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1979 California Angels (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1978/1980)
88-74, Finished 1st in AL Western Division
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Scored 866 runs, Allowed 768 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 90-72
Managed by Jim Fregosi

Ballpark: Anaheim Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 2,523,575 (2nd of 14)
Park Factors
  (multi-year): Batting - 96, Pitching - 96
  (one-year): Batting - 92, Pitching - 91
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

Postseason:  Lost AL Championship Series (3-1) to Baltimore Orioles

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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1979 Stats / Schedule / Transactions / Lineups (1978/1980) / Batting Orders / Splits: Bat / Pitch / Gamelogs: Bat / Pitch / Amateur Draft

Lineups are the starting lineups for that game.

Explanation

A # next to the game score indicates the opposing starter was a left hander. Holding your mouse (without clicking) over the game date will show you the name of the opposing starter in most browsers. Clicking on the date will take you to the box score. Clicking on the opposing team's name will take you to their batting order for this game.

Game C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF SP DH
1.Wed,4/4 at SEA L (4-5) Downing Carew Grich Lansford Mulliniks Rudi Miller Ford Tanana Baylor
2.Fri,4/6 at SEA L (6-14) Downing Carew Grich Lansford Mulliniks Rudi Miller Ford Ryan Baylor
3.Sat,4/7 at SEA W (5-4) Downing Carew Grich Lansford Mulliniks Rudi Miller Ford Knapp Baylor
4.Sun,4/8 at SEA W (7-5) Downing Carew Grich Lansford Mulliniks Rudi Miller Ford Aase Baylor
5.Tue,4/10 vs MIN L (1-8)# Downing Carew Grich Lansford Mulliniks Rudi Miller Ford Tanana Baylor
6.Wed,4/11 vs MIN W (11-2) Downing Carew Grich Lansford Mulliniks Rudi Miller Baylor Ryan Aikens
7.Thu,4/12 vs MIN W (7-1) Downing Carew Grich Lansford Mulliniks Rudi Miller Baylor Knapp Aikens
8.Fri,4/13 at OAK W (10-1)# Downing Carew Grich Lansford Mulliniks Rudi Miller Baylor Aase Rettenmund
9.Sat,4/14 at OAK W (9-3) Downing Carew Grich Lansford Mulliniks Rudi Miller Baylor Frost Aikens
10.Sun,4/15 at OAK W (8-1) Downing Carew Grich Lansford Mulliniks Rudi Miller Baylor Tanana Aikens
11.Tue,4/17 at MIN W (6-0) Downing Carew Grich Lansford Mulliniks Rudi Miller Baylor Ryan Aikens
12.Wed,4/18 at MIN W (11-6) Downing Carew Grich Lansford Mulliniks Rudi Miller Baylor Knapp Aikens
13.Thu,4/19 at MIN W (6-4) Downing Carew Grich Lansford Mulliniks Rudi Miller Baylor Aase Aikens
14.Fri,4/20 vs OAK W (7-4) Downing Carew Grich Lansford Mulliniks Rudi Miller Baylor Tanana Aikens
15.Sat,4/21 vs OAK W (13-1) Downing Carew Grich Lansford Mulliniks Rudi Miller Baylor Ryan Aikens
16.Sun,4/22 vs OAK L (6-7) Humphrey Carew Grich Lansford Mulliniks Rudi Ford Baylor Knapp Aikens
17.Tue,4/24 vs BAL L (2-7) Downing Carew Grich Lansford Mulliniks Rudi Ford Baylor Aase Aikens
18.Wed,4/25 vs BAL L (2-5) Downing Carew Grich Lansford Mulliniks Rudi Miller Ford Tanana Baylor
19.Thu,4/26 vs BAL L (2-4) Downing Carew Grich Lansford Ramirez Rudi Miller Ford Ryan Baylor
20.Fri,4/27 vs BOS W (8-6) Downing Carew Grich Lansford Ramirez Rudi Ford Baylor Knapp Aikens
21.Sat,4/28 vs BOS W (5-0) Downing Carew Grich Lansford Ramirez Rudi Ford Baylor Frost Aikens
22.Sun,4/29 vs BOS L (0-2) Downing Carew Grich Lansford Ramirez Rudi Ford Baylor Aase Aikens
23.Mon,4/30 vs NYY W (2-1) Downing Carew Grich Lansford Ramirez Baylor Miller Ford Barr Aikens
24.Tue,5/1 vs NYY L (8-12) Downing Carew Grich Lansford Ramirez Baylor Miller Ford Tanana Aikens
25.Wed,5/2 vs NYY W (1-0)# Humphrey Rudi Anderson Lansford Ramirez Rettenmund Ford Baylor Ryan Downing
26.Sat,5/5 at BAL L (1-9) Downing Carew Grich Lansford Campaneris Rudi Ford Baylor Aase Aikens
27.Sun,5/6 at BAL L (0-6) Humphrey Carew Grich Lansford Campaneris Rudi Miller Ford Tanana Baylor
28.Mon,5/7 at BOS L (4-9) Downing Carew Grich Lansford Campaneris Rudi Ford Baylor Ryan Aikens
29.Tue,5/8 at BOS W (10-2) Downing Carew Grich Lansford Campaneris Rudi Miller Ford Knapp Baylor
30.Wed,5/9 at BOS L (8-9) Downing Carew Grich Lansford Campaneris Rudi Miller Ford Frost Baylor
31.Thu,5/10 at BOS W (5-3) Downing Carew Grich Lansford Campaneris Rudi Miller Ford Aase Baylor
32.Fri,5/11 at NYY W (4-1) Downing Carew Grich Lansford Campaneris Rudi Miller Ford Barr Baylor
33.Sat,5/12 at NYY L (5-6) Downing Carew Grich Lansford Anderson Rudi Miller Ford Miller Baylor
34.Sun,5/13 at NYY L (10-12) Downing Carew Grich Lansford Campaneris Rudi Miller Baylor Knapp Aikens
35.Tue,5/15 vs MIL W (2-1)# Humphrey Carew Grich Lansford Campaneris Rudi Miller Ford Ryan Baylor
36.Wed,5/16 vs MIL W (4-3) Humphrey Carew Grich Lansford Campaneris Rudi Miller Ford Frost Baylor
37.Thu,5/17 vs MIL W (8-5) Downing Carew Grich Lansford Campaneris Rudi Miller Ford Aase Baylor
38.Fri,5/18 vs CHW W (7-3) Downing Carew Grich Lansford Campaneris Rudi Miller Ford Tanana Baylor
39.Sat,5/19 vs CHW W (10-6)# Downing Carew Grich Lansford Campaneris Rudi Rettenmund Ford Knapp Baylor
40.Sun,5/20 vs CHW W (4-0)# Humphrey Carew Grich Lansford Campaneris Rudi Ford Rettenmund Ryan Baylor
41.Tue,5/22 at MIL L (1-7) Downing Carew Grich Lansford Campaneris Rudi Miller Ford Frost Baylor
42.Wed,5/23 at MIL L (0-1)# Anderson Carew Grich Lansford Campaneris Baylor Miller Ford Aase Rettenmund
43.Thu,5/24 at MIL L (6-9) Donohue Carew Grich Lansford Campaneris Baylor Miller Ford Knapp Aikens
44.Fri,5/25 at CHW L (1-6)# Donohue Carew Grich Lansford Campaneris Baylor Miller Ford Ryan Aikens
45.Sat,5/26 at CHW W (8-4) Downing Carew Grich Lansford Campaneris Baylor Miller Ford Tanana Aikens
46.Sun,5/27 at CHW W (4-2) Downing Carew Grich Lansford Campaneris Baylor Miller Ford Frost Aikens
47.Sun,5/27 at CHW W (9-1)# Donohue Carew Thon Lansford Anderson Baylor Miller Ford Aase Rettenmund
48.Tue,5/29 at SEA W (6-4) Downing Carew Grich Lansford Campaneris Baylor Miller Ford Barr Aikens
49.Wed,5/30 at SEA W (3-2)# Downing Carew Grich Lansford Campaneris Baylor Miller Ford Ryan Rettenmund
50.Thu,5/31 at SEA L (10-12) Downing Carew Grich Lansford Campaneris Baylor Miller Ford Tanana Aikens
51.Fri,6/1 vs CLE L (4-7) Downing Carew Grich Lansford Campaneris Baylor Miller Ford Frost Aikens
52.Sat,6/2 vs CLE W (5-2) Downing Aikens Grich Lansford Campaneris Baylor Ford Davis Aase Rudi
53.Sun,6/3 vs CLE L (3-5) Downing Aikens Grich Lansford Campaneris Baylor Ford Davis Barr Rudi
54.Mon,6/4 vs TOR W (4-2) Downing Aikens Grich Lansford Campaneris Baylor Ford Davis Knapp Rettenmund
55.Tue,6/5 vs TOR W (3-0)# Donohue Aikens Grich Lansford Campaneris Baylor Ford Rettenmund Tanana Downing
56.Wed,6/6 vs TOR L (4-5) Donohue Aikens Grich Lansford Campaneris Baylor Harlow Ford Frost Downing
57.Fri,6/8 vs DET W (6-4) Downing Aikens Grich Lansford Campaneris Baylor Harlow Ford Aase Davis
58.Sat,6/9 vs DET W (9-1) Downing Aikens Grich Lansford Campaneris Baylor Harlow Ford Ryan Davis
59.Sun,6/10 vs DET L (7-10) Downing Aikens Grich Lansford Anderson Baylor Harlow Ford Tanana Davis
60.Mon,6/11 at CLE W (9-4) Donohue Aikens Grich Lansford Campaneris Baylor Harlow Ford Barr Davis
61.Tue,6/12 at CLE L (10-11) Donohue Aikens Grich Lansford Thon Baylor Harlow Ford Frost Downing
62.Wed,6/13 at TOR L (8-9)# Donohue Aikens Grich Lansford Campaneris Baylor Harlow Ford Eddy Downing
63.Wed,6/13 at TOR W (10-2)# Donohue Aikens Grich Lansford Campaneris Baylor Harlow Ford Aase Downing
64.Thu,6/14 at TOR W (10-2) Donohue Aikens Grich Lansford Campaneris Baylor Harlow Ford Ryan Downing
65.Fri,6/15 at DET W (8-7) Donohue Aikens Grich Lansford Campaneris Baylor Harlow Ford Barr Downing
66.Sat,6/16 at DET W (4-2) Donohue Aikens Grich Lansford Campaneris Baylor Harlow Ford Frost Downing
67.Sun,6/17 at DET L (4-8)# Donohue Aikens Grich Lansford Thon Baylor Harlow Ford Aase Downing
68.Mon,6/18 vs TEX W (5-0) Donohue Aikens Grich Lansford Campaneris Baylor Harlow Ford Ryan Downing
69.Tue,6/19 vs TEX L (1-2)# Donohue Aikens Grich Lansford Campaneris Baylor Harlow Ford Barr Downing
70.Wed,6/20 vs TEX W (5-4)# Donohue Hampton Grich Anderson Campaneris Baylor Ford Rettenmund Frost Downing
71.Thu,6/21 vs TEX L (2-3) Donohue Aikens Grich Lansford Campaneris Baylor Harlow Ford Aase Downing
72.Fri,6/22 vs KCR L (5-9) Donohue Aikens Grich Lansford Campaneris Baylor Harlow Ford Ryan Downing
73.Sat,6/23 vs KCR L (4-13)# Donohue Aikens Grich Lansford Campaneris Baylor Ford Rudi Barr Downing
74.Sun,6/24 vs KCR L (2-5) Downing Aikens Grich Lansford Campaneris Baylor Harlow Ford Frost Rudi
75.Tue,6/26 at TEX L (1-2)# Downing Aikens Grich Lansford Anderson Baylor Ford Rudi Aase Rettenmund
76.Wed,6/27 at TEX L (2-4) Downing Aikens Grich Lansford Anderson Rudi Harlow Ford Ryan Baylor
77.Thu,6/28 at TEX L (4-14) Downing Aikens Grich Lansford Anderson Rudi Harlow Ford Barr Baylor
78.Fri,6/29 at KCR W (6-5) Downing Aikens Grich Lansford Anderson Rudi Harlow Ford Frost Baylor
79.Sat,6/30 at KCR W (8-5) Downing Aikens Grich Lansford Anderson Rudi Harlow Ford Aase Baylor
80.Sun,7/1 at KCR W (14-2)# Downing Aikens Grich Lansford Anderson Rudi Ford Rettenmund Ryan Baylor
81.Mon,7/2 vs OAK W (8-3) Downing Aikens Grich Lansford Anderson Rudi Harlow Ford Barr Baylor
82.Tue,7/3 vs OAK W (3-0) Downing Aikens Grich Lansford Anderson Rudi Harlow Ford Frost Baylor
83.Wed,7/4 vs OAK W (17-6) Downing Aikens Grich Lansford Anderson Rudi Harlow Ford Aase Baylor
84.Thu,7/5 vs OAK L (0-3) Downing Aikens Thon Lansford Anderson Rudi Harlow Ford Ryan Baylor
85.Fri,7/6 vs BAL W (7-3) Downing Aikens Grich Anderson Campaneris Rudi Harlow Ford Barr Baylor
86.Sat,7/7 vs BAL W (10-1) Downing Aikens Grich Anderson Campaneris Rudi Harlow Ford Frost Baylor
87.Sun,7/8 vs BAL L (2-3)# Donohue Aikens Grich Lansford Anderson Baylor Ford Rudi Aase Downing
88.Mon,7/9 vs BOS W (6-0) Downing Aikens Grich Lansford Anderson Rudi Miller Ford Ryan Baylor
89.Tue,7/10 vs