The 1980 Cincinnati Reds season was a season in American baseball. The Reds finished in third place in the National League West with a record of 89-73, 3½ games behind the Houston Astros, marking the first time since 1971 that the Reds did not finish in either first or second place.[1] The Reds were managed by John McNamara and played their home games at Riverfront Stadium.
1980 Cincinnati Reds | ||
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League | National League | |
Division | West | |
Ballpark | Riverfront Stadium | |
City | Cincinnati | |
Record | 89–73 (.549) | |
Divisional place | 3rd | |
Owners | Louis Nippert | |
General managers | Dick Wagner | |
Managers | John McNamara | |
Television | WLWT (Ray Lane, Bill Brown, Dick Carlson) | |
Radio | WLW (Marty Brennaman, Joe Nuxhall) | |
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Offseason edit
- December 3, 1979: Doug Corbett was drafted from the Reds by the Minnesota Twins in the 1979 rule 5 draft.[2]
Regular season edit
On July 4, pitcher Nolan Ryan of the Houston Astros recorded the 3000th strikeout of his career by striking out Reds player César Gerónimo.
Season standings edit
NL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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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 edit
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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 edit
- June 3, 1980: 1980 Major League Baseball Draft
- Ron Robinson was drafted by the Reds in the 1st round (19th pick).[3]
- Danny Tartabull was drafted by the Reds in the 3rd round. Player signed June 10, 1980.[4]
- Eric Davis was drafted by the Reds in the 8th round. Player signed June 8, 1980.[5]
- June 13, 1980: Joe Nolan was signed as a free agent by the Reds.[6]
Roster edit
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Catchers
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Outfielders
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Manager
Coaches
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Player stats edit
Batting edit
Starters by position edit
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 | Johnny Bench | 114 | 360 | 90 | .250 | 24 | 68 |
1B | Dan Driessen | 154 | 524 | 139 | .265 | 14 | 74 |
2B | Junior Kennedy | 104 | 337 | 88 | .261 | 1 | 34 |
3B | Ray Knight | 162 | 618 | 163 | .264 | 14 | 78 |
SS | Dave Concepción | 156 | 622 | 162 | .260 | 5 | 77 |
LF | George Foster | 144 | 528 | 144 | .273 | 25 | 93 |
CF | Dave Collins | 144 | 551 | 167 | .303 | 3 | 35 |
RF | Ken Griffey | 146 | 544 | 160 | .294 | 13 | 85 |
Other batters edit
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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Ron Oester | 100 | 303 | 84 | .277 | 2 | 20 |
Joe Nolan | 53 | 154 | 48 | .312 | 3 | 24 |
César Gerónimo | 103 | 145 | 37 | .255 | 2 | 9 |
Sam Mejías | 71 | 108 | 30 | .278 | 1 | 10 |
Harry Spilman | 65 | 101 | 27 | .267 | 4 | 19 |
Héctor Cruz | 52 | 75 | 16 | .213 | 1 | 5 |
Don Werner | 24 | 64 | 11 | .172 | 0 | 5 |
Paul Householder | 20 | 45 | 11 | .244 | 0 | 7 |
Rick Auerbach | 24 | 33 | 11 | .333 | 1 | 4 |
Vic Correll | 10 | 19 | 8 | .421 | 0 | 3 |
Eddie Milner | 6 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching edit
Starting pitchers edit
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 Pastore | 27 | 184.2 | 13 | 7 | 3.27 | 110 |
Charlie Leibrandt | 36 | 173.2 | 10 | 9 | 4.25 | 62 |
Mike LaCoss | 34 | 169.1 | 10 | 12 | 4.62 | 59 |
Tom Seaver | 26 | 168.0 | 10 | 8 | 3.64 | 101 |
Bruce Berenyi | 6 | 27.2 | 2 | 2 | 7.81 | 19 |
Bill Bonham | 4 | 19.0 | 2 | 1 | 4.74 | 13 |
Other pitchers edit
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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Mario Soto | 53 | 190.1 | 10 | 8 | 3.07 | 182 |
Paul Moskau | 33 | 152.2 | 9 | 7 | 4.01 | 94 |
Joe Price | 24 | 111.1 | 7 | 3 | 3.56 | 44 |
Relief pitchers edit
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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Tom Hume | 78 | 9 | 10 | 25 | 2.56 | 68 |
Doug Bair | 61 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4.24 | 62 |
Dave Tomlin | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5.54 | 6 |
Sheldon Burnside | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.93 | 2 |
Jay Howell | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 1 |
Geoff Combe | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.80 | 10 |
Farm system edit
LEAGUE CO-CHAMPIONS: Eugene
Notes edit
References edit
- 1980 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference
- 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.