1980 Toronto Blue Jays | ||
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League | American League | |
Division | East | |
Ballpark | Exhibition Stadium | |
City | Toronto | |
Record | 67–95 (.414) | |
Divisional place | 7th | |
Owners | Labatt Breweries, Imperial Trust, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | |
General managers | Pat Gillick | |
Managers | Bobby Mattick | |
Television | CBC Television (Don Chevrier, Whitey Ford, Tony Kubek) CBFT | |
Radio | CKFH (Whitey Ford, Early Wynn, Tom Cheek) | |
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The 1980 Toronto Blue Jays season was the franchise's fourth season of Major League Baseball. It resulted in the Blue Jays finishing seventh in the American League East with a record of 67 wins and 95 losses. The season represented a turning point as Bobby Mattick became the second field manager in franchise history.
Transactions by the Toronto Blue Jays during the off-season before the 1980 season. [1]
October 22 | Released Dave Freisleben. Released Craig Kusick. |
November 1 | Tim Johnson granted free agency. Tony Solaita granted free agency. Acquired Chris Chambliss, Dámaso García and Paul Mirabella from the New York Yankees for Rick Cerone, Tom Underwood and Ted Wilborn. |
November 5 | Purchased Domingo Ramos from the Texas Rangers. Released Dave McKay. |
December 3 | Drafted Mike Macha from the Atlanta Braves in the 1979 MLB Rule 5 draft. |
December 4 | Drafted Mitch Webster from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1979 MLB Rule 5 draft. |
December 5 | Acquired Barry Bonnell, Joey McLaughlin and Pat Rockett from the Atlanta Braves for Chris Chambliss and Luis Gómez. |
December 10 | Player rights of Andre Robertson sold to the New York Yankees. |
January 8 | Released Dale Mohorcic. |
January 10 | Signed free agent Jack Kucek from the Philadelphia Phillies to a contract. |
March 17 | Acquired Mike Barlow from the California Angels for Mark Wiley. |
March 29 | Released Rico Carty. Released Steve Luebber. |
One of the highlights for the 1980 Blue Jays was the emergence of Dave Stieb as a quality starter. Also, on May 4, Otto Vélez hit four home runs in a doubleheader sweep of the Cleveland Indians, including a walk-off shot in the first game.
Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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New York Yankees | 103 | 59 | .636 | — | 53–28 | 50–31 |
Baltimore Orioles | 100 | 62 | .617 | 3 | 50–31 | 50–31 |
Milwaukee Brewers | 86 | 76 | .531 | 17 | 40–42 | 46–34 |
Boston Red Sox | 83 | 77 | .519 | 19 | 36–45 | 47–32 |
Detroit Tigers | 84 | 78 | .519 | 19 | 43–38 | 41–40 |
Cleveland Indians | 79 | 81 | .494 | 23 | 44–35 | 35–46 |
Toronto Blue Jays | 67 | 95 | .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 | — |
Transactions for the Toronto Blue Jays during the 1980 regular season. [2]
April 2 | Released Butch Edge. |
April 7 | Player rights of Mark Lemongello sold to the Chicago Cubs. |
May 28 | Player rights of Mike Macha sold to the Detroit Tigers. |
June 3 | Traded Dave Lemanczyk to the California Angels for a player to be named later (Ken Schrom on June 10, 1980). |
June 6 | Purchased Steve Baker from the Detroit Tigers. |
June 19 | Purchased Charlie Beamon Jr. from the Seattle Mariners. |
June 21 | Signed free agent Steve Braun from the Kansas City Royals to a contract. |
July 19 | Signed amateur free agent Dave Shipanoff. |
August 8 | Released Tom Buskey. |
September 3 | Released Balor Moore. |
September 11 | Jesse Jefferson selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates off waivers. |
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April: 9–7 (Home 3–1, Away 6–6)
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May: 13–14 (Home 8–9, Away 5–5)
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June: 10–17 (Home 7–7, Away 3–10)
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July: 11–17 (Home 5–10, Away 6–7)
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August: 11–20 (Home 6–8, Away 5–12)
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September: 10–18 (Home 6–10, Away 4–8)
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October: 3–2 (Home 0–1, Away 3–1)
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† Game suspended due to curfew after the 14th inning. Completed on August 29. ‡ Game suspended due to rain in the top of the 10th inning. Completed on September 18. |
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
Pos | Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
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C | Ernie Whitt | 106 | 295 | 23 | 70 | 12 | 2 | .237 | 6 | 34 | 1 |
1B | John Mayberry | 149 | 501 | 62 | 124 | 19 | 2 | .248 | 30 | 82 | 0 |
2B | Dámaso Garcia | 140 | 543 | 50 | 151 | 30 | 7 | .278 | 4 | 46 | 13 |
3B | Roy Howell | 142 | 528 | 51 | 142 | 28 | 9 | .269 | 10 | 57 | 0 |
SS | Alfredo Griffin | 155 | 653 | 63 | 166 | 26 | 15 | .254 | 2 | 41 | 18 |
LF | Alvis Woods | 109 | 373 | 54 | 112 | 18 | 2 | .300 | 15 | 47 | 4 |
CF | Barry Bonnell | 130 | 463 | 55 | 124 | 22 | 4 | .268 | 13 | 56 | 3 |
RF | Lloyd Moseby | 114 | 389 | 44 | 89 | 24 | 1 | .229 | 9 | 46 | 4 |
DH | Otto Vélez | 104 | 357 | 54 | 96 | 12 | 3 | .269 | 20 | 62 | 0 |
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | Avg. | HR | RBI | SB |
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Bob Bailor | 116 | 347 | 44 | 82 | 14 | 2 | .236 | 1 | 16 | 12 |
Garth Iorg | 80 | 222 | 24 | 55 | 10 | 1 | .248 | 2 | 14 | 2 |
Bob Davis | 91 | 218 | 18 | 47 | 11 | 0 | .216 | 4 | 19 | 0 |
Rick Bosetti | 53 | 188 | 24 | 40 | 7 | 1 | .213 | 4 | 18 | 4 |
Doug Ault | 64 | 144 | 12 | 28 | 5 | 1 | .194 | 3 | 15 | 0 |
Danny Ainge | 38 | 111 | 11 | 27 | 6 | 1 | .243 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
Willie Upshaw | 34 | 61 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 1 | .213 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
Steve Braun | 37 | 55 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 0 | .273 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
Joe Cannon | 70 | 50 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .080 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
Paul Hodgson | 20 | 41 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .220 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
Domingo Ramos | 5 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .125 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Macha | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pat Kelly | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .286 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
Player | G | GS | IP | W | L | ERA | R | ER | BB | K |
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Jim Clancy | 34 | 34 | 250.2 | 13 | 16 | 3.30 | 108 | 92 | 128 | 152 |
Dave Stieb | 34 | 32 | 242.2 | 12 | 15 | 3.71 | 108 | 100 | 83 | 108 |
Paul Mirabella | 33 | 22 | 130.2 | 5 | 12 | 4.34 | 73 | 63 | 66 | 53 |
Jackson Todd | 12 | 12 | 85.0 | 5 | 2 | 4.02 | 40 | 38 | 30 | 44 |
Luis Leal | 13 | 10 | 59.2 | 3 | 4 | 4.53 | 35 | 30 | 31 | 26 |
Dave Lemanczyk | 10 | 8 | 43.1 | 2 | 5 | 5.40 | 29 | 26 | 15 | 10 |
Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
Player | G | GS | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | R | ER | BB | K |
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Joey McLaughlin | 55 | 10 | 135.2 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 4.51 | 79 | 68 | 53 | 70 |
Jesse Jefferson | 29 | 18 | 121.2 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 5.47 | 78 | 74 | 52 | 53 |
Jack Kucek | 23 | 12 | 68.0 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 6.75 | 56 | 51 | 41 | 35 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
Player | G | IP | W | L | SV | ERA | R | ER | BB | K |
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Jerry Garvin | 61 | 82.2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 2.29 | 23 | 21 | 27 | 52 |
Mike Barlow | 40 | 55.0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4.09 | 29 | 25 | 21 | 19 |
Tom Buskey | 33 | 66.2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4.46 | 35 | 33 | 26 | 34 |
Balor Moore | 31 | 64.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.29 | 43 | 38 | 31 | 22 |
Mike Willis | 20 | 26.1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.71 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 14 |
Ken Schrom | 17 | 31.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.23 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 13 |
Bob Bailor | 3 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.71 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
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