1980 California Angels season
| 1980 California Angels | |
|---|---|
| League | American League |
| Division | West |
| Ballpark | Anaheim Stadium |
| City | Anaheim, California |
| Owners | Gene Autry |
| General managers | Buzzie Bavasi |
| Managers | Jim Fregosi |
| Television | KTLA (Ron Fairly, Bob Starr, Steve Shannon) |
| Radio | KMPC (Steve Bailey, Bob Starr, Steve Shannon) |
The 1980 California Angels season was the 20th season of the Angels franchise in the American League, the 15th in Anaheim, and their 15th season playing their home games at Anaheim Stadium.
The Angels finished sixth 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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] | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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Infielders
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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