The 1980 Boston Red Sox season was the 80th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished fourth in the American League East with a record of 83 wins and 77 losses, 19 games behind the New York Yankees. Manager Don Zimmer was fired with five games left, and Johnny Pesky finished the season as manager.
Offseason November 16, 1979: Tony Pérez was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox.Tony Pérez at Baseball-Reference March 30, 1980: The Red Sox traded a player to be named later and cash to the Philadelphia Phillies for Dave Rader. The Red Sox completed the deal by sending Stan Papi to the Phillies on May 12.Dave Rader at Baseball-Reference
Regular season +Record by monthMonth Record Cumulative AL East Ref. Won Lost Won Lost Position GB April 8 9 8 9 3rd May 14 14 22 23 4th June 16 10 38 33 5th July 12 16 50 49 6th August 20 7 70 56 3rd September 12 17 82 73 3rd 16 October 1 4 83 77 4th 19
Fred Lynn had a .301 batting average, with 12 home runs and 61 RBIs. Jim Rice hit .294, with 24 homers and 86 RBIs. On the pitching staff, Mike Torrez was 9–16 and Dennis Eckersley was 12–14. Rick Burleson set an MLB single-season record for double plays turned as a shortstop, 147, which still stands.
Season standings
Boston's record of 83–77 has a fractionally better winning percentage than Detroit's record of 84–78; .51875 and .51851, respectively.
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions May 30, 1980: Ted Sizemore was released by the Red Sox.Ted Sizemore at Baseball-Reference June 3, 1980: Oil Can Boyd was drafted by the Red Sox in the 16th round of the 1980 Major League Baseball draft.Oil Can Boyd at Baseball-Reference
Opening Day lineup 2 Jerry Remy 2B 7 Rick Burleson SS19 Fred Lynn CF14 Jim Rice LF 8 Carl Yastrzemski DH 5 Tony Pérez 1B 4 Butch Hobson 3B 24 Dwight Evans RF15 Dave Rader C43 Dennis Eckersley P Source:
The Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Red Sox on Opening Day, 9–5, via a walk-off grand slam by Sixto Lezcano.
Roster 1980 Boston Red Sox Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders Managers
Coaches (First base) (Bullpen) (Hitting) (Pitching) (Third base)
Player stats
Batting Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; AVG = Batting average; SLG = Slugging average PlayerGABRH2B3BHRRBISBBBAVGSLGRick Burleson155644891792928511262.278.366Tony Pérez1515857316131325105141.275.467Jim Rice124504811482262486830.294.504Carlton Fisk1314787313825318621136.289.467Dwight Evans148463721233751860364.266.484Dave Stapleton10644961144335745313.321.463Fred Lynn1104156712532312611258.301.480Carl Yastrzemski105364491002111550044.275.462Butch Hobson933243574601139125.228.349Glenn Hoffman1143123789154442219.285.397Jim Dwyer932604174111938328.285.438Jerry Remy63230247272091410.313.361Dave Rader501371445110317114.328.474Garry Hancock461159336041903.287.443Gary Allenson367092560010213.357.443Chico Walker1957312001536.211.263Jack Brohamer2157518201604.316.404Reid Nichols123658010303.222.278Rich Gedman92425000100.208.208Larry Wolfe182333101400.130.304Ted Sizemore92315100000.217.261Julio Valdez81945101420.263.474Sam Bowen71302000012.154.154Dick Drago3100000000.000.000Stan Papi1000000000.---.---Team totals160560375715882973616271779475.283.436 Source:
Pitching Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts PlayerWLERAGGSSVIPHRERBBSOMike Torrez9165.0836320207.12561241177597Dennis Eckersley12144.2830300197.21881019444121Bob Stanley1083.39521714175.018675665271Steve Renko994.1932230165.118086775690Dick Drago774.144373132.212767614463Tom Burgmeier542.006202499.08730222054John Tudor853.021613092.18135313145Chuck Rainey834.861613087.09249474143Skip Lockwood315.32241245.26131271711Keith MacWhorter035.53142042.14627261821Bill Campbell404.79230041.14426222217Win Remmerswaal214.58140035.1391818920Steve Crawford203.6264032.1411413810Bruce Hurst229.10127030.23933311616Bob Ojeda116.9277026.03920201412Jack Billingham1311.1074024.1453030124Luis Aponte001.294007.061121Team totals83774.38160160431441.11557767701481696 Source:
Statistical leaders
Category Player Statistic Youngest player Rich Gedman 20 Oldest player Carl Yastrzemski 40 Wins Above Replacement Fred Lynn 4.7 Source:
Batting Abbr. Category Player Statistic G Games played Rick Burleson 155 PA Plate appearances Rick Burleson 718 AB At bats Rick Burleson 644 R Runs scored Rick Burleson 89 H Hits Rick Burleson 179 2B Doubles Dwight Evans 37 3B Triples Jim Rice 6 HR Home runs Tony Pérez 25 RBI Runs batted in Tony Pérez 105 SB Stolen bases Jerry Remy 14 CS Caught stealing Rick Burleson 13 BB Base on balls Dwight Evans 64 SO Strikeouts Dwight Evans 98 BA Batting average Jim Rice .294 OBP On-base percentage Fred Lynn .383 SLG Slugging percentage Jim Rice .504 OPS On-base plus slugging Fred Lynn .862 OPS+ Adjusted OPS Fred Lynn 130 TB Total bases Tony Pérez 273 GIDP Grounded into double play Tony Pérez 25 HBP Hit by pitch Carlton Fisk 13 SH Sacrifice hits Glenn Hoffman 9 SF Sacrifice flies Tony Pérez 8 IBB Intentional base on balls Tony Pérez 11 Source:
Pitching Abbr. Category Player Statistic W Wins Dennis Eckersley 12 L Losses Mike Torrez 16 W-L % Winning percentage Chuck Rainey .727 (8–3) ERA Earned run average Bob Stanley 3.39 G Games pitched Tom Burgmeier 62 GS Games started Mike Torrez 32 GF Games finished Tom Burgmeier 38 CG Complete games Dennis Eckersley 8 SHO Shutouts 3 tied 1 SV Saves Tom Burgmeier 24 IP Innings pitched Mike Torrez SO Strikeouts Dennis Eckersley 121 WHIP Walks plus hits per inning pitched Dennis Eckersley 1.174 Source:
Awards and honors Fred Lynn – Gold Glove Award (OF) Chuck Rainey – AL Pitcher of the Month (May) Jim Rice – AL Player of the Month (September) Bob Stanley – AL Pitcher of the Month (August)
All-Star Game Tom Burgmeier, reserve P Carlton Fisk, starting C Fred Lynn, starting CF Jim Rice, reserve OF
Farm system
Source:Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
References
External links 1980 Boston Red Sox team at Baseball-Reference 1980 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com