The 1980 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 98th season in Major League Baseball, their 23rd season in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their 21st at Candlestick Park. The team finished in fifth place in the National League West with a 75–86 record, 17 games behind the Houston Astros.
Offseason December 3, 1979: Guy Sularz was drafted by the Minnesota Twins from the San Francisco Giants in the 1979 rule 5 draft. December 19, 1979: Rob Andrews was released by the Giants.Rob Andrews at Baseball Reference March 13, 1980: Rudy Meoli was signed as a free agent by the Giants.Rudy Meoli at Baseball Reference March 15, 1980: Joe Pettini was sent by the Montreal Expos to the San Francisco Giants to complete an earlier deal made on June 13, 1979.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Opening Day lineup
Notable transactions April 1, 1980: Guy Sularz was returned (earlier draft pick) by the Minnesota Twins to the San Francisco Giants. April 2, 1980: Jeff Little was released by the Giants.Jeff Little at Baseball Reference April 3, 1980: Pedro Borbón was released by the Giants.Pedro Borbón at Baseball Reference April 3, 1980: Rudy Meoli was released by the Giants. June 3, 1980: Jessie Reid was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 1980 amateur draft. June 3, 1980: Randy Gomez was drafted by the Giants in the 25th round of the 1980 Major League Baseball draft.Randy Gomez at Baseball Reference June 16, 1980: Casey Parsons was purchased from the Giants by the Seattle Mariners.Casey Parsons at Baseball Reference
Major League debuts Batters: Chris Bourjos (Aug 31) Rich Murray (Jun 7) Joe Pettini (Jul 10) Guy Sularz (Sep 2) Pitchers: Bill Bordley (Jun 30) Fred Breining (Sep 4) Al Hargesheimer (Jul 14) Mike Rowland (Jul 25) Jeff Stember (Aug 5)
Roster 1980 San Francisco Giants roster Roster Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Manager
Coaches
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 Milt May 111 358 93 .260 6 50 1B Mike Ivie 79 286 69 .241 4 25 2B Rennie Stennett 120 397 97 .244 2 37 SS Johnny LeMaster 135 405 87 .215 3 31 3B 154 556 147 .264 20 78 LF Terry Whitfield 118 321 95 .296 4 26 CF Bill North 128 415 104 .251 1 19 RF 127 437 124 .284 22 82
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 Larry Herndon 139 493 127 .258 8 49 53 194 42 .216 4 24 Jim Wohlford 91 193 54 .280 1 24 Joe Pettini 63 190 44 .232 1 9 Joe Strain 77 189 54 .286 0 16 64 151 38 .252 1 16 Max Venable 64 138 37 .268 0 10 48 113 23 .204 1 16 Guy Sularz 25 65 16 .246 0 3 Marc Hill 17 41 7 .171 0 0 Dennis Littlejohn 13 29 7 .241 0 2 Roger Metzger 28 27 2 .074 0 0 Chris Bourjos 13 22 5 .227 1 2
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 31 224.0 14 10 2.97 129 Bob Knepper 35 215.1 9 16 4.10 103 Ed Whitson 34 211.2 11 13 3.10 90 John Montefusco 22 113.1 4 8 4.37 85 Allen Ripley 23 112.2 9 10 4.15 65 15 75.0 4 6 4.32 40 Jeff Stember 1 3.0 0 0 3.00 0
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 Bill Bordley 8 30.2 2 3 4.70 11 11 25.0 0 0 5.40 14
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 Greg Minton 68 4 6 19 2.46 42 Gary Lavelle 62 6 8 9 3.42 66 Al Holland 54 5 3 7 1.75 65 43 5 1 0 2.76 79 Mike Rowland 19 1 1 0 2.33 8 Randy Moffitt 13 1 1 0 4.86 10 Phil Nastu 6 0 0 0 6.00 1 Fred Breining 5 0 0 0 5.40 3
Awards and honors Jack Clark RF, Willie Mac Award
All-Star Game
Vida Blue, Pitcher, Reserve Ed Whitson, Pitcher, Reserve
Farm system
References
External links 1980 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Reference 1980 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Almanac