskey (3) 24,705 30-70
101 July 26 Rangers 8 - 4 Underwood (4-13) Medich (4-4) 14,605 31-70
102 July 27 Tigers 4 - 3 (11) Lopez (5-2) Buskey (4-5) 23,814 31-71
103 July 28 Tigers 3 - 0 Lemanczyk (8-8) Robbins (0-1) 30,131 32-71
104 July 29 Tigers 5 - 4 Underwood (6-1) Clancy (2-7) Lopez (8) 33,824 32-72
105 July 30 @ Royals 9 - 0 Gura (7-7) Stieb (3-2) 31,572 32-73
106 July 31 @ Royals 6 - 5 Pattin (4-2) Jefferson (1-9) Hrabosky (9) 22,156 32-74
August
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
107 August 1 @ Royals 4 - 3 Gale (9-8) Huffman (4-12) Hrabosky (10) 24,077 32-75
108 August 3 White Sox 8 - 5 Trout (6-4) Moore (2-3) Farmer (5) 14,232 32-76
109 August 4 White Sox 5 - 2 Buskey (5-5) Wortham (11-11) 15,130 33-76
110 August 5 White Sox 5 - 4 Kravec (10-10) Lemanczyk (8-9) Farmer (6) 21,203 33-77
111 August 6 Royals 16 - 12 Mingori (3-2) Stieb (3-3) 15,108 33-78
112 August 7 Royals 3 - 2 Underwood (5-13) Splittorff (10-12) 23,779 34-78
113 August 9 Royals 10 - 3 Gura (8-8) Huffman (4-13) 20,102 34-79
114 August 11 @ White Sox 6 - 1 Kravec (11-10) Todd (0-1) Farmer (8) 34-80
115 August 11 @ White Sox 6 - 0 Stieb (4-3) Scarbery (2-7) 19,420 35-80
116 August 12 @ White Sox 7 - 0 Baumgarten (10-7) Underwood (5-14) 35-81
117 August 12 @ White Sox 7 - 5 Moore (3-3) Proly (1-4) Buskey (4) 14,712 36-81
118 August 13 @ Athletics 4 - 2 Edge (1-0) Norris (3-5) Buskey (5) 3,183 37-81
119 August 14 @ Athletics 6 - 2 Huffman (5-13) Minetto (1-4) 1,289 38-81
120 August 15 @ Athletics 3 - 1 Kingman (3-4) Jefferson (1-10) Heaverlo (9) 2,151 38-82
121 August 17 @ Angels 6 - 5 Stieb (5-3) Clear (10-4) 25,050 39-82
122 August 18 @ Angels 7 - 5 Ryan (13-8) Underwood (5-15) Clear (13) 30,361 39-83
123 August 19 @ Angels 4 - 2 Aase (9-8) Moore (3-4) 23,814 39-84
124 August 20 @ Mariners 7 - 4 Parrott (11-8) Edge (1-1) 5,642 39-85
125 August 21 @ Mariners 8 - 4 Montague (6-4) Huffman (5-14) McLaughlin (11) 8,376 39-86
126 August 22 @ Mariners 6 - 3 Honeycutt (9-9) Stieb (5-4) 7,365 39-87
127 August 24 Angels 6 - 4 Underwood (6-15) Knapp (3-3) Buskey (6) 18,077 40-87
128 August 25 Angels 24 - 2 Frost (13-8) Moore (3-5) 25,207 40-88
129 August 26 Angels 9 - 3 Edge (2-1) Ryan (13-10) 22,619 41-88
130 August 27 Athletics 7 - 0 Huffman (6-14) McCatty (8-9) 12,047 42-88
131 August 28 Athletics 6-3 Langford (10-13) Stieb (5-5) 21,736 42-89
132 August 29 Athletics 6-4 Norris (5-6) Underwood (6-16) 13,071 42-90
133 August 30 Mariners 8 - 2 Parrott (13-8) Moore (3-6) 11,850 42-91
134 August 31 Mariners 5 - 4 (11) Buskey (6-5) McLaughlin (6-5) 11,254 43-91
September
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
135 September 1 Mariners 3 - 2 (10) Honeycutt (10-9) Buskey (6-6) 23,139 43-92
136 September 2 Mariners 8 - 5 Stieb (6-5) Twitchell (0-2) Jefferson (1) 14,776 44-92
137 September 3 @ Orioles 2 - 1 (11) Martinez (9-2) Buskey (6-7) 44-93
138 September 3 @ Orioles 5 - 1 Flanagan (20-7) Lemanczyk (8-10) 20,432 44-94
139 September 6 @ Orioles 5 - 0 Martinez (15-12) Edge (2-2) 7,053 44-95
140 September 7 @ Indians 9 - 8 Reuschel (2-1) Buskey (6-8) 4,222 44-96
141 September 8 @ Indians 5 - 4 Wise (15-7) Stieb (6-6) 4,439 44-97
142 September 9 @ Indians 14 - 10 Monge (9-9) Buskey (6-9) 9,166 44-98
143 September 11 Orioles 3 - 1 Underwood (7-16) McGregor (11-5) 12,092 45-98
144 September 12 Orioles 3 - 2 Edge (3-2) Palmer (8-6) 21,213 46-98
145 September 13 Orioles 10 - 4 Flanagan (22-7) Huffman (6-15) 11,080 46-99
146 September 14 Indians 4 - 3 Stieb (7-6) Wise (15-8) 11,010 47-99
147 September 15 Indians 5 - 2 Moore (4-6) Barker (6-5) 12,160 48-99
148 September 16 Indians 8 - 2 Underwood (8-16) Garland (4-10) 17,078 49-99
149 September 17 Red Sox 5 - 4 Jefferson (2-10) Drago (9-6) 50-99
150 September 17 Red Sox 5 - 3 Rainey (7-5) Freisleben (2-3) Campbell (9) 15,644 50-100
151 September 18 Red Sox 8 - 3 Torrez (15-12) Huffman (6-16) 13,208 50-101
152 September 19 Red Sox 8 - 0 Stanley (16-10) Stieb (7-7) 21,650 50-102
153 September 20 Red Sox 6 - 2 Moore (5-6) Renko (10-9) 13,201 51-102
154 September 21 Yankees 3 - 2 Underwood (9-16) Guidry (17-8) Buskey (7) 22,331 52-102
155 September 22 Yankees 7 - 4 Tiant (12-8) Edge (3-3) Gossage (16) 37,408 52-103
156 September 23 Yankees 7 - 5 John (20-9) Huffman (6-17) Gossage (17) 28,137 52-104
157 September 25 @ Red Sox 5 - 3 Stieb (8-7) Stanley (16-11) 18,929 53-104
158 September 26 @ Red Sox 6 - 4 Rainey (8-5) Moore (5-7) Drago (12) 18,010 53-105
159 September 27 @ Red Sox 6 - 5 Drago (10-6) Buskey (6-10) 20,853 53-106
160 September 28 @ Yankees 7 - 3 Tiant (13-8) Edge (3-4) 17,647 53-107
161 September 29 @ Yankees 9 - 4 John (21-9) Huffman (6-18) 30,016 53-108
162 September 30 @ Yankees 9 - 2 Davis (14-2) Stieb (8-8) Griffin (1) 28,150 53-109

[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
Danny Ainge 87 308 73 .237 2 19
Bob Bailor 130 414 95 .229 1 38

[edit] Other batters

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI

[edit] Starting pitchers

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Jerry Garvin 8 23 0 1 2.74 14

[edit] Other pitchers

Player G IP W L ERA

[edit] Relief pitchers
Player G W L SV ERA SO

[edit] Award Winners

All-Star Game

[edit] References

  1. ^ Diamond Dreams: 20 Years of Blue Jays Baseball, Stephen Brunt, p.125 , Penguin Books, ISBN 0-14-023978-2
  2. ^ Diamond Dreams: 20 Years of Blue Jays Baseball, Stephen Brunt, p.136 , Penguin Books, ISBN 0-14-023978-2
  3. ^ Diamond Dreams: 20 Years of Blue Jays Baseball, Stephen Brunt, p.125, Penguin Books, ISBN 0-14-023978-2
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Toronto Blue Jays
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