| 88-74 | Lost ALCS |
| Record | Outcome |
The California Angels finished the regular season with a 88-74 record. They went 49-32 at home and 39-42 on the road. Including the postseason, the California Angels went 89-77. Their final game was a loss in the AL Championship Series to the Baltimore Orioles.
The 1979 California Angels played in the West Division of the American League.
During the regular season, the 1979 California Angels went 47-31 against their AL West opponents.
The Angels won the AL West in the 1979 season with a 88-74 record. The Royals finished 3 games back with a 85-77 record. The Rangers finished 5 games back with a 83-79 record. The Twins finished 6 games back with a 82-80 record. The White Sox finished 14 games back with a 73-87 record. The Mariners finished 21 games back with a 67-95 record. The Athletics finished 34 games back with a 54-108 record.
| Opponent | Record | Win Percentage % | Run Differential |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakland Athletics | 10-3 | 76.9% | +58 |
| Minnesota Twins | 9-4 | 69.2% | +31 |
| Chicago White Sox | 9-4 | 69.2% | +14 |
| Seattle Mariners | 7-6 | 53.8% | -1 |
| Kansas City Royals | 7-6 | 53.8% | -7 |
| Texas Rangers | 5-8 | 38.5% | -6 |
The 1979 California Angels had their best month in April, when they went 15-8 and had a 65.2% win percentage. Their worst month was August, when they went 11-17 and had a 39.3% win percentage.
| Month | Record | Win Percentage % | Run Differential |
|---|---|---|---|
| April | 15-8 | 65.2% | +47 |
| May | 15-12 | 55.6% | +4 |
| June | 14-15 | 48.3% | +6 |
| July | 17-11 | 60.7% | +52 |
| August | 11-17 | 39.3% | -12 |
| September | 16-11 | 59.3% | +1 |
Yes, the California Angels made the Postseason in 1979. They lost their only series against the Baltimore Orioles in the AL Championship Series.
The California Angels finished the regular season with a run differential of +98. Based on their run differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Angels could have been expected to have about 89.9 wins, or a 90-72 record in the regular season.
In one-run games, or games that went into extra innings, the 1979 California Angels went 22-24.
During the regular season, the 1979 California Angels went 4-4 in extra inning games.
The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1979 California Angels was a 10 game winning streak.
The longest losing streak that the California Angels had during the 1979 regular season was 7 games, which happened once during the season.
= Playoff Team
Bold = Division Opponent
| Date | Opponent | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | ||||
| Wed, Apr 4, 1979 | @ Seattle Mariners | Loss 4 - 5 | ||
| Fri, Apr 6, 1979 | @ Seattle Mariners | Loss 6 - 14 | ||
| Sat, Apr 7, 1979 | @ Seattle Mariners | Win 5 - 4 | ||
| Sun, Apr 8, 1979 | @ Seattle Mariners | Win 7 - 5 | ||
| Tue, Apr 10, 1979 | vs Minnesota Twins | Loss 1 - 8 | ||
| Wed, Apr 11, 1979 | vs Minnesota Twins | Win 11 - 2 | ||
| Thu, Apr 12, 1979 | vs Minnesota Twins | Win 7 - 1 | ||
| Fri, Apr 13, 1979 | @ Oakland Athletics | Win 10 - 1 | ||
| Sat, Apr 14, 1979 | @ Oakland Athletics | Win 9 - 3 | ||
| Sun, Apr 15, 1979 | @ Oakland Athletics | Win 8 - 1 | ||
| Tue, Apr 17, 1979 | @ Minnesota Twins | Win 6 - 0 | ||
| Wed, Apr 18, 1979 | @ Minnesota Twins | Win 11 - 6 | ||
| Thu, Apr 19, 1979 | @ Minnesota Twins | Win 6 - 4 | ||
| Fri, Apr 20, 1979 | vs Oakland Athletics | Win 7 - 4 | ||
| Sat, Apr 21, 1979 | vs Oakland Athletics | Win 13 - 1 | ||
| Sun, Apr 22, 1979 | vs Oakland Athletics | Loss 6 - 7 | ||
| Tue, Apr 24, 1979 | vs Baltimore Orioles | Loss 2 - 7 | ||
| Wed, Apr 25, 1979 | vs Baltimore Orioles | Loss 2 - 5 | ||
| Thu, Apr 26, 1979 | vs Baltimore Orioles | Loss 2 - 4 | ||
| Fri, Apr 27, 1979 | vs Boston Red Sox | Win 8 - 6 | ||
| Sat, Apr 28, 1979 | vs Boston Red Sox | Win 5 - 0 | ||
| Sun, Apr 29, 1979 | vs Boston Red Sox | Loss 0 - 2 | ||
| Mon, Apr 30, 1979 | vs New York Yankees | Win 2 - 1 | ||
| Tue, May 1, 1979 | vs New York Yankees | Loss 8 - 12 | (11) | |
| Wed, May 2, 1979 | vs New York Yankees | Win 1 - 0 | ||
| Sat, May 5, 1979 | @ Baltimore Orioles | Loss 1 - 9 | ||
| Sun, May 6, 1979 | @ Baltimore Orioles | Loss 0 - 6 | ||
| Mon, May 7, 1979 | @ Boston Red Sox | Loss 4 - 9 | ||
| Tue, May 8, 1979 | @ Boston Red Sox | Win 10 - 2 | ||
| Wed, May 9, 1979 | @ Boston Red Sox | Loss 8 - 9 | ||
| Thu, May 10, 1979 | @ Boston Red Sox | Win 5 - 3 | ||
| Fri, May 11, 1979 | @ New York Yankees | Win 4 - 1 | ||
| Sat, May 12, 1979 | @ New York Yankees | Loss 5 - 6 | ||
| Sun, May 13, 1979 | @ New York Yankees | Loss 10 - 12 | ||
| Tue, May 15, 1979 | vs Milwaukee Brewers | Win 2 - 1 | ||
| Wed, May 16, 1979 | vs Milwaukee Brewers | Win 4 - 3 | (11) | |
| Thu, May 17, 1979 | vs Milwaukee Brewers | Win 8 - 5 | ||
| Fri, May 18, 1979 | vs Chicago White Sox | Win 7 - 3 | ||
| Sat, May 19, 1979 | vs Chicago White Sox | Win 10 - 6 | ||
| Sun, May 20, 1979 | vs Chicago White Sox | Win 4 - 0 | ||
| Tue, May 22, 1979 | @ Milwaukee Brewers | Loss 1 - 7 | ||
| Wed, May 23, 1979 | @ Milwaukee Brewers | Loss 0 - 1 | ||
| Thu, May 24, 1979 | @ Milwaukee Brewers | Loss 6 - 9 | ||
| Fri, May 25, 1979 | @ Chicago White Sox | Loss 1 - 6 | ||
| Sat, May 26, 1979 | @ Chicago White Sox | Win 8 - 4 | ||
| Sun, May 27, 1979 | @ Chicago White Sox | Win 4 - 2 | ||
| Sun, May 27, 1979 | @ Chicago White Sox | Win 9 - 1 | ||
| Tue, May 29, 1979 | @ Seattle Mariners | Win 6 - 4 | ||
| Wed, May 30, 1979 | @ Seattle Mariners | Win 3 - 2 | ||
| Thu, May 31, 1979 | @ Seattle Mariners | Loss 10 - 12 | ||
| Fri, Jun 1, 1979 | vs Cleveland Indians | Loss 4 - 7 | ||
| Sat, Jun 2, 1979 | vs Cleveland Indians | Win 5 - 2 | ||
| Sun, Jun 3, 1979 | vs Cleveland Indians | Loss 3 - 5 | ||
| Mon, Jun 4, 1979 | vs Toronto Blue Jays | Win 4 - 2 | ||
| Tue, Jun 5, 1979 | vs Toronto Blue Jays | Win 3 - 0 | ||
| Wed, Jun 6, 1979 | vs Toronto Blue Jays | Loss 4 - 5 | ||
| Fri, Jun 8, 1979 | vs Detroit Tigers | Win 6 - 4 | ||
| Sat, Jun 9, 1979 | vs Detroit Tigers | Win 9 - 1 | ||
| Sun, Jun 10, 1979 | vs Detroit Tigers | Loss 7 - 10 | ||
| Mon, Jun 11, 1979 | @ Cleveland Indians | Win 9 - 4 | ||
| Tue, Jun 12, 1979 | @ Cleveland Indians | Loss 10 - 11 | ||
| Wed, Jun 13, 1979 | @ Toronto Blue Jays | Loss 8 - 9 | ||
| Wed, Jun 13, 1979 | @ Toronto Blue Jays | Win 10 - 2 | ||
| Thu, Jun 14, 1979 | @ Toronto Blue Jays | Win 10 - 2 | ||
| Fri, Jun 15, 1979 | @ Detroit Tigers | Win 8 - 7 | ||
| Sat, Jun 16, 1979 | @ Detroit Tigers | Win 4 - 2 | ||
| Sun, Jun 17, 1979 | @ Detroit Tigers | Loss 4 - 8 | ||
| Mon, Jun 18, 1979 | vs Texas Rangers | Win 5 - 0 | ||
| Tue, Jun 19, 1979 | vs Texas Rangers | Loss 1 - 2 | ||
| Wed, Jun 20, 1979 | vs Texas Rangers | Win 5 - 4 | ||
| Thu, Jun 21, 1979 | vs Texas Rangers | Loss 2 - 3 | (11) | |
| Fri, Jun 22, 1979 | vs Kansas City Royals | Loss 5 - 9 | ||
| Sat, Jun 23, 1979 | vs Kansas City Royals | Loss 4 - 13 | ||
| Sun, Jun 24, 1979 | vs Kansas City Royals | Loss 2 - 5 | ||
| Tue, Jun 26, 1979 | @ Texas Rangers | Loss 1 - 2 | ||
| Wed, Jun 27, 1979 | @ Texas Rangers | Loss 2 - 4 | ||
| Thu, Jun 28, 1979 | @ Texas Rangers | Loss 4 - 14 | ||
| Fri, Jun 29, 1979 | @ Kansas City Royals | Win 6 - 5 | (11) | |
| Sat, Jun 30, 1979 | @ Kansas City Royals | Win 8 - 5 | ||
| Sun, Jul 1, 1979 | @ Kansas City Royals | Win 14 - 2 | ||
| Mon, Jul 2, 1979 | vs Oakland Athletics | Win 8 - 3 | ||
| Tue, Jul 3, 1979 | vs Oakland Athletics | Win 3 - 0 | ||
| Wed, Jul 4, 1979 | vs Oakland Athletics | Win 17 - 6 | ||
| Thu, Jul 5, 1979 | vs Oakland Athletics | Loss 0 - 3 | ||
| Fri, Jul 6, 1979 | vs Baltimore Orioles | Win 7 - 3 | ||
| Sat, Jul 7, 1979 | vs Baltimore Orioles | Win 10 - 1 | ||
| Sun, Jul 8, 1979 | vs Baltimore Orioles | Loss 2 - 3 | ||
| Mon, Jul 9, 1979 | vs Boston Red Sox | Win 6 - 0 | ||
| Tue, Jul 10, 1979 | vs Boston Red Sox | Win 4 - 3 | ||
| Wed, Jul 11, 1979 | vs Boston Red Sox | Loss 3 - 9 | ||
| Fri, Jul 13, 1979 | vs New York Yankees | Win 6 - 1 | ||
| Sat, Jul 14, 1979 | vs New York Yankees | Win 8 - 7 | (12) | |
| Sun, Jul 15, 1979 | vs New York Yankees | Win 5 - 4 | ||
| Thu, Jul 19, 1979 | @ Baltimore Orioles | Win 4 - 3 | (11) | |
| Thu, Jul 19, 1979 | @ Baltimore Orioles | Loss 0 - 3 | ||
| Fri, Jul 20, 1979 | @ Baltimore Orioles | Loss 1 - 2 | ||
| Sat, Jul 21, 1979 | @ Baltimore Orioles | Loss 2 - 10 | ||
| Sun, Jul 22, 1979 | @ Boston Red Sox | Loss 5 - 6 | (10) | |
| Mon, Jul 23, 1979 | @ Boston Red Sox | Win 9 - 2 | ||
| Tue, Jul 24, 1979 | @ New York Yankees | Loss 5 - 6 | ||
| Wed, Jul 25, 1979 | @ New York Yankees | Win 9 - 5 | ||
| Thu, Jul 26, 1979 | @ New York Yankees | Loss 0 - 2 | ||
| Fri, Jul 27, 1979 | vs Minnesota Twins | Loss 1 - 3 | ||
| Sat, Jul 28, 1979 | vs Minnesota Twins | Win 5 - 0 | ||
| Sun, Jul 29, 1979 | vs Minnesota Twins | Win 9 - 3 | ||
| Mon, Jul 30, 1979 | vs Seattle Mariners | Loss 0 - 8 | ||