1979 Toronto Blue Jays season

March 2026 November 2013 Toronto Blue Jays 1979 American League East Exhibition Stadium Toronto 53–109 (.327) 7th Labatt Breweries,Imperial Trust,Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Pat Gillick Roy Hartsfield CBC Television(Don Chevrier, Tony Kubek, Tom McKee)CBFT(Jean-Pierre Roy, Guy Ferron) CKFH(Early Wynn, Tom Cheek) The 1979 Toronto Blue Jays season was the franchise's third season of Major League Baseball. It resulted in the Blue Jays finishing seventh in the American League East with a record of 53 wins and 109 losses. The Blue Jays were the only American League East team to finish 1979 with a losing record and the loss total of 109 set the franchise mark; it is also the last time as of 2025 the Blue Jays lost over 100 games in a season. Attendance for the season decreased to 1,431,651.Diamond Dreams: 20 Years of Blue Jays Baseball, Stephen Brunt, p. 125, Penguin Books, 0-14-023978-2 Offseason Transactions Transactions by the Toronto Blue Jays during the off-season before the 1979 season.1979 Toronto Blue Jays Trades and Transactions https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/TOR/1979-transactions.shtml baseball-reference.com 15 July 2023 October 1978 October 3 Purchased Rico Carty from the Oakland Athletics. November 1978 November 2 Joe Coleman granted free agency. Rico Carty granted free agency.November 3 Acquired Dave Freisleben from the Cleveland Indians for a player to be named later (Sheldon Mallory on March 27, 1979).November 24 Signed amateur free agent Fred Manrique. Signed amateur free agent Toby Hernández.November 27 Signed amateur free agent José Escobar. Acquired Joe Cannon, Pedro Hernández and Mark Lemongello from the Houston Astros for Alan Ashby. December 1978 December 2 Willie Horton became a free agent. Released Bill Singer.December 4 Acquired Don Pisker from the Houston Astros for Gary Woods. Selected Bob Davis from the San Diego Padres in the 1978 MLB Rule 5 draft. Selected Ted Wilborn from the New York Yankees in the 1978 MLB Rule 5 draft.December 5 Acquired Alfredo Griffin and Phil Lansford from the Cleveland Indians for Víctor Cruz. January 1979 January 1 Signed amateur free agent Luis Leal.January 4 Signed free agent Chuck Scrivener of the Detroit Tigers to a contract.January 11 Signed free agent Rico Carty to a multi-year contract.January 23 Player rights of Sam Ewing sold to Nippon-Ham Fighters of the Nippon Professional Baseball. March 1979 March 17 Signed free agent Steve Luebber of the Chicago White Sox to a contract.March 25 Claimed Bobby Brown off of waivers from the New York Mets.March 29 Released Jeff Byrd. Released Don Kirkwood. Regular season Following the team's poor performance, manager Roy Hartsfield was fired at the end of the season. One highlight of the season was the awarding of the American League Rookie of the Year Award to Alfredo Griffin.Diamond Dreams, p. 136 The end of the 1979 season marked a crossroads for the franchise. The first real talent from the minor leagues had made it to the major league roster. Such talent included pitcher Dave Stieb and third baseman Danny Ainge. Season standings Record vs. opponents TOR Opening Day starters Bob Bailor Rick Bosetti Rico Carty Rick Cerone Jim Clancy Alfredo Griffin Roy Howell John Mayberry Dave McKay Alvis Woods Transactions Transactions for the Toronto Blue Jays during the 1979 regular season.1979 Toronto Blue Jays Trades and Transactions https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/TOR/1979-transactions.shtml baseball-reference.com 15 July 2023 April 1979 April 6 Signed free agent Mike Sember from the Chicago Cubs to a contract.April 7 Player rights of Mike Stanton sold to the Petroleros de Zulia of the Inter-American League.April 13 Signed free agent Jackson Todd from the Philadelphia Phillies to a contract.April 19 Player rights of Bobby Brown sold to the New York Yankees.April 23 Signed free agent Bob Robertson from the Seattle Mariners to a contract.April 24 Signed amateur free agent Tony Fernández to a contract. May 1979 May 12 Released Tom Murphy. June 1979 June 6 Purchased Dyar Miller from the California Angels.June 22 Signed amateur free agent Steve Senteney to a contract.June 27 Released Bob Robertson. July 1979 July 25 Purchased Craig Kusick from the Minnesota Twins.July 30 Acquired Tony Solaita from the Montreal Expos for a player to be named later (Dyar Miller on October 24, 1979). Draft picks June 5, 1979: 1979 Major League Baseball draft Future NFL quarterback Jay Schroeder was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1st round, but did not sign.https://www.baseball-reference.com/draft/?query_type=franch_year&team_ID=TOR&year_ID=1979&draft_type=junreg 1979 Toronto Blue Jays Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft Ron Shepherd was drafted by the Blue Jays in the 2nd round.Ron Shepherd at Baseball Reference Ron Romanick was drafted by the Blue Jays in the 3rd round, but did not sign.Ron Romanick at Baseball-Reference Andre Robertson was drafted by the Blue Jays in the 4th round.Andre Robertson at Baseball-Reference Roster 1979 Toronto Blue Jays Roster Pitchers 44 Tom Buskey 18 Jim Clancy 16 Butch Edge 25 Dave Freisleben 36 Jerry Garvin 45 Steve Grilli 47 Phil Huffman 34 Jesse Jefferson 23 Dave Lemanczyk 40 Mark Lemongello 46 Steve Luebber 46 Dyar Miller 38 Balor Moore 45 Tom Murphy 37 Dave Stieb 32 Jackson Todd 24 Tom Underwood 33 Mike Willis Catchers  9 Rick Cerone  8 Bob Davis Infielders  2 Danny Ainge 11 Luis Gómez  4 Alfredo Griffin 13 Roy Howell 17 Tim Johnson  5 Craig Kusick 10 John Mayberry 39 Dave McKay  5 Bob Robertson 27 Tony Solaita Outfielders  1 Bob Bailor 22 Rick Bosetti  5 Bobby Brown 30 Joe Cannon 19 Otto Vélez 35 Ted Wilborn 20 Alvis Woods Other batters 21 Rico Carty 29 Pedro Hernández Manager  7 Roy Hartsfield Coaches 31 Bobby Doerr (Hitting) 43 Don Leppert (First Base) 15 Bob Miller (Pitching) 42 Jackie Moore (Third Base) 41 Harry Warner (Bullpen) Game log background:#6E8B3D 1979 Game Log 53–109 (Home 32–49, Away 21–60) y background:#9EBD69; April: 7–15 (Home 3–8, Away 4–7) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 1 || April 5 || @ Royals || 2–11 || Leonard (1–0) || Underwood (0–1) || Mingori (1) || 37,754 || 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 2 || April 7 || @ Royals || 4–7 || Gura (1–0) || Clancy (0–1) || Hrabosky (1) || 21,850 || 0–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 3 || April 8 || @ Royals || 3–8 || Splittorff (1–0) || Lemongello (0–1) || || 23,477 || 0–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 4 || April 10 || @ White Sox || 10–2 || Huffman (1–0) || Kravec (0–2) || Freisleben (1) || 41,043 || 1–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" | – || April 11 || @ White Sox || colspan=6|Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for April 12 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 5 || April 12 || @ White Sox || 9–7 || Murphy (1–0) || LaGrow (0–1) || || 1,205 || 2–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 6 || April 13 || Royals || 4–1 (6) || Clancy (1–1) || Splittorff (1–1) || || 40,035 || 3–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 7 || April 14 || Royals || 8–6 || Freisleben (1–0) || Leonard (1–1) || || 11,683 || 4–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 8 || April 15 || Royals || 10–12 || Rodríguez (2–0) || Murphy (1–1) || Hrabosky (2) || 12,287 || 4–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 9 || April 16 || White Sox || 4–8 || Scarbery (1–0) || Murphy (1–2) || Proly (1) || 11,211 || 4–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 10 || April 17 || White Sox || 1–6 || Barrios (1–0) || Underwood (0–2) || Proly (2) || 10,074 || 4–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 11 || April 18 || White Sox || 5–12 || Wortham (3–0) || Clancy (1–2) || || 10,478 || 4–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 12 || April 20 || @ Tigers || 2–7 || Wilcox (2–0) || Lemongello (0–2) || || 13,617 || 4–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 13 || April 21 || @ Tigers || 5–4 || Huffman (2–0) || Billingham (1–1) || Freisleben (2) || 10,904 || 5–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 14 || April 22 || @ Tigers || 1–4 || Rozema (1–1) || Underwood (0–3) || || 14,543 || 5–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 15 || April 23 || @ Rangers || 0–5 || Alexander (1–0) || Clancy (1–3) || Kern (2) || 12,661 || 5–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 16 || April 24 || @ Rangers || 2–0 || Lemanczyk (1–0) || Comer (1–2) || || 14,411 || 6–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 17 || April 25 || @ Rangers || 3–4 (10) || Lyle (2–1) || Jefferson (0–1) || || 15,731 || 6–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 18 || April 27 || Brewers || 5–8 || Sorensen (3–2) || Huffman (2–1) || McClure (1) || 10,306 || 6–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 19 || April 28 || Brewers || 8–11 (10) || McClure (3–0) || Willis (0–1) || || 12,683 || 6–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 20 || April 29 || Brewers || 0–3 || Caldwell (4–1) || Clancy (1–4) || || || 6–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 21 || April 29 || Brewers || 5–3 || Lemanczyk (2–0) || Travers (0–2) || || 16,083 || 7–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 22 || April 30 || Twins || 3–6 || Hartzell (1–0) || Lemongello (0–3) || || 10,170 || 7–15 |- y background:#9EBD69; May: 5–23 (Home 3–15, Away 2–8) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 23 || May 1 || Twins || 2–3 || Koosman (5–0) || Jefferson (0–2) || Marshall (8) || 10,155 || 7–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 24 || May 2 || Twins || 5–7 || Goltz (3–3) || Huffman (2–2) || Marshall (9) || 20,110 || 7–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 25 || May 3 || @ Brewers || 4–5 || Travers (1–2) || Underwood (0–4) || || 7,801 || 7–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 26 || May 4 || @ Brewers || 5–4 || Clancy (2–4) || Caldwell (4–2) || Freisleben (3) || 28,896 || 8–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 27 || May 5 || @ Brewers || 1–6 || Slaton (3–1) || Lemanczyk (2–1) || || 14,910 || 8–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 28 || May 6 || @ Brewers || 0–4 || Sorensen (4–3) || Lemongello (0–4) || || 53,962 || 8–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 29 || May 7 || @ Twins || 1–6 || Goltz (4–3) || Huffman (2–3) || || 4,571 || 8–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 30 || May 8 || @ Twins || 6–16 || Bacsik (1–0) || Willis (0–2) || || 3,126 || 8–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" | – || May 9 || @ Twins || colspan=6|Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for July 21 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 31 || May 11 || Rangers || 1–3 || Matlack (1–2) || Clancy (2–5) || || 12,153 || 8–23 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 32 || May 12 || Rangers || 1–3 || Comer (3–3) || Lemanczyk (2–2) || Lyle (5) || 14,109 || 8–24 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 33 || May 13 || Rangers || 3–1 || Lemongello (1–4) || Alexander (1–2) || || || 9–24 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 34 || May 13 || Rangers || 5–7 || Farmer (2–0) || Huffman (2–4) || Lyle (6) || 16,531 || 9–25 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 35 || May 14 || @ Indians || 0–1 || Waits (4–3) || Underwood (0–5) || || 3,867 || 9–26 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 36 || May 15 || @ Indians || 3–5 || Monge (2–3) || Garvin (0–1) || || 3,978 || 9–27 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 37 || May 16 || @ Indians || 4–3 || Lemanczyk (3–2) || Wise (3–4) || || 4,079 || 10–27 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 38 || May 17 || @ Indians || 3–8 || Paxton (3–2) || Lemongello (1–5) || || 4,409 || 10–28 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 39 || May 18 || Orioles || 6–7 (11) || Stanhouse (3–1) || Freisleben (1–1) || || 12,088 || 10–29 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 40 || May 19 || Orioles || 3–4 || Palmer (5–2) || Underwood (0–6) || Stanhouse (4) || 18,144 || 10–30 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 41 || May 20 || Orioles || 2–6 || Martínez (6–2) || Jefferson (0–3) || || 30,065 || 10–31 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 42 || May 21 || Indians || 8–1 || Lemanczyk (4–2) || Wise (3–5) || || 12,260 || 11–31 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 43 || May 22 || Indians || 6–8 || Wilkins (2–2) || Lemongello (1–6) || Monge (5) || 10,182 || 11–32 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 44 || May 23 || Indians || 3–4 || Garland (2–4) || Freisleben (1–2) || || 20,283 || 11–33 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" | – || May 25 || Red Sox || colspan=6|Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for September 17 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 45 || May 26 || Red Sox || 7–6 || Buskey (1–0) || Campbell (2–2) || || 31,590 || 12–33 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 46 || May 27 || Red Sox || 0–1 || Rainey (3–2) || Jefferson (0–4) || || 33,556 || 12–34 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 47 || May 28 || Tigers || 2–6 || Morris (2–1) || Lemanczyk (4–3) || || 10,740 || 12–35 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 48 || May 29 || Tigers || 8–9 || Tobik (1–0) || Buskey (1–1) || Hiller (3) || 11,449 || 12–36 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 49 || May 30 || Tigers || 2–8 || Wilcox (4–2) || Huffman (2–5) || || 21,359 || 12–37 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 50 || May 31 || Tigers || 0–1 || Underwood (1–0) || Underwood (0–7) || Hiller (4) || 12,423 || 12–38 |- y background:#9EBD69; June: 12–18 (Home 6–5, Away 6–13) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 51 || June 1 || @ Mariners || 2–7 || Mitchell (1–4) || Jefferson (0–5) || || 4,113 || 12–39 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 52 || June 2 || @ Mariners || 6–2 || Lemanczyk (5–3) || Jones (0–6) || || 8,011 || 13–39 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 53 || June 3 || @ Mariners || 5–10 || Parrott (3–1) || Lemongello (1–7) || || 4,436 || 13–40 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 54 || June 4 || @ Angels || 2–4 || Barlow (1–1) || Huffman (2–6) || Clear (5) || 16,979 || 13–41 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 55 || June 5 || @ Angels || 0–3 || Tanana (5–3) || Underwood (0–8) || || 18,862 || 13–42 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 56 || June 6 || @ Angels || 5–4 || Jefferson (1–5) || LaRoche (2–5) || || 18,835 || 14–42 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 57 || June 8 || @ Athletics || 2–1 || Buskey (2–1) || Heaverlo (2–6) || || 2,022 || 15–42 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 58 || June 9 || @ Athletics || 5–0 || Huffman (3–6) || Keough (0–8) || || 1,725 || 16–42 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 59 || June 10 || @ Athletics || 1–12 || Hamilton (2–0) || Underwood (0–9) || || 2,400 || 16–43 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 60 || June 11 || Mariners || 2–0 || Lemanczyk (6–3) || Bannister (3–6) || || 10,213 || 17–43 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 61 || June 12 || Mariners || 1–5 || Abbott (3–7) || Jefferson (1–6) || || 12,056 || 17–44 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 62 || June 13 || Angels || 9–8 || Freisleben (2–2) || LaRoche (2–6) || || || 18–44 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 63 || June 13 || Angels || 2–10 || Aase (6–4) || Willis (0–3) || || 28,577 || 18–45 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 64 || June 14 || Angels || 2–10 || Ryan (8–3) || Huffman (3–7) || || 15,097 || 18–46 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 65 || June 15 || Athletics || 6–0 || Underwood (1–9) || Hamilton (2–1) || || 13,124 || 19–46 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 66 || June 16 || Athletics || 3–2 || Lemanczyk (7–3) || McCatty (4–2) || || 19,270 || 20–46 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 67 || June 17 || Athletics || 10–9 || Buskey (3–1) || Heaverlo (2–7) || || 25,518 || 21–46 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 68 || June 19 || @ Yankees || 5–4 || Huffman (4–7) || John (10–3) || Buskey (1) || 36,211 || 22–46 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 69 || June 20 || @ Yankees || 1–2 || Hood (2–0) || Underwood (1–10) || Davis (1) || || 22–47 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 70 || June 20 || @ Yankees || 3–2 || Moore (1–0) || Burris (1–3) || || 32,129 || 23–47 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 71 || June 21 || @ Yankees || 1–3 || Tiant (3–2) || Lemanczyk (7–4) || Davis (2) || 19,278 || 23–48 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 72 || June 22 || @ Red Sox || 1–12 || Rainey (5–4) || Jefferson (1–7) || Burgeier (2) || 31,089 || 23–49 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 73 || June 23 || @ Red Sox || 3–4 (11) || Drago (6–3) || Buskey (3–2) || || 34,130 || 23–50 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 74 || June 24 || @ Red Sox || 4–8 || Torrez (8–4) || Huffman (4–8) || || 33,560 || 23–51 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 75 || June 25 || Yankees || 3–1 || Underwood (2–10) || Clay (1–3) || || 37,612 || 24–51 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 76 || June 26 || Yankees || 2–11 || Tiant (4–2) || Lemanczyk (7–5) || || 38,696 || 24–52 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 77 || June 28 || Yankees || 3–5 (10) || Davis (6–0) || Lemongello (1–8) || || 39,347 || 24–53 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 78 || June 29 || @ Orioles || 1–6 || McGregor (2–2) || Stieb (0–1) || || || 24–54 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 79 || June 29 || @ Orioles || 0–4 || Stone (6–5) || Huffman (4–9) || Stanhouse (9) || 20,872 || 24–55 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 80 || June 30 || @ Orioles || 0–2 || Flanagan (10–5) || Underwood (2–11) || || 19,807 || 24–56 |- y background:#9EBD69; July: 8–18 (Home 5–6, Away 3–12) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 81 || July 1 || @ Orioles || 7–10 || Stewart (5–2) || Jefferson (1–8) || Stanhouse (10) || 33,592 || 24–57 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 82 || July 3 || @ Tigers || 9–1 || Moore (2–0) || Billingham (7–5) || || 20,885 || 25–57 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 83 || July 4 || @ Tigers || 7–6 (11) || Buskey (4–2) || Tobik (1–4) || || 13,772 || 26–57 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 84 || July 5 || @ Tigers || 2–3 || Young (2–1) || Huffman (4–10) || López (2) || 13,199 || 26–58 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 85 || July 6 || @ Rangers || 5–1 || Underwood (3–11) || Johnson (4–9) || Buskey (2) || 19,539 || 27–58 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 86 || July 7 || @ Rangers || 0–2 || Medich (2–3) || Lemanczyk (7–6) || Kern (15) || 23,935 || 27–59 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 87 || July 8 || @ Rangers || 3–4 || Comer (9–6) || Moore (2–1) || Lyle (9) || 17,489 || 27–60 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 88 || July 9 || Brewers || 7–1 || Stieb (1–1) || Sorensen (10–9) || || 14,240 || 28–60 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 89 || July 11 || Brewers || 1–2 (10) || Slaton (9–4) || Buskey (4–3) || || 22,523 || 28–61 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 90 || July 12 || Brewers || 3–5 || Haas (6–6) || Underwood (3–12) || Galasso (1) || 14,207 || 28–62 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 91 || July 13 || Twins || 4–6 || Goltz (8–6) || Lemanczyk (7–7) || Marshall (18) || 14,095 || 28–63 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" | 92 || July 14 || Twins || 4–2 || Stieb (2–1) || Koosman (11–7) || || 19,187 || 29–63 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 93 || July 15 || Twins || 4–9 || Zahn (8–2) || Clancy (2–6) || || 19,069 || 29–64 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 94 || July 19 || @ Brewers || 2–3 (11) || Castro (3–0) || Buskey (4–4) || || 21,152 || 29–65 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 95 || July 20 || @ Brewers || 0–2 || Slaton (10–4) || Underwood (3–13) || || 27,010 || 29–66 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 96 || July 21 || @ Twins || 4–6 || Goltz (9–6) || Huffman (4–11) || Marshall (19) || || 29–67 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 97 || July 21 || @ Twins || 3–4 || Hartzell (5–6) || Moore (2–2) || || 12,887 || 29–68 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 98 || July 22 || @ Twins || 1–13 || Redfern (5–0) || Lemanczyk (7–8) || || 18,927 || 29–69 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 99 || July 23 || @ Twins || 6–7 || Marshall (10–9) || Lemongello (1–9) || || 7,482 || 29–70 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" |100 || July 25 || Rangers || 8–3 || Stieb (3–1) || Johnson (4–12) || Buskey (3) || 24,705 || 30–70 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" |101 || July 26 || Rangers || 8–4 || Underwood (4–13) || Medich (4–4) || || 14,605 || 31–70 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" |102 || July 27 || Tigers || 3–4 (11) || López (5–2) || Buskey (4–5) || || 23,814 || 31–71 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" |103 || July 28 || Tigers || 3–0 || Lemanczyk (8–8) || Robbins (0–1) || || 30,131 || 32–71 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" |104 || July 29 || Tigers || 4–5 || Underwood (6–1) || Clancy (2–7) || López (8) || 33,824 || 32–72 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" |105 || July 30 || @ Royals || 0–9 || Gura (7–7) || Stieb (3–2) || || 31,572 || 32–73 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" |106 || July 31 || @ Royals || 5–6 || Pattin (4–2) || Jefferson (1–9) || Hrabosky (9) || 22,156 || 32–74 |- y background:#9EBD69; August: 11–17 (Home 6–8, Away 5–9) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" |107 || August 1 || @ Royals || 3–4 || Gale (9–8) || Huffman (4–12) || Hrabosky (10) || 24,077 || 32–75 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" |108 || August 3 || White Sox || 5–8 || Trout (6–4) || Moore (2–3) || Farmer (5) || 14,232 || 32–76 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" |109 || August 4 || White Sox || 5–2 || Buskey (5–5) || Wortham (11–11) || || 15,130 || 33–76 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" |110 || August 5 || White Sox || 4–5 || Kravec (10–10) || Lemanczyk (8–9) || Farmer (6) || 21,203 || 33–77 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" |111 || August 6 || Royals || 12–16 || Mingori (3–2) || Stieb (3–3) || || 15,108 || 33–78 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" |112 || August 7 || Royals || 3–2 || Underwood (5–13) || Splittorff (10–12) || || 23,779 || 34–78 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" |113 || August 9 || Royals || 3–10 || Gura (8–8) || Huffman (4–13) || || 20,102 || 34–79 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" | – || August 10 || @ White Sox || colspan=6|Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for August 11 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" |114 || August 11 || @ White Sox || 1–6 || Kravec (11–10) || Todd (0–1) || Farmer (8) || || 34–80 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" |115 || August 11 || @ White Sox || 6–0 || Stieb (4–3) || Scarbery (2–7) || || 19,420 || 35–80 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" |116 || August 12 || @ White Sox || 0–7 || Baumgarten (10–7) || Underwood (5–14) || || || 35–81 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" |117 || August 12 || @ White Sox || 7–5 || Moore (3–3) || Proly (1–4) || Buskey (4) || 14,712 || 36–81 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" |118 || August 13 || @ Athletics || 4–2 || Edge (1–0) || Norris (3–5) || Buskey (5) || 3,183 || 37–81 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" |119 || August 14 || @ Athletics || 6–2 || Huffman (5–13) || Minetto (1–4) || || 1,289 || 38–81 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" |120 || August 15 || @ Athletics || 1–3 || Kingman (3–4) || Jefferson (1–10) || Heaverlo (9) || 2,151 || 38–82 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" |121 || August 17 || @ Angels || 6–5 || Stieb (5–3) || Clear (10–4) || || 25,050 || 39–82 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" |122 || August 18 || @ Angels || 5–7 || Ryan (13–8) || Underwood (5–15) || Clear (13) || 30,361 || 39–83 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" |123 || August 19 || @ Angels || 2–4 || Aase (9–8) || Moore (3–4) || || 23,814 || 39–84 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" |124 || August 20 || @ Mariners || 4–7 || Parrott (11–8) || Edge (1–1) || || 5,642 || 39–85 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" |125 || August 21 || @ Mariners || 4–8 || Montague (6–4) || Huffman (5–14) || McLaughlin (11) || 8,376 || 39–86 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" |126 || August 22 || @ Mariners || 3–6 || Honeycutt (9–9) || Stieb (5–4) || || 7,365 || 39–87 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" |127 || August 24 || Angels || 6–4 || Underwood (6–15) || Knapp (3–3) || Buskey (6) || 18,077 || 40–87 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" |128 || August 25 || Angels || 2–24 || Frost (13–8) || Moore (3–5) || || 25,207 || 40–88 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" |129 || August 26 || Angels || 9–3 || Edge (2–1) || Ryan (13–10) || || 22,619 || 41–88 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" |130 || August 27 || Athletics || 7–0 || Huffman (6–14) || McCatty (8–9) || || 12,047 || 42–88 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" |131 || August 28 || Athletics || 3–6 || Langford (10–13) || Stieb (5–5) || || 21,736 || 42–89 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" |132 || August 29 || Athletics || 4–6 || Norris (5–6) || Underwood (6–16) || || 13,071 || 42–90 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" |133 || August 30 || Mariners || 2–8 || Parrott (13–8) || Moore (3–6) || || 11,850 || 42–91 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" |134 || August 31 || Mariners || 5–4 (11) || Buskey (6–5) || McLaughlin (6–5) || || 11,254 || 43–91 |- y background:#9EBD69; September: 10–18 (Home 9–7, Away 1–11) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" |135 || September 1 || Mariners || 2–3 (10) || Honeycutt (10–9) || Buskey (6–6) || || 23,139 || 43–92 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" |136 || September 2 || Mariners || 8–5 || Stieb (6–5) || Twitchell (0–2) || Jefferson (1) || 14,776 || 44–92 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" |137 || September 3 || @ Orioles || 1–2 (11) || Martinez (9–2) || Buskey (6–7) || || || 44–93 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" |138 || September 3 || @ Orioles || 1–5 || Flanagan (20–7) || Lemanczyk (8–10) || || 20,432 || 44–94 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbbbbb" | – || September 5 || @ Orioles || colspan=6|Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for September 6 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" |139 || September 6 || @ Orioles || 0–5 || Martínez (15–12) || Edge (2–2) || || 7,053 || 44–95 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" |140 || September 7 || @ Indians || 8–9 || Reuschel (2–1) || Buskey (6–8) || || 4,222 || 44–96 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" |141 || September 8 || @ Indians || 4–5 || Wise (15–7) || Stieb (6–6) || || 4,439 || 44–97 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" |142 || September 9 || @ Indians || 10–14 || Monge (9–9) || Buskey (6–9) || || 9,166 || 44–98 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" |143 || September 11 || Orioles || 3–1 || Underwood (7–16) || McGregor (11–5) || || 12,092 || 45–98 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" |144 || September 12 || Orioles || 3–2 || Edge (3–2) || Palmer (8–6) || || 21,213 || 46–98 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" |145 || September 13 || Orioles || 4–10 || Flanagan (22–7) || Huffman (6–15) || || 11,080 || 46–99 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" |146 || September 14 || Indians || 4–3 || Stieb (7–6) || Wise (15–8) || || 11,010 || 47–99 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" |147 || September 15 || Indians || 5–2 || Moore (4–6) || Barker (6–5) || || 12,160 || 48–99 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" |148 || September 16 || Indians || 8–2 || Underwood (8–16) || Garland (4–10) || || 17,078 || 49–99 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" |149 || September 17 || Red Sox || 5–4 || Jefferson (2–10) || Drago (9–6) || || || 50–99 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" |150 || September 17 || Red Sox || 3–5 || Rainey (7–5) || Freisleben (2–3) || Campbell (9) || 15,644 || 50–100 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" |151 || September 18 || Red Sox || 3–8 || Torrez (15–12) || Huffman (6–16) || || 13,208 || 50–101 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" |152 || September 19 || Red Sox || 0–8 || Stanley (16–10) || Stieb (7–7) || || 21,650 || 50–102 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" |153 || September 20 || Red Sox || 6–2 || Moore (5–6) || Renko (10–9) || || 13,201 || 51–102 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" |154 || September 21 || Yankees || 3–2 || Underwood (9–16) || Guidry (17–8) || Buskey (7) || 22,331 || 52–102 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" |155 || September 22 || Yankees || 4–7 || Tiant (12–8) || Edge (3–3) || Gossage (16) || 37,408 || 52–103 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" |156 || September 23 || Yankees || 5–7 || John (20–9) || Huffman (6–17) || Gossage (17) || 28,137 || 52–104 |- align="center" bgcolor="bbffbb" |157 || September 25 || @ Red Sox || 5–3 || Stieb (8–7) || Stanley (16–11) || || 18,929 || 53–104 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" |158 || September 26 || @ Red Sox || 4–6 || Rainey (8–5) || Moore (5–7) || Drago (12) || 18,010 || 53–105 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" |159 || September 27 || @ Red Sox || 5–6 || Drago (10–6) || Buskey (6–10) || || 20,853 || 53–106 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" |160 || September 28 || @ Yankees || 3–7 || Tiant (13–8) || Edge (3–4) || || 17,647 || 53–107 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" |161 || September 29 || @ Yankees || 4–9 || John (21–9) || Huffman (6–18) || || 30,016 || 53–108 |- align="center" bgcolor="ffbbbb" |162 || September 30 || @ Yankees || 2–9 || Davis (14–2) || Stieb (8–8) || Griffin (1) || 28,150 || 53–109 |- Player stats = Indicates team leader Batting Starters by position Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases Pos Player G AB R H 2B 3B Avg. HR RBI SB C Rick Cerone 136 469 47 112 27 4 .239 7 61 1 1B John Mayberry 137 464 61 127 22 1 .274 21 74 1 2B Danny Ainge 87 308 26 73 7 1 .237 2 19 1 3B Roy Howell 138 511 60 126 28 4 .247 15 72 1 SS Alfredo Griffin 153 624 81 179 22 10 .287 2 31 21 LF Alvis Woods 132 436 57 121 24 4 .278 5 36 6 CF Rick Bosetti 162 619 59 161 35 2 .260 8 65 13 RF Bob Bailor 130 414 50 95 11 5 .229 1 38 14 DH Rico Carty 132 461 48 118 26 0 .256 12 55 3 Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases Player G AB R H 2B 3B Avg. HR RBI SB Otto Vélez 99 274 45 79 21 0 .288 15 48 0 Luis Gómez Luis Gómez (baseball) 59 163 11 39 7 0 .239 0 11 1 Dave McKay Dave McKay (baseball) 47 156 19 34 9 0 .218 0 12 1 Joe Cannon Joe Cannon (baseball) 61 142 14 30 1 1 .211 1 5 12 Tony Solaita 36 102 14 27 8 1 .265 2 13 0 Bob Davis Bob Davis (catcher) 32 89 6 11 2 0 .124 1 8 0 Tim Johnson Tim Johnson (baseball) 43 86 6 16 2 1 .186 0 6 0 Craig Kusick 23 54 3 11 1 0 .204 2 7 0 Bob Robertson 15 29 1 3 0 0 .103 1 1 0 Ted Wilborn 22 12 3 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 Bobby Brown Bobby Brown (outfielder) 4 10 1 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 Pedro Hernández Pedro Hernández (infielder) 3 0 1 0 0 0 ---- 0 0 0 Pitching Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts Player G GS IP W L ERA R ER BB KTom Underwood 33 32 227.0 9 16 3.69 113 93 95 127Phil Huffman 31 31 173.0 6 18 5.77 130 111 68 56Dave Lemanczyk 22 20 143.0 8 10 3.71 65 59 45 63Dave Stieb 18 18 129.1 8 8 4.31 70 62 48 52Jim Clancy Jim Clancy (baseball) 12 11 63.2 2 7 5.51 44 39 31 33Butch Edge 9 9 51.2 3 4 5.23 32 30 24 19 Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts Player G GS IP W L SV ERA R ER BB K Balor Moore 34 16 139.1 5 7 0 4.84 85 75 79 51 Jesse Jefferson 34 10 116.0 2 10 1 5.51 75 71 45 43 Mark Lemongello 18 10 83.0 1 9 0 6.29 64 58 34 40 Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts Player G IP W L SV ERA R ER BB K Tom Buskey 44 78.2 6 10 7 3.43 33 30 25 44 Dave Freisleben 42 91.0 2 3 3 4.95 57 50 53 35 Mike Willis baseball 17 26.2 0 3 0 8.44 27 25 16 8 Jackson Todd 12 32.1 0 1 0 5.85 26 21 7 14 Tom Murphy Tom Murphy (pitcher) 10 18.1 1 2 0 5.40 11 11 8 6 Dyar Miller 10 15.1 0 0 0 10.57 18 18 5 7 Jerry Garvin 8 22.2 0 1 0 2.78 9 7 10 14 Steve Grilli 1 2.1 0 0 0 0.00 0 0 0 1 Craig Kusick 1 3.2 0 0 0 4.91 2 2 0 0 Steve Luebber 1 0.0 0 0 0 inf 1 1 1 0 Awards and honours Alfredo Griffin, American League Rookie of the Year Award Alfredo Griffin, Player of the Month Award, September All-Star Game Dave Lemanczyk, reserveBlue Jays All-Stars | bluejays.com: History Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Syracuse Chiefs International League Vern Benson A Kinston Eagles Carolina League Duane Larson A Dunedin Blue Jays Florida State League Denis Menke A-Short Season Utica Blue Jays New York–Penn League John McLaren Rookie Medicine Hat Blue Jays Pioneer League Dennis HolmbergJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007 Notes References Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 2nd Durham, North Carolina Baseball America 1997 978-0-9637189-8-3 External links 1979 Toronto Blue Jays at Baseball Reference 1979 Toronto Blue Jays at Baseball Almanac Category:Toronto Blue Jays seasons Toronto Blue Jays season Toronto Blue Jays seasons Blue Jays season Category:1979 in sports in Ontario