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

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Charlotte

Notes

1. John Flinn page at Baseball Reference
2. Associated Press (March 17, 1980). "Big Crowds see Baseball at Superdome". Toledo Blade. Retrieved June 19, 2009.
3. 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
4. Billy Smith page at Baseball Reference
5. Steve Luebber page at Baseball Reference
6. Paul Hartzell page at Baseball Reference
7. Dave Skaggs page at Baseball Reference
8. Carl Nichols page at Baseball Reference
9. Mark Brown page at Baseball Reference
10. 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