1979 Philadelphia Phillies

84-78 • .519 Win% • 4th in NL E

The 1979 Philadelphia Phillies went 84-78 (.519) finishing 4th in the NL E division. The club scored 683 runs, allowed 718, and played home games at Veterans Stadium. Team leaders included Mike Schmidt (45 HR, 114 RBI) and Steve Carlton (18-11, 3.62 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

84 Wins
78 Losses
.519 Win %
4th Rank
683 R 718 RA
Diff -35

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683 Runs Scored
718 Runs Allowed
-35 Run Diff
2,774K Attendance

📈 vs. 1979 NL Average

Batting Avg .265 2% above the 1979 league average (.260)
OBP .339 5% above the 1979 league average (.324)
SLG .396 3% above the 1979 league average (.384)
Team ERA 4.16 11% worse than the 1979 league average (3.73)
Runs Scored 683 equal to the 1979 league average (682 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumVeterans Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,774,849
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Avg per Game 34,257

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1979

Batting Avg

1 Greg Gross 0.333 2 Pete Rose 0.331 3 Del Unser 0.298 4 Bob Boone 0.286 5 Bud Harrelson 0.282

Home Runs

1 Mike Schmidt 45 2 Greg Luzinski 18 3 Garry Maddox 13 4 Bake McBride 12 5 Bob Boone 9

RBI

1 Mike Schmidt 114 2 Greg Luzinski 81 3 Garry Maddox 61 4 Bake McBride 60 5 Pete Rose 59
1979 Philadelphia Phillies — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Pete Rose 163 628 90 208 40 5 4 59 95 32 20 0.331
Bake McBride 151 582 82 163 16 12 12 60 41 77 25 0.280
Garry Maddox 148 548 70 154 28 6 13 61 17 71 26 0.281
Mike Schmidt 160 541 109 137 25 4 45 114 120 115 9 0.253
Larry Bowa 147 539 74 130 17 11 0 31 61 32 20 0.241
Greg Luzinski 137 452 47 114 23 1 18 81 56 103 3 0.252
Manny Trillo 118 431 40 112 22 1 6 42 20 59 4 0.260
Bob Boone 119 398 38 114 21 3 9 58 49 33 1 0.286
Greg Gross 111 174 21 58 6 3 0 15 29 5 5 0.333
Del Unser 95 141 26 42 8 0 6 29 14 33 2 0.298
Tim McCarver 79 137 13 33 5 1 1 12 19 12 2 0.241
Steve Carlton 36 94 9 21 3 0 0 10 3 17 1 0.223
Mike Anderson 79 78 12 18 4 0 1 2 13 14 1 0.231
Rudy Meoli 30 73 2 13 4 1 0 6 9 15 2 0.178
Nino Espinosa 36 72 3 14 2 0 0 6 4 15 0 0.194
Randy Lerch 38 72 6 11 2 1 1 5 3 8 0 0.153
Bud Harrelson 53 71 7 20 6 0 0 7 13 14 3 0.282
Ramon Aviles 27 61 7 17 2 0 0 12 8 8 0 0.279
Dave Rader 31 54 3 11 1 1 1 5 6 7 0 0.204
Jose Cardenal 29 48 4 10 3 0 0 9 8 8 1 0.208
Keith Moreland 14 48 3 18 3 2 0 8 3 5 0 0.375
Dick Ruthven 21 41 2 6 0 0 0 0 2 11 0 0.146
Larry Christenson 19 31 4 9 3 1 1 1 2 13 1 0.290
Dickie Noles 14 30 1 3 1 0 0 1 2 15 0 0.100
Lonnie Smith 17 30 4 5 2 0 0 3 1 7 2 0.167
John Poff 12 19 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 0.105
John Vukovich 10 15 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.200
Ron Reed 61 10 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.300
Kevin Saucier 29 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0.100
Pete Mackanin 13 9 2 1 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0.111
Rawly Eastwick 51 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.000
Doug Bird 32 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.167
Tug McGraw 65 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.167
Dan Larson 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Jim Kaat 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Jim Lonborg 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Warren Brusstar 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jack Kucek 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1979

ERA

1 Steve Carlton 3.62 2 Nino Espinosa 3.65 3 Randy Lerch 3.74 4 Dickie Noles 3.80 5 Ron Reed 4.15

Wins

1 Steve Carlton 18 2 Nino Espinosa 14 3 Ron Reed 13 4 Randy Lerch 10 5 Dick Ruthven 7

Strikeouts

1 Steve Carlton 213 2 Randy Lerch 92 3 Nino Espinosa 88 4 Ron Reed 58 5 Dick Ruthven 58
1979 Philadelphia Phillies — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Steve Carlton 18 11 3.62 35 35 0 251.0 202 101 89 213
Randy Lerch 10 13 3.74 37 35 0 214.0 228 89 60 92
Nino Espinosa 14 12 3.65 33 33 0 212.0 211 86 65 88
Dick Ruthven 7 5 4.27 20 20 0 122.1 121 58 37 58
Larry Christenson 5 10 4.50 19 17 0 106.0 118 53 30 53
Ron Reed 13 8 4.15 61 0 5 102.0 110 47 32 58
Dickie Noles 3 4 3.80 14 14 0 90.0 80 38 38 42
Tug McGraw 4 3 5.16 65 1 16 83.2 83 48 29 57
Rawly Eastwick 3 6 4.90 51 0 6 82.2 90 45 25 47
Kevin Saucier 1 4 4.19 29 2 1 62.1 68 29 33 21
Doug Bird 2 0 5.16 32 1 0 61.0 73 35 16 33
Dan Larson 1 1 4.26 3 3 0 19.0 17 9 9 9
Warren Brusstar 1 0 6.91 13 0 1 14.1 23 11 4 3
Jim Kaat 1 0 4.32 3 1 0 8.1 9 4 5 2
Jim Lonborg 0 1 11.05 4 1 0 7.1 14 9 4 7
Jack Kucek 1 0 8.31 4 0 0 4.1 6 4 1 2
Mike Anderson 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 2 0 0 2

👥 Roster (38)

Mike Anderson Ramon Aviles Doug Bird Bob Boone Larry Bowa Warren Brusstar Jose Cardenal Steve Carlton Larry Christenson Rawly Eastwick Nino Espinosa Greg Gross +26 more

38 players

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The 1979 Philadelphia Phillies in brief

The record for the 1979 Philadelphia Phillies reads 84 wins and 78 losses, good for 4th in the NL East. The run column shows 683 for and 718 against. The team batting average of .265 was 2% above the 1979 league mark of .260. Pitchers allowed 4.16 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.73. Veterans Stadium was home in 1979, drawing a total attendance of 2,774,849.

The home run leader was Mike Schmidt, who hit 45. Pete Rose collected the most hits, 208. On the mound, Steve Carlton won 18 games to lead the staff. The saves leader was Tug McGraw with 16. The roster section lists 38 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1979 Philadelphia Phillies

What was the 1979 Philadelphia Phillies record?
The 1979 Philadelphia Phillies finished 84-78 (.519 win pct).
Who led the 1979 Philadelphia Phillies in home runs?
Mike Schmidt led the 1979 Philadelphia Phillies with 45 home runs.
What was the 1979 Philadelphia Phillies team ERA?
The 1979 Philadelphia Phillies posted a team ERA of 4.16.
Did the 1979 Philadelphia Phillies win the World Series?
No. The 1979 Philadelphia Phillies did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1979 Philadelphia Phillies play?
The 1979 Philadelphia Phillies played home games at Veterans Stadium.
Who led the 1979 Philadelphia Phillies in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Mike Schmidt (45 HR, 114 RBI) and Steve Carlton (18-11, 3.62 ERA).
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