1979 Cleveland Indians

81-80 • .503 Win% • 6th in AL E

The 1979 Cleveland Indians went 81-80 (.503) finishing 6th in the AL E division. The club scored 760 runs, allowed 805, and played home games at Cleveland Stadium. Team leaders included Andre Thornton (26 HR, 93 RBI) and Rick Waits (16-13, 4.44 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

81 Wins
80 Losses
.503 Win %
6th Rank
760 R 805 RA
Diff -45

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760 Runs Scored
805 Runs Allowed
-45 Run Diff
1,011K Attendance

📈 vs. 1979 AL Average

Batting Avg .258 4% below the 1979 league average (.269)
OBP .340 2% above the 1979 league average (.334)
SLG .384 6% below the 1979 league average (.408)
Team ERA 4.57 8% worse than the 1979 league average (4.22)
Runs Scored 760 1% above the 1979 league average (752 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCleveland Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,011,744
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Avg per Game 12,490

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1979

Batting Avg

1 Mike Hargrove 0.325 2 Dell Alston 0.290 3 Ron Hassey 0.287 4 Ron Pruitt 0.283 5 Paul Dade 0.282

Home Runs

1 Andre Thornton 26 2 Bobby Bonds 25 3 Toby Harrah 20 4 Cliff Johnson 18 5 Gary Alexander 15

RBI

1 Andre Thornton 93 2 Bobby Bonds 85 3 Toby Harrah 77 4 Cliff Johnson 61 5 Mike Hargrove 56
1979 Cleveland Indians — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Rick Manning 144 560 67 145 12 2 3 51 55 48 30 0.259
Bobby Bonds 146 538 93 148 24 1 25 85 74 135 34 0.275
Toby Harrah 149 527 99 147 25 1 20 77 89 60 20 0.279
Andre Thornton 143 515 89 120 31 1 26 93 90 93 5 0.233
Duane Kuiper 140 479 46 122 9 5 0 39 37 27 4 0.255
Tom Veryzer 149 449 41 99 9 3 0 34 34 54 2 0.220
Gary Alexander 110 358 54 82 9 2 15 54 46 100 4 0.229
Jim Norris 124 353 50 87 15 6 3 30 44 35 15 0.246
Mike Hargrove 100 338 60 110 21 4 10 56 63 40 2 0.325
Cliff Johnson 72 240 37 65 10 0 18 61 24 39 2 0.271
Ron Hassey 75 223 20 64 14 0 4 32 19 19 1 0.287
Ted Cox 78 189 17 40 6 0 4 22 14 27 3 0.212
Paul Dade 44 170 22 48 4 1 3 18 12 22 12 0.282
Ron Pruitt 64 166 23 47 7 0 2 21 19 21 2 0.283
Dave Rosello 59 107 20 26 6 1 3 14 15 27 1 0.243
Dell Alston 54 62 10 18 0 2 1 12 10 10 4 0.290
Wayne Cage 29 56 6 13 2 0 1 6 5 16 0 0.232
Bo Diaz 15 32 0 5 2 0 0 1 2 6 0 0.156
Horace Speed 26 14 6 2 0 0 0 1 5 7 2 0.143
Larry Andersen 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Len Barker 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
David Clyde 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Victor Cruz 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Wayne Garland 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Don Hood 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Sid Monge 76 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Paxton 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Paul Reuschel 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dan Spillner 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rick Waits 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Sandy Wihtol 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Eric Wilkins 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rick Wise 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1979

ERA

1 Sid Monge 2.40 2 Rick Wise 3.73 3 Victor Cruz 4.23 4 Eric Wilkins 4.39 5 Rick Waits 4.44

Wins

1 Rick Waits 16 2 Rick Wise 15 3 Sid Monge 12 4 Dan Spillner 9 5 Mike Paxton 8

Strikeouts

1 Sid Monge 108 2 Rick Wise 108 3 Dan Spillner 97 4 Len Barker 93 5 Rick Waits 91
1979 Cleveland Indians — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Rick Wise 15 10 3.73 34 34 0 231.2 229 96 68 108
Rick Waits 16 13 4.44 34 34 0 231.0 230 114 91 91
Mike Paxton 8 8 5.92 33 24 0 159.2 210 105 52 70
Dan Spillner 9 5 4.62 49 13 1 157.2 153 81 64 97
Len Barker 6 6 4.92 29 19 0 137.1 146 75 70 93
Sid Monge 12 10 2.40 76 0 19 131.0 96 35 64 108
Wayne Garland 4 10 5.23 18 14 0 94.2 120 55 34 40
Victor Cruz 3 9 4.23 61 0 10 78.2 70 37 44 63
Eric Wilkins 2 4 4.39 16 14 0 69.2 77 34 38 52
David Clyde 3 4 5.91 9 8 0 45.2 50 30 13 17
Paul Reuschel 2 1 7.94 17 1 1 45.1 73 40 11 22
Don Hood 1 0 3.68 13 0 1 22.0 13 9 14 7
Larry Andersen 0 0 7.56 8 0 0 16.2 25 14 4 7
Sandy Wihtol 0 0 3.38 5 0 0 10.2 10 4 3 6

👥 Roster (33)

Gary Alexander Dell Alston Larry Andersen Len Barker Bobby Bonds Wayne Cage David Clyde Ted Cox Victor Cruz Paul Dade Bo Diaz Wayne Garland +21 more

33 players

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The 1979 Cleveland Indians in brief

The 1979 Cleveland Indians finished 81-80, a .503 winning percentage, placing 6th in the AL East. With 760 runs scored and 805 given up, the 1979 differential was -45. The team batting average of .258 was 4% below the 1979 league mark of .269. Pitchers allowed 4.57 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.22. The 1979 Cleveland Indians outscored the average club by 1% (760 against 752). Cleveland Stadium was home in 1979, drawing a total attendance of 1,011,744.

The home run leader was Andre Thornton, who hit 26. The hits leader was Bobby Bonds with 148. Rick Waits led the pitchers with 16 wins. The strikeout leader was Rick Wise with 108. Sid Monge saved 19 games. The 1979 roster runs to 33 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1979 Cleveland Indians

What was the 1979 Cleveland Indians record?
The 1979 Cleveland Indians finished 81-80 (.503 win pct).
Who led the 1979 Cleveland Indians in home runs?
Andre Thornton led the 1979 Cleveland Indians with 26 home runs.
What was the 1979 Cleveland Indians team ERA?
The 1979 Cleveland Indians posted a team ERA of 4.57.
Did the 1979 Cleveland Indians win the World Series?
No. The 1979 Cleveland Indians did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1979 Cleveland Indians play?
The 1979 Cleveland Indians played home games at Cleveland Stadium.
Who led the 1979 Cleveland Indians in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Andre Thornton (26 HR, 93 RBI) and Rick Waits (16-13, 4.44 ERA).
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