1979 California League

1979 > Class A > League History
Overall: 700 games, 10 teams, approx. 140 games in season
Attendance: n/a
Other Years: 1978 / 1980
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League Index / Batting Leaders / Pitching Leaders / Other Years: 1978 / 1980

League Standings

Regular Season

North Division

Tm	Aff	W	L	W-L%	GB
Reno Silver Sox	SDP	74	67	.525	--
Stockton Ports	MIL	73	68	.518	1
Lodi Dodgers	LAD	67	72	.482	6
Modesto A's	OAK	66	74	.471	7.5
Santa Clara Padres		47	93	.336	26.5

South Division

Tm	Aff	W	L	W-L%	GB
San Jose Missions	SEA	89	51	.636	--
Visalia Oaks	MIN	86	54	.614	3
Salinas Angels	CAL	69	71	.493	20
Fresno Giants	SFG	66	73	.475	22.5
Bakersfield Outlaws		63	77	.450	26

League Batting

Tm	Aff	BatAge	R/G	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Visalia Oaks	MIN	22.1	6.26	140	5514	4657	876	1278	197	47	115	760	156	53	713	842	.274	.371	.411	.782	1914	41	34	69	35
Reno Silver Sox	SDP	22.3	5.77	141	5601	4728	814	1274	187	52	107	701	162	49	738	965	.269	.371	.399	.770	1886	43	57	35	22
San Jose Missions	SEA	21.0	5.74	140	5296	4607	804	1323	205	40	100	695	276	122	544	782	.287	.364	.414	.778	1908	39	54	52	42
Lodi Dodgers	LAD	21.1	5.70	139	5450	4641	792	1336	228	25	92	686	151	72	658	805	.288	.379	.407	.786	1890	48	57	46	23
Modesto A's	OAK	21.5	5.64	140	5520	4705	790	1280	183	34	82	685	186	68	710	846	.272	.369	.378	.746	1777	30	39	36	20
Bakersfield Outlaws		22.9	5.63	140	5443	4659	788	1295	240	36	109	686	152	58	675	824	.278	.371	.415	.786	1934	36	41	32	21
Fresno Giants	SFG	21.4	5.60	139	5446	4678	779	1220	219	39	118	680	111	40	628	857	.261	.351	.400	.751	1871	47	49	44	36
Santa Clara Padres		22.3	4.94	140	5355	4576	692	1197	183	27	63	615	122	72	682	897	.262	.358	.355	.713	1623	29	31	37	31
Salinas Angels	CAL	21.0	4.65	140	5222	4567	651	1114	167	40	93	555	144	90	560	1043	.244	.328	.359	.687	1640	22	46	27	18
Stockton Ports	MIL	20.9	4.64	141	5326	4631	654	1208	178	56	54	578	142	63	586	843	.261	.346	.358	.704	1660	36	34	39	23
League Totals		21.7	5.46	1400	54173	46449	7640	12525	1987	396	933	6641	1602	687	6494	8704	.270	.361	.390	.751	18103	371	442	417	271

League Pitching

Tm	Aff	PitchAge	R/G	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB
Stockton Ports	MIL	21.4	4.21	73	68	.518	3.57	141	141	105	36	8	20	1216.0	1117	594	483	51	558	21	888	25	8	56	1.377	8.3	0.4	4.1	6.6	1.59
San Jose Missions	SEA	21.7	4.40	89	51	.636	3.71	140	140	109	31	10	29	1211.0	1031	616	499	60	698	26	950	50	8	118	1.428	7.7	0.4	5.2	7.1	1.36
Visalia Oaks	MIN	22.5	5.02	86	54	.614	4.20	140	140	111	29	6	32	1218.0	1280	703	568	79	542	20	834	23	8	90	1.496	9.5	0.6	4.0	6.2	1.54
Salinas Angels	CAL	21.5	5.11	69	71	.493	4.31	140	140	120	20	5	25	1208.0	1265	715	578	100	595	86	818	36	4	75	1.540	9.4	0.7	4.4	6.1	1.37
Reno Silver Sox	SDP	21.3	5.17	74	67	.525	4.42	141	141	107	34	4	24	1213.0	1248	729	596	90	636	18	1005	41	14	106	1.553	9.3	0.7	4.7	7.5	1.58
Fresno Giants	SFG	22.1	5.49	66	73	.475	4.54	139	139	113	26	6	23	1198.0	1253	763	604	88	663	12	948	30	20	114	1.599	9.4	0.7	5.0	7.1	1.43
Lodi Dodgers	LAD	22.0	5.60	67	72	.482	4.85	139	139	113	26	8	23	1185.0	1216	778	639	102	798	27	879	32	19	131	1.700	9.2	0.8	6.1	6.7	1.10
Modesto A's	OAK	20.9	6.07	66	74	.471	5.20	140	140	102	38	2	23	1196.0	1419	850	691	125	533	32	783	38	14	56	1.632	10.7	0.9	4.0	5.9	1.47
Bakersfield Outlaws		23.5	6.45	63	77	.450	5.32	140	140	106	34	5	18	1189.0	1405	903	703	125	620	19	729	30	11	106	1.703	10.6	0.9	4.7	5.5	1.18
Santa Clara Padres		22.6	7.03	47	93	.336	5.74	140	140	120	20	1	11	1179.0	1291	984	752	105	851	10	870	60	14	156	1.817	9.9	0.8	6.5	6.6	1.02
League Totals		22.0	5.45	700	700	.500	4.58	1400	1400	1106	294	55	228	12013.0	12525	7635	6113	925	6494	271	8704	365	120	1008	1.583	9.4	0.7	4.9	6.5	1.34

League Fielding

Tm	Aff	G	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	PB	Managers
Reno Silver Sox	SDP	141	3638	1553	191	126	.965	42	Eddie Watt
Stockton Ports	MIL	141	3648	1482	187	118	.965	22	Lee Sigman
Salinas Angels	CAL	140	3624	1490	192	132	.964	26	Chris Cannizzaro
San Jose Missions	SEA	140	3634	1573	203	128	.962	30	Bob Didier
Lodi Dodgers	LAD	139	3556	1537	210	130	.960	17	Stan Wasiak
Visalia Oaks	MIN	140	3653	1668	221	113	.960	23	Tom Kelly
Fresno Giants	SFG	139	3595	1613	247	118	.955	53	Jack Mull
Modesto A's	OAK	140	3588	1444	243	109	.954	16	Gaylen Pitts
Bakersfield Outlaws		140	3568	1597	278	169	.949	24	Ronald Mihal
Santa Clara Padres		140	3538	1528	326	124	.940	44	Joseph Volpi
League Totals		1400	36042	15485	2298	1267	.957	297

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