1979 California Angels Roster

The 1979 California Angels team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1979 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1979 California Angels Opening Day starters list, a 1979 California Angels salary list, a 1979 California Angels uniform number breakdown and a 1979 California Angels primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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1979 California Angels



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Complete Roster  
 

Roster
Schedule
46 Don Aase 6-03 210 Right Right 1954-09-08
36 Mike Barlow 6-06 215 Right Left 1948-04-30
33 Jim Barr 6-03 205 Right Right 1948-02-10
34 Ralph Botting 6-00 195 Left Left 1955-05-12
38 Mark Clear 6-04 215 Right Right 1956-05-27
41 Steve Eddy 6-02 185 Right Right 1957-08-21
45 Bob Ferris 6-06 225 Right Right 1955-05-07
37 Dave Frost 6-06 235 Right Right 1952-11-17
42 Chris Knapp 6-05 195 Right Right 1953-09-16
17 Dave LaRoche 6-02 200 Left Left 1948-05-14
41 Dyar Miller 6-01 195 Right Right 1946-05-29
39 John Montague 6-02 213 Right Right 1947-09-12
30 Nolan Ryan 6-02 195 Right Right 1947-01-31
41 Dave Schuler 6-04 210 Left Right 1953-10-04
40 Frank Tanana 6-03 195 Left Left 1953-07-03
23 Tom Donohue 6-00 185 Right Right 1952-11-15
5 Brian Downing 5-10 194 Right Right 1950-10-09
9 Terry Humphrey 6-03 190 Right Right 1949-08-04
22 Willie Aikens 6-03 220 Right Left 1954-10-14
14 Jim Anderson 6-00 170 Right Right 1957-02-23
19 Bert Campaneris 5-10 160 Right Right 1942-03-09
29 Rod Carew 6-00 182 Right Left 1945-10-01
4 Bobby Grich 6-02 190 Right Right 1949-01-15
15 Ike Hampton 6-01 185 Right Both 1951-08-22
9 John Harris 6-03 205 Left Left 1954-09-13
12 Carney Lansford 6-02 195 Right Right 1957-02-07
18 Rance Mulliniks 6-00 170 Right Left 1956-01-15
2 Orlando Ramirez 5-10 175 Right Right 1951-12-18
31 Dickie Thon 5-11 175 Right Right 1958-06-20
25 Don Baylor 6-01 195 Right Right 1949-06-28
32 Bobby Clark 6-00 190 Right Right 1955-06-13
24 Willie Davis 6-02 181 Left Left 1940-04-15
15 Dan Ford 6-01 185 Right Right 1952-05-19
20 Larry Harlow 6-02 185 Left Left 1951-11-13
3 Rick Miller 6-00 185 Left Left 1948-04-19
26 Joe Rudi 6-02 200 Right Right 1946-09-07
28, 48 Ralph Garr 5-11 197 Right Left 1945-12-12
7 Brian Harper 6-02 195 Right Right 1959-10-16
8 Merv Rettenmund 5-10 195 Right Right 1943-06-06
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The 1979 California Angels played 162 games during the regular season, won 88 games, lost 74 games, and finished in first position. They played their home games at Anaheim Stadium (Park Factors: 97/97) where 2,523,575 fans witnessed their 1979 Angels finish the season with a .543 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1979 California Angels Opening Day starters list, a 1979 California Angels salary list, a 1979 California Angels uniform number breakdown and a 1979 California Angels primary starters list:

1979 California Angels
Opening Day Starters


Don Baylor
Rod Carew
Brian Downing
Dan Ford
Bobby Grich
Carney Lansford
Rick Miller
Rance Mulliniks
Joe Rudi
Frank Tanana

1979 California Angels
Most Games by Position

C Brian Downing (129)
1B Rod Carew (103)
2B Bobby Grich (153)
3B Carney Lansford (157)
SS Jim Anderson (82)
SS Bert Campaneris (82)
LF Don Baylor (78)
CF Rick Miller (117)
RF Dan Ford (124)
DH Don Baylor (65)
  
SP Don Aase
SP Jim Barr
SP Dave Frost
SP Chris Knapp
SP Nolan Ryan
SP Frank Tanana
  
RP Mike Barlow
RP Dave LaRoche
CL Mark Clear


1979 California Angels
Salaries

Nolan Ryan $1,000,000.00


1979 California Angels
Uniform Numbers

#2 Orlando Ramirez
#3 Rick Miller
#4 Bobby Grich
#5 Brian Downing
#7 Brian Harper
#8 Merv Rettenmund
#9 John Harris
#9 Terry Humphrey
#12 Carney Lansford
#14 Jim Anderson
#15 Dan Ford
#15 Ike Hampton
#17 Dave LaRoche
#18 Rance Mulliniks
#19 Bert Campaneris
#20 Larry Harlow
#22 Willie Aikens
#23 Tom Donohue
#24 Willie Davis
#25 Don Baylor
#26 Joe Rudi
#28 Ralph Garr
#29 Rod Carew
#30 Nolan Ryan
#31 Dickie Thon
#32 Bobby Clark
#33 Jim Barr
#34 Ralph Botting
#36 Mike Barlow
#37 Dave Frost
#38 Mark Clear
#39 John Montague
#40 Frank Tanana
#41 Steve Eddy
#41 Dyar Miller
#41 Dave Schuler
#42 Chris Knapp
#45 Bob Ferris
#46 Don Aase
#48 Ralph Garr

Did you know that a 1979 California Angels Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?
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