1980 Boston Red Sox season

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1980 Boston Red Sox
Major league affiliations
Location
1980 Information
Owner(s) Buddy LeRoux, Haywood Sullivan, Jean Yawkey
Manager(s) Don Zimmer (W-82; L-73) and Johnny Pesky (W-1; L-4)
Local television WSBK-TV, Ch. 38
(Ken Harrelson, Ned Martin, Bob Montgomery)
Local radio WITS-AM 1510
(Ken Coleman, Jon Miller)

The 1980 Boston Red Sox season involved the Red Sox finishing 5th in the American League East with a record of 83 wins and 77 losses.

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[edit] Regular season: End Of An Era

As 1980 approached so did an end to an era. All signs pointed to Fred Lynn and Rick Burleson and possibly Carlton Fisk going elsewhere, and Don Zimmer's job was on the line as well. In 1980 Boston dropped to fourth, 20 games back of the New York Yankees, who won the AL East. Zimmer was let go with four games left, and Johnny Pesky finished.

Lynn hit .301, had 12 homers and 61 RBIs. Jim Rice hit .294, with 24 HRs and 86 RBIs. Mike Torrez was 9-16, and Dennis Eckersley 12-14. Lynn, Fisk and Burleson soon would be gone, and Mrs. Yawkey was about to assert herself for the Red Sox of the Eighties.

[edit] Season standings

Team Wins Losses Win % GB
New York Yankees 103 59 .636 0
Baltimore Orioles 100 62 .617 3.0
Milwaukee Brewers 86 76 .531 17.0
Detroit Tigers 84 78 .519 19.0
Boston Red Sox 83 77 .519 19.0
Cleveland Indians 79 81 .494 23.0
Toronto Blue Jays 67 95 .414 36.0


[edit] Transactions

  • June 3, 1980: Oil Can Boyd was drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 16th round of the 1980 amateur draft. [1]

[edit] Roster

1980 Boston Red Sox roster
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Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

Coaches

[edit] Player stats

[edit] Batting

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

[edit] Other batters

Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI

[edit] Starting pitchers

Player G IP W L ERA SO

[edit] Other pitchers

Player G IP W L ERA

[edit] Relief pitchers
Player G W L SV ERA SO

[edit] References

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