1980 California Angels season
Appearance
1980 California Angels | ||
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Division | West Division | |
Ballpark | Anaheim Stadium | |
City | Anaheim, California | |
Owners | Gene Autry | |
Managers | Jim Fregosi | |
Television | KTLA (Ron Fairly, Bob Starr, Steve Shannon) | |
Radio | KMPC (Steve Bailey, Bob Starr, Steve Shannon) | |
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The 1980 California Angels season involved the Angels finishing 6th in the American League West with a record of 65 wins and 95 losses.
Offseason
- November 16, 1979: Bruce Kison was signed as a free agent by the Angels.[1]
- December 6, 1979: The Angels traded Willie Aikens and Rance Mulliniks to the Kansas City Royals, in exchange for Al Cowens, Todd Cruz, and a player to be named later.[2]
- January 11, 1980: Kevin Romine was drafted by the Angels in the 3rd round of the 1980 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign.[3]
- March 30, 1980: Danny Boone was released by the Angels.[4]
- April 1, 1980: The Angels received Craig Eaton from the Royals, completing the trade of December 6.
Regular season
Season standings
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Kansas City Royals | 97 | 65 | .599 | — | 49–32 | 48–33 |
Oakland Athletics | 83 | 79 | .512 | 14 | 46–35 | 37–44 |
Minnesota Twins | 77 | 84 | .478 | 19½ | 44–36 | 33–48 |
Texas Rangers | 76 | 85 | .472 | 20½ | 39–41 | 37–44 |
Chicago White Sox | 70 | 90 | .438 | 26 | 37–42 | 33–48 |
California Angels | 65 | 95 | .406 | 31 | 30–51 | 35–44 |
Seattle Mariners | 59 | 103 | .364 | 38 | 36–45 | 23–58 |
Record vs. opponents
Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] | ||||||||||||||
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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 | — |
Opening Day starters
- Don Baylor
- Rod Carew
- Al Cowens
- Brian Downing
- Dan Ford
- Dave Frost
- Bobby Grich
- Carney Lansford
- Freddie Patek
- Joe Rudi[5]
Notable transactions
- May 13, 1980: Dave Skaggs was purchased by the Angels from the Baltimore Orioles.[6]
- May 27, 1980: Al Cowens was traded by the Angels to the Detroit Tigers in exchange for Jason Thompson[2]
- June 3, 1980: Bill Mooneyham was drafted by the Angels in the 1st round (10th pick) of the secondary phase of the 1980 Major League Baseball draft.[7]
- June 12, 1980: Todd Cruz was traded by the Angels to the Chicago White Sox in exchange for Randy Scarbery.[8]
- June 24, 1980: Merv Rettenmund was released by the Angels.[9]
Roster
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Pitchers
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Catchers
Infielders
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Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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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 |
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C | Tom Donohue | 84 | 218 | 41 | .188 | 2 | 14 |
1B | Rod Carew | 144 | 540 | 179 | .331 | 3 | 59 |
2B | Bobby Grich | 150 | 498 | 135 | .271 | 14 | 62 |
SS | Freddie Patek | 86 | 273 | 72 | .264 | 5 | 34 |
3B | Carney Lansford | 151 | 602 | 157 | .261 | 15 | 80 |
LF | Joe Rudi | 104 | 372 | 88 | .237 | 16 | 53 |
CF | Rick Miller | 129 | 412 | 113 | .274 | 2 | 38 |
RF | Larry Harlow | 109 | 301 | 83 | .276 | 4 | 27 |
DH | Jason Thompson | 102 | 312 | 99 | .317 | 17 | 70 |
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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Don Baylor | 90 | 340 | 85 | .250 | 5 | 51 |
Dickie Thon | 80 | 267 | 68 | .255 | 0 | 15 |
Bobby Clark | 78 | 261 | 60 | .230 | 5 | 23 |
Dan Ford | 65 | 226 | 63 | .279 | 7 | 26 |
Bert Campaneris | 77 | 210 | 53 | .252 | 2 | 18 |
Al Cowens | 34 | 119 | 27 | .227 | 1 | 17 |
Brian Downing | 30 | 93 | 27 | .290 | 2 | 25 |
Dan Whitmer | 48 | 87 | 21 | .241 | 0 | 7 |
Dave Skaggs | 24 | 66 | 13 | .197 | 1 | 9 |
Gil Kubski | 22 | 63 | 16 | .254 | 0 | 6 |
Stan Cliburn | 54 | 56 | 10 | .179 | 2 | 6 |
Ralph Garr | 21 | 42 | 8 | .190 | 0 | 3 |
John Harris | 19 | 41 | 12 | .293 | 2 | 7 |
Todd Cruz | 18 | 40 | 11 | .275 | 1 | 5 |
Merv Rettenmund | 3 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
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 |
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Frank Tanana | 32 | 204.0 | 11 | 12 | 4.15 | 113 |
Alfredo Martínez | 30 | 149.1 | 7 | 9 | 4.52 | 57 |
Dave Frost | 15 | 78.1 | 4 | 8 | 5.29 | 28 |
Bruce Kison | 13 | 73.1 | 3 | 6 | 4.91 | 28 |
Ralph Botting | 6 | 26.1 | 0 | 3 | 5.81 | 12 |
Jim Dorsey | 4 | 15.2 | 1 | 2 | 9.19 | 8 |
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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Don Aase | 40 | 175.0 | 8 | 13 | 4.06 | 74 |
Dave LaRoche | 52 | 128.0 | 3 | 5 | 4.08 | 89 |
Chris Knapp | 32 | 117.1 | 2 | 11 | 6.14 | 46 |
Jim Barr | 24 | 68.0 | 1 | 4 | 5.56 | 22 |
Ed Halicki | 10 | 35.1 | 3 | 1 | 4.84 | 16 |
Bob Ferris | 5 | 15.1 | 0 | 2 | 5.87 | 4 |
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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Andy Hassler | 41 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 2.49 | 75 |
Mark Clear | 58 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 3.30 | 105 |
John Montague | 37 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5.13 | 22 |
Dave Lemanczyk | 21 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4.32 | 19 |
Dave Schuler | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.55 | 7 |
Farm system
Notes
- ^ Bruce Kison at Baseball-Reference
- ^ a b Al Cowens at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Kevin Romine at Baseball-Reference
- ^ a b Danny Boone at Baseball-Reference
- ^ "1980 California Angels Roster by Baseball Almanac".
- ^ Dave Skaggs at Baseball Reference
- ^ Bill Mooneyham at Baseball-Reference
- ^ Todd Cruz at Baseball Reference
- ^ Merv Rettenmund 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 California Angels team at Baseball Reference
- 1980 California Angels at Baseball Almanac