• Source: 1979 California Angels season

      • The 1979 California Angels season was their 19th in Major League Baseball. The Angels reached the postseason for the first time by winning the American League West Division with a record of 88–74, three games ahead of the Kansas City Royals in Jim Fregosi's first season as manager. The Angels were defeated by the Baltimore Orioles 3–1 in the 1979 American League Championship Series. Don Baylor had an outstanding season, playing in all 162 games, scoring 120 runs (tops in the American League), hitting 36 home runs and driving in 139 runs (also leading the American League) on his way to being named the American League Most Valuable Player, gaining 20 of 28 first place votes.


      Offseason


      December 4, 1978: Ron Jackson and Danny Goodwin were traded by the Angels to the Minnesota Twins for Dan Ford.
      January 9, 1979: 1979 Major League Baseball draft
      Al Newman was drafted by the Angels in the 3rd round.
      Otis Nixon was drafted by the Angels in the 1st round (4th pick) of the secondary phase, but did not sign.
      January 29, 1979: Bobby Jones was released by the Angels.
      February 3, 1979: Ken Landreaux, Dave Engle, Paul Hartzell, and Brad Havens were traded by the Angels to the Minnesota Twins for Rod Carew.
      March 27, 1979: Willie Davis was signed by the California Angels as a free agent.


      Regular season




      = Season standings

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      = Record vs. opponents

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      = Notable transactions

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      April 19, 1979: Curt Brown was signed as an amateur free agent by the Angels.
      May 4, 1979: Dave Chalk was traded by the Angels to the Texas Rangers for Bert Campaneris.
      July 31, 1979: Terry Humphrey was released by the Angels.


      = Roster

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      = Game log

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      Player stats




      = Batting

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      Starters by position


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


      Other batters


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


      = Pitching

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      Starting pitchers


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


      Other pitchers




      Relief pitchers


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


      ALCS



      The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Angels, three games to one.


      = Postseason game log

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      Awards and honors


      Don Baylor, American League MVP


      Farm system



      LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Salt Lake City


      Notes




      References


      Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.


      External links


      1979 California Angels team at Baseball-Reference
      1979 California Angels at Baseball Almanac

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