1979 Toronto Blue Jays

BR Team Page

Record: 53-109, Finished 7th in AL Eastern Division (1979 AL)

Managed by Roy Hartsfield

Coaches: Bobby Doerr, Don Leppert, Bob Miller, Jackie Moore and Harry Warner

Ballpark: Exhibition Stadium

Awards and Honors

• All-Star: Dave Lemanczyk
• AL Rookie of the Year Award: Alfredo Griffin
• Topps All-Star Rookie Team: Danny Ainge (2B) and Alfredo Griffin (SS)

1979 Opening Day Lineup

Alfredo Griffin, ss

Bob Bailor, rf

Roy Howell, 3b

Rico Carty, dh

John Mayberry, 1b

Rick Bosetti, cf

Bobby Brown, lf

Dave McKay, 2b

Rick Cerone, c

Tom Underwood, p

Further Reading

• Charles Salzberg and George Robinson: On a Clear Day, They Could See Seventh Place: Baseball's Worst Teams, Bison Books, University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, NE 2010. ISBN 978-0803229884 (Originally published in 1989)