The 1979 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 97th season in Major League Baseball, their 22nd season in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their 20th at Candlestick Park. The team finished in fourth place in the National League West with a 71–91 record, 19½ games behind the Cincinnati Reds.

Offseason December 4, 1978: Max Venable was drafted by the Giants from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1978 rule 5 draft.Max Venable at Baseball-Reference December 5, 1978: Darrell Evans was signed as a free agent by the Giants.Darrell Evans at Baseball-Reference February 24, 1979: Bill Bordley was signed as an amateur free agent by the Giants.Bill Bordley at Baseball-Reference

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day starters Vida Blue Jack Clark Darrell Evans Marc Hill Mike Ivie Bill Madlock Roger Metzger Billy North Terry Whitfield

Notable transactions April 1, 1979: Joe Coleman was signed as a free agent by the Giants.Joe Coleman at Baseball-Reference April 21, 1979: Joe Coleman was released by the Giants. June 5, 1979: Scott Garrelts was drafted by the Giants in the 1st round (15th pick) of the 1979 Major League Baseball draft.Scott Garrelts at Baseball-Reference June 13, 1979: John Tamargo was traded by the Giants to the Montreal Expos for a player to be named later and cash. The Expos completed the deal by sending Joe Pettini to the Giants on March 15, 1980.John Tamargo at Baseball-Reference June 17, 1979: Dan Gladden was signed by the Giants as an amateur free agent.Dan Gladden at Baseball-Reference June 28, 1979: Bill Madlock, Lenny Randle and Dave Roberts were traded by the Giants to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Ed Whitson, Fred Breining, and Al Holland.Bill Madlock at Baseball-Reference June 28, 1979: Héctor Cruz was traded by the Giants to the Cincinnati Reds for Pedro Borbón.Pedro Borbón at Baseball-Reference

Roster 1979 San Francisco Giants Roster Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

Coaches (Third Base) (First Base/Third Base) (Bullpen) (First Base) (Hitting) (Pitching)

Player stats

= Indicates team leader Batting

Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI C Dennis Littlejohn 63 193 38 .197 1 13 1B Willie McCovey 117 353 88 .249 15 57 2B Joe Strain 67 257 62 .241 1 12 SS Johnnie LeMaster 108 343 87 .254 3 29 3B 160 562 142 .253 17 70 LF Terry Whitfield 133 394 113 .287 5 44 CF Bill North 142 460 119 .259 5 30 RF 143 527 144 .273 26 86

Other batters 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 Mike Ivie 133 402 115 .286 27 89 Larry Herndon 132 354 91 .257 7 36 Roger Metzger 94 259 65 .251 0 31 Bill Madlock 69 249 65 .261 7 41 63 169 35 .207 3 15 75 154 40 .260 2 13 63 126 30 .238 1 11 55 85 14 .165 0 3 Greg Johnston 42 74 15 .203 1 7 30 60 12 .200 2 6 Héctor Cruz 16 25 3 .120 0 1 Bob Kearney 2 0 0 ---- 0 0

Pitching

Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO 34 237.0 14 14 5.01 138 Bob Knepper 34 207.1 9 12 4.64 123 John Montefusco 22 137.0 3 8 3.94 76 27 120.2 10 9 4.18 85 Ed Whitson 18 100.1 5 8 3.95 62

Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Ed Halicki 33 125.2 5 8 4.58 81 Phil Nastu 25 100.0 3 4 4.32 47

Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO Gary Lavelle 70 7 9 20 2.51 80 Tom Griffin 59 5 6 2 3.91 82 Greg Minton 46 4 3 4 1.81 33 30 4 3 3 4.89 26 Randy Moffitt 28 2 5 2 7.71 16 Dave Roberts 26 0 2 3 2.57 23 5 0 0 0 0.00 0 Ed Plank 4 0 0 0 7.36 1 Al Holland 3 0 0 0 0.00 7

Awards and honors

All-Stars All-Star Game

Jack Clark, Outfield, Reserve

Farm system

References

External links 1979 San Francisco Giants team at Baseball-Reference 1979 San Francisco Giants team page at