1979 Oakland Athletics

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W-L Record: 54-108 -- 7th in American League West Manager: Jim Marshall Location: Oakland,CA Baseball Stadium: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Top Draft Pick: Juan Bustabad (#5) Attendance: 306,763 Youngest Player: Mike Morgan (19) Oldest Player: Jim Todd (31) Longest Tenure: Mike Norris (5)

Statistics

Roster

Personnel

Baseball Roster for 1979 Oakland Athletics

#	Player Name	Pos	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	Born	Place	High Level	mlbYears	Salary
11	Tony Armas	CF-OF	25	R	R	6-1	224	7/12/1953	Anzoategui,Venezuela	MLB	1976-1989
23	Derek Bryant	OF	27	R	R	5-11	185	10/9/1951	Lexington,Kentucky	MLB	1979-1979
14	Glenn Burke	OF	26	R	R	6-0	195	11/16/1952	Oakland,California	MLB	1976-1979
16	Dave Chalk	3B-SS	28	R	R	5-10	175	8/30/1950	Del Rio,Texas	MLB	1973-1981
19	Miguel Dilone	OF	24	B	R	6-0	160	11/1/1954	Santiago,Dominican Republic	MLB	1974-1985
7	Mike Edwards	2B	26	R	R	5-10	154	8/27/1952	Fort Lewis,Washington	MLB	1977-1980
18	Jim Essian	C	28	R	R	6-2	195	1/2/1951	Detroit,Michigan	MLB	1973-1984
10	Wayne Gross	3B	27	L	R	6-2	210	1/14/1952	Riverside,California	MLB	1976-1986
3	Mario Guerrero	SS	29	R	R	5-10	155	9/28/1949	Santo Domingo,Dominican Republic	MLB	1973-1980
33	Dave Hamilton	P	31	L	L	6-0	190	12/13/1947	Seattle,Washington	MLB	1972-1980
48	Mike Heath	C	24	R	R	5-11	190	2/5/1955	Tampa,Florida	MLB	1978-1991
60	Dave Heaverlo	P	28	R	R	6-1	210	8/25/1950	Ellensburg,Washington	MLB	1975-1981
35	Rickey Henderson	LF-OF	20	R	L	5-10	190	12/25/1958	Chicago,Illinois	MLB	1979-2003
38	John Henry Johnson	P	22	L	L	6-2	190	8/21/1956	Houston,Texas	MLB	1978-1987
27	Matt Keough	P	23	R	R	6-3	190	7/3/1955	Pomona,California	MLB	1977-1986
50	Brian Kingman	P	24	R	R	6-2	200	7/27/1954	Los Angeles,California	MLB	1979-1983
12	Mickey Klutts	3B	24	R	R	5-11	189	9/20/1954	Montebello,California	MLB	1976-1983
34	Bob Lacey	P	25	R	L	6-5	200	8/25/1953	Mesa,Arizona	MLB	1977-1984
22	Rick Langford	P	27	R	R	6-0	180	3/20/1952	Farmville,Virginia	MLB	1976-1986
54	Steve McCatty	P	25	R	R	6-3	205	3/20/1954	Detroit,Michigan	MLB	1977-1985
32	Craig Minetto	P	25	L	L	6-0	185	4/25/1954	Stockton,California	MLB	1978-1981
15	Mike Morgan	P	19	R	R	6-2	220	10/8/1959	Tulare,California	MLB	1978-2002
21	Dwayne Murphy	OF	24	L	R	6-1	185	3/19/1955	Merced,California	MLB	1978-1989
20	Larry Murray	OF	26	B	R	5-11	179	4/1/1953	Chicago,Illinois	MLB	1974-1979
5	Jeff Newman	C-1B	30	R	R	6-2	218	9/11/1948	Fort Worth,Texas	MLB	1976-1984
17	Mike Norris	P	24	R	R	6-2	175	3/19/1955	San Francisco,California	MLB	1975-1990
6	Mitchell Page	OF	27	L	R	6-2	205	10/15/1951	Los Angeles,California	MLB	1977-1984
8	Rob Picciolo	SS-2B	26	R	R	6-2	185	2/4/1953	Santa Monica,California	MLB	1977-1985
31	Milt Ramirez	3B-2B	29	R	R	5-9	150	4/2/1950	Mayaguez,Puerto Rico	MLB	1970-1979
24	Dave Revering	1B	26	L	R	6-4	210	2/12/1953	Roseville,California	MLB	1978-1982
28	Jim Todd	P	31	L	R	6-2	190	9/21/1947	Lancaster,Pennsylvania	MLB	1974-1979
9,43	Joe Wallis	OF	27	B	R	5-10	195	1/9/1952	East St. Louis,Illinois	MLB	1975-1979
30	Alan Wirth	P	22	R	R	6-4	190	12/8/1956	Mesa,Arizona	MLB	1978-1980

Team Personnel

Charlie Finley (General Manager)
Jim Marshall (Manager)
George Mitterwald (Bullpen Coach)
Monte Moore (Broadcaster)
Hal Ramey (Broadcaster)
Red Rush (Broadcaster)
Jim Saul (Assistant Coach)
Lee Stange (Pitching Coach)
Paul Tavares (Scout)
Wayne Walker (Broadcaster)
Lee Walls (First Base Coach)

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