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Contents

   



(Top)
  


1 Offseason  




2 Regular season  


2.1  Season standings  




2.2  Record vs. opponents  




2.3  Opening Day lineup  




2.4  Notable transactions  




2.5  Roster  






3 Player stats  


3.1  Batting  


3.1.1  Starters by position  




3.1.2  Other batters  






3.2  Pitching  


3.2.1  Starting pitchers  




3.2.2  Other pitchers  




3.2.3  Relief pitchers  








4 Awards and honors  


4.1  All-Stars  






5 Farm system  




6 Major League Baseball Draft  


6.1  January draft  


6.1.1  January Secondary phase  






6.2  June draft  


6.2.1  June secondary phase  








7 Notes  




8 References  




9 External links  













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1979 Los Angeles Dodgers
LeagueNational League
DivisionWest
BallparkDodger Stadium
CityLos Angeles
OwnersWalter O'Malley
PresidentPeter O'Malley
General managersAl Campanis
ManagersTommy Lasorda
TelevisionKTTV (11)
RadioKABC
Vin Scully, Jerry Doggett, Ross Porter
KTNQ
Jaime Jarrín, Rudy Hoyos
← 1978 Seasons 1980 →

The 1979 Los Angeles Dodgers finished the season in third place in the National League West. Near the end of the season, owner Walter O'Malley died, and the ownership of the team went to his son, Peter.

Offseason

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Regular season

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Season standings

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    • NL West
    Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
    Cincinnati Reds 90 71 .559 — 48‍–‍32 42‍–‍39
    Houston Astros 89 73 .549 1½ 52‍–‍29 37‍–‍44
    Los Angeles Dodgers 79 83 .488 11½ 46‍–‍35 33‍–‍48
    San Francisco Giants 71 91 .438 19½ 38‍–‍43 33‍–‍48
    San Diego Padres 68 93 .422 22 39‍–‍42 29‍–‍51
    Atlanta Braves 66 94 .412 23½ 34‍–‍45 32‍–‍49

    Record vs. opponents

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    1979 National League record
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    • Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
    Team ATL CHC CIN HOU LAD MON NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL
    Atlanta — 4–8 6–12 7–11 12–6 1–9 4–8 7–5 4–8 6–12 11–7 4–8
    Chicago 8–4 — 7–5 6–6 5–7 6–12 8–10 9–9 6–12 9–3 8–4 8–10
    Cincinnati 12–6 5–7 — 8–10 11–7 6–6 8–4 8–4 8–4 10–7 6–12 8–4
    Houston 11–7 6–6 10–8 — 10–8 7–5 9–3 5–7 4–8 14–4 7–11 6–6
    Los Angeles 6–12 7–5 7–11 8–10 — 6–6 9–3 3–9 4–8 9–9 14–4 6–6
    Montreal 9–1 12–6 6–6 5–7 6–6 — 15–3 11–7 7–11 7–5 7–5 10–8
    New York 8–4 10–8 4–8 3–9 3–9 3–15 — 5–13 8–10 4–8 8–4 7–11
    Philadelphia 5-7 9–9 4–8 7–5 9–3 7–11 13–5 — 8–10 9–3 6–6 7–11
    Pittsburgh 8–4 12–6 4–8 8–4 8–4 11–7 10–8 10–8 — 7–5 9–3 11–7
    San Diego 12–6 3–9 7–10 4–14 9–9 5–7 8–4 3–9 5–7 — 8–10 4–8
    San Francisco 7–11 4–8 12–6 11–7 4–14 5–7 4–8 6–6 3–9 10–8 — 5–7
    St. Louis 8–4 10–8 4–8 6–6 6–6 8–10 11–7 11–7 7–11 8–4 7–5 —


    Opening Day lineup

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    Opening Day Starters
    Name Position
    Davey Lopes Second baseman
    Bill Russell Shortstop
    Reggie Smith Right fielder
    Steve Garvey First baseman
    Ron Cey Third baseman
    Dusty Baker Left fielder
    Rick Monday Center fielder
    Steve Yeager Catcher
    Burt Hooton Starting pitcher

    Notable transactions

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    Roster

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    1979 Los Angeles Dodgers
    Roster
    Pitchers Catchers

    Infielders

    		Outfielders Manager

    Coaches

    Player stats

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    Batting

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    Starters by position

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

    Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
    C Steve Yeager 105 310 67 .216 13 41
    1B Steve Garvey 162 648 204 .315 28 110
    2B Davey Lopes 153 582 154 .265 28 73
    SS Bill Russell 153 627 170 .271 7 56
    3B Ron Cey 150 487 137 .281 28 81
    LF Dusty Baker 151 554 152 .274 23 88
    CF Derrel Thomas 141 406 104 .256 5 44
    RF Reggie Smith 68 234 64 .274 10 32

    Other batters

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

    Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI
    Joe Ferguson 122 363 95 .262 20 69
    Gary Thomasson 115 315 78 .248 14 45
    Von Joshua 94 142 40 .282 3 14
    Ted Martínez 81 112 30 .268 0 2
    Mickey Hatcher 33 93 25 .269 1 5
    Pedro Guerrero 25 62 15 .242 2 9
    Johnny Oates 26 46 6 .130 0 2
    Manny Mota 47 42 15 .357 0 3
    Rick Monday 12 33 10 .303 0 2
    Vic Davalillo 29 27 7 .259 0 2

    Pitching

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    Starting pitchers

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

    Player G IP W L ERA SO
    Rick Sutcliffe 39 242.0 17 10 3.46 117
    Don Sutton 33 226.0 12 15 3.82 146
    Burt Hooton 29 212.0 11 10 2.97 129
    Andy Messersmith 11 62.1 2 4 4.91 26
    Doug Rau 11 56.0 1 5 5.30 28

    Other pitchers

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

    Player G IP W L ERA SO
    Jerry Reuss 39 160.0 7 14 3.54 83
    Charlie Hough 42 151.1 7 5 4.76 76
    Bob Welch 25 81.1 5 6 3.98 64
    Gerry Hannahs 4 16.0 0 2 3.38 6

    Relief pitchers

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

    Player G W L SV ERA SO
    Dave Patterson 36 4 1 6 5.26 34
    Lerrin LaGrow 31 5 1 4 3.41 22
    Ken Brett 30 4 3 2 3.45 13
    Bobby Castillo 19 2 0 7 1.11 25
    Joe Beckwith 17 1 2 2 4.34 28
    Terry Forster 17 1 2 2 5.51 8
    Lance Rautzhan 12 0 2 1 7.45 5
    Dennis Lewallyn 7 0 1 0 5.11 1

    Awards and honors

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    All-Stars

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    Farm system

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    Level Team League Manager
    AAA Albuquerque Dukes Pacific Coast League Del Crandall
    AA San Antonio Dodgers Texas League Don LeJohn
    A Lodi Dodgers California League Stan Wasiak
    A Clinton Dodgers Midwest League Dick McLaughlin
    Rookie Lethbridge Dodgers Pioneer League Gail Henley

    Teams in BOLD won League Championships

    Major League Baseball Draft

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    Main article: 1979 Major League Baseball Draft

    The Dodgers drafted 36 players in the June draft and 11 in the January draft. Of those, five players would eventually play in the Major Leagues.

    The Dodgers lost their first round pick in the June draft to the San Diego Padres because they signed free agent Derrel Thomas but they gained the first round picks of the Pittsburgh Pirates (compensation for Lee Lacy) and New York Yankees (for Tommy John). With those picks they drafted two players from the University of Michigan, left-handed pitcher Steve Howe and right-handed pitcher Steve Perry. Howe was the 1980 NL Rookie of the Year, a 1981 World Series Champion and a 1982 All-Star. He played in 12 seasons and saved 328 games before a drug addiction forced him out of the game. Perry pitched six seasons in the minors, the last two with the AAA Albuquerque Dukes, and finished 28-40 with a 5.34 ERA before the Dodgers released him.

    This year's draft class also included pitcher Orel Hershiser from Bowling Green University, who was picked in the 17th round. He pitched 18 seasons (13 with the Dodgers), winning 204 games. He set a Major League record with a 59 consecutive scoreless inning streak in 1988 en route to winning the Cy Young Award and the World Series MVP. He was also a three-time All-Star.

    Notes

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    1. ^ Brad Gulden page at Baseball Reference
  • ^ Rick Rhoden page at Baseball Reference
  • ^ Lance Rautzhan page at Baseball Reference
  • ^ Lerrin LaGrow page at Baseball Reference
  • ^ 1979 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB January Draft-Regular Phase
  • ^ 1979 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase
  • ^ 1979 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft
  • ^ 1979 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase

    • References

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