1980 Boston Red Sox season

1980 Boston Red Sox
1980 Boston Red Sox
Division	Eastern Division
Ballpark	Fenway Park
City	Boston
Owners	Buddy LeRoux, Haywood Sullivan, Jean Yawkey
Managers	Don Zimmer (W-82; L-73) and Johnny Pesky (W-1; L-4)
Television	WSBK-TV, Ch. 38; (Ned Martin, Ken Harrelson)
Radio	WITS-AM 1510; (Ken Coleman, Jon Miller)

The 1980 Boston Red Sox season was the 80th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished fifth in the American League East with a record of 83 wins and 77 losses, 19 games behind the New York Yankees. Manager Don Zimmer was fired with five games left, and Johnny Pesky finished the season as manager.^[1]

Offseason

November 16, 1979: Tony Pérez was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox.^[2]
March 30, 1980: The Red Sox traded a player to be named later and cash to the Philadelphia Phillies for Dave Rader. The Red Sox completed the deal by sending Stan Papi to the Phillies on May 12.^[3]

Regular season

Fred Lynn hit .301, had 12 homers and 61 RBIs. Jim Rice hit .294, with 24 HRs and 86 RBIs. Mike Torrez was 9-16, and Dennis Eckersley 12-14.

Season standings

v t e 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
Boston Red Sox	83	77	0.519	19	36–45	47–32
Detroit Tigers	84	78	0.519	19	43–38	41–40
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 record v t e Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
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

May 30, 1980: Ted Sizemore was released by the Red Sox.^[4]
June 3, 1980: Oil Can Boyd was drafted by the Red Sox in the 16th round of the 1980 Major League Baseball draft.^[5]

Opening Day lineup

2	Jerry Remy	2B
7	Rick Burleson	SS
19	Fred Lynn	CF
14	Jim Rice	LF
8	Carl Yastrzemski	DH
5	Tony Pérez	1B
4	Butch Hobson	3B
24	Dwight Evans	RF
15	Dave Rader	C
43	Dennis Eckersley	P

Roster

1980 Boston Red Sox

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Managers

35 Johnny Pesky
23 Don Zimmer

Coaches

32 Tommy Harper (First base)
33 Walt Hriniak (Bullpen)
35 Johnny Pesky (Hitting)
34 Johnny Podres (Pitching)
36 Eddie Yost (Third base)

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
1B	Tony Pérez	151	585	161	.275	25	105
2B	Dave Stapleton	106	449	144	.321	7	45

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
Dave Rader	50	137	45	.328	3	17

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

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

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
Luis Aponte	4	0	0	0	1.29	1

Awards and honors

Fred Lynn – Gold Glove Award (OF)
Chuck Rainey – AL Pitcher of the Month (May)
Jim Rice – AL Player of the Month (September)
Bob Stanley – AL Pitcher of the Month (August)

All-Star Game

Tom Burgmeier, reserve P
Carlton Fisk, starting C
Fred Lynn, starting CF
Jim Rice, reserve OF

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Pawtucket Red Sox	International League	Joe Morgan
AA	Bristol Red Sox	Eastern League	Tony Torchia
A	Winston-Salem Red Sox	Carolina League	Buddy Hunter
A	Winter Haven Red Sox	Florida State League	Rac Slider
A-Short Season	Elmira Pioneers	New York–Penn League	Dick Berardino

Notes

^ "Johnny Pesky". Retrosheet. Retrieved December 10, 2016.
^ Tony Pérez at Baseball-Reference
^ Dave Rader at Baseball-Reference
^ Ted Sizemore at Baseball-Reference
^ Oil Can Boyd 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 Boston Red Sox team at Baseball-Reference
1980 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com

[1] "Johnny Pesky". Retrosheet. Retrieved December 10, 2016.

[2] Tony Pérez at Baseball-Reference

[3] Dave Rader at Baseball-Reference

[4] Ted Sizemore at Baseball-Reference

[5] Oil Can Boyd at Baseball-Reference

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