| 1980 Chicago White Sox | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | American League | |||
| Division | West | |||
| Ballpark | Comiskey Park | |||
| City | Chicago | |||
| Owners | Bill Veeck | |||
| General managers | Roland Hemond | |||
| Managers | Tony La Russa | |||
| Television | WSNS (Harry Caray,Jimmy Piersall) | |||
| Radio | WBBM (AM) (Harry Caray,Jimmy Piersall,Joe McConnell,Rich King) | |||
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The1980 Major League Baseball season was theChicago White Sox' 80th inMajor League Baseball, and the team's 81st season overall. They finished with a record of 70–90, good enough for fifth place in theAmerican League West, 26 games behind the first-placeKansas City Royals.
In 1979 and 1980,Bill Veeck made overtures to Denver interests. An agreement was reached to sell toEdward J. DeBartolo, Sr., who pledged to keep the club in Chicago.[1] His offer was turned down by the owners. Veeck was forced to sell to a different investment group.[1]
On October 4, 54-year-oldMinnie Miñoso entered a game against theCalifornia Angels as apinch hitter forthird basemanGreg Pryor. In doing so, he became the first major leaguer sinceNick Altrock to play in five different decades.[3] He grounded out against Angels pitcherFrank Tanana.[4]
| 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 |
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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 | — |
| 1980 Chicago White Sox | |||||||||
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| Roster | |||||||||
| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders
Other batters | Manager Coaches | ||||||
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; BB = Base on balls; SO = Strikeouts; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases
| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harold Baines, RF | 141 | 491 | 55 | 125 | 23 | 6 | 13 | 49 | 19 | 65 | .255 | 2 |
| Alan Bannister, OF, 3B | 45 | 130 | 16 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 16 | .192 | 5 |
| Kevin Bell, 3B, DH | 92 | 191 | 16 | 34 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 29 | 37 | .178 | 0 |
| Glenn Borgmann, C | 32 | 87 | 10 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 9 | .218 | 0 |
| Thad Bosley, OF | 70 | 147 | 12 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 27 | .224 | 3 |
| Harry Chappas, SS, DH | 26 | 50 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | .160 | 0 |
| Todd Cruz, SS | 90 | 293 | 23 | 68 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 54 | .232 | 2 |
| Marv Foley, C | 68 | 137 | 14 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 22 | .212 | 0 |
| Lamar Johnson, 1B, DH | 147 | 541 | 51 | 150 | 26 | 3 | 13 | 81 | 47 | 53 | .277 | 2 |
| Randy Johnson, DH, LF | 12 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | .200 | 0 |
| Bruce Kimm, C | 100 | 251 | 20 | 61 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 17 | 26 | .243 | 1 |
| Rusty Kuntz, OF | 36 | 62 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 13 | .226 | 1 |
| Chet Lemon, CF, DH | 147 | 514 | 76 | 150 | 32 | 6 | 11 | 51 | 71 | 56 | .292 | 6 |
| Minnie Miñoso, PH | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| Bob Molinaro, LF, DH | 119 | 344 | 48 | 100 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 26 | 29 | .291 | 18 |
| Junior Moore, 3B, DH | 45 | 121 | 9 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 11 | .256 | 0 |
| Jim Morrison, 2B | 162 | 604 | 66 | 171 | 40 | 0 | 15 | 57 | 36 | 74 | .283 | 9 |
| Fran Mullins, 3B | 21 | 62 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | .194 | 0 |
| Wayne Nordhagen, LF, RF, DH | 123 | 415 | 45 | 115 | 22 | 4 | 15 | 59 | 10 | 45 | .277 | 0 |
| Ron Pruitt, OF, DH, C, 3B | 33 | 70 | 8 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 7 | .300 | 0 |
| Greg Pryor, SS, 3B, 2B | 122 | 338 | 32 | 81 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 12 | 35 | .240 | 2 |
| Ricky Seilheimer, C | 21 | 52 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 15 | .212 | 1 |
| Mike Squires, 1B | 131 | 343 | 38 | 97 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 33 | 24 | .283 | 8 |
| Leo Sutherland, LF, CF | 34 | 89 | 9 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 11 | .258 | 4 |
| Claudell Washington, LF, RF, DH | 32 | 90 | 15 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 19 | .289 | 4 |
Team Totals | 162 | 5444 | 587 | 1408 | 255 | 38 | 91 | 547 | 399 | 670 | .272 | 68 |
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; HR = Home runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
| Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francisco Barrios | 1 | 1 | 4.96 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 16.1 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| Ross Baumgarten | 2 | 12 | 3.44 | 24 | 23 | 0 | 136.0 | 127 | 60 | 52 | 10 | 52 | 66 |
| Britt Burns | 15 | 13 | 2.84 | 34 | 32 | 0 | 238.0 | 213 | 83 | 75 | 17 | 65 | 133 |
| Nardi Contreras | 0 | 0 | 5.93 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 13.2 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 8 |
| Richard Dotson | 12 | 10 | 4.27 | 33 | 32 | 0 | 198.0 | 185 | 105 | 94 | 20 | 89 | 109 |
| Ed Farmer | 7 | 9 | 3.34 | 64 | 0 | 30 | 99.2 | 92 | 37 | 37 | 6 | 67 | 54 |
| Guy Hoffman | 1 | 0 | 2.63 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 37.2 | 38 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 19 | 24 |
| LaMarr Hoyt | 9 | 3 | 4.57 | 24 | 13 | 0 | 112.1 | 123 | 66 | 57 | 8 | 44 | 55 |
| Ken Kravec | 3 | 6 | 6.94 | 20 | 15 | 0 | 81.2 | 100 | 71 | 63 | 13 | 47 | 37 |
| Mike Proly | 5 | 10 | 3.07 | 62 | 3 | 8 | 146.2 | 136 | 67 | 50 | 7 | 67 | 56 |
| Dewey Robinson | 1 | 1 | 3.09 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 35.0 | 26 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 16 | 28 |
| Randy Scarbery | 1 | 2 | 4.08 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 28.2 | 24 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 18 |
| Steve Trout | 9 | 16 | 3.70 | 32 | 30 | 0 | 199.2 | 229 | 102 | 82 | 14 | 54 | 89 |
| Rich Wortham | 4 | 7 | 5.97 | 41 | 10 | 1 | 92.0 | 102 | 73 | 61 | 4 | 63 | 45 |
Team Totals | 70 | 90 | 3.92 | 162 | 162 | 42 | 1435.1 | 1434 | 722 | 625 | 108 | 607 | 724 |