1979 Philadelphia Phillies season

MLB yearly infobox alt‎
name = Philadelphia Phillies
season = 1979
misc =

current league = National League
y1 = 1883
division = Eastern Division
y2 = 1969
Uniform
ballpark = Veterans Stadium
y4 = 1971
city = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
y5 = 1883
owners = Robert "Ruly" Carpenter III
general managers =Paul Owens
managers =Danny Ozark, Dallas Green
television = WPHL-TV
radio = KYW
(Harry Kalas, Richie Ashburn, Andy Musser, Chris Wheeler)|

Offseason

Prior to the by|1979 season, Pete Rose signed a four-year, $3.2-million contract with the Philadelphia Phillies, temporarily making him the highest-paid athlete in team sports. The Phillies were in the middle of the greatest era in the history of the franchise when Rose came on board. They had won the National League East three years running (1976-1978) two of which were won with 101 win seasons.

* December 5, 1978: Pete Rose was signed as a free agent by the Phillies. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/r/rosepe01.shtml Pete Rose page at Baseball Reference] ]
*December 6, 1978: Joe Charbonneau was traded by the Philadelphia Phillies to the Cleveland Indians for Cardell Camper. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/charbjo01.shtml]
* January 9, 1979: Mark Davis was drafted by the Phillies in the 1st round (1st pick) of the 1979 amateur draft (Secondary Phase). [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/d/davisma01.shtml Mark Davis page at Baseball Reference] ]
* February 23, 1979: Barry Foote, Ted Sizemore, Jerry Martin, Derek Botelho, and Henry Mack (minors) were traded by the Phillies to the Chicago Cubs for Manny Trillo, Greg Gross and Dave Rader. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/t/trillma01.shtml Manny Trillo page at Baseball Reference] ]

Regular season

Other batters

"Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In"

Relief pitchers

References

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/PHI/1979.shtml 1979 Philadelphia Phillies season at Baseball Reference]