1979 Cleveland Indians season

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.
• December 5, 1978: Carmen Castillo was drafted by the Indians from the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1978 minor league draft.
• December 6, 1978: Cardell Camper was traded by the Indians to the Philadelphia Phillies for Joe Charboneau.

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.
• July 18, 1979: Mike Stanton was signed as a free agent by the Indians.

Opening Day Lineup

Roster

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

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

Awards and honors

• Andre Thornton, Roberto Clemente Award

All-Star Game

Farm system

Notes

References

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