⭐ Division Winner

1979 California Angels

88-74 • .543 Win% • 1st in AL W

The 1979 California Angels went 88-74 (.543) finishing 1st in the AL W division. They won their division. The club scored 866 runs, allowed 768, and played home games at Anaheim Stadium. Team leaders included Don Baylor (36 HR, 139 RBI) and Dave Frost (16-10, 3.57 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

88 Wins
74 Losses
.543 Win %
1st Rank
866 R 768 RA
Diff +98

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⚡ Quick Stats

866 Runs Scored
768 Runs Allowed
+98 Run Diff
2,523K Attendance

📈 vs. 1979 AL Average

Batting Avg .281 4% above the 1979 league average (.269)
OBP .351 5% above the 1979 league average (.334)
SLG .429 5% above the 1979 league average (.408)
Team ERA 4.34 3% worse than the 1979 league average (4.22)
Runs Scored 866 15% above the 1979 league average (752 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumAngel Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,523,575
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Avg per Game 31,155

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1979

Batting Avg

1 Dickie Thon 0.339 2 Brian Downing 0.326 3 Rod Carew 0.318 4 Bobby Clark 0.296 5 Don Baylor 0.296

Home Runs

1 Don Baylor 36 2 Bobby Grich 30 3 Willie Aikens 21 4 Dan Ford 21 5 Carney Lansford 19

RBI

1 Don Baylor 139 2 Dan Ford 101 3 Bobby Grich 101 4 Willie Aikens 81 5 Carney Lansford 79
1979 California Angels — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Carney Lansford 157 654 114 188 30 5 19 79 39 115 20 0.287
Don Baylor 162 628 120 186 33 3 36 139 71 51 22 0.296
Dan Ford 142 569 100 165 26 5 21 101 40 86 8 0.290
Bobby Grich 153 534 78 157 30 5 30 101 59 84 1 0.294
Brian Downing 148 509 87 166 27 3 12 75 77 57 3 0.326
Rick Miller 120 427 60 125 15 5 2 28 50 69 5 0.293
Rod Carew 110 409 78 130 15 3 3 44 73 46 18 0.318
Willie Aikens 116 379 59 106 18 0 21 81 61 79 1 0.280
Joe Rudi 90 330 35 80 11 3 11 61 24 61 0 0.242
Bert Campaneris 85 239 27 56 4 4 0 15 19 32 12 0.234
Jim Anderson 96 234 33 58 13 1 3 23 17 31 3 0.248
Larry Harlow 62 159 22 37 8 2 0 14 25 34 1 0.233
Tom Donohue 38 107 13 24 3 1 3 14 3 29 2 0.224
Merv Rettenmund 35 76 7 20 2 0 1 10 11 14 1 0.263
Rance Mulliniks 22 68 7 10 0 0 1 8 4 14 0 0.147
Willie Davis 43 56 9 14 2 1 0 2 4 7 1 0.250
Dickie Thon 35 56 6 19 3 0 0 8 5 10 0 0.339
Bobby Clark 19 54 8 16 2 2 1 5 5 11 1 0.296
Ralph Garr 6 24 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.125
Terry Humphrey 9 17 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.059
Orlando Ramirez 13 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 1 0.000
Ike Hampton 4 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.400
Brian Harper 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
John Harris 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Don Aase 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Barlow 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Barr 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ralph Botting 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mark Clear 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Eddy 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Ferris 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Frost 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chris Knapp 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave LaRoche 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dyar Miller 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Montague 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Nolan Ryan 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Schuler 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Frank Tanana 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1979

ERA

1 Dyar Miller 3.31 2 Dave Frost 3.57 3 Nolan Ryan 3.60 4 Mark Clear 3.63 5 Frank Tanana 3.89

Wins

1 Dave Frost 16 2 Nolan Ryan 16 3 Mark Clear 11 4 Jim Barr 10 5 Don Aase 9

Strikeouts

1 Nolan Ryan 223 2 Dave Frost 107 3 Mark Clear 98 4 Don Aase 96 5 Jim Barr 69
1979 California Angels — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Dave Frost 16 10 3.57 36 33 1 239.1 226 95 77 107
Nolan Ryan 16 14 3.60 34 34 0 222.2 169 89 114 223
Jim Barr 10 12 4.20 36 25 0 197.0 217 92 55 69
Don Aase 9 10 4.81 37 28 2 185.1 200 99 77 96
Mark Clear 11 5 3.63 52 0 14 109.0 87 44 68 98
Chris Knapp 5 5 5.51 20 18 0 98.0 109 60 35 36
Frank Tanana 7 5 3.89 18 17 0 90.1 93 39 25 46
Mike Barlow 1 1 5.13 35 0 0 86.0 106 49 30 33
Dave LaRoche 7 11 5.57 53 1 10 85.2 107 53 32 59
Dyar Miller 1 0 3.31 14 1 0 35.1 44 13 13 16
Steve Eddy 1 1 4.73 7 4 0 32.1 36 17 20 7
Ralph Botting 2 0 8.80 12 1 0 29.2 46 29 15 22
John Montague 2 0 5.09 14 0 6 17.2 16 10 9 6
Bob Ferris 0 0 1.50 2 0 0 6.0 5 1 3 2
Dave Schuler 0 0 10.80 1 0 0 1.2 2 2 0 0

🏆 Postseason Results

AL Championship
Lost to BAL 3-1

👥 Roster (39)

Don Aase Willie Aikens Jim Anderson Mike Barlow Jim Barr Don Baylor Ralph Botting Bert Campaneris Rod Carew Bobby Clark Mark Clear Willie Davis +27 more

39 players

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The 1979 California Angels in brief

The 1979 California Angels finished 88-74, a .543 winning percentage, placing 1st in the AL West. This was a year in which the California Angels took the division title. The California Angels scored 866 runs and allowed 768, a run differential of +98. Against a league average of .269, the 1979 California Angels batted .281. The staff ERA of 4.34 was 3% worse than the league average of 4.22.

Anaheim Stadium was home in 1979, drawing a total attendance of 2,523,575. For power, Don Baylor led the way with 36 homers. On the mound, Dave Frost won 16 games to lead the staff. Nolan Ryan struck out 223, the most on the club. Mark Clear closed out 14 saves. In the AL Championship Series, the California Angels lost to BAL 3-1.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1979 California Angels

What was the 1979 California Angels record?
The 1979 California Angels finished 88-74 (.543 win pct).
Did the 1979 California Angels make the playoffs?
The 1979 California Angels finished first in their division.
Who led the 1979 California Angels in home runs?
Don Baylor led the 1979 California Angels with 36 home runs.
What was the 1979 California Angels team ERA?
The 1979 California Angels posted a team ERA of 4.34.
Did the 1979 California Angels win the World Series?
No. The 1979 California Angels did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1979 California Angels play?
The 1979 California Angels played home games at Anaheim Stadium.
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