1979 San Francisco Giants

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W-L Record: 71-91 -- 4th in National League West Manager: Joe Altobelli, Dave Bristol Location: Baseball Stadium: Candlestick Park Top Draft Pick: Scott Garrelts (#15) Attendance: 1,456,402 Youngest Player: Max Venable (22) Oldest Player: Willie McCovey (41) Longest Tenure: Randy Moffitt (8)

Statistics

Roster

Personnel

Baseball Roster for 1979 San Francisco Giants

#	Player Name	Pos	Age	B	T	Ht	Wt	Born	Place	High Level	mlbYears	Salary
21	Rob Andrews	2B	26	R	R	6-0	185	12/11/1952	Santa Monica,California	MLB	1975-1979
14	Vida Blue	P	29	B	L	6-0	189	7/28/1949	Mansfield,Louisiana	MLB	1969-1986
34	Pedro Borbon	P	32	R	R	6-2	185	12/2/1946	Valverde Mao,Dominican Republic	MLB	1969-1980
22	Jack Clark	OF-1B	23	R	R	6-2	205	11/10/1955	New Brighton,Pennsylvania	MLB	1975-1992
29	Joe Coleman	P	32	R	R	6-3	195	2/3/1947	Boston,Massachusetts	MLB	1965-1979
9	Hector Cruz	OF-3B	26	R	R	5-11	170	4/2/1953	Arroyo,Puerto Rico	MLB	1973-1982
40	John Curtis	P	31	L	L	6-2	185	3/9/1948	Newton,Massachusetts	MLB	1970-1984
41	Darrell Evans	3B-1B	32	L	R	6-2	205	5/26/1947	Pasadena,California	MLB	1969-1989
43	Tom Griffin	P	31	R	R	6-3	210	2/22/1948	Los Angeles,California	MLB	1969-1982
28	Ed Halicki	P	28	R	R	6-7	220	10/4/1950	Newark,New Jersey	MLB	1974-1980
31	Larry Herndon	OF	25	R	R	6-3	195	11/3/1953	Sunflower,Mississippi	MLB	1974-1988
2	Marc Hill	C	27	R	R	6-3	210	2/18/1952	Elsberry,Missouri	MLB	1973-1986
19	Al Holland	P	26	R	L	5-11	207	8/16/1952	Roanoke,Virginia	MLB	1977-1987
15	Mike Ivie	1B	26	R	R	6-3	205	8/8/1952	Atlanta,Georgia	MLB	1971-1983
18	Greg Johnston	OF	24	L	L	6-0	175	2/12/1955	Los Angeles,California	MLB	1979-1981
30	Bob Kearney	C	22	R	R	6-0	190	10/3/1956	San Antonio,Texas	MLB	1979-1987
39	Bob Knepper	P	25	L	L	6-2	210	5/25/1954	Akron,Ohio	MLB	1976-1990
46	Gary Lavelle	P	30	B	L	6-1	200	1/3/1949	Scranton,Pennsylvania	MLB	1974-1987
10	Johnnie LeMaster	SS	25	R	R	6-2	167	6/19/1954	Portsmouth,Ohio	MLB	1975-1987
47	Dennis Littlejohn	C	24	R	R	6-2	200	10/4/1954	Santa Monica,California	MLB	1979-1980
18	Bill Madlock	3B	28	R	R	5-11	185	1/2/1951	Memphis,Tennessee	MLB	1973-1987
44	Willie McCovey	1B	41	L	L	6-4	210	1/10/1938	Mobile,Alabama	MLB	1959-1980
16	Roger Metzger	SS	31	B	R	6-0	165	10/10/1947	Fredericksburg,Texas	MLB	1970-1980
38	Greg Minton	P	27	B	R	6-2	190	7/29/1951	Lubbock,Texas	MLB	1975-1990
17	Randy Moffitt	P	30	R	R	6-3	190	10/13/1948	Long Beach,California	MLB	1972-1983
26	John Montefusco	P	29	R	R	6-1	180	5/25/1950	Long Branch,New Jersey	MLB	1974-1986
25	Philip Nastu	P	24	L	L	6-2	180	3/8/1955	Bridgeport,Connecticut	MLB	1978-1980
36	Billy North	OF	31	B	R	5-11	185	5/15/1948	Seattle,Washington	MLB	1971-1981
37	Ed Plank	P	27	R	R	6-1	205	4/9/1952	Chicago,Illinois	MLB	1978-1979
25	Dave Roberts	P	34	L	L	6-2	197	9/11/1944	Gallipolis,Ohio	MLB	1969-1981
3	Mike Sadek	C	33	R	R	5-9	165	5/30/1946	Minneapolis,Minnesota	MLB	1973-1981
20	Joe Strain	2B	25	R	R	5-10	169	4/30/1954	Denver,Colorado	MLB	1979-1981
30	John Tamargo	C	27	B	R	5-10	180	11/7/1951	Tampa,Florida	MLB	1976-1980
49	Max Venable	OF-CF	22	L	R	5-10	185	6/6/1957	Phoenix,Arizona	MLB	1979-1991
45	Terry Whitfield	OF	26	L	R	6-1	197	1/12/1953	Blythe,California	MLB	1974-1986
32	Eddie Whitson	P	24	R	R	6-3	195	5/19/1955	Johnson City,Tennessee	MLB	1977-1991

Team Personnel

Joe Altobelli (Manager)
Dave Bristol (Manager)
Dave Bristol (Third Base Coach)
Jim Davenport (First Base Coach)
Jim Davenport (Third Base Coach)
George Genovese (Scout)
Hank Greenwald (Broadcaster)
Tom Haller (Bullpen Coach)
Lindsey Nelson (Broadcaster)
Gary Park (Broadcaster)
Salty Parker (Assistant Coach)
Spec Richardson (General Manager)
Hank Sauer (Hitting Coach)
Larry Shepard (Pitching Coach)

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