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1980 Atlanta Braves season
Major League Baseball team season
The 1980 Atlanta Braves season was the 15th season in Atlanta along with the 110th season as a franchise overall.
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| 1980 Atlanta Braves | ||||
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| 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) | |||
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- 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]
Season standings
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| NL West | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Houston Astros | 93 | 70 | 0.571 | — | 55–26 | 38–44 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 92 | 71 | 0.564 | 1 | 55–27 | 37–44 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 89 | 73 | 0.549 | 3½ | 44–37 | 45–36 |
| Atlanta Braves | 81 | 80 | 0.503 | 11 | 50–30 | 31–50 |
| San Francisco Giants | 75 | 86 | 0.466 | 17 | 44–37 | 31–49 |
| San Diego Padres | 73 | 89 | 0.451 | 19½ | 45–36 | 28–53 |
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Record vs. opponents
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| 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 | — | |||||
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Notable transactions
- 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]
Roster
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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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| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| C | Bruce Benedict | 120 | 359 | 91 | .253 | 2 | 34 |
| 1B | Chris Chambliss | 158 | 602 | 170 | .282 | 18 | 72 |
| 2B | Glenn Hubbard | 117 | 431 | 107 | .248 | 9 | 43 |
| SS | Luis Gómez | 121 | 278 | 53 | .191 | 0 | 24 |
| 3B | Bob Horner | 124 | 463 | 124 | .268 | 35 | 89 |
| LF | Jeff Burroughs | 99 | 278 | 73 | .263 | 13 | 51 |
| CF | Dale Murphy | 156 | 569 | 160 | .281 | 33 | 89 |
| RF | Gary Matthews | 155 | 571 | 159 | .278 | 19 | 75 |
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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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| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Jerry Royster | 123 | 392 | 95 | .242 | 1 | 20 |
| Larvell Blanks | 88 | 221 | 45 | .204 | 2 | 12 |
| Brian Asselstine | 87 | 218 | 62 | .284 | 3 | 25 |
| Rafael Ramírez | 50 | 165 | 44 | .267 | 2 | 11 |
| Bill Nahorodny | 59 | 157 | 38 | .242 | 5 | 18 |
| Mike Lum | 93 | 83 | 17 | .205 | 0 | 5 |
| Biff Pocoroba | 70 | 83 | 22 | .265 | 2 | 8 |
| Terry Harper | 21 | 54 | 10 | .185 | 0 | 3 |
| Charlie Spikes | 41 | 36 | 10 | .278 | 0 | 2 |
| Chico Ruiz | 25 | 26 | 8 | .308 | 0 | 2 |
| Joe Nolan | 17 | 22 | 6 | .273 | 0 | 2 |
| Eddie Miller | 11 | 19 | 3 | .158 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Cooper | 21 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
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Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Phil Niekro | 40 | 275.0 | 15 | 18 | 3.63 | 176 |
| Doyle Alexander | 35 | 231.2 | 14 | 11 | 4.20 | 114 |
| Tommy Boggs | 32 | 192.1 | 12 | 9 | 3.42 | 84 |
| Rick Matula | 33 | 176.2 | 11 | 13 | 4.58 | 62 |
| Larry McWilliams | 30 | 163.2 | 9 | 14 | 4.95 | 77 |
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Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
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| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Rick Camp | 77 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 1.91 | 33 |
| Gene Garber | 68 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 3.83 | 51 |
| Larry Bradford | 56 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2.44 | 32 |
| Al Hrabosky | 45 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3.62 | 31 |
| Preston Hanna | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.18 | 35 |
| Rick Mahler | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.45 | 1 |
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See also: Minor League Baseball
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League leaders
- Phil Niekro, National League leader, Losses[4]
- 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, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
- Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
- 1980 Atlanta Braves season at Baseball Reference