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1980 Chicago Cubs season

FieldValue
nameChicago Cubs
imageChicago Cubs logo.svg
season1980
leagueNational League
divisionEast
ballparkWrigley Field
cityChicago
record
divisional_place6th
ownersWilliam Wrigley III
general_managersBob Kennedy
managersPreston Gómez, Joey Amalfitano
televisionWGN-TV
(Jack Brickhouse, Lou Boudreau, Milo Hamilton)
radioWGN
(Vince Lloyd, Lou Boudreau)
espntnchc
brtnCHC

(Jack Brickhouse, Lou Boudreau, Milo Hamilton) (Vince Lloyd, Lou Boudreau) |}} The 1980 Chicago Cubs season was the 109th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 105th in the National League and the 65th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished sixth and last in the National League East with a record of 64–98.

Offseason

  • October 3, 1979: Ken Holtzman was released by the Cubs.
  • October 17, 1979: Donnie Moore was traded by the Cubs to the St. Louis Cardinals for Mike Tyson.
  • January 11, 1980: 1980 Major League Baseball draft
    • Jim Eppard was drafted by the Cubs in the 11th round, but did not sign.
    • Tom Henke was drafted by the Cubs in the 1st round (24th pick) of the secondary phase, but did not sign.
  • February 5, 1980: Derek Botelho was released by the Cubs.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

  • June 3, 1980: Don Schulze was drafted in the 1st round (11th pick) of the 1980 Major League Baseball draft.
  • June 7, 1980: Henry Cotto was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cubs.
  • July 14, 1980: Rolando Roomes was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cubs.

Roster

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**Pitchers**

Player stats

= Indicates team leader

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

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CTim Blackwell10332087.272530
1BBill Buckner145578187.3241068
2B12334181.238323
SS157618160.259333
3BLenny Randle130489135.276539
LFDave Kingman8125571.2781857
CFJerry Martin141494112.2272373
RFMike Vail11431293.298647

Other batters

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

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Larry Biitner12727368.249134
Steve Dillard10024455.225427
Scot Thompson10222648.212213
Barry Foote6320248.238628
11519850.253111
Cliff Johnson6819646.2351034
Jim Tracy4212231.25439
Mick Kelleher1059614.14604
Carlos Lezcano428818.205312
Ken Henderson448216.19529
Steve Ontiveros317716.20813
Mike O'Berry194810.20805
Steve Macko6206.30002
Bill Hayes492.22200

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

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Rick Reuschel38257.011133.40140
Mike Krukow34205.010154.39130
Dennis Lamp41202.210145.2083
Randy Martz630.1122.085

Other pitchers

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

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Lynn McGlothen39182.112144.79119
3989.2284.1251

Relief pitchers

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

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Bruce Sutter6058282.6476
Dick Tidrow846562.7997
724612.19112
531904.4075
220405.7518
Lee Smith182002.9117

Farm system

Notes

References

References

  1. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/h/holtzke01.shtml Ken Holtzman] at ''Baseball Reference''
  2. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/t/tysonmi01.shtml Mike Tyson] at ''Baseball Reference''
  3. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/e/epparji01.shtml Jim Eppard] at ''Baseball Reference''
  4. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/h/henketo01.shtml Tom Henke] at ''Baseball Reference''
  5. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/botelde01.shtml Derek Botelho] at ''Baseball-Reference''
  6. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/s/schuldo01.shtml Don Schulze] at ''Baseball Reference''
  7. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/c/cottohe01.shtml Henry Cotto] at ''Baseball Reference''
  8. [https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/roomero01.shtml Rolando Roomes] at ''Baseball-Reference''
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