1979 Toronto Blue Jays
[edit] Summary
The 1979 Toronto Blue Jays finished with a record of 53-109. They scored 613 runs and belted 95 home runs to go along with a .251 batting average. The offense was powered by John Mayberry, who led the team with 21 home runs and 74 RBI. Alfredo Griffin led the team with 179 hits for a .287 average.
The team allowed 862 runs and had a team ERA of 4.85. Tom Underwood led the pitching staff with 9 wins and 127 strikeouts.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Danny Ainge | 2B | 87 | 308 | 26 | 73 | 2 | 19 | 1 | .269 | .286 | .555 | .237 |
| Luis Gomez | 3B | 59 | 163 | 11 | 39 | 0 | 11 | 1 | .266 | .282 | .548 | .239 |
| Alfredo Griffin | SS | 153 | 624 | 81 | 179 | 2 | 31 | 21 | .333 | .364 | .697 | .287 |
| Roy Howell | 3B | 138 | 511 | 60 | 126 | 15 | 72 | 1 | .310 | .405 | .715 | .247 |
| Tim Johnson | 2B | 43 | 86 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .255 | .233 | .488 | .186 |
| Craig Kusick | 1B | 24 | 54 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .302 | .333 | .635 | .204 |
| John Mayberry | 1B | 137 | 464 | 61 | 127 | 21 | 74 | 1 | .372 | .461 | .833 | .274 |
| Dave McKay | 2B | 47 | 156 | 19 | 34 | 0 | 12 | 1 | .256 | .276 | .532 | .218 |
| Bob Robertson | 1B | 15 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .188 | .207 | .395 | .103 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Bob Bailor | OF | 130 | 414 | 50 | 95 | 1 | 38 | 14 | .297 | .287 | .584 | .229 |
| Rick Bosetti | OF | 162 | 619 | 59 | 161 | 8 | 65 | 13 | .286 | .362 | .648 | .260 |
| Bobby Brown | OF | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .000 | .167 | .000 |
| Joe Cannon | OF | 61 | 142 | 14 | 30 | 1 | 5 | 12 | .217 | .254 | .471 | .211 |
| Otto Velez | OF | 99 | 274 | 45 | 79 | 15 | 48 | 0 | .396 | .529 | .925 | .288 |
| Al Woods | OF | 132 | 436 | 57 | 121 | 5 | 36 | 6 | .337 | .385 | .722 | .278 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Rick Cerone | C | 136 | 469 | 47 | 112 | 7 | 61 | 1 | .294 | .358 | .652 | .239 |
| Bob Davis | C | 32 | 89 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 0 | .188 | .180 | .368 | .124 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Rico Carty | DH | 132 | 461 | 48 | 118 | 12 | 55 | 3 | .322 | .390 | .712 | .256 |
| Pedro Hernandez | DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Tony Solaita | DH | 36 | 102 | 14 | 27 | 2 | 13 | 0 | .364 | .422 | .786 | .265 |
| Ted Wilborn | DH | 22 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .077 | .000 | .077 | .000 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5423 | 613 | 1362 | 95 | 562 | 75 | .307 | .363 | .670 | .251 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Tom Buskey | 44 | 0 | 78.7 | 6 | 10 | .375 | 7 | 44 | 25 | 3.43 | 1.258 | |||
| Jim Clancy | 12 | 11 | 63.7 | 2 | 7 | .222 | 0 | 33 | 31 | 5.51 | 1.507 | |||
| Butch Edge | 9 | 9 | 51.7 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 0 | 19 | 24 | 5.23 | 1.625 | |||
| Dave Freisleben | 42 | 2 | 91 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 3 | 35 | 53 | 4.95 | 1.692 | |||
| Jerry Garvin | 8 | 1 | 22.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 2.78 | 1.101 | |||
| Steve Grilli | 1 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .00 | 0.435 | |||
| Phil Huffman | 31 | 31 | 173 | 6 | 18 | .250 | 0 | 56 | 68 | 5.77 | 1.665 | |||
| Jesse Jefferson | 34 | 10 | 116 | 2 | 10 | .167 | 1 | 43 | 45 | 5.51 | 1.681 | |||
| Craig Kusick | 1 | 0 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.91 | 0.811 | |||
| Dave Lemanczyk | 22 | 20 | 143 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 0 | 63 | 45 | 3.71 | 1.273 | |||
| Mark Lemongello | 18 | 10 | 83 | 1 | 9 | .100 | 0 | 40 | 34 | 6.29 | 1.578 | |||
| Steve Luebber | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .00 | 0.000 | |||
| Dyar Miller | 10 | 0 | 15.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 1.57 | 2.092 | |||
| Balor Moore | 34 | 16 | 139.3 | 5 | 7 | .417 | 0 | 51 | 79 | 4.84 | 1.536 | |||
| Tom Murphy | 10 | 0 | 18.3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 5.40 | 1.694 | |||
| Dave Stieb | 18 | 18 | 129.3 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 0 | 52 | 48 | 4.31 | 1.446 | |||
| Jackson Todd | 12 | 1 | 32.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 5.85 | 1.455 | |||
| Tom Underwood | 33 | 32 | 227 | 9 | 16 | .360 | 0 | 127 | 95 | 3.69 | 1.357 | |||
| Mike Willis | 17 | 1 | 26.7 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 8.44 | 1.910 | |||
| Team Totals | 357 | 162 | 1417 | 53 | 109 | .327 | 11 | 613 | 594 | 4.85 | 1.504 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Rick Bosetti | 162 |
| At Bats | Alfredo Griffin | 624 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Alfredo Griffin | 689 |
| Batting Average | Alfredo Griffin | .287 |
| On-Base % | John Mayberry | .372 |
| Slugging % | John Mayberry | .461 |
| OPS | John Mayberry | .833 |
| Runs | Alfredo Griffin | 81 |
| Hits | Alfredo Griffin | 179 |
| Total Bases | Alfredo Griffin | 227 |
| Doubles | Rick Bosetti | 35 |
| Triples | Alfredo Griffin | 10 |
| Home Runs | John Mayberry | 21 |
| RBI | John Mayberry | 74 |
| Walks | John Mayberry | 69 |
| Strikeouts | Roy Howell | 91 |
| Stolen Bases | Alfredo Griffin | 21 |
| Caught Stealing | Alfredo Griffin | 16 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Alfredo Griffin | 16 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Rick Bosetti | 7 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Rico Carty | 21 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Tom Underwood | 9 |
| Losses | Phil Huffman | 18 |
| Saves | Tom Buskey | 7 |
| Won-Loss % | Dave Stieb | .500 |
| ERA | Tom Underwood | 3.69 |
| WHIP | Tom Underwood | 1.357 |
| Innings Pitched | Tom Underwood | 227 |
| Games | Tom Buskey | 44 |
| Games Started | Tom Underwood | 32 |
| Strikeouts | Tom Underwood | 127 |
| Complete Games | Tom Underwood | 12 |
| Shutouts | Dave Lemanczyk | 3 |
| Batters Faced | Tom Underwood | 963 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Phil Huffman | 111 |
| Hits Allowed | Phil Huffman | 220 |
| Walks Allowed | Tom Underwood | 95 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Phil Huffman | 25 |
| Doubles Allowed | Phil Huffman | 36 |
| Triples Allowed | Phil Huffman and Tom Underwood | 8 |
| Wild Pitches | Dave Lemanczyk and Tom Underwood | 11 |
| Hit Batsmen | Tom Underwood | 9 |
| Double Plays Induced | Balor Moore | 23 |
