1979 American League Rookie of the Year Award
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The winners of the 1979 American League Rookie of the Year Award were John Castino of the Minnesota Twins and Alfredo Griffin of the Toronto Blue Jays.
[edit] Award Voting
| Player | Team | Points | Points Share (Max Points) | First Votes | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | W - L | SV | IP | H | HR | BB | SO | ERA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Castino | Minnesota Twins | 7 | 0.250 (28) | 7 | 393 | 49 | 112 | 5 | 52 | 5 | 27 | 72 | 0.285 | 0.331 | 0.397 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
| Alfredo Griffin | Toronto Blue Jays | 7 | 0.250 (28) | 7 | 624 | 81 | 179 | 2 | 31 | 21 | 40 | 59 | 0.287 | 0.333 | 0.364 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
| Mark Clear | California Angels | 5 | 0.179 (28) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -.--- | -.--- | -.--- | 11 - 5 | 14 | 109.0 | 87 | 6 | 68 | 98 | 3.63 | ||
| Ron Davis | New York Yankees | 3 | 0.107 (28) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 14 - 2 | 9 | 85.1 | 84 | 5 | 28 | 43 | 2.85 | ||
| Ross Baumgarten | Chicago White Sox | 3 | 0.107 (28) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -.--- | -.--- | -.--- | 13 - 8 | 0 | 190.2 | 175 | 18 | 83 | 72 | 3.54 | ||
| Pat Putnam | Texas Rangers | 3 | 0.107 (28) | 3 | 426 | 57 | 118 | 18 | 64 | 1 | 23 | 50 | 0.277 | 0.319 | 0.458 | Did not pitch | |||||||||
| Preceded by 1978 | Rookie of the Year Award National 1979 | Succeeded by 1980 |
