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Record | 100–62 (.617) |
Divisional place | 2nd |
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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.
Offseason[edit]
- December 6, 1979: John Flinn was traded by the Orioles to the Milwaukee Brewers for Lenn Sakata.[1]
Spring training[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
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 |
Record vs. opponents[edit]
1980 American League Records
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] |
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Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR |
Baltimore | — | 8–5 | 10–2 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 10–3 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 10–2 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 11–2 |
Boston | 5–8 | — | 9–3 | 6–4 | 7–6 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 3–10 | 9–3 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 7–6 |
California | 2–10 | 3–9 | — | 3–10 | 4–6 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 2–10 | 3–10 | 11–2 | 11–2 | 3–9 |
Chicago | 6–6 | 4–6 | 10–3 | — | 5–7 | 2–10 | 5–8 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 5–7 | 6–7 | 6–7 | 6–7–2 | 5–7 |
Cleveland | 7–6 | 6–7 | 6–4 | 7–5 | — | 3–10 | 5–7 | 3–10 | 9–3 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 8–5 |
Detroit | 3–10 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 10–2 | 10–3 | — | 2–10 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 10–2–1 | 4–8 | 9–4 |
Kansas City | 6–6 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 10–2 | — | 6–6 | 5–8 | 8–4 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 10–3 | 9–3 |
Milwaukee | 6–7 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 10–3 | 6–7 | 6–6 | — | 7–5 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 5–7 | 5–8 |
Minnesota | 2–10 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 8–5 | 3–9 | 6–6 | 8–5 | 5–7 | — | 4–8 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 9–3 | 7–5 |
New York | 6–7 | 10–3 | 10–2 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 8–5 | 4–8 | 8–5 | 8–4 | — | 8–4 | 9–3 | 7–5 | 10–3 |
Oakland | 5–7 | 3–9 | 10–3 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 4–8 | — | 8–5 | 7–6 | 8–4 |
Seattle | 6–6 | 5–7 | 2–11 | 7–6 | 4–8 | 2–10–1 | 6–7 | 3–9 | 6–7 | 3–9 | 5–8 | — | 4–9 | 6–6 |
Texas | 6–6 | 7–5 | 2–11 | 7–6–2 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 3–10 | 7–5 | 3–9 | 5–7 | 6–7 | 9–4 | — | 7–5 |
Toronto | 2–11 | 6–7 | 9–3 | 7–5 | 5–8 | 4–9 | 3–9 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 3–10 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 5–7 | — |
Notable transactions[edit]
- 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[edit]
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Player stats[edit]
Batting[edit]
Starters by position[edit]
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 | Dempsey, RickRick Dempsey | 119 | 362 | 95 | .262 | 9 | 40 |
1B | Murray, EddieEddie Murray | 158 | 621 | 186 | .300 | 32 | 116 |
2B | Dauer, RichRich Dauer | 152 | 557 | 158 | .284 | 2 | 63 |
RF | Singleton, KenKen Singleton | 156 | 583 | 177 | .304 | 24 | 104 |
Other batters[edit]
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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Graham, DanDan Graham | 86 | 266 | 74 | .278 | 15 | 54 |
Kelly, PatPat Kelly | 89 | 200 | 52 | .260 | 3 | 26 |
Sakata, LennLenn Sakata | 43 | 83 | 16 | .193 | 1 | 9 |
Corey, MarkMark Corey | 36 | 36 | 10 | .278 | 1 | 2 |
Rayford, FloydFloyd Rayford | 8 | 18 | 4 | .222 | 0 | 1 |
Krenchicki, WayneWayne Krenchicki | 9 | 14 | 2 | .143 | 0 | 0 |
Skaggs, DaveDave Skaggs | 2 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 0 |
Bonner, BobbyBobby Bonner | 4 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 |
Pitching[edit]
Starting pitchers[edit]
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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McGregor, ScottScott McGregor | 36 | 252 | 20 | 8 | 3.32 | 119 |
Flanagan, MikeMike Flanagan | 37 | 251.1 | 16 | 13 | 4.12 | 128 |
Stone, SteveSteve Stone | 37 | 250.2 | 25 | 7 | 3.23 | 149 |
Palmer, JimJim Palmer | 34 | 224 | 16 | 10 | 3.98 | 109 |
Boddicker, MikeMike Boddicker | 1 | 7.1 | 0 | 1 | 6.14 | 4 |
Other pitchers[edit]
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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Martínez, DennisDennis Martínez | 25 | 99.2 | 6 | 4 | 3.97 | 42 |
Relief pitchers[edit]
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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Martinez, TippyTippy Martinez | 53 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 3.01 | 68 |
Stewart, SammySammy Stewart | 33 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3.56 | 78 |
Ford, DaveDave Ford | 25 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4.26 | 22 |
Hartzell, PaulPaul Hartzell | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.62 | 5 |
Kerrigan, JoeJoe Kerrigan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.86 | 1 |
Farm system[edit]
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Charlotte
Notes[edit]
- ^ John Flinn page at Baseball Reference
- ^ Associated Press (March 17, 1980). "Big Crowds see Baseball at Superdome". Toledo Blade. Retrieved June 19, 2009.
- ^ 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[edit]
- 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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