1980 Los Angeles Dodgers season

1980 Los Angeles Dodgers
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1890)
Western Division (since 1969)
Location
Dodger Stadium (since 1962)
Los Angeles (since 1958)
Other information
Owner(s)	Peter O'Malley
General manager(s)	Al Campanis
Manager(s)	Tommy Lasorda
Local television	KTTV (11) (Vin Scully, Jerry Doggett, Ross Porter) ONTV (Geoff Witcher, Al Downing)
Local radio	KABC (Vin Scully, Jerry Doggett, Ross Porter) KTNQ (Jaime Jarrín, Rudy Hoyos)
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The 1980 Los Angeles Dodgers finished the season in second place in the Western Division of the National League, one game behind the Houston Astros. 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.

Offseason

• November 17, 1979: Don Stanhouse was signed as a free agent by the Dodgers.
• December 3, 1979: Von Joshua was selected off waivers from the Dodgers by the San Diego Padres.
• March 27, 1980: Johnny Oates was released by the Dodgers.

Regular season

Duke Snider's number 4 was retired by the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1980.

Season standings

NL West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
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

1980 National League Records 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 lineup

Opening Day starters
Name	Position
Davey Lopes	Second baseman
Rudy Law	Center fielder
Reggie Smith	Right fielder
Steve Garvey	First baseman
Dusty Baker	Left fielder
Ron Cey	Third baseman
Derrel Thomas	Shortstop
Steve Yeager	Catcher
Burt Hooton	Starting pitcher

Notable transactions

• July 11, 1980: Charlie Hough was purchased from the Dodgers by the Texas Rangers.
• September 13, 1980: Dennis Lewallyn and cash were traded by the Dodgers to the Texas Rangers for Pepe Frías.

Roster

1980 Los Angeles Dodgers
Roster
Pitchers 27 Joe Beckwith 37 Bobby Castillo 51 Terry Forster 38 Dave Goltz 46 Burt Hooton 49 Charlie Hough 57 Steve Howe 41 Jerry Reuss 29 Don Stanhouse 43 Rick Sutcliffe 20 Don Sutton 34 Fernando Valenzuela 35 Bob Welch		Catchers 13 Joe Ferguson 14 Mike Scioscia  7 Steve Yeager Infielders 10 Ron Cey 23 Vic Davalillo 36 Pepe Frías  6 Steve Garvey 15 Davey Lopes 45 Jack Perconte 18 Bill Russell  1 Gary Weiss		Outfielders 12 Dusty Baker 28 Pedro Guerrero 44 Mickey Hatcher 21 Jay Johnstone  3 Rudy Law 17 Bobby Mitchell 16 Rick Monday 11 Manny Mota  8 Reggie Smith 30 Derrel Thomas  9 Gary Thomasson		Manager  2 Tommy Lasorda Coaches 26 Red Adams 54 Monty Basgall 58 Mark Cresse 11 Manny Mota 33 Danny Ozark

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

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
2B	Davey Lopes	141	553	139	.251	10	49

Other batters

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

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Joe Beckwith	38	3	3	0	1.96	40
Don Stanhouse	21	2	2	7	5.04	5

Awards and honors

• 1980 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
  • Steve Garvey starter
  • Davey Lopes starter
  • Reggie Smith starter
  • Jerry Reuss reserve
  • Bob Welch reserve
• National League Rookie of the Year
  • Steve Howe
• Comeback Player of the Year Award
  • Jerry Reuss
• Baseball Digest Rookie All-Stars
  • Steve Howe

• Silver Slugger Award
  • Dusty Baker
• TSN National League All-Star
  • Dusty Baker
• NL Pitcher of the Month
  • Jerry Reuss (June 1980)
• NL Player of the Month
  • Dusty Baker (June 1980)
• NL Player of the Week
  • Don Sutton (Apr. 21–27)
  • Bob Welch (May 12–18)
  • Jerry Reuss (June 23–29)

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Albuquerque Dukes	Pacific Coast League	Del Crandall
AA	San Antonio Dodgers	Texas League	Don LeJohn
A	Lodi Dodgers	California League	Dick McLaughlin
A	Vero Beach Dodgers	Florida State League	Stan Wasiak
Rookie	Lethbridge Dodgers	Pioneer League	Gail Henley

Teams in BOLD won League Championships

Major League Baseball Draft

Main article: 1980 Major League Baseball Draft

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 shortstop Ross Jones of the University of Miami. The Dodgers traded him to the New 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 outfielder R. 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 with Nippon Professional Baseball.

1980 Draft Picks

January draft Round Name Position School Signed Career span Highest level 1 David Lesch RHP Central Arizona College Yes 1980 Rookie 2 R. J. Reynolds OF Sacramento City College Yes 1980–1994 MLB 3 Larry See 3B Cerritos College Yes 1980–1999 MLB 4 Robert Allen SS Clemson University Yes 1980–1987 AAA 5 Hollis Martin SS Potomac State College Yes 1980–1981 A 6 Ralph Bryant OF Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College No Dodgers-1981 1981–1996 MLB 7 Mark Wenzel RHP Fresno City College No 8 Damon Hunt OF Sacramento City College No Giants-1983 1983 A 9 Paul Hagan OF South Georgia College No 10 David Bailor OF Yavapai College No 11 Brett Wise RHP Seminole Community College Yes 1980–1984 AAA 12 Richard Lucero RHP Phoenix College No 13 Greg Hudson RHP Georgia Perimeter College No January Secondary phase Round Name Position School Signed Career span Highest level 1 Ricky Wright LHP University of Texas at Austin Yes 1980–1987 MLB 2 Jack Leonard 3B Louisburg College No A 3 Harry Kazanjian C City College of San Francisco No June draft Round Name Position School Signed Career span Highest level 1 Ross Jones SS University of Miami Yes 1980–1988 MLB 5 Peter Beall SS Mater Dei High School No Angels-1984 1984–1985 A 6 Paul Bard C Tufts University Yes 1980–1984 AA 7 Gordon Gauntlett C University of California, Los Angeles Yes 1980–1985 AA 8 Kevin Sliwinski OF Santiago High School No Blue Jays-1983 1983–1988 AAA 9 Stephen Marsden RHP University of Wisconsin–Madison Yes 1980–1984 AAA 10 Ricky Thomas OF University of La Verne No 11 Curtis Reade RHP California State University, Fresno Yes 1980–1983 A 12 Anthony Lachowetz OF Springfield College Yes 1980–1982 A 13 Greg Smith 1B Southern University and A&M College Yes 1980–1993 AAA 14 Thomas Robinson 2B Widener University Yes 1980–1981 A 15 Charles Jones RHP University of New Hampshire Yes 1980–1983 AA 16 Frank Dente RHP Palm Beach Community College Yes 1980–1982 AA 17 Richard Lloyd RHP East Valley High School Yes 1980–1982 A- 18 Pasquale Raimondo 2B University at Buffalo, State University of New York Yes 1980–1981 A 19 Tom Klawitter LHP University of Wisconsin at Madison Yes 1980–1986 MLB 20 William Cole OF Eastern Michigan University Yes 1980–1981 A 21 Jon Debus OF University of St. Francis Yes 1980–1989 AAA 22 Francis McQuade RHP Elmhurst College Yes 1980 Rookie 23 Phillip Webber OF San Bernardino Valley College Yes 1980 Rookie 24 Jerry Bendorf SS Gonzaga University No Dodgers-1981 1981–1982 AA 25 Robert Kenyon RHP Clemson University Yes 1980–1983 AA 26 Jim Pacanowski C Downers Grove High School No 27 Cori Ryan RHP Colorado State University No 28 Todd Zacher 2B University of Arkansas No Giants-1981 1981–1983 AAA 29 Gregory Hull OF Hiram Johnson High School No 30 Thomas Woleslagel SS Ross High School No Yankees-1984 1984–1985 A 31 Michael Strawberry OF Los Angeles Southwest College Yes 1980–1981 A 32 Hank DeMello C Roseville High School No June secondary phase Round Name Position School Signed Career span Highest level 1 Robert Allen SS Clemson University Yes 1980–1987 AAA 2 Rick Felt LHP Georgia Perimeter College Yes 1980–1985 AAA 3 Michael Carringer RHP Bacone College No

References

• Baseball-Reference season page
• Baseball Almanac season page

External links

• 1980 Los Angeles Dodgers uniform
• Los Angeles Dodgers official web site