1979 San Francisco Giants Roster

National League (NL)
Team Record: 71-91
Finished 4th in the NL's West Division
Attendance: 1,456,430, Avg. 18,915
Ballpark: Candlestick Park
Manager: Joe Altobelli (61-79)
Manager: Dave Bristol (10-12)
Location: San Francisco, California
1979 San Francisco Giants Statistics
1979 San Francisco Giants Results

The San Francisco Giants of the National League ended the 1979 season with a record of 71 wins and 91 losses, finishing fourth in the NL's West Division.

The Giants scored 672 runs and allowed 751 runs. Mike Ivie led San Francisco with 27 home runs, while Jack Clark, Darrell Evans and Willie McCovey each walloped 20 or more also. Mike Ivie recorded 89 runs batted in. Jack Clark paced all qualifying hitters on the roster with a .273 average. Vida Blue topped the team with 14 wins, and John Montefusco registered a 3.94 earned run average, best among regularly-used pitchers.

Joe Altobelli and Dave Bristol coached the team.

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Player Pos. Bats Throws Birth Date Height Weight Hometown
Rob Andrews2BRRDecember 11, 19526'0"185Santa Monica, CA USA
Vida BluePBLJuly 28, 19496'0"189Mansfield, LA USA
Pedro BorbonPRRDecember 2, 19466'2"185Mao, Va D.R.
Jack ClarkRFRRNovember 10, 19556'2"175New Brighton, PA USA
Joe ColemanPRRFebruary 3, 19476'3"175Boston, MA USA
Hector CruzLFRRApril 2, 19535'11"170Arroyo, P.R.
John CurtisPLLMarch 9, 19486'1"175Newton, MA USA
Darrell Evans3BLRMay 26, 19476'2"200Pasadena, CA USA
Tom GriffinPRRFebruary 22, 19486'3"210Los Angeles, CA USA
Ed HalickiPRROctober 4, 19506'7"220Kearny, NJ USA
Larry HerndonCFRRNovember 3, 19536'3"190Sunflower, MS USA
Marc HillCRRFebruary 18, 19526'3"205Elsberry, MO USA
Al HollandPRLAugust 16, 19525'11"207Roanoke, VA USA
Mike Ivie1BRRAugust 8, 19526'3"205Atlanta, GA USA
Greg JohnstonLFLLFebruary 12, 19556'0"175Los Angeles, CA USA
Bob KearneyCRROctober 3, 19566'0"190San Antonio, TX USA
Bob KnepperPLLMay 25, 19546'3"195Akron, OH USA
Gary LavellePBLJanuary 3, 19496'2"190Scranton, PA USA
Johnnie LeMasterSSRRJune 19, 19546'2"165Portsmouth, OH USA
Dennis LittlejohnCRROctober 4, 19546'2"200Santa Monica, CA USA
Bill Madlock2BRRJanuary 12, 19515'11"180Memphis, TN USA
Willie McCovey1BLLJanuary 10, 19386'4"198Mobile, AL USA
Roger MetzgerSSBROctober 10, 19476'0"165Fredericksburg, TX USA
Greg MintonPBRJuly 29, 19516'2"180Lubbock, TX USA
Randy MoffittPRROctober 13, 19486'3"190Long Beach, CA USA
John MontefuscoPRRMay 25, 19506'1"180Long Branch, NJ USA
Phil NastuPLLMarch 8, 19556'2"180Bridgeport, CT USA
Bill NorthCFBRMay 15, 19485'11"185Seattle, WA USA
Ed PlankPRRApril 9, 19526'1"205Chicago, IL USA
Dave RobertsPLLSeptember 11, 19446'3"195Gallipolis, OH USA
Mike SadekCRRMay 30, 19465'9"165Minneapolis, MN USA
Joe Strain2BRRApril 30, 19545'10"169Denver, CO USA
John TamargoCBRNovember 7, 19515'10"170Tampa, FL USA
Max VenableRFLRJune 6, 19575'10"185Phoenix, AZ USA
Terry WhitfieldLFLRJanuary 12, 19536'1"197Blythe, CA USA
Ed WhitsonPRRMay 19, 19556'3"195Johnson City, TN USA