1980 San Diego Padres season

1980  San Diego Padres
League	National League
Division	West
Ballpark	San Diego Stadium
City	San Diego, California
Record	73–89 (.451)
Divisional place	6th
Owners	Ray Kroc
General managers	Bob Fontaine, Jack McKeon
Managers	Jerry Coleman
Television	KFMB-TV
Radio	KFMB (AM) (Ed Doucette, Dave Campbell, Bob Chandler, Ted Leitner)
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The 1980 San Diego Padres season was the 12th season in franchise history.

Offseason

• October 3, 1979: Mickey Lolich was released by the Padres. ^[1]
• December 3, 1979: Von Joshua was selected off waivers by the Padres from the Los Angeles Dodgers. ^[2]
• February 15, 1980: Gaylord Perry, Tucker Ashford and Joe Carroll (minors) were traded by the Padres to the Texas Rangers for Willie Montañez. ^[3]
• February 15, 1980: Bob Owchinko was traded by the San Diego Padres with Jim Wilhelm to the Cleveland Indians for Jerry Mumphrey. ^[4]

Regular season

• Ozzie Smith set a major league record for most assists by a shortstop in 1980 with 621.

Season standings

v t e 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

1980 National League record v t e Sources:
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 starters

• Dave Cash
• Bill Fahey
• Randy Jones
• Jerry Mumphrey
• Gene Richards
• Aurelio Rodríguez
• Ozzie Smith
• Gene Tenace
• Dave Winfield ^[5]

Notable transactions

• April 2, 1980: Danny Boone was signed as a free agent by the Padres. ^[6]
• June 3, 1980: Ron Romanick was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 1980 amateur draft (secondary phase), but did not sign. ^[7]
• June 3, 1980: Gerry Davis was drafted by the Padres in the 6th round of the 1980 Major League Baseball draft. ^[8]
• August 9, 1980: Kurt Bevacqua and a player to be named later were traded by the Padres to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Luis Salazar and Rick Lancellotti. The Padres completed the deal by sending Mark Lee to the Pirates on August 9. ^[9]
• August 7, 1980: Von Joshua was released by the Padres. ^[2]
• August 25, 1980: Willie Montañez was traded by the Padres to the Montreal Expos for Tony Phillips and cash. ^[10]

Roster

1980 San Diego Padres
Roster
Pitchers 36 Mike Armstrong 47 Dennis Blair 51 John Curtis 16 John D'Acquisto 33 Juan Eichelberger 34 Rollie Fingers 35 Randy Jones 48 Dennis Kinney 43 Gary Lucas 27 Steve Mura 41 Eric Rasmussen 32 Bob Shirley 42 George Stablein 49 Tom Tellmann 40 Rick Wise		Catchers  3 Bill Fahey  5 Fred Kendall  7 Craig Stimac 18 Gene Tenace Infielders 11 Chuck Baker  5 Randy Bass  7 Kurt Bevacqua 30 Dave Cash 21 Paul Dade  8 Barry Evans  6 Tim Flannery 25 Willie Montañez 15 Broderick Perkins  4 Aurelio Rodríguez  4 Luis Salazar  1 Ozzie Smith		Outfielders 22 Von Joshua 28 Jerry Mumphrey 17 Gene Richards 20 Jerry Turner 31 Dave Winfield		Manager  2 Jerry Coleman Coaches 23 Chuck Estrada 19 Al Heist 56 Dick Phillips 29 Don Williams

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	Gene Tenace	133	316	70	.222	17	50
1B	Willie Montañez	128	481	132	.274	6	63
2B	Dave Cash	130	397	90	.227	1	23
3B	Aurelio Rodríguez	89	175	35	.200	2	13
SS	Ozzie Smith	158	609	140	.230	0	35
LF	Gene Richards	158	642	193	.301	4	41
CF	Jerry Mumphrey	160	564	168	.298	4	59
RF	Dave Winfield	162	558	154	.276	20	87

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
Tim Flannery	95	292	70	.240	0	25
Bill Fahey	93	241	62	.257	1	22
Luis Salazar	44	169	57	.337	1	25
Jerry Turner	85	153	44	.288	3	18
Barry Evans	73	125	29	.232	1	14
Broderick Perkins	43	100	37	.370	2	14
Kurt Bevacqua	62	71	19	.268	0	12
Von Joshua	53	63	15	.238	2	7
Paul Dade	68	53	10	.189	0	3
Craig Stimac	20	50	11	.220	0	7
Randy Bass	19	49	14	.286	3	8
Fred Kendall	19	24	7	.292	0	2
Chuck Baker	9	22	3	.136	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
John Curtis	30	187.0	10	8	3.51	71
Randy Jones	24	154.1	5	13	3.91	53
Rick Wise	27	154.1	6	8	3.67	59
Juan Eichelberger	15	88.2	4	2	3.65	43

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
Steve Mura	37	168.2	8	7	3.68	109
Gary Lucas	46	150.0	5	8	3.24	85
Bob Shirley	59	137.0	11	12	3.55	67
Eric Rasmussen	40	111.1	4	11	4.37	50
Tom Tellmann	6	22.1	3	0	1.61	9
Dennis Blair	5	14.0	0	1	6.43	11
George Stablein	4	11.2	0	1	3.09	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
Rollie Fingers	66	11	9	23	2.80	69
Dennis Kinney	50	4	6	1	4.25	40
John D'Acquisto	39	2	3	1	3.76	44
Mike Armstrong	11	0	0	0	5.65	14

Awards and honors

• Ozzie Smith, SS, Gold Glove Award

1980 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Hawaii Islanders	Pacific Coast League	Doug Rader
AA	Amarillo Gold Sox	Texas League	Eddie Watt
A	Reno Silver Sox	California League	Jack Maloof
A-Short Season	Walla Walla Padres	Northwest League	Curt Daniels

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References

1. Mickey Lolich page at Baseball Reference
2. Von Joshua page at Baseball Reference
3. Gaylord Perry page at Baseball Reference
4. "Bob Owchinko Stats".
5. "1980 San Diego Padres Roster by Baseball Almanac".
6. Danny Boone page at Baseball Reference
7. "Ron Romanick Stats".
8. Gerry Davis page at Baseball Reference
9. Mark Lee page at Baseball Reference
10. Tony Phillips page at Baseball Reference
11. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

External links

• 1980 San Diego Padres team page at Baseball Reference
• 1980 San Diego Padres team page at Baseball Almanac