1979 New York Yankees team stats

1979 New York Yankees: 89-71  .556
4th place in A.L. East
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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 Statistics

Catcher                 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 boxscore    Home games are highlighted

Date	D/N	Opponent	Result	Record	Pl	GB	Att	Starter	Starter
									Opponent

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.