The 1980 California Angels season was the 20th season of the Angels franchise in the American League, the 15th in Anaheim, and their 15th season playing their home games at Anaheim Stadium.
The Angels finished sixth in the American League West with a record of 65 wins and 95 losses.
Offseason November 16, 1979: Bruce Kison was signed as a free agent by the Angels.Bruce Kison at Baseball-Reference December 6, 1979: The Angels traded Willie Aikens and Rance Mulliniks to the Kansas City Royals, in exchange for Al Cowens, Todd Cruz, and a player to be named later.Al Cowens at Baseball-Reference January 11, 1980: Kevin Romine was drafted by the Angels in the 3rd round of the 1980 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign.Kevin Romine at Baseball-Reference March 30, 1980: Danny Boone was released by the Angels.Danny Boone at Baseball-Reference April 1, 1980: The Angels received Craig Eaton from the Royals, completing the trade of December 6.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Opening Day starters Don Baylor Rod Carew Al Cowens Brian Downing Dan Ford Dave Frost Bobby Grich Carney Lansford Freddie Patek Joe Rudi
Notable transactions May 13, 1980: Dave Skaggs was purchased by the Angels from the Baltimore Orioles.Dave Skaggs at Baseball Reference May 27, 1980: Al Cowens was traded by the Angels to the Detroit Tigers in exchange for Jason Thompson June 3, 1980: Bill Mooneyham was drafted by the Angels in the 1st round (10th pick) of the secondary phase of the 1980 Major League Baseball draft.Bill Mooneyham at Baseball-Reference June 12, 1980: Todd Cruz was traded by the Angels to the Chicago White Sox in exchange for Randy Scarbery.Todd Cruz at Baseball Reference June 24, 1980: Merv Rettenmund was released by the Angels.Merv Rettenmund at Baseball Reference
Roster 1980 California Angels Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders
Other batters 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 Tom Donohue 84 218 41 .188 2 14 1B Rod Carew 144 540 179 .331 3 59 2B Bobby Grich 150 498 135 .271 14 62 SS Freddie Patek 86 273 72 .264 5 34 3B Carney Lansford 151 602 157 .261 15 80 LF Joe Rudi 104 372 88 .237 16 53 CF Rick Miller 129 412 113 .274 2 38 RF Larry Harlow 109 301 83 .276 4 27 DH 102 312 99 .317 17 70
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 Don Baylor 90 340 85 .250 5 51 Dickie Thon 80 267 68 .255 0 15 Bobby Clark 78 261 60 .230 5 23 Dan Ford 65 226 63 .279 7 26 Bert Campaneris 77 210 53 .252 2 18 Al Cowens 34 119 27 .227 1 17 Brian Downing 30 93 27 .290 2 25 48 87 21 .241 0 7 24 66 13 .197 1 9 Gil Kubski 22 63 16 .254 0 6 Stan Cliburn 54 56 10 .179 2 6 Ralph Garr 21 42 8 .190 0 3 John Harris 19 41 12 .293 2 7 18 40 11 .275 1 5 3 4 1 .250 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 Frank Tanana 32 204.0 11 12 4.15 113 30 149.1 7 9 4.52 57 Dave Frost 15 78.1 4 8 5.29 28 13 73.1 3 6 4.91 28 6 26.1 0 3 5.81 12 Jim Dorsey 4 15.2 1 2 9.19 8
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 40 175.0 8 13 4.06 74 Dave LaRoche 52 128.0 3 5 4.08 89 Chris Knapp 32 117.1 2 11 6.14 46 24 68.0 1 4 5.56 22 Ed Halicki 10 35.1 3 1 4.84 16 Bob Ferris 5 15.1 0 2 5.87 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 Andy Hassler 41 5 1 10 2.49 75 Mark Clear 58 11 11 9 3.30 105 37 4 2 3 5.13 22 Dave Lemanczyk 21 2 4 0 4.32 19 Dave Schuler 8 0 1 0 3.55 7
Farm system
Notes
References
1980 California Angels team at Baseball Reference 1980 California Angels at Baseball Almanac