1979 California Angels season

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1979 California Angels
1979 AL West Champions
Major league affiliations
Location
1979 Information
Owner(s) Gene Autry
Manager(s) Jim Fregosi
Local television KTLA
({Don Drysdale, Ron Fairly)
Local radio KMPC
({Don Drysdale, Al Wisk)

The California Angels 1979 season involved the Angels finishing 1st in the American League west with a record of 88 wins and 74 losses.

Contents

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Season standings

American League
Rank Club Wins Losses Win % GB
1st California Angels   88   74 .543    --
2nd Kansas City Royals   85   77 .525   3.0
3rd Texas Rangers   83   79 .512   5.0
4th Minnesota Twins   82   80 .506   6.0
5th Chicago White Sox   73   87 .456 14.0
6th Seattle Mariners   67   95 .414 21.0
7th Oakland Athletics   54 108 .333 34.0

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Batting

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

[edit] Other batters

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI

[edit] Starting pitchers

Player G IP W L ERA SO

[edit] Other pitchers

Player G IP W L ERA

[edit] Relief pitchers
Player G W L SV ERA SO

[edit] ALCS

Main article: 1979 American League Championship Series

[edit] Baltimore Orioles vs. California Angels

Orioles win the Series, 3-1

Game Score Date Location Attendance
1 California - 3, Baltimore - 6 October 3 Memorial Stadium 52,787
2 California - 8, Baltimore - 9 October 4 Memorial Stadium 52,108
3 Baltimore - 3, California - 4 October 5 Anaheim Stadium 43,199
4 Baltimore - 8, California - 0 October 6 Anaheim Stadium 43,199

[edit] References

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1979 MLB season by team
AL East
AL West
California • Chicago • Kansas City • Minnesota • Oakland • Seattle • Texas
NL East
NL West
1979 All-Star Game • 1979 World Series
Preceded by
Kansas City Royals
1978		 AL West Championship Season
1979		 Succeeded by
Kansas City Royals
1980
v • d • e
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Formerly the Los Angeles Angels, the California Angels, and the Anaheim Angels • Based in Anaheim, California (Greater Los Angeles)
The Franchise
Ballparks
Culture
Rivalries
Important Figures
Retired Numbers
11 • 26 • 29 • 30 • 42 • 50
Minors
Key Personnel
Owner: Arte Moreno • General Manager: Tony Reagins • Manager: Mike Scioscia
World Series
Championships (1)
American League
Pennants (1)
Division Titles
Western: 1979 • 1982 • 1986 • 2004 • 2005 • 2007 • Wild Card: 2002