The 1979 Pacific Coast League season was the 77th season in the league's history. It ended with the Salt Lake City Gulls winning the city's first PCL title since 1971.
The league instituted a split-season format for the first time since 1935. The playoff format was modified slightly, as the semifinals became best-of-three series.
This was the first season for the Ogden A's.
Final first-half standings[edit]
Playoff teams in bold.
Final second-half standings[edit]
Playoff teams in bold.
Overall standings[edit]
Playoffs[edit]
First Round[edit]
| Albuquerque vs. Salt Lake City
|
| Date |
Away |
Home
|
| September 4 |
Salt Lake City 9 |
Albuquerque 8
|
|
11 innings
|
| September 5 |
Salt Lake City 12 |
Albuquerque 9
|
| Salt Lake City wins series 2-0
|
|
| Vancouver vs. Hawaii
|
| Date |
Away |
Home
|
| September 3 |
Hawaii 3 |
Vancouver 1
|
| September 5 |
Hawaii 0 |
Vancouver 3
|
| Game 2 |
Hawaii 8 |
Vancouver 4
|
|
12 innings
|
| Hawaii wins series 2-1
|
|
Championship Finals[edit]
| Salt Lake City vs. Hawaii
|
| Date |
Away |
Home
|
| September 7 |
Hawaii 4 |
Salt Lake City 5
|
| September 8 |
Hawaii 4 |
Salt Lake City 8
|
| September 9 |
Hawaii 2 |
Salt Lake City 3
|
| Salt Lake City wins series 3-0
|
|
League Leaders[edit]
Batting[edit]
- Batting Average Mickey Hatcher, Albuquerque, .371
- Runs Scored Pepe Mangual, Salt Lake City, 115
- Hits Craig Cacek, Portland, 180
- Doubles Danny Walton, Spokane, 39
- Triples Casey Parsons, Phoenix, 16
- Home Runs Ike Hampton, Salt Lake City, 30
- Runs Batted In Pedro Guerrero, Albuquerque, 103
- Stolen Bases Mangual, 46
Pitching[edit]
- Wins Mark Bomback, Vancouver, 22
- Earned Run Average Bomback, 2.56
- Complete Games Bomback, 16
- Shutouts Bomback, 5
- Strikeouts Juan Berenguer, Spokane, 220
- Saves Dan Boitano, Vancouver, 18
All-Star Team[edit]
- First Base Craig Cacek, Portland
- Second Base Lenn Sakata, Vancouver
- Shortstop Rance Mulliniks, Salt Lake City
- Third Base Mickey Hatcher, Albuquerque
- Outfield Bobby Clark, Salt Lake City; Chris Bourjos, Phoenix; Pedro Guerrero, Albuquerque
- Catcher Mike Scioscia, Albuquerque
- Designated Hitter Ike Hampton, Salt Lake City
- Pitcher Mark Bomback, Vancouver; Fred Kuhaulua, Hawaii
- Manager Jimy Williams, Salt Lake City
References[edit]
External Links[edit]
We're Social...for Statheads
Every Sports Reference Social Media Account
Site Last Updated:
Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction?
Subscribe to our Free Email Newsletter
Subscribe to Stathead Baseball: Get your first month FREE
Your All-Access Ticket to the Baseball Reference Database
Do you have a sports website? Or write about sports? We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. Find out more.