1980 San Diego Padres season explained

The 1980 San Diego Padres season was the 12th season in franchise history.

Offseason

• October 3, 1979: Mickey Lolich was released by the Padres.^[1]
• December 3, 1979: Von Joshua was selected off waivers by the Padres from the Los Angeles Dodgers.^[2]
• February 15, 1980: Gaylord Perry, Tucker Ashford and Joe Carroll (minors) were traded by the Padres to the Texas Rangers for Willie Montañez.^[3]
• February 15, 1980: Bob Owchinko was traded by the San Diego Padres with Jim Wilhelm to the Cleveland Indians for Jerry Mumphrey.^[4]

Regular season

• Ozzie Smith set a major league record for most assists by a shortstop in 1980 with 621.

Opening Day starters

• Dave Cash
• Bill Fahey
• Randy Jones
• Jerry Mumphrey
• Gene Richards
• Aurelio Rodríguez
• Ozzie Smith
• Gene Tenace
• Dave Winfield^[5]

Notable transactions

• April 2, 1980: Danny Boone was signed as a free agent by the Padres.^[6]
• June 3, 1980: Ron Romanick was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 1980 amateur draft (secondary phase), but did not sign.^[7]
• June 3, 1980: Gerry Davis was drafted by the Padres in the 6th round of the 1980 Major League Baseball draft.^[8]
• August 9, 1980: Kurt Bevacqua and a player to be named later were traded by the Padres to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Luis Salazar and Rick Lancellotti. The Padres completed the deal by sending Mark Lee to the Pirates on August 9.^[9]
• August 7, 1980: Von Joshua was released by the Padres.^[2]
• August 25, 1980: Willie Montañez was traded by the Padres to the Montreal Expos for Tony Phillips and cash.^[10]

Roster

1980 San Diego Padres
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders		Manager Coaches

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		133	316	70	.222	17	50
1B		128	481	132	.274	6	63
2B		130	397	90	.227	1	23
3B		89	175	35	.200	2	13
SS		158	609	140	.230	0	35
LF		158	642	193	.301	4	41
CF		160	564	168	.298	4	59
RF		162	558	154	.276	20	87

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
	95	292	70	.240	0	25
	93	241	62	.257	1	22
	44	169	57	.337	1	25
	85	153	44	.288	3	18
	73	125	29	.232	1	14
	43	100	37	.370	2	14
	62	71	19	.268	0	12
	53	63	15	.238	2	7
	68	53	10	.189	0	3
	20	50	11	.220	0	7
	19	49	14	.286	3	8
	19	24	7	.292	0	2
	9	22	3	.136	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
	30	187.0	10	8	3.51	71
	24	154.1	5	13	3.91	53
	27	154.1	6	8	3.67	59
	15	88.2	4	2	3.65	43

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
	37	168.2	8	7	3.68	109
	46	150.0	5	8	3.24	85
	59	137.0	11	12	3.55	67
	40	111.1	4	11	4.37	50
	6	22.1	3	0	1.61	9
	5	14.0	0	1	6.43	11
	4	11.2	0	1	3.09	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
	66	11	9	23	2.80	69
	50	4	6	1	4.25	40
	39	2	3	1	3.76	44
	11	0	0	0	5.65	14

Awards and honors

• Ozzie Smith, SS, Gold Glove Award

1980 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball.

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External links

• 1980 San Diego Padres team page at Baseball Reference
• 1980 San Diego Padres team page at Baseball Almanac

Notes and References

1. https://www.baseball-reference.com/l/lolicmi01.shtml Mickey Lolich page at Baseball Reference
2. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/joshuvo01.shtml Von Joshua page at Baseball Reference
3. https://www.baseball-reference.com/p/perryga01.shtml Gaylord Perry page at Baseball Reference
4. Web site: Bob Owchinko Stats.
5. Web site: 1980 San Diego Padres Roster by Baseball Almanac.
6. https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/booneda02.shtml Danny Boone page at Baseball Reference
7. Web site: Ron Romanick Stats.
8. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/d/davisge03.shtml Gerry Davis page at Baseball Reference
9. https://www.baseball-reference.com/l/leema01.shtml Mark Lee page at Baseball Reference
10. https://www.baseball-reference.com/p/phillto02.shtml Tony Phillips page at Baseball Reference
11. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007