 | 1979 San Francisco Giants RosterNational League (NL) |
Manager: Joe Altobelli (61-79)
Manager: Dave Bristol (10-12)
1979 San Francisco Giants Statistics1979 San Francisco Giants Game-by-Game Results
The San Francisco Giants of the National League ended the season with a record of 71 wins and 91 losses, finishing fourth in the NL's West Division. Joe Altobelli and Dave Bristol served as manager.
| Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College |
| Rob Andrews | 2B | R | R | December 11, 1952 | 6'0" | 185 | |
| Vida Blue | P | B | L | July 28, 1949 | 6'0" | 189 | |
| Pedro Borbon | P | R | R | December 2, 1946 | 6'2" | 185 | |
| Jack Clark | RF | R | R | November 10, 1955 | 6'2" | 175 | |
| Joe Coleman | P | R | R | February 3, 1947 | 6'3" | 175 | |
| Hector Cruz | LF | R | R | April 2, 1953 | 5'11" | 170 | |
| John Curtis | P | L | L | March 9, 1948 | 6'1" | 175 | |
| Darrell Evans | 3B | L | R | May 26, 1947 | 6'2" | 200 | |
| Tom Griffin | P | R | R | February 22, 1948 | 6'3" | 210 | |
| Ed Halicki | P | R | R | October 4, 1950 | 6'7" | 220 | |
| Larry Herndon | CF | R | R | November 3, 1953 | 6'3" | 190 | |
| Marc Hill | C | R | R | February 18, 1952 | 6'3" | 205 | |
| Al Holland | P | R | L | August 16, 1952 | 5'11" | 207 | |
| Mike Ivie | 1B | R | R | August 8, 1952 | 6'3" | 205 | |
| Greg Johnston | LF | L | L | February 12, 1955 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Bob Kearney | C | R | R | October 3, 1956 | 6'0" | 190 | |
| Bob Knepper | P | L | L | May 25, 1954 | 6'3" | 195 | |
| Gary Lavelle | P | B | L | January 3, 1949 | 6'2" | 190 | |
| Johnnie LeMaster | SS | R | R | June 19, 1954 | 6'2" | 165 | |
| Dennis Littlejohn | C | R | R | October 4, 1954 | 6'2" | 200 | |
| Bill Madlock | 2B | R | R | January 2, 1951 | 5'11" | 180 | |
| Willie McCovey | 1B | L | L | January 10, 1938 | 6'4" | 198 | |
| Roger Metzger | SS | B | R | October 10, 1947 | 6'0" | 165 | |
| Greg Minton | P | B | R | July 29, 1951 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| Randy Moffitt | P | R | R | October 13, 1948 | 6'3" | 190 | |
| John Montefusco | P | R | R | May 25, 1950 | 6'1" | 180 | |
| Phil Nastu | P | L | L | March 8, 1955 | 6'2" | 180 | |
| Bill North | CF | B | R | May 15, 1948 | 5'11" | 185 | |
| Ed Plank | P | R | R | April 9, 1952 | 6'1" | 205 | |
| Dave Roberts | P | L | L | September 11, 1944 | 6'3" | 195 | |
| Mike Sadek | C | R | R | May 30, 1946 | 5'9" | 165 | |
| Joe Strain | 2B | R | R | April 30, 1954 | 5'10" | 169 | |
| John Tamargo | C | B | R | November 7, 1951 | 5'10" | 170 | |
| Max Venable | RF | L | R | June 6, 1957 | 5'10" | 185 | |
| Terry Whitfield | LF | L | R | January 12, 1953 | 6'1" | 197 | |
| Ed Whitson | P | R | R | May 19, 1955 | 6'3" | 195 |