1979 Los Angeles Dodgers season

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1979 Los Angeles Dodgers
Major league affiliations
National League (Since 1890) Western Division (Since 1969)
Location
Dodger Stadium (Since 1962) Los Angeles, California (Since 1958)
1979 Information
Owner(s)	Walter O'Malley
General Manager(s)	Al Campanis
Manager(s)	Tommy Lasorda
Local television	KTTV (11)
Local radio	KABC Vin Scully, Jerry Doggett, Ross Porter KTNQ Jaime Jarrin, Rudy Hoyos

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

1 Season standings
2 1979 Roster
3 Starting Pitchers stats
4 Relief Pitchers stats
5 Batting Stats
6 1979 Awards
7 1979 Transactions
8 1979 Minor League Teams
9 External links

[edit] Season standings

NL West	W	L	GB	Pct.
Cincinnati Reds	90	71	--	.559
Houston Astros	89	73	1.5	.549
Los Angeles Dodgers	79	83	11.5	.488
San Francisco Giants	71	91	19.5	.438
San Diego Padres	68	93	22.0	.422
Atlanta Braves	66	94	23.5	.413

[edit] 1979 Roster

Opening Day Starters
Name	Position
Davey Lopes	Second Baseman
Bill Russell	Shortstop
Reggie Smith	Rightfielder
Steve Garvey	First Baseman
Ron Cey	Third Baseman
Dusty Baker	Leftfielder
Rick Monday	Centerfielder
Steve Yeager	Catcher
Burt Hooton	Starting Pitcher

1979 Los Angeles Dodgers roster

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Roster

Starting Pitchers

Relief Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

2 Tommy Lasorda

Coaches

[edit] Starting Pitchers stats

Name	G	GS	IP	W/L	ERA	BB	SO	CG

[edit] Relief Pitchers stats

Name	G	GS	IP	W/L	ERA	BB	SO	SV

[edit] Batting Stats

Name	Pos	G	AB	Avg.	R	H	HR	RBI	SB

[edit] 1979 Awards

1979 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
- Steve Garvey starter
- Davey Lopes starter
- Ron Cey reserve
National League Rookie of the Year
- Rick Sutcliffe
Baseball Digest Rookie All-Star
- Rick Sutcliffe
TSN Rookie Pitcher of the Year Award
- Rick Sutcliffe
TSN National League All-Star
- Davey Lopes
NL Player of the Week
- Dusty Baker (May 22-28)
- Manny Mota (Aug. 27-Sep. 3)

[edit] 1979 Transactions

February 15: Acquired Gary Thomasson from the New York Yankees for Brad Gulden
April 7: Acquired Jerry Reuss from the Pittsburgh Pirates for Rick Rhoden
May 11: Sold Lance Rautzhan to the Milwaukee Brewers
May 11: Acquired Lerrin LaGrow from the Chicago White Sox for cash

[edit] 1979 Minor League Teams

AAA: Albuquerque Dukes (managed by Del Crandall) - Pacific Coast League
AA: San Antonio Dodgers (managed by Don LeJohn) - Texas League
A: Lodi Dodgers (managed by Stan Wasiak) - California League
A: Clinton Dodgers (managed by Dick McLaughlin) - Midwest League
Rookie: Lethbridge Dodgers (managed by Gail Henley) - Pioneer League - LEAGUE CHAMPIONS

[edit] External links

v • d • e 1979 MLB season by team

AL East	Baltimore • Boston • Cleveland • Detroit • Milwaukee • New York • Toronto

AL West	California • Chicago • Kansas City • Minnesota • Oakland • Seattle • Texas

NL East	Chicago • Montréal • New York • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • St. Louis

NL West	Atlanta • Cincinnati • Houston • Los Angeles • San Diego • San Francisco

1979 All-Star Game • 1979 World Series

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Los Angeles Dodgers

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Important Figures

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Retired Numbers

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Key Personnel

Owner: Frank McCourt • General Manager: Ned Colletti • Manager: Joe Torre

Minors

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1979 Los Angeles Dodgers season

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[edit] Season standings

[edit] 1979 Roster

[edit] Starting Pitchers stats

[edit] Relief Pitchers stats

[edit] Batting Stats

[edit] 1979 Awards

[edit] 1979 Transactions

[edit] 1979 Minor League Teams

[edit] External links

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