1980 Los Angeles Dodgers season

1980 Los Angeles Dodgers
LeagueNational League
DivisionWest
BallparkDodger Stadium
CityLos Angeles
OwnersPeter O'Malley
General managersAl Campanis
ManagersTommy Lasorda
TelevisionKTTV (11)
Vin Scully, Jerry Doggett, Ross Porter
ONTV
Geoff Witcher, Al Downing
RadioKABC
Vin Scully, Jerry Doggett, Ross Porter
KTNQ
Jaime Jarrín, Rudy Hoyos
← 1979 Seasons 1981 →

The 1980 Los Angeles Dodgers finished the season in second place in the National League West, one game behind the Houston Astros. After the 162-game regular season, the Dodgers and Astros were tied in first place in the Western Division. The two teams faced off in a 1-game playoff on October 6, 1980 at Dodger Stadium, which the Astros won 7–1 behind a complete-game victory by pitcher Joe Niekro.[1] Don Sutton set a Dodger record with his 52nd career shutout this season and the Dodgers also hosted the All-Star game for the first time.

With the Dodgers joining the pay television trend, several games began to be broadcast on regional subscription channel ON TV, which aired on KBSC-TV in the greater Los Angeles area. As a result, the TV broadcasting team was expanded. For games aired on ON TV, the broadcast team was composed of Geoff Witcher and former Dodger Al Downing. However, long-time Dodger broadcaster Vin Scully remained as the announcer for games aired on free-to-air television (KTTV).

Offseason

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Regular season

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Duke Snider's number 4 was retired by the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1980.

Season standings

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NL West
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Houston Astros 93 70 .571 — 55‍–‍26 38‍–‍44
Los Angeles Dodgers 92 71 .564 1 55‍–‍27 37‍–‍44
Cincinnati Reds 89 73 .549 3½ 44‍–‍37 45‍–‍36
Atlanta Braves 81 80 .503 11 50‍–‍30 31‍–‍50
San Francisco Giants 75 86 .466 17 44‍–‍37 31‍–‍49
San Diego Padres 73 89 .451 19½ 45‍–‍36 28‍–‍53

Record vs. opponents

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1980 National League record

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
Team ATL CHC CIN HOU LAD MON NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL
Atlanta — 8–4 2–16 7–11 11–7 5–7 3–9 5–7 11–1 12–6 11–6 6–6
Chicago 4–8 — 7–5 1–11 5–7 6–12 10–8 5–13 8–10 4–8 5–7 9–9
Cincinnati 16–2 5–7 — 8–10 9–9 3–9 8–4 7–5 6–6 15–3–1 7–11 5–7
Houston 11–7 11–1 10–8 — 9–10 5–7 8–4 3–9 7–5 11–7 11–7 7–5
Los Angeles 7–11 7–5 9–9 10–9 — 11–1 7–5 6–6 6–6 9–9 13–5 7–5
Montreal 7–5 12–6 9–3 7–5 1–11 — 10–8 9–9 6–12 10–2 7–5 12–6
New York 9–3 8–10 4–8 4–8 5–7 8–10 — 6–12 10–8 1–11 3–9 9–9
Philadelphia 7-5 13–5 5–7 9–3 6–6 9–9 12–6 — 7–11 8–4 6–6 9–9
Pittsburgh 1–11 10–8 6–6 5–7 6–6 12–6 8–10 11–7 — 6–6 8–4 10–8
San Diego 6–12 8–4 3–15–1 7–11 9–9 2–10 11–1 4–8 6–6 — 10–8 7–5
San Francisco 6–11 7–5 11–7 7–11 5–13 5–7 9–3 6–6 4–8 8–10 — 7–5
St. Louis 6–6 9–9 7–5 5–7 5–7 6–12 9–9 9–9 8–10 5–7 5–7 —


Opening Day lineup

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Opening Day starters
Name Position
Davey Lopes Second baseman
Rudy Law Center fielder
Reggie Smith Right fielder
Steve Garvey First baseman
Dusty Baker Left fielder
Ron Cey Third baseman
Derrel Thomas Shortstop
Steve Yeager Catcher
Burt Hooton Starting pitcher

Notable transactions

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Roster

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1980 Los Angeles Dodgers
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Player stats

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Batting

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Starters by position

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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 Steve Yeager 96 227 48 .211 2 20
1B Steve Garvey 163 658 200 .304 26 106
2B Davey Lopes 141 553 139 .251 10 49
SS Bill Russell 130 466 123 .264 3 34
3B Ron Cey 157 551 140 .254 28 77
LF Dusty Baker 153 579 170 .294 29 97
CF Rudy Law 128 388 101 .260 1 23
RF Reggie Smith 92 311 100 .322 15 55

Other batters

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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
Derrel Thomas 117 297 79 .266 1 22
Jay Johnstone 109 251 77 .307 2 20
Rick Monday 96 194 52 .268 10 25
Pedro Guerrero 75 183 59 .322 7 31
Joe Ferguson 77 172 41 .238 9 29
Mike Scioscia 54 134 34 .254 1 8
Gary Thomasson 80 111 24 .216 1 12
Mickey Hatcher 57 84 19 .226 1 5
Jack Perconte 14 17 4 .235 0 2
Pepe Frías 14 9 2 .222 0 0
Manny Mota 7 7 3 .429 0 2
Vic Davalillo 7 6 1 .167 0 0
Bobby Mitchell 9 3 1 .333 0 0
Gary Weiss 8 0 0 ---- 0 0

Pitching

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Starting pitchers

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

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Jerry Reuss 37 229.1 18 6 2.51 111
Bob Welch 32 213.2 14 9 3.29 141
Don Sutton 32 212.1 13 5 2.20 128
Burt Hooton 34 206.2 14 8 3.66 118
Dave Goltz 35 171.1 7 11 4.31 91

Other pitchers

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

Player G IP W L ERA SO
Rick Sutcliffe 42 110.0 3 9 5.56 59

Relief pitchers

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

Player G W L SV ERA SO
Steve Howe 59 7 9 17 2.66 39
Bobby Castillo 61 8 6 5 2.75 60
Joe Beckwith 38 3 3 0 1.96 40
Don Stanhouse 21 2 2 7 5.04 5
Charlie Hough 19 1 3 1 5.57 25
Fernando Valenzuela 10 2 0 1 0.00 16
Terry Forster 9 0 0 0 3.09 2

Game log

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1980 Game Log (92–71)
April (13–7)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
1 April 10 @ Astros 2–3 Richard (1–0) Hooton (0–1) Sambito (1) 33,270 0–1
2 April 11 @ Astros 6–10 Smith (1–0) Stanhouse (0–1) 30,701 0–2
3 April 12 @ Astros 6–5 (17) Howe (1–0) Smith (1–1) Hooton (1) 24,609 1–2
4 April 13 @ Astros 2–4 Forsch (1–0) Goltz (0–1) LaCorte (1) 33,676 1–3
5 April 14 @ Padres 1–2 Fingers (2–0) Castillo (0–1) 28,650 1–4
6 April 15 @ Padres 5–9 Wise (1–0) Sutcliffe (0–1) Mura (1) 19,325 1–5
7 April 16 @ Padres 10–4 Hooton (1–1) Curtis (1–1) 24,861 2–5
8 April 17 Astros 6–4 Reuss (1–0) Smith (1–2) 45,476 3–5
9 April 18 Astros 4–7 Forsch (2–0) Goltz (0–2) Andújar (1) 41,112 3–6
10 April 19 Astros 0–2 Richard (2–0) Welch (0–1) 50,112 3–7
11 April 20 Astros 4–2 Reuss (2–0) Niekro (1–1) 39,442 4–7
12 April 21 Giants 4–3 Hooton (2–1) Blue (2–1) Howe (1) 29,779 5–7
13 April 22 Giants 6–0 Sutton (1–0) Knepper (1–2) 21,691 6–7
14 April 23 Giants 4–0 Goltz (1–2) Whitson (0–3) 24,822 7–7
15 April 24 Giants 5–2 (10) Reuss (3–0) Lavelle (0–3) 30,687 8–7
16 April 25 Padres 6–3 Castillo (1–1) Kinney (0–1) Howe (2) 39,720 9–7
17 April 26 Padres 4–3 Beckwith (1–0) Fingers (2–2) 48,568 10–7
18 April 27 Padres 3–1 Sutton (2–0) Curtis (1–2) Hough (1) 42,756 11–7
19 April 29 @ Giants 5–0 Goltz (2–2) Montefusco (1–3) 16,940 12–7
20 April 30 @ Giants 4–3 Welch (1–1) Minton (1–1) Howe (3) 19,006 13–7
May (15–11)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
21 May 2 @ Phillies 5–9 Reed (1–0) Hough (0–1) 30,294 13–8
22 May 3 @ Phillies 3–7 Christenson (2–0) Hooton (2–2) 35,011 13–9
23 May 4 @ Phillies 12–10 Beckwith (2–0) Noles (0–1) Reuss (1) 34,027 14–9
24 May 6 @ Pirates 1–2 Tekulve (3–0) Howe (1–1) 9,817 14–10
25 May 7 @ Pirates 6–7 Tekulve (4–0) Hough (0–2) 11,404 14–11
26 May 9 @ Cardinals 7–15 Borbón (1–0) Sutcliffe (0–2) 23,394 14–12
27 May 10 @ Cardinals 5–3 Hooton (3–2) Vuckovich (5–2) Reuss (2) 27,450 15–12
28 May 11 @ Cardinals 4–2 Goltz (3–2) Forsch (2–2) Reuss (3) 17,696 16–12
29 May 12 Cubs 2–1 Sutton (3–0) Reuschel (2–3) Castillo (1) 36,401 17–12
30 May 13 Cubs 4–2 Welch (2–1) Lamp (2–4) 32,331 18–12
31 May 14 Cubs 2–5 McGlothen (2–0) Hooton (3–3) Sutter (9) 29,001 18–13
32 May 16 Pirates 8–6 Reuss (4–0) Tekulve (5–1) Sutcliffe (1) 47,929 19–13
33 May 17 Pirates 3–1 Sutton (4–0) Blyleven (0–4) Howe (4) 50,082 20–13
34 May 18 Pirates 2–0 Welch (3–1) Bibby (5–1) Howe (5) 49,867 21–13
35 May 19 Cardinals 5–1 Hooton (4–3) Thomas (1–1) 34,297 21–14
36 May 20 Cardinals 4–3 Reuss (5–0) Vuckovich (5–4) Sutcliffe (2) 29,710 22–14
37 May 21 Cardinals 5–3 Beckwith (3–0) Littell (0–2) Castillo (2) 31,174 23–14
38 May 23 @ Cubs 0–2 Lamp (3–4) Sutton (4–1) 7,482 23–15
39 May 24 @ Cubs 4–2 Welch (4–1) Krukow (3–5) Sutcliffe (3) 22,543 24–15
40 May 25 @ Cubs 1–2 Sutter (3–3) Howe (1–2) 27,226 24–16
41 May 26 @ Reds 4–0 Reuss (6–0) Seaver (2–3) – 25–16
42 May 26 @ Reds 4–5 Moskau (3–0) Goltz (3–3) Bair (4) 29,483 25–17
43 May 27 @ Reds 1–6 LaCoss (4–4) Sutton (4–2) 20,296 26–17
44 May 29 Braves 3–0 Welch (5–1) Niekro (3–7) 24,630 27–17
45 May 30 Braves 8–4 Hooton (5–3) Matula (3–4) 32,200 28–17
46 May 31 Braves 5–6 Boggs (2–1) Reuss (6–1) Garber (2) 40,161 28–18
June (14–14)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
47 June 1 Braves 5–9 Alexander (2–2) Goltz (3–4) Camp (3) 49,320 28–19
48 June 2 Reds 3–2 Sutcliffe (1–2) Bair (0–3) 31,368 29–19
49 June 3 Reds 5–1 Welch (6–1) Seaver (2–4) Howe (6) 44,962 30–19
50 June 4 Reds 4–5 Moskau (4–0) Hough (0–3) Hume (8) 45,541 30–20
51 June 6 @ Braves 5–0 Reuss (7–1) Niekro (4–8) 18,331 31–20
52 June 7 @ Braves 1–6 Alexander (3–2) Goltz (3–5) 25,723 31–21
53 June 8 @ Braves 3–1 Sutton (5–2) Boggs (2–2) Sutcliffe (4) 12,543 32–21
– June 9 @ Mets Postponed (rain); Makeup: June 12
54 June 10 @ Mets 4–5 Hausman (2–1) Welch (6–2) 14,759 32–22
55 June 11 @ Mets 2–6 (10) Swan (5–4) Sutcliffe (1–3) 23,540 32–23
56 June 12 @ Mets 5–6 Reardon (3–2) Castillo (1–2) Allen (10) 19,501 32–24
57 June 13 @ Expos 3–4 Rogers (8–5) Howe (1–3) 34,655 32–25
58 June 14 @ Expos 8–0 Hooton (6–3) Grimsley (2–4) 44,585 33–25
59 June 15 @ Expos 1–0 Welch (7–2) Gullickson (0–1) 36,176 34–25
60 June 16 Phillies 2–3 (12) Reed (4–1) Sutcliffe (1–4) McGraw (6) 41,340 34–26
61 June 17 Phillies 5–6 Reed (5–1) Castillo (1–3) McGraw (7) 40,786 34–27
62 June 18 Expos 8–7 Hough (1–3) Sosa (4–3) Howe (7) 41,229 35–27
63 June 19 Expos 5–3 (10) Castillo (2–3) Fryman (1–2) 35,819 36–27
64 June 20 Mets 4–3 Howe (2–3) Zachry (1–4) 48,608 37–27
65 June 21 Mets 5–0 Reuss (8–1) Swan (5–5) 41,605 38–27
66 June 22 Mets 6–9 Bomback (4–1) Goltz (3–6) Allen (11) 43,298 38–28
67 June 23 @ Astros 3–0 Sutcliffe (2–4) Andújar (0–3) 29,753 39–28
68 June 24 @ Astros 4–5 (12) LaCorte (4–0) Beckwith (3–1) 34,388 39–29
69 June 25 @ Astros 9–2 Welch (8–2) Forsch (8–6) 34,416 40–29
70 June 27 @ Giants 8–0 Reuss (9–1) Blue (9–5) 20,285 41–29
71 June 28 @ Giants 3–4 (11) Griffin (2–1) Sutcliffe (2–5) 25,145 41–30
72 June 29 @ Giants 3–4 Knepper (6–9) Castillo (2–4) – 41–31
73 June 29 @ Giants 3–0 Hooton (7–3) Ripley (2–3) 50,229 42–31
74 June 30 Padres 3–4 Eichelberger (2–0) Welch (8–3) Shirley (7) 29,756 42–32
July (13–14)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
75 July 1 Padres 1–4 Mura (2–3) Reuss (9–2) Fingers (10) 38,801 42–33
76 July 2 Padres 10–7 Sutcliffe (3–5) Blair (0–1) 33,232 43–33
77 July 3 Padres 5–4 (10) Castillo (3–4) Shirley (5–5) 31,375 44–33
78 July 4 Giants 4–0 Sutton (6–2) Ripley (2–4) 49,846 45–33
79 July 5 Giants 3–2 Welch (9–3) Whitson (7–8) Castillo (3) 41,587 46–33
80 July 6 Giants 4–7 (10) Holland (2–1) Howe (2–4) 46,244 46–34
– July 8 51st All-Star Game American League vs. National League (Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, California)
81 July 10 Astros 4–3 Howe (3–4) Ryan (5–7) 49,692 47–34
82 July 11 Astros 3–2 Reuss (10–2) Forsch (8–8) Howe (8) 42,754 48–34
83 July 12 @ Padres 2–3 (12) Rasmussen (2–8) Beckwith (3–2) 39,605 48–35
84 July 13 @ Padres 3–4 (15) Kinney (3–1) Beckwith (3–3) 18,232 48–36
85 July 14 @ Padres 3–6 Mura (3–3) Sutcliffe (3–6) 22,370 48–37
86 July 15 @ Cubs 6–2 Hooton (8–3) McGlothen (6–7) Goltz (1) 20,257 49–37
87 July 16 @ Cubs 1–4 Reuschel (6–9) Reuss (10–3) 18,638 49–38
88 July 17 @ Cubs 3–1 Sutton (7–2) Lamp (9–8) 21,389 50–38
89 July 18 @ Pirates 4–6 Rhoden (1–1) Welch (9–4) Romo (6) 30,131 50–39
90 July 19 @ Pirates 3–7 Solomon (5–3) Sutcliffe (3–7) 28,731 50–40
91 July 20 @ Pirates 4–2 Hooton (9–3) Candelaria (6–9) Howe (9) – 51–40
92 July 20 @ Pirates 7–8 Jackson (8–2) Castillo (3–5) 41,932 51–41
93 July 21 @ Cardinals 2–5 Vuckovich (9–6) Goltz (3–7) Littlefield (5) 20,224 51–42
94 July 22 @ Cardinals 2–3 Urrea (3–0) Sutton (7–3) Littlefield (6) 25,174 51–43
95 July 23 @ Cardinals 3–7 Martínez (3–3) Welch (9–5) 28,654 51–44
96 July 25 Cubs 7–6 Howe (4–4) Sutter (3–5) 50,546 52–44
97 July 26 Cubs 3–5 McGlothen (8–7) Reuss (10–4) Sutter (21) 50,125 52–45
98 July 27 Cubs 3–2 (12) Howe (5–4) Caudill (1–3) 42,363 53–45
99 July 28 Pirates 4–6 Rhoden (2–1) Welch (9–6) Tekulve (15) 46,973 53–46
100 July 29 Pirates 10–2 Hooton (10–3) Blyleven (5–8) 47,013 54–46
101 July 30 Pirates 3–0 Reuss (11–4) Candelaria (7–10) 50,308 55–46
August (18–11)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
102 August 1 Cardinals 2–1 (10) Goltz (4–7) Forsch (7–7) 43,549 56–46
103 August 2 Cardinals 3–2 Welch (10–6) Vuckovich (9–8) Stanhouse (1) 49,520 57–46
104 August 3 Cardinals 1–4 Martínez (4–4) Hooton (10–4) 31,833 57–47
105 August 4 @ Braves 5–3 Reuss (12–4) Boggs (5–7) Stanhouse (2) 30,330 58–47
106 August 5 @ Braves 4–6 Camp (4–4) Stanhouse (0–2) 10,187 58–48
107 August 6 @ Braves 6–2 Sutton (8–3) Matula (6–10) Castillo (4) 9,441 59–48
108 August 7 @ Braves 3–4 Alexander (10–6) Welch (10–7) Camp (6) 10,056 59–49
109 August 8 @ Reds 5–8 Hume (6–7) Castillo (3–6) 40,339 59–50
110 August 9 @ Reds 9–4 Reuss (13–4) Seaver (4–6) Sutcliffe (5) 45,095 60–50
111 August 10 @ Reds 7–1 Goltz (5–7) Moskau (8–4) 35,179 61–50
112 August 11 Braves 2–3 Matula (7–10) Sutton (8–4) Camp (8) 32,118 61–51
113 August 12 Braves 6–7 Garber (3–5) Sutcliffe (3–8) Camp (9) 35,905 61–52
114 August 13 Braves 0–2 Boggs (6–8) Hooton (10–5) 36,345 61–53
115 August 15 Reds 3–1 Reuss (14–4) Seaver (4–7) 50,933 62–53
116 August 16 Reds 2–3 Hume (7–7) Howe (5–5) 42,743 62–54
117 August 17 Reds 2–6 Soto (7–5) Welch (10–8) Hume (21) 47,177 62–55
118 August 19 @ Expos 3–2 Stanhouse (1–2) Sosa (7–5) 45,320 63–55
119 August 20 @ Expos 5–1 Reuss (15–4) Rogers (11–9) 32,630 64–55
120 August 21 @ Expos 5–4 (10) Howe (6–5) Bahnsen (7–5) 33,523 65–55
121 August 22 @ Mets 2–4 Burris (7–7) Welch (10–9) Allen (22) 21,936 65–56
122 August 23 @ Mets 4–2 Goltz (6–7) Hausman (5–4) Howe (10) 32,440 66–56
123 August 24 @ Mets 3–2 Hooton (11–5) Zachry (6–7) Howe (11) 24,956 67–56
124 August 25 @ Phillies 8–4 Stanhouse (2–2) Noles (1–4) 34,267 68–56
125 August 26 @ Phillies 8–4 Castillo (4–6) Walk (9–3) 35,358 69–56
126 August 27 @ Phillies 3–4 Carlton (20–7) Howe (6–6) McGraw (14) 39,116 69–57
127 August 29 Expos 5–4 Castillo (5–6) D'Acquisto (2–4) Howe (12) 50,810 70–57
128 August 30 Expos 4–3 Hooton (12–5) Gullickson (6–4) Stanhouse (3) 35,778 71–57
129 August 31 Expos 2–0 Reuss (16–4) Rogers (12–10) – 72–57
130 August 31 Expos 7–2 Sutton (9–4) Palmer (6–4) 48,542 73–57
September (15–12)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
131 September 1 Mets 5–2 Welch (11–9) Burris (7–9) Howe (13) 30,460 74–57
132 September 2 Mets 6–5 Goltz (7–7) Pacella (3–3) Stanhouse (4) 27,543 75–57
133 September 3 Mets 2–0 Hooton (13–5) Zachry (6–9) Howe (14) 28,568 76–57
134 September 4 Phillies 2–3 Walk (10–4) Reuss (16–5) McGraw (17) 41,864 76–58
135 September 5 Phillies 1–0 Sutton (10–4) Carlton (21–8) Stanhouse (5) 41,019 77–58
136 September 6 Phillies 7–3 Welch (12–9) Lerch (4–14) Howe (15) 45,995 78–58
137 September 7 Phillies 6–0 Castillo (6–6) Ruthven (14–9) 39,083 79–58
138 September 9 @ Astros 4–5 Smith (6–5) Howe (6–7) Sambito (14) 34,546 79–59
139 September 10 @ Astros 5–6 (12) Roberge (2–0) Sutcliffe (3–9) 37,632 79–60
140 September 12 @ Reds 5–2 Sutton (11–4) LaCoss (8–11) Howe (16) 36,287 80–60
141 September 13 @ Reds 3–2 Castillo (7–6) Soto (9–6) Stanhouse (6) 38,542 81–60
142 September 14 @ Reds 3–1 Reuss (17–5) Moskau (9–7) 34,038 82–60
143 September 15 @ Braves 0–9 Boggs (10–9) Hooton (13–6) 8,025 82–61
144 September 16 @ Braves 1–2 Niekro (15–14) Goltz (7–8) Camp (17) 31,279 82–62
145 September 17 Padres 2–1 Sutton (12–4) Eichelberger (4–2) Howe (17) 28,822 83–62
146 September 18 Padres 7–3 Welch (13–9) Wise (6–8) Castillo (5) 30,738 84–62
147 September 19 Reds 7–10 LaCoss (9–11) Reuss (17–6) Hume (23) 46,609 84–63
148 September 20 Reds 2–10 Seaver (10–7) Hooton (13–7) 50,240 84–64
149 September 21 Reds 2–7 (11) Hume (8–10) Howe (6–8) 43,716 84–65
150 September 22 Braves 2–7 Hanna (2–0) Sutton (12–5) Camp (19) 25,078 84–66
151 September 23 Braves 4–2 Welch (14–9) Matula (11–13) Stanhouse (7) 29,226 85–66
152 September 24 Giants 5–4 (12) Castillo (8–6) Rowland (1–1) 35,581 86–66
153 September 25 Giants 2–3 Whitson (11–11) Hooton (13–8) Lavelle (8) 33,460 86–67
154 September 26 @ Padres 2–3 Tellmann (2–0) Goltz (7–9) Fingers (23) 14,836 86–68
155 September 27 @ Padres 6–4 Sutton (13–5) Rasmussen (4–11) Valenzuela (1) 19,260 87–68
156 September 28 @ Padres 5–7 Fingers (11–9) Howe (6–9) Tellmann (1) 17,971 87–69
157 September 30 @ Giants 6–3 (10) Valenzuela (1–0) Lavelle (6–8) 10,953 88–69
October (4–2)
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record
158 October 1 @ Giants 8–4 Hooton (14–8) Whitson (11–12) 11,307 89–69
159 October 2 @ Giants 2–3 Minton (4–6) Goltz (7–10) Holland (7) 11,693 89–70
160 October 3 Astros 3–2 (10) Valenzuela (2–0) Forsch (12–13) 49,642 90–70
161 October 4 Astros 2–1 Reuss (18–6) Ryan (11–10) 46,085 91–70
162 October 5 Astros 4–3 Howe (7–9) LaCorte (8–5) Sutton (1) 52,339 92–70
163 October 6 Astros 1–7 Niekro (20–12) Goltz (7–11) 51,127 92–71
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement
Bold = Dodgers team member

Awards and honors

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Farm system

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Level Team League Manager
AAA Albuquerque Dukes Pacific Coast League Del Crandall
AA San Antonio Dodgers Texas League Don LeJohn
A Lodi Dodgers California League Dick McLaughlin
A Vero Beach Dodgers Florida State League Stan Wasiak
Rookie Lethbridge Dodgers Pioneer League Gail Henley

Teams in BOLD won League Championships

Major League Baseball Draft

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Main article: 1980 Major League Baseball Draft

The Dodgers drafted 36 players in the June draft and 16 in the January draft. Of those, six players would eventually play in the Major Leagues. The Dodgers did not have picks in rounds 2-4 this season as those picks were awarded to other teams as compensation for their signing of free agents.

The first round pick in the June draft was shortstop Ross Jones of the University of Miami. The Dodgers traded him to the New York Mets in 1983 and he would appear in 67 games in parts of three seasons with the Mets and two other teams, hitting only .221.

This was a fairly weak draft class for the Dodgers, with the most notable player being outfielder R. J. Reynolds, who was drafted in the 2nd round of the January draft and played 8 unremarkable seasons as a backup outfielder before finishing up his career in Japan with Nippon Professional Baseball.

Notes

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  1. ^ Box Score of 1-game playoff vs. Houston Astros at Baseball Reference
  2. ^ Don Stanhouse page at Baseball Reference
  3. ^ Von Joshua page at Baseball Reference
  4. ^ Johnny Oates page at Baseball Reference
  5. ^ Charlie Hough page at Baseball Reference
  6. ^ Dennis Lewallyn page at Baseball Reference
  7. ^ 1980 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB January Draft-Regular Phase
  8. ^ 1980 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase
  9. ^ 1980 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB June Amateur Draft
  10. ^ 1980 Los Angeles Dodgers Picks in the MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase

References

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