1980 Pittsburgh Pirates season

1980 Pittsburgh Pirates
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1887)
Eastern Division (since 1969)
Location
Three Rivers Stadium (since 1970)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (since 1907)
Results
Record	83–79 (.512)
Divisional place	3rd
Other information
Owner(s)	John W. Galbreath (majority shareholder); Thomas Johnson (minority shareholder)
General manager(s)	Harding "Pete" Peterson
Manager(s)	Chuck Tanner
Local television	KDKA-TV Lanny Frattare, Dave Martin, Nellie Briles
Local radio	KDKA Lanny Frattare, Dave Martin
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The 1980 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 99th season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; the 94th in the National League. The Pirates finished third in the National League East with a record of 83–79.

Regular season

Season standings

NL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Philadelphia Phillies	91	71	0.562	—	49–32	42–39
Montreal Expos	90	72	0.556	1	51–29	39–43
Pittsburgh Pirates	83	79	0.512	8	47–34	36–45
St. Louis Cardinals	74	88	0.457	17	41–40	33–48
New York Mets	70	90	0.438	20	37–42	33–48
Chicago Cubs	64	98	0.395	27	37–44	27–54

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	—

Roster

1980 Pittsburgh Pirates
Roster
Pitchers 26 Jim Bibby 22 Bert Blyleven 45 John Candelaria 41 Andy Hassler 23 Grant Jackson 51 Jesse Jefferson 46 Mark Lee 30 Mickey Mahler 25 Pascual Pérez 29 Rick Rhoden 49 Dave Roberts 43 Don Robinson 15 Enrique Romo 19 Jim Rooker 47 Rod Scurry 44 Eddie Solomon 27 Kent Tekulve		Catchers 16 Steve Nicosia 14 Ed Ott  6 Tony Peña Infielders 12 Bob Beall  4 Dale Berra 11 Kurt Bevacqua 10 Tim Foli  3 Phil Garner 49 Vance Law  5 Bill Madlock 34 John Milner 28 Bill Robinson 35 Manny Sanguillén  8 Willie Stargell		Outfielders 36 Matt Alexander  2 Bernie Carbo 24 Mike Easler 17 Lee Lacy 18 Omar Moreno 39 Dave Parker		Manager  7 Chuck Tanner Coaches 57 Harvey Haddix (pitching) 32 Joe Lonnett (third base) 42 Alex Monchak (first base) 48 Bob Skinner (hitting)

Opening Day lineup

• CF – Omar Moreno
• SS – Tim Foli
• RF – Dave Parker
• 1B – Willie Stargell
• LF – John Milner
• 3B – Bill Madlock
•  C – Ed Ott
• 2B – Phil Garner
•  P – Bert Blyleven

Player stats

Batting

Regular Season

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
E. Romo	75	11	5	0.455	1	4
T. Peña	8	21	9	0.429	0	1
R. Rhoden	20	40	15	0.375	1	11
M. Easler	132	393	133	0.338	21	74
L. Lacy	109	278	93	0.335	7	33
M. Alexander	37	3	1	0.333	0	0
B. Carbo	7	6	2	0.333	0	1
D. Robinson	30	57	19	0.333	1	8
D. Parker	139	518	153	0.295	17	79
B. Robinson	100	272	78	0.287	12	36
B. Madlock	137	494	137	0.277	10	53
T. Foli	127	495	131	0.265	3	38
W. Stargell	67	202	53	0.262	11	38
E. Ott	120	392	102	0.260	8	41
P. Garner	151	548	142	0.259	5	58
P. Pérez	2	4	1	0.250	0	0
M. Sanguillén	47	48	12	0.250	0	2
R. Scurry	20	4	1	0.250	0	0
O. Moreno	162	676	168	0.249	2	36
J. Milner	114	238	58	0.244	8	34
V. Law	25	74	17	0.230	0	3
D. Berra	93	245	54	0.220	6	31
E. Solomon	27	32	7	0.219	0	1
S. Nicosia	60	176	38	0.216	1	22
J. Candelaria	35	77	15	0.195	0	7
K. Bevacqua	22	43	7	0.163	0	4
J. Bibby	35	77	12	0.156	1	7
J. Rooker	4	7	1	0.143	1	2
B. Blyleven	37	61	5	0.082	0	2
B. Beall	3	3	0	0.000	0	0
A. Hassler	6	2	0	0.000	0	0
G. Jackson	61	10	0	0.000	0	0
J. Jefferson	1	1	0	0.000	0	0
K. Tekulve	78	9	0	0.000	0	0
M. Lee	4	0	0	—	0	0
M. Mahler	2	0	0	—	0	0
D. Roberts	2	0	0	—	0	0

Pitching

Regular Season

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
J. Jefferson	1	62⁄3	1	0	1.35	4
R. Scurry	20	372⁄3	0	2	2.15	28
E. Solomon	26	1001⁄3	7	3	2.69	35
G. Jackson	61	71	8	4	2.92	31
E. Romo	74	1232⁄3	5	5	3.27	82
J. Bibby	35	2381⁄3	19	6	3.32	144
K. Tekulve	78	93	8	12	3.39	47
J. Rooker	4	18	2	2	3.50	8
P. Pérez	2	12	0	1	3.75	7
B. Blyleven	34	2162⁄3	8	13	3.82	168
R. Rhoden	20	1262⁄3	7	5	3.84	70
A. Hassler	6	112⁄3	0	0	3.86	4
D. Roberts	2	21⁄3	0	1	3.86	1
D. Robinson	29	1601⁄3	7	10	3.99	103
J. Candelaria	35	2331⁄3	11	14	4.01	97
M. Lee	4	52⁄3	0	1	4.76	2
M. Mahler	2	1	0	0	63.00	1

Awards and honors

All-Stars

1980 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

• Dave Parker, starter, outfield
• Jim Bibby, reserve
• Phil Garner, reserve
• Kent Tekulve, reserve

Transactions

• November 1, 1979 – Dock Ellis granted Free Agency.
• November 1, 1979 – Bruce Kison granted Free Agency.
• November 1, 1979 – Rennie Stennett granted Free Agency.
• November 21, 1979 – Signed Andy Hassler as a free agent.
• November 24, 1979 – Signed Cecilio Guante as an amateur free agent.
• December 21, 1979 – Traded John Burden (minors) and Larry Littleton to the Cleveland Indians. Received Larry Andersen.
• January 11, 1980 – Drafted Keith Creel in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1980 amateur draft (January Secondary), but did not sign the player.
• January 11, 1980 – Drafted Tom Nieto in the 3rd round of the 1980 amateur draft (January Secondary), but did not sign the player.
• January 11, 1980 – Drafted Bill Bathe in the 10th round of the 1980 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player.
• March 28, 1980 – Traded a player to be named later to the Atlanta Braves. Received Eddie Solomon. The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Greg Field (minors) (April 25, 1980) to the Atlanta Braves to complete the trade.
• April 1, 1980 – Traded a player to be named later and cash to the Seattle Mariners. Received Odell Jones. The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Larry Andersen (October 29, 1980) to the Seattle Mariners to complete the trade.
• April 5, 1980 – Signed Dale Mohorcic as a free agent.
• April 10, 1980 – Signed Mickey Mahler as a free agent.
• April 24, 1980 – Sold Dave Roberts to the Seattle Mariners.
• May 16, 1980 – Signed Ramon Pena as an amateur free agent.
• June 3, 1980 – Drafted Rick Renteria in the 1st round (20th pick) of the 1980 amateur draft.
• June 3, 1980 – Drafted Tim Burke in the 2nd round of the 1980 amateur draft.
• June 3, 1980 – Drafted Joe Orsulak in the 6th round of the 1980 amateur draft. Player signed August 20, 1980.
• June 10, 1980 – Sold Andy Hassler to the California Angels.
• June 23, 1980 – Signed Trench Davis as an amateur free agent.
• July 10, 1980 – Signed Rafael Belliard as an amateur free agent.
• July 16, 1980 – Traded Jerry McDonald (minors) to the Atlanta Braves. Received Bob Beall.
• August 5, 1980 – Traded Rick Lancellotti and Luis Salazar to the San Diego Padres. Received a player to be named later and Kurt Bevacqua. The San Diego Padres sent Mark Lee (August 12, 1980) to the Pittsburgh Pirates to complete the trade.
• August 20, 1980 – Released Alberto Lois.
• August 21, 1980 – Signed Ravelo Manzanillo as an amateur free agent.
• September 1, 1980 – Signed Bernie Carbo as a free agent.
• September 11, 1980 – Selected Jesse Jefferson off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays.
• October 8, 1980 – Released Bernie Carbo.
• October 10, 1980 – Released Jim Rooker.
• October 21, 1980 – Released Gene Pentz.

Farm system

See also: Minor league baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Portland Beavers	Pacific Coast League	Jim Mahoney
AA	Buffalo Bisons	Eastern League	Steve Demeter
A	Salem Pirates	Carolina League	Johnny Lipon
A	Shelby Pirates	South Atlantic League	Joe Frisina
Rookie	GCL Pirates	Gulf Coast League	Woody Huyke

References

• 1980 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at Baseball Reference
• 1980 Pittsburgh Pirates team page at www.baseball-almanac.com