1979 New York Yankees: 89-71 .556
4th place in A.L. East
Previous Season Next Season Home record: 51-30 (360 runs scored, 308 allowed) Road record: 38-41 (374 runs scored, 364 allowed)
Home Attendance*: 2,543,848 on 79 dates (32,201 avg.)
Road Attendance*: 2,224,501 on 76 dates (29,270 avg.)
4th place in A.L. East
Previous Season Next Season Home record: 51-30 (360 runs scored, 308 allowed) Road record: 38-41 (374 runs scored, 364 allowed)
Home Attendance*: 2,543,848 on 79 dates (32,201 avg.)
Road Attendance*: 2,224,501 on 76 dates (29,270 avg.)
Managers: Bob Lemon (34-31), Billy Martin (55-40) Coaches: Yogi Berra, Mike Ferraro, Art Fowler, Jim Hegan, Elston Howard, Charlie Lau, Tom Morgan, Jeff Torborg 734 runs scored (10th of 14 A.L. teams), 672 runs allowed (2nd) A.L. Averages: 4.67 runs/game (751.9 runs/team) Batting Statistics (ordered by OBP+SLG)
Pos Batter Age G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR RBI SH SF SB CS UW IW HP SO DP BA SLG OBP OD Oscar Gamble* 29 36 113 21 44 83 4 1 11 32 0 0 0 0 12 1 0 13 1 .389 .735 .452 D1 Jim Spencer* 31 106 295 60 85 175 15 3 23 53 1 2 0 2 27 11 0 25 12 .288 .593 .367 RF Reggie Jackson* 33 131 465 78 138 253 24 2 29 89 0 5 9 8 62 3 2 107 17 .297 .544 .382 DH George Scott 35 16 44 9 14 22 3 1 1 6 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 7 0 .318 .500 .340 DC Cliff Johnson 31 28 64 11 17 29 6 0 2 6 1 1 0 0 6 4 0 7 0 .266 .453 .360 1B Chris Chambliss* 30 149 554 61 155 242 27 3 18 63 1 5 3 2 30 4 5 53 9 .280 .437 .324 OF Bobby Murcer* 33 74 264 42 72 108 12 0 8 33 2 1 1 1 23 2 2 32 10 .273 .409 .339 LF Lou Piniella 35 130 461 49 137 196 22 2 11 69 3 8 3 2 11 6 2 31 17 .297 .425 .320 2B Willie Randolph 24 153 574 98 155 211 15 13 5 61 5 5 33 12 90 5 3 39 23 .270 .368 .374 CF Mickey Rivers* 30 74 286 37 82 119 18 5 3 25 2 5 3 7 11 2 1 21 3 .287 .416 .315 3B Graig Nettles* 34 145 521 71 132 209 15 1 20 73 0 8 1 2 53 6 0 53 14 .253 .401 .325 C Thurman Munson 32 97 382 42 110 143 18 3 3 39 1 4 1 2 30 2 0 37 15 .288 .374 .340 OF Juan Beniquez 29 62 142 19 36 56 6 1 4 17 1 4 3 3 9 0 2 17 5 .254 .394 .299 DO Darryl Jones 28 18 47 6 12 19 5 1 0 6 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 7 1 .255 .404 .286 3B Roy Staiger 29 4 11 1 3 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .273 .364 .308 OF Bobby Brown# 25 30 68 7 17 22 3 1 0 3 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 17 0 .250 .324 .271 DO Roy White# 35 81 205 24 44 59 6 0 3 27 5 3 2 2 22 1 0 21 6 .215 .288 .290 SS Bucky Dent 27 141 431 47 99 123 14 2 2 32 13 8 0 0 36 1 1 30 5 .230 .285 .287 SS Damaso Garcia 24 11 38 3 10 11 1 0 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .263 .289 .263 C Jerry Narron* 23 61 123 17 21 38 3 1 4 18 3 1 0 0 9 0 0 26 2 .171 .309 .226 OD Jay Johnstone* 33 23 48 7 10 14 1 0 1 7 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 7 0 .208 .292 .240 UT Fred Stanley 31 57 100 9 20 27 1 0 2 14 4 1 0 1 5 0 0 17 1 .200 .270 .236 1B Dennis Werth 26 3 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 C Brad Gulden* 23 40 92 10 15 19 4 0 0 6 4 0 0 1 9 0 0 16 3 .163 .207 .238 OD Lenny Randle# 30 20 39 2 7 7 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 1 .179 .179 .238 OF Paul Blair 35 2 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 .200 .200 C Bruce Robinson* 25 6 12 0 2 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .231 23 Brian Doyle* 24 20 32 2 4 6 2 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 .125 .188 .200 P Ron Davis 23 44 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .000 .000 P Jim Kaat* 40 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 P Tommy John 36 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 P Rich Gossage 27 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 P Ron Guidry* 28 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 P Ken Clay 25 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 P Luis Tiant 38 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 P Don Hood* 29 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 P Catfish Hunter 33 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 P Ed Figueroa 30 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 P Ray Burris 28 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 P Jim Beattie 24 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 P Dick Tidrow 32 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 P Paul Mirabella* 25 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 P Dave Righetti* 20 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 P Mike Griffin 22 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 P Rick Anderson 25 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 P Roger Slagle 25 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 P Bob Kammeyer 28 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 Average age (non-P): 30.9
| Batter data: *: Bats lefthanded; #: Switch hitter; G: Games played; AB: At bats; R: Runs scored; H: Hits; TB: Total bases; 2B: Doubles; 3B: Triples; HR: Home runs; RBI: Runs batted in; SH: Sacrifice hits; SF: Sacrifice flies; SB: Stolen bases; CS: Caught stealing; UW: Unintentional walks; IW: Intentional walks; HP: Hit by pitch; SO: Strikeouts; DP: Double plays grounded into; BA: Batting average; SLG: Slugging percentage; OBP: On base percentage |
Pitching Statistics
Pitcher Age W L ERA G GS CG MI GF SV SHO IP H BFP R ER HR UW IW HP SO WP BK Bob Kammeyer 28 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 7 8 8 8 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 Roger Slagle 25 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Rich Gossage 27 5 3 2.62 36 0 0 3 33 18 0 58.1 48 234 18 17 5 15 4 0 41 3 0 Ron Guidry* 28 18 8 2.78 33 30 15 0 3 2 2 236.1 203 946 83 73 20 71 0 0 201 9 0 Ron Davis 23 14 2 2.85 44 0 0 23 21 9 0 85.1 84 357 29 27 5 19 9 1 43 1 0 Tommy John* 36 21 9 2.96 37 36 17 0 1 0 3 276.1 268 1116 109 91 9 64 1 4 111 11 1 Don Hood* 29 3 1 3.07 27 6 0 12 9 1 0 67.1 62 288 24 23 3 29 1 2 22 1 0 Dave Righetti* 20 0 1 3.63 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 17.1 10 67 7 7 2 10 0 0 13 0 0 Jim Kaat* 40 2 3 3.86 40 1 0 26 13 2 0 58.1 64 249 29 25 4 12 2 2 23 2 0 Rick Anderson 25 0 0 3.86 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2.1 1 10 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 Luis Tiant 38 13 8 3.91 30 30 5 0 0 0 1 195.2 190 819 94 85 22 52 1 0 104 0 0 Ed Figueroa 30 4 6 4.13 16 16 4 0 0 0 1 104.2 109 437 49 48 6 34 1 0 42 1 0 Mike Griffin 22 0 0 4.15 3 0 0 2 1 1 0 4.1 5 19 2 2 0 2 0 0 5 1 0 Jim Beattie 24 3 6 5.21 15 13 1 1 1 0 1 76.0 85 343 45 44 5 41 0 0 32 1 0 Catfish Hunter 33 2 9 5.31 19 19 1 0 0 0 0 105.0 128 460 68 62 15 34 0 1 34 2 0 Ken Clay 25 1 7 5.40 32 5 0 10 17 2 0 78.1 88 338 49 47 12 24 1 2 28 7 0 Ray Burris 28 1 3 6.18 15 0 0 8 7 0 0 27.2 40 132 22 19 5 9 1 0 19 1 0 Dick Tidrow 32 2 1 7.94 14 0 0 4 10 2 0 22.2 38 101 20 20 5 4 0 0 7 2 0 Paul Mirabella* 25 0 4 8.79 10 1 0 9 0 0 0 14.1 16 71 15 14 3 9 1 1 4 3 0 Average age: 31.7
| Pitcher data: *: Throws lefthanded; W: Wins; L: Losses; ERA: Earned run average; G: Games; GS: Games started; CG: Complete games; MI: Middle relief (games not started nor finished); GF: Games finished in relief; SV: Saves; SHO: Shutouts; IP: Innings pitched; H: Hits allowed; BFP: Batters faced; R: Runs allowed; ER: Earned runs; HR: Home runs allowed; UW: Unintentional walks; IW: Intentional walks; HP: Hit batters; SO: Strikeouts; WP: Wild pitches; BK: Balks |
Pitching Statistics (Batters' format, ordered by OBP+SLG)Pitcher G AB R H TB 2B 3B HR SH SF SB CS UW IW HP SO DP BA SLG OBP OPS GB% Roger Slagle 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 75.0 Rich Gossage 36 211 18 48 72 7 1 5 4 0 3 0 15 4 0 41 6 .227 .341 .291 .633 42.2 Tommy John* 37 1031 109 268 347 36 8 9 11 5 10 8 64 1 4 111 45 .260 .337 .305 .642 70.9 Dave Righetti* 3 55 7 10 19 1 1 2 1 1 6 2 10 0 0 13 0 .182 .345 .303 .648 37.1 Ron Guidry* 33 861 83 203 318 45 5 20 9 5 6 14 71 0 0 201 24 .236 .369 .292 .662 52.2 Rick Anderson 1 6 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 .167 .167 .500 .667 83.3 Ron Davis 44 321 29 84 121 16 3 5 4 3 9 2 19 9 1 43 11 .262 .377 .320 .697 61.5 Don Hood* 27 246 24 62 92 9 6 3 6 4 3 0 29 1 2 22 9 .252 .374 .333 .707 58.2 Luis Tiant 30 756 94 190 324 42 13 22 5 5 14 9 52 1 0 104 9 .251 .429 .299 .727 35.9 Ed Figueroa 16 397 49 109 160 23 5 6 4 1 4 5 34 1 0 42 10 .275 .403 .333 .736 64.0 Jim Kaat* 40 223 29 64 94 16 1 4 6 4 3 2 12 2 2 23 7 .287 .422 .329 .751 52.4 Mike Griffin 3 16 2 5 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 1 .312 .375 .389 .764 62.5 Jim Beattie 15 289 45 85 120 16 2 5 7 6 11 2 41 0 0 32 10 .294 .415 .375 .790 57.8 Ken Clay 32 302 49 88 150 20 3 12 6 3 5 3 24 1 2 28 8 .291 .497 .346 .843 67.2 Catfish Hunter 19 410 68 128 204 23 4 15 9 6 6 7 34 0 1 34 8 .312 .498 .361 .859 43.2 Paul Mirabella* 10 58 15 16 29 4 0 3 2 0 0 1 9 1 1 4 1 .276 .500 .391 .891 50.0 Ray Burris 15 117 22 40 62 5 1 5 3 2 3 0 9 1 0 19 3 .342 .530 .388 .918 45.9 Dick Tidrow 14 93 20 38 59 6 0 5 2 2 0 0 4 0 0 7 8 .409 .634 .424 1.059 72.1 Bob Kammeyer 1 7 8 7 15 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.000 2.143 1.000 3.143
| Pitcher data (batters' format): *: Throws lefthanded; G: Games pitched; AB: At bats; R: Runs allowed; H: Hits; TB: Total bases; 2B: Doubles; 3B: Triples; HR: Home runs; RBI: Runs batted in; SH: Sacrifice hits; SF: Sacrifice flies; SB: Stolen bases; CS: Caught stealing; UW: Unintentional walks; IW: Intentional walks; HP: Hit by pitch; SO: Strikeouts; DP: Double plays grounded into; BA: Batting average; SLG: Slugging percentage; OBP: On base percentage; GB%: Percentage of outs on ground balls |
Defensive StatisticsCatcher INN GS DR+ DR- G PO A E DP FP SB CS PB WP ERA RAT RTOT Thurman Munson 754.2 88 0 11 88 405 44 10 5 .978 32 27 5 20 3.60 4 6 Jerry Narron 322.0 30 26 5 56 167 15 5 2 .973 23 9 8 12 4.14 -4 -15 Brad Gulden 292.2 34 6 14 40 178 24 1 4 .995 22 17 1 12 3.97 3 12 Bruce Robinson 39.0 5 1 2 6 33 0 2 1 .943 4 1 0 0 5.77 -1 -31 Cliff Johnson 24.0 3 1 1 4 10 1 0 0 1.000 2 1 1 1 2.25 0 0 First Base INN GS DR+ DR- G PO A E DP FP RF9 RNG RDP RTOT Chris Chambliss 1171.2 132 2 2 134 1299 95 7 135 .995 10.71 2 0 2 Jim Spencer 232.1 25 1 3 26 232 17 2 35 .992 9.65 0 0 1 Thurman Munson 19.0 3 0 1 3 23 0 0 2 1.000 10.89 0 0 -19 Fred Stanley 4.0 0 1 0 1 5 0 0 0 1.000 11.25 0 0 90 Dennis Werth 4.0 0 1 0 1 5 1 0 0 1.000 13.50 0 0 60 George Scott 1.1 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 13.50 0 0 -90 Second Base INN GS DR+ DR- G PO A E DP FP RF9 RNG RDP RTOT Willie Randolph 1336.0 152 1 11 153 355 478 13 128 .985 5.61 12 6 16 Brian Doyle 60.0 6 7 3 13 11 23 2 5 .944 5.10 1 0 24 Fred Stanley 36.1 2 6 0 8 9 15 1 3 .960 5.94 0 0 -3 Third Base INN GS DR+ DR- G PO A E DP FP RF9 RNG RDP RTOT Graig Nettles 1243.0 141 3 9 144 110 339 16 30 .966 3.25 6 1 7 Fred Stanley 101.0 10 6 2 16 5 30 5 2 .875 3.12 0 0 5 Brian Doyle 32.0 3 3 0 6 1 4 0 0 1.000 1.41 -1 0 -30 Roy Staiger 30.0 3 1 0 4 2 7 0 1 1.000 2.70 0 0 4 Juan Beniquez 24.0 3 0 2 3 1 11 0 0 1.000 4.50 2 0 75 Damaso Garcia 2.1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 -154 Shortstop INN GS DR+ DR- G PO A E DP FP RF9 RNG RDP RTOT Bucky Dent 1187.2 136 5 16 141 219 512 17 107 .977 5.54 17 5 22 Fred Stanley 160.2 15 16 5 31 23 68 2 18 .978 5.10 4 1 34 Damaso Garcia 84.0 9 1 0 10 9 28 4 4 .902 3.96 0 0 -3 Left Field INN GS DR+ DR- G PO A E DP FP RF9 RNG RARM RTOT Lou Piniella 676.0 75 9 6 84 158 8 4 0 .976 2.21 -4 -1 -8 Roy White 222.0 25 2 2 27 43 3 0 0 1.000 1.86 -4 0 -23 Oscar Gamble 209.1 27 0 13 27 48 3 3 2 .944 2.19 0 -1 -6 Juan Beniquez 105.2 11 7 3 18 21 1 0 0 1.000 1.87 -1 0 -12 Jay Johnstone 84.1 9 4 2 13 26 0 0 0 1.000 2.77 0 0 4 Bobby Murcer 71.0 7 6 2 13 14 0 0 0 1.000 1.77 0 0 -5 Bobby Brown 48.0 6 1 4 7 14 0 0 0 1.000 2.62 1 0 17 Lenny Randle 13.0 0 3 0 3 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.38 0 0 -18 Fred Stanley 2.0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 -120 Darryl Jones 1.0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 0 Center Field INN GS DR+ DR- G PO A E DP FP RF9 RNG RARM RTOT Mickey Rivers 563.0 68 1 14 69 148 5 4 0 .975 2.45 -9 0 -19 Bobby Murcer 446.1 53 6 16 59 147 4 2 0 .987 3.04 0 -2 -5 Juan Beniquez 229.2 23 14 6 37 71 1 1 0 .986 2.82 0 0 -3 Bobby Brown 120.0 10 10 2 20 43 0 3 0 .935 3.23 1 -1 3 Lenny Randle 54.0 6 2 0 8 17 2 0 0 1.000 3.17 -1 1 -9 Jay Johnstone 14.1 0 4 0 4 5 0 0 0 1.000 3.14 0 0 -8 Paul Blair 4.0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 4.50 0 0 -60 Ron Guidry 1.0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00 0 0 -120 Right Field INN GS DR+ DR- G PO A E DP FP RF9 RNG RARM RTOT Reggie Jackson 1082.2 125 0 8 125 275 7 4 2 .986 2.34 -4 -1 -5 Lou Piniella 246.0 27 2 2 29 48 5 0 1 1.000 1.94 -3 0 -14 Bobby Murcer 61.2 5 3 1 8 6 0 1 0 .857 0.88 -3 0 -62 Juan Beniquez 26.0 2 3 0 5 7 1 1 0 .889 2.77 0 -1 -37 Paul Blair 9.0 1 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 1.000 4.00 1 0 80 Jay Johnstone 4.0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 2.25 0 0 0 Darryl Jones 3.0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 3.00 0 0 -40
| Fielding data: INN: Innings played; GS: Games started; DR+: Games as defensive replacement; DR-: Games replaced on defense; G: Games played; PO: Putouts; A: Assists; E: Errors; DP: Double plays; FP: Fielding percentage; SB: Stolen bases; CS: Caught Stealing; PB: Passed balls; WP: Wild pitches; RF9: Plays made per 9 innings; RNG: Fielding runs above average; DP: Double play runs above average; RARM: Outfield arm runs above average; RAT: Catcher runs above average; RTOT: Total fielding runs above average per 1200 innings |
Transactions
| 11-06-1978 | released Andy Messersmith |
| 11-10-1978 | traded Domingo Ramos, Mike Heath, Sparky Lyle, Larry McCall, Dave Rajsich and cash to Rangers for Dave Righetti, Juan Beniquez, Mike Griffin, Paul Mirabella and Greg Jemison |
| 11-13-1978 | signed Luis Tiant as a free agent |
| 11-21-1978 | signed Tommy John as a free agent |
| 11-30-1978 | sold Paul Lindblad to Mariners |
| 12-04-1978 | Mets claimed Bobby Brown in Rule 5 draft |
| 12-04-1978 | Blue Jays claimed Ted Wilborn in Rule 5 draft |
| 12-15-1978 | sold Gil Rondon to Yucatan (Mex.) |
| 02-03-1979 | purchased Bruce Robinson from A's |
| 02-15-1979 | traded Gary Thomasson to Dodgers for Brad Gulden |
| 04-04-1979 | placed Don Gullett on the disabled list |
| 04-12-1979 | released Paul Blair |
| 04-19-1979 | purchased Bobby Brown from Blue Jays |
| 04-21-1979 | placed Rich Gossage on the disabled list |
| 05-11-1979 | purchased Jim Kaat from Phillies |
| 05-23-1979 | traded Dick Tidrow to Cubs for Ray Burris |
| 06-03-1979 | placed Reggie Jackson on the disabled list |
| 06-15-1979 | traded Jay Johnstone to Padres for Dave Wehrmeister |
| 06-15-1979 | traded Cliff Johnson to Indians for Don Hood |
| 06-25-1979 | placed Jim Beattie on the disabled list |
| 06-25-1979 | placed Ed Figueroa on the disabled list |
| 06-26-1979 | traded Paul Semall to Cubs for Bobby Murcer |
| 06-27-1979 | activated Reggie Jackson |
| 06-30-1979 | placed Mickey Rivers on the disabled list |
| 07-09-1979 | activated Rich Gossage |
| 07-09-1979 | placed Juan Beniquez on the disabled list |
| 07-20-1979 | activated Mickey Rivers |
| 07-22-1979 | activated Jim Beattie |
| 07-23-1979 | activated Ed Figueroa |
| 07-30-1979 | activated Juan Beniquez |
| 07-30-1979 | traded Mickey Rivers, Bob Polinsky, Neal Mersch and Mark Softy (all but Rivers acquired 10/8/1979) to Rangers for Oscar Gamble, Amos Lewis, Ray Fontenot and Gene Nelson (latter two acquired 10/8/1979) |
| 07-31-1979 | placed Juan Beniquez on the disabled list |
| 08-02-1979 | placed Ed Figueroa on the disabled list |
| 08-03-1979 | purchased Lenny Randle from Pirates |
| 08-03-1979 | Thurman Munson died |
| 08-20-1979 | Mets claimed Ray Burris on waivers |
| 08-26-1979 | signed George Scott as a free agent |
| 09-01-1979 | activated Juan Beniquez |
| 10-01-1979 | activated Don Gullett |
| 10-05-1979 | activated Ed Figueroa |
| 11-01-1979 | traded Chris Chambliss, Damaso Garcia and Paul Mirabella to Blue Jays for Tom Underwood, Rick Cerone and Ted Wilborn |
| 11-01-1979 | granted free agency to Don Hood, Jim Kaat, Lenny Randle, George Scott and Roy White |
| 11-01-1979 | traded Jim Beattie, Rick Anderson, Juan Beniquez and Jerry Narron to Mariners for Ruppert Jones and Jim Lewis |
| 11-08-1979 | signed Rudy May as a free agent |
| 11-08-1979 | signed Bob Watson as a free agent |
| 11-14-1979 | traded cash, Amos Lewis and Ricky Burdette (both acquired 12/13/1979) to Rangers for Eric Soderholm |
| 12-10-1979 | purchased Andre Robertson from Blue Jays |
| 01-24-1980 | signed Jim Nettles as a free agent |
| 03-10-1980 | signed Jose Cano as a free agent |
Game Log Click on the date to view the boxscoreHome games are highlighted
Opponent
Date D/N Opponent Result Record Pl GB Att Starter Starter
Thu, Apr 05 D vs Milwaukee Brewers L 1-5 0-1 .000 5 1.0 52,719 R. Guidry M. Caldwell
Sat, Apr 07 D vs Milwaukee Brewers L 3-4 0-2 .000 6 2.0 17,387 E. Figueroa B. Travers
Sun, Apr 08 D vs Milwaukee Brewers W 2-1 1-2 .333 4 1.0 26,954 T. John L. Sorensen
Tue, Apr 10 N at Baltimore Orioles W 7-6 2-2 .500 2 1.0 16,721 R. Guidry S. McGregor
Wed, Apr 11 N at Baltimore Orioles L 5-6 2-3 .400 4 1.5 16,249 E. Figueroa J. Palmer
Thu, Apr 12 N at Baltimore Orioles W 5-0 3-3 .500 3 0.5 18,367 T. John M. Flanagan
Fri, Apr 13 D at Chicago White Sox L 2-12 3-4 .429 4 1.5 21,124 L. Tiant R. Wortham
Sat, Apr 14 D at Chicago White Sox W 8-5 4-4 .500 4 1.5 43,373 C. Hunter K. Kravec
Sun, Apr 15 D at Chicago White Sox W 6-5 5-4 .556 3 1.5 18,681 E. Figueroa R. Baumgarten
Tue, Apr 17 D vs Baltimore Orioles W 5-1 6-4 .600 2 0.5 20,135 R. Guidry M. Flanagan
Wed, Apr 18 N vs Baltimore Orioles W 3-1 7-4 .636 2 0.5 25,562 T. John D. Martinez
Thu, Apr 19 D vs Baltimore Orioles L 3-6 7-5 .583 2 0.5 21,201 L. Tiant J. Palmer
Fri, Apr 20 N vs Texas Rangers W 5-3 8-5 .615 1 Tied 26,651 E. Figueroa S. Comer
Sat, Apr 21 D vs Texas Rangers L 0-5 8-6 .571 2 1.0 25,530 C. Hunter F. Jenkins
Sun, Apr 22 D vs Texas Rangers W 5-1 9-6 .600 2 1.0 35,250 R. Guidry D. Ellis
Tue, Apr 24 N at Oakland A's W 3-1 10-6 .625 2 1.0 9,158 T. John J. Johnson
Wed, Apr 25 N at Oakland A's L 0-1 10-7 .588 2 2.0 7,135 E. Figueroa C. Minetto
Fri, Apr 27 N at Seattle Mariners L 5-6 10-8 .556 3 2.5 24,658 R. Guidry R. Honeycutt
Sat, Apr 28 N at Seattle Mariners L 2-3 10-9 .526 4 2.5 35,048 C. Hunter G. Abbott
Sun, Apr 29 D at Seattle Mariners L 5-6 10-10 .500 4 3.5 29,041 T. John O. Jones
Mon, Apr 30 N at California Angels L 1-2 10-11 .476 4 3.5 37,180 E. Figueroa J. Barr
Tue, May 01 N at California Angels W 12-8 11-11 .500 4 3.0 38,858 L. Tiant F. Tanana
Wed, May 02 N at California Angels L 0-1 11-12 .478 4 4.0 40,648 R. Guidry N. Ryan
Fri, May 04 N vs Oakland A's L 5-11 11-13 .458 4 4.5 17,705 E. Figueroa M. Norris
Sat, May 05 D vs Oakland A's W 5-4 12-13 .480 4 4.5 30,167 T. John J. Johnson
Sun, May 06 D vs Oakland A's W 6-5 13-13 .500 4 4.5 46,750 C. Hunter C. Minetto
Mon, May 07 N vs Seattle Mariners L 4-12 13-14 .481 4 4.5 14,065 L. Tiant B. McLaughlin
Tue, May 08 N vs Seattle Mariners W 5-3 14-14 .500 4 4.5 15,981 J. Beattie F. Bannister
Wed, May 09 N vs Seattle Mariners W 5-0 15-14 .517 4 3.5 14,738 E. Figueroa G. Abbott
Thu, May 10 D vs Seattle Mariners W 8-1 16-14 .533 4 3.5 14,394 T. John O. Jones
Fri, May 11 N vs California Angels L 1-4 16-15 .516 4 4.5 37,988 C. Hunter J. Barr
Sat, May 12 D vs California Angels W 6-5 17-15 .531 4 4.5 28,783 L. Tiant D. Miller
Sun, May 13 D vs California Angels W 12-10 18-15 .545 4 4.0 30,083 J. Beattie C. Knapp
Mon, May 14 N vs Detroit Tigers L 1-3 18-16 .529 4 4.5 15,650 E. Figueroa M. Wilcox
Tue, May 15 N vs Detroit Tigers W 11-3 19-16 .543 4 4.0 18,876 T. John S. Baker
Wed, May 16 N vs Detroit Tigers W 6-2 20-16 .556 3 3.5 43,843 R. Guidry M. Fidrych
Fri, May 18 N at Boston Red Sox W 10-0 21-16 .568 3 3.0 33,694 J. Beattie M. Torrez
Sat, May 19 D at Boston Red Sox L 3-4 21-17 .553 3 4.0 33,224 E. Figueroa C. Rainey
Sun, May 20 D at Boston Red Sox W 2-0 22-17 .564 3 4.0 33,932 T. John D. Eckersley
Mon, May 21 N at Detroit Tigers L 1-3 22-18 .550 3 4.5 26,153 R. Guidry J. Billingham
Tue, May 22 N at Detroit Tigers W 12-8 23-18 .561 3 3.5 33,497 L. Tiant M. Fidrych
Wed, May 23 N at Detroit Tigers L 3-4 23-19 .548 3 4.5 21,671 J. Beattie J. Morris
Sat, May 26 D at Cleveland Indians L 4-8 23-20 .535 4 6.0 27,710 T. John R. Waits
Sun, May 27 1 D at Cleveland Indians L 0-5 23-21 .523 R. Guidry R. Wise
Sun, May 27 2 D at Cleveland Indians W 5-4 24-21 .533 4 5.0 40,648 L. Tiant M. Paxton
Mon, May 28 D at Milwaukee Brewers W 2-1 25-21 .543 3 4.0 39,291 J. Beattie B. Travers
Tue, May 29 N at Milwaukee Brewers L 3-7 25-22 .532 4 5.0 21,891 C. Hunter M. Haas
Wed, May 30 N at Milwaukee Brewers W 5-2 26-22 .542 3 4.0 27,338 T. John M. Caldwell
Thu, May 31 N at Milwaukee Brewers L 4-5 26-23 .531 4 4.5 24,707 L. Tiant J. Slaton
Fri, Jun 01 N vs Chicago White Sox W 4-0 27-23 .540 4 3.5 33,230 R. Guidry F. Barrios
Sat, Jun 02 N vs Chicago White Sox L 0-7 27-24 .529 4 4.5 53,539 J. Beattie K. Kravec
Sun, Jun 03 D vs Chicago White Sox W 3-2 28-24 .538 3 3.5 55,073 C. Hunter R. Wortham
Mon, Jun 04 N vs Kansas City Royals W 8-3 29-24 .547 3 3.5 30,164 T. John R. Gale
Tue, Jun 05 N vs Kansas City Royals L 1-3 29-25 .537 4 3.5 24,968 L. Tiant L. Gura
Wed, Jun 06 N vs Minnesota Twins W 3-2 30-25 .545 4 3.5 34,075 R. Guidry J. Koosman
Thu, Jun 07 D vs Minnesota Twins L 1-4 30-26 .536 4 4.5 20,722 J. Beattie G. Zahn
Fri, Jun 08 N at Kansas City Royals W 11-10 31-26 .544 4 4.5 35,589 E. Figueroa R. Gale
Sat, Jun 09 D at Kansas City Royals L 8-9 31-27 .534 4 5.5 38,025 T. John L. Gura
Sun, Jun 10 D at Kansas City Royals W 10-4 32-27 .542 3 5.5 41,095 L. Tiant S. Mingori
Tue, Jun 12 N at Minnesota Twins W 4-1 33-27 .550 3 5.0 27,733 R. Guidry J. Koosman
Wed, Jun 13 N at Minnesota Twins L 7-8 33-28 .541 3 6.0 19,660 J. Beattie D. Goltz
Thu, Jun 14 N at Minnesota Twins L 2-4 33-29 .532 4 6.5 24,129 T. John G. Zahn
Fri, Jun 15 N at Texas Rangers L 5-9 33-30 .524 4 7.5 35,452 E. Figueroa J. Matlack
Sat, Jun 16 N at Texas Rangers W 3-2 34-30 .531 4 7.0 41,097 L. Tiant D. Rajsich
Sun, Jun 17 N at Texas Rangers L 3-6 34-31 .523 4 8.0 37,405 C. Hunter S. Comer
Tue, Jun 19 N vs Toronto Blue Jays L 4-5 34-32 .515 4 9.5 36,211 T. John P. Huffman
Wed, Jun 20 1 N vs Toronto Blue Jays W 2-1 35-32 .522 J. Beattie T. Underwood
Wed, Jun 20 2 N vs Toronto Blue Jays L 2-3 35-33 .515 4 10.0 32,129 E. Figueroa B. Moore
Thu, Jun 21 D vs Toronto Blue Jays W 3-1 36-33 .522 4 9.5 19,278 L. Tiant D. Lemanczyk
Fri, Jun 22 N vs Cleveland Indians W 3-2 37-33 .529 4 9.5 33,776 C. Hunter E. Wilkins
Sat, Jun 23 N vs Cleveland Indians W 6-5 38-33 .535 4 10.0 35,818 T. John R. Wise
Sun, Jun 24 D vs Cleveland Indians W 8-2 39-33 .542 4 9.0 55,409 E. Figueroa R. Waits
Mon, Jun 25 N at Toronto Blue Jays L 1-3 39-34 .534 4 10.0 37,612 K. Clay T. Underwood
Tue, Jun 26 N at Toronto Blue Jays W 11-2 40-34 .541 4 10.0 38,696 L. Tiant D. Lemanczyk
Thu, Jun 28 N at Toronto Blue Jays W 5-3 41-34 .547 4 9.5 39,347 T. John B. Moore
Fri, Jun 29 N vs Boston Red Sox L 2-3 41-35 .539 4 11.0 53,306 R. Guidry M. Torrez
Sat, Jun 30 D vs Boston Red Sox L 2-3 41-36 .532 4 12.0 50,253 L. Tiant B. Stanley
Sun, Jul 01 D vs Boston Red Sox W 6-5 42-36 .538 4 12.0 51,246 C. Hunter D. Eckersley
Mon, Jul 02 N vs Boston Red Sox W 7-2 43-36 .544 4 11.0 51,211 T. John J. Finch
Tue, Jul 03 N vs Milwaukee Brewers L 2-7 43-37 .537 4 11.0 35,158 K. Clay M. Caldwell
Wed, Jul 04 N vs Milwaukee Brewers W 4-3 44-37 .543 4 10.0 20,084 L. Tiant B. Travers
Thu, Jul 05 D vs Milwaukee Brewers L 0-3 44-38 .537 4 10.5 31,878 R. Guidry L. Sorensen
Fri, Jul 06 1 N at Oakland A's W 4-3 45-38 .542 C. Hunter S. McCatty
Fri, Jul 06 2 N at Oakland A's W 3-0 46-38 .548 4 9.0 19,538 T. John D. Hamilton
Sat, Jul 07 D at Oakland A's W 8-3 47-38 .553 4 8.0 10,413 D. Hood M. Morgan
Sun, Jul 08 D at Oakland A's W 2-0 48-38 .558 4 8.0 13,483 L. Tiant B. Kingman
Tue, Jul 10 N at Seattle Mariners L 1-5 48-39 .552 4 8.5 20,375 R. Guidry R. Honeycutt
Wed, Jul 11 N at Seattle Mariners L 1-16 48-40 .545 4 9.5 31,186 T. John F. Bannister
Thu, Jul 12 N at Seattle Mariners W 14-2 49-40 .551 4 9.0 23,774 C. Hunter M. Parrott
Fri, Jul 13 N at California Angels L 1-6 49-41 .544 4 9.0 41,805 L. Tiant N. Ryan
Sat, Jul 14 N at California Angels L 7-8 49-42 .538 4 10.0 41,693 T. John D. Aase
Sun, Jul 15 D at California Angels L 4-5 49-43 .533 4 11.0 40,739 R. Guidry D. Frost
Thu, Jul 19 N vs Oakland A's W 10-2 50-43 .538 4 10.5 22,648 L. Tiant M. Morgan
Fri, Jul 20 N vs Oakland A's L 1-5 50-44 .532 4 11.5 30,481 T. John B. Kingman
Sat, Jul 21 D vs Oakland A's W 12-4 51-44 .537 4 11.5 49,284 R. Guidry C. Minetto
Sun, Jul 22 D vs Seattle Mariners W 4-0 52-44 .542 4 11.5 38,956 D. Hood R. Honeycutt
Mon, Jul 23 N vs Seattle Mariners W 6-2 53-44 .546 4 11.5 20,674 E. Figueroa G. Abbott
Tue, Jul 24 N vs California Angels W 6-5 54-44 .551 4 12.0 33,497 L. Tiant D. Aase
Wed, Jul 25 N vs California Angels L 5-9 54-45 .545 4 12.0 47,449 T. John N. Ryan
Thu, Jul 26 D vs California Angels W 2-0 55-45 .550 4 12.0 43,136 R. Guidry J. Barr
Fri, Jul 27 N at Milwaukee Brewers L 5-6 55-46 .545 4 13.0 47,928 E. Figueroa M. Caldwell
Sat, Jul 28 N at Milwaukee Brewers L 2-9 55-47 .539 4 13.0 51,952 L. Tiant L. Sorensen
Sun, Jul 29 D at Milwaukee Brewers L 3-5 55-48 .534 4 14.0 49,842 C. Hunter B. Travers
Mon, Jul 30 N at Chicago White Sox W 7-2 56-48 .538 4 14.0 22,486 T. John R. Wortham
Tue, Jul 31 N at Chicago White Sox W 7-3 57-48 .543 4 14.0 24,972 R. Guidry R. Scarbery
Wed, Aug 01 N at Chicago White Sox W 9-1 58-48 .547 4 14.0 21,109 D. Hood K. Kravec
Fri, Aug 03 N vs Baltimore Orioles L 0-1 58-49 .542 4 15.0 51,151 L. Tiant S. McGregor
Sat, Aug 04 N vs Baltimore Orioles L 4-5 58-50 .537 4 16.0 46,407 C. Hunter S. Stone
Sun, Aug 05 D vs Baltimore Orioles W 3-2 59-50 .541 4 15.0 54,478 T. John M. Flanagan
Mon, Aug 06 N vs Baltimore Orioles W 5-4 60-50 .545 4 14.0 36,314 R. Guidry D. Martinez
Tue, Aug 07 N vs Chicago White Sox L 5-9 60-51 .541 4 14.0 33,513 D. Hood R. Baumgarten
Wed, Aug 08 N vs Chicago White Sox W 4-3 61-51 .545 4 13.0 20,048 L. Tiant S. Trout
Thu, Aug 09 N vs Chicago White Sox L 1-5 61-52 .540 4 14.0 21,535 C. Hunter R. Wortham
Fri, Aug 10 N at Baltimore Orioles L 6-8 61-53 .535 4 15.0 44,646 T. John D. Martinez
Mon, Aug 13 N vs Texas Rangers W 3-2 62-53 .539 4 14.0 24,977 R. Guidry F. Jenkins
Tue, Aug 14 N vs Texas Rangers W 6-5 63-53 .543 4 14.0 24,125 L. Tiant D. Medich
Wed, Aug 15 N vs Texas Rangers W 4-3 64-53 .547 4 14.0 25,905 T. John J. Gleaton
Thu, Aug 16 N vs Minnesota Twins L 1-5 64-54 .542 4 14.0 22,036 C. Hunter G. Zahn
Fri, Aug 17 N vs Minnesota Twins L 2-5 64-55 .538 4 14.0 30,372 J. Beattie J. Koosman
Sat, Aug 18 N vs Minnesota Twins W 5-3 65-55 .542 4 14.0 38,695 J. Kaat M. Marshall
Sun, Aug 19 D vs Minnesota Twins W 4-3 66-55 .545 4 13.0 47,723 R. Guidry D. Jackson
Mon, Aug 20 N at Kansas City Royals W 17-4 67-55 .549 4 13.0 41,305 L. Tiant R. Gale
Tue, Aug 21 N at Kansas City Royals W 6-2 68-55 .553 4 12.0 38,514 T. John P. Splittorff
Wed, Aug 22 N at Kansas City Royals L 1-3 68-56 .548 4 12.5 34,400 J. Beattie L. Gura
Fri, Aug 24 N at Minnesota Twins W 7-5 69-56 .552 4 12.5 29,800 R. Guidry G. Zahn
Sat, Aug 25 N at Minnesota Twins L 1-4 69-57 .548 4 13.0 36,363 L. Tiant J. Koosman
Mon, Aug 27 N at Texas Rangers W 7-4 70-57 .551 4 13.5 24,922 T. John F. Jenkins
Tue, Aug 28 N at Texas Rangers L 2-10 70-58 .547 4 14.0 23,339 K. Clay J. Johnson
Wed, Aug 29 N at Texas Rangers W 7-5 71-58 .550 4 14.5 18,117 R. Guidry D. Rajsich
Thu, Aug 30 N vs Kansas City Royals L 3-8 71-59 .546 4 15.5 30,717 L. Tiant L. Gura
Fri, Aug 31 N vs Kansas City Royals W 7-3 72-59 .550 4 14.5 35,229 T. John P. Splittorff
Sat, Sep 01 D vs Kansas City Royals L 8-9 72-60 .545 4 14.5 30,130 K. Clay R. Gale
Sun, Sep 02 D vs Kansas City Royals W 6-5 73-60 .549 4 14.5 34,008 C. Hunter C. Chamberlain
Mon, Sep 03 D vs Boston Red Sox W 10-6 74-60 .552 4 15.0 46,298 R. Guidry D. Eckersley
Tue, Sep 04 N vs Boston Red Sox W 3-2 75-60 .556 4 14.5 37,259 L. Tiant M. Torrez
Wed, Sep 05 N vs Boston Red Sox L 0-5 75-61 .551 4 15.0 38,644 T. John B. Stanley
Thu, Sep 06 N at Detroit Tigers W 3-1 76-61 .555 4 15.0 19,196 D. Hood M. Wilcox
Fri, Sep 07 N at Detroit Tigers L 0-6 76-62 .551 4 16.0 28,943 K. Clay B. Robbins
Sat, Sep 08 N at Detroit Tigers W 5-4 77-62 .554 4 16.0 30,069 R. Guidry J. Morris
Sun, Sep 09 D at Detroit Tigers L 1-3 77-63 .550 4 17.0 30,836 T. John M. Chris
Tue, Sep 11 N at Boston Red Sox W 8-3 78-63 .553 4 15.5 35,689 L. Tiant J. Tudor
Wed, Sep 12 N at Boston Red Sox L 2-9 78-64 .549 4 15.5 34,336 C. Hunter C. Rainey
Thu, Sep 13 N at Boston Red Sox W 10-3 79-64 .552 4 15.5 32,474 R. Guidry M. Torrez
Sat, Sep 15 1 D vs Detroit Tigers L 3-4 79-65 .549 T. John J. Morris
Sat, Sep 15 2 D vs Detroit Tigers W 7-1 80-65 .552 4 15.5 30,050 D. Hood M. Chris
Sun, Sep 16 D vs Detroit Tigers L 4-8 80-66 .548 4 16.5 40,192 D. Righetti D. Rozema
Mon, Sep 17 1 N at Cleveland Indians L 1-5 80-67 .544 J. Beattie R. Waits
Mon, Sep 17 2 N at Cleveland Indians L 5-6 80-68 .541 4 18.0 14,063 C. Hunter D. Spillner
Tue, Sep 18 N at Cleveland Indians L 3-16 80-69 .537 4 18.0 8,908 P. Mirabella M. Paxton
Wed, Sep 19 N at Cleveland Indians W 2-0 81-69 .540 4 17.0 8,216 T. John R. Wise
Thu, Sep 20 D at Minnesota Twins L 1-3 81-70 .536 4 18.0 5,357 D. Righetti G. Zahn
Fri, Sep 21 N at Toronto Blue Jays L 2-3 81-71 .533 4 18.5 22,331 R. Guidry T. Underwood
Sat, Sep 22 D at Toronto Blue Jays W 7-4 82-71 .536 4 17.5 37,408 L. Tiant B. Edge
Sun, Sep 23 D at Toronto Blue Jays W 7-5 83-71 .539 4 17.0 28,137 T. John P. Huffman
Tue, Sep 25 N vs Cleveland Indians W 7-5 84-71 .542 4 16.0 15,699 J. Beattie R. Wise
Wed, Sep 26 N vs Cleveland Indians W 6-3 85-71 .545 4 16.0 16,354 R. Guidry M. Paxton
Thu, Sep 27 N vs Cleveland Indians W 5-2 86-71 .548 4 15.5 12,111 D. Righetti R. Waits
Fri, Sep 28 N vs Toronto Blue Jays W 7-3 87-71 .551 4 15.5 17,647 L. Tiant B. Edge
Sat, Sep 29 D vs Toronto Blue Jays W 9-4 88-71 .553 4 14.5 30,016 T. John P. Huffman
Sun, Sep 30 D vs Toronto Blue Jays W 9-2 89-71 .556 4 13.5 28,150 R. Guidry D. Stieb
* Attendance counts are based on figures announced in boxscores.
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