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1979 Toronto Blue Jays (Franchise Encyclopedia: 1978/1980)
53-109, Finished 7th in AL Eastern Division
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Scored 613 runs, Allowed 862 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 57-105
Managed by Roy Hartsfield

Ballpark: Exhibition Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,431,651 (9th of 14)
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Batting - 100, Pitching - 102
  (one-year): Batting - 103, Pitching - 105
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Franchise Encyclopedia: 1979 Stats / Schedule / Transactions (1978/1980) / Lineups / Batting Orders / SplitsBat / Pitch / GamelogsBat / Pitch / Amateur Draft

Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.

November 2, 1978

Rico Carty granted Free Agency.

Joe Coleman granted Free Agency.

November 3, 1978

Traded a player to be named later to the Cleveland Indians. Received Dave Freisleben. The Toronto Blue Jays sent Sheldon Mallory (March 27, 1979) to the Cleveland Indians to complete the trade.

November 24, 1978

Signed Toby Hernandez as an amateur free agent.

Signed Fred Manrique as an amateur free agent.

November 27, 1978

Traded Alan Ashby to the Houston Astros. Received Joe Cannon, Pedro Hernandez, and Mark Lemongello.

Signed Jose Escobar as an amateur free agent.

December 2, 1978

Willie Horton granted Free Agency.

Released Bill Singer.

December 4, 1978

Traded Gary Woods to the Houston Astros. Received Don Pisker (minors).

Drafted Bob Davis from the San Diego Padres in the 1978 rule 5 draft.

Drafted Ted Wilborn from the New York Yankees in the 1978 rule 5 draft.

December 5, 1978

Traded Victor Cruz to the Cleveland Indians. Received Alfredo Griffin and Phil Lansford (minors).

1979

Signed Luis Leal as an amateur free agent.

January 4, 1979

Signed Chuck Scrivener as a free agent.

January 9, 1979

Drafted Mark Eichhorn in the 2nd round of the 1979 amateur draft. Player signed May 18, 1979.

Drafted Jeff Moronko in the 5th round of the 1979 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

January 11, 1979

Signed Rico Carty as a free agent.

January 23, 1979

Sold Sam Ewing to the Nippon Ham Fighters (Japan Pacific).

March 17, 1979

Signed Steve Luebber as a free agent.

March 25, 1979

Selected Bobby Brown off waivers from the New York Mets.

March 29, 1979

Released Jeff Byrd.

Released Don Kirkwood.

April 6, 1979 (Standings)

Signed Mike Sember as a free agent.

April 7, 1979 (Standings)

Sold Mike Stanton to the Maracaibo (Inter-American).

April 13, 1979 (Standings)

Signed Jackson Todd as a free agent.

April 19, 1979 (Standings)

Sold Bobby Brown to the New York Yankees.

April 23, 1979 (Standings)

Signed Bob Robertson as a free agent.

April 24, 1979 (Standings)

Signed Tony Fernandez as an amateur free agent.

May 12, 1979 (Standings)

Released Tom Murphy.

June 5, 1979 (Standings)

Drafted Ron Shepherd in the 2nd round of the 1979 amateur draft.

Drafted Ron Romanick in the 3rd round of the 1979 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

Drafted Andre Robertson in the 4th round of the 1979 amateur draft.

Drafted Jeff Robinson in the 17th round of the 1979 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

June 6, 1979 (Standings)

Purchased Dyar Miller from the California Angels.

June 22, 1979 (Standings)

Signed Steve Senteney as an amateur free agent.

June 27, 1979 (Standings)

Released Bob Robertson.

July 25, 1979 (Standings)

Purchased Craig Kusick from the Minnesota Twins.

July 30, 1979 (Standings)

Traded a player to be named later to the Montreal Expos. Received Tony Solaita. The Toronto Blue Jays sent Dyar Miller (October 24, 1979) to the Montreal Expos to complete the trade.

October 22, 1979

Released Dave Freisleben.

Released Craig Kusick.

November 1, 1979

Traded Tom Underwood, Rick Cerone, and Ted Wilborn to the New York Yankees. Received Chris Chambliss, Damaso Garcia, and Paul Mirabella.

Tim Johnson granted Free Agency.

Tony Solaita granted Free Agency.

November 5, 1979

Released Dave McKay.

Purchased Domingo Ramos from the Texas Rangers.

December 3, 1979

Drafted Mike Macha from the Atlanta Braves in the 1979 rule 5 draft.

December 4, 1979

Drafted Mitch Webster from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1979 minor league draft.

December 5, 1979

Traded Chris Chambliss and Luis Gomez to the Atlanta Braves. Received Barry Bonnell, Pat Rockett, and Joey McLaughlin.

December 10, 1979

Sold Andre Robertson to the New York Yankees.

January 8, 1980

Released Dale Mohorcic.

January 10, 1980

Signed Jack Kucek as a free agent.

January 11, 1980

Drafted Roger Samuels in the 2nd round of the 1980 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.

March 17, 1980

Traded Mark Wiley to the California Angels. Received Mike Barlow.

March 29, 1980

Released Rico Carty.

Released Steve Luebber.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

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