The 1980 Baltimore Orioles season was the franchise's 27th season in Baltimore. It involved the Orioles finishing 2nd in the American League East with a record of 100 wins and 62 losses. This was the last season the Orioles would win 100+ games until 2023.

Offseason December 6, 1979: John Flinn was traded by the Orioles to the Milwaukee Brewers for Lenn Sakata.John Flinn page at Baseball Reference

Spring training The Orioles played two spring training exhibition games at the Louisiana Superdome against the New York Yankees over the weekend of March 15 and 16, 1980. 45,152 spectators watched the Yankees beat the Orioles 9 to 3 on March 15, 1980. The following day, 43,339 fans saw Floyd Rayford lead the Orioles to a 7 to 1 win over the Yankees.

Regular season During the season, Steve Stone became the last pitcher to win at least 25 games for the Orioles in the 20th century.Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 99, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York,

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions April 3, 1980: Billy Smith was released by the Orioles.Billy Smith page at Baseball Reference April 5, 1980: Steve Luebber was signed as a free agent by the Orioles.Steve Luebber page at Baseball Reference April 21, 1980: Paul Hartzell was signed as a free agent by the Orioles.Paul Hartzell page at Baseball Reference May 13, 1980: Dave Skaggs was purchased from the Orioles by the California Angels.Dave Skaggs page at Baseball Reference June 3, 1980: 1980 Major League Baseball draft Carl Nichols was drafted by the Orioles in the 4th round.Carl Nichols page at Baseball Reference Mark Brown was drafted by the Orioles in the 6th round.Mark Brown page at Baseball Reference Ricky Jones was drafted by the Orioles in the 15th round.Ricky Jones page at Baseball-Reference

Roster 1980 Baltimore Orioles Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders Manager

Coaches (Bullpen) (Pitching) (Third base) (First base/Hitting)

Player stats

= Indicates team leader

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 119 362 95 .262 9 40 1B 158 621 186 .300 32 116 2B 152 557 158 .284 2 63 SS 113 268 61 .228 0 22 3B 145 489 122 .249 16 64 LF 118 297 71 .239 10 28 CF 160 645 205 .318 9 53 RF 156 583 177 .304 24 104 DH 92 233 67 .288 12 50

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 111 311 62 .199 1 27 86 266 74 .278 15 54 78 222 54 .243 7 31 89 200 52 .260 3 26 104 196 61 .311 4 27 76 170 45 .265 10 33 43 83 16 .193 1 9 36 36 10 .278 1 2 8 18 4 .222 0 1 9 14 2 .143 0 0 6 5 0 .000 0 0 2 5 1 .200 0 0 4 4 0 .000 0 1

Pitching = Indicates league leader 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 36 252.0 20 8 3.32 119 37 251.1 16 13 4.12 128 37 250.2 25 7 3.23 149 34 224.0 16 10 3.98 109 1 7.1 0 1 6.14 4

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 25 99.2 6 4 3.97 42

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 64 5 3 26 2.51 64 53 4 4 10 3.01 68 33 7 7 3 3.56 78 25 1 3 1 4.26 22 6 0 2 0 6.62 5 1 0 0 0 3.86 1

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Charlotte

Notes

References

1980 Baltimore Orioles team page at Baseball Reference 1980 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com