The 1980 Cincinnati Reds season was the 111th season for the franchise in Major League Baseball, and their 11th (and 10th full) season at Riverfront Stadium. 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.Cincinnati Reds Team History & Encyclopedia 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.Doug Corbett page at Baseball Reference

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

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions June 3, 1980: 1980 Major League Baseball draft Ron Robinson was drafted by the Reds in the 1st round (19th pick).Ron Robinson page at Baseball-Reference Danny Tartabull was drafted by the Reds in the 3rd round. Player signed June 10, 1980.Danny Tartabull page at Baseball Reference Eric Davis was drafted by the Reds in the 8th round. Player signed June 8, 1980.Eric Davis page at Baseball Reference June 13, 1980: Joe Nolan was signed as a free agent by the Reds.Joe Nolan page at Baseball-Reference

Roster 1980 Cincinnati Reds 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 114 360 90 .250 24 68 1B 154 524 139 .265 14 74 2B 104 337 88 .261 1 34 3B 162 618 163 .264 14 78 SS 156 622 162 .260 5 77 LF 144 528 144 .273 25 93 CF 144 551 167 .303 3 35 RF 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 100 303 84 .277 2 20 53 154 48 .312 3 24 103 145 37 .255 2 9 71 108 30 .278 1 10 65 101 27 .267 4 19 52 75 16 .213 1 5 24 64 11 .172 0 5 20 45 11 .244 0 7 24 33 11 .333 1 4 10 19 8 .421 0 3 6 3 0 .000 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 27 184.2 13 7 3.27 110 36 173.2 10 9 4.25 62 34 169.1 10 12 4.62 59 26 168.0 10 8 3.64 101 6 27.2 2 2 7.81 19 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 53 190.1 10 8 3.07 182 33 152.2 9 7 4.01 94 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 78 9 10 25 2.56 68 61 3 6 6 4.24 62 27 3 0 0 5.54 6 7 1 0 0 1.93 2 5 0 0 0 13.50 1 4 0 0 0 10.80 10

Farm system

LEAGUE CO-CHAMPIONS: Eugene

Notes

References 1980 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference