1980 Los Angeles Dodgers
LeagueNational League
DivisionWest
BallparkDodger Stadium
CityLos Angeles
OwnersPeter O'Malley
General managersAl Campanis
ManagersTommy Lasorda
TelevisionKTTV (11)
Vin Scully, Jerry Doggett, Ross Porter
ONTV
Geoff Witcher, Al Downing
RadioKABC
Vin Scully, Jerry Doggett, Ross Porter
KTNQ
Jaime Jarrín, Rudy Hoyos
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The 1980 Los Angeles Dodgers finished the season in second place in the National League West, one game behind the Houston Astros. After the 162-game regular season, the Dodgers and Astros were tied in first place in the Western Division. The two teams faced off in a 1-game playoff on October 6, 1980 at Dodger Stadium, which the Astros won 7–1 behind a complete-game victory by pitcher Joe Niekro.[1] Don Sutton set a Dodger record with his 52nd career shutout this season and the Dodgers also hosted the All-Star game for the first time.

With the Dodgers joining the cable television trend, games began to be aired on regional cable channel ONTV in the greater Los Angeles area and as a result the TV broadcasting team was expanded. Vin Scully remained the FTA lead broadcaster, with the cable broadcasting team being composed by Geoff Witcher and former Dodger Al Downing.

Offseason

Regular season

Duke Snider's number 4 was retired by the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1980.

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 —


Opening Day lineup

Opening Day starters
Name Position
Davey Lopes Second baseman
Rudy Law Center fielder
Reggie Smith Right fielder
Steve Garvey First baseman
Dusty Baker Left fielder
Ron Cey Third baseman
Derrel Thomas Shortstop
Steve Yeager Catcher
Burt Hooton Starting pitcher

Notable transactions

Roster

1980 Los Angeles Dodgers
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 Steve Yeager 96 227 48 .211 2 20
1B Steve Garvey 163 658 200 .304 26 106
2B Davey Lopes 141 553 139 .251 10 49
SS Bill Russell 130 466 123 .264 3 34
3B Ron Cey 157 551 140 .254 28 77
LF Dusty Baker 153 579 170 .294 29 97
CF Rudy Law 128 388 101 .260 1 23
RF Reggie Smith 92 311 100 .322 15 55

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
Derrel Thomas 117 297 79 .266 1 22
Jay Johnstone 109 251 77 .307 2 20
Rick Monday 96 194 52 .268 10 25
Pedro Guerrero 75 183 59 .322 7 31
Joe Ferguson 77 172 41 .238 9 29
Mike Scioscia 54 134 34 .254 1 8
Gary Thomasson 80 111 24 .216 1 12
Mickey Hatcher 57 84 19 .226 1 5
Jack Perconte 14 17 4 .235 0 2
Pepe Frías 14 9 2 .222 0 0
Manny Mota 7 7 3 .429 0 2
Vic Davalillo 7 6 1 .167 0 0
Bobby Mitchell 9 3 1 .333 0 0
Gary Weiss 8 0 0 ---- 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
Jerry Reuss 37 229.1 18 6 2.51 111
Bob Welch 32 213.2 14 9 3.29 141
Don Sutton 32 212.1 13 5 2.20 128
Burt Hooton 34 206.2 14 8 3.66 118
Dave Goltz 35 171.1 7 11 4.31 91

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
Rick Sutcliffe 42 110.0 3 9 5.56 59

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
Steve Howe 59 7 9 17 2.66 39
Bobby Castillo 61 8 6 5 2.75 60
Joe Beckwith 38 3 3 0 1.96 40
Don Stanhouse 21 2 2 7 5.04 5
Charlie Hough 19 1 3 1 5.57 25
Fernando Valenzuela 10 2 0 1 0.00 16
Terry Forster 9 0 0 0 3.09 2

Game log

1980 Game Log (92–71)
April (13–7)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
May (15–11)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
June (14–14)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
July (13–14)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
– July 8 51st All-Star Game American League vs. National League (Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, California)
August (18–11)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
September (15–12)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
October (4–2)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement
Bold = Dodgers team member

Awards and honors

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AAA Albuquerque Dukes Pacific Coast League Del Crandall
AA San Antonio Dodgers Texas League Don LeJohn
A Lodi Dodgers California League Dick McLaughlin
A Vero Beach Dodgers Florida State League Stan Wasiak
Rookie Lethbridge Dodgers Pioneer League Gail Henley

Teams in BOLD won League Championships

Major League Baseball Draft

Main article: 1980 Major League Baseball Draft

The Dodgers drafted 36 players in the June draft and 16 in the January draft. Of those, six players would eventually play in the Major Leagues. The Dodgers did not have picks in rounds 2-4 this season as those picks were awarded to other teams as compensation for their signing of free agents.

The first round pick in the June draft was shortstop Ross Jones of the University of Miami. The Dodgers traded him to the New York Mets in 1983 and he would appear in 67 games in parts of three seasons with the Mets and two other teams, hitting only .221.

This was a fairly weak draft class for the Dodgers, with the most notable player being outfielder R. J. Reynolds, who was drafted in the 2nd round of the January draft and played 8 unremarkable seasons as a backup outfielder before finishing up his career in Japan with Nippon Professional Baseball.

Notes

  1. ^ Box Score of 1-game playoff vs. Houston Astros at Baseball Reference
  2. ^ Don Stanhouse page at Baseball Reference
  3. ^ Von Joshua page at Baseball Reference
  4. ^ Johnny Oates page at Baseball Reference
  5. ^ Charlie Hough page at Baseball Reference
  6. ^ Dennis Lewallyn page at Baseball Reference
  7. ^ 1980 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB January Draft-Regular Phase
  8. ^ 1980 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase
  9. ^ 1980 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft
  10. ^ 1980 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase

References

External links

1980 MLB season by team
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