1979 Los Angeles Dodgers

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W-L Record: 79-83 -- 3rd in National League West Manager: Tom Lasorda Location: Los Angeles,CA Baseball Stadium: Dodger Stadium Top Draft Pick: Steve Howe (#16) Attendance: 2,860,954 Youngest Player: Bob Welch (22) Oldest Player: Vic Davalillo (42) Longest Tenure: Don Sutton (14)

Statistics

Roster

Personnel

Baseball Roster for 1979 Los Angeles Dodgers

#	Player Name	Pos	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	Born	Place	High Level	mlbYears	Salary
12	Dusty Baker	OF	30	R	R	6-2	200	6/15/1949	Riverside,California	MLB	1968-1986
27	Joe Beckwith	P	24	L	R	6-3	200	1/28/1955	Opelika,Alabama	MLB	1979-1986
34	Ken Brett	P	30	L	L	5-11	195	9/18/1948	Brooklyn,New York	MLB	1967-1981
37	Bobby Castillo	P	24	R	R	5-10	170	4/18/1955	Los Angeles,California	MLB	1977-1985
10	Ron Cey	3B	31	R	R	5-9	185	2/15/1948	Tacoma,Washington	MLB	1971-1987
33	Vic Davalillo	OF	42	L	L	5-7	155	7/31/1936	Cabimas,Venezuela	MLB	1963-1980
13	Joe Ferguson	C-OF	32	R	R	6-2	200	9/19/1946	San Francisco,California	MLB	1970-1983
51	Terry Forster	P	27	L	L	6-3	210	1/14/1952	Sioux Falls,South Dakota	MLB	1971-1986
6	Steve Garvey	1B	30	R	R	5-10	189	12/22/1948	Tampa,Florida	MLB	1969-1987
57	Pedro Guerrero	OF-3B	23	R	R	6-0	195	6/29/1956	San Pedro de Macoris,Dominican Republic	MLB	1978-1992
29	Gerry Hannahs	P	26	L	L	6-3	210	3/6/1953	Binghamton,New York	MLB	1976-1979
44	Mickey Hatcher	OF-1B	24	R	R	6-2	202	3/15/1955	Cleveland,Ohio	MLB	1979-1990
46	Burt Hooton	P	29	R	R	6-1	210	2/7/1950	Greenville,Texas	MLB	1971-1985
49	Charlie Hough	P	31	R	R	6-2	190	1/5/1948	Honolulu,Hawaii	MLB	1970-1994
14	Von Joshua	OF	31	L	L	5-10	170	5/1/1948	Oakland,California	MLB	1969-1980
36	Lerrin LaGrow	P	30	R	R	6-5	220	7/8/1948	Phoenix,Arizona	MLB	1970-1980
27,21	Dennis Lewallyn	P	25	R	R	6-4	200	8/11/1953	Pensacola,Florida	MLB	1975-1982
15	Dave Lopes	2B	34	R	R	5-9	170	5/3/1945	East Providence,Rhode Island	MLB	1972-1987
23	Ted Martinez	SS-2B	31	R	R	6-0	165	12/10/1947	Barahona,Dominican Republic	MLB	1970-1979
47	Andy Messersmith	P	33	R	R	6-1	200	8/6/1945	Toms River,New Jersey	MLB	1968-1979
16	Rick Monday	OF	33	L	L	6-3	200	11/20/1945	Batesville,Mississippi	MLB	1966-1984
11	Manny Mota	OF	41	R	R	5-11	168	2/18/1938	Santo Domingo,Dominican Republic	MLB	1962-1982
5	Johnny Oates	C	33	L	R	5-11	185	1/21/1946	Sylva,North Carolina	MLB	1970-1981
56	Dave Patterson	P	22	R	R	6-0	170	7/25/1956	Springfield,Missouri	MLB	1979-1979
31	Doug Rau	P	30	L	L	6-2	175	12/15/1948	Columbus,Texas	MLB	1972-1981
38	Lance Rautzhan	P	26	R	L	6-1	195	8/20/1952	Pottsville,Pennsylvania	MLB	1977-1979
41	Jerry Reuss	P	30	L	L	6-5	217	6/19/1949	St. Louis,Missouri	MLB	1969-1990
18	Bill Russell	SS	30	R	R	6-0	175	10/21/1948	Pittsburg,Kansas	MLB	1969-1986
8	Reggie Smith	OF-CF	34	B	R	6-0	195	4/2/1945	Shreveport,Louisiana	MLB	1966-1982
43	Rick Sutcliffe	P	23	R	R	6-7	215	6/21/1956	Independence,Missouri	MLB	1976-1994
20	Don Sutton	P	34	R	R	6-1	185	4/2/1945	Clio,Alabama	MLB	1966-1988
1,3	Derrel Thomas	2B-OF	28	B	R	6-0	160	1/14/1951	Los Angeles,California	MLB	1971-1985
9	Gary Thomasson	OF-1B	27	L	L	6-1	180	7/29/1951	San Diego,California	MLB	1972-1980
35	Bob Welch	P	22	R	R	6-3	190	11/3/1956	Detroit,Michigan	MLB	1978-1994
7	Steve Yeager	C	30	R	R	6-0	190	11/24/1948	Huntington,West Virginia	MLB	1972-1986

Team Personnel

Red Adams (Pitching Coach)
Monty Basgall (First Base Coach)
Mike Brito (Scout)
Al Campanis (General Manager)
Mark Cresse (Bullpen Coach)
Jerry Doggett (Broadcaster)
Preston Gomez (Third Base Coach)
Dick Hager (Scout)
Gail Henley (Scout)
Rudy Hoyos (Broadcaster)
Jaime Jarrin (Broadcaster)
Dale Jones (Scout)
Tom Lasorda (Manager)
Jim Lefebvre (First Base Coach)
Jim Lefebvre (Hitting Coach)
Dale McReynolds (Scout)
Ross Porter (Broadcaster)
Vin Scully (Broadcaster)

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