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Major League Baseball team season
The
1979
Los Angeles Dodgers
finished the season in third place in the
National League West
. Near the end of the season, owner
Walter O'Malley
died, and the ownership of the team went to his son,
Peter
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Offseason
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Regular season
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Season standings
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Record vs. opponents
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Team
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ATL
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CHC
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CIN
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HOU
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LAD
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MON
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NYM
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PHI
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PIT
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SD
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SF
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STL
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Atlanta
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?
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4?8
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6?12
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7?11
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12?6
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1?9
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4?8
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7?5
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4?8
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6?12
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11?7
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4?8
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Chicago
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8?4
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?
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7?5
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6?6
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5?7
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6?12
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8?10
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9?9
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6?12
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9?3
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8?4
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8?10
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Cincinnati
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12?6
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5?7
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?
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8?10
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11?7
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6?6
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8?4
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8?4
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8?4
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10?7
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6?12
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8?4
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Houston
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11?7
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6?6
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10?8
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?
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10?8
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7?5
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9?3
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5?7
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4?8
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14?4
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7?11
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6?6
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Los Angeles
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6?12
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7?5
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7?11
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8?10
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?
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6?6
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9?3
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3?9
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4?8
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9?9
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14?4
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6?6
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Montreal
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9?1
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12?6
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6?6
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5?7
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6?6
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?
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15?3
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11?7
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7?11
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7?5
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7?5
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10?8
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New York
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8?4
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10?8
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4?8
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3?9
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3?9
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3?15
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?
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5?13
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8?10
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4?8
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8?4
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7?11
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Philadelphia
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5-7
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9?9
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4?8
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7?5
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9?3
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7?11
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13?5
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?
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8?10
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9?3
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6?6
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7?11
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Pittsburgh
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8?4
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12?6
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4?8
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8?4
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8?4
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11?7
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10?8
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10?8
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?
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7?5
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9?3
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11?7
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San Diego
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12?6
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3?9
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7?10
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4?14
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9?9
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5?7
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8?4
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3?9
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5?7
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?
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8?10
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4?8
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San Francisco
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7?11
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4?8
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12?6
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11?7
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4?14
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5?7
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4?8
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6?6
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3?9
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10?8
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?
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5?7
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St. Louis
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8?4
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10?8
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4?8
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6?6
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6?6
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8?10
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11?7
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11?7
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7?11
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8?4
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7?5
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?
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Opening Day lineup
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Notable transactions
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Roster
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1979 Los Angeles Dodgers
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Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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Player stats
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Batting
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Starters by position
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Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Other batters
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Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Pitching
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Starting pitchers
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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Other pitchers
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Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Relief pitchers
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Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Awards and honors
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All-Stars
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Farm system
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Teams in
BOLD
won League Championships
Major League Baseball Draft
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The Dodgers drafted 36 players in the June draft and 11 in the January draft. Of those, five players would eventually play in the Major Leagues.
The Dodgers lost their first round pick in the June draft to the
San Diego Padres
because they signed free agent
Derrel Thomas
but they gained the first round picks of the
Pittsburgh Pirates
(compensation for
Lee Lacy
) and
New York Yankees
(for
Tommy John
). With those picks they drafted two players from the
University of Michigan
, left-handed pitcher
Steve Howe
and right-handed pitcher Steve Perry. Howe was the 1980
NL Rookie of the Year
, a 1981 World Series Champion and a 1982 All-Star. He played in 12 seasons and saved 328 games before a drug addiction forced him out of the game. Perry pitched six seasons in the minors, the last two with the AAA
Albuquerque Dukes
, and finished 28-40 with a 5.34 ERA before the Dodgers released him.
This year's draft class also included pitcher
Orel Hershiser
from
Bowling Green University
, who was picked in the 17th round. He pitched 18 seasons (13 with the Dodgers), winning 204 games. He set a Major League record with a
59 consecutive scoreless inning streak
in 1988 en route to winning the
Cy Young Award
and the
World Series MVP
. He was also a three-time All-Star.
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