| 1980 Los Angeles Dodgers | ||||
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| 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 | |||
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The1980 Los Angeles Dodgers season was the 91st season for theLos Angeles Dodgers franchise inMajor League Baseball (MLB), their 23rd season inLos Angeles,California, and their 19th season playing their home games atDodger Stadium. The Dodgers finished the season in second place in theNational League West, one game behind theHouston 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 pitcherJoe 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 thepay television trend, several games began to be broadcast on regional subscription channelON TV, which aired onKBSC-TV in the greater Los Angeles area. As a result, the TV broadcasting team was expanded. For games aired on ON TV, the broadcast team was composed of Geoff Witcher and former DodgerAl Downing. However, long-time Dodger broadcasterVin Scully remained as the announcer for games aired on free-to-air television (KTTV).
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| 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 |
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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 | — | |||||
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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 | 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 |
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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| 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 |
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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| 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 |
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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| Rick Sutcliffe | 42 | 110.0 | 3 | 9 | 5.56 | 59 |
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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| 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 |
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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 shortstopRoss Jones of theUniversity of Miami. The Dodgers traded him to theNew 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 outfielderR. 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 withNippon Professional Baseball.
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