1979 American League Rookie of the Year Award

The winners of the 1979 American League Rookie of the Year Award were John Castino of the Minnesota Twins and Alfredo Griffin of the Toronto Blue Jays.

Award Voting

Player	Team	Points	Points Share (Max Points)	First Votes		AB	R	H	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG		W - L	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	SO	ERA
John Castino	Minnesota Twins	7	0.250 (28)	7		393	49	112	5	52	5	27	72	0.285	0.331	0.397		Did not pitch
Alfredo Griffin	Toronto Blue Jays	7	0.250 (28)	7		624	81	179	2	31	21	40	59	0.287	0.333	0.364		Did not pitch
Mark Clear	California Angels	5	0.179 (28)	5		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-.---	-.---	-.---		11 - 5	14	109.0	87	6	68	98	3.63
Ron Davis	New York Yankees	3	0.107 (28)	3		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.000	0.000	0.000		14 - 2	9	85.1	84	5	28	43	2.85
Ross Baumgarten	Chicago White Sox	3	0.107 (28)	3		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-.---	-.---	-.---		13 - 8	0	190.2	175	18	83	72	3.54
Pat Putnam	Texas Rangers	3	0.107 (28)	3		426	57	118	18	64	1	23	50	0.277	0.319	0.458		Did not pitch

Preceded by 1978

Rookie of the Year Award National 1979

Succeeded by 1980