The 1980 Seattle Mariners season was their fourth since the franchise creation, and ended the season finishing seventh in the American League West with a record of .
Offseason November 1, 1979: Ruppert Jones and Jim Lewis were traded by the Mariners to the New York Yankees for Jim Beattie, Rick Anderson, Juan Beníquez and Jerry Narron.Jim Beattie page at Baseball Reference December 6, 1979: Rafael Vásquez, Rob Pietroburgo (minors) and a player to be named later were traded by the Mariners to the Cleveland Indians for Ted Cox. The Mariners completed the deal by sending Larry Anderson to the Indians on March 29, 1980.Rafael Vásquez page at Baseball Reference December 20, 1979: Willie Horton was signed as a free agent by the Mariners.Willie Horton page at Baseball Reference January 11, 1980: 1980 Major League Baseball draft (secondary phase) Bill Mooneyham was drafted by the Mariners in the 1st round (13th pick), but did not sign.Bill Mooneyham page at Baseball Reference Dan Firova was drafted by the Mariners in the 2nd round.Dan Firova page at Baseball Reference
Regular season September 30, 1980: While pitching for the Mariners against the Kansas City Royals, Rick Honeycutt taped a thumbtack to his finger to cut the ball. Royals baserunner Willie Wilson spotted the tack from second base. The umpires investigated and not only found the tack, but also a gash in Honeycutt's forehead. Honeycutt was ejected from the game, suspended for 10 games, and fined.
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions April 9, 1980: Dave Heaverlo was selected off waivers by the Mariners from the Oakland Athletics.Dave Heaverlo page at Baseball Reference June 14, 1980: Paul Serna was signed by the Mariners as an amateur free agent.Paul Serna page at Baseball Reference June 16, 1980: Casey Parsons was purchased by the Mariners from the San Francisco Giants.Casey Parsons page at Baseball Reference
Draft picks June 3, 1980: 1980 Major League Baseball draft Darnell Coles was drafted by the Mariners in the 1st round (6th pick). Player signed June 13, 1980.Darnell Coles page at Baseball Reference John Moses was drafted by the Mariners in the 16th round.John Moses page at Baseball Reference Ernest Riles was drafted by the Mariners in the 21st round, but did not sign.Ernest Riles page at Baseball Reference
Roster 1980 Seattle Mariners roster Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders
Other batters Manager
Coaches (Bullpen) (First Base/Pitching) (Third Base) (Hitting) (Pitching)
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 Larry Cox 105 243 49 .202 4 20 1B Bruce Bochte 148 520 156 .300 13 78 2B Julio Cruz 119 422 88 .209 2 16 SS Mario Mendoza 114 277 68 .245 2 14 3B 83 247 60 .243 2 23 LF 146 531 146 .275 11 71 CF 70 237 54 .228 6 21 RF Leon Roberts 119 374 94 .251 10 33 DH 97 335 74 .221 8 36
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 Tom Paciorek 126 418 114 .273 15 59 Joe Simpson 129 365 91 .249 3 34 Jim Anderson 116 317 72 .227 8 30 Larry Milbourne 106 258 68 .264 0 26 Rod Craig 70 240 57 .238 3 20 Bill Stein 67 198 53 .268 5 27 48 107 21 .196 4 18 Bob Stinson 48 107 23 .215 1 8 Dave Edler 28 89 20 .225 3 9 Reggie Walton 31 83 23 .277 2 9 Marc Hill 29 70 16 .229 2 9 Kim Allen 23 51 12 .235 0 3
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 Floyd Bannister 32 217.2 9 13 3.47 155 31 215.0 12 12 4.10 78 30 203.1 10 17 3.94 79 33 187.1 5 15 4.85 67 Gary Wheelock 1 3.0 0 0 6.00 1
Other pitchers Note: G = Games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Rob Dressler 30 149.1 4 10 3.98 50 Mike Parrott 27 94.0 1 16 7.28 53 5 9.2 0 0 3.72 7
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 Shane Rawley 59 7 7 13 3.33 68 60 6 3 4 3.89 42 Byron McLaughlin 45 3 6 2 6.85 41 37 2 3 3 4.37 47 Manny Sarmiento 9 0 1 1 3.68 15
Farm system
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Notes
References 1980 Seattle Mariners at Baseball Reference 1980 Seattle Mariners team page at www.baseball-almanac.com