1979 Toronto Blue Jays

53-109 • .327 Win% • 7th in AL E

The 1979 Toronto Blue Jays went 53-109 (.327) finishing 7th in the AL E division. The club scored 613 runs, allowed 862, and played home games at Exhibition Stadium. Team leaders included John Mayberry (21 HR, 74 RBI) and Tom Underwood (9-16, 3.69 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

53 Wins
109 Losses
.327 Win %
7th Rank
613 R 862 RA
Diff -249

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613 Runs Scored
862 Runs Allowed
-249 Run Diff
1,431K Attendance

📈 vs. 1979 AL Average

Batting Avg .251 7% below the 1979 league average (.269)
OBP .310 7% below the 1979 league average (.334)
SLG .362 11% below the 1979 league average (.408)
Team ERA 4.82 14% worse than the 1979 league average (4.22)
Runs Scored 613 18% below the 1979 league average (752 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumExhibition Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,431,659
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Avg per Game 17,674

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1979

Batting Avg

1 Otto Velez 0.288 2 Alfredo Griffin 0.287 3 Al Woods 0.278 4 John Mayberry 0.274 5 Tony Solaita 0.265

Home Runs

1 John Mayberry 21 2 Roy Howell 15 3 Otto Velez 15 4 Rico Carty 12 5 Rick Bosetti 8

RBI

1 John Mayberry 74 2 Roy Howell 72 3 Rick Bosetti 65 4 Rick Cerone 61 5 Rico Carty 55
1979 Toronto Blue Jays — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Alfredo Griffin 153 624 81 179 22 10 2 31 40 59 21 0.287
Rick Bosetti 162 619 59 161 35 2 8 65 22 70 13 0.260
Roy Howell 138 511 60 126 28 4 15 72 42 91 1 0.247
Rick Cerone 136 469 47 112 27 4 7 61 37 40 1 0.239
John Mayberry 137 464 61 127 22 1 21 74 69 60 1 0.274
Rico Carty 132 461 48 118 26 0 12 55 46 45 3 0.256
Al Woods 132 436 57 121 24 4 5 36 40 28 6 0.278
Bob Bailor 130 414 50 95 11 5 1 38 36 27 14 0.229
Danny Ainge 87 308 26 73 7 1 2 19 12 58 1 0.237
Otto Velez 99 274 45 79 21 0 15 48 46 45 0 0.288
Luis Gomez 59 163 11 39 7 0 0 11 6 17 1 0.239
Dave McKay 47 156 19 34 9 0 0 12 7 19 1 0.218
Joe Cannon 61 142 14 30 1 1 1 5 1 34 12 0.211
Tony Solaita 36 102 14 27 8 1 2 13 17 16 0 0.265
Bob Davis 32 89 6 11 2 0 1 8 6 15 0 0.124
Tim Johnson 43 86 6 16 2 1 0 6 8 15 0 0.186
Craig Kusick 24 54 3 11 1 0 2 7 7 7 0 0.204
Bob Robertson 15 29 1 3 0 0 1 1 3 9 0 0.103
Ted Wilborn 22 12 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 0.000
Bobby Brown 4 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.000
Tom Buskey 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Clancy 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Butch Edge 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Freisleben 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jerry Garvin 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Grilli 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Pete Hernandez 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Phil Huffman 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jesse Jefferson 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Lemanczyk 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mark Lemongello 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Luebber 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dyar Miller 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Balor Moore 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Murphy 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Stieb 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jackson Todd 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Underwood 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Willis 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1979

ERA

1 Tom Buskey 3.43 2 Tom Underwood 3.69 3 Dave Lemanczyk 3.71 4 Dave Stieb 4.31 5 Balor Moore 4.84

Wins

1 Tom Underwood 9 2 Dave Lemanczyk 8 3 Dave Stieb 8 4 Tom Buskey 6 5 Phil Huffman 6

Strikeouts

1 Tom Underwood 127 2 Dave Lemanczyk 63 3 Phil Huffman 56 4 Dave Stieb 52 5 Balor Moore 51
1979 Toronto Blue Jays — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Tom Underwood 9 16 3.69 33 32 0 227.0 213 93 95 127
Phil Huffman 6 18 5.77 31 31 0 173.0 220 111 68 56
Dave Lemanczyk 8 10 3.71 22 20 0 143.0 137 59 45 63
Balor Moore 5 7 4.84 34 16 0 139.1 135 75 79 51
Dave Stieb 8 8 4.31 18 18 0 129.1 139 62 48 52
Jesse Jefferson 2 10 5.51 34 10 1 116.0 150 71 45 43
Dave Freisleben 2 3 4.95 42 2 3 91.0 101 50 53 35
Mark Lemongello 1 9 6.29 18 10 0 83.0 97 58 34 40
Tom Buskey 6 10 3.43 44 0 7 78.2 74 30 25 44
Jim Clancy 2 7 5.51 12 11 0 63.2 65 39 31 33
Butch Edge 3 4 5.23 9 9 0 51.2 60 30 24 19
Jackson Todd 0 1 5.85 12 1 0 32.1 40 21 7 14
Mike Willis 0 3 8.44 17 1 0 26.2 35 25 16 8
Jerry Garvin 0 1 2.78 8 1 0 22.2 15 7 10 14
Tom Murphy 1 2 5.40 10 0 0 18.1 23 11 8 6
Dyar Miller 0 0 10.57 10 0 0 15.1 27 18 5 7
Craig Kusick 0 0 4.91 1 0 0 3.2 3 2 0 0
Steve Grilli 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 2.1 1 0 0 1
Steve Luebber 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0.0 2 1 1 0

👥 Roster (39)

Danny Ainge Bob Bailor Rick Bosetti Bobby Brown Tom Buskey Joe Cannon Rico Carty Rick Cerone Jim Clancy Bob Davis Butch Edge Dave Freisleben +27 more

39 players

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The 1979 Toronto Blue Jays in brief

The 1979 Toronto Blue Jays won 53 games and lost 109, ending up 7th in the AL East. The run column shows 613 for and 862 against. Against a league average of .269, the 1979 Toronto Blue Jays batted .251. Pitchers allowed 4.82 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 4.22. Measured against the 752-run league average, the offense was 18% behind.

Exhibition Stadium was home in 1979, drawing a total attendance of 1,431,659. The home run leader was John Mayberry, who hit 21. Alfredo Griffin collected the most hits, 179. On the mound, Tom Underwood won 9 games to lead the staff. The roster section lists 39 players who appeared for the club. Neighboring pages cover the 1978 season and the 1980 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1979 Toronto Blue Jays

What was the 1979 Toronto Blue Jays record?
The 1979 Toronto Blue Jays finished 53-109 (.327 win pct).
Who led the 1979 Toronto Blue Jays in home runs?
John Mayberry led the 1979 Toronto Blue Jays with 21 home runs.
What was the 1979 Toronto Blue Jays team ERA?
The 1979 Toronto Blue Jays posted a team ERA of 4.82.
Did the 1979 Toronto Blue Jays win the World Series?
No. The 1979 Toronto Blue Jays did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1979 Toronto Blue Jays play?
The 1979 Toronto Blue Jays played home games at Exhibition Stadium.
Who led the 1979 Toronto Blue Jays in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were John Mayberry (21 HR, 74 RBI) and Tom Underwood (9-16, 3.69 ERA).
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