1980 San Francisco Giants season

1980 San Francisco Giants
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1883)
Western Division (since 1969)
Location
Candlestick Park (since 1960)
San Francisco, California (since 1958)
Other information
Owner(s)	Bob Lurie
General manager(s)	Spec Richardson
Manager(s)	Dave Bristol
Local television	KTVU (Lindsey Nelson, Gary Park)
Local radio	KNBR (Lindsey Nelson, Hank Greenwald)
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The 1980 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 98th season in Major League Baseball, their 23rd season in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their 21st at Candlestick Park. The team finished in fifth place in the National League West with an 75-86 record, 17 games behind the Houston Astros.

Offseason

• December 3, 1979: Guy Sularz was drafted by the Minnesota Twins from the San Francisco Giants in the 1979 rule 5 draft.^[1]
• December 19, 1979: Rob Andrews was released by the Giants.^[2]
• March 13, 1980: Rudy Meoli was signed as a free agent by the Giants.^[3]
• March 15, 1980: Joe Pettini was sent by the Montreal Expos to the San Francisco Giants to complete an earlier deal made on June 13, 1979.^[4]

Regular season

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:
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

• April 1, 1980: Guy Sularz was returned (earlier draft pick) by the Minnesota Twins to the San Francisco Giants.^[1]
• April 2, 1980: Jeff Little was released by the Giants.^[5]
• April 3, 1980: Pedro Borbón was released by the Giants.^[6]
• April 3, 1980: Rudy Meoli was released by the Giants.^[3]
• June 3, 1980: Jessie Reid was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 1980 amateur draft.^[7]
• June 3, 1980: Randy Gomez was drafted by the Giants in the 25th round of the 1980 Major League Baseball draft.^[8]
• June 16, 1980: Casey Parsons was purchased from the Giants by the Seattle Mariners.^[9]

Major League debuts

• Batters:
  • Chris Bourjos (Aug 31)
  • Rich Murray (Jun 7)
  • Joe Pettini (Jul 10)
  • Guy Sularz (Sep 2)
• Pitchers:
  • Bill Bordley (Jun 30)
  • Fred Breining (Sep 4)
  • Al Hargesheimer (Jul 14)
  • Mike Rowland (Jul 25)
  • Jeff Stember (Aug 5) ^[10]

Roster

1980 San Francisco Giants roster
Roster
Pitchers 14 Vida Blue 34 Bill Bordley 48 Fred Breining 43 Tom Griffin 28 Ed Halicki 40 Alan Hargesheimer 19 Al Holland 39 Bob Knepper 46 Gary Lavelle 38 Greg Minton 17 Randy Moffitt 26 John Montefusco 23 Philip Nastu 33 Allen Ripley 28,53 Mike Rowland 50 Jeff Stember 32 Ed Whitson		Catchers  2 Marc Hill 35 Dennis Littlejohn  7 Milt May  3 Mike Sadek Infielders 41 Darrell Evans 15 Mike Ivie 10 Johnnie LeMaster 44 Willie McCovey 16 Roger Metzger 29 Rich Murray  2 Joe Pettini  6 Rennie Stennett 20 Joe Strain 21 Guy Sularz		Outfielders 18 Chris Bourjos 22 Jack Clark 31 Larry Herndon 36 Billy North 49 Max Venable 45 Terry Whitfield  9 Jim Wohlford		Manager  1 Dave Bristol Coaches  8 Vern Benson 12 Jim Davenport  5 Jim Lefebvre 47 Don McMahon

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
3B	Evans, DarrellDarrell Evans	154	556	147	.264	20	78
RF	Clark, JackJack Clark	127	437	124	.284	22	82

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
Murray, RichRich Murray	53	194	42	.216	4	24
Sadek, MikeMike Sadek	64	151	38	.252	1	16
McCovey, WillieWillie McCovey	48	113	23	.204	1	16

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Blue, VidaVida Blue	31	224	14	10	2.97	129
Hargesheimer, AlanAlan Hargesheimer	15	75	4	6	4.32	40

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Halicki, EdEd Halicki	11	25	0	0	5.40	14

Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Griffin, TomTom Griffin	43	5	1	0	2.76	79

Awards and honors

• Jack Clark RF, Willie Mac Award

All-Star Game

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Phoenix Giants	Pacific Coast League	Rocky Bridges
AA	Shreveport Captains	Texas League	Andy Gilbert
A	Fresno Giants	California League	Jack Mull
A	Clinton Giants	Midwest League	Wayne Cato
Rookie	Great Falls Giants	Pioneer League	Ernie Rodriguez

References

1. http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/sulargu01.shtml
2. Rob Andrews at Baseball Reference
3. Rudy Meoli at Baseball Reference
4. http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/pettijo01.shtml
5. Jeff Little at Baseball Reference
6. Pedro Borbón at Baseball Reference
7. http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/reidje01.shtml
8. Randy Gomez at Baseball Reference
9. Casey Parsons at Baseball Reference
10. http://www.thebaseballcube.com/statistics/1980/25.shtml

External links

• 1980 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Reference
• 1980 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Almanac