1980 Cincinnati Reds season

1980 Cincinnati Reds
1980 Cincinnati Reds
Major League affiliations
	National League (since 1890) Western Division (since 1969); ;
Location
	Riverfront Stadium (since 1970); Cincinnati (since 1882);
Results
Record	89–73 (.549)
Divisional place	3rd
Other information
Owners	Louis Nippert
General managers	Dick Wagner
Managers	John McNamara
Local television	WLWT; (Ray Lane, Bill Brown, Dick Carlson)
Local radio	WLW; (Marty Brennaman, Joe Nuxhall)
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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.

Offseason

December 3, 1979: Doug Corbett was drafted from the Reds by the Minnesota Twins in the 1979 rule 5 draft.[2]

Regular season

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

NL West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
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

1980 National League record Sources:
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

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

1980 Cincinnati Reds

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

57 Eddie Milner

Manager

3 John McNamara

Coaches

Player stats

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	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

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
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

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 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

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
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

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
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

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Indianapolis Indians	American Association	Jim Beauchamp
AA	Waterbury Reds	Eastern League	Mike Compton
A	Tampa Tarpons	Florida State League	George Scherger
A	Cedar Rapids Reds	Midwest League	Jim Lett
A-Short Season	Eugene Emeralds	Northwest League	Greg Riddoch
Rookie	Billings Mustangs	Pioneer League	Jim Hoff

LEAGUE CO-CHAMPIONS: Eugene

Notes

References

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.

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[1] Cincinnati Reds Team History & Encyclopedia

[2] Doug Corbett page at Baseball Reference

[3] Ron Robinson page at Baseball-Reference

[4] Danny Tartabull page at Baseball Reference

[5] Eric Davis page at Baseball Reference

[6] Joe Nolan page at Baseball-Reference