1979 Los Angeles Dodgers

79-83 • .488 Win% • 3rd in NL W

The 1979 Los Angeles Dodgers went 79-83 (.488) finishing 3rd in the NL W division. The club scored 739 runs, allowed 717, and played home games at Dodger Stadium. Team leaders included Steve Garvey (28 HR, 110 RBI) and Rick Sutcliffe (17-10, 3.46 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

79 Wins
83 Losses
.488 Win %
3rd Rank
739 R 717 RA
Diff +22

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⚡ Quick Stats

739 Runs Scored
717 Runs Allowed
+22 Run Diff
2,860K Attendance

📈 vs. 1979 NL Average

Batting Avg .262 1% above the 1979 league average (.260)
OBP .331 2% above the 1979 league average (.324)
SLG .411 7% above the 1979 league average (.384)
Team ERA 3.83 3% worse than the 1979 league average (3.73)
Runs Scored 739 8% above the 1979 league average (682 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumDodger Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,860,954
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Avg per Game 35,320

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1979

Batting Avg

1 Steve Garvey 0.315 2 Von Joshua 0.282 3 Ron Cey 0.281 4 Dusty Baker 0.274 5 Reggie Smith 0.274

Home Runs

1 Ron Cey 28 2 Steve Garvey 28 3 Davey Lopes 28 4 Dusty Baker 23 5 Joe Ferguson 20

RBI

1 Steve Garvey 110 2 Dusty Baker 88 3 Ron Cey 81 4 Davey Lopes 73 5 Joe Ferguson 69
1979 Los Angeles Dodgers — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Steve Garvey 162 648 92 204 32 1 28 110 37 59 3 0.315
Bill Russell 153 627 72 170 26 4 7 56 24 43 6 0.271
Davey Lopes 153 582 109 154 20 6 28 73 97 88 44 0.265
Dusty Baker 151 554 86 152 29 1 23 88 56 70 11 0.274
Ron Cey 150 487 77 137 20 1 28 81 86 85 3 0.281
Derrel Thomas 141 406 47 104 15 4 5 44 41 49 18 0.256
Joe Ferguson 122 363 54 95 14 0 20 69 70 68 1 0.262
Gary Thomasson 115 315 39 78 11 1 14 45 43 70 4 0.248
Steve Yeager 105 310 33 67 9 2 13 41 29 68 1 0.216
Reggie Smith 68 234 41 64 13 1 10 32 31 50 6 0.274
Von Joshua 94 142 22 40 7 1 3 14 7 23 1 0.282
Ted Martinez 81 112 19 30 5 1 0 2 4 16 3 0.268
Mickey Hatcher 33 93 9 25 4 1 1 5 7 12 1 0.269
Rick Sutcliffe 40 85 6 21 3 0 1 17 1 20 0 0.247
Don Sutton 33 77 2 11 0 0 0 3 1 17 0 0.143
Burt Hooton 30 75 5 11 3 0 0 5 1 18 0 0.147
Pedro Guerrero 25 62 7 15 2 0 2 9 1 14 2 0.242
Johnny Oates 26 46 4 6 2 0 0 2 4 1 0 0.130
Manny Mota 47 42 1 15 0 0 0 3 3 4 0 0.357
Jerry Reuss 39 42 4 7 1 0 0 1 3 19 0 0.167
Charlie Hough 42 38 1 6 1 0 0 2 0 9 0 0.158
Rick Monday 12 33 2 10 0 0 0 2 5 6 0 0.303
Vic Davalillo 29 27 2 7 1 0 0 2 2 0 2 0.259
Andy Messersmith 11 22 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 6 0 0.091
Bob Welch 25 19 1 3 0 0 0 3 0 6 0 0.158
Doug Rau 11 14 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0.143
Ken Brett 30 11 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0.273
Dave Patterson 37 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.143
Joe Beckwith 17 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Gerry Hannahs 4 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.250
Bobby Castillo 19 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Lerrin LaGrow 31 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333
Dennis Lewallyn 7 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.500
Terry Forster 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Lance Rautzhan 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1979

ERA

1 Burt Hooton 2.97 2 Lerrin LaGrow 3.41 3 Ken Brett 3.45 4 Rick Sutcliffe 3.46 5 Jerry Reuss 3.54

Wins

1 Rick Sutcliffe 17 2 Don Sutton 12 3 Burt Hooton 11 4 Charlie Hough 7 5 Jerry Reuss 7

Strikeouts

1 Don Sutton 146 2 Burt Hooton 129 3 Rick Sutcliffe 117 4 Jerry Reuss 83 5 Charlie Hough 76
1979 Los Angeles Dodgers — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Rick Sutcliffe 17 10 3.46 39 30 0 242.0 217 93 97 117
Don Sutton 12 15 3.82 33 32 1 226.0 201 96 61 146
Burt Hooton 11 10 2.97 29 29 0 212.0 191 70 63 129
Jerry Reuss 7 14 3.54 39 21 3 160.0 178 63 60 83
Charlie Hough 7 5 4.76 42 14 0 151.1 152 80 66 76
Bob Welch 5 6 3.98 25 12 5 81.1 82 36 32 64
Andy Messersmith 2 4 4.91 11 11 0 62.1 55 34 34 26
Doug Rau 1 5 5.30 11 11 0 56.0 73 33 22 28
Dave Patterson 4 1 5.26 36 0 6 53.0 62 31 22 34
Ken Brett 4 3 3.45 30 0 2 47.0 52 18 12 13
Joe Beckwith 1 2 4.34 17 0 2 37.1 42 18 15 28
Lerrin LaGrow 5 1 3.41 31 0 4 37.0 38 14 18 22
Bobby Castillo 2 0 1.11 19 0 7 24.1 26 3 13 25
Terry Forster 1 2 5.51 17 0 2 16.1 18 10 11 8
Gerry Hannahs 0 2 3.38 4 2 1 16.0 10 6 13 6
Dennis Lewallyn 0 1 5.11 7 0 0 12.1 19 7 5 1
Lance Rautzhan 0 2 7.45 12 0 1 9.2 9 8 11 5

👥 Roster (35)

Dusty Baker Joe Beckwith Ken Brett Bobby Castillo Ron Cey Vic Davalillo Joe Ferguson Terry Forster Steve Garvey Pedro Guerrero Gerry Hannahs Mickey Hatcher +23 more

35 players

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The 1979 Los Angeles Dodgers in brief

The record for the 1979 Los Angeles Dodgers reads 79 wins and 83 losses, good for 3rd in the NL West. The run column shows 739 for and 717 against. At the plate the Los Angeles Dodgers hit .262, 1% better than the league's .260. The Los Angeles Dodgers staff finished with a 3.83 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.73. Measured against the 682-run league average, the offense was 8% ahead.

Attendance at Dodger Stadium totaled 2,860,954 for the year. Steve Garvey topped the Los Angeles Dodgers with 28 home runs. Rick Sutcliffe led the pitchers with 17 wins. Don Sutton struck out 146, the most on the club. The 1979 roster runs to 35 players. The 1978 season and the 1980 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1979 Los Angeles Dodgers

What was the 1979 Los Angeles Dodgers record?
The 1979 Los Angeles Dodgers finished 79-83 (.488 win pct).
Who led the 1979 Los Angeles Dodgers in home runs?
Ron Cey led the 1979 Los Angeles Dodgers with 28 home runs.
What was the 1979 Los Angeles Dodgers team ERA?
The 1979 Los Angeles Dodgers posted a team ERA of 3.83.
Did the 1979 Los Angeles Dodgers win the World Series?
No. The 1979 Los Angeles Dodgers did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1979 Los Angeles Dodgers play?
The 1979 Los Angeles Dodgers played home games at Dodger Stadium.
Who led the 1979 Los Angeles Dodgers in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Steve Garvey (28 HR, 110 RBI) and Rick Sutcliffe (17-10, 3.46 ERA).
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