1980 Boston Red Sox | |
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Record | 83–77 (.519) |
Divisional place | 4th (19 GB) |
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Owner(s) | Buddy LeRoux, Haywood Sullivan, Jean Yawkey |
General manager(s) | Haywood Sullivan |
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Local television | WSBK-TV, Ch. 38 (Ned Martin, Ken Harrelson) |
Local radio | WITS-AM 1510 (Ken Coleman, Jon Miller) |
Stats | ESPN.com BB-reference |
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The 1980 Boston Red Sox season was the 80th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished fourth in the American League East with a record of 83 wins and 77 losses, 19 games behind the New York Yankees. Manager Don Zimmer was fired with five games left, and Johnny Pesky finished the season as manager.[1]
Month | Record | Cumulative | AL East | Ref. | |||
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Won | Lost | Won | Lost | Position | GB | ||
April | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 3rd | 1+1⁄2 | [5] |
May | 14 | 14 | 22 | 23 | 4th | 6+1⁄2 | [6] |
June | 16 | 10 | 38 | 33 | 5th | 8+1⁄2 | [7] |
July | 12 | 16 | 50 | 49 | 6th | 12+1⁄2 | [8] |
August | 20 | 7 | 70 | 56 | 3rd | 6+1⁄2 | [9] |
September | 12 | 17 | 82 | 73 | 3rd | 16 | [10] |
October | 1 | 4 | 83 | 77 | 4th | 19 | [11] |
Fred Lynn had a .301 batting average, with 12 home runs and 61 RBIs. Jim Rice hit .294, with 24 homers and 86 RBIs. On the pitching staff, Mike Torrez was 9–16 and Dennis Eckersley was 12–14. Rick Burleson set an MLB single-season record for double plays turned as a shortstop, 147, which still stands.[12]
AL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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New York Yankees | 103 | 59 | 0.636 | — | 53–28 | 50–31 |
Baltimore Orioles | 100 | 62 | 0.617 | 3 | 50–31 | 50–31 |
Milwaukee Brewers | 86 | 76 | 0.531 | 17 | 40–42 | 46–34 |
Boston Red Sox | 83 | 77 | 0.519 | 19 | 36–45 | 47–32 |
Detroit Tigers | 84 | 78 | 0.519 | 19 | 43–38 | 41–40 |
Cleveland Indians | 79 | 81 | 0.494 | 23 | 44–35 | 35–46 |
Toronto Blue Jays | 67 | 95 | 0.414 | 36 | 35–46 | 32–49 |
Boston's record of 83–77 has a fractionally better winning percentage that Detroit's record of 84–78; .51875 and .51851, respectively.
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 | — |
2 | Jerry Remy | 2B |
7 | Rick Burleson | SS |
19 | Fred Lynn | CF |
14 | Jim Rice | LF |
8 | Carl Yastrzemski | DH |
5 | Tony Pérez | 1B |
4 | Butch Hobson | 3B |
24 | Dwight Evans | RF |
15 | Dave Rader | C |
43 | Dennis Eckersley | P |
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The Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Red Sox on Opening Day, 9–5, via a walk-off grand slam by Sixto Lezcano.[16]
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Category | Player | Statistic |
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Youngest player | Rich Gedman | 20 |
Oldest player | Carl Yastrzemski | 40 |
Wins Above Replacement | Fred Lynn | 4.7 |
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Abbr. | Category | Player | Statistic |
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G | Games played | Rick Burleson | 155 |
PA | Plate appearances | Rick Burleson | 718 |
AB | At bats | Rick Burleson | 644 |
R | Runs scored | Rick Burleson | 89 |
H | Hits | Rick Burleson | 179 |
2B | Doubles | Dwight Evans | 37 |
3B | Triples | Jim Rice | 6 |
HR | Home runs | Tony Pérez | 25 |
RBI | Runs batted in | Tony Pérez | 105 |
SB | Stolen bases | Jerry Remy | 14 |
CS | Caught stealing | Rick Burleson | 13 |
BB | Base on balls | Dwight Evans | 64 |
SO | Strikeouts | Dwight Evans | 98 |
BA | Batting average | Dave Stapleton | .321 |
OBP | On-base percentage | Fred Lynn | .383 |
SLG | Slugging percentage | Jim Rice | .504 |
OPS | On-base plus slugging | Fred Lynn | .862 |
OPS+ | Adjusted OPS | Fred Lynn | 130 |
TB | Total bases | Tony Pérez | 273 |
GIDP | Grounded into double play | Tony Pérez | 25 |
HBP | Hit by pitch | Carlton Fisk | 13 |
SH | Sacrifice hits | Glenn Hoffman | 9 |
SF | Sacrifice flies | Tony Pérez | 8 |
IBB | Intentional base on balls | Tony Pérez | 11 |
Source:[17]
Abbr. | Category | Player | Statistic |
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W | Wins | Dennis Eckersley | 12 |
L | Losses | Mike Torrez | 16 |
W-L % | Winning percentage | Chuck Rainey | .727 (8–3) |
ERA | Earned run average | Tom Burgmeier | 2.00 |
G | Games pitched | Tom Burgmeier | 62 |
GS | Games started | Mike Torrez | 32 |
GF | Games finished | Tom Burgmeier | 38 |
CG | Complete games | Dennis Eckersley | 8 |
SHO | Shutouts | 3 tied | 1 |
SV | Saves | Tom Burgmeier | 24 |
IP | Innings pitched | Mike Torrez | 207+1⁄3 |
SO | Strikeouts | Dennis Eckersley | 121 |
WHIP | Walks plus hits per inning pitched | Tom Burgmeier | 1.081 |
Source:[17]
See also: Minor League Baseball |