1980 Pittsburgh Pirates season

Offseason

• November 24, 1979: Cecilio Guante was signed as an amateur free agent by the Pirates.^[1]

Regular season

Season standings

Opening Day lineup

Notable transactions

• June 3, 1980: Rick Renteria was drafted by the Pirates in the 1st round (20th pick) of the 1980 Major League Baseball Draft.^[2]
• June 23, 1980: Trench Davis was signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent. ^[3]
• August 5, 1980: Luis Salazar and Rick Lancellotti were traded by the Pirates to the San Diego Padres for Kurt Bevacqua and a player to be named later. The Padres completed the deal by sending Mark Lee to the Pirates on August 12.^[4]

Roster

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

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

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

Awards and honors

All-Stars

1980 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

• Dave Parker, starter, outfield
• Jim Bibby, reserve
• Phil Garner, reserve
• Kent Tekulve, reserve

Farm system

Notes

References

• 1980 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference
• 1980 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
• Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (3rd ed.). Durham, N.C.: Baseball America. ISBN 978-1-932391-17-6.