1979 Oakland Athletics Game-by-Game Results
American League (AL)
Team Record: 54-108
Finished 7th in the AL's West Division
Attendance: 306,763, Avg. 3,984
Ballpark: Oakland Coliseum
Manager: Jim Marshall (54-108)
Location: Oakland, California
1979 Oakland Athletics StatisticsTeam Record: 54-108
Finished 7th in the AL's West Division
Attendance: 306,763, Avg. 3,984
Ballpark: Oakland Coliseum
Manager: Jim Marshall (54-108)
Location: Oakland, California
1979 Oakland Athletics Roster
The Oakland Athletics of the American League ended the 1979 season with a record of 54 wins and 108 losses, finishing seventh in the AL's West Division.
The Athletics scored 573 runs, worst in the league, and allowed 860 runs. Jeff Newman led Oakland with 22 home runs, while Dave Revering walloped 20 or more, too. Dave Revering drove in 77 runs and topped all qualifying hitters on the roster by hitting .288. Rick Langford paced the squad with 12 wins, and Steve McCatty recorded a 4.22 ERA, best among regularly-used pitchers.
Jim Marshall coached the team.
Click on column headings to sort.
Regular Season Runs For: 573
Regular Season Runs Against: 860
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 6, 1979 | Minnesota Twins 5 at Oakland Athletics 3 | L | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | ||
| April 7, 1979 | Minnesota Twins 3 at Oakland Athletics 1 | L | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | ||
| April 8, 1979 | Minnesota Twins 3 at Oakland Athletics 1 | L | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-3 | ||
| April 9, 1979 | Oakland Athletics 2 at Seattle Mariners 5 | L | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-4 | ||
| April 10, 1979 | Oakland Athletics 1 at Seattle Mariners 4 | L | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-5 | ||
| April 11, 1979 | Oakland Athletics 14 at Seattle Mariners 7 | W | 0-3 | 1-2 | 1-5 | ||
| April 12, 1979 | Oakland Athletics 3 at Seattle Mariners 4 | L | 0-3 | 1-3 | 1-6 | ||
| April 13, 1979 | California Angels 10 at Oakland Athletics 1 | L | 0-4 | 1-3 | 1-7 | ||
| April 14, 1979 | California Angels 9 at Oakland Athletics 3 | L | 0-5 | 1-3 | 1-8 | ||
| April 15, 1979 | California Angels 8 at Oakland Athletics 1 | L | 0-6 | 1-3 | 1-9 | ||
| April 16, 1979 | Seattle Mariners 2 at Oakland Athletics 4 | W | 1-6 | 1-3 | 2-9 | ||
| April 17, 1979 | Seattle Mariners 5 at Oakland Athletics 6 | W | 2-6 | 1-3 | 3-9 | ||
| April 18, 1979 | Seattle Mariners 2 at Oakland Athletics 5 | W | 3-6 | 1-3 | 4-9 | ||
| April 20, 1979 | Oakland Athletics 4 at California Angels 7 | L | 3-6 | 1-4 | 4-10 | ||
| April 21, 1979 | Oakland Athletics 1 at California Angels 13 | L | 3-6 | 1-5 | 4-11 | ||
| April 22, 1979 | Oakland Athletics 7 at California Angels 6 | W | 3-6 | 2-5 | 5-11 | ||
| April 24, 1979 | New York Yankees 3 at Oakland Athletics 1 | L | 3-7 | 2-5 | 5-12 | ||
| April 25, 1979 | New York Yankees 0 at Oakland Athletics 1 | W | 4-7 | 2-5 | 6-12 | ||
| April 27, 1979 | Baltimore Orioles 7 at Oakland Athletics 1 | L | 4-8 | 2-5 | 6-13 | ||
| April 28, 1979 | Baltimore Orioles 5 at Oakland Athletics 8 | W | 5-8 | 2-5 | 7-13 | ||
| April 29, 1979 | Baltimore Orioles 13 at Oakland Athletics 1 | L | 5-9 | 2-5 | 7-14 | ||
| April 30, 1979 | Boston Red Sox 4 at Oakland Athletics 5 | W | 6-9 | 2-5 | 8-14 | ||
| May 1, 1979 | Boston Red Sox 5 at Oakland Athletics 7 | W | 7-9 | 2-5 | 9-14 | ||
| May 2, 1979 | Boston Red Sox 2 at Oakland Athletics 1 | L | 7-10 | 2-5 | 9-15 | ||
| May 4, 1979 | Oakland Athletics 11 at New York Yankees 5 | W | 7-10 | 3-5 | 10-15 | ||
| May 5, 1979 | Oakland Athletics 4 at New York Yankees 5 | L | 7-10 | 3-6 | 10-16 | ||
| May 6, 1979 | Oakland Athletics 5 at New York Yankees 6 | L | 7-10 | 3-7 | 10-17 | ||
| May 7, 1979 | Oakland Athletics 5 at Baltimore Orioles 3 | W | 7-10 | 4-7 | 11-17 | ||
| May 8, 1979 | Oakland Athletics 2 at Baltimore Orioles 8 | L | 7-10 | 4-8 | 11-18 | ||
| May 9, 1979 | Oakland Athletics 4 at Baltimore Orioles 2 | W | 7-10 | 5-8 | 12-18 | ||
| May 10, 1979 | Oakland Athletics 1 at Baltimore Orioles 3 | L | 7-10 | 5-9 | 12-19 | ||
| May 11, 1979 | Oakland Athletics 2 at Boston Red Sox 11 | L | 7-10 | 5-10 | 12-20 | ||
| May 12, 1979 | Oakland Athletics 2 at Boston Red Sox 8 | L | 7-10 | 5-11 | 12-21 | ||
| May 13, 1979 | Oakland Athletics 2 at Boston Red Sox 8 | L | 7-10 | 5-12 | 12-22 | ||
| May 15, 1979 | Chicago White Sox 2 at Oakland Athletics 1 | L | 7-11 | 5-12 | 12-23 | ||
| May 16, 1979 | Chicago White Sox 3 at Oakland Athletics 1 | L | 7-12 | 5-12 | 12-24 | ||
| May 17, 1979 | Chicago White Sox 5 at Oakland Athletics 1 | L | 7-13 | 5-12 | 12-25 | ||
| May 18, 1979 | Milwaukee Brewers 8 at Oakland Athletics 0 | L | 7-14 | 5-12 | 12-26 | ||
| May 19, 1979 | Milwaukee Brewers 4 at Oakland Athletics 12 | W | 8-14 | 5-12 | 13-26 | ||
| May 20, 1979 | Milwaukee Brewers 1 at Oakland Athletics 2 | W | 9-14 | 5-12 | 14-26 | ||
| May 20, 1979 | Milwaukee Brewers 6 at Oakland Athletics 7 | W | 10-14 | 5-12 | 15-26 | ||
| May 22, 1979 | Oakland Athletics 4 at Chicago White Sox 5 | L | 10-14 | 5-13 | 15-27 | ||
| May 23, 1979 | Oakland Athletics 1 at Chicago White Sox 6 | L | 10-14 | 5-14 | 15-28 | ||
| May 24, 1979 | Oakland Athletics 1 at Chicago White Sox 10 | L | 10-14 | 5-15 | 15-29 | ||
| May 25, 1979 | Oakland Athletics 2 at Milwaukee Brewers 3 | L | 10-14 | 5-16 | 15-30 | ||
| May 26, 1979 | Oakland Athletics 4 at Milwaukee Brewers 8 | L | 10-14 | 5-17 | 15-31 | ||
| May 27, 1979 | Oakland Athletics 2 at Milwaukee Brewers 1 | W | 10-14 | 6-17 | 16-31 | ||
| May 28, 1979 | Oakland Athletics 7 at Minnesota Twins 10 | L | 10-14 | 6-18 | 16-32 | ||
| May 30, 1979 | Oakland Athletics 5 at Minnesota Twins 4 | W | 10-14 | 7-18 | 17-32 | ||
| May 31, 1979 | Oakland Athletics 2 at Minnesota Twins 13 | L | 10-14 | 7-19 | 17-33 | ||
| June 1, 1979 | Detroit Tigers 2 at Oakland Athletics 3 | W | 11-14 | 7-19 | 18-33 | ||
| June 2, 1979 | Detroit Tigers 9 at Oakland Athletics 3 | L | 11-15 | 7-19 | 18-34 | ||
| June 3, 1979 | Detroit Tigers 2 at Oakland Athletics 0 | L | 11-16 | 7-19 | 18-35 | ||
| June 4, 1979 | Cleveland Indians 5 at Oakland Athletics 4 | L | 11-17 | 7-19 | 18-36 | ||
| June 5, 1979 | Cleveland Indians 12 at Oakland Athletics 3 | L | 11-18 | 7-19 | 18-37 | ||
| June 6, 1979 | Cleveland Indians 6 at Oakland Athletics 4 | L | 11-19 | 7-19 | 18-38 | ||
| June 8, 1979 | Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Oakland Athletics 1 | L | 11-20 | 7-19 | 18-39 | ||
| June 9, 1979 | Toronto Blue Jays 5 at Oakland Athletics 0 | L | 11-21 | 7-19 | 18-40 | ||
| June 10, 1979 | Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Oakland Athletics 12 | W | 12-21 | 7-19 | 19-40 | ||
| June 11, 1979 | Oakland Athletics 1 at Detroit Tigers 3 | L | 12-21 | 7-20 | 19-41 | ||
| June 12, 1979 | Oakland Athletics 2 at Detroit Tigers 9 | L | 12-21 | 7-21 | 19-42 | ||
| June 13, 1979 | Oakland Athletics 4 at Cleveland Indians 6 | L | 12-21 | 7-22 | 19-43 | ||
| June 14, 1979 | Oakland Athletics 1 at Cleveland Indians 2 | L | 12-21 | 7-23 | 19-44 | ||
| June 15, 1979 | Oakland Athletics 0 at Toronto Blue Jays 6 | L | 12-21 | 7-24 | 19-45 | ||
| June 16, 1979 | Oakland Athletics 2 at Toronto Blue Jays 3 | L | 12-21 | 7-25 | 19-46 | ||
| June 17, 1979 | Oakland Athletics 9 at Toronto Blue Jays 10 | L | 12-21 | 7-26 | 19-47 | ||
| June 18, 1979 | Kansas City Royals 3 at Oakland Athletics 2 | L | 12-22 | 7-26 | 19-48 | ||
| June 19, 1979 | Kansas City Royals 5 at Oakland Athletics 6 | W | 13-22 | 7-26 | 20-48 | ||
| June 20, 1979 | Kansas City Royals 9 at Oakland Athletics 2 | L | 13-23 | 7-26 | 20-49 | ||
| June 21, 1979 | Kansas City Royals 7 at Oakland Athletics 10 | W | 14-23 | 7-26 | 21-49 | ||
| June 22, 1979 | Texas Rangers 5 at Oakland Athletics 6 | W | 15-23 | 7-26 | 22-49 | ||
| June 23, 1979 | Texas Rangers 8 at Oakland Athletics 5 | L | 15-24 | 7-26 | 22-50 | ||
| June 24, 1979 | Texas Rangers 7 at Oakland Athletics 2 | L | 15-25 | 7-26 | 22-51 | ||
| June 24, 1979 | Texas Rangers 5 at Oakland Athletics 1 | L | 15-26 | 7-26 | 22-52 | ||
| June 26, 1979 | Oakland Athletics 6 at Kansas City Royals 7 | L | 15-26 | 7-27 | 22-53 | ||
| June 27, 1979 | Oakland Athletics 3 at Kansas City Royals 10 | L | 15-26 | 7-28 | 22-54 | ||
| June 28, 1979 | Oakland Athletics 6 at Kansas City Royals 7 | L | 15-26 | 7-29 | 22-55 | ||
| June 29, 1979 | Oakland Athletics 3 at Texas Rangers 5 | L | 15-26 | 7-30 | 22-56 | ||
| June 30, 1979 | Oakland Athletics 3 at Texas Rangers 4 | L | 15-26 | 7-31 | 22-57 | ||
| July 1, 1979 | Oakland Athletics 13 at Texas Rangers 12 | W | 15-26 | 8-31 | 23-57 | ||
| July 2, 1979 | Oakland Athletics 3 at California Angels 8 | L | 15-26 | 8-32 | 23-58 | ||
| July 3, 1979 | Oakland Athletics 0 at California Angels 3 | L | 15-26 | 8-33 | 23-59 | ||
| July 4, 1979 | Oakland Athletics 6 at California Angels 17 | L | 15-26 | 8-34 | 23-60 | ||
| July 5, 1979 | Oakland Athletics 3 at California Angels 0 | W | 15-26 | 9-34 | 24-60 | ||
| July 6, 1979 | New York Yankees 4 at Oakland Athletics 3 | L | 15-27 | 9-34 | 24-61 | ||
| July 6, 1979 | New York Yankees 3 at Oakland Athletics 0 | L | 15-28 | 9-34 | 24-62 | ||
| July 7, 1979 | New York Yankees 8 at Oakland Athletics 3 | L | 15-29 | 9-34 | 24-63 | ||
| July 8, 1979 | New York Yankees 2 at Oakland Athletics 0 | L | 15-30 | 9-34 | 24-64 | ||
| July 9, 1979 | Baltimore Orioles 7 at Oakland Athletics 3 | L | 15-31 | 9-34 | 24-65 | ||
| July 10, 1979 | Baltimore Orioles 6 at Oakland Athletics 7 | W | 16-31 | 9-34 | 25-65 | ||
| July 11, 1979 | Baltimore Orioles 3 at Oakland Athletics 1 | L | 16-32 | 9-34 | 25-66 | ||
| July 13, 1979 | Boston Red Sox 2 at Oakland Athletics 0 | L | 16-33 | 9-34 | 25-67 | ||
| July 14, 1979 | Boston Red Sox 8 at Oakland Athletics 7 | L | 16-34 | 9-34 | 25-68 | ||
| July 15, 1979 | Boston Red Sox 3 at Oakland Athletics 2 | L | 16-35 | 9-34 | 25-69 | ||
| July 19, 1979 | Oakland Athletics 2 at New York Yankees 10 | L | 16-35 | 9-35 | 25-70 | ||
| July 20, 1979 | Oakland Athletics 5 at New York Yankees 1 | W | 16-35 | 10-35 | 26-70 | ||
| July 21, 1979 | Oakland Athletics 4 at New York Yankees 12 | L | 16-35 | 10-36 | 26-71 | ||
| July 22, 1979 | Oakland Athletics 1 at Baltimore Orioles 4 | L | 16-35 | 10-37 | 26-72 | ||
| July 23, 1979 | Oakland Athletics 4 at Baltimore Orioles 7 | L | 16-35 | 10-38 | 26-73 | ||
| July 24, 1979 | Oakland Athletics 3 at Boston Red Sox 7 | L | 16-35 | 10-39 | 26-74 | ||
| July 25, 1979 | Oakland Athletics 4 at Boston Red Sox 16 | L | 16-35 | 10-40 | 26-75 | ||
| July 26, 1979 | Oakland Athletics 8 at Boston Red Sox 6 | W | 16-35 | 11-40 | 27-75 | ||
| July 27, 1979 | Seattle Mariners 1 at Oakland Athletics 0 | L | 16-36 | 11-40 | 27-76 | ||
| July 28, 1979 | Seattle Mariners 5 at Oakland Athletics 6 | W | 17-36 | 11-40 | 28-76 | ||
| July 29, 1979 | Seattle Mariners 1 at Oakland Athletics 2 | W | 18-36 | 11-40 | 29-76 | ||
| July 30, 1979 | Minnesota Twins 3 at Oakland Athletics 0 | L | 18-37 | 11-40 | 29-77 | ||
| July 31, 1979 | Minnesota Twins 1 at Oakland Athletics 2 | W | 19-37 | 11-40 | 30-77 | ||
| August 1, 1979 | Minnesota Twins 1 at Oakland Athletics 7 | W | 20-37 | 11-40 | 31-77 | ||
| August 3, 1979 | Oakland Athletics 0 at Seattle Mariners 1 | L | 20-37 | 11-41 | 31-78 | ||
| August 4, 1979 | Oakland Athletics 5 at Seattle Mariners 3 | W | 20-37 | 12-41 | 32-78 | ||
| August 5, 1979 | Oakland Athletics 9 at Seattle Mariners 8 | W | 20-37 | 13-41 | 33-78 | ||
| August 6, 1979 | California Angels 5 at Oakland Athletics 2 | L | 20-38 | 13-41 | 33-79 | ||
| August 7, 1979 | California Angels 5 at Oakland Athletics 9 | W | 21-38 | 13-41 | 34-79 | ||
| August 8, 1979 | California Angels 8 at Oakland Athletics 1 | L | 21-39 | 13-41 | 34-80 | ||
| August 10, 1979 | Oakland Athletics 2 at Minnesota Twins 3 | L | 21-39 | 13-42 | 34-81 | ||
| August 10, 1979 | Oakland Athletics 6 at Minnesota Twins 5 | W | 21-39 | 14-42 | 35-81 | ||
| August 11, 1979 | Oakland Athletics 7 at Minnesota Twins 9 | L | 21-39 | 14-43 | 35-82 | ||
| August 12, 1979 | Oakland Athletics 0 at Minnesota Twins 1 | L | 21-39 | 14-44 | 35-83 | ||
| August 13, 1979 | Toronto Blue Jays 4 at Oakland Athletics 2 | L | 21-40 | 14-44 | 35-84 | ||
| August 14, 1979 | Toronto Blue Jays 6 at Oakland Athletics 2 | L | 21-41 | 14-44 | 35-85 | ||
| August 15, 1979 | Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Oakland Athletics 3 | W | 22-41 | 14-44 | 36-85 | ||
| August 17, 1979 | Cleveland Indians 3 at Oakland Athletics 5 | W | 23-41 | 14-44 | 37-85 | ||
| August 18, 1979 | Cleveland Indians 1 at Oakland Athletics 4 | W | 24-41 | 14-44 | 38-85 | ||
| August 19, 1979 | Cleveland Indians 2 at Oakland Athletics 3 | W | 25-41 | 14-44 | 39-85 | ||
| August 20, 1979 | Detroit Tigers 7 at Oakland Athletics 3 | L | 25-42 | 14-44 | 39-86 | ||
| August 21, 1979 | Detroit Tigers 1 at Oakland Athletics 8 | W | 26-42 | 14-44 | 40-86 | ||
| August 22, 1979 | Detroit Tigers 3 at Oakland Athletics 1 | L | 26-43 | 14-44 | 40-87 | ||
| August 23, 1979 | Oakland Athletics 8 at Cleveland Indians 6 | W | 26-43 | 15-44 | 41-87 | ||
| August 24, 1979 | Oakland Athletics 2 at Cleveland Indians 5 | L | 26-43 | 15-45 | 41-88 | ||
| August 25, 1979 | Oakland Athletics 3 at Cleveland Indians 5 | L | 26-43 | 15-46 | 41-89 | ||
| August 26, 1979 | Oakland Athletics 5 at Cleveland Indians 7 | L | 26-43 | 15-47 | 41-90 | ||
| August 27, 1979 | Oakland Athletics 0 at Toronto Blue Jays 7 | L | 26-43 | 15-48 | 41-91 | ||
| August 28, 1979 | Oakland Athletics 6 at Toronto Blue Jays 3 | W | 26-43 | 16-48 | 42-91 | ||
| August 29, 1979 | Oakland Athletics 6 at Toronto Blue Jays 4 | W | 26-43 | 17-48 | 43-91 | ||
| August 30, 1979 | Oakland Athletics 7 at Detroit Tigers 8 | L | 26-43 | 17-49 | 43-92 | ||
| August 31, 1979 | Oakland Athletics 5 at Detroit Tigers 3 | W | 26-43 | 18-49 | 44-92 | ||
| September 1, 1979 | Oakland Athletics 6 at Detroit Tigers 3 | W | 26-43 | 19-49 | 45-92 | ||
| September 2, 1979 | Oakland Athletics 5 at Detroit Tigers 4 | W | 26-43 | 20-49 | 46-92 | ||
| September 3, 1979 | Milwaukee Brewers 6 at Oakland Athletics 3 | L | 26-44 | 20-49 | 46-93 | ||
| September 5, 1979 | Milwaukee Brewers 1 at Oakland Athletics 6 | W | 27-44 | 20-49 | 47-93 | ||
| September 7, 1979 | Chicago White Sox 3 at Oakland Athletics 4 | W | 28-44 | 20-49 | 48-93 | ||
| September 8, 1979 | Chicago White Sox 1 at Oakland Athletics 2 | W | 29-44 | 20-49 | 49-93 | ||
| September 9, 1979 | Chicago White Sox 0 at Oakland Athletics 3 | W | 30-44 | 20-49 | 50-93 | ||
| September 9, 1979 | Chicago White Sox 7 at Oakland Athletics 0 | L | 30-45 | 20-49 | 50-94 | ||
| September 11, 1979 | Oakland Athletics 0 at Milwaukee Brewers 5 | L | 30-45 | 20-50 | 50-95 | ||
| September 12, 1979 | Oakland Athletics 0 at Milwaukee Brewers 7 | L | 30-45 | 20-51 | 50-96 | ||
| September 13, 1979 | Oakland Athletics 8 at Milwaukee Brewers 3 | W | 30-45 | 21-51 | 51-96 | ||
| September 14, 1979 | Oakland Athletics 8 at Chicago White Sox 3 | W | 30-45 | 22-51 | 52-96 | ||
| September 15, 1979 | Oakland Athletics 0 at Chicago White Sox 3 | L | 30-45 | 22-52 | 52-97 | ||
| September 16, 1979 | Oakland Athletics 2 at Chicago White Sox 5 | L | 30-45 | 22-53 | 52-98 | ||
| September 17, 1979 | Texas Rangers 6 at Oakland Athletics 3 | L | 30-46 | 22-53 | 52-99 | ||
| September 18, 1979 | Texas Rangers 9 at Oakland Athletics 5 | L | 30-47 | 22-53 | 52-100 | ||
| September 19, 1979 | Texas Rangers 9 at Oakland Athletics 4 | L | 30-48 | 22-53 | 52-101 | ||
| September 21, 1979 | Kansas City Royals 13 at Oakland Athletics 4 | L | 30-49 | 22-53 | 52-102 | ||
| September 22, 1979 | Kansas City Royals 0 at Oakland Athletics 2 | W | 31-49 | 22-53 | 53-102 | ||
| September 23, 1979 | Kansas City Royals 4 at Oakland Athletics 2 | L | 31-50 | 22-53 | 53-103 | ||
| September 25, 1979 | Oakland Athletics 3 at Texas Rangers 5 | L | 31-50 | 22-54 | 53-104 | ||
| September 26, 1979 | Oakland Athletics 2 at Texas Rangers 5 | L | 31-50 | 22-55 | 53-105 | ||
| September 27, 1979 | Oakland Athletics 3 at Texas Rangers 4 | L | 31-50 | 22-56 | 53-106 | ||
| September 28, 1979 | Oakland Athletics 1 at Kansas City Royals 13 | L | 31-50 | 22-57 | 53-107 | ||
| September 29, 1979 | Oakland Athletics 2 at Kansas City Royals 6 | L | 31-50 | 22-58 | 53-108 | ||
| September 30, 1979 | Oakland Athletics 6 at Kansas City Royals 5 | W | 31-50 | 23-58 | 54-108 |
