1980 Cincinnati Reds season explained

Cincinnati Reds
Season:	1980
League:	National League
Division:	West
Ballpark:	Riverfront Stadium
City:	Cincinnati
Record:	89–73 (.549)
Divisional Place:	3rd
Owners:	Louis Nippert
General Managers:	Dick Wagner
Managers:	John McNamara
Television:	WLWT (Ray Lane, Bill Brown, Dick Carlson)
Radio:	WLW (Marty Brennaman, Joe Nuxhall, Dick Carlson)

The 1980 Cincinnati Reds season was a season in American baseball. The Reds finished in third place in the National League West with a record of 89-73, 3½ games behind the Houston Astros, marking the first time since 1971 that the Reds did not finish in either first or second place.^[1] The Reds were managed by John McNamara and played their home games at Riverfront Stadium.

Offseason

• December 3, 1979: Doug Corbett was drafted from the Reds by the Minnesota Twins in the 1979 rule 5 draft.^[2]

Regular season

On July 4, pitcher Nolan Ryan of the Houston Astros recorded the 3000th strikeout of his career by striking out Reds player César Gerónimo.

Notable transactions

• June 3, 1980: 1980 Major League Baseball Draft
  • Ron Robinson was drafted by the Reds in the 1st round (19th pick).^[3]
  • Danny Tartabull was drafted by the Reds in the 3rd round. Player signed June 10, 1980.^[4]
  • Eric Davis was drafted by the Reds in the 8th round. Player signed June 8, 1980.^[5]
• June 13, 1980: Joe Nolan was signed as a free agent by the Reds.^[6]

Roster

1980 Cincinnati Reds
Roster
Pitchers		CatchersInfielders		OutfieldersOther batters		ManagerCoaches

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		114	360	90	.250	24	68
1B		154	524	139	.265	14	74
2B		104	337	88	.261	1	34
3B		162	618	163	.264	14	78
SS		156	622	162	.260	5	77
LF		144	528	144	.273	25	93
CF		144	551	167	.303	3	35
RF		146	544	160	.294	13	85

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
	100	303	84	.277	2	20
	53	154	48	.312	3	24
	103	145	37	.255	2	9
	71	108	30	.278	1	10
	65	101	27	.267	4	19
	52	75	16	.213	1	5
	24	64	11	.172	0	5
	20	45	11	.244	0	7
	24	33	11	.333	1	4
	10	19	8	.421	0	3
	6	3	0	.000	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
	27	184.2	13	7	3.27	110
	36	173.2	10	9	4.25	62
	34	169.1	10	12	4.62	59
	26	168.0	10	8	3.64	101
	6	27.2	2	2	7.81	19
	4	19.0	2	1	4.74	13

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
	53	190.1	10	8	3.07	182
	33	152.2	9	7	4.01	94
	24	111.1	7	3	3.56	44

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
	78	9	10	25	2.56	68
	61	3	6	6	4.24	62
	27	3	0	0	5.54	6
	7	1	0	0	1.93	2
	5	0	0	0	13.50	1
	4	0	0	0	10.80	10

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball.

LEAGUE CO-CHAMPIONS: Eugene

References

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

Notes and References

1. https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CIN/ Cincinnati Reds Team History & Encyclopedia
2. https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/corbedo01.shtml Doug Corbett page at Baseball Reference
3. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/robinro01.shtml Ron Robinson page at Baseball-Reference
4. https://www.baseball-reference.com/t/tartada01.shtml Danny Tartabull page at Baseball Reference
5. https://www.baseball-reference.com/d/daviser01.shtml Eric Davis page at Baseball Reference
6. https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/n/nolanjo01.shtml Joe Nolan page at Baseball-Reference