1979 California Angels season

MLB yearly infobox
name = California Angels
season = 1979
misc = 1979 AL West Champions

current league = American League
y1 = 1961
division = West Division
y2 = 1969
Uniform logo =
ballpark = Anaheim Stadium
y4 = 1966
city = Anaheim, California
y5 = 1966
owners = Gene Autry
managers = Jim Fregosi
television =KTLA
({Don Drysdale, Ron Fairly)
radio = KMPC
({Don Drysdale, Al Wisk)|

The California Angels 1979 season involved the Angels finishing 1st in the American League west with a record of 88 wins and 74 losses.

Offseason

*January 9, 1979: Otis Nixon was drafted by the Angels in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1979 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but did not sign. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/n/nixonot01.shtml Otis Nixon page at Baseball Reference] ]
*January 29, 1979: Bob Jones was released by the Angels. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/j/jonesbo02.shtml Bob Jones page at Baseball Reference] ]
*February 3, 1979: Ken Landreaux, Dave Engle, Paul Hartzell, and Brad Havens were traded by the Angels to the Minnesota Twins for Rod Carew. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/carewro01.shtml Rod Carew page at Baseball Reference] ]

Regular season

eason standings

Transactions

May 4, 1979: Dave Chalk was traded by the Angels to the Texas Rangers for Bert Campaneris. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/campabe01.shtml Bert Campaneris page at Baseball Reference] ]

Roster

Pitching

tarting pitchers

ALCS

Baltimore Orioles vs. California Angels

Orioles win the Series, 3-1

Farm system [Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., "The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball". Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997]

* Class AAA: Salt Lake City Gulls (Pacific Coast League; Jimy Williams, manager) — LEAGUE CHAMPION
* Class AA: El Paso Diablos (Texas League; Moose Stubing, manager)
* Class A: Salinas Packers (California League; Chris Cannizzaro, manager)
* Rookie: Idaho Falls Angels (Pioneer League; Reuben Rodriguez, manager)

References

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CAL/1979.shtml 1979 California Angels team page at Baseball Reference]
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1979&t=CAL 1979 California Angels team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]

succession box
title = AL West Championship Season
years = 1979
before = Kansas City Royals
1978
after = Kansas City Royals
1980