1980_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season
1980 Los Angeles Dodgers season
Major League Baseball team season
The 1980 Los Angeles Dodgers finished the season in second place in the National League West, one game behind the Houston Astros. After the 162-game regular season, the Dodgers and Astros were tied in first place in the Western Division. The two teams faced off in a 1-game playoff on October 6, 1980 at Dodger Stadium, which the Astros won 7–1 behind a complete-game victory by pitcher Joe Niekro.[1] Don Sutton set a Dodger record with his 52nd career shutout this season and the Dodgers also hosted the All-Star game for the first time.
| 1980 Los Angeles Dodgers | ||||
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| League | National League | |||
| Division | West | |||
| Ballpark | Dodger Stadium | |||
| City | Los Angeles | |||
| Owners | Peter O'Malley | |||
| General managers | Al Campanis | |||
| Managers | Tommy Lasorda | |||
| Television | KTTV (11) Vin Scully, Jerry Doggett, Ross Porter ONTV Geoff Witcher, Al Downing | |||
| Radio | KABC Vin Scully, Jerry Doggett, Ross Porter KTNQ Jaime Jarrín, Rudy Hoyos | |||
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With the Dodgers joining the cable television trend, games began to be aired on regional cable channel ONTV in the greater Los Angeles area and as a result the TV broadcasting team was expanded. Vin Scully remained the FTA lead broadcaster, with the cable broadcasting team being composed by Geoff Witcher and former Dodger Al Downing.
- November 17, 1979: Don Stanhouse was signed as a free agent by the Dodgers.[2]
- December 3, 1979: Von Joshua was selected off waivers from the Dodgers by the San Diego Padres.[3]
- March 27, 1980: Johnny Oates was released by the Dodgers.[4]
Season standings
| NL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Houston Astros | 93 | 70 | 0.571 | — | 55–26 | 38–44 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 92 | 71 | 0.564 | 1 | 55–27 | 37–44 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 89 | 73 | 0.549 | 3½ | 44–37 | 45–36 |
| Atlanta Braves | 81 | 80 | 0.503 | 11 | 50–30 | 31–50 |
| San Francisco Giants | 75 | 86 | 0.466 | 17 | 44–37 | 31–49 |
| San Diego Padres | 73 | 89 | 0.451 | 19½ | 45–36 | 28–53 |
Record vs. opponents
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| Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||||
| Atlanta | — | 8–4 | 2–16 | 7–11 | 11–7 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 5–7 | 11–1 | 12–6 | 11–6 | 6–6 | |||||
| Chicago | 4–8 | — | 7–5 | 1–11 | 5–7 | 6–12 | 10–8 | 5–13 | 8–10 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 9–9 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 16–2 | 5–7 | — | 8–10 | 9–9 | 3–9 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 15–3–1 | 7–11 | 5–7 | |||||
| Houston | 11–7 | 11–1 | 10–8 | — | 9–10 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 3–9 | 7–5 | 11–7 | 11–7 | 7–5 | |||||
| Los Angeles | 7–11 | 7–5 | 9–9 | 10–9 | — | 11–1 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 9–9 | 13–5 | 7–5 | |||||
| Montreal | 7–5 | 12–6 | 9–3 | 7–5 | 1–11 | — | 10–8 | 9–9 | 6–12 | 10–2 | 7–5 | 12–6 | |||||
| New York | 9–3 | 8–10 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 8–10 | — | 6–12 | 10–8 | 1–11 | 3–9 | 9–9 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 7-5 | 13–5 | 5–7 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 9–9 | 12–6 | — | 7–11 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 9–9 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 1–11 | 10–8 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 12–6 | 8–10 | 11–7 | — | 6–6 | 8–4 | 10–8 | |||||
| San Diego | 6–12 | 8–4 | 3–15–1 | 7–11 | 9–9 | 2–10 | 11–1 | 4–8 | 6–6 | — | 10–8 | 7–5 | |||||
| San Francisco | 6–11 | 7–5 | 11–7 | 7–11 | 5–13 | 5–7 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 8–10 | — | 7–5 | |||||
| St. Louis | 6–6 | 9–9 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 6–12 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 8–10 | 5–7 | 5–7 | — | |||||
Opening Day lineup
Notable transactions
- July 11, 1980: Charlie Hough was purchased from the Dodgers by the Texas Rangers.[5]
- September 13, 1980: Dennis Lewallyn and cash were traded by the Dodgers to the Texas Rangers for Pepe Frías.[6]
Roster
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Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| C | Steve Yeager | 96 | 227 | 48 | .211 | 2 | 20 |
| 1B | Steve Garvey | 163 | 658 | 200 | .304 | 26 | 106 |
| 2B | Davey Lopes | 141 | 553 | 139 | .251 | 10 | 49 |
| SS | Bill Russell | 130 | 466 | 123 | .264 | 3 | 34 |
| 3B | Ron Cey | 157 | 551 | 140 | .254 | 28 | 77 |
| LF | Dusty Baker | 153 | 579 | 170 | .294 | 29 | 97 |
| CF | Rudy Law | 128 | 388 | 101 | .260 | 1 | 23 |
| RF | Reggie Smith | 92 | 311 | 100 | .322 | 15 | 55 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Derrel Thomas | 117 | 297 | 79 | .266 | 1 | 22 |
| Jay Johnstone | 109 | 251 | 77 | .307 | 2 | 20 |
| Rick Monday | 96 | 194 | 52 | .268 | 10 | 25 |
| Pedro Guerrero | 75 | 183 | 59 | .322 | 7 | 31 |
| Joe Ferguson | 77 | 172 | 41 | .238 | 9 | 29 |
| Mike Scioscia | 54 | 134 | 34 | .254 | 1 | 8 |
| Gary Thomasson | 80 | 111 | 24 | .216 | 1 | 12 |
| Mickey Hatcher | 57 | 84 | 19 | .226 | 1 | 5 |
| Jack Perconte | 14 | 17 | 4 | .235 | 0 | 2 |
| Pepe Frías | 14 | 9 | 2 | .222 | 0 | 0 |
| Manny Mota | 7 | 7 | 3 | .429 | 0 | 2 |
| Vic Davalillo | 7 | 6 | 1 | .167 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Mitchell | 9 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Weiss | 8 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Jerry Reuss | 37 | 229.1 | 18 | 6 | 2.51 | 111 |
| Bob Welch | 32 | 213.2 | 14 | 9 | 3.29 | 141 |
| Don Sutton | 32 | 212.1 | 13 | 5 | 2.20 | 128 |
| Burt Hooton | 34 | 206.2 | 14 | 8 | 3.66 | 118 |
| Dave Goltz | 35 | 171.1 | 7 | 11 | 4.31 | 91 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Steve Howe | 59 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 2.66 | 39 |
| Bobby Castillo | 61 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 2.75 | 60 |
| Joe Beckwith | 38 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1.96 | 40 |
| Don Stanhouse | 21 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5.04 | 5 |
| Charlie Hough | 19 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5.57 | 25 |
| Fernando Valenzuela | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 16 |
| Terry Forster | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.09 | 2 |
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| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AAA | Albuquerque Dukes | Pacific Coast League | Del Crandall |
| AA | San Antonio Dodgers | Texas League | Don LeJohn |
| A | Lodi Dodgers | California League | Dick McLaughlin |
| A | Vero Beach Dodgers | Florida State League | Stan Wasiak |
| Rookie | Lethbridge Dodgers | Pioneer League | Gail Henley |
Teams in BOLD won League Championships
The Dodgers drafted 36 players in the June draft and 16 in the January draft. Of those, six players would eventually play in the Major Leagues. The Dodgers did not have picks in rounds 2-4 this season as those picks were awarded to other teams as compensation for their signing of free agents.
The first round pick in the June draft was shortstop Ross Jones of the University of Miami. The Dodgers traded him to the New York Mets in 1983 and he would appear in 67 games in parts of three seasons with the Mets and two other teams, hitting only .221.
This was a fairly weak draft class for the Dodgers, with the most notable player being outfielder R. J. Reynolds, who was drafted in the 2nd round of the January draft and played 8 unremarkable seasons as a backup outfielder before finishing up his career in Japan with Nippon Professional Baseball.
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January draft
January Secondary phase
June draft
June secondary phase
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