1979 San Francisco Giants Roster

The 1979 San Francisco Giants team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1979 season. It is a comprehensive team roster and player names are sorted by the fielding position where the most number of games were played during the regular season. Every player's name links to their career statistics.

Below the main roster you will find in the Fast Facts section: a 1979 San Francisco Giants Opening Day starters list, a 1979 San Francisco Giants salary list, a 1979 San Francisco Giants uniform number breakdown and a 1979 San Francisco Giants primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1979 San Francisco Giants



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Complete Roster  
 

14 Vida Blue 6-00 189 Left Both 1949-07-28
34 Pedro Borbon 6-02 185 Right Right 1946-12-02
29 Joe Coleman 6-03 195 Right Right 1947-02-03
40 John Curtis 6-02 185 Left Left 1948-03-09
43 Tom Griffin 6-03 210 Right Right 1948-02-22
28 Ed Halicki 6-07 220 Right Right 1950-10-04
19 Al Holland 5-11 207 Left Right 1952-08-16
39 Bob Knepper 6-02 200 Left Left 1954-05-25
46 Gary Lavelle 6-01 200 Left Both 1949-01-03
38 Greg Minton 6-02 190 Right Both 1951-07-29
17 Randy Moffitt 6-03 190 Right Right 1948-10-13
26 John Montefusco 6-01 180 Right Right 1950-05-25
23 Philip Nastu 6-02 180 Left Left 1955-03-08
37 Ed Plank 6-01 205 Right Right 1952-04-09
25 Dave Roberts 6-02 197 Left Left 1944-09-11
32 Ed Whitson 6-03 195 Right Right 1955-05-19
2 Marc Hill 6-03 210 Right Right 1952-02-18
30 Bob Kearney 6-00 190 Right Right 1956-10-03
47 Dennis Littlejohn 6-02 200 Right Right 1954-10-04
3 Mike Sadek 5-09 165 Right Right 1946-05-30
30 John Tamargo 5-10 180 Right Both 1951-11-07
21 Rob Andrews 6-00 185 Right Right 1952-12-11
41 Darrell Evans 6-02 205 Right Left 1947-05-26
15 Mike Ivie 6-03 205 Right Right 1952-08-08
10 Johnnie LeMaster 6-02 167 Right Right 1954-06-19
18 Bill Madlock 5-11 185 Right Right 1951-01-02
44 Willie McCovey 6-04 210 Left Left 1938-01-10
16 Roger Metzger 6-00 165 Right Both 1947-10-10
20 Joe Strain 5-10 169 Right Right 1954-04-30
22 Jack Clark 6-02 205 Right Right 1955-11-10
9 Hector Cruz 5-11 170 Right Right 1953-04-02
31 Larry Herndon 6-03 195 Right Right 1953-11-03
18 Greg Johnston 6-00 175 Left Left 1955-02-12
36 Billy North 5-11 185 Right Both 1948-05-15
49 Max Venable 5-10 185 Right Left 1957-06-06
45 Terry Whitfield 6-01 197 Right Left 1953-01-12


The 1979 San Francisco Giants played 162 games during the regular season, won 71 games, lost 91 games, and finished in fourth position. They played their home games at Candlestick Park (Park Factors: 93/94) where 1,456,402 fans witnessed their 1979 Giants finish the season with a .438 winning percentage.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a unique set of rosters not easily found on the Internet. Included, where data is available, is a 1979 San Francisco Giants Opening Day starters list, a 1979 San Francisco Giants salary list, a 1979 San Francisco Giants uniform number breakdown and a 1979 San Francisco Giants primary starters list:

1979 San Francisco Giants
Opening Day Starters


Vida Blue
Jack Clark
Darrell Evans
Marc Hill
Mike Ivie
Bill Madlock
Roger Metzger
Billy North
Terry Whitfield

1979 San Francisco Giants
Most Games by Position

C Dennis Littlejohn (63)
1B Mike Ivie (98)
2B Joe Strain (67)
3B Darrell Evans (158)
SS Johnnie LeMaster (106)
LF Terry Whitfield (105)
CF Billy North (130)
RF Jack Clark (140)
  
SP Vida Blue
SP John Curtis
SP Ed Halicki
SP Bob Knepper
SP John Montefusco
SP Ed Whitson
  
RP Pedro Borbon
RP Tom Griffin
RP Greg Minton
RP Randy Moffitt
RP Dave Roberts
CL Gary Lavelle


1979 San Francisco Giants
Salaries

Darrell Evans $287,000.00
Willie McCovey $70,000.00
Al Holland $21,000.00
Greg Johnston $21,000.00
Bob Kearney $21,000.00
Dennis Littlejohn $21,000.00
Philip Nastu $21,000.00
Ed Plank $21,000.00
Joe Strain $21,000.00
Max Venable $21,000.00
Ed Whitson $21,000.00


1979 San Francisco Giants
Uniform Numbers

#2 Marc Hill
#3 Mike Sadek
#9 Hector Cruz
#10 Johnnie LeMaster
#14 Vida Blue
#15 Mike Ivie
#16 Roger Metzger
#17 Randy Moffitt
#18 Greg Johnston
#18 Bill Madlock
#19 Al Holland
#20 Joe Strain
#21 Rob Andrews
#22 Jack Clark
#23 Philip Nastu
#25 Dave Roberts
#26 John Montefusco
#28 Ed Halicki
#29 Joe Coleman
#30 Bob Kearney
#30 John Tamargo
#31 Larry Herndon
#32 Ed Whitson
#34 Pedro Borbon
#36 Billy North
#37 Ed Plank
#38 Greg Minton
#39 Bob Knepper
#40 John Curtis
#41 Darrell Evans
#43 Tom Griffin
#44 Willie McCovey
#45 Terry Whitfield
#46 Gary Lavelle
#47 Dennis Littlejohn
#49 Max Venable

Did you know that a 1979 San Francisco Giants Schedule is available and it includes dates of every game played, scores of every game played, a cumulative record, and many hard to find splits (Monthly Splits, Team vs Team Splits & Score Related Splits)?

     

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