Steve Garvey 1979 Game by Game Batting Logs

Steve Garvey appeared in 162 Major League games during the 1979 regular season. The chart below is a comprehensive analysis of the games Garvey appeared in, specifically relating to his 1979 hitting statistics. Notes: The Date / Box field has a link to the box score from the game being described. If the Date is followed by an asterisk (*), Garvey started during that game at the first position listed in the Position(s) column. Cumulative monthly totals are provided where applicable.

"Steve Garvey is real, a slugging first baseman for the Los Angeles Dodgers who matches the image of any All-American boy and tosses fear into opposing pitchers and teams" - Sportswriter Sid Bordman in The Kansas City Star
Steve Garvey 1979 Game by Game Batting Logs

In Chronological Order / Steve Garvey Stats

04-05-1979 *vs Padres4020000000000.500.500.5001b
04-06-1979 *vs Padres4120001000000.500.500.5001b
04-07-1979 *vs Padres5120001000000.462.462.4621b
04-08-1979 *vs Padres4222001001010.471.471.5881b
04-09-1979 *at Astros4000000001000.381.381.4761b
04-10-1979 *at Astros4010000001000.360.360.4401b
04-11-1979 *at Astros4110000000000.345.345.4141b
04-12-1979 *vs Braves4110012000000.333.333.4851b
04-13-1979 *vs Braves4010000000000.324.324.4591b
04-14-1979 *vs Braves4000000000000.293.293.4151b
04-15-1979 *vs Braves5000000000000.261.261.3701b
04-16-1979 *vs Astros3010000100000.265.280.3671b
04-17-1979 *vs Astros4220023100000.283.309.4911b
04-18-1979 *vs Astros4000000001000.263.288.4561b
04-20-1979 *at Giants4020000000000.279.302.4591b
04-21-1979 *at Giants4230000100000.308.338.4771b
04-22-1979 *at Giants5121002001000.314.342.4861b
04-23-1979 *at Phillies3020001001001.329.351.4931b
04-24-1979 *at Phillies5121001000000.333.354.5001b
04-25-1979 *at Phillies4121001000000.341.360.5121b
04-28-1979 *at Mets4000000000000.326.344.4881b
04-29-1979 *at Mets4100000112000.311.337.4671b
04-29-1979 *at Mets4120000001000.319.343.4681b
04-30-1979 *at Expos4010000000000.316.340.4591b
 April 1979 Totals
98 15 31 5 0 3 13 4 1 9 0 1 1 .316 .340 .459 -
05-01-1979 *at Expos4000000000000.304.327.4411b
05-03-1979 *vs Phillies4110000000000.302.324.4341b
05-04-1979 *vs Phillies4000000000000.291.313.4181b
05-05-1979 *vs Phillies3010000101000.292.319.4161b
05-06-1979 *vs Phillies4010000000000.291.317.4101b
05-07-1979 *vs Mets4110011000000.289.315.4301b
05-08-1979 *vs Mets4010000001000.288.313.4241b
05-09-1979 *vs Mets4220013110000.295.324.4501b
05-10-1979 *vs Mets4110000001000.293.321.4441b
05-11-1979 *vs Expos4021002000000.299.326.4531b
05-12-1979 *vs Expos5130011000000.310.336.4791b
05-13-1979 *vs Expos4110001001000.308.333.4731b
05-15-1979 *at Braves5121002000000.311.335.4771b
05-16-1979 *at Braves4020000000000.316.340.4771b
05-17-1979 *at Braves4000000001000.308.331.4651b
05-18-1979 *at Reds4110012000000.307.329.4791b
05-19-1979 *at Reds5010000001000.304.326.4701b
05-20-1979 *at Reds3000001000001.298.318.4621b
05-21-1979 *at Padres3121000100000.305.328.4711b
05-22-1979 *at Padres4021002110000.309.335.4781b
05-23-1979 *at Padres5121002000000.311.337.4811b
05-25-1979 *vs Reds4220012000000.316.340.4971b
05-26-1979 *vs Reds4020000001000.319.343.4971b
05-27-1979 *vs Reds3010001000001.320.341.4951b
05-28-1979 *vs Reds5000000001010.312.333.4821b
05-29-1979 *vs Giants4010000100000.310.335.4781b
05-30-1979 *vs Giants4110000000000.309.333.4731b
05-31-1979 *vs Giants5231014000000.316.339.4951b
 May 1979 Totals
114 16 36 6 0 6 24 5 2 8 0 1 2 .316 .339 .526 -
06-01-1979 *at Cardinals5020000111000.318.343.4931b
06-02-1979 *at Cardinals4111000000000.317.342.4931b
06-03-1979 *at Cardinals4000000001000.311.336.4841b
06-04-1979 *at Pirates4022001000000.314.339.4931b
06-05-1979 *at Pirates3000000100000.310.337.4871b
06-06-1979 *at Pirates4110011003000.309.336.4961b
06-08-1979 *at Cubs4330013000000.317.343.5131b
06-09-1979 *at Cubs3010001001100.317.345.5101b
06-10-1979 *at Cubs3000001100000.313.344.5041b
06-11-1979 *vs Cardinals4111001101000.312.345.5041b
06-12-1979 *vs Cardinals4231000110000.319.353.5121b
06-13-1979 *vs Cardinals5010000000000.317.350.5061b
06-15-1979 *vs Pirates3010000110000.317.352.5041b
06-16-1979 *vs Pirates4110000000000.316.351.5001b
06-17-1979 *vs Pirates4000000000000.311.346.4931b
06-18-1979 *vs Cubs5130011001000.316.350.5051b
06-19-1979 *vs Cubs5121000000000.318.351.5071b
06-21-1979 *at Braves5010000000000.316.349.5021b
06-22-1979 *at Braves4120000000000.318.351.5021b
06-23-1979 *at Braves3010000100000.318.353.5001b
06-24-1979 *at Braves4020000000000.321.354.5001b
06-25-1979 *vs Padres4000000000000.317.350.4931b
06-26-1979 *vs Padres5010000001000.315.348.4891b
06-27-1979 *vs Reds4020000000000.317.350.4891b
06-28-1979 *vs Reds4010000001000.316.348.4861b
06-29-1979 *vs Braves3000000100000.313.347.4811b
06-30-1979 *vs Braves4020003001000.316.349.4811b
 June 1979 Totals
108 12 34 6 0 3 12 8 3 11 1 0 0 .315 .368 .454 -
07-01-1979 *vs Braves4010000000000.315.348.4781b
07-02-1979 *at Padres5010000000000.313.346.4741b
07-03-1979 *at Padres5010000001000.311.344.4701b
07-04-1979 *at Padres3000000000000.309.341.4661b
07-06-1979 *at Expos4000000001000.305.337.4601b
07-07-1979 *at Expos4000000000000.301.333.4551b
07-08-1979 *at Expos4031101100000.307.340.4671b
07-09-1979 *at Expos4011000000000.306.339.4671b
07-10-1979 *at Mets3110000210000.306.342.4661b
07-11-1979 *at Mets4120000110000.308.345.4671b
07-12-1979 *at Mets4110013000000.308.344.4731b
07-13-1979 *at Phillies3011000100000.308.346.4741b
07-14-1979 *at Phillies5231000000000.312.349.4781b
07-15-1979 *at Phillies4120012000000.314.351.4871b
07-19-1979 *vs Expos4010000001000.313.350.4841b
07-20-1979 *vs Expos4130013100000.318.355.4951b
07-21-1979 *vs Expos4021001000000.320.357.4971b
07-22-1979 *vs Mets4010001000000.319.356.4951b
07-23-1979 *vs Mets3000001110000.316.355.4911b
07-24-1979 *vs Phillies5230000000000.320.357.4931b
07-25-1979 *vs Phillies5330001001000.323.360.4941b
07-26-1979 *at Astros4000000000000.320.357.4891b
07-27-1979 *at Astros5120000000000.321.357.4881b
07-28-1979 *at Astros4000000001000.318.354.4831b
07-29-1979 *at Astros4000000001000.315.351.4791b
07-30-1979 *at Reds5021003000000.316.352.4801b
07-31-1979 *at Reds5220001000000.317.352.4791b
 July 1979 Totals
112 15 36 6 1 3 17 7 3 6 0 0 0 .321 .361 .473 -
08-01-1979 *at Reds4231011100000.321.357.4911b
08-03-1979 *vs Giants4320000110000.323.360.4911b
08-04-1979 *vs Giants5020001001000.324.360.4901b
08-05-1979 *vs Giants4110013111000.323.360.4941b
08-06-1979 *vs Giants4120000000000.325.362.4941b
08-07-1979 *vs Astros4110000000000.324.361.4921b
08-08-1979 *vs Astros4110000000000.323.360.4901b
08-09-1979 *vs Astros4220012000000.325.361.4971b
08-10-1979 *at Giants5030001002000.328.363.4981b
08-11-1979 *at Giants4000000000000.325.360.4941b
08-12-1979 *at Giants4000000000000.322.358.4901b
08-14-1979 *at Cardinals4100000111000.320.356.4851b
08-15-1979 *at Cardinals4010000000010.319.355.4841b
08-16-1979 *at Cardinals7020002000000.318.354.4811b
08-17-1979 *at Pirates5000000001000.315.351.4761b
08-18-1979 *at Pirates4121000001000.317.352.4781b
08-19-1979 *at Pirates4000000001000.314.349.4741b
08-20-1979 *at Cubs4021000000000.316.351.4761b
08-21-1979 *at Cubs3100000111100.314.351.4741b
08-22-1979 *at Cubs3210000210000.314.353.4731b
08-24-1979 *vs Cardinals4010003001001.313.352.4711b
08-25-1979 *vs Cardinals4120012000000.315.353.4771b
08-26-1979 *vs Cardinals4131012000000.318.356.4871b
08-27-1979 *vs Pirates4010000000000.318.355.4851b
08-28-1979 *vs Pirates4000000000000.315.353.4811b
08-29-1979 *vs Pirates4110011001000.315.352.4851b
08-30-1979 *vs Cubs4120011000000.316.353.4911b
08-31-1979 *vs Cubs4110011001000.316.352.4951b
 August 1979 Totals
116 21 36 4 0 8 20 7 5 12 1 1 1 .310 .352 .552 -
09-01-1979 *vs Cubs4011002000000.315.351.4951b
09-02-1979 *vs Cubs4000000001000.313.349.4911b
09-03-1979 *at Astros4000000000000.311.347.4881b
09-04-1979 *at Astros2110002101001.311.348.4881b
09-05-1979 *at Braves5121002001000.312.348.4891b
09-06-1979 *at Braves4011001001000.312.348.4891b
09-07-1979 *at Reds5110000000000.311.346.4861b
09-08-1979 *at Reds4000000001000.309.344.4831b
09-09-1979 *at Reds3110011101000.309.345.4871b
09-11-1979 *vs Padres4110011000000.308.344.4911b
09-12-1979 *vs Padres4030001000000.311.347.4921b
09-13-1979 *vs Padres4010001001000.311.346.4911b
09-14-1979 *vs Reds4120000001000.312.347.4911b
09-15-1979 *vs Reds4010000000000.312.347.4891b
09-16-1979 *vs Reds3000000001000.310.345.4871b
09-17-1979 *vs Braves4120012000000.311.346.4921b
09-18-1979 *vs Braves4020002000000.313.347.4921b
09-19-1979 *vs Giants2210000211000.313.350.4921b
09-20-1979 *vs Giants4010000000000.313.349.4901b
09-21-1979 *at Padres3000000101000.311.348.4881b
09-22-1979 *at Padres5130012000000.314.350.4941b
09-23-1979 *at Padres3110000111000.314.351.4931b
09-25-1979 *at Giants4122002000000.315.352.4961b
09-26-1979 *at Giants2010000000000.316.352.4961b
09-27-1979 *at Giants2010001000001.316.352.4961b
09-28-1979 *vs Astros4110014000000.316.352.4991b
09-29-1979 *vs Astros2000000000000.315.351.4981b
09-30-1979 *vs Astros3010000001000.315.351.4971b
 September 1979 Totals
100 13 31 5 0 5 24 6 2 13 0 0 2 .310 .343 .510 -
 1979 Yearly Totals 648 92 204 32 1 28 110 37 16 59 2 3 6 .315 .351 .497 -

Steve Garvey 1979 Game by Game Batting Logs



Did you know that Steve Garvey appeared in 81 games at home, had 324 at-bats, drove in 64 runs, scored 51 times, had 108 hits (10 doubles / 0 triples / 20 home runs), walked 15 times (7 intentional), struck out 26 times, was hit by a pitcher 0 times, sacrificed 4 times (2 hits & 2 flies), and finished at home with a .333 batting average, .360 on base percentage and .549 slugging average?

On the road, Steve Garvey appeared in 81 games, had 324 at-bats, drove in 46 runs, scored 41 times, had 96 hits (22 doubles / 1 triples / 8 home runs), walked 22 times (9 intentional), struck out 33 times, was hit by a pitcher 2 times, sacrificed 5 times (1 hits & 4 flies), and finished at home with a .296 batting average, .340 on base percentage and .444 slugging average?

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