1980 Cincinnati Reds | ||
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League | National League | |
Division | West | |
Ballpark | Riverfront Stadium | |
City | Cincinnati | |
Record | 89–73 (.549) | |
Divisional place | 3rd | |
Owners | Louis Nippert | |
General managers | Dick Wagner | |
Managers | John McNamara | |
Television | WLWT (Ray Lane, Bill Brown, Dick Carlson) | |
Radio | WLW (Marty Brennaman, Joe Nuxhall) | |
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The 1980 Cincinnati Reds season was a season in American baseball. The Reds finished in third place in the National League West with a record of 89-73, 3½ games behind the Houston Astros, marking the first time since 1971 that the Reds did not finish in either first or second place.[1] The Reds were managed by John McNamara and played their home games at Riverfront Stadium.
Offseason
- December 3, 1979: Doug Corbett was drafted from the Reds by the Minnesota Twins in the 1979 rule 5 draft.[2]
Regular season
On July 4, pitcher Nolan Ryan of the Houston Astros recorded the 3000th strikeout of his career by striking out Reds player César Gerónimo.
Season standings
NL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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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
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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
- June 3, 1980: 1980 Major League Baseball Draft
- Ron Robinson was drafted by the Reds in the 1st round (19th pick).[3]
- Danny Tartabull was drafted by the Reds in the 3rd round. Player signed June 10, 1980.[4]
- Eric Davis was drafted by the Reds in the 8th round. Player signed June 8, 1980.[5]
- June 13, 1980: Joe Nolan was signed as a free agent by the Reds.[6]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
Other batters
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Manager
Coaches
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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 |
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C | Johnny Bench | 114 | 360 | 90 | .250 | 24 | 68 |
1B | Dan Driessen | 154 | 524 | 139 | .265 | 14 | 74 |
2B | Junior Kennedy | 104 | 337 | 88 | .261 | 1 | 34 |
3B | Ray Knight | 162 | 618 | 163 | .264 | 14 | 78 |
SS | Dave Concepción | 156 | 622 | 162 | .260 | 5 | 77 |
LF | George Foster | 144 | 528 | 144 | .273 | 25 | 93 |
CF | Dave Collins | 144 | 551 | 167 | .303 | 3 | 35 |
RF | Ken Griffey | 146 | 544 | 160 | .294 | 13 | 85 |
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 |
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Ron Oester | 100 | 303 | 84 | .277 | 2 | 20 |
Joe Nolan | 53 | 154 | 48 | .312 | 3 | 24 |
César Gerónimo | 103 | 145 | 37 | .255 | 2 | 9 |
Sam Mejías | 71 | 108 | 30 | .278 | 1 | 10 |
Harry Spilman | 65 | 101 | 27 | .267 | 4 | 19 |
Héctor Cruz | 52 | 75 | 16 | .213 | 1 | 5 |
Don Werner | 24 | 64 | 11 | .172 | 0 | 5 |
Paul Householder | 20 | 45 | 11 | .244 | 0 | 7 |
Rick Auerbach | 24 | 33 | 11 | .333 | 1 | 4 |
Vic Correll | 10 | 19 | 8 | .421 | 0 | 3 |
Eddie Milner | 6 | 3 | 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 |
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Frank Pastore | 27 | 184.2 | 13 | 7 | 3.27 | 110 |
Charlie Leibrandt | 36 | 173.2 | 10 | 9 | 4.25 | 62 |
Mike LaCoss | 34 | 169.1 | 10 | 12 | 4.62 | 59 |
Tom Seaver | 26 | 168.0 | 10 | 8 | 3.64 | 101 |
Bruce Berenyi | 6 | 27.2 | 2 | 2 | 7.81 | 19 |
Bill Bonham | 4 | 19.0 | 2 | 1 | 4.74 | 13 |
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 |
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Mario Soto | 53 | 190.1 | 10 | 8 | 3.07 | 182 |
Paul Moskau | 33 | 152.2 | 9 | 7 | 4.01 | 94 |
Joe Price | 24 | 111.1 | 7 | 3 | 3.56 | 44 |
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 |
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Tom Hume | 78 | 9 | 10 | 25 | 2.56 | 68 |
Doug Bair | 61 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4.24 | 62 |
Dave Tomlin | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5.54 | 6 |
Sheldon Burnside | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.93 | 2 |
Jay Howell | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 1 |
Geoff Combe | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.80 | 10 |
Farm system
LEAGUE CO-CHAMPIONS: Eugene
Notes
References
- 1980 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.