1979 Toronto Blue Jays season
| 1979 Toronto Blue Jays | ||
|---|---|---|
| League | American League | |
| Division | East | |
| Ballpark | Exhibition Stadium | |
| City | Toronto | |
| Record | 53–109 (.327) | |
| Divisional place | 7th | |
| Owners | Labatt Breweries, Imperial Trust, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | |
| General managers | Pat Gillick | |
| Managers | Roy Hartsfield | |
| Television | CBC Television (Don Chevrier, Tony Kubek, Tom McKee) CBFT (Jean-Pierre Roy, Guy Ferron) | |
| Radio | CKFH (Early Wynn, Tom Cheek) | |
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The 1979 Toronto Blue Jays season was the franchise's third season of Major League Baseball. It resulted in the Blue Jays finishing seventh in the American League East with a record of 53 wins and 109 losses. The Blue Jays were the only American League East team to finish 1979 with a losing record and the loss total of 109 set the franchise mark; it is also the last time as of 2023 the team lost over 100 games in a season. Attendance for the season decreased to 1,431,651.