1980 Baltimore Orioles season

1980 Baltimore Orioles
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
East Division (since 1969)
Location
Memorial Stadium (since 1954)
Baltimore, Maryland (since 1954)
Results
Record	100–62 (.617)
Divisional place	2nd
Other information
Owner(s)	Edward Bennett Williams
General manager(s)	Hank Peters
Manager(s)	Earl Weaver
Local television	WMAR-TV
Local radio	WFBR (Chuck Thompson, Bill O'Donnell, Brooks Robinson, Tom Marr)
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The 1980 Baltimore Orioles season was the club's 26th season in Baltimore. It involved the Orioles finishing 2nd in the American League East with a record of 100 wins and 62 losses.

Offseason

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

Spring training

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

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

AL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
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
Detroit Tigers	84	78	0.519	19	43–38	41–40
Boston Red Sox	83	77	0.519	19	36–45	47–32
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

1980 American League Records Sources:
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

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

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

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
C	Dempsey, RickRick Dempsey	119	362	95	.262	9	40
1B	Murray, EddieEddie Murray	158	621	186	.300	32	116
2B	Dauer, RichRich Dauer	152	557	158	.284	2	63
RF	Singleton, KenKen Singleton	156	583	177	.304	24	104

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
Graham, DanDan Graham	86	266	74	.278	15	54
Kelly, PatPat Kelly	89	200	52	.260	3	26
Sakata, LennLenn Sakata	43	83	16	.193	1	9
Corey, MarkMark Corey	36	36	10	.278	1	2
Rayford, FloydFloyd Rayford	8	18	4	.222	0	1
Krenchicki, WayneWayne Krenchicki	9	14	2	.143	0	0
Skaggs, DaveDave Skaggs	2	5	1	.200	0	0
Bonner, BobbyBobby Bonner	4	4	0	.000	0	1

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
McGregor, ScottScott McGregor	36	252	20	8	3.32	119
Flanagan, MikeMike Flanagan	37	251.1	16	13	4.12	128
Stone, SteveSteve Stone	37	250.2	25	7	3.23	149
Palmer, JimJim Palmer	34	224	16	10	3.98	109
Boddicker, MikeMike Boddicker	1	7.1	0	1	6.14	4

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
Martínez, DennisDennis Martínez	25	99.2	6	4	3.97	42

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
Martinez, TippyTippy Martinez	53	4	4	10	3.01	68
Stewart, SammySammy Stewart	33	7	7	3	3.56	78
Ford, DaveDave Ford	25	1	3	1	4.26	22
Hartzell, PaulPaul Hartzell	6	0	2	0	6.62	5
Kerrigan, JoeJoe Kerrigan	1	0	0	0	3.86	1

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
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

Notes

↑ John Flinn page at Baseball Reference
↑ Associated Press (March 17, 1980). "Big Crowds see Baseball at Superdome". Toledo Blade. Retrieved June 19, 2009.
↑ 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
↑ Billy Smith page at Baseball Reference
↑ Steve Luebber page at Baseball Reference
↑ Paul Hartzell page at Baseball Reference
↑ Dave Skaggs page at Baseball Reference
↑ Carl Nichols page at Baseball Reference
↑ Mark Brown page at Baseball Reference
↑ Ricky Jones page 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 Baltimore Orioles team page at Baseball Reference
1980 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com

1980 MLB season by team

AL East	Baltimore Boston Cleveland Detroit Milwaukee New York Toronto

AL West	California Chicago Kansas City Minnesota Oakland Seattle Texas

NL East	Chicago Montréal New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis

NL West	Atlanta Cincinnati Houston Los Angeles San Diego San Francisco

1980 MLB draft 1980 All-Star Game 1980 World Series

Baltimore Orioles

Formerly the Milwaukee Brewers and the St. Louis Browns
Based in Baltimore, Maryland

Franchise

Ballparks

Spring training: Majestic Park; West End Park; Coffee Pot Park; Wright Field; Tech Field; Perris Hill Park; City Island Ball Park; Miami Stadium; Ed Smith Stadium; Al Lang Stadium; Fort Lauderdale Stadium; Ed Smith Stadium

Culture

Lore

Rivalries

Washington Nationals
New York Yankees
Boston Red Sox

Key personnel

Owner: Peter Angelos
Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations: Dan Duquette
Manager: Buck Showalter

World Series
Championships (3)

American League
Championships (7)

American League East
Championships (9)

American League Wild Card
(3)

Minor league
affiliates

Broadcasting

TV: Mid-Atlantic Sports Network
Radio: Orioles Radio Network
Announcers: Gary Thorne; Jim Hunter; Jim Palmer; Rick Dempsey; Mike Bordick

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