The 1979

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season was their 19th in

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. The Angels reached the postseason for the first time by winning the

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with a record of 88–74, three games ahead of the

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's 1st season as manager. The Angels were defeated by the

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3–1 in the

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had an outstanding season, playing in all 162 games, scoring 120 runs (tops in the American League), hitting 36 home runs and driving in 139 runs (also leading the American League) on his way to being named the

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, gaining 20 of 28 first place votes.

Offseason

* December 4, 1978:

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and

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were traded by the Angels to the

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for

Dan Ford Darnell Glenn Ford (born May 19, 1952) is a former professional baseball player. Nicknamed "Disco Dan", he played in the Major Leagues primarily as an outfielder from 1975 to 1985 for the Minnesota Twins, California Angels, and Baltimore Orioles. ...

. * January 9, 1979: 1979 Major League Baseball draft **

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was drafted by the Angels in the 3rd round. **

Otis Nixon Otis Junior Nixon (born January 9, 1959) is an American former professional baseball center fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees (1983), Cleveland Indians (1984–87), Montreal Expos (1988–90), Atlanta Brave ...

was drafted by the Angels in the 1st round (4th pick) of the secondary phase, but did not sign. * January 29, 1979: Bobby Jones was released by the Angels. * February 3, 1979:

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, and

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were traded by the Angels to the

for

Rod Carew Rodney Cline Carew (born October 1, 1945) is a Panamanian former professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a first baseman, second baseman and designated hitter from 1967 to 1985 for the Minnesota Twins ...

. * March 27, 1979: Willie Davis was signed by the California Angels as a free agent.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

* April 19, 1979: Curt Brown was signed as an amateur free agent by the Angels. * May 4, 1979: Dave Chalk was traded by the Angels to the Texas Rangers for

Bert Campaneris Dagoberto Campaneris Blanco (born March 9, 1942), nicknamed "Bert" or "Campy", is a Cuban American former professional baseball shortstop, who played Major League Baseball (MLB) for four American League (AL) teams, primarily the Kansas City / ...

. * July 31, 1979:

Terry Humphrey Terryal Gene Humphrey (born August 4, 1949) is an American former professional baseball player. A catcher, he appeared in 415 games played over all or parts of nine Major League Baseball seasons for the Montreal Expos (1971–1974), Detroit Tig ...

was released by the Angels.Terry Humphrey
at ''Baseball-Reference''

Roster

Game log

, - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 1 , , April 4 , , @ Mariners , , 4–5 , , , , , , , , 37,748 , , 0–1 , , L1 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 2 , , April 6 , , @ Mariners , , 6–14 , , , , , , , , 8,831 , , 0–2 , , L2 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 3 , , April 7 , , @ Mariners , , 5–4 , , , , , , , , 18,010 , , 1–2 , , W1 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 4 , , April 8 , , @ Mariners , , 7–5 , , , , , , , , 9,183 , , 2–2 , , W2 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 5 , , April 10 , ,

Twins Twins are two offspring produced by the same pregnancy.MedicineNet > Definition of TwinLast Editorial Review: 19 June 2000 Twins can be either ''monozygotic'' ('identical'), meaning that they develop from one zygote, which splits and forms two em ...

, , 1–8 , , , , , , , , 33,171 , , 2–3 , , L1 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 6 , , April 11 , ,

, , 11–2 , , , , , , , , 21,633 , , 3–3 , , W1 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 7 , , April 12 , ,

, , 7–1 , , , , , , , , 22,211 , , 4–3 , , W2 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 8 , , April 13 , , @

Athletics Athletics may refer to: Sports * Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking ** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport * Athletics (physical culture), competiti ...

, , 10–1 , , , , , , , , 2,985 , , 5–3 , , W3 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 9 , , April 14 , , @

, , 9–3 , , , , , , , , 2,649 , , 6–3 , , W4 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 10 , , April 15 , , @

, , 8–1 , , , , , , , , 2,243 , , 7–3 , , W5 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 11 , , April 17 , , @

, , 6–0 , , , , , , , , 37,529 , , 8–3 , , W6 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 12 , , April 18 , , @

, , 11–6 , , , , , , , , 3,776 , , 9–3 , , W7 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 13 , , April 19 , , @

, , 6–4 , , , , , , , , 3,537 , , 10–3 , , W8 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 14 , , April 20 , ,

, , 7–4 , , , , , , , , 27,417 , , 11–3 , , W9 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 15 , , April 21 , ,

, , 13–1 , , , , , , , , 34,728 , , 12–3 , , W10 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 16 , , April 22 , ,

, , 6–7 , , , , , , , , 36,130 , , 12–4 , , L1 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 17 , , April 24 , ,

Orioles Oriole or Orioles may refer to: Animals * Old World oriole, colorful passerine birds in the family Oriolidae * New World oriole, a group of birds in the family Icteridae Music * The Orioles, an R&B and doo-wop group of the late 1940s and early ...

, , 2–7 , , , , , , , , 22,343 , , 12–5 , , L2 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 18 , , April 25 , ,

, , 2–5 , , , , , , , , 19,939 , , 12–6 , , L3 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 19 , , April 26 , ,

, , 2–4 , , , , , , , , 21,598 , , 12–7 , , L4 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 20 , , April 27 , ,

Red Sox The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston. The Red Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight ...

, , 8–6 , , , , , , , , 29,408 , , 13–7 , , W1 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 21 , , April 28 , ,

, , 5–0 , , , , , , , , 41,954 , , 14–7 , , W2 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 22 , , April 29 , ,

, , 0–2 , , , , , , , , 35,206 , , 14–8 , , L1 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 23 , , April 30 , ,

Yankees The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. They are one of ...

, , 2–1 , , , , , , , , 37,180 , , 15–8 , , W1 , - , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 24 , , May 1 , ,

, , 8–12 (11) , , , , , , , , 38,858 , , 15–9 , , L1 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 25 , , May 2 , ,

, , 1–0 , , , , , , , , 40,648 , , 16–9 , , W1 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bbb" , , , May 4 , , @

, , colspan=7, ''Postponed (rain). Makeup: July 19'' , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 26 , , May 5 , , @

, , 1–9 , , , , , , , , 20,455 , , 16–10 , , L1 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 27 , , May 6 , , @

, , 0–6 , , , , , , , , 25,630 , , 16–11 , , L2 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 28 , , May 7 , , @

, , 4–9 , , , , , , , , 23,319 , , 16–12 , , L3 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 29 , , May 8 , , @

, , 10–2 , , , , , , , , 21,160 , , 17–12 , , W1 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 30 , , May 9 , , @

, , 8–9 , , , , , , , , 24,815 , , 17–12 , , L1 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 31 , , May 10 , , @

, , 5–3 , , , , , , , , 24,990 , , 18–13 , , W1 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 32 , , May 11 , , @

, , 4–1 , , , , , , , , 37,988 , , 19–13 , , W1 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 33 , , May 12 , , @

, , 5–6 , , , , , , , , 28,783 , , 19–14 , , L1 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 34 , , May 13 , , @

, , 10–12 , , , , , , , , 30,083 , , 19–15 , , L2 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 35 , , May 15 , , Brewers , , 2–1 , , , , , , , , 21,235 , , 20–15 , , W1 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 36 , , May 16 , , Brewers , , 4–3 (11) , , , , , , , , 21,533 , , 21–15 , , W2 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 37 , , May 17 , , Brewers , , 8–5 , , , , , , , , 22,060 , , 22–15 , , W3 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 38 , , May 18 , ,

White Sox The Chicago White Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The White Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. The team is owned by Jerry Reinsdorf, and p ...

, , 7–3 , , , , , , , , 25,598 , , 23–15 , , W4 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 39 , , May 19 , ,

, , 10–6 , , , , , , , , 41,941 , , 24–15 , , W5 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 40 , , May 20 , ,

, , 4–0 , , , , , , , , 27,189 , , 25–15 , , W6 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 41 , , May 22 , , @ Brewers , , 1–7 , , , , , , , , 9,857 , , 25–16 , , L1 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 42 , , May 23 , , @ Brewers , , 0–1 , , , , , , , , 8,408 , , 25–17 , , L2 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 43 , , May 24 , , @ Brewers , , 6–7 , , , , , , , , 16,314 , , 25–18 , , L3 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 44 , , May 25 , , @

, , 1–6 , , , , , , , , 20,554 , , 25–19 , , L4 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 45 , , May 26 , , @

, , 8–4 , , , , , , , , 31,576 , , 26–19 , , W1 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 46 , , May 27 , , @

, , 4–2 , , , , , , , , 25,025 , , 27–19 , , W2 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 47 , , May 27 , , @

, , 9–1 , , , , , , , , 25,025 , , 28–19 , , W3 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 48 , , May 29 , , @ Mariners , , 6–4 , , , , , , , , 4,068 , , 29–19 , , W4 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 49 , , May 30 , , @ Mariners , , 3–2 , , , , , , , , 5,206 , , 30–19 , , W5 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 50 , , May 31 , , @ Mariners , , 10–12 , , , , , , , , 5,266 , , 30–20 , , L1 , - , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 51 , , June 1 , , Indians , , 4–7 , , , , , , , , 20,070 , , 30–21 , , L2 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 52 , , June 2 , , Indians , , 5–2 , , , , , , , , 41,969 , , 31–21 , , W1 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 53 , , June 3 , , Indians , , 3–5 , , , , , , , , 24,409 , , 31–22 , , L1 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 54 , , June 4 , , Blue Jays , , 4–2 , , , , , , , , 16,979 , , 32–22 , , W1 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 55 , , June 5 , , Blue Jays , , 3–0 , , , , , , , , 18,862 , , 33–22 , , W2 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 56 , , June 6 , , Blue Jays , , 4–5 , , , , , , , , 18,835 , , 33–23 , , L1 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 57 , , June 8 , ,

Tigers The tiger (''Panthera tigris'') is the largest living cat species and a member of the genus ''Panthera''. It is most recognisable for its dark vertical stripes on orange fur with a white underside. An apex predator, it primarily preys on un ...

, , 6–4 , , , , , , , , 28,298 , , 34–23 , , W1 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 58 , , June 9 , ,

, , 9–1 , , , , , , , , 36,499 , , 35–23 , , W2 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 59 , , June 10 , ,

, , 7–10 , , , , , , , , 30,229 , , 35–24 , , L1 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 60 , , June 11 , , @ Indians , , 9–4 , , , , , , , , 10,674 , , 36–24 , , W1 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 61 , , June 12 , , @ Indians , , 10–11 , , , , , , , , 9,945 , , 36–25 , , L1 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 62 , , June 13 , , @ Blue Jays , , 8–9 , , , , , , , , 28,577 , , 36–26 , , L2 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 63 , , June 13 , , @ Blue Jays , , 10–2 , , , , , , , , 28,577 , , 37–26 , , W1 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 64 , , June 14 , , @ Blue Jays , , 10–2 , , , , , , , , 15,097 , , 38–26 , , W2 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 65 , , June 15 , , @

, , 8–7 , , , , , , , , 41,151 , , 39–26 , , W3 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 66 , , June 16 , , @

, , 4–2 , , , , , , , , 39,240 , , 40–26 , , W4 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 67 , , June 17 , , @

, , 4–8 , , , , , , , , 32,744 , , 40–27 , , L1 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 68 , , June 18 , , Rangers , , 5–0 , , , , , , , , 37,096 , , 41–27 , , W1 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 69 , , June 19 , , Rangers , , 1–2 , , , , , , , , 26,553 , , 41–28 , , L1 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 70 , , June 20 , , Rangers , , 5–4 , , , , , , , , 26,895 , , 42–28 , , W1 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 71 , , June 21 , , Rangers , , 2–3 (11) , , , , , , , , 26,422 , , 42–29 , , L1 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 72 , , June 22 , , Royals , , 5–9 , , , , , , , , 30,737 , , 42–30 , , L2 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 73 , , June 23 , , Royals , , 4–13 , , , , , , , , 41,002 , , 42–31 , , L3 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 74 , , June 24 , , Royals , , 2–5 , , , , , , , , 32,210 , , 42–32 , , L4 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 75 , , June 26 , , @ Rangers , , 1–2 , , , , , , , , 28,695 , , 42–33 , , L5 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 76 , , June 27 , , @ Rangers , , 2–4 , , , , , , , , 28,899 , , 42–34 , , L6 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 77 , , June 28 , , @ Rangers , , 4–14 , , , , , , , , 29,101 , , 42–35 , , L7 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 78 , , June 29 , , @ Royals , , 6–5 (11) , , , , , , , , 36,705 , , 43–35 , , W1 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 79 , , June 30 , , @ Royals , , 8–5 , , , , , , , , 41,451 , , 44–35 , , W2 , - , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 80 , , July 1 , , @ Royals , , 14–2 , , , , , , , , 32,636 , , 45–35 , , W3 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 81 , , July 2 , ,

, , 8–3 , , , , , , , , 27,639 , , 46–35 , , W4 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 82 , , July 3 , ,

, , 3–0 , , , , , , , , 22,498 , , 47–35 , , W5 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 83 , , July 4 , ,

, , 17–6 , , , , , , , , 41,958 , , 48–35 , , W6 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 84 , , July 5 , ,

, , 0–3 , , , , , , , , 23,793 , , 48–36 , , L1 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 85 , , July 6 , ,

, , 7–3 , , , , , , , , 24,679 , , 49–36 , , W1 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 86 , , July 7 , ,

, , 10–1 , , , , , , , , 37,382 , , 50–36 , , W2 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 87 , , July 8 , ,

, , 2–7 , , , , , , , , 29,062 , , 50–37 , , L1 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 88 , , July 9 , ,

, , 6–0 , , , , , , , , 27,692 , , 51–37 , , W1 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 89 , , July 10 , ,

, , 4–3 , , , , , , , , 36,619 , , 52–37 , , W2 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 90 , , July 11 , ,

, , 3–9 , , , , , , , , 39,210 , , 52–38 , , L1 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 91 , , July 13 , ,

, , 6–1 , , , , , , , , 41,805 , , 53–38 , , W1 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 92 , , July 14 , ,

, , 8–7 (12) , , , , , , , , 41,693 , , 54–38 , , W2 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 93 , , July 15 , ,

, , 5–4 , , , , , , , , 40,739 , , 55–38 , , W3 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 94 , , July 19 , , @

, , 4–3 (11) , , , , , , , , 33,603 , , 56–38 , , W1 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 95 , , July 19 , , @

, , 0–3 , , , , , , , , 33,603 , , 56–39 , , L1 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 96 , , July 20 , , @

, , 1–2 , , , , , , , , 25,682 , , 56–40 , , L2 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 97 , , July 21 , , @

, , 2–10 , , , , , , , , 51,381 , , 56–41 , , L3 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 98 , , July 22 , , @

, , 5–6 (10) , , , , , , , , 35,172 , , 56–42 , , L4 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 99 , , July 23 , , @

, , 9–2 , , , , , , , , 35,024 , , 57–42 , , W1 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 100 , , July 24 , , @

, , 5–6 , , , , , , , , 33,497 , , 57–43 , , L1 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 101 , , July 25 , , @

, , 9–5 , , , , , , , , 47,449 , , 58–43 , , W1 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 102 , , July 26 , , @

, , 0–2 , , , , , , , , 43,136 , , 58–44 , , L1 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 103 , , July 27 , ,

, , 1–3 , , , , , , , , 38,945 , , 58–45 , , L2 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 104 , , July 28 , ,

, , 5–0 , , , , , , , , 41,891 , , 59–45 , , W1 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 105 , , July 29 , ,

, , 9–3 , , , , , , , , 33,510 , , 60–45 , , W2 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 106 , , July 30 , , Mariners , , 0–8 , , , , , , , , 35,548 , , 60–46 , , L1 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 107 , , July 31 , , Mariners , , 8–1 , , , , , , , , 25,198 , , 61–46 , , W1 , - , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 108 , , August 1 , , Mariners , , 6–7 , , , , , , , , 29,446 , , 61–47 , , L1 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 109 , , August 3 , , @

, , 1–4 , , , , , , , , 30,653 , , 61–48 , , L2 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 110 , , August 4 , , @

, , 7–1 , , , , , , , , 26,084 , , 62–48 , , W1 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 111 , , August 5 , , @

, , 11–7 , , , , , , , , 41,182 , , 63–48 , , W2 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 112 , , August 5 , , @

, , 1–7 , , , , , , , , 41,182 , , 63–49 , , L1 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 113 , , August 6 , , @

, , 5–2 , , , , , , , , 8,160 , , 64–49 , , W1 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb" , 114 , , August 7 , , @

, , 5–9 , , , , , , , , 2,905 , , 64–50 , , L1 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 115 , , August 8 , , @

, , 8–1 , , , , , , , , 3,463 , , 65–50 , , W1 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 116 , , August 10 , , Mariners , , 6–8 (14) , , , , , , , , 28,969 , , 65–51 , , L1 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 117 , , August 11 , , Mariners , , 8–1 , , , , , , , , 41,940 , , 66–51 , , W1 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 118 , , August 12 , , Mariners , , 4–3 , , , , , , , , 27,345 , , 67–51 , , W2 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 119 , , August 13 , ,

, , 3–5 , , , , , , , , 34,032 , , 67–52 , , L1 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 120 , , August 14 , ,

, , 3–6 , , , , , , , , 29,465 , , 67–53 , , L2 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 121 , , August 15 , ,

, , 1–6 , , , , , , , , 31,885 , , 67–54 , , L3 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 122 , , August 17 , , Blue Jays , , 5–6 , , , , , , , , 25,050 , , 67–55 , , L4 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 123 , , August 18 , , Blue Jays , , 7–5 , , , , , , , , 30,361 , , 68–55 , , W1 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 124 , , August 19 , , Blue Jays , , 4–2 , , , , , , , , 23,814 , , 69–55 , , W2 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 125 , , August 20 , , Indians , , 6–5 , , , , , , , , 35,497 , , 70–55 , , W3 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 126 , , August 21 , , Indians , , 7–12 , , , , , , , , 30,902 , , 70–56 , , L1 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 127 , , August 22 , , Indians , , 3–13 , , , , , , , , 30,625 , , 70–57 , , L2 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 128 , , August 24 , , @ Blue Jays , , 4–6 , , , , , , , , 18,077 , , 70–58 , , L3 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 129 , , August 25 , , @ Blue Jays , , 24–2 , , , , , , , , 25,207 , , 71–58 , , W1 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 130 , , August 26 , , @ Blue Jays , , 3–9 , , , , , , , , 22,619 , , 71–59 , , L1 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 131 , , August 27 , , @

, , 2–3 , , , , , , , , 22,874 , , 71–60 , , L2 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 132 , , August 28 , , @

, , 2–12 , , , , , , , , 19,178 , , 71–61 , , L3 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 133 , , August 29 , , @

, , 1–2 , , , , , , , , 19,880 , , 71–62 , , L4 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 134 , , August 30 , , @ Indians , , 1–7 , , , , , , , , 8,647 , , 71–63 , , L5 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 135 , , August 31 , , @ Indians , , 9–8 , , , , , , , , 10,501 , , 72–63 , , W1 , - , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 136 , , September 1 , , @ Indians , , 7–4 , , , , , , , , 22,804 , , 73–63 , , W2 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 137 , , September 2 , , @ Indians , , 5–2 , , , , , , , , 6,359 , , 74–63 , , W3 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 138 , , September 3 , ,

, , 6–5 , , , , , , , , 34,684 , , 75–63 , , W4 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 139 , , September 4 , ,

, , 7–10 , , , , , , , , 26,036 , , 75–64 , , L1 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 140 , , September 5 , ,

, , 9–8 , , , , , , , , 23,705 , , 76–64 , , W1 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 141 , , September 6 , ,

, , 10–9 , , , , , , , , 20,930 , , 77–64 , , W2 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 142 , , September 7 , , Brewers , , 6–3 , , , , , , , , 30,685 , , 78–64 , , W3 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 143 , , September 8 , , Brewers , , 3–2 , , , , , , , , 37,624 , , 79–64 , , W4 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 144 , , September 9 , , Brewers , , 5–2 , , , , , , , , 27,341 , , 80–64 , , W5 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 145 , , September 11 , , @

, , 7–8 , , , , , , , , 6,858 , , 80–65 , , L1 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 146 , , September 12 , , @

, , 5–11 , , , , , , , , 7,551 , , 80–66 , , L2 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 147 , , September 14 , , @ Brewers , , 8–7 , , , , , , , , 17,840 , , 81–66 , , W1 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 148 , , September 15 , , @ Brewers , , 2–3 , , , , , , , , 45,732 , , 81–67 , , L1 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 149 , , September 16 , , @ Brewers , , 1–2 , , , , , , , , 19,906 , , 81–68 , , L2 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 150 , , September 17 , , @ Royals , , 4–16 , , , , , , , , 38,327 , , 81–69 , , L3 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 151 , , September 18 , , @ Royals , , 6–4 , , , , , , , , 29,733 , , 82–69 , , W1 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 152 , , September 19 , , @ Royals , , 4–6 , , , , , , , , 31,412 , , 82–70 , , L1 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 153 , , September 20 , , @ Royals , , 11–6 , , , , , , , , 32,659 , , 83–70 , , W1 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 154 , , September 21 , , Rangers , , 1–3 , , , , , , , , 37,450 , , 83–71 , , L1 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 155 , , September 22 , , Rangers , , 3–1 , , , , , , , , 33,730 , , 84–71 , , W1 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 156 , , September 23 , , Rangers , , 6–1 , , , , , , , , 41,498 , , 85–71 , , W2 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 157 , , September 24 , , Royals , , 4–3 , , , , , , , , 40,423 , , 86–71 , , W3 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 158 , , September 25 , , Royals , , 4–1 , , , , , , , , 40,631 , , 87–71 , , W4 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 159 , , September 26 , , Royals , , 0–4 , , , , , , , , 40,565 , , 87–72 , , L1 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 160 , , September 28 , , @ Rangers , , 0–5 , , , , , , , , 11,965 , , 87–73 , , L2 , - style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" , 161 , , September 29 , , @ Rangers , , 3–6 , , , , , , , , 19,167 , , 87–74 , , L3 , - style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" , 162 , , September 30 , , @ Rangers , , 11–5 , , , , , , , , 9,086 , , 88–74 , , W1 , - , - style="text-align:center;" , Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement
Bold = Angels team member

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

''Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Other batters

''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Pitching

Starting pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Other pitchers

Relief pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

ALCS

The

defeated the Angels, three games to one.

Postseason game log

, - style="text-align:center; background:#ffbbbb;" , 1 , , October 3 , , @

, , 3–6 (11) , , Stanhouse (1–0) , , Montague (0–1) , , , , 52,787 , , 0–1 , - style="text-align:center; background:#ffbbbb;" , 2 , , October 4 , , @

, , 8–9 , , Flanagan (1–0) , ,

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(0–1) , , , , 52,108 , , 0–2 , - style="text-align:center; background:#ccffcc;" , 3 , , October 5 , ,

, , 4–3 , , Aase (1–0) , , Stanhouse (1–1) , , , , 43,199 , , 1–2 , - style="text-align:center; background:#ffbbbb;" , 4 , , October 6 , ,

, , 0–8 , ,

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(0–1) , , , , 43,199 , , 1–3 , - , - style="text-align:center;" , ''Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement
Bold = Angels team member''

Awards and honors

*Don Baylor, American League MVP

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Salt Lake City

Notes

References

External links

1979 California Angels team
at ''Baseball-Reference''
1979 California Angels
at ''Baseball Almanac'' {{Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Los Angeles Angels seasons California Angels season American League West champion seasons

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