1980 Atlanta Braves season explained

Atlanta Braves
Season:	1980
League:	National League
Division:	West
Ballpark:	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium
City:	Atlanta
Record:	81–80 (.503)
Divisional Place:	4th
Owners:	Ted Turner
General Managers:	John Mullen
Managers:	Bobby Cox
Television:	WTBS/Superstation WTBS
Radio:	WSB (Ernie Johnson, Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray)

The 1980 Atlanta Braves season was the 15th season in Atlanta along with the 110th season as a franchise overall.

Offseason

November 20, 1979: Relief pitcher Al Hrabosky signed as a free agent.
December 5, 1979: Barry Bonnell, Pat Rockett, and Joey McLaughlin were traded by the Braves to the Toronto Blue Jays for Chris Chambliss and Luis Gómez.^[1]
December 6, 1979: Adrian Devine and Pepe Frías were traded by the Braves to the Texas Rangers for Doyle Alexander, Larvell Blanks and $50,000.^[2]

On August 6, umpire Jerry Dale ruled that Braves shortstop Rafael Ramírez did not step on second base while turning a double play. Manager Bobby Cox argued the call and confronted Dale while tobacco juice streamed out of his mouth. Cox was accused of spitting on the umpire.^[3]

Phil Niekro became the only pitcher in the history of the National League to lead the NL in losses for four consecutive seasons.^[4]

June 3, 1980: Ken Dayley was drafted by the Braves in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1980 Major League Baseball Draft.^[5]
July 1, 1980: Bill Haselrig (minors) was traded by the Braves to the New York Mets for Randy Johnson.^[6]
August 8, 1980: Larvell Blanks was released by the Braves.^[7]

1980 Atlanta Braves
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders		Manager Coaches

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	120	359	91	.253	2	34
1B	158	602	170	.282	18	72
2B	117	431	107	.248	9	43
SS	121	278	53	.191	0	24
3B	124	463	124	.268	35	89
LF	99	278	73	.263	13	51
CF	156	569	160	.281	33	89
RF	155	571	159	.278	19	75

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
123	392	95	.242	1	20
88	221	45	.204	2	12
87	218	62	.284	3	25
50	165	44	.267	2	11
59	157	38	.242	5	18
93	83	17	.205	0	5
70	83	22	.265	2	8
21	54	10	.185	0	3
41	36	10	.278	0	2
25	26	8	.308	0	2
17	22	6	.273	0	2
11	19	3	.158	0	0
21	2	0	.000	0	0

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
40	275.0	15	18	3.63	176
35	231.2	14	11	4.20	114
32	192.1	12	9	3.42	84
33	176.2	11	13	4.58	62
30	163.2	9	14	4.95	77

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
77	6	4	22	1.91	33
68	5	5	7	3.83	51
56	3	4	4	2.44	32
45	4	2	3	3.62	31
32	2	0	0	3.18	35
2	0	0	0	2.45	1

Book: Johnson. Lloyd. Wolff. Miles. The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball. 2nd. Durham, North Carolina. Baseball America. 1997. 978-0-9637189-8-3.
1980 Atlanta Braves season at Baseball Reference

https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/chambch01.shtml Chris Chambliss page at Baseball Reference
https://www.baseball-reference.com/a/alexado01.shtml Doyle Alexander page at Baseball Reference
Sports Illustrated, "Thumbing his Way back home" by Thomas Lake, July 26, 2010, p. 49
Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 348, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York,
https://www.baseball-reference.com/d/dayleke01.shtml Ken Dayley page at Baseball Reference
https://www.baseball-reference.com/j/johnsra04.shtml Randy Johnson page at Baseball Reference
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/blankla01.shtml Larvell Blanks page at Baseball-Reference