1979 San Francisco Giants Roster (40-man)

1978 Season 1980 Season

Record: 71-91-0, Finished 4th in NL_West (Schedule and Results)

Managers: Joe Altobelli (61-79) and Dave Bristol (10-12)

General Manager: H.B. Richardson

Scouting Director: Jack Schwarz

Ballpark: Candlestick Park

Attendance: 1,456,402 (9th of 12)

Park Factors: (Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.)
Multi-year: Batting - 93, Pitching - 94
One-year: Batting - 92, Pitching - 93

Pythagorean W-L: 73-89, 672 Runs, 751 Runs Allowed

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Full-Season Roster & Games by Position

Full-Season Roster & Games by Position
Name	Age		B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary
Rob Andrews	26	us US	R	R	6' 0"	185	Dec 11, 1952	5	75	30	75	55	0	0	0	53	3	0	0	0	0	0	24	5	0.1
Vida Blue	29	us US	B	L	6' 0"	189	Jul 28, 1949	11	37	34	37	34	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	-0.9
Pedro Borbón	32	do DO	R	R	6' 2"	185	Dec 2, 1946	11	30	0	30	30	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.5
Jack Clark	23	us US	R	R	6' 2"	175	Nov 10, 1955	5	143	134	143	140	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	139	140	2	3	3.5	$125,000	All-Star
Joe Coleman	32	us US	R	R	6' 3"	175	Feb 3, 1947	15	5	0	5	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
Héctor Cruz	26	pr PR	R	R	5' 11"	170	Apr 2, 1953	6	16	4	16	8	0	0	0	0	2	0	5	0	1	6	9	0	-0.5
John Curtis	31	us US	L	L	6' 1"	175	Mar 9, 1948	10	29	18	29	27	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1.0
Darrell Evans	32	us US	L	R	6' 2"	200	May 26, 1947	11	160	157	160	159	0	0	0	0	159	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2.6	$287,000
Tom Griffin	31	us US	R	R	6' 3"	210	Feb 22, 1948	11	59	3	59	59	59	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.2
Ed Halicki	28	us US	R	R	6' 7"	220	Oct 4, 1950	6	33	19	33	33	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1.0
Larry Herndon	25	us US	R	R	6' 3"	190	Nov 3, 1953	5	132	81	132	122	0	0	0	0	0	0	39	84	12	122	20	3	0.5
Marc Hill	27	us US	R	R	6' 3"	205	Feb 18, 1952	7	63	54	63	58	0	58	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0.2
Al Holland	26	us US	R	L	5' 11"	207	Aug 16, 1952	2	3	0	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.3
Mike Ivie	26	us US	R	R	6' 3"	205	Aug 8, 1952	7	133	102	133	113	0	0	98	1	4	0	24	0	0	24	26	0	2.9
Greg Johnston	24	us US	L	L	6' 0"	175	Feb 12, 1955	1st	42	9	42	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	1	5	18	27	2	-0.4
Bob Kearney	22	us US	R	R	6' 0"	190	Oct 3, 1956	1st	2	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.0
Bob Knepper	25	us US	L	L	6' 3"	195	May 25, 1954	4	35	34	35	34	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.7
Gary Lavelle	30	us US	B	L	6' 2"	190	Jan 3, 1949	6	70	0	70	70	70	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.9
Johnnie LeMaster	25	us US	R	R	6' 2"	165	Jun 19, 1954	5	108	94	108	106	0	0	0	0	0	106	0	0	0	0	2	5	0.9
Dennis Littlejohn	24	us US	R	R	6' 2"	200	Oct 4, 1954	2	63	62	63	63	0	63	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.2
Bill Madlock	28	us US	R	R	5' 11"	180	Jan 12, 1951	7	69	63	69	64	0	0	5	64	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0.0	$260,000
Willie McCovey HOF	41	us US	L	L	6' 4"	198	Jan 10, 1938	21	117	86	117	89	0	0	89	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	29	0	0.1
Roger Metzger	31	us US	B	R	6' 0"	165	Oct 10, 1947	10	94	73	94	88	0	0	0	10	1	78	0	0	0	0	7	3	0.9
Greg Minton	27	us US	B	R	6' 2"	180	Jul 29, 1951	5	46	0	46	46	46	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.7
Randy Moffitt	30	us US	R	R	6' 3"	190	Oct 13, 1948	8	29	0	29	28	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-1.9	$140,000
John Montefusco	29	us US	R	R	6' 1"	180	May 25, 1950	6	24	22	24	22	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1.4
Phil Nastu	24	us US	L	L	6' 2"	180	Mar 8, 1955	2	25	14	25	25	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.5
Bill North	31	us US	B	R	5' 11"	185	May 15, 1948	9	142	126	142	130	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	130	0	130	14	0	2.6
Ed Plank	27	us US	R	R	6' 1"	205	Apr 9, 1952	2	4	0	4	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-0.1
Dave Roberts	34	us US	L	L	6' 3"	195	Sep 11, 1944	11	26	1	26	26	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.9
Mike Sadek	33	us US	R	R	5' 9"	165	May 30, 1946	6	63	34	63	61	0	60	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	6	3	-0.1
Joe Strain	25	us US	R	R	5' 10"	169	Apr 30, 1954	1st	67	65	67	67	0	0	0	67	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1
John Tamargo	27	us US	B	R	5' 10"	170	Nov 7, 1951	4	30	12	30	17	0	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	0	0.1
Max Venable	22	us US	L	R	5' 10"	185	Jun 6, 1957	1st	55	17	55	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	2	21	25	18	14	-1.0
Terry Whitfield	26	us US	L	R	6' 1"	197	Jan 12, 1953	6	133	93	133	106	0	0	0	0	0	0	105	1	0	106	36	1	1.7
Ed Whitson	24	us US	R	R	6' 3"	195	May 19, 1955	3	18	17	18	18	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.1
Name	Age		B	T	Ht	Wt	DoB	Yrs	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	LF	CF	RF	OF	PH	PR	WAR	Salary

Coaching Staff

Coaching Staff
Name	Age		DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date
Joe Altobelli	47	us US	May 26, 1932	Manager	Apr 4	Sep 5
Dave Bristol	46	us US	Jun 23, 1933	Manager	Sep 6	Sep 30
Larry Shepard	60	us US	Apr 3, 1919	Pitching	Apr 4	Sep 30
Tom Haller	42	us US	Jun 23, 1937	Bullpen	Apr 4	Sep 30
Jim Davenport	45	us US	Aug 17, 1933	First base	Apr 4	Sep 5
Dave Bristol	46	us US	Jun 23, 1933	Third base	Apr 4	Sep 5
Jim Davenport	45	us US	Aug 17, 1933	Third base	Sep 6	Sep 30
Hank Sauer	62	us US	Mar 17, 1917		Sep 6	Sep 30
Salty Parker	66	us US	Jul 8, 1912	Coach	Sep 6	Sep 30
Name	Age		DoB	Role	Start Date	End Date