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1980 Major League Baseball season

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The 1980 Major League Baseball season concluded with the Philadelphia Phillies winning their first World Series championship.

1980 MLB season
LeagueMajor League Baseball
SportBaseball
DurationApril 9 – October 21, 1980
Number of games162
Number of teams26
TV partner(s)ABC, NBC, USA
Draft
Top draft pickDarryl Strawberry
Picked byNew York Mets
Regular season
Season MVPAL: George Brett (KC)
NL: Mike Schmidt (PHI)
Postseason
AL championsKansas City Royals
  AL runners-upNew York Yankees
NL championsPhiladelphia Phillies
  NL runners-upHouston Astros
World Series
ChampionsPhiladelphia Phillies
  Runners-upKansas City Royals
World Series MVPMike Schmidt (PHI)
MLB seasons
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Locations of teams for the 1977–1981 American League seasons
West   East
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Locations of teams for the 1977–1992 National League seasons
West   East

A strike during April 1–8 caused the final eight days of spring training to be canceled, but did not impact the regular season schedule.[1]

Umpire uniforms in both leagues were standardized, the American League's red blazer and blue pants and the National League's blue coats and pants were discarded and the uniforms became blue blazers, light blue short sleeved shirts, gray pants, and blue hats with "AL" or "NL" to show which league they were in. The American League umpires adopted numbers on their uniforms for the first time; National League umpires had numbers on the uniforms since 1970, though the numbers were now white on the blazers and blue on the short-sleeved shirts.

The All-Star Game, held at Dodger Stadium, saw the National League defeat the American League, 4–2.

The Phillies finished their regular season with a 91–71 record, defeated the Houston Astros in the 1980 NLCS, and defeated the Kansas City Royals in the 1980 World Series.

Standings

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American League

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AL East
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Yankees 103 59 .636 — 53‍–‍28 50‍–‍31
Baltimore Orioles 100 62 .617 3 50‍–‍31 50‍–‍31
Milwaukee Brewers 86 76 .531 17 40‍–‍42 46‍–‍34
Boston Red Sox 83 77 .519 19 36‍–‍45 47‍–‍32
Detroit Tigers 84 78 .519 19 43‍–‍38 41‍–‍40
Cleveland Indians 79 81 .494 23 44‍–‍35 35‍–‍46
Toronto Blue Jays 67 95 .414 36 35‍–‍46 32‍–‍49
AL West
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Kansas City Royals 97 65 .599 — 49‍–‍32 48‍–‍33
Oakland Athletics 83 79 .512 14 46‍–‍35 37‍–‍44
Minnesota Twins 77 84 .478 19½ 44‍–‍36 33‍–‍48
Texas Rangers 76 85 .472 20½ 39‍–‍41 37‍–‍44
Chicago White Sox 70 90 .438 26 37‍–‍42 33‍–‍48
California Angels 65 95 .406 31 30‍–‍51 35‍–‍44
Seattle Mariners 59 103 .364 38 36‍–‍45 23‍–‍58

National League

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NL East
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Philadelphia Phillies 91 71 .562 — 49‍–‍32 42‍–‍39
Montreal Expos 90 72 .556 1 51‍–‍29 39‍–‍43
Pittsburgh Pirates 83 79 .512 8 47‍–‍34 36‍–‍45
St. Louis Cardinals 74 88 .457 17 41‍–‍40 33‍–‍48
New York Mets 67 95 .414 24 38‍–‍44 29‍–‍51
Chicago Cubs 64 98 .395 27 37‍–‍44 27‍–‍54
NL West
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Houston Astros 93 70 .571 — 55‍–‍26 38‍–‍44
Los Angeles Dodgers 92 71 .564 1 55‍–‍27 37‍–‍44
Cincinnati Reds 89 73 .549 3½ 44‍–‍37 45‍–‍36
Atlanta Braves 81 80 .503 11 50‍–‍30 31‍–‍50
San Francisco Giants 75 86 .466 17 44‍–‍37 31‍–‍49
San Diego Padres 73 89 .451 19½ 45‍–‍36 28‍–‍53

Postseason

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Main article: 1980 MLB Postseason

Bracket

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League Championship Series
(ALCS, NLCS)		World Series
EastNY Yankees222
WestKansas City734
ALKansas City64410*531
NLPhiladelphia763344
EastPhiladelphia340510810
WestHouston1710111*37

*Denotes walk-off

Awards and honors

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Further information: 1980 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting
Baseball Writers' Association of America Awards
BBWAA Award National League American League
Rookie of the Year Steve Howe (LAD) Joe Charbonneau (CLE)
Cy Young Award Steve Carlton (PHI) Steve Stone (BAL)
Most Valuable Player Mike Schmidt (PHI) George Brett (KC)
Gold Glove Awards
Position National League American League
Pitcher Phil Niekro (ATL) Mike Norris (OAK)
Catcher Gary Carter (MTL) Jim Sundberg (TEX)
First Baseman Keith Hernandez (STL) Cecil Cooper (MIL)
Second Baseman Doug Flynn (NYM) Frank White (KC)
Third Baseman Mike Schmidt (PHI) Buddy Bell (TEX)
Shortstop Ozzie Smith (STL) Alan Trammell (DET)
Outfielders Andre Dawson (MTL) Fred Lynn (BOS)
Garry Maddox (PHI) Dwayne Murphy (OAK)
Dave Winfield (SD) Willie Wilson (KC)
Silver Slugger Awards
Pitcher/Designated Hitter Bob Forsch (STL) Reggie Jackson (NYY)
Catcher Ted Simmons (STL) Lance Parrish (DET)
First Baseman Keith Hernandez (STL) Cecil Cooper (MIL)
Second Baseman Manny Trillo (PHI) Willie Randolph (NYY)
Third Baseman Mike Schmidt (PHI) George Brett (KC)
Shortstop Garry Templeton (STL) Robin Yount (MIL)
Outfielders Dusty Baker (LAD) Ben Oglivie (MIL)
Andre Dawson (MTL) Al Oliver (TEX)
George Hendrick (STL) Willie Wilson (KC)

Other awards

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Player of the Month

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Month American League National League
April Lamar Johnson Dave Kingman
May Ben Oglivie Mike Schmidt
June Rod Carew Dusty Baker
July George Brett
Reggie Jackson		 Bob Horner
August Cecil Cooper Dale Murphy
September Eddie Murray
Jim Rice		 Gary Carter

Pitcher of the Month

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Month American League National League
April Dave Stieb J. R. Richard
May Chuck Rainey Steve Carlton
June Steve Stone Jerry Reuss
July Larry Gura Pat Zachry
August Bob Stanley Rick Reuschel
September Tim Stoddard Marty Bystrom

Statistical leaders

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Statistic American League National League
AVG George Brett KC .390 Bill Buckner CHC .324
HR Reggie Jackson NYY
Ben Oglivie MIL		 41 Mike Schmidt PHI 48
RBI Cecil Cooper MIL 122 Mike Schmidt PHI 121
Wins Steve Stone BAL 25 Steve Carlton PHI 24
ERA Rudy May NYY 2.46 Don Sutton LA 2.20
SO Len Barker CLE 187 Steve Carlton PHI 286
SV Rich Gossage NYY
Dan Quisenberry KC		 33 Bruce Sutter CHC 28
SB Rickey Henderson OAK 100 Ron LeFlore MTL 97

Home field attendance

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Team name Wins %± Home attendance %± Per game
Los Angeles Dodgers[2] 92 16.5% 3,249,287 13.6% 39,625
Philadelphia Phillies[3] 91 8.3% 2,651,650 −4.4% 32,736
New York Yankees[4] 103 15.7% 2,627,417 3.5% 32,437
California Angels[5] 65 −26.1% 2,297,327 −9.0% 28,362
Kansas City Royals[6] 97 14.1% 2,288,714 1.2% 28,256
Houston Astros[7] 93 4.5% 2,278,217 19.9% 28,126
Montreal Expos[8] 90 −5.3% 2,208,175 5.0% 27,602
Cincinnati Reds[9] 89 −1.1% 2,022,450 −14.2% 24,664
Boston Red Sox[10] 83 −8.8% 1,956,092 −16.9% 24,149
Milwaukee Brewers[11] 86 −9.5% 1,857,408 −3.2% 22,651
Baltimore Orioles[12] 100 −2.0% 1,797,438 6.9% 22,191
Detroit Tigers[13] 84 −1.2% 1,785,293 9.5% 21,772
Pittsburgh Pirates[14] 83 −15.3% 1,646,757 14.7% 20,330
Toronto Blue Jays[15] 67 26.4% 1,400,327 −2.2% 17,288
St. Louis Cardinals[16] 74 −14.0% 1,385,147 −14.9% 17,101
Chicago Cubs[17] 64 −20.0% 1,206,776 −26.8% 14,898
Chicago White Sox[18] 70 −4.1% 1,200,365 −6.3% 14,819
Texas Rangers[19] 76 −8.4% 1,198,175 −21.2% 14,977
New York Mets[20] 67 6.3% 1,192,073 51.1% 14,537
San Diego Padres[21] 73 7.4% 1,139,026 −21.8% 14,062
San Francisco Giants[22] 75 5.6% 1,096,115 −24.7% 13,532
Atlanta Braves[23] 81 22.7% 1,048,411 36.3% 13,105
Cleveland Indians[24] 79 −2.5% 1,033,827 2.2% 13,086
Oakland Athletics[25] 83 53.7% 842,259 174.6% 10,398
Seattle Mariners[26] 59 −11.9% 836,204 −1.0% 10,324
Minnesota Twins[27] 77 −6.1% 769,206 −28.1% 9,615

Events

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January–April

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May–August

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September–December

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  • September 10 – Bill Gullickson strikes out 18, the most by a major league rookie pitcher, as the Montréal Expos beat the Chicago Cubs 4–2.
  • September 20
  • September 24 – The Atlanta Braves reach the 1,000,000 mark in attendance. It marks the first time that every National League team has drawn at least 1,000,000 fans for a season.
  • October 4
    • In a 17–1 rout of the Minnesota Twins, Willie Wilson of the Kansas City Royals becomes the first major league player ever to be credited with 700 at-bats in a single season, and ends the year with 705 at bats. He also sets the AL record for singles in a season with 184, eclipsing the mark Sam Rice set in 1925. Wilson also becomes only the second player in major league history to collect 100 hits from each side of the plate, matching the feat accomplished by Garry Templeton in 1979.
    • Philadelphia's Mike Schmidt hits a 2-run home run in the top of the 11th inning to give the Phillies a 6–4 win over the Montreal Expos at Olympic Stadium, clinching the National League East title. The home run is Schmidt's 48th of the season, breaking Eddie Mathews' single-season record for third basemen set in 1953.
  • October 5 and 6 – On October 3, the Los Angeles Dodgers had been down three games to the Houston Astros to tie for the National League West Division title. Needing a sweep of the Astros, the Dodgers complete just such a sweep on that Sunday; each of the wins by a single run. They would play a one-game playoff the next day, as Joe Niekro would win his twentieth game of the season to earn a win for the Astros, 7–1, clinching their first Division Title.
  • October 10 – In Game 3 of the 1980 ALCS, and with the New York Yankees leading 2–1, Kansas City Royals' George Brett delivered a three-run home run off Yankees' reliever Rich Gossage, and with it total revenge for the Royals, who won the pennant after being second best to the Yankees in the ALCS in 1976, 1977 and 1978. Kansas City won the pennant in Yankee Stadium.
  • October 12 – The Philadelphia Phillies capture their first pennant since 1950 with a 10-inning, 8–7 win over the Houston Astros at the Astrodome, in the fifth and final game of the 1980 NLCS. Three of the last four games were decided in extra innings. The Phillies, down by three runs to Nolan Ryan in the 8th inning, rally and go ahead on Garry Maddox's double in the 10th inning.
  • October 21 – The Philadelphia Phillies win the World Series, the first WS Championship in their 98-year history, by beating the Kansas City Royals, 4–1, in Game Six. Steve Carlton earns the win, though the most memorable moment may be Tug McGraw on the mound jumping for joy as he earns the save after loading the bases with no outs. Another equally memorable moment comes with one out in the bottom of the ninth when Frank White's pop-up is bobbled by Bob Boone, only to be tipped into the glove of Pete Rose. Philadelphia's Mike Schmidt is named MVP, hitting .381 with two home runs and seven RBI, while KC's Willie Wilson is the "goat", striking out a WS-record 12 times, including the final out of the Series with the bases loaded, and hitting only .154. Of the original 16 Major League franchises from 1901, the Phillies are the last to win their first World Series.
  • November 3 – An era ends for the Oakland Athletics as the sale of the team is finalized. The flamboyant Charlie O. Finley sells the team to Walter A. Haas, ending his relationship with the team.
  • November 4 – Sadaharu Oh announces his retirement as a player from Japanese baseball. His 868 documented career home runs remain an unapproached world record among professional baseball players.
  • November 25 – Gene Michael becomes the 25th manager in New York Yankees history, replacing a resigning Dick Howser, who led the team to the American League East Division title with a 103–59 mark.
  • November 26 – Philadelphia Phillies third baseman Mike Schmidt, who hit .286 with career highs of 48 home runs and 121 RBI, is a unanimous choice as National League Most Valuable Player.
  • December 1 – Los Angeles Dodgers relief pitcher Steve Howe wins the National League Rookie of the Year Award, edging Montréal Expos starting pitcher Bill Gullickson and outfielder Lonnie Smith of the Philadelphia Phillies. Howe posted a 7–9 record with a 2.65 ERA and 17 saves.
  • December 9 – The Chicago Cubs send relief pitcher Bruce Sutter to their arch-rivals, the St. Louis Cardinals, in exchange for first baseman Leon Durham. Sutter will go on to save many more games for the Cardinals, including the 1982 World Series clincher, while Durham's critical error in Game 5 of the 1984 NLCS will doom the Cubs.

Deaths

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  • January 10 – Hughie Critz, 79, second baseman for the Cincinnati Reds and New York Giants who led NL in fielding four times and double plays three times
  • January 21 – Gene Rye, 73, outfielder for the 1931 Boston Red Sox
  • February 1 – Fred Walters, 67, catcher for the 1945 Boston Red Sox, and one of many players who only appeared in the majors during World War II
  • February 2 – Jack Rothrock, 74, center fielder for four different teams from 1925 to 1937, who led the victorious St. Louis Cardinals with six RBI in the 1934 World Series
  • March 1 – Emmett Ashford, 65, the major leagues' first black umpire, who worked in the American League from 1966 to 1970 and in the 1970 World Series
  • March 1 – Johnny Watwood, 74, center fielder who played from 1929 to 1939 for the Chicago White Sox, Boston Red Sox and Philadelphia Phillies
  • April 7 – Buck Canel, 74, Spanish-language broadcaster of 42 World Series, as well as many years of New York Yankees games
  • April 21 – Ray Dobens, 73, pitcher for the 1929 Boston Red Sox
  • April 21 – Joe Page, 62, All-Star relief pitcher for the New York Yankees who set single-season record with 27 saves in 1949, led AL in saves and appearances twice each
  • April 28 – Bob Porterfield, 56, All-Star pitcher who was named The Sporting News AL Pitcher of the Year in 1953 after a 22–10 season with the Senators
  • June 1 – Rube Marquard, 93, Hall of Fame pitcher who retired with 201 wins and the NL record for career strikeouts by a left-hander (1593); had 19 consecutive wins for the Giants in 1912 for a modern major league record
  • June 3 – Fred Lieb, 92, sportswriter who covered every World Series from 1911 to 1958
  • June 9 – Odell Hale, 71, infielder for the Cleveland Indians in the 1930s, who hit .300 three times and collected two 100-RBI seasons
  • July 4 – Jack Martin, 93, shortstop who played from 1912 to 1914 for the New York Highlanders, Boston Braves and Philadelphia Phillies
  • July 23 – Wally Snell, 91, catcher for the 1913 Boston Red Sox, who later went on to a distinguished career as a college botany professor and athletic coach at Brown University for four decades
  • July 30 – Joe Lucey, 83, infielder/pitcher for the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox between 1920 and 1925
  • August 4 – Lefty Jamerson, 80, pitcher for the 1924 Boston Red Sox
  • August 27 – John Wilson, 77, pitched briefly for the Red Sox from 1927 to 1928
  • September 24 – Ernie Shore, 89, pitcher who relieved Babe Ruth with a man on first in a 1917 game and proceeded to retire the runner and all 26 remaining batters
  • October 1 – Pat Veltman, 74, utility player best known for his 1928 season, where his only hit was a triple
  • November 29 – Bill Dunlap, 71, outfielder for the Boston Braves from 1929 to 1930
  • December 5 – Don Padgett, 69, backup catcher/outfielder who hit .288 in 699 games with the Cardinals, Dodgers, Braves and Phillies from 1937 to 1948
  • December 14 – Elston Howard, 51, nine-time All-Star catcher for the New York Yankees who was that team's first black player and the AL's 1963 MVP; later a coach
  • December 31 – Bob Shawkey, 90, pitcher who had four 20-win seasons for the Yankees, later was coach at Dartmouth

Television coverage

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Thursday Night Baseball aired on USA Network. ABC aired Monday Night Baseball, the All-Star Game, and both League Championship Series. NBC televised the weekend Game of the Week and the World Series.

References

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  1. ^ "Labor Pains". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on January 11, 2013. Retrieved October 7, 2011 – via Wayback Machine.
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