1979 Cleveland Indians Roster

The 1979 Cleveland Indians 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 Cleveland Indians Opening Day starters list, a 1979 Cleveland Indians salary list, a 1979 Cleveland Indians uniform number breakdown and a 1979 Cleveland Indians primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.
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Roster
Schedule
42 Larry Andersen 6-03 205 Right Right 1953-05-06
39 Len Barker 6-05 225 Right Right 1955-07-07
32 David Clyde 6-01 185 Left Left 1955-04-22
23 Victor Cruz 5-09 200 Right Right 1957-12-24
17 Wayne Garland 6-00 195 Right Right 1950-10-26
44 Don Hood 6-02 180 Left Left 1949-10-16
43 Sid Monge 6-02 195 Left Both 1951-04-11
48 Mike Paxton 5-11 190 Right Right 1953-09-03
41 Paul Reuschel 6-04 225 Right Right 1947-01-12
37 Dan Spillner 6-01 190 Right Right 1951-11-27
36 Rick Waits 6-03 195 Left Left 1952-05-15
56 Sandy Wihtol 6-01 195 Right Right 1955-06-01
33 Eric Wilkins 6-01 190 Right Right 1956-12-09
40 Rick Wise 6-02 195 Right Right 1945-09-13
35 Gary Alexander 6-02 200 Right Right 1953-03-27
16 Bo Diaz 5-11 190 Right Right 1953-03-23
9 Ron Hassey 6-02 200 Right Left 1953-02-27
31 Wayne Cage 6-04 205 Left Left 1951-11-23
22 Ted Cox 6-03 195 Right Right 1955-01-24
11 Toby Harrah 6-00 180 Right Right 1948-10-26
18 Duane Kuiper 6-00 175 Right Left 1950-06-19
12 Dave Rosello 5-11 160 Right Right 1950-06-26
29 Andre Thornton 6-02 205 Right Right 1949-08-13
21, 15 Tom Veryzer 6-01 185 Right Right 1953-02-11
30 Dell Alston 6-00 180 Right Left 1952-09-22
25 Bobby Bonds 6-01 190 Right Right 1946-03-15
00 Paul Dade 6-00 195 Right Right 1951-12-07
21 Mike Hargrove 6-00 195 Left Left 1949-10-26
28 Rick Manning 6-01 180 Right Left 1954-09-02
27 Jim Norris 5-10 175 Left Left 1948-12-20
13 Ron Pruitt 6-00 185 Right Right 1951-10-21
20 Horace Speed 6-01 180 Right Right 1951-10-04
44 Cliff Johnson 6-04 225 Right Right 1947-07-22
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The 1979 Cleveland Indians played 161 games during the regular season, won 81 games, lost 80 games, and finished in sixth position. They played their home games at Cleveland Stadium (Park Factors: 100/101) where 1,011,644 fans witnessed their 1979 Indians finish the season with a .503 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 Cleveland Indians Opening Day starters list, a 1979 Cleveland Indians salary list, a 1979 Cleveland Indians uniform number breakdown and a 1979 Cleveland Indians primary starters list:

1979 Cleveland Indians
Opening Day Starters


No Opening Day Information Available

1979 Cleveland Indians
Most Games by Position

C Gary Alexander (91)
1B Andre Thornton (130)
2B Duane Kuiper (140)
3B Toby Harrah (127)
SS Tom Veryzer (148)
LF Mike Hargrove (65)
CF Rick Manning (141)
RF Bobby Bonds (116)
DH Cliff Johnson (62)
  
SP Len Barker
SP Mike Paxton
SP Rick Waits
SP Rick Wise
  
RP Victor Cruz
CL Sid Monge


1979 Cleveland Indians
Salaries

No Salary Data Available


1979 Cleveland Indians
Uniform Numbers

#00 Paul Dade
#9 Ron Hassey
#11 Toby Harrah
#12 Dave Rosello
#13 Ron Pruitt
#15 Tom Veryzer
#16 Bo Diaz
#17 Wayne Garland
#18 Duane Kuiper
#20 Horace Speed
#21 Mike Hargrove
#21 Tom Veryzer
#22 Ted Cox
#23 Victor Cruz
#25 Bobby Bonds
#27 Jim Norris
#28 Rick Manning
#29 Andre Thornton
#30 Dell Alston
#31 Wayne Cage
#32 David Clyde
#33 Eric Wilkins
#35 Gary Alexander
#36 Rick Waits
#37 Dan Spillner
#39 Len Barker
#40 Rick Wise
#41 Paul Reuschel
#42 Larry Andersen
#43 Sid Monge
#44 Don Hood
#44 Cliff Johnson
#48 Mike Paxton
#56 Sandy Wihtol

Did you know that a 1979 Cleveland Indians 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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