1979 Oakland Athletics

54-108 • .333 Win% • 7th in AL W

The 1979 Oakland Athletics went 54-108 (.333) finishing 7th in the AL W division. The club scored 573 runs, allowed 860, and played home games at Oakland Coliseum. Team leaders included Jeff Newman (22 HR, 71 RBI) and Rick Langford (12-16, 4.28 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

54 Wins
108 Losses
.333 Win %
7th Rank
573 R 860 RA
Diff -287

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573 Runs Scored
860 Runs Allowed
-287 Run Diff
306K Attendance

📈 vs. 1979 AL Average

Batting Avg .238 12% below the 1979 league average (.269)
OBP .301 10% below the 1979 league average (.334)
SLG .346 15% below the 1979 league average (.408)
Team ERA 4.75 13% worse than the 1979 league average (4.22)
Runs Scored 573 24% below the 1979 league average (752 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumOakland Coliseum
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 306,763
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Avg per Game 3,787

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1979

Batting Avg

1 Dave Revering 0.288 2 Rickey Henderson 0.274 3 Mike Heath 0.256 4 Dwayne Murphy 0.255 5 Rob Picciolo 0.253

Home Runs

1 Jeff Newman 22 2 Dave Revering 19 3 Wayne Gross 14 4 Tony Armas 11 5 Dwayne Murphy 11

RBI

1 Dave Revering 77 2 Jeff Newman 71 3 Wayne Gross 50 4 Mitchell Page 42 5 Jim Essian 40
1979 Oakland Athletics — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Jeff Newman 143 516 53 119 17 2 22 71 27 88 2 0.231
Mitchell Page 133 478 51 118 11 2 9 42 52 93 17 0.247
Dave Revering 125 472 63 136 25 5 19 77 34 65 1 0.288
Wayne Gross 138 442 54 99 19 1 14 50 72 62 4 0.224
Mike Edwards 122 400 35 93 12 2 1 23 15 37 10 0.233
Dwayne Murphy 121 388 57 99 10 4 11 40 84 80 15 0.255
Rickey Henderson 89 351 49 96 13 3 1 26 34 39 33 0.274
Rob Picciolo 115 348 37 88 16 2 2 27 3 45 2 0.253
Jim Essian 98 313 34 76 16 0 8 40 25 29 0 0.243
Tony Armas 80 278 29 69 9 3 11 34 16 67 1 0.248
Mike Heath 74 258 19 66 8 0 3 27 17 18 1 0.256
Larry Murray 105 226 25 42 11 2 2 20 28 34 6 0.186
Dave Chalk 66 212 15 47 6 0 2 13 29 14 2 0.222
Mario Guerrero 46 166 12 38 5 0 0 18 6 7 0 0.229
Derek Bryant 39 106 8 19 2 1 0 13 10 10 0 0.179
Miguel Dilone 30 91 15 17 1 2 1 6 6 7 6 0.187
Glenn Burke 23 89 4 19 2 1 0 4 4 10 3 0.213
Joe Wallis 23 78 6 11 2 0 1 3 10 18 1 0.141
Mickey Klutts 24 73 3 14 2 1 1 4 7 20 0 0.192
Milt Ramirez 28 62 4 10 1 1 0 3 3 8 0 0.161
Dave Heaverlo 62 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Hamilton 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Henry Johnson 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Matt Keough 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Brian Kingman 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Lacey 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rick Langford 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve McCatty 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Craig Minetto 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Morgan 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Norris 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Todd 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Alan Wirth 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1979

ERA

1 Dave Hamilton 3.70 2 Dave Heaverlo 4.20 3 Steve McCatty 4.22 4 Rick Langford 4.28 5 Brian Kingman 4.31

Wins

1 Rick Langford 12 2 Steve McCatty 11 3 Brian Kingman 8 4 Mike Norris 5 5 Dave Heaverlo 4

Strikeouts

1 Rick Langford 101 2 Mike Norris 96 3 Matt Keough 95 4 Steve McCatty 87 5 Craig Minetto 64
1979 Oakland Athletics — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Rick Langford 12 16 4.28 34 29 0 218.2 233 104 57 101
Steve McCatty 11 12 4.22 31 23 0 185.2 207 87 80 87
Matt Keough 2 17 5.04 30 28 0 176.2 220 99 78 95
Mike Norris 5 8 4.80 29 18 0 146.1 146 78 94 96
Craig Minetto 1 5 5.55 36 13 0 118.1 131 73 58 64
Brian Kingman 8 7 4.31 18 17 0 112.2 113 54 33 58
Dave Heaverlo 4 11 4.20 62 0 9 85.2 97 40 42 40
John Henry Johnson 2 8 4.36 14 13 0 84.2 89 41 36 50
Dave Hamilton 3 4 3.70 40 7 5 82.2 80 34 43 52
Jim Todd 2 5 6.56 51 0 2 81.0 108 59 51 26
Mike Morgan 2 10 5.94 13 13 0 77.1 102 51 50 17
Bob Lacey 1 5 5.85 42 0 4 47.2 66 31 24 33
Alan Wirth 1 0 6.00 5 1 0 12.0 14 8 8 7

👥 Roster (33)

Tony Armas Derek Bryant Glenn Burke Dave Chalk Miguel Dilone Mike Edwards Jim Essian Wayne Gross Mario Guerrero Dave Hamilton Mike Heath Dave Heaverlo +21 more

33 players

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The 1979 Oakland Athletics in brief

The record for the 1979 Oakland Athletics reads 54 wins and 108 losses, good for 7th in the AL West. The run column shows 573 for and 860 against. The team batting average of .238 was 12% below the 1979 league mark of .269. Pitchers allowed 4.75 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.22. Measured against the 752-run league average, the offense was 24% behind.

Attendance at Oakland Coliseum totaled 306,763 for the year. The home run leader was Jeff Newman, who hit 22. Dave Revering drove in a team-high 77 runs. Rick Langford led the pitchers with 12 wins. In all, the roster shows 33 players. Neighboring pages cover the 1978 season and the 1980 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1979 Oakland Athletics

What was the 1979 Oakland Athletics record?
The 1979 Oakland Athletics finished 54-108 (.333 win pct).
Who led the 1979 Oakland Athletics in home runs?
Jeff Newman led the 1979 Oakland Athletics with 22 home runs.
What was the 1979 Oakland Athletics team ERA?
The 1979 Oakland Athletics posted a team ERA of 4.75.
Did the 1979 Oakland Athletics win the World Series?
No. The 1979 Oakland Athletics did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1979 Oakland Athletics play?
The 1979 Oakland Athletics played home games at Oakland Coliseum.
Who led the 1979 Oakland Athletics in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Jeff Newman (22 HR, 71 RBI) and Rick Langford (12-16, 4.28 ERA).
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