1980 Atlanta Braves
LeagueNational League
DivisionWest
BallparkAtlanta–Fulton County Stadium
CityAtlanta
Record81–80 (.503)
Divisional place4th
OwnersTed Turner
General managersJohn Mullen
ManagersBobby Cox
TelevisionWTBS/Superstation WTBS
RadioWSB
(Ernie Johnson, Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray)
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The 1980 Atlanta Braves season was the 15th season in Atlanta along with the 110th season as a franchise overall.

Offseason

Regular season

On August 6, umpire Jerry Dale ruled that Braves shortstop Rafael Ramírez did not step on second base while turning a double play. Manager Bobby Cox argued the call and confronted Dale while tobacco juice streamed out of his mouth. Cox was accused of spitting on the umpire.[3]

Phil Niekro became the only pitcher in the history of the National League to lead the NL in losses for four consecutive seasons.[4]

Season standings

NL West 		W L Pct. GB Home Road
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

1980 National League record

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
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 —


Notable transactions

Roster

1980 Atlanta Braves
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

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
C Bruce Benedict 120 359 91 .253 2 34
1B Chris Chambliss 158 602 170 .282 18 72
2B Glenn Hubbard 117 431 107 .248 9 43
SS Luis Gómez 121 278 53 .191 0 24
3B Bob Horner 124 463 124 .268 35 89
LF Jeff Burroughs 99 278 73 .263 13 51
CF Dale Murphy 156 569 160 .281 33 89
RF Gary Matthews 155 571 159 .278 19 75

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
Jerry Royster 123 392 95 .242 1 20
Larvell Blanks 88 221 45 .204 2 12
Brian Asselstine 87 218 62 .284 3 25
Rafael Ramírez 50 165 44 .267 2 11
Bill Nahorodny 59 157 38 .242 5 18
Mike Lum 93 83 17 .205 0 5
Biff Pocoroba 70 83 22 .265 2 8
Terry Harper 21 54 10 .185 0 3
Charlie Spikes 41 36 10 .278 0 2
Chico Ruiz 25 26 8 .308 0 2
Joe Nolan 17 22 6 .273 0 2
Eddie Miller 11 19 3 .158 0 0
Gary Cooper 21 2 0 .000 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
Phil Niekro 40 275.0 15 18 3.63 176
Doyle Alexander 35 231.2 14 11 4.20 114
Tommy Boggs 32 192.1 12 9 3.42 84
Rick Matula 33 176.2 11 13 4.58 62
Larry McWilliams 30 163.2 9 14 4.95 77

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
Rick Camp 77 6 4 22 1.91 33
Gene Garber 68 5 5 7 3.83 51
Larry Bradford 56 3 4 4 2.44 32
Al Hrabosky 45 4 2 3 3.62 31
Preston Hanna 32 2 0 0 3.18 35
Rick Mahler 2 0 0 0 2.45 1

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball
Level Team League Manager
AAA Richmond Braves International League Fred Hatfield
AA Savannah Braves Southern League Eddie Haas
A Durham Bulls Carolina League Al Gallagher
A Anderson Braves South Atlantic League Sonny Jackson
Rookie GCL Braves Gulf Coast League Pedro González

Awards and honors

League leaders

Notes

  1. ^ Chris Chambliss page at Baseball Reference
  2. ^ Doyle Alexander page at Baseball Reference
  3. ^ Sports Illustrated, "Thumbing his Way back home" by Thomas Lake, July 26, 2010, p. 49
  4. ^ a b Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 348, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
  5. ^ Ken Dayley page at Baseball Reference
  6. ^ Randy Johnson page at Baseball Reference
  7. ^ Larvell Blanks page at Baseball-Reference

References

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