1980 Baltimore Orioles season

Major League Baseball season

1980 Baltimore Orioles

League| American League
Division| East
Ballpark| Memorial Stadium
City| Baltimore, Maryland
Record| 100–62 (.617)
Divisional place| 2nd
Owners| Edward Bennett Williams
General managers| Hank Peters
Managers| Earl Weaver
Television| WMAR-TV
Radio| WFBR
(Chuck Thompson, Bill O'Donnell, Tom Marr)
| <- 1979 | Seasons | 1981 ->

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The 1980 Baltimore Orioles season was the club's 27th season in Baltimore. It involved the Orioles finishing 2nd in the American League East with a record of 100 wins and 62 losses. This was the last season the Orioles would win 100+ games until 2023.

## Offseason[edit]

* December 6, 1979: John Flinn was traded by the Orioles to the Milwaukee Brewers for Lenn Sakata.[1]

### Spring training[edit]

The Orioles played two spring training exhibition games at the Louisiana Superdome against the New York Yankees over the weekend of March 15 and 16, 1980. 45,152 spectators watched the Yankees beat the Orioles 9 to 3 on March 15, 1980. The following day, 43,339 fans saw Floyd Rayford lead the Orioles to a 7 to 1 win over the Yankees.[2]

## Regular season[edit]

During the season, Steve Stone became the last pitcher to win at least 25 games for the Orioles in the 20th century.[3]

### Season standings[edit]

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AL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road

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New York Yankees | 103 | 59  | 0.636  | —  | 53–28  | 50–31
Baltimore Orioles | 100 | 62  | 0.617  | 3  | 50–31  | 50–31
Milwaukee Brewers | 86 | 76  | 0.531  | 17  | 40–42  | 46–34
Boston Red Sox | 83 | 77  | 0.519  | 19  | 36–45  | 47–32
Detroit Tigers | 84 | 78  | 0.519  | 19  | 43–38  | 41–40
Cleveland Indians | 79 | 81  | 0.494  | 23  | 44–35  | 35–46
Toronto Blue Jays | 67 | 95  | 0.414  | 36  | 35–46  | 32–49

### Record vs. opponents[edit]

1980 American League record

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Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]

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 | —

### Notable transactions[edit]

* April 3, 1980: Billy Smith was released by the Orioles.[4]
* April 5, 1980: Steve Luebber was signed as a free agent by the Orioles.[5]
* April 21, 1980: Paul Hartzell was signed as a free agent by the Orioles.[6]
* May 13, 1980: Dave Skaggs was purchased from the Orioles by the California Angels.[7]
* June 3, 1980: 1980 Major League Baseball Draft
* Carl Nichols was drafted by the Orioles in the 4th round.[8]
* Mark Brown was drafted by the Orioles in the 6th round.[9]
* Ricky Jones was drafted by the Orioles in the 15th round.[10]

### Roster[edit]

1980 Baltimore Orioles

Roster
Pitchers

* 52 Mike Boddicker
* 46 Mike Flanagan
* 21 Dave Ford
* 28 Paul Hartzell
* 26 Joe Kerrigan
* 30 Dennis Martínez
* 23 Tippy Martinez
* 16 Scott McGregor
* 22 Jim Palmer
* 53 Sammy Stewart
* 49 Tim Stoddard
* 32 Steve Stone

|  | Catchers

* 24 Rick Dempsey
* 37 Dan Graham
* 8 Dave Skaggs

Infielders

* 7 Mark Belanger
* 2 Bobby Bonner
* 10 Terry Crowley
* 25 Rich Dauer
* 11 Doug DeCinces
* 3 Kiko Garcia
* 6 Wayne Krenchicki
* 14 Lee May
* 33 Eddie Murray
* 9 Floyd Rayford
* 12 Lenn Sakata

|  | Outfielders

* 27 Benny Ayala
* 1 Al Bumbry
* 15 Mark Corey
* 41 Drungo Hazewood
* 18 Pat Kelly
* 38 John Lowenstein
* 35 Gary Roenicke
* 29 Ken Singleton

|  | Manager

* 4 Earl Weaver

Coaches

* 44 Elrod Hendricks (Bullpen)
* 31 Ray Miller (Pitching)
* 47 Cal Ripken (Third base)
* 20 Frank Robinson (First base/Hitting)

## Player stats[edit]

### Batting[edit]

#### Starters by position[edit]

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 | Rick Dempsey | 119 | 362 | 95 | .262 | 9 | 40
1B | Eddie Murray | 158 | 621 | 186 | .300 | 32 | 116
2B | Rich Dauer | 152 | 557 | 158 | .284 | 2 | 63
SS | Mark Belanger | 113 | 268 | 61 | .228 | 0 | 22
3B | Doug DeCinces | 145 | 489 | 122 | .249 | 16 | 64
LF | Gary Roenicke | 118 | 297 | 71 | .239 | 10 | 28
CF | Al Bumbry | 160 | 645 | 205 | .318 | 9 | 53
RF | Ken Singleton | 156 | 583 | 177 | .304 | 24 | 104
DH | Terry Crowley | 92 | 233 | 67 | .288 | 12 | 50

#### Other batters[edit]

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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Kiko Garcia | 111 | 311 | 62 | .199 | 1 | 27
Dan Graham | 86 | 266 | 74 | .278 | 15 | 54
Lee May | 78 | 222 | 54 | .243 | 7 | 31
Pat Kelly | 89 | 200 | 52 | .260 | 3 | 26
John Lowenstein | 104 | 196 | 61 | .311 | 4 | 27
Benny Ayala | 76 | 170 | 45 | .265 | 10 | 33
Lenn Sakata | 43 | 83 | 16 | .193 | 1 | 9
Mark Corey | 36 | 36 | 10 | .278 | 1 | 2
Floyd Rayford | 8 | 18 | 4 | .222 | 0 | 1
Wayne Krenchicki | 9 | 14 | 2 | .143 | 0 | 0
Drungo Hazewood | 6 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0
Dave Skaggs | 2 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 0
Bobby Bonner | 4 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1

### Pitching[edit]

#### Starting pitchers[edit]

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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Scott McGregor | 36 | 252.0 | 20 | 8 | 3.32 | 119
Mike Flanagan | 37 | 251.1 | 16 | 13 | 4.12 | 128
Steve Stone | 37 | 250.2 | 25 | 7 | 3.23 | 149
Jim Palmer | 34 | 224.0 | 16 | 10 | 3.98 | 109
Mike Boddicker | 1 | 7.1 | 0 | 1 | 6.14 | 4

#### Other pitchers[edit]

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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Dennis Martínez | 25 | 99.2 | 6 | 4 | 3.97 | 42

#### Relief pitchers[edit]

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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Tim Stoddard | 64 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 2.51 | 64
Tippy Martinez | 53 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 3.01 | 68
Sammy Stewart | 33 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3.56 | 78
Dave Ford | 25 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4.26 | 22
Paul Hartzell | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.62 | 5
Joe Kerrigan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.86 | 1

## Farm system[edit]

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level  | Team  | League  | Manager

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AAA | Rochester Red Wings | International League | Doc Edwards
AA | Charlotte O's | Southern League | Jimmy Williams
A | Miami Orioles | Florida State League | Lance Nichols
Rookie | Bluefield Orioles | Appalachian League | Grady Little

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Charlotte

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ John Flinn page at Baseball Reference
2. ^ Associated Press (March 17, 1980). "Big Crowds see Baseball at Superdome". Toledo Blade. Retrieved June 19, 2009.
3. ^ Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 99, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
4. ^ Billy Smith page at Baseball Reference
5. ^ Steve Luebber page at Baseball Reference
6. ^ Paul Hartzell page at Baseball Reference
7. ^ Dave Skaggs page at Baseball Reference
8. ^ Carl Nichols page at Baseball Reference
9. ^ Mark Brown page at Baseball Reference
10. ^ Ricky Jones page at Baseball-Reference

## References[edit]

* 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.
* 1980 Baltimore Orioles team page at Baseball Reference
* 1980 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com

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1980 MLB season by team

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* Baltimore
* Boston
* Cleveland
* Detroit
* Milwaukee
* New York
* Toronto

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* California
* Chicago
* Kansas City
* Minnesota
* Oakland
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* Montréal
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* Philadelphia
* Pittsburgh
* St. Louis

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* Atlanta
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* 1980 MLB draft
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