The 1979 Cleveland Indians season was the 79th season for the franchise, the 65th as the Indians and the 48th season at Cleveland Stadium. They improved upon their 69–90 campaign from the previous season, but missed the playoffs for the 25th consecutive season, finishing the season at 81–80.

Offseason October 3, 1978: Larvell Blanks and Jim Kern were traded by the Indians to the Texas Rangers for Len Barker and Bobby Bonds.Larvell Blanks page at Baseball-Reference December 5, 1978: Carmen Castillo was drafted by the Indians from the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1978 minor league draft.Carmen Castillo page at Baseball-Reference December 6, 1978: Cardell Camper was traded by the Indians to the Philadelphia Phillies for Joe Charboneau.Joe Charboneau page at Baseball-Reference

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions June 5, 1979: Von Hayes was drafted by the Indians in the 7th round of the 1979 Major League Baseball draft. Player signed August 24, 1979.Von Hayes page at Baseball Reference July 18, 1979: Mike Stanton was signed as a free agent by the Indians.Mike Stanton page at Baseball Reference

Opening Day Lineup +Opening Day Starters # Name Position11 Toby Harrah 3B27 Jim Norris DH25 Bobby Bonds RF29 Andre Thornton 1B35 Gary Alexander C22 Ted Cox LF18 Duane Kuiper 2B21 Tom Veryzer SS 20 Horace Speed CF40 Rick Wise P 1979 Opening Day Lineup at Baseball-Reference

Roster 1979 Cleveland Indians Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Player stats Batting Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI AVG SB 110 358 54 82 9 2 15 54 .229 4 54 62 10 18 0 2 1 12 .290 4 146 538 93 148 24 1 25 85 .275 34 29 56 6 13 2 0 1 6 .232 0 78 189 17 40 6 0 4 22 .212 3 44 170 22 48 4 1 3 18 .282 12 15 32 0 5 2 0 0 1 .156 0 100 338 60 110 21 4 10 56 .325 2 149 527 99 147 25 1 20 77 .279 20 75 223 20 64 14 0 4 32 .287 1 72 240 37 65 10 0 18 61 .271 2 140 479 46 122 9 5 0 39 .255 4 144 560 67 145 12 2 3 51 .259 30 124 353 50 87 15 6 3 30 .246 15 64 166 23 47 7 0 2 21 .283 2 59 107 20 26 6 1 3 14 .243 1 26 14 6 2 0 0 0 1 .143 2 143 515 89 120 31 1 26 93 .233 5 149 449 41 99 9 3 0 34 .220 2 Team totals 161 5376 760 1388 206 29 138 707 .258 143

Pitching Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB K 0 0 7.56 8 0 0 16.2 25 14 14 4 7 6 6 4.92 29 19 0 137.1 146 79 75 70 93 3 4 5.91 9 8 0 45.2 50 33 30 13 17 3 9 4.23 61 0 10 78.2 70 41 37 34 40 4 10 5.23 18 14 0 94.2 120 70 55 34 40 1 0 3.68 13 0 1 22.0 13 9 9 14 7 12 10 2.40 76 0 19 131.0 96 37 35 64 108 8 8 5.92 33 24 0 159.2 210 118 105 52 70 2 1 7.94 17 1 1 45.1 73 43 40 11 22 9 5 4.62 49 13 1 157.2 153 82 81 64 97 16 13 4.44 34 34 0 231.0 230 123 114 91 91 0 0 3.38 5 0 0 10.2 10 4 4 3 6 2 4 4.39 16 14 0 69.2 77 41 34 38 52 15 10 3.73 34 34 0 231.2 229 111 96 68 108 Team totals 81 80 4.57 161 161 32 1431.2 1502 805 727 570 781

Awards and honors Andre Thornton, Roberto Clemente Award All-Star Game

Farm system

Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007

Notes

References 1979 Cleveland Indians team page at Baseball Reference 1979 Cleveland Indians team page at www.baseball-almanac.com