1980 Los Angeles Dodgers season

1980 Los Angeles Dodgers
1980 Los Angeles Dodgers
League	National League
Division	West
Ballpark	Dodger Stadium
City	Los Angeles
Owners	Peter O'Malley
General managers	Al Campanis
Managers	Tommy Lasorda
Television	KTTV (11); Vin Scully, Jerry Doggett, Ross Porter; ONTV; Geoff Witcher, Al Downing
Radio	KABC; Vin Scully, Jerry Doggett, Ross Porter; KTNQ; Jaime Jarrín, Rudy Hoyos
	Seasons
	Seasons

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

November 17, 1979: Don Stanhouse was signed as a free agent by the Dodgers.^[2]
December 3, 1979: Von Joshua was selected off waivers from the Dodgers by the San Diego Padres.^[3]
March 27, 1980: Johnny Oates was released by the Dodgers.^[4]

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:
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

July 11, 1980: Charlie Hough was purchased from the Dodgers by the Texas Rangers.^[5]
September 13, 1980: Dennis Lewallyn and cash were traded by the Dodgers to the Texas Rangers for Pepe Frías.^[6]

Roster

1980 Los Angeles Dodgers

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

2 Tommy Lasorda

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

1980 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
- Steve Garvey starter
- Davey Lopes starter
- Reggie Smith starter
- Jerry Reuss reserve
- Bob Welch reserve
National League Rookie of the Year
- Steve Howe
Comeback Player of the Year Award
- Jerry Reuss
Baseball Digest Rookie All-Stars
- Steve Howe

Silver Slugger Award
- Dusty Baker
TSN National League All-Star
- Dusty Baker
NL Pitcher of the Month
- Jerry Reuss (June 1980)
NL Player of the Month
- Dusty Baker (June 1980)
NL Player of the Week
- Don Sutton (Apr. 21–27)
- Bob Welch (May 12–18)
- Jerry Reuss (June 23–29)

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

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.

1980 Draft Picks

January draft

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Round	Name	Position	School	Signed	Career span	Highest level
1	David Lesch	RHP	Central Arizona College	Yes	1980	Rookie
2	R. J. Reynolds	OF	Sacramento City College	Yes	1980–1994	MLB
3	Larry See	3B	Cerritos College	Yes	1980–1999	MLB
4	Robert Allen	SS	Clemson University	Yes	1980–1987	AAA
5	Hollis Martin	SS	Potomac State College	Yes	1980–1981	A
6	Ralph Bryant	OF	Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College	No Dodgers-1981	1981–1996	MLB
7	Mark Wenzel	RHP	Fresno City College	No
8	Damon Hunt	OF	Sacramento City College	No Giants-1983	1983	A
9	Paul Hagan	OF	South Georgia College	No
10	David Bailor	OF	Yavapai College	No
11	Brett Wise	RHP	Seminole Community College	Yes	1980–1984	AAA
12	Richard Lucero	RHP	Phoenix College	No
13	Greg Hudson	RHP	Georgia Perimeter College	No

January Secondary phase

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Round	Name	Position	School	Signed	Career span	Highest level
1	Ricky Wright	LHP	University of Texas at Austin	Yes	1980–1987	MLB
2	Jack Leonard	3B	Louisburg College	No		A
3	Harry Kazanjian	C	City College of San Francisco	No

June draft

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Round	Name	Position	School	Signed	Career span	Highest level
1	Ross Jones	SS	University of Miami	Yes	1980–1988	MLB
5	Peter Beall	SS	Mater Dei High School	No Angels-1984	1984–1985	A
6	Paul Bard	C	Tufts University	Yes	1980–1984	AA
7	Gordon Gauntlett	C	University of California, Los Angeles	Yes	1980–1985	AA
8	Kevin Sliwinski	OF	Santiago High School	No Blue Jays-1983	1983–1988	AAA
9	Stephen Marsden	RHP	University of Wisconsin–Madison	Yes	1980–1984	AAA
10	Ricky Thomas	OF	University of La Verne	No
11	Curtis Reade	RHP	California State University, Fresno	Yes	1980–1983	A
12	Anthony Lachowetz	OF	Springfield College	Yes	1980–1982	A
13	Greg Smith	1B	Southern University and A&M College	Yes	1980–1993	AAA
14	Thomas Robinson	2B	Widener University	Yes	1980–1981	A
15	Charles Jones	RHP	University of New Hampshire	Yes	1980–1983	AA
16	Frank Dente	RHP	Palm Beach Community College	Yes	1980–1982	AA
17	Richard Lloyd	RHP	East Valley High School	Yes	1980–1982	A-
18	Pasquale Raimondo	2B	University at Buffalo, State University of New York	Yes	1980–1981	A
19	Tom Klawitter	LHP	University of Wisconsin at Madison	Yes	1980–1986	MLB
20	William Cole	OF	Eastern Michigan University	Yes	1980–1981	A
21	Jon Debus	OF	University of St. Francis	Yes	1980–1989	AAA
22	Francis McQuade	RHP	Elmhurst College	Yes	1980	Rookie
23	Phillip Webber	OF	San Bernardino Valley College	Yes	1980	Rookie
24	Jerry Bendorf	SS	Gonzaga University	No Dodgers-1981	1981–1982	AA
25	Robert Kenyon	RHP	Clemson University	Yes	1980–1983	AA
26	Jim Pacanowski	C	Downers Grove High School	No
27	Cori Ryan	RHP	Colorado State University	No
28	Todd Zacher	2B	University of Arkansas	No Giants-1981	1981–1983	AAA
29	Gregory Hull	OF	Hiram Johnson High School	No
30	Thomas Woleslagel	SS	Ross High School	No Yankees-1984	1984–1985	A
31	Michael Strawberry	OF	Los Angeles Southwest College	Yes	1980–1981	A
32	Hank DeMello	C	Roseville High School	No

June secondary phase

^[10]

Round	Name	Position	School	Signed	Career span	Highest level
1	Robert Allen	SS	Clemson University	Yes	1980–1987	AAA
2	Rick Felt	LHP	Georgia Perimeter College	Yes	1980–1985	AAA
3	Michael Carringer	RHP	Bacone College	No

References

External links

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[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

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