1980 Chicago Cubs season
The 1980 Chicago Cubs season was the 109th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 105th in the National League and the 65th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished sixth and last in the National League East with a record of 64–98.
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Owner(s) | William Wrigley III |
General manager(s) | Bob Kennedy |
Manager(s) | Preston Gómez, Joey Amalfitano |
Local television | WGN-TV (Jack Brickhouse, Lou Boudreau, Milo Hamilton) |
Local radio | WGN (Vince Lloyd, Lou Boudreau) |
Stats | ESPN.com BB-reference |
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Offseason
- October 3, 1979: Ken Holtzman was released by the Cubs.[1]
- October 17, 1979: Donnie Moore was traded by the Cubs to the St. Louis Cardinals for Mike Tyson.[2]
- January 11, 1980: 1980 Major League Baseball draft
- Jim Eppard was drafted by the Cubs in the 11th round, but did not sign.[3]
- Tom Henke was drafted by the Cubs in the 1st round (24th pick) of the secondary phase, but did not sign.[4]
- February 5, 1980: Derek Botelho was released by the Cubs.[5]
Regular season
Season standings
NL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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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 | 67 | 95 | 0.414 | 24 | 38–44 | 29–51 |
Chicago Cubs | 64 | 98 | 0.395 | 27 | 37–44 | 27–54 |
Record vs. opponents
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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 | — |
Notable transactions
- June 3, 1980: Don Schulze was drafted in the 1st round (11th pick) of the 1980 Major League Baseball draft.[6]
- June 7, 1980: Henry Cotto was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cubs.[7]
- July 14, 1980: Rolando Roomes was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cubs.[8]
Roster
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Player stats
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 |
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2B | Mike Tyson | 123 | 341 | 81 | .238 | 3 | 23 |
SS | Iván DeJesús | 157 | 618 | 160 | .259 | 3 | 33 |
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 |
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Jesús Figueroa | 115 | 198 | 50 | .253 | 1 | 11 |
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 |
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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 |
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Doug Capilla | 39 | 89.2 | 2 | 8 | 4.12 | 51 |
Dick Tidrow | 84 | 116.0 | 6 | 5 | 2.79 | 97 |
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 |
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Bill Caudill | 72 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2.19 | 112 |
Willie Hernández | 53 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 4.40 | 75 |
George Riley | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5.75 | 18 |
Farm system
Notes
- Ken Holtzman at Baseball Reference
- Mike Tyson at Baseball Reference
- Jim Eppard at Baseball Reference
- Tom Henke at Baseball Reference
- Derek Botelho at Baseball-Reference
- Don Schulze at Baseball Reference
- Henry Cotto at Baseball Reference
- Rolando Roomes at Baseball-Reference
References
- 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 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference