1980 Boston Red Sox season

1980 Boston Red Sox
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1901)
Eastern Division (since 1969)
Location
Fenway Park (since 1912)
Boston (since 1901)
Other information
Owner(s)	Buddy LeRoux, Haywood Sullivan, Jean Yawkey
General manager(s)	Haywood Sullivan
Manager(s)	Don Zimmer (W-82; L-73) and Johnny Pesky (W-1; L-4)
Local television	WSBK-TV, Ch. 38 (Ned Martin, Ken Harrelson)
Local radio	WITS-AM 1510 (Ken Coleman, Jon Miller)
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The 1980 Boston Red Sox season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Red Sox finishing 5th in the American League East with a record of 83 wins and 77 losses, 19 games behind the New York Yankees. Manager Don Zimmer was let go with four games left, and Johnny Pesky finished the season as manager.

Offseason

• November 16, 1979: Tony Pérez was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox.^[1]
• March 30, 1980: The Red Sox traded a player to be named later and cash to the Philadelphia Phillies for Dave Rader. The Red Sox completed the deal by sending Stan Papi to the Phillies on May 12.^[2]

Regular season

Fred Lynn hit .301, had 12 homers and 61 RBIs. Jim Rice hit .294, with 24 HRs and 86 RBIs. Mike Torrez was 9-16, and Dennis Eckersley 12-14.

Season standings

AL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
New York Yankees	103	59	0.636	—	53–28	50–31
Baltimore Orioles	100	62	0.617	3	50–31	50–31
Milwaukee Brewers	86	76	0.531	17	40–42	46–34
Detroit Tigers	84	78	0.519	19	43–38	41–40
Boston Red Sox	83	77	0.519	19	36–45	47–32
Cleveland Indians	79	81	0.494	23	44–35	35–46
Toronto Blue Jays	67	95	0.414	36	35–46	32–49

Record vs. opponents

1980 American League Records Sources:
Team	BAL	BOS	CAL	CWS	CLE	DET	KC	MIL	MIN	NYY	OAK	SEA	TEX	TOR
Baltimore	—	8–5	10–2	6–6	6–7	10–3	6–6	7–6	10–2	7–6	7–5	6–6	6–6	11–2
Boston	5–8	—	9–3	6–4	7–6	8–5	5–7	6–7	6–6	3–10	9–3	7–5	5–7	7–6
California	2–10	3–9	—	3–10	4–6	5–7	5–8	6–6	7–6	2–10	3–10	11–2	11–2	3–9
Chicago	6–6	4–6	10–3	—	5–7	2–10	5–8	5–7	5–8	5–7	6–7	6–7	6–7–2	5–7
Cleveland	7–6	6–7	6–4	7–5	—	3–10	5–7	3–10	9–3	5–8	6–6	8–4	6–6	8–5
Detroit	3–10	5–8	7–5	10–2	10–3	—	2–10	7–6	6–6	5–8	6–6	10–2–1	4–8	9–4
Kansas City	6–6	7–5	8–5	8–5	7–5	10–2	—	6–6	5–8	8–4	6–7	7–6	10–3	9–3
Milwaukee	6–7	7–6	6–6	7–5	10–3	6–7	6–6	—	7–5	5–8	7–5	9–3	5–7	5–8
Minnesota	2–10	6–6	6–7	8–5	3–9	6–6	8–5	5–7	—	4–8	6–7	7–6	9–3	7–5
New York	6–7	10–3	10–2	7–5	8–5	8–5	4–8	8–5	8–4	—	8–4	9–3	7–5	10–3
Oakland	5–7	3–9	10–3	7–6	6–6	6–6	7–6	5–7	7–6	4–8	—	8–5	7–6	8–4
Seattle	6–6	5–7	2–11	7–6	4–8	2–10–1	6–7	3–9	6–7	3–9	5–8	—	4–9	6–6
Texas	6–6	7–5	2–11	7–6–2	6–6	8–4	3–10	7–5	3–9	5–7	6–7	9–4	—	7–5
Toronto	2–11	6–7	9–3	7–5	5–8	4–9	3–9	8–5	5–7	3–10	4–8	6–6	5–7	—

Notable transactions

• May 30, 1980: Ted Sizemore was released by the Red Sox.^[3]
• June 3, 1980: Oil Can Boyd was drafted by the Red Sox in the 16th round of the 1980 Major League Baseball draft.^[4]

Opening Day lineup

2	Jerry Remy	2B
7	Rick Burleson	SS
19	Fred Lynn	CF
14	Jim Rice	LF
8	Carl Yastrzemski	DH
5	Tony Pérez	1B
4	Butch Hobson	3B
24	Dwight Evans	RF
15	Dave Rader	C
43	Dennis Eckersley	P

Roster

1980 Boston Red Sox
Roster
Pitchers 45 Luis Aponte 28 Jack Billingham 16 Tom Burgmeier 22 Bill Campbell 28 Steve Crawford 41 Dick Drago 43 Dennis Eckersley 47 Bruce Hurst 38 Skip Lockwood 31 Keith MacWhorter 28 Bob Ojeda 42 Chuck Rainey 49 Win Remmerswaal 25 Steve Renko 46 Bob Stanley 21 Mike Torrez 30 John Tudor		Catchers 39 Gary Allenson 27 Carlton Fisk 50 Rich Gedman 15 Dave Rader Infielders  3 Jack Brohamer  7 Rick Burleson  4 Butch Hobson 18 Glenn Hoffman 12 Stan Papi  5 Tony Pérez  2 Jerry Remy 11 Ted Sizemore 11,26 Dave Stapleton 12 Julio Valdez  3 Chico Walker 20 Larry Wolfe		Outfielders 29 Sam Bowen  1 Jim Dwyer 24 Dwight Evans 37 Garry Hancock 19 Fred Lynn 51 Reid Nichols 14 Jim Rice  8 Carl Yastrzemski		Managers 35 Johnny Pesky 23 Don Zimmer Coaches 32 Tommy Harper 33 Walt Hriniak 35 Johnny Pesky 34 Johnny Podres 36 Eddie Yost

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
1B	Pérez, TonyTony Pérez	151	585	161	.275	25	105
2B	Stapleton, DaveDave Stapleton	106	449	144	.321	7	45

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
Rader, DaveDave Rader	50	137	45	.328	3	17

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

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

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
Aponte, LuisLuis Aponte	4	0	0	0	1.29	1

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Pawtucket Red Sox	International League	Joe Morgan
AA	Bristol Red Sox	Eastern League	Tony Torchia
A	Winston-Salem Red Sox	Carolina League	Buddy Hunter
A	Winter Haven Red Sox	Florida State League	Rac Slider
A-Short Season	Elmira Pioneers	New York–Penn League	Dick Berardino

Notes

1. Tony Pérez at Baseball-Reference
2. Dave Rader at Baseball-Reference
3. Ted Sizemore at Baseball-Reference
4. Oil Can Boyd at Baseball-Reference

References

• 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 Boston Red Sox team at Baseball-Reference
• 1980 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com