1979 San Francisco Giants

71-91 • .438 Win% • 4th in NL W

The 1979 San Francisco Giants went 71-91 (.438) finishing 4th in the NL W division. The club scored 672 runs, allowed 751, and played home games at Candlestick Park. Team leaders included Mike Ivie (27 HR, 89 RBI) and Vida Blue (14-14, 5.01 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

71 Wins
91 Losses
.438 Win %
4th Rank
672 R 751 RA
Diff -79

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672 Runs Scored
751 Runs Allowed
-79 Run Diff
1,456K Attendance

📈 vs. 1979 NL Average

Batting Avg .246 6% below the 1979 league average (.260)
OBP .319 2% below the 1979 league average (.324)
SLG .364 5% below the 1979 league average (.384)
Team ERA 4.16 11% worse than the 1979 league average (3.73)
Runs Scored 672 1% below the 1979 league average (682 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCandlestick Park
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,456,430
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Avg per Game 17,980

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1979

Batting Avg

1 Terry Whitfield 0.287 2 Mike Ivie 0.286 3 Jack Clark 0.273 4 Bill Madlock 0.261 5 Rob Andrews 0.260

Home Runs

1 Mike Ivie 27 2 Jack Clark 26 3 Darrell Evans 17 4 Willie McCovey 15 5 Larry Herndon 7

RBI

1 Mike Ivie 89 2 Jack Clark 86 3 Darrell Evans 70 4 Willie McCovey 57 5 Terry Whitfield 44
1979 San Francisco Giants — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Darrell Evans 160 562 68 142 23 2 17 70 91 80 6 0.253
Jack Clark 143 527 84 144 25 2 26 86 63 95 11 0.273
Bill North 142 460 87 119 15 4 5 30 96 84 58 0.259
Mike Ivie 133 402 58 115 18 3 27 89 47 80 5 0.286
Terry Whitfield 133 394 52 113 20 4 5 44 36 47 5 0.287
Larry Herndon 132 354 35 91 14 5 7 36 29 70 8 0.257
Willie McCovey 117 353 34 88 9 0 15 57 36 70 0 0.249
Johnnie LeMaster 108 343 42 87 11 2 3 29 23 55 9 0.254
Roger Metzger 94 259 24 65 7 8 0 31 23 31 11 0.251
Joe Strain 67 257 27 62 8 1 1 12 13 21 8 0.241
Bill Madlock 69 249 37 65 9 2 7 41 18 19 11 0.261
Dennis Littlejohn 63 193 15 38 6 1 1 13 21 46 0 0.197
Marc Hill 63 169 20 35 3 0 3 15 26 25 0 0.207
Rob Andrews 75 154 22 40 3 0 2 13 8 9 4 0.260
Mike Sadek 63 126 14 30 5 0 1 11 15 24 1 0.238
Max Venable 55 85 12 14 1 1 0 3 10 18 3 0.165
Vida Blue 37 83 7 10 1 0 1 3 6 35 0 0.120
Greg Johnston 42 74 5 15 2 0 1 7 2 17 0 0.203
Bob Knepper 35 66 6 12 4 0 1 9 1 24 0 0.182
John Tamargo 30 60 7 12 3 0 2 6 4 8 0 0.200
John Montefusco 24 42 3 7 3 1 0 3 1 11 0 0.167
John Curtis 29 34 3 5 1 0 0 3 2 9 0 0.147
Ed Halicki 33 34 3 7 1 0 0 1 1 9 0 0.206
Ed Whitson 18 32 1 5 0 0 0 2 0 10 0 0.156
Hector Cruz 16 25 2 3 0 0 0 1 3 7 0 0.120
Phil Nastu 25 24 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 7 0 0.042
Tom Griffin 59 14 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.071
Dave Roberts 26 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Gary Lavelle 70 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.250
Greg Minton 46 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Randy Moffitt 29 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Pedro Borbon 30 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333
Joe Coleman 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Al Holland 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Kearney 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000
Ed Plank 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1979

ERA

1 Greg Minton 1.81 2 Gary Lavelle 2.51 3 Dave Roberts 2.57 4 Tom Griffin 3.91 5 John Montefusco 3.94

Wins

1 Vida Blue 14 2 John Curtis 10 3 Bob Knepper 9 4 Gary Lavelle 7 5 Tom Griffin 5

Strikeouts

1 Vida Blue 138 2 Bob Knepper 123 3 John Curtis 85 4 Tom Griffin 82 5 Ed Halicki 81
1979 San Francisco Giants — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Vida Blue 14 14 5.01 34 34 0 237.0 246 132 111 138
Bob Knepper 9 12 4.64 34 34 0 207.1 241 107 77 123
John Montefusco 3 8 3.94 22 22 0 137.0 145 60 51 76
Ed Halicki 5 8 4.58 33 19 0 125.2 134 64 47 81
John Curtis 10 9 4.18 27 18 0 120.2 121 56 42 85
Ed Whitson 5 8 3.95 18 17 0 100.1 98 44 39 62
Phil Nastu 3 4 4.32 25 14 0 100.0 105 48 41 47
Gary Lavelle 7 9 2.51 70 0 20 96.2 86 27 42 80
Tom Griffin 5 6 3.91 59 3 2 94.1 83 41 46 82
Greg Minton 4 3 1.81 46 0 4 79.2 59 16 27 33
Pedro Borbon 4 3 4.89 30 0 3 46.0 56 25 13 26
Dave Roberts 0 2 2.57 26 1 3 42.0 42 12 18 23
Randy Moffitt 2 5 7.71 28 0 2 35.0 53 30 14 16
Al Holland 0 0 0.00 3 0 0 7.0 3 0 5 7
Joe Coleman 0 0 0.00 5 0 0 3.2 3 0 2 0
Ed Plank 0 0 7.36 4 0 0 3.2 9 3 2 1

👥 Roster (36)

Rob Andrews Vida Blue Pedro Borbon Jack Clark Joe Coleman Hector Cruz John Curtis Darrell Evans Tom Griffin Ed Halicki Larry Herndon Marc Hill +24 more

36 players

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The 1979 San Francisco Giants in brief

The 1979 San Francisco Giants won 71 games and lost 91, ending up 4th in the NL West. The San Francisco Giants scored 672 runs and allowed 751, a run differential of -79. Against a league average of .260, the 1979 San Francisco Giants batted .246. Pitchers allowed 4.16 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.73. Measured against the 682-run league average, the offense was 1% behind.

Home games were played at Candlestick Park, where 1,456,430 fans came through the gates. The home run leader was Mike Ivie, who hit 27. Jack Clark collected the most hits, 144. Vida Blue was the top winner, with 14 victories. Gary Lavelle saved 20 games. In all, the roster shows 36 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1979 San Francisco Giants

What was the 1979 San Francisco Giants record?
The 1979 San Francisco Giants finished 71-91 (.438 win pct).
Who led the 1979 San Francisco Giants in home runs?
Mike Ivie led the 1979 San Francisco Giants with 27 home runs.
What was the 1979 San Francisco Giants team ERA?
The 1979 San Francisco Giants posted a team ERA of 4.16.
Did the 1979 San Francisco Giants win the World Series?
No. The 1979 San Francisco Giants did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1979 San Francisco Giants play?
The 1979 San Francisco Giants played home games at Candlestick Park.
Who led the 1979 San Francisco Giants in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Mike Ivie (27 HR, 89 RBI) and Vida Blue (14-14, 5.01 ERA).
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