1979 Toronto Blue Jays Roster

American League (AL)
Team Record: 53-109
Finished 7th in the AL's East Division
Attendance: 1,431,659, Avg. 18,593
Ballpark: Exhibition Stadium
Manager: Roy Hartsfield (53-109)
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1979 Toronto Blue Jays Statistics
1979 Toronto Blue Jays Results

The Toronto Blue Jays of the American League ended the 1979 season with a record of 53 wins and 109 losses, finishing seventh in the AL's East Division.

The Blue Jays scored 613 runs and allowed 862 runs, most in the circuit. John Mayberry led Toronto with 21 home runs, while Roy Howell and Otto Velez walloped 20 or more also. John Mayberry drove in 74 runs. Alfredo Griffin paced all regular batters by hitting .287. Tom Underwood topped the team with 9 wins and a team-best 3.69 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.

Roy Hartsfield coached the team.

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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Danny Ainge2BRRMarch 17, 19596'4"175Eugene, OR USA
Bob BailorRFRRJuly 10, 19515'11"170Connellsville, PA USA
Rick BosettiCFRRAugust 5, 19535'11"185Redding, CA USA
Bobby BrownRFBRMay 25, 19546'2"190Norfolk, VA USA
Tom BuskeyPRRFebruary 20, 19476'3"200Harrisburg, PA USA
Joe CannonRFLRJuly 13, 19536'3"193Camp LeJeune, NC USA
Rico CartyPRRSeptember 1, 19396'3"200San Pedro de Macoris, Sa D.R.
Rick CeroneCRRMay 19, 19545'11"192Newark, NJ USA
Jim ClancyPRRDecember 18, 19556'4"220Chicago, IL USA
Bob DavisCRRMarch 1, 19526'0"180Pryor, OK USA
Butch EdgePRRJuly 18, 19566'3"203Houston, TX USA
Dave FreislebenPRROctober 31, 19515'11"195Coraopolis, PA USA
Jerry GarvinPLLOctober 21, 19556'3"195Oakland, CA USA
Luis GomezIFRRAugust 19, 19515'9"150Guadalajara, Ja Mexico
Alfredo GriffinSSBROctober 6, 19575'11"160Santo Domingo, Di D.R.
Steve GrilliPRRMay 2, 19496'2"170Brooklyn, NY USA
Pete HernandezPRRApril 4, 19596'1"160La Romana, La D.R.
Roy Howell3BLRDecember 18, 19536'1"190Lompoc, CA USA
Phil HuffmanPRRJune 20, 19586'2"180Freeport, TX USA
Jesse JeffersonPRRMarch 3, 19496'3"188Midlothian, VA USA
Tim Johnson2BLRJuly 22, 19496'1"170Grand Forks, ND USA
Craig Kusick1BRRSeptember 30, 19486'3"210Milwaukee, WI USA
Dave LemanczykPRRAugust 17, 19506'4"235Syracuse, NY USA
Mark LemongelloPRRJuly 21, 19556'1"180Jersey City, NJ USA
Steve LuebberPRRJuly 9, 19496'3"185Clinton, MO USA
John Mayberry1BLLFebruary 18, 19496'3"215Detroit, MI USA
Dave McKay2BBRMarch 14, 19506'1"195Vancouver, BC CAN
Dyar MillerPRRMay 29, 19466'1"195Batesville, IN USA
Balor MoorePLLJanuary 25, 19516'2"178Smithville, TX USA
Tom MurphyPRRDecember 30, 19456'3"185Cleveland, OH USA
Bob Robertson1BRROctober 2, 19466'1"195Frostburg, MD USA
Tony Solaita1BLLJanuary 15, 19476'0"210Nuuuli, American Samoa
Dave StiebPRRJuly 22, 19576'0"185Santa Ana, CA USA
Jackson ToddPRRNovember 20, 19516'2"180Tulsa, OK USA
Tom UnderwoodPRLDecember 22, 19535'11"170Kokomo, IN USA
Otto VelezLFRRNovember 29, 19506'0"170Ponce, P.R.
Ted WilbornLFBRDecember 16, 19586'0"165Waco, TX USA
Mike WillisPLLDecember 26, 19506'2"205Oklahoma City, OK USA
Al WoodsLFLLAugust 8, 19536'3"190Oakland, CA USA



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