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.
| 1980 San Francisco Giants | ||
|---|---|---|
| League | National League | |
| Division | West | |
| Ballpark | Candlestick Park | |
| City | San Francisco, California | |
| Owners | Bob Lurie | |
| General managers | Spec Richardson | |
| Managers | Dave Bristol | |
| Television | KTVU (Lindsey Nelson, Gary Park) | |
| Radio | KNBR (Lindsey Nelson, Hank Greenwald) | |
| ||
Offseason
edit- December 3, 1979: Guy Sularz was drafted by the Minnesota Twins from the San Francisco Giants in the 1979 rule 5 draft.[1]
- December 19, 1979: Rob Andrews was released by the Giants.[2]
- March 13, 1980: Rudy Meoli was signed as a free agent by the Giants.[3]
- 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.[4]
Regular season
editSeason standings
edit| NL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Astros | 93 | 70 | 0.571 | — | 55–26 | 38–44 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 92 | 71 | 0.564 | 1 | 55–27 | 37–44 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 89 | 73 | 0.549 | 3½ | 44–37 | 45–36 |
| Atlanta Braves | 81 | 80 | 0.503 | 11 | 50–30 | 31–50 |
| San Francisco Giants | 75 | 86 | 0.466 | 17 | 44–37 | 31–49 |
| San Diego Padres | 73 | 89 | 0.451 | 19½ | 45–36 | 28–53 |
Record vs. opponents
editSources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL | |||||
| Atlanta | — | 8–4 | 2–16 | 7–11 | 11–7 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 5–7 | 11–1 | 12–6 | 11–6 | 6–6 | |||||
| Chicago | 4–8 | — | 7–5 | 1–11 | 5–7 | 6–12 | 10–8 | 5–13 | 8–10 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 9–9 | |||||
| Cincinnati | 16–2 | 5–7 | — | 8–10 | 9–9 | 3–9 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 15–3–1 | 7–11 | 5–7 | |||||
| Houston | 11–7 | 11–1 | 10–8 | — | 9–10 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 3–9 | 7–5 | 11–7 | 11–7 | 7–5 | |||||
| Los Angeles | 7–11 | 7–5 | 9–9 | 10–9 | — | 11–1 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 9–9 | 13–5 | 7–5 | |||||
| Montreal | 7–5 | 12–6 | 9–3 | 7–5 | 1–11 | — | 10–8 | 9–9 | 6–12 | 10–2 | 7–5 | 12–6 | |||||
| New York | 9–3 | 8–10 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 8–10 | — | 6–12 | 10–8 | 1–11 | 3–9 | 9–9 | |||||
| Philadelphia | 7-5 | 13–5 | 5–7 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 9–9 | 12–6 | — | 7–11 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 9–9 | |||||
| Pittsburgh | 1–11 | 10–8 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 12–6 | 8–10 | 11–7 | — | 6–6 | 8–4 | 10–8 | |||||
| San Diego | 6–12 | 8–4 | 3–15–1 | 7–11 | 9–9 | 2–10 | 11–1 | 4–8 | 6–6 | — | 10–8 | 7–5 | |||||
| San Francisco | 6–11 | 7–5 | 11–7 | 7–11 | 5–13 | 5–7 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 8–10 | — | 7–5 | |||||
| St. Louis | 6–6 | 9–9 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 6–12 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 8–10 | 5–7 | 5–7 | — | |||||
Opening Day lineup
editNotable transactions
edit- April 1, 1980: Guy Sularz was returned (earlier draft pick) by the Minnesota Twins to the San Francisco Giants.[1]
- April 2, 1980: Jeff Little was released by the Giants.[5]
- April 3, 1980: Pedro Borbón was released by the Giants.[6]
- April 3, 1980: Rudy Meoli was released by the Giants.[3]
- June 3, 1980: Jessie Reid was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 1980 amateur draft.[7]
- June 3, 1980: Randy Gomez was drafted by the Giants in the 25th round of the 1980 Major League Baseball draft.[8]
- June 16, 1980: Casey Parsons was purchased from the Giants by the Seattle Mariners.[9]
Major League debuts
edit- 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) [10]
Roster
edit| 1980 San Francisco Giants roster | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roster | |||||||||
Pitchers
| Catchers
Infielders | Outfielders | Manager Coaches | ||||||
Player stats
editBatting
editStarters by position
editNote: 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 | Darrell Evans | 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 | Jack Clark | 127 | 437 | 124 | .284 | 22 | 82 |
Other batters
editNote: 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 |
| Rich Murray | 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 |
| Mike Sadek | 64 | 151 | 38 | .252 | 1 | 16 |
| Max Venable | 64 | 138 | 37 | .268 | 0 | 10 |
| Willie McCovey | 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
editStarting pitchers
editNote: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vida Blue | 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 |
| Alan Hargesheimer | 15 | 75.0 | 4 | 6 | 4.32 | 40 |
| Jeff Stember | 1 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 0 |
Other pitchers
editNote: 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 |
| Ed Halicki | 11 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 14 |
Relief pitchers
editNote: 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 |
| Tom Griffin | 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
editFarm system
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Guy Sularz Stats".
- ^ Rob Andrews at Baseball Reference
- ^ a b Rudy Meoli at Baseball Reference
- ^ "Joe Pettini Stats".
- ^ Jeff Little at Baseball Reference
- ^ Pedro Borbón at Baseball Reference
- ^ "Jessie Reid Stats".
- ^ Randy Gomez at Baseball Reference
- ^ Casey Parsons at Baseball Reference
- ^ "The Baseball Cube - Research Site for Pro + College Stats + draft".
External links
edit- 1980 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Reference
- 1980 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Almanac
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