1980 Baltimore Orioles season
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1980 Baltimore Orioles season
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| Owner(s) | Edward Bennett Williams | |
| General manager(s) | Hank Peters | |
| Manager(s) | Earl Weaver | |
| Local television | WMAR-TV | |
| Local radio | WFBR (Chuck Thompson, Bill O'Donnell, Brooks Robinson, Tom Marr) |
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The 1980 Baltimore Orioles season was the club's 26th season in Baltimore. It involved the Orioles finishing 2nd in the American League East with a record of 100 wins and 62 losses.
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Offseason
- December 6, 1979: John Flinn was traded by the Orioles to the Milwaukee Brewers for Lenn Sakata.[1]
Spring training
The Orioles played two spring training exhibition games at the Louisiana Superdome against the New York Yankees over the weekend of March 15 and 16, 1980. 45,152 spectators watched the Yankees beat the Orioles 9 to 3 on March 15, 1980. The following day, 43,339 fans saw Floyd Rayford lead the Orioles to a 7 to 1 win over the Yankees.[2]
Regular season
During the season, Steve Stone became the last pitcher to win at least 25 games for the Orioles in the 20th century.[3]
Season standings
| AL East | W | L | GB | Pct. |
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| New York Yankees | 103 | 59 | -- | .636 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 100 | 62 | 3 | .617 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 86 | 76 | 17 | .531 |
| Detroit Tigers | 84 | 78 | 19 | .519 |
| Boston Red Sox | 83 | 77 | 19 | .519 |
| Cleveland Indians | 79 | 81 | 23 | .494 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 67 | 95 | 36 | .414 |
Notable transactions
- April 3, 1980: Billy Smith was released by the Orioles.[4]
- April 5, 1980: Steve Luebber was signed as a free agent by the Orioles.[5]
- April 21, 1980: Paul Hartzell was signed as a free agent by the Orioles.[6]
- May 13, 1980: Dave Skaggs was purchased from the Orioles by the California Angels.[7]
- June 3, 1980: 1980 Major League Baseball Draft
- Carl Nichols was drafted by the Orioles in the 4th round.[8]
- Mark Brown was drafted by the Orioles in the 6th round.[9]
- Ricky Jones was drafted by the Orioles in the 15th round.[10]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Player stats
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 | Rick Dempsey | 119 | 362 | 95 | .262 | 9 | 40 |
| 1B | Eddie Murray | 158 | 621 | 186 | .300 | 32 | 116 |
| RF | Ken Singleton | 156 | 583 | 177 | .304 | 24 | 104 |
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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| Dan Graham | 86 | 266 | 74 | .278 | 15 | 54 |
| Pat Kelly | 89 | 200 | 52 | .260 | 3 | 26 |
| Lenn Sakata | 43 | 83 | 16 | .193 | 1 | 9 |
| Mark Corey | 36 | 36 | 10 | .278 | 1 | 2 |
| Floyd Rayford | 8 | 18 | 4 | .222 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne Krenchicki | 9 | 14 | 2 | .143 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Skaggs | 2 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Bonner | 4 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 |
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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| Scott McGregor | 36 | 252 | 20 | 8 | 3.32 | 119 |
| Mike Flanagan | 37 | 251.1 | 16 | 13 | 4.12 | 128 |
| Steve Stone | 37 | 250.2 | 25 | 7 | 3.23 | 149 |
| Jim Palmer | 34 | 224 | 16 | 10 | 3.98 | 109 |
| Mike Boddicker | 1 | 7.1 | 0 | 1 | 6.14 | 4 |
Other 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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| Dennis Martínez | 25 | 99.2 | 6 | 4 | 3.97 | 42 |
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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| Tippy Martinez | 53 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 3.01 | 68 |
| Sammy Stewart | 33 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3.56 | 78 |
| Dave Ford | 25 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4.26 | 22 |
| Paul Hartzell | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.62 | 5 |
| Joe Kerrigan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.86 | 1 |
Farm system
See also: Minor league baseball
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Charlotte
Notes
- ^ John Flinn page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Associated Press (1980-03-17). "Big Crowds see Baseball at Superdome". Toledo Blade. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ln0UAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LQMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4892,4343235&dq=superdome+yankees. Retrieved 2009-06-19.
- ^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 99, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, NY, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
- ^ Billy Smith page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Steve Luebber page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Paul Hartzell page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Dave Skaggs page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Carl Nichols page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Mark Brown page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Ricky Jones page at Baseball-Reference
References
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
- 1980 Baltimore Orioles team page at Baseball Reference
- 1980 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com
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