1980 New York Yankees | ||
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American League East Champions | ||
League | American League | |
Division | East | |
Ballpark | Yankee Stadium | |
City | New York City | |
Owners | George Steinbrenner | |
General managers | Gene Michael | |
Managers | Dick Howser | |
Television | WPIX SportsChannel NY (Phil Rizzuto, Frank Messer, Bill White) | |
Radio | WINS (AM) (Frank Messer, Phil Rizzuto, Bill White, Fran Healy) | |
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The 1980 New York Yankees season was the 78th season for the franchise. The team finished with a record of 103-59, finishing in first place in the American League East, 3 games ahead of the Baltimore Orioles. The Kansas City Royals swept the Yankees in the ALCS. New York was managed by Dick Howser. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium.
The Yankees played two spring training exhibition games at the Louisiana Superdome over the weekend of March 15 and 16, 1980. 45,152 spectators watched the Yankees beat the Baltimore 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. [7]
AL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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New York Yankees | 103 | 59 | 0.636 | — | 53–28 | 50–31 |
Baltimore Orioles | 100 | 62 | 0.617 | 3 | 50–31 | 50–31 |
Milwaukee Brewers | 86 | 76 | 0.531 | 17 | 40–42 | 46–34 |
Boston Red Sox | 83 | 77 | 0.519 | 19 | 36–45 | 47–32 |
Detroit Tigers | 84 | 78 | 0.519 | 19 | 43–38 | 41–40 |
Cleveland Indians | 79 | 81 | 0.494 | 23 | 44–35 | 35–46 |
Toronto Blue Jays | 67 | 95 | 0.414 | 36 | 35–46 | 32–49 |
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Team | BAL | BOS | CAL | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIL | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TEX | TOR |
Baltimore | — | 8–5 | 10–2 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 10–3 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 10–2 | 7–6 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 11–2 |
Boston | 5–8 | — | 9–3 | 6–4 | 7–6 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 6–7 | 6–6 | 3–10 | 9–3 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 7–6 |
California | 2–10 | 3–9 | — | 3–10 | 4–6 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 2–10 | 3–10 | 11–2 | 11–2 | 3–9 |
Chicago | 6–6 | 4–6 | 10–3 | — | 5–7 | 2–10 | 5–8 | 5–7 | 5–8 | 5–7 | 6–7 | 6–7 | 6–7–2 | 5–7 |
Cleveland | 7–6 | 6–7 | 6–4 | 7–5 | — | 3–10 | 5–7 | 3–10 | 9–3 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 8–5 |
Detroit | 3–10 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 10–2 | 10–3 | — | 2–10 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 5–8 | 6–6 | 10–2–1 | 4–8 | 9–4 |
Kansas City | 6–6 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 8–5 | 7–5 | 10–2 | — | 6–6 | 5–8 | 8–4 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 10–3 | 9–3 |
Milwaukee | 6–7 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 7–5 | 10–3 | 6–7 | 6–6 | — | 7–5 | 5–8 | 7–5 | 9–3 | 5–7 | 5–8 |
Minnesota | 2–10 | 6–6 | 6–7 | 8–5 | 3–9 | 6–6 | 8–5 | 5–7 | — | 4–8 | 6–7 | 7–6 | 9–3 | 7–5 |
New York | 6–7 | 10–3 | 10–2 | 7–5 | 8–5 | 8–5 | 4–8 | 8–5 | 8–4 | — | 8–4 | 9–3 | 7–5 | 10–3 |
Oakland | 5–7 | 3–9 | 10–3 | 7–6 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 7–6 | 5–7 | 7–6 | 4–8 | — | 8–5 | 7–6 | 8–4 |
Seattle | 6–6 | 5–7 | 2–11 | 7–6 | 4–8 | 2–10–1 | 6–7 | 3–9 | 6–7 | 3–9 | 5–8 | — | 4–9 | 6–6 |
Texas | 6–6 | 7–5 | 2–11 | 7–6–2 | 6–6 | 8–4 | 3–10 | 7–5 | 3–9 | 5–7 | 6–7 | 9–4 | — | 7–5 |
Toronto | 2–11 | 6–7 | 9–3 | 7–5 | 5–8 | 4–9 | 3–9 | 8–5 | 5–7 | 3–10 | 4–8 | 6–6 | 5–7 | — |
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1980 regular season game log: 103–59 (Home: 53–28; Away: 50–31) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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April: 9–9 (Home: 5–4; Away: 4–5)
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May: 19–7 (Home: 9–5; Away: 10–2)
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June: 19–9 (Home: 10–4; Away: 9–5)
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July: 16–12 (Home: 5–5; Away: 11–7)
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August: 15–14 (Home: 7–6; Away: 8–8)
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September: 21–7 (Home: 14–3; Away: 7–4)
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October: 4–1 (Home: 3–1; Away: 1–0)
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Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement Bold = Yankees team member |
1980 Postseason game log: 0–3 (Home: 0–1; Away: 0–2) | ||||||||||||
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AL Championship Series: vs. Kansas City Royals 0–3 (Home: 0–1; Away: 0–2)
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Legend: = Win = Loss Bold = Yankees team member |
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
Bold indicates American League All-Star.
Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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C | Rick Cerone | 147 | 519 | 144 | .277 | 14 | 85 |
1B | Bob Watson | 130 | 469 | 144 | .307 | 13 | 68 |
2B | Willie Randolph | 138 | 513 | 151 | .294 | 7 | 46 |
3B | Graig Nettles | 89 | 324 | 79 | .244 | 16 | 45 |
SS | Bucky Dent | 141 | 489 | 128 | .262 | 5 | 52 |
LF | Lou Piniella | 116 | 321 | 92 | .287 | 2 | 27 |
CF | Bobby Brown | 137 | 412 | 107 | .260 | 14 | 47 |
RF | Reggie Jackson | 143 | 514 | 154 | .300 | 41 | 111 |
DH | Eric Soderholm | 95 | 275 | 79 | .287 | 11 | 35 |
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 |
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Ruppert Jones | 83 | 328 | 73 | .223 | 9 | 42 |
Bobby Murcer | 100 | 297 | 80 | .269 | 13 | 57 |
Jim Spencer | 97 | 259 | 61 | .236 | 13 | 43 |
Oscar Gamble | 78 | 194 | 54 | .278 | 14 | 50 |
Aurelio Rodríguez | 52 | 164 | 36 | .220 | 3 | 14 |
Joe Lefebvre | 74 | 150 | 34 | .227 | 8 | 21 |
Fred Stanley | 49 | 86 | 18 | .209 | 0 | 5 |
Brian Doyle | 34 | 75 | 13 | .173 | 1 | 5 |
Dennis Werth | 39 | 65 | 20 | .308 | 3 | 12 |
Johnny Oates | 39 | 64 | 12 | .188 | 1 | 3 |
Ted Wilborn | 8 | 8 | 2 | .250 | 0 | 1 |
Roger Holt | 2 | 6 | 1 | .167 | 0 | 1 |
Marshall Brant | 3 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Bruce Robinson | 4 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Dennis Sherrill | 3 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
Brad Gulden | 2 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 1 | 2 |
Paul Blair | 12 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Bold indicates American League All-Star.
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Tommy John | 36 | 265+1⁄3 | 22 | 9 | 3.43 | 78 |
Ron Guidry | 37 | 219+2⁄3 | 17 | 10 | 3.56 | 166 |
Tom Underwood | 38 | 187 | 13 | 9 | 3.66 | 116 |
Rudy May | 41 | 175+1⁄3 | 15 | 5 | 2.46 | 133 |
Luis Tiant | 25 | 136+1⁄3 | 8 | 9 | 4.89 | 84 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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Ed Figueroa | 15 | 58 | 3 | 3 | 6.98 | 16 |
Mike Griffin | 13 | 54 | 2 | 4 | 4.83 | 25 |
Gaylord Perry | 10 | 50+2⁄3 | 4 | 4 | 4.44 | 28 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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Goose Gossage | 64 | 6 | 2 | 33 | 2.27 | 103 |
Ron Davis | 53 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 2.95 | 65 |
Doug Bird | 22 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2.66 | 17 |
Tim Lollar | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3.34 | 13 |
Jim Kaat | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.20 | 1 |
October 8 Royals Stadium
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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New York | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 1 |
Kansas City | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | X | 7 | 10 | 0 |
W: Larry Gura (1-0) L: Ron Guidry (0-1) | ||||||||||||
HRs: NYY– Rick Cerone (1) Lou Piniella (1) KCR– George Brett (1) |
October 9 Royals Stadium
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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New York | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
Kansas City | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 | 6 | 0 |
W: Dennis Leonard (1-0) L: Rudy May (0-1) S: Dan Quisenberry (1) | ||||||||||||
HRs: NYY– Graig Nettles |
October 10 Yankee Stadium
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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Kansas City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 1 |
New York | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
W: Dan Quisenberry (1-0) L: Rich Gossage (0-1) | ||||||||||||
HRs: KCR– George Brett (2) Frank White (1) |
Bucky Dent, Goose Gossage, Reggie Jackson, Tommy John, Graig Nettles and Willie Randolph represented the Yankees at the 1980 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
Randolph earned the inaugural Silver Slugger Award at second base.
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