1979 Toronto Blue Jays Roster

The 1979 Toronto Blue Jays 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 Toronto Blue Jays Opening Day starters list, a 1979 Toronto Blue Jays salary list, a 1979 Toronto Blue Jays uniform number breakdown and a 1979 Toronto Blue Jays primary starters list. These team rosters are presented only when and where the data is available.

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1979 Toronto Blue Jays



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Complete Roster  
 

44 Tom Buskey 6-03 220 Right Right 1947-02-20
18 Jim Clancy 6-04 220 Right Right 1955-12-18
16 Butch Edge 6-03 203 Right Right 1956-07-18
25 Dave Freisleben 5-11 200 Right Right 1951-10-31
36 Jerry Garvin 6-03 195 Left Left 1955-10-21
45 Steve Grilli 6-02 170 Right Right 1949-05-02
47 Phil Huffman 6-02 180 Right Right 1958-06-20
34 Jesse Jefferson 6-03 195 Right Right 1949-03-03
23 Dave Lemanczyk 6-04 235 Right Right 1950-08-17
40 Mark Lemongello 6-01 180 Right Right 1955-07-21
46 Steve Luebber 6-03 195 Right Right 1949-07-09
46 Dyar Miller 6-01 195 Right Right 1946-05-29
38 Balor Moore 6-02 184 Left Left 1951-01-25
45 Tom Murphy 6-03 185 Right Right 1945-12-30
37 Dave Stieb 6-01 195 Right Right 1957-07-22
32 Jackson Todd 6-02 180 Right Right 1951-11-20
24 Tom Underwood 5-11 170 Left Right 1953-12-22
33 Mike Willis 6-02 210 Left Left 1950-12-26
9 Rick Cerone 5-11 192 Right Right 1954-05-19
8 Bob Davis 6-00 180 Right Right 1952-03-01
2 Danny Ainge 6-04 175 Right Both 1959-03-17
11 Luis Gomez 5-09 150 Right Right 1951-08-19
4 Alfredo Griffin 5-11 165 Right Both 1957-10-06
13 Roy Howell 6-01 190 Right Left 1953-12-18
17 Tim Johnson 6-01 170 Right Left 1949-07-22
5 Craig Kusick 6-03 232 Right Right 1948-09-30
10 John Mayberry 6-03 220 Left Left 1949-02-18
39 Dave McKay 6-01 195 Right Both 1950-03-14
5 Bob Robertson 6-01 210 Right Right 1946-10-02
1 Bob Bailor 5-11 170 Right Right 1951-07-10
22 Rick Bosetti 5-11 185 Right Right 1953-08-05
5 Bobby Brown 6-01 205 Right Both 1954-05-24
30 Joe Cannon 6-03 193 Right Left 1953-07-13
19 Otto Velez 6-00 195 Right Right 1950-11-29
35 Ted Wilborn 6-00 165 Right Both 1958-12-16
20 Al Woods 6-03 195 Left Left 1953-08-08
21 Rico Carty 6-03 200 Right Right 1939-09-01
29 Pedro Hernandez 6-01 160 Right Right 1959-04-04
27 Tony Solaita 6-00 215 Left Left 1947-01-15


The 1979 Toronto Blue Jays played 162 games during the regular season, won 53 games, lost 109 games, and finished in seventh position. They played their home games at Exhibition Stadium (Park Factors: 101/103) where 1,431,651 fans witnessed their 1979 Blue Jays finish the season with a .327 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 Toronto Blue Jays Opening Day starters list, a 1979 Toronto Blue Jays salary list, a 1979 Toronto Blue Jays uniform number breakdown and a 1979 Toronto Blue Jays primary starters list:

1979 Toronto Blue Jays
Opening Day Starters


Bob Bailor
Rick Bosetti
Rico Carty
Rick Cerone
Jim Clancy
Alfredo Griffin
Roy Howell
John Mayberry
Dave McKay
Al Woods

1979 Toronto Blue Jays
Most Games by Position

C Rick Cerone (136)
1B John Mayberry (135)
2B Danny Ainge (86)
3B Roy Howell (133)
SS Alfredo Griffin (153)
LF Al Woods (127)
CF Rick Bosetti (162)
RF Bob Bailor (113)
  
SP Phil Huffman
SP Dave Lemanczyk
SP Balor Moore
SP Dave Stieb
SP Tom Underwood
  
RP Dave Freisleben
CL Tom Buskey


1979 Toronto Blue Jays
Salaries

Danny Ainge $21,000.00
Bobby Brown $21,000.00
Joe Cannon $21,000.00
Jim Clancy $21,000.00
Butch Edge $21,000.00
Jerry Garvin $21,000.00
Pedro Hernandez $21,000.00
Phil Huffman $21,000.00
Dave Stieb $21,000.00
Jackson Todd $21,000.00
Ted Wilborn $21,000.00
Mike Willis $21,000.00
Al Woods $21,000.00


1979 Toronto Blue Jays
Uniform Numbers

#1 Bob Bailor
#2 Danny Ainge
#4 Alfredo Griffin
#5 Bobby Brown
#5 Craig Kusick
#5 Bob Robertson
#8 Bob Davis
#9 Rick Cerone
#10 John Mayberry
#11 Luis Gomez
#13 Roy Howell
#16 Butch Edge
#17 Tim Johnson
#18 Jim Clancy
#19 Otto Velez
#20 Al Woods
#21 Rico Carty
#22 Rick Bosetti
#23 Dave Lemanczyk
#24 Tom Underwood
#25 Dave Freisleben
#27 Tony Solaita
#29 Pedro Hernandez
#30 Joe Cannon
#32 Jackson Todd
#33 Mike Willis
#34 Jesse Jefferson
#35 Ted Wilborn
#36 Jerry Garvin
#37 Dave Stieb
#38 Balor Moore
#39 Dave McKay
#40 Mark Lemongello
#44 Tom Buskey
#45 Steve Grilli
#45 Tom Murphy
#46 Steve Luebber
#46 Dyar Miller
#47 Phil Huffman

Did you know that a 1979 Toronto Blue Jays 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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