1980 Seattle Mariners season

1980 Seattle Mariners
Major league affiliations
American League (since 1977) Western Division (since 1977)
Location
Kingdome (since 1977) Seattle, Washington (since 1977)
1980 information
Owner(s)	Danny Kaye
Manager(s)	Darrell Johnson and Maury Wills
Local television	KING-TV 5
Local radio	KVI 570 AM (Dave Niehaus, Ken Wilson, Bill Freehan)
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The Seattle Mariners 1980 season was their 4th since the franchise creation, and ended the season finishing 7th in the American League West, finishing with a record of 59-103.

1 Offseason
2 Regular season
3 Player stats
- 3.1 Batting
  - 3.1.1 Starters by position
  - 3.1.2 Other batters
- 3.2 Pitching
4 Farm system
5 Notes
6 References

Offseason

November 1, 1979: Ruppert Jones and Jim Lewis were traded by the Mariners to the New York Yankees for Jim Beattie, Rick Anderson, Juan Beníquez and Jerry Narron.^[1]
December 6, 1979: Rafael Vásquez, Rob Pietroburgo (minors) and a player to be named later were traded by the Mariners to the Cleveland Indians for Ted Cox. The Mariners completed the deal by sending Larry Anderson to the Indians on March 29, 1980.^[2]
December 20, 1979: Willie Horton was signed as a free agent by the Mariners.^[3]
January 11, 1980: 1980 Major League Baseball Draft (Secondary Phase)
- Bill Mooneyham was drafted by the Mariners in the 1st round (13th pick), but did not sign.^[4]
- Dan Firova was drafted by the Mariners in the 2nd round.^[5]

Regular season

September 30, 1980: While pitching for the Mariners against the Kansas City Royals, Rick Honeycutt taped a thumbtack to his finger to cut the ball. Royals baserunner Willie Wilson spotted the tack from second base. The umpires investigated and not only found the tack, but also a gash in Honeycutt's forehead. Honeycutt was ejected from the game, suspended for 10 games, and fined.^[6]

Season standings

AL West	W	L	GB	Pct.
Kansas City Royals	97	65	--	.599
Oakland Athletics	83	79	14	.512
Minnesota Twins	77	84	19.5	.478
Texas Rangers	76	85	20.5	.472
Chicago White Sox	70	90	26	.438
California Angels	65	95	31	.406
Seattle Mariners	59	103	38	.364

Notable transactions

April 9, 1980: Dave Heaverlo was selected off waivers by the Mariners from the Oakland Athletics.^[7]
June 14, 1980: Paul Serna was signed by the Mariners as an amateur free agent.^[8]
June 16, 1980: Casey Parsons was purchased by the Mariners from the San Francisco Giants.^[9]

Draft picks

June 3, 1980: 1980 Major League Baseball Draft
- Darnell Coles was drafted by the Mariners in the 1st round (6th pick). Player signed June 13, 1980.^[10]
- John Moses was drafted by the Mariners in the 16th round.^[11]
- Ernest Riles was drafted by the Mariners in the 21st round, but did not sign.^[12]

Roster

1980 Seattle Mariners roster

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

53 Willie Horton

Manager

22 Darrell Johnson
30 Maury Wills

Coaches

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: 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
3B	Cox, TedTed Cox	83	247	60	.243	2	23
LF	Meyer, DanDan Meyer	146	531	146	.275	11	71
CF	Beníquez, JuanJuan Beníquez	70	237	54	.228	6	21
DH	Horton, WillieWillie Horton	97	335	74	.221	8	36

Other batters

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Narron, JerryJerry Narron	48	107	21	.196	4	18

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Abbott, GlennGlenn Abbott	31	215	12	12	4.10	78
Honeycutt, RickRick Honeycutt	30	203.1	10	17	3.94	79
Beattie, JimJim Beattie	33	187.1	5	15	4.85	67

Other pitchers

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA
Anderson, RickRick Anderson	5	9.2	0	0	3.72

Relief pitchers

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
Heaverlo, DaveDave Heaverlo	60	6	3	4	3.89	42
Roberts, DaveDave Roberts	37	2	3	3	4.37	47

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Spokane Indians	Pacific Coast League	Rene Lachemann
AA	Lynn Sailors	Eastern League	Bobby Floyd
A	San Jose Missions	California League	Bill Plummer
Short-Season A	Bellingham Mariners	Northwest League	Jeff Scott

Notes

^ Jim Beattie page at Baseball Reference
^ Rafael Vásquez page at Baseball Reference
^ Willie Horton page at Baseball Reference
^ Bill Mooneyham page at Baseball Reference
^ Dan Firova page at Baseball Reference
^ http://espn.go.com/page2/s/list/cheaters/ballplayers.html
^ Dave Heaverlo page at Baseball Reference
^ Paul Serna page at Baseball Reference
^ Casey Parsons page at Baseball Reference
^ Darnell Coles page at Baseball Reference
^ John Moses page at Baseball Reference
^ Ernest Riles page at Baseball Reference
^ Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

References

1980 MLB season by team

AL East	Baltimore • Boston • Cleveland • Detroit • Milwaukee • New York • Toronto

AL West	California • Chicago • Kansas City • Minnesota • Oakland • Seattle • Texas

NL East	Chicago • Montréal • New York • Philadelphia • Pittsburgh • St. Louis

NL West	Atlanta • Cincinnati • Houston • Los Angeles • San Diego • San Francisco

1980 Major League Baseball Draft • 1980 All-Star Game • 1980 World Series

Seattle Mariners

Based in Seattle, Washington

The Franchise

History • Expansion Draft • Seasons • Records • No-hitters • Players • Managers • General Managers and Owners • Award winners and league leaders • First-round draft picks • Broadcasters • Opening Day starting pitchers • Opening Day starting lineups • Minor league affiliates • Uniform promotion games • Seattle Mariners Hall of Fame

Ballparks

Kingdome • Safeco Field
Spring Training: Tempe Diablo Stadium • Peoria Sports Complex

Culture

Mariner Moose • The Double • "Refuse to Lose" • Tuba Man • Dave Niehaus • Rally fries • 1995 AL West tie-breaker • Turn Ahead the Clock • 116 Wins • 1995 ALDS • 2000 ALDS • 2001 ALDS

Key Personnel

Owner: Nintendo of America, represented by Howard Lincoln • General Manager: Jack Zduriencik • Manager: Eric Wedge

Retired Numbers

All-Star Games Hosted (2)

1979 • 2001

American League
Western Division Titles (3)

1995 • 1997 • 2001

Wild Card Berths (1)

2000

Minor League Affiliates

Tacoma Rainiers (AAA) • Jackson Generals (AA) • High Desert Mavericks (A) • Everett AquaSox (A) • Clinton LumberKings (A) • Pulaski Mariners (Rookie) • AZL Mariners (Rookie) • DSL Mariners (Rookie) • VSL Mariners (Rookie)

Broadcasting

Television	Root Sports Northwest

Radio	ESPN-710 • Seattle Mariners radio network affiliates

Broadcasters:	Rick Rizzs • Dave Sims • Mike Blowers • Julio Cruz (Spanish) • Alex Rivera (Spanish)

Seasons (35)

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