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1979 Los Angeles Dodgers (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1978/1980)
79-83, Finished 3rd in NL Western Division
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Scored 739 runs, Allowed 717 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 83-79
Managed by Tommy Lasorda

Ballpark: Dodger Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 2,860,954 (1st of 12)
Park Factors
  (multi-year): Batting - 99, Pitching - 98
  (one-year): Batting - 100, Pitching - 100
  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.

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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.Thu,4/5 vs SDP L (3-4) Yeager Garvey Lopes Cey Russell Baker Monday Smith Hooton  
2.Fri,4/6 vs SDP W (10-1)# Ferguson Garvey Lopes Cey Russell Baker Thomas Smith Sutton  
3.Sat,4/7 vs SDP W (5-2) Yeager Garvey Lopes Cey Russell Baker Monday Smith Messersmith  
4.Sun,4/8 vs SDP W (6-5)# Ferguson Garvey Lopes Cey Russell Baker Thomas Smith Rau  
5.Mon,4/9 at HOU W (2-1) Ferguson Garvey Lopes Cey Russell Baker Monday Smith Welch  
6.Tue,4/10 at HOU L (1-2) Ferguson Garvey Lopes Cey Russell Baker Monday Smith Hooton  
7.Wed,4/11 at HOU L (3-10) Ferguson Garvey Lopes Cey Russell Baker Monday Thomasson Sutton  
8.Thu,4/12 vs ATL L (2-10)# Yeager Garvey Lopes Cey Russell Baker Thomas Thomasson Messersmith  
9.Fri,4/13 vs ATL L (1-2) Ferguson Garvey Lopes Cey Russell Baker Monday Thomasson Rau  
10.Sat,4/14 vs ATL W (6-5) Ferguson Garvey Lopes Cey Russell Baker Monday Thomasson Welch  
11.Sun,4/15 vs ATL L (4-11) Ferguson Garvey Lopes Cey Russell Baker Monday Thomasson Hooton  
12.Mon,4/16 vs HOU L (0-4) Ferguson Garvey Lopes Cey Russell Baker Thomasson Monday Sutton  
13.Tue,4/17 vs HOU W (10-6) Yeager Garvey Lopes Cey Russell Baker Thomasson Joshua Messersmith  
14.Wed,4/18 vs HOU L (0-4) Yeager Garvey Lopes Cey Russell Baker Thomas Thomasson Rau  
15.Fri,4/20 at SFG L (2-3) Ferguson Garvey Lopes Cey Russell Baker Thomasson Monday Welch  
16.Sat,4/21 at SFG W (2-1)# Yeager Garvey Lopes Thomas Russell Baker Thomasson Ferguson Hooton  
17.Sun,4/22 at SFG W (9-2) Yeager Garvey Lopes Thomas Russell Joshua Thomasson Ferguson Sutton  
18.Mon,4/23 at PHI L (3-4)# Yeager Garvey Lopes Cey Russell Baker Thomas Ferguson Messersmith  
19.Tue,4/24 at PHI L (6-7)# Yeager Garvey Lopes Cey Russell Baker Thomas Ferguson Rau  
20.Wed,4/25 at PHI L (4-5) Yeager Garvey Lopes Cey Russell Baker Thomas Thomasson Welch  
21.Sat,4/28 at NYM W (3-1)# Yeager Garvey Lopes Cey Russell Baker Thomas Smith Hooton  
22.Sun,4/29 at NYM W (8-3) Ferguson Garvey Lopes Cey Russell Baker Thomasson Smith Sutton  
23.Sun,4/29 at NYM L (3-6) Yeager Garvey Lopes Cey Russell Baker Thomasson Joshua Messersmith  
24.Mon,4/30 at MON L (4-8) Yeager Garvey Lopes Cey Russell Baker Thomasson Smith Rau  
25.Tue,5/1 at MON L (3-7)# Ferguson Garvey Lopes Cey Russell Baker Thomasson Smith Welch  
26.Thu,5/3 vs PHI W (5-2)# Yeager Garvey Lopes Cey Russell Baker Thomas Ferguson Sutcliffe  
27.Fri,5/4 vs PHI L (2-5)# Yeager Garvey Lopes Cey Russell Baker Thomas Ferguson Sutton  
28.Sat,5/5 vs PHI L (0-11) Yeager Garvey Lopes Cey Russell Baker Thomas Thomasson Messersmith  
29.Sun,5/6 vs PHI L (0-4) Yeager Garvey Lopes Cey Russell Baker Thomasson Ferguson Rau  
30.Mon,5/7 vs NYM W (5-2)# Yeager Garvey Lopes Cey Russell Baker Thomas Smith Hooton  
31.Tue,5/8 vs NYM W (3-2) Ferguson Garvey Lopes Cey Russell Baker Thomasson Smith Sutcliffe  
32.Wed,5/9 vs NYM W (7-2) Ferguson Garvey Lopes Cey Russell Baker Thomasson Smith Sutton  
33.Thu,5/10 vs NYM W (14-1) Yeager Garvey Lopes Cey Russell Thomasson Thomas Smith Messersmith  
34.Fri,5/11 vs MON W (7-0)# Yeager Garvey Lopes Cey Russell Baker Thomasson Ferguson Rau  
35.Sat,5/12 vs MON W (4-3) Ferguson Garvey Lopes Cey Russell Baker Thomasson Joshua Hooton  
36.Sun,5/13 vs MON W (8-2)# Yeager Garvey Lopes Cey Russell Baker Thomas Ferguson Sutcliffe  
37.Tue,5/15 at ATL W (5-4) Yeager Garvey Lopes Cey Russell Baker Thomas Ferguson Sutton  
38.Wed,5/16 at ATL L (2-3) Yeager Garvey Lopes Thomas Russell Baker Thomasson Ferguson Messersmith  
39.Thu,5/17 at ATL L (3-6) Yeager Garvey Lopes Thomas Russell Baker Thomasson Joshua Rau  
40.Fri,5/18 at CIN L (6-7) Yeager Garvey Lopes Thomas Russell Baker Thomasson Joshua Hooton  
41.Sat,5/19 at CIN L (4-5) Yeager Garvey Lopes Thomas Russell Baker Thomasson Joshua Sutcliffe  
42.Sun,5/20 at CIN W (6-4) Yeager Garvey Lopes Thomas Russell Baker Thomasson Joshua Sutton  
43.Mon,5/21 at SDP L (2-3) Ferguson Garvey Lopes Thomas Russell Baker Thomasson Joshua Messersmith  
44.Tue,5/22 at SDP L (6-7)# Yeager Garvey Lopes Martinez Russell Baker Thomas Ferguson Rau  
45.Wed,5/23 at SDP W (4-2)# Ferguson Garvey Lopes Martinez Russell Baker Thomas Smith Hooton  
46.Fri,5/25 vs CIN W (17-6) Ferguson Garvey Lopes Cey Russell Baker Thomasson Smith Sutcliffe  
47.Sat,5/26 vs CIN L (1-3)# Ferguson Garvey Lopes Cey Russell Baker Thomas Smith Sutton  
48.Sun,5/27 vs CIN W (8-7) Ferguson Garvey Lopes Cey Russell Baker Thomasson Smith Messersmith  
49.Mon,5/28 vs CIN L (2-3) Ferguson Garvey Lopes Cey Russell Baker Thomasson Smith Rau  
50.Tue,5/29 vs SFG W (6-5)# Ferguson Garvey Lopes Cey Russell Baker Thomas Smith Hooton  
51.Wed,5/30 vs SFG W (6-5)# Ferguson Garvey Lopes Cey Russell Baker Thomas Smith Sutcliffe  
52.Thu,5/31 vs SFG W (12-10)# Ferguson Garvey Lopes Cey Russell Baker Thomas Smith Sutton  
53.Fri,6/1 at STL L (7-8) Yeager Garvey Lopes Cey Russell Baker Thomasson Smith Messersmith  
54.Sat,6/2 at STL L (5-12) Ferguson Garvey Lopes Cey Russell Baker Thomasson Smith Rau  
55.Sun,6/3 at STL L (4-6) Ferguson Garvey Lopes Thomas Russell Joshua Thomasson Smith Hooton  
56.Mon,6/4 at PIT W (4-2)# Ferguson Garvey Lopes Cey Russell Baker Thomas Smith Sutcliffe  
57.Tue,6/5 at PIT L (1-3) Ferguson Garvey Lopes Cey Russell Baker Thomasson Smith Sutton  
58.Wed,6/6 at PIT L (4-5) Yeager Garvey Lopes Cey Russell Baker Thomasson Smith Reuss  
59.Fri,6/8 at CHC W (11-4) Yeager Garvey Lopes Cey Russell Baker Thomasson Smith Hooton  
60.Sat,6/9 at CHC L (3-5) Ferguson Garvey Lopes Cey Russell Baker Thomasson Smith Sutcliffe  
61.Sun,6/10 at CHC L (3-10) Ferguson Garvey Lopes Cey Martinez Baker Thomasson Smith Sutton  
62.Mon,6/11 vs STL L (7-9)# Ferguson Garvey Lopes Cey Russell Baker Thomas Smith Reuss  
63.Tue,6/12 vs STL W (9-3) Ferguson Garvey Lopes Cey Russell Baker Thomasson Smith Hooton  
64.Wed,6/13 vs STL W (9-8) Ferguson Garvey Lopes Cey Russell Baker Thomasson Smith Sutcliffe  
65.Fri,6/15 vs PIT L (2-6) Ferguson Garvey Lopes Cey Russell Baker Thomasson Smith Sutton  
66.Sat,6/16 vs PIT L (3-6) Ferguson Garvey Lopes Cey Russell Baker Thomasson Smith Welch  
67.Sun,6/17 vs PIT L (1-5) Ferguson Garvey Lopes Cey Russell Baker Thomas Smith Reuss  
68.Mon,6/18 vs CHC W (7-3) Yeager Garvey Lopes Cey Russell Baker Thomasson Smith Hooton  
69.Tue,6/19 vs CHC L (4-7) Ferguson Garvey Lopes Cey Russell Baker Thomasson Smith Sutcliffe  
70.Thu,6/21 at ATL W (6-4)# Yeager Garvey Lopes Cey Russell Baker Smith Ferguson Sutton  
71.Fri,6/22 at ATL L (2-3) Yeager Garvey Lopes Cey Martinez Baker Thomasson Smith Welch  
72.Sat,6/23 at ATL L (3-7) Yeager Garvey Lopes Cey Russell Baker Smith Ferguson Reuss  
73.Sun,6/24 at ATL L (2-4) Ferguson Garvey Lopes Cey Russell Baker Thomas Smith Hooton  
74.Mon,6/25 vs SDP W (4-3) Ferguson Garvey Lopes Cey Russell Baker Thomas Smith Sutcliffe  
75.Tue,6/26 vs SDP L (1-5)# Yeager Garvey Martinez Cey Russell Baker Thomas Ferguson Sutton  
76.Wed,6/27 vs CIN L (1-9)# Yeager Garvey Lopes Cey Russell Baker Thomas Smith Reuss  
77.Thu,6/28 vs CIN L (1-2) Yeager Garvey Lopes Cey Russell Thomasson Thomas Smith Hooton  
78.Fri,6/29 vs ATL L (2-5) Yeager Garvey Lopes Cey Russell Baker Thomas Smith Sutcliffe  
79.Sat,6/30 vs ATL L (4-7) Oates Garvey Lopes Cey Russell Baker Thomas Smith Sutton  
80.Sun,7/1 vs ATL L (1-2) Oates Garvey Lopes Cey Russell Baker Thomas Smith Reuss  
81.Mon,7/2 at SDP W (6-3) Yeager Garvey Lopes Cey Russell Baker Joshua Smith Hooton  
82.Tue,7/3 at SDP L (2-3) Yeager Garvey Lopes Cey Russell Baker Joshua Smith Sutcliffe  
83.Wed,7/4 at SDP L (0-6)# Yeager Garvey Thomas Cey Martinez Baker Smith Ferguson Sutton  
84.Fri,7/6 at MON L (4-6)# Ferguson Garvey Lopes Cey Russell Baker Thomas Smith Reuss  
85.Sat,7/7 at MON L (1-2) Ferguson Garvey Lopes Cey Russell Baker Joshua Smith Hooton  
86.Sun,7/8 at MON W (8-6)# Yeager Garvey Lopes Cey Russell Baker Thomas Ferguson Sutcliffe  
87.Mon,7/9 at MON L (0-3)# Yeager Garvey Lopes Cey Russell Baker Thomas Smith Sutton  
88.Tue,7/10 at NYM W (7-4) Yeager Garvey Thomas Cey Russell Joshua Thomasson Smith Welch  
89.Wed,7/11 at NYM L (3-4)# Yeager Garvey Lopes Martinez Russell Ferguson Joshua Smith Reuss  
90.Thu,7/12 at NYM L (5-12) Yeager Garvey Lopes Cey Russell Joshua Thomas Thomasson Hooton  
91.Fri,7/13 at PHI L (2-3) Yeager Garvey Lopes Cey Russell Joshua Thomas Smith Sutcliffe  
92.Sat,7/14 at PHI L (7-10) Ferguson Garvey Lopes Cey Russell Thomasson Thomas Smith Sutton  
93.Sun,7/15 at PHI L (3-10)# Yeager Garvey Lopes Cey Russell