1979 California Angels Game-by-Game Results
American League (AL)
Team Record: 88-74
Finished 1st in the AL's West Division
Attendance: 2,523,575, Avg. 31,155
Ballpark: Anaheim Stadium
Won Division
American League Championship Series - Lost to Baltimore Orioles 3-1
Manager: Jim Fregosi (88-74)
Location: Anaheim, California
1979 California Angels StatisticsTeam Record: 88-74
Finished 1st in the AL's West Division
Attendance: 2,523,575, Avg. 31,155
Ballpark: Anaheim Stadium
Won Division
American League Championship Series - Lost to Baltimore Orioles 3-1
Manager: Jim Fregosi (88-74)
Location: Anaheim, California
1979 California Angels Roster
The California Angels of the American League ended the 1979 season with a record of 88 wins and 74 losses, finishing first in the AL's West Division.
The Angels scored 866 runs, most in the league. California conceded 768 runs. Don Baylor walloped 36 home runs for the team, while Willie Aikens, Dan Ford, Bobby Grich and Carney Lansford each added 20 or more also. Don Baylor drove in 139 runs. Brian Downing led hitters with significant playing time by hitting .326. Dave Frost and Nolan Ryan topped the team with 16 wins each, and Dave Frost recorded a 3.57 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
Jim Fregosi coached the team. The 1979 California Angels qualified for the playoffs as a division winner.
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Regular Season Runs For: 866
Regular Season Runs Against: 768
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 4, 1979 | California Angels 4 at Seattle Mariners 5 | L | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | ||
| April 6, 1979 | California Angels 6 at Seattle Mariners 14 | L | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | ||
| April 7, 1979 | California Angels 5 at Seattle Mariners 4 | W | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | ||
| April 8, 1979 | California Angels 7 at Seattle Mariners 5 | W | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2-2 | ||
| April 10, 1979 | Minnesota Twins 8 at California Angels 1 | L | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2-3 | ||
| April 11, 1979 | Minnesota Twins 2 at California Angels 11 | W | 1-1 | 2-2 | 3-3 | ||
| April 12, 1979 | Minnesota Twins 1 at California Angels 7 | W | 2-1 | 2-2 | 4-3 | ||
| April 13, 1979 | California Angels 10 at Oakland Athletics 1 | W | 2-1 | 3-2 | 5-3 | ||
| April 14, 1979 | California Angels 9 at Oakland Athletics 3 | W | 2-1 | 4-2 | 6-3 | ||
| April 15, 1979 | California Angels 8 at Oakland Athletics 1 | W | 2-1 | 5-2 | 7-3 | ||
| April 17, 1979 | California Angels 6 at Minnesota Twins 0 | W | 2-1 | 6-2 | 8-3 | ||
| April 18, 1979 | California Angels 11 at Minnesota Twins 6 | W | 2-1 | 7-2 | 9-3 | ||
| April 19, 1979 | California Angels 6 at Minnesota Twins 4 | W | 2-1 | 8-2 | 10-3 | ||
| April 20, 1979 | Oakland Athletics 4 at California Angels 7 | W | 3-1 | 8-2 | 11-3 | ||
| April 21, 1979 | Oakland Athletics 1 at California Angels 13 | W | 4-1 | 8-2 | 12-3 | ||
| April 22, 1979 | Oakland Athletics 7 at California Angels 6 | L | 4-2 | 8-2 | 12-4 | ||
| April 24, 1979 | Baltimore Orioles 7 at California Angels 2 | L | 4-3 | 8-2 | 12-5 | ||
| April 25, 1979 | Baltimore Orioles 5 at California Angels 2 | L | 4-4 | 8-2 | 12-6 | ||
| April 26, 1979 | Baltimore Orioles 4 at California Angels 2 | L | 4-5 | 8-2 | 12-7 | ||
| April 27, 1979 | Boston Red Sox 6 at California Angels 8 | W | 5-5 | 8-2 | 13-7 | ||
| April 28, 1979 | Boston Red Sox 0 at California Angels 5 | W | 6-5 | 8-2 | 14-7 | ||
| April 29, 1979 | Boston Red Sox 2 at California Angels 0 | L | 6-6 | 8-2 | 14-8 | ||
| April 30, 1979 | New York Yankees 1 at California Angels 2 | W | 7-6 | 8-2 | 15-8 | ||
| May 1, 1979 | New York Yankees 12 at California Angels 8 | L | 7-7 | 8-2 | 15-9 | ||
| May 2, 1979 | New York Yankees 0 at California Angels 1 | W | 8-7 | 8-2 | 16-9 | ||
| May 5, 1979 | California Angels 1 at Baltimore Orioles 9 | L | 8-7 | 8-3 | 16-10 | ||
| May 6, 1979 | California Angels 0 at Baltimore Orioles 6 | L | 8-7 | 8-4 | 16-11 | ||
| May 7, 1979 | California Angels 4 at Boston Red Sox 9 | L | 8-7 | 8-5 | 16-12 | ||
| May 8, 1979 | California Angels 10 at Boston Red Sox 2 | W | 8-7 | 9-5 | 17-12 | ||
| May 9, 1979 | California Angels 8 at Boston Red Sox 9 | L | 8-7 | 9-6 | 17-13 | ||
| May 10, 1979 | California Angels 5 at Boston Red Sox 3 | W | 8-7 | 10-6 | 18-13 | ||
| May 11, 1979 | California Angels 4 at New York Yankees 1 | W | 8-7 | 11-6 | 19-13 | ||
| May 12, 1979 | California Angels 5 at New York Yankees 6 | L | 8-7 | 11-7 | 19-14 | ||
| May 13, 1979 | California Angels 10 at New York Yankees 12 | L | 8-7 | 11-8 | 19-15 | ||
| May 15, 1979 | Milwaukee Brewers 1 at California Angels 2 | W | 9-7 | 11-8 | 20-15 | ||
| May 16, 1979 | Milwaukee Brewers 3 at California Angels 4 | W | 10-7 | 11-8 | 21-15 | ||
| May 17, 1979 | Milwaukee Brewers 5 at California Angels 8 | W | 11-7 | 11-8 | 22-15 | ||
| May 18, 1979 | Chicago White Sox 3 at California Angels 7 | W | 12-7 | 11-8 | 23-15 | ||
| May 19, 1979 | Chicago White Sox 6 at California Angels 10 | W | 13-7 | 11-8 | 24-15 | ||
| May 20, 1979 | Chicago White Sox 0 at California Angels 4 | W | 14-7 | 11-8 | 25-15 | ||
| May 22, 1979 | California Angels 1 at Milwaukee Brewers 7 | L | 14-7 | 11-9 | 25-16 | ||
| May 23, 1979 | California Angels 0 at Milwaukee Brewers 1 | L | 14-7 | 11-10 | 25-17 | ||
| May 24, 1979 | California Angels 6 at Milwaukee Brewers 9 | L | 14-7 | 11-11 | 25-18 | ||
| May 25, 1979 | California Angels 1 at Chicago White Sox 6 | L | 14-7 | 11-12 | 25-19 | ||
| May 26, 1979 | California Angels 8 at Chicago White Sox 4 | W | 14-7 | 12-12 | 26-19 | ||
| May 27, 1979 | California Angels 9 at Chicago White Sox 1 | W | 14-7 | 13-12 | 27-19 | ||
| May 27, 1979 | California Angels 4 at Chicago White Sox 2 | W | 14-7 | 14-12 | 28-19 | ||
| May 29, 1979 | California Angels 6 at Seattle Mariners 4 | W | 14-7 | 15-12 | 29-19 | ||
| May 30, 1979 | California Angels 3 at Seattle Mariners 2 | W | 14-7 | 16-12 | 30-19 | ||
| May 31, 1979 | California Angels 10 at Seattle Mariners 12 | L | 14-7 | 16-13 | 30-20 | ||
| June 1, 1979 | Cleveland Indians 7 at California Angels 4 | L | 14-8 | 16-13 | 30-21 | ||
| June 2, 1979 | Cleveland Indians 2 at California Angels 5 | W | 15-8 | 16-13 | 31-21 | ||
| June 3, 1979 | Cleveland Indians 5 at California Angels 3 | L | 15-9 | 16-13 | 31-22 | ||
| June 4, 1979 | Toronto Blue Jays 2 at California Angels 4 | W | 16-9 | 16-13 | 32-22 | ||
| June 5, 1979 | Toronto Blue Jays 0 at California Angels 3 | W | 17-9 | 16-13 | 33-22 | ||
| June 6, 1979 | Toronto Blue Jays 5 at California Angels 4 | L | 17-10 | 16-13 | 33-23 | ||
| June 8, 1979 | Detroit Tigers 4 at California Angels 6 | W | 18-10 | 16-13 | 34-23 | ||
| June 9, 1979 | Detroit Tigers 1 at California Angels 9 | W | 19-10 | 16-13 | 35-23 | ||
| June 10, 1979 | Detroit Tigers 10 at California Angels 7 | L | 19-11 | 16-13 | 35-24 | ||
| June 11, 1979 | California Angels 9 at Cleveland Indians 4 | W | 19-11 | 17-13 | 36-24 | ||
| June 12, 1979 | California Angels 10 at Cleveland Indians 11 | L | 19-11 | 17-14 | 36-25 | ||
| June 13, 1979 | California Angels 10 at Toronto Blue Jays 2 | W | 19-11 | 18-14 | 37-25 | ||
| June 13, 1979 | California Angels 8 at Toronto Blue Jays 9 | L | 19-11 | 18-15 | 37-26 | ||
| June 14, 1979 | California Angels 10 at Toronto Blue Jays 2 | W | 19-11 | 19-15 | 38-26 | ||
| June 15, 1979 | California Angels 8 at Detroit Tigers 7 | W | 19-11 | 20-15 | 39-26 | ||
| June 16, 1979 | California Angels 4 at Detroit Tigers 2 | W | 19-11 | 21-15 | 40-26 | ||
| June 17, 1979 | California Angels 4 at Detroit Tigers 8 | L | 19-11 | 21-16 | 40-27 | ||
| June 18, 1979 | Texas Rangers 0 at California Angels 5 | W | 20-11 | 21-16 | 41-27 | ||
| June 19, 1979 | Texas Rangers 2 at California Angels 1 | L | 20-12 | 21-16 | 41-28 | ||
| June 20, 1979 | Texas Rangers 4 at California Angels 5 | W | 21-12 | 21-16 | 42-28 | ||
| June 21, 1979 | Texas Rangers 3 at California Angels 2 | L | 21-13 | 21-16 | 42-29 | ||
| June 22, 1979 | Kansas City Royals 9 at California Angels 5 | L | 21-14 | 21-16 | 42-30 | ||
| June 23, 1979 | Kansas City Royals 13 at California Angels 4 | L | 21-15 | 21-16 | 42-31 | ||
| June 24, 1979 | Kansas City Royals 5 at California Angels 2 | L | 21-16 | 21-16 | 42-32 | ||
| June 26, 1979 | California Angels 1 at Texas Rangers 2 | L | 21-16 | 21-17 | 42-33 | ||
| June 27, 1979 | California Angels 2 at Texas Rangers 4 | L | 21-16 | 21-18 | 42-34 | ||
| June 28, 1979 | California Angels 4 at Texas Rangers 14 | L | 21-16 | 21-19 | 42-35 | ||
| June 29, 1979 | California Angels 6 at Kansas City Royals 5 | W | 21-16 | 22-19 | 43-35 | ||
| June 30, 1979 | California Angels 8 at Kansas City Royals 5 | W | 21-16 | 23-19 | 44-35 | ||
| July 1, 1979 | California Angels 14 at Kansas City Royals 2 | W | 21-16 | 24-19 | 45-35 | ||
| July 2, 1979 | Oakland Athletics 3 at California Angels 8 | W | 22-16 | 24-19 | 46-35 | ||
| July 3, 1979 | Oakland Athletics 0 at California Angels 3 | W | 23-16 | 24-19 | 47-35 | ||
| July 4, 1979 | Oakland Athletics 6 at California Angels 17 | W | 24-16 | 24-19 | 48-35 | ||
| July 5, 1979 | Oakland Athletics 3 at California Angels 0 | L | 24-17 | 24-19 | 48-36 | ||
| July 6, 1979 | Baltimore Orioles 3 at California Angels 7 | W | 25-17 | 24-19 | 49-36 | ||
| July 7, 1979 | Baltimore Orioles 1 at California Angels 10 | W | 26-17 | 24-19 | 50-36 | ||
| July 8, 1979 | Baltimore Orioles 3 at California Angels 2 | L | 26-18 | 24-19 | 50-37 | ||
| July 9, 1979 | Boston Red Sox 0 at California Angels 6 | W | 27-18 | 24-19 | 51-37 | ||
| July 10, 1979 | Boston Red Sox 3 at California Angels 4 | W | 28-18 | 24-19 | 52-37 | ||
| July 11, 1979 | Boston Red Sox 9 at California Angels 3 | L | 28-19 | 24-19 | 52-38 | ||
| July 13, 1979 | New York Yankees 1 at California Angels 6 | W | 29-19 | 24-19 | 53-38 | ||
| July 14, 1979 | New York Yankees 7 at California Angels 8 | W | 30-19 | 24-19 | 54-38 | ||
| July 15, 1979 | New York Yankees 4 at California Angels 5 | W | 31-19 | 24-19 | 55-38 | ||
| July 19, 1979 | California Angels 4 at Baltimore Orioles 3 | W | 31-19 | 25-19 | 56-38 | ||
| July 19, 1979 | California Angels 0 at Baltimore Orioles 3 | L | 31-19 | 25-20 | 56-39 | ||
| July 20, 1979 | California Angels 1 at Baltimore Orioles 2 | L | 31-19 | 25-21 | 56-40 | ||
| July 21, 1979 | California Angels 2 at Baltimore Orioles 10 | L | 31-19 | 25-22 | 56-41 | ||
| July 22, 1979 | California Angels 5 at Boston Red Sox 6 | L | 31-19 | 25-23 | 56-42 | ||
| July 23, 1979 | California Angels 9 at Boston Red Sox 2 | W | 31-19 | 26-23 | 57-42 | ||
| July 24, 1979 | California Angels 5 at New York Yankees 6 | L | 31-19 | 26-24 | 57-43 | ||
| July 25, 1979 | California Angels 9 at New York Yankees 5 | W | 31-19 | 27-24 | 58-43 | ||
| July 26, 1979 | California Angels 0 at New York Yankees 2 | L | 31-19 | 27-25 | 58-44 | ||
| July 27, 1979 | Minnesota Twins 3 at California Angels 1 | L | 31-20 | 27-25 | 58-45 | ||
| July 28, 1979 | Minnesota Twins 0 at California Angels 5 | W | 32-20 | 27-25 | 59-45 | ||
| July 29, 1979 | Minnesota Twins 3 at California Angels 9 | W | 33-20 | 27-25 | 60-45 | ||
| July 30, 1979 | Seattle Mariners 8 at California Angels 0 | L | 33-21 | 27-25 | 60-46 | ||
| July 31, 1979 | Seattle Mariners 1 at California Angels 8 | W | 34-21 | 27-25 | 61-46 | ||
| August 1, 1979 | Seattle Mariners 7 at California Angels 6 | L | 34-22 | 27-25 | 61-47 | ||
| August 3, 1979 | California Angels 1 at Minnesota Twins 4 | L | 34-22 | 27-26 | 61-48 | ||
| August 4, 1979 | California Angels 7 at Minnesota Twins 1 | W | 34-22 | 28-26 | 62-48 | ||
| August 5, 1979 | California Angels 11 at Minnesota Twins 7 | W | 34-22 | 29-26 | 63-48 | ||
| August 5, 1979 | California Angels 1 at Minnesota Twins 7 | L | 34-22 | 29-27 | 63-49 | ||
| August 6, 1979 | California Angels 5 at Oakland Athletics 2 | W | 34-22 | 30-27 | 64-49 | ||
| August 7, 1979 | California Angels 5 at Oakland Athletics 9 | L | 34-22 | 30-28 | 64-50 | ||
| August 8, 1979 | California Angels 8 at Oakland Athletics 1 | W | 34-22 | 31-28 | 65-50 | ||
| August 10, 1979 | Seattle Mariners 8 at California Angels 6 | L | 34-23 | 31-28 | 65-51 | ||
| August 11, 1979 | Seattle Mariners 1 at California Angels 8 | W | 35-23 | 31-28 | 66-51 | ||
| August 12, 1979 | Seattle Mariners 3 at California Angels 4 | W | 36-23 | 31-28 | 67-51 | ||
| August 13, 1979 | Detroit Tigers 5 at California Angels 3 | L | 36-24 | 31-28 | 67-52 | ||
| August 14, 1979 | Detroit Tigers 6 at California Angels 3 | L | 36-25 | 31-28 | 67-53 | ||
| August 15, 1979 | Detroit Tigers 6 at California Angels 1 | L | 36-26 | 31-28 | 67-54 | ||
| August 17, 1979 | Toronto Blue Jays 6 at California Angels 5 | L | 36-27 | 31-28 | 67-55 | ||
| August 18, 1979 | Toronto Blue Jays 5 at California Angels 7 | W | 37-27 | 31-28 | 68-55 | ||
| August 19, 1979 | Toronto Blue Jays 2 at California Angels 4 | W | 38-27 | 31-28 | 69-55 | ||
| August 20, 1979 | Cleveland Indians 5 at California Angels 6 | W | 39-27 | 31-28 | 70-55 | ||
| August 21, 1979 | Cleveland Indians 12 at California Angels 7 | L | 39-28 | 31-28 | 70-56 | ||
| August 22, 1979 | Cleveland Indians 13 at California Angels 3 | L | 39-29 | 31-28 | 70-57 | ||
| August 24, 1979 | California Angels 4 at Toronto Blue Jays 6 | L | 39-29 | 31-29 | 70-58 | ||
| August 25, 1979 | California Angels 24 at Toronto Blue Jays 2 | W | 39-29 | 32-29 | 71-58 | ||
| August 26, 1979 | California Angels 3 at Toronto Blue Jays 9 | L | 39-29 | 32-30 | 71-59 | ||
| August 27, 1979 | California Angels 2 at Detroit Tigers 3 | L | 39-29 | 32-31 | 71-60 | ||
| August 28, 1979 | California Angels 2 at Detroit Tigers 12 | L | 39-29 | 32-32 | 71-61 | ||
| August 29, 1979 | California Angels 1 at Detroit Tigers 2 | L | 39-29 | 32-33 | 71-62 | ||
| August 30, 1979 | California Angels 1 at Cleveland Indians 7 | L | 39-29 | 32-34 | 71-63 | ||
| August 31, 1979 | California Angels 9 at Cleveland Indians 8 | W | 39-29 | 33-34 | 72-63 | ||
| September 1, 1979 | California Angels 7 at Cleveland Indians 4 | W | 39-29 | 34-34 | 73-63 | ||
| September 2, 1979 | California Angels 5 at Cleveland Indians 2 | W | 39-29 | 35-34 | 74-63 | ||
| September 3, 1979 | Chicago White Sox 5 at California Angels 6 | W | 40-29 | 35-34 | 75-63 | ||
| September 4, 1979 | Chicago White Sox 10 at California Angels 7 | L | 40-30 | 35-34 | 75-64 | ||
| September 5, 1979 | Chicago White Sox 8 at California Angels 9 | W | 41-30 | 35-34 | 76-64 | ||
| September 6, 1979 | Chicago White Sox 9 at California Angels 10 | W | 42-30 | 35-34 | 77-64 | ||
| September 7, 1979 | Milwaukee Brewers 3 at California Angels 6 | W | 43-30 | 35-34 | 78-64 | ||
| September 8, 1979 | Milwaukee Brewers 2 at California Angels 3 | W | 44-30 | 35-34 | 79-64 | ||
| September 9, 1979 | Milwaukee Brewers 2 at California Angels 5 | W | 45-30 | 35-34 | 80-64 | ||
| September 11, 1979 | California Angels 7 at Chicago White Sox 8 | L | 45-30 | 35-35 | 80-65 | ||
| September 12, 1979 | California Angels 5 at Chicago White Sox 11 | L | 45-30 | 35-36 | 80-66 | ||
| September 14, 1979 | California Angels 8 at Milwaukee Brewers 7 | W | 45-30 | 36-36 | 81-66 | ||
| September 15, 1979 | California Angels 2 at Milwaukee Brewers 3 | L | 45-30 | 36-37 | 81-67 | ||
| September 16, 1979 | California Angels 1 at Milwaukee Brewers 2 | L | 45-30 | 36-38 | 81-68 | ||
| September 17, 1979 | California Angels 4 at Kansas City Royals 16 | L | 45-30 | 36-39 | 81-69 | ||
| September 18, 1979 | California Angels 6 at Kansas City Royals 4 | W | 45-30 | 37-39 | 82-69 | ||
| September 19, 1979 | California Angels 4 at Kansas City Royals 6 | L | 45-30 | 37-40 | 82-70 | ||
| September 20, 1979 | California Angels 11 at Kansas City Royals 6 | W | 45-30 | 38-40 | 83-70 | ||
| September 21, 1979 | Texas Rangers 3 at California Angels 1 | L | 45-31 | 38-40 | 83-71 | ||
| September 22, 1979 | Texas Rangers 1 at California Angels 3 | W | 46-31 | 38-40 | 84-71 | ||
| September 23, 1979 | Texas Rangers 1 at California Angels 6 | W | 47-31 | 38-40 | 85-71 | ||
| September 24, 1979 | Kansas City Royals 3 at California Angels 4 | W | 48-31 | 38-40 | 86-71 | ||
| September 25, 1979 | Kansas City Royals 1 at California Angels 4 | W | 49-31 | 38-40 | 87-71 | ||
| September 26, 1979 | Kansas City Royals 4 at California Angels 0 | L | 49-32 | 38-40 | 87-72 | ||
| September 28, 1979 | California Angels 0 at Texas Rangers 5 | L | 49-32 | 38-41 | 87-73 | ||
| September 29, 1979 | California Angels 3 at Texas Rangers 6 | L | 49-32 | 38-42 | 87-74 | ||
| September 30, 1979 | California Angels 11 at Texas Rangers 5 | W | 49-32 | 39-42 | 88-74 | ||
| October 3, 1979 | California Angels 3 at Baltimore Orioles 6 | L | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | ||
| October 4, 1979 | California Angels 8 at Baltimore Orioles 9 | L | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | ||
| October 5, 1979 | Baltimore Orioles 3 at California Angels 4 | W | 1-0 | 0-2 | 1-2 | ||
| October 6, 1979 | Baltimore Orioles 8 at California Angels 0 | L | 1-1 | 0-2 | 1-3 |
