| 1980 New York Yankees | ||||
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| American League East champions | ||||
| League | American League | |||
| Division | East | |||
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium | |||
| City | New York City | |||
| Owners | George Steinbrenner | |||
| General managers | Gene Michael | |||
| Managers | Dick Howser | |||
| Television | WPIX SportsChannel NY (Phil Rizzuto,Frank Messer,Bill White) | |||
| Radio | WINS (AM) (Frank Messer,Phil Rizzuto,Bill White,Fran Healy) | |||
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The 1980New York Yankees season was the 78th season for the franchise. The team finished with a record of 103–59, finishing in first place in theAmerican League East, 3 games ahead of theBaltimore Orioles. TheKansas City Royals swept the Yankees in theALCS. New York was managed byDick Howser. The Yankees played atYankee Stadium.
The Yankees played twospring training exhibition games at theLouisiana Superdome over the weekend of March 15 and 16, 1980. 45,152 spectators watched the Yankees beat theBaltimore Orioles 9–3 on March 15, 1980. The following day, 43,339 fans sawFloyd Rayford lead the Orioles to a 7–1 win over the Yankees.[7]
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| 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 |
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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 New York Yankees | |||||||||
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| Pitchers | Catchers Infielders | Outfielders | Manager Coaches | ||||||
| 1980 regular season game log: 103–59 (Home: 53–28; Away: 50–31) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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April: 9–9 (Home: 5–4; Away: 4–5)
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May: 19–7 (Home: 9–5; Away: 10–2)
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June: 19–9 (Home: 10–4; Away: 9–5)
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July: 16–12 (Home: 5–5; Away: 11–7)
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August: 15–14 (Home: 7–6; Away: 8–8)
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September: 21–7 (Home: 14–3; Away: 7–4)
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October: 4–1 (Home: 3–1; Away: 1–0)
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| Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement Bold = Yankees team member | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1980 Postseason game log: 0–3 (Home: 0–1; Away: 0–2) | ||||||||||||
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AL Championship Series: vs. Kansas City Royals 0–3 (Home: 0–1; Away: 0–2)
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| Legend: = Win = Loss Bold = Yankees team member |
| = Indicates team leader |
| = Indicates league leader |
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Bold indicates American League All-Star.
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| C | Rick Cerone | 147 | 519 | 144 | .277 | 14 | 85 |
| 1B | Bob Watson | 130 | 469 | 144 | .307 | 13 | 68 |
| 2B | Willie Randolph | 138 | 513 | 151 | .294 | 7 | 46 |
| 3B | Graig Nettles | 89 | 324 | 79 | .244 | 16 | 45 |
| SS | Bucky Dent | 141 | 489 | 128 | .262 | 5 | 52 |
| LF | Lou Piniella | 116 | 321 | 92 | .287 | 2 | 27 |
| CF | Bobby Brown | 137 | 412 | 107 | .260 | 14 | 47 |
| RF | Reggie Jackson | 143 | 514 | 154 | .300 | 41 | 111 |
| DH | Eric Soderholm | 95 | 275 | 79 | .287 | 11 | 35 |
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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| Ruppert Jones | 83 | 328 | 73 | .223 | 9 | 42 |
| Bobby Murcer | 100 | 297 | 80 | .269 | 13 | 57 |
| Jim Spencer | 97 | 259 | 61 | .236 | 13 | 43 |
| Oscar Gamble | 78 | 194 | 54 | .278 | 14 | 50 |
| Aurelio Rodríguez | 52 | 164 | 36 | .220 | 3 | 14 |
| Joe Lefebvre | 74 | 150 | 34 | .227 | 8 | 21 |
| Fred Stanley | 49 | 86 | 18 | .209 | 0 | 5 |
| Brian Doyle | 34 | 75 | 13 | .173 | 1 | 5 |
| Dennis Werth | 39 | 65 | 20 | .308 | 3 | 12 |
| Johnny Oates | 39 | 64 | 12 | .188 | 1 | 3 |
| Ted Wilborn | 8 | 8 | 2 | .250 | 0 | 1 |
| Roger Holt | 2 | 6 | 1 | .167 | 0 | 1 |
| Marshall Brant | 3 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Robinson | 4 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Sherrill | 3 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Gulden | 2 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 1 | 2 |
| Paul Blair | 12 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Bold indicates American League All-Star.
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Tommy John | 36 | 265+1⁄3 | 22 | 9 | 3.43 | 78 |
| Ron Guidry | 37 | 219+2⁄3 | 17 | 10 | 3.56 | 166 |
| Tom Underwood | 38 | 187 | 13 | 9 | 3.66 | 116 |
| Rudy May | 41 | 175+1⁄3 | 15 | 5 | 2.46 | 133 |
| Luis Tiant | 25 | 136+1⁄3 | 8 | 9 | 4.89 | 84 |
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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| Ed Figueroa | 15 | 58 | 3 | 3 | 6.98 | 16 |
| Mike Griffin | 13 | 54 | 2 | 4 | 4.83 | 25 |
| Gaylord Perry | 10 | 50+2⁄3 | 4 | 4 | 4.44 | 28 |
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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| Goose Gossage | 64 | 6 | 2 | 33 | 2.27 | 103 |
| Ron Davis | 53 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 2.95 | 65 |
| Doug Bird | 22 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2.66 | 17 |
| Tim Lollar | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3.34 | 13 |
| Jim Kaat | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.20 | 1 |
October 8Royals Stadium
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| New York | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 1 |
| Kansas City | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | X | 7 | 10 | 0 |
| W:Larry Gura (1–0) L:Ron Guidry (0–1) | ||||||||||||
| HRs:NYY –Rick Cerone (1)Lou Piniella (1) KCR –George Brett (1) | ||||||||||||
October 9Royals Stadium
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| New York | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Kansas City | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| W:Dennis Leonard (1–0) L:Rudy May (0–1) S:Dan Quisenberry (1) | ||||||||||||
| HRs:NYY –Graig Nettles | ||||||||||||
October 10Yankee Stadium
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Kansas City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 1 |
| New York | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| W:Dan Quisenberry (1–0) L:Rich Gossage (0–1) | ||||||||||||
| HRs:KCR –George Brett (2)Frank White (1) | ||||||||||||
Bucky Dent,Goose Gossage,Reggie Jackson,Tommy John,Graig Nettles andWillie Randolph represented the Yankees at the 1980Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
Randolph earned the inauguralSilver Slugger Award atsecond base.
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Columbus, Fort Lauderdale, Greensboro, Oneonta, Paintsville