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1979 Toronto Blue Jays Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played
(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1978 / 1980)
53-109, Finished 7th in AL East
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Scored 613 runs, Allowed 862 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 57-105
Manager: Roy Hartsfield (53-109)
Ballpark: Exhibition Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,431,651 (9th of 14)
Park Factors  Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
  multi-year:
Batting - 100, Pitching - 102;   one-year: Batting - 103, Pitching - 105
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1978 / 1980 Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played

Team Roster & Games By Position

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Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
Danny Ainge 20 R R 6' 4" 175 Mar 17, 1959 1st 87 86 87 86 0 0 0 86 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Bob Bailor 27 R R 5' 11" 170 Jul 10, 1951 5 130 107 130 124 0 0 0 0 10 0 4 5 113 118 0 5 7
Rick Bosetti 25 R R 5' 11" 185 Aug 5, 1953 4 162 162 162 162 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 162 0 162 0 0 0
Bobby Brown 25 B R 6' 1" 205 May 24, 1954 1st 4 3 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 4 0 0 0
Tom Buskey 32 R R 6' 3" 220 Feb 20, 1947 7 44 0 44 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Joe Cannon 25 L R 6' 3" 193 Jul 13, 1953 3 61 33 61 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 40 50 0 1 16
Rico Carty 39 R R 6' 3" 200 Sep 1, 1939 15 132 122 132 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 122 10 0
Rick Cerone 25 R R 5' 11" 192 May 19, 1954 5 136 133 136 136 0 136 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Jim Clancy 23 R R 6' 4" 220 Dec 18, 1955 3 12 0 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bob Davis 27 R R 6' 0" 180 Mar 1, 1952 6 32 29 32 32 0 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Butch Edge 22 R R 6' 3" 203 Jul 18, 1956 1st 9 0 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dave Freisleben 27 R R 5' 11" 200 Oct 31, 1951 6 42 0 42 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jerry Garvin 23 L L 6' 3" 195 Oct 21, 1955 3 8 0 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Luis Gomez 27 R R 5' 9" 150 Aug 19, 1951 6 59 42 59 56 0 0 0 20 22 15 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
Alfredo Griffin 21 B R 5' 11" 165 Oct 6, 1957 4 153 153 153 153 0 0 0 0 0 153 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Steve Grilli 30 R R 6' 2" 170 May 2, 1949 4 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pedro Hernandez 20 R R 6' 1" 160 Apr 4, 1959 1st 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Roy Howell 25 L R 6' 1" 190 Dec 18, 1953 6 138 135 138 133 0 0 0 0 133 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0
Phil Huffman 21 R R 6' 2" 180 Jun 20, 1958 1st 31 0 31 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jesse Jefferson 30 R R 6' 3" 195 Mar 3, 1949 7 34 0 34 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tim Johnson 29 L R 6' 1" 170 Jul 22, 1949 7 43 24 43 40 0 0 7 25 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8
Craig Kusick 30 R R 6' 3" 232 Sep 30, 1948 7 24 18 23 21 1 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
Dave Lemanczyk 28 R R 6' 4" 235 Aug 17, 1950 7 22 0 22 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 All-Star
Mark Lemongello 23 R R 6' 1" 180 Jul 21, 1955 4 18 0 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Steve Luebber 29 R R 6' 3" 195 Jul 9, 1949 4 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
John Mayberry 30 L L 6' 3" 220 Feb 18, 1949 12 137 129 137 135 0 0 135 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Dave McKay 29 B R 6' 1" 195 Mar 14, 1950 5 47 45 47 47 0 0 0 46 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Dyar Miller 33 R R 6' 1" 195 May 29, 1946 5 10 0 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Balor Moore 28 L L 6' 2" 184 Jan 25, 1951 7 34 0 34 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tom Murphy 33 R R 6' 3" 185 Dec 30, 1945 12 10 0 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bob Robertson 32 R R 6' 1" 210 Oct 2, 1946 11 15 6 15 9 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0
Tony Solaita 32 L L 6' 0" 215 Jan 15, 1947 7 36 30 36 6 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 5 0
Dave Stieb 21 R R 6' 1" 195 Jul 22, 1957 1st 20 0 2 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Jackson Todd 27 R R 6' 2" 180 Nov 20, 1951 2 12 0 12 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tom Underwood 25 R L 5' 11" 170 Dec 22, 1953 6 33 0 33 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Otto Velez 28 R R 6' 0" 195 Nov 29, 1950 7 99 77 99 78 0 0 6 0 0 0 43 0 35 73 9 21 0
Ted Wilborn 20 B R 6' 0" 170 Dec 16, 1958 1st 22 2 22 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 2 7 0 0 15
Mike Willis 28 L L 6' 2" 210 Dec 26, 1950 3 17 0 17 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Al Woods 25 L L 6' 3" 195 Aug 8, 1953 3 132 122 132 127 0 0 0 0 0 0 127 0 0 127 0 5 1
Age B T Ht Wt DoB Yrs G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR

1978 / 1980 Team Roster, Payroll, Games Played