1980 San Diego Padres season

Major League Baseball team season

1980 San Diego Padres

League| National League
Division| West
Ballpark| San Diego Stadium
City| San Diego, California
Record| 73–89 (.451)
Divisional place| 6th
Owners| Ray Kroc
General managers| Bob Fontaine, Jack McKeon
Managers| Jerry Coleman
Television| KFMB-TV
Radio| KFMB (AM)
(Ed Doucette, Dave Campbell, Bob Chandler, Ted Leitner)
| <- 1979 | Seasons | 1981 ->

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The 1980 San Diego Padres season was the 12th season in franchise history.

## Offseason[edit]

* October 3, 1979: Mickey Lolich was released by the Padres.[1]
* December 3, 1979: Von Joshua was selected off waivers by the Padres from the Los Angeles Dodgers.[2]
* February 15, 1980: Gaylord Perry, Tucker Ashford and Joe Carroll (minors) were traded by the Padres to the Texas Rangers for Willie Montañez.[3]
* February 15, 1980: Bob Owchinko was traded by the San Diego Padres with Jim Wilhelm to the Cleveland Indians for Jerry Mumphrey.[4]

## Regular season[edit]

* Ozzie Smith set a major league record for most assists by a shortstop in 1980 with 621.

### Season standings[edit]

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NL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road

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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[edit]

1980 National League record

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

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 starters[edit]

* Dave Cash
* Bill Fahey
* Randy Jones
* Jerry Mumphrey
* Gene Richards
* Aurelio Rodríguez
* Ozzie Smith
* Gene Tenace
* Dave Winfield[5]

### Notable transactions[edit]

* April 2, 1980: Danny Boone was signed as a free agent by the Padres.[6]
* June 3, 1980: Ron Romanick was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 1980 amateur draft (secondary phase), but did not sign.[7]
* June 3, 1980: Gerry Davis was drafted by the Padres in the 6th round of the 1980 Major League Baseball draft.[8]
* August 9, 1980: Kurt Bevacqua and a player to be named later were traded by the Padres to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Luis Salazar and Rick Lancellotti. The Padres completed the deal by sending Mark Lee to the Pirates on August 9.[9]
* August 7, 1980: Von Joshua was released by the Padres.[2]
* August 25, 1980: Willie Montañez was traded by the Padres to the Montreal Expos for Tony Phillips and cash.[10]

### Roster[edit]

1980 San Diego Padres

Roster
Pitchers

* 36 Mike Armstrong
* 47 Dennis Blair
* 51 John Curtis
* 16 John D'Acquisto
* 33 Juan Eichelberger
* 34 Rollie Fingers
* 35 Randy Jones
* 48 Dennis Kinney
* 43 Gary Lucas
* 27 Steve Mura
* 41 Eric Rasmussen
* 32 Bob Shirley
* 42 George Stablein
* 49 Tom Tellmann
* 40 Rick Wise

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* 3 Bill Fahey
* 5 Fred Kendall
* 7 Craig Stimac
* 18 Gene Tenace

Infielders

* 11 Chuck Baker
* 5 Randy Bass
* 7 Kurt Bevacqua
* 30 Dave Cash
* 21 Paul Dade
* 8 Barry Evans
* 6 Tim Flannery
* 25 Willie Montañez
* 15 Broderick Perkins
* 4 Aurelio Rodríguez
* 4 Luis Salazar
* 1 Ozzie Smith

|  | Outfielders

* 22 Von Joshua
* 28 Jerry Mumphrey
* 17 Gene Richards
* 20 Jerry Turner
* 31 Dave Winfield

|  | Manager

* 2 Jerry Coleman

Coaches

* 23 Chuck Estrada
* 19 Al Heist
* 56 Dick Phillips
* 29 Don Williams

## 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 | Gene Tenace | 133 | 316 | 70 | .222 | 17 | 50
1B | Willie Montañez | 128 | 481 | 132 | .274 | 6 | 63
2B | Dave Cash | 130 | 397 | 90 | .227 | 1 | 23
3B | Aurelio Rodríguez | 89 | 175 | 35 | .200 | 2 | 13
SS | Ozzie Smith | 158 | 609 | 140 | .230 | 0 | 35
LF | Gene Richards | 158 | 642 | 193 | .301 | 4 | 41
CF | Jerry Mumphrey | 160 | 564 | 168 | .298 | 4 | 59
RF | Dave Winfield | 162 | 558 | 154 | .276 | 20 | 87

#### 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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Tim Flannery | 95 | 292 | 70 | .240 | 0 | 25
Bill Fahey | 93 | 241 | 62 | .257 | 1 | 22
Luis Salazar | 44 | 169 | 57 | .337 | 1 | 25
Jerry Turner | 85 | 153 | 44 | .288 | 3 | 18
Barry Evans | 73 | 125 | 29 | .232 | 1 | 14
Broderick Perkins | 43 | 100 | 37 | .370 | 2 | 14
Kurt Bevacqua | 62 | 71 | 19 | .268 | 0 | 12
Von Joshua | 53 | 63 | 15 | .238 | 2 | 7
Paul Dade | 68 | 53 | 10 | .189 | 0 | 3
Craig Stimac | 20 | 50 | 11 | .220 | 0 | 7
Randy Bass | 19 | 49 | 14 | .286 | 3 | 8
Fred Kendall | 19 | 24 | 7 | .292 | 0 | 2
Chuck Baker | 9 | 22 | 3 | .136 | 0 | 0

### 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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John Curtis | 30 | 187.0 | 10 | 8 | 3.51 | 71
Randy Jones | 24 | 154.1 | 5 | 13 | 3.91 | 53
Rick Wise | 27 | 154.1 | 6 | 8 | 3.67 | 59
Juan Eichelberger | 15 | 88.2 | 4 | 2 | 3.65 | 43

#### 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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Steve Mura | 37 | 168.2 | 8 | 7 | 3.68 | 109
Gary Lucas | 46 | 150.0 | 5 | 8 | 3.24 | 85
Bob Shirley | 59 | 137.0 | 11 | 12 | 3.55 | 67
Eric Rasmussen | 40 | 111.1 | 4 | 11 | 4.37 | 50
Tom Tellmann | 6 | 22.1 | 3 | 0 | 1.61 | 9
Dennis Blair | 5 | 14.0 | 0 | 1 | 6.43 | 11
George Stablein | 4 | 11.2 | 0 | 1 | 3.09 | 4

#### 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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Rollie Fingers | 66 | 11 | 9 | 23 | 2.80 | 69
Dennis Kinney | 50 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4.25 | 40
John D'Acquisto | 39 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3.76 | 44
Mike Armstrong | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.65 | 14

## Awards and honors[edit]

* Ozzie Smith, SS, Gold Glove Award

1980 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

## Farm system[edit]

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level  | Team  | League  | Manager

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AAA | Hawaii Islanders | Pacific Coast League | Doug Rader
AA | Amarillo Gold Sox | Texas League | Eddie Watt
A | Reno Silver Sox | California League | Jack Maloof
A-Short Season | Walla Walla Padres | Northwest League | Curt Daniels

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## References[edit]

1. ^ Mickey Lolich page at Baseball Reference
2. ^ a b Von Joshua page at Baseball Reference
3. ^ Gaylord Perry page at Baseball Reference
4. ^ "Bob Owchinko Stats".
5. ^ "1980 San Diego Padres Roster by Baseball Almanac".
6. ^ Danny Boone page at Baseball Reference
7. ^ "Ron Romanick Stats".
8. ^ Gerry Davis page at Baseball Reference
9. ^ Mark Lee page at Baseball Reference
10. ^ Tony Phillips page at Baseball Reference
11. ^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

## External links[edit]

* 1980 San Diego Padres team page at Baseball Reference
* 1980 San Diego Padres team page at Baseball Almanac

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1980 MLB season by team

| AL East|

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

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AL West|

* California
* Chicago
* Kansas City
* Minnesota
* Oakland
* Seattle
* Texas

| NL East|

* Chicago
* Montréal
* New York
* Philadelphia
* Pittsburgh
* St. Louis

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NL West|

* Atlanta
* Cincinnati
* Houston
* Los Angeles
* San Diego
* San Francisco

* 1980 MLB draft
* 1980 All-Star Game
* 1980 World Series

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San Diego Padres

* Established in 1969
* Based in San Diego, California

Franchise|

* History
* Expansion and draft
* Seasons
* Players
* Managers
* Owners and executives
* Division
* Hall of Fame
* Award winners and league leaders
* Broadcasters
* First-round draft picks
* Opening Day starting pitchers
* Records

Ballparks|

* Qualcomm Stadium
* Petco Park

Spring training|

Keegan Field
Desert Sun Stadium
Peoria Sports Complex

Culture|

* The Kid from Left Field
* An American Journey
* Pitch
* Gallagher Square
* San Diego Chicken
* San Diego Padres (PCL)
* Swinging Friar
* Trevor Time
* Rally Goose

Lore|

* "Oh, doctor!"
* 1984 NLCS Game 4
* Padres-Braves bean-brawl
* Roseanne Barr sings national anthem
* Padres Paradise Series
* 2007 NL Wild Card tie-breaker game
* MLB China Series
* MLB Mexico City Series

Rivalries|

* Los Angeles Dodgers

Key personnel|

* Chairman: vacant
* General Manager: A. J. Preller
* Manager: Mike Shildt

League pennants (2)|

* 1984
* 1998

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* 1984
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* 1998
* 2005
* 2006

Wild card berths (2)|

* 2020
* 2022

Minor league affiliates|

* Player overview
* Triple-A: El Paso Chihuahuas
* Double-A: San Antonio Missions
* High-A: Fort Wayne TinCaps
* Single-A: Lake Elsinore Storm
* Rookie: ACL Padres
* DSL Padres Brown
* DSL Padres Gold

Broadcasting|

| Television|

* MLB-produced

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Radio|

* La Poderosa 860 AM
* 97.3 FM The Fan

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