1980 Los Angeles Dodgers season

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.

1980 Los Angeles Dodgers
League	National League
Division	West
Ballpark	Dodger Stadium
City	Los Angeles
Owners	Peter O'Malley
General managers	Al Campanis
Managers	Tommy Lasorda
Television	KTTV (11) Vin Scully, Jerry Doggett, Ross Porter ONTV Geoff Witcher, Al Downing
Radio	KABC Vin Scully, Jerry Doggett, Ross Porter KTNQ Jaime Jarrín, Rudy Hoyos
← 1979 Seasons 1981 →

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

• November 17, 1979: Don Stanhouse was signed as a free agent by the Dodgers.^[2]
• December 3, 1979: Von Joshua was selected off waivers from the Dodgers by the San Diego Padres.^[3]
• March 27, 1980: Johnny Oates was released by the Dodgers.^[4]

Regular season

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

1980 National League record v t e Sources:
Team	ATL	CHC	CIN	HOU	LAD	MTL	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

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

• July 11, 1980: Charlie Hough was purchased from the Dodgers by the Texas Rangers.^[5]
• September 13, 1980: Dennis Lewallyn and cash were traded by the Dodgers to the Texas Rangers for Pepe Frías.^[6]

Roster

1980 Los Angeles Dodgers
Roster
Pitchers 27 Joe Beckwith 37 Bobby Castillo 51 Terry Forster 38 Dave Goltz 46 Burt Hooton 49 Charlie Hough 57 Steve Howe 41 Jerry Reuss 29 Don Stanhouse 43 Rick Sutcliffe 20 Don Sutton 34 Fernando Valenzuela 35 Bob Welch		Catchers 13 Joe Ferguson 14 Mike Scioscia  7 Steve Yeager Infielders 10 Ron Cey 23 Vic Davalillo 36 Pepe Frías  6 Steve Garvey 15 Davey Lopes 45 Jack Perconte 18 Bill Russell  1 Gary Weiss		Outfielders 12 Dusty Baker 28 Pedro Guerrero 44 Mickey Hatcher 21 Jay Johnstone  3 Rudy Law 17 Bobby Mitchell 16 Rick Monday 11 Manny Mota  8 Reggie Smith 30 Derrel Thomas  9 Gary Thomasson		Manager  2 Tommy Lasorda Coaches 26 Red Adams 54 Monty Basgall 58 Mark Cresse 11 Manny Mota 33 Danny Ozark

Game log

Regular season

Legend
	Dodgers win
	Dodgers loss
	Postponement
	Eliminated from playoff race
Bold	Dodgers team member

1980 regular season game log: 92–71 (Home: 55–27; Away: 37–44)[7]
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

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	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

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

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
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

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

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

Awards and honors

1980 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Steve Garvey starter Davey Lopes starter Reggie Smith starter Jerry Reuss reserve Bob Welch reserve National League Rookie of the Year Steve Howe Comeback Player of the Year Award Jerry Reuss Baseball Digest Rookie All-Stars Steve Howe

Silver Slugger Award Dusty Baker TSN National League All-Star Dusty Baker NL Pitcher of the Month Jerry Reuss (June 1980) NL Player of the Month Dusty Baker (June 1980) NL Player of the Week Don Sutton (Apr. 21–27) Bob Welch (May 12–18) Jerry Reuss (June 23–29)

Farm system

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

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.

1980 draft picks

January draft [8] Round Name Position School Signed Career span Highest level 1 David Lesch RHP Central Arizona College Yes 1980 Rookie 2 R. J. Reynolds OF Sacramento City College Yes 1980–1994 MLB 3 Larry See 3B Cerritos College Yes 1980–1999 MLB 4 Robert Allen SS Clemson University Yes 1980–1987 AAA 5 Hollis Martin SS Potomac State College Yes 1980–1981 A 6 Ralph Bryant OF Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College No Dodgers-1981 1981–1996 MLB 7 Mark Wenzel RHP Fresno City College No 8 Damon Hunt OF Sacramento City College No Giants-1983 1983 A 9 Paul Hagan OF South Georgia College No 10 David Bailor OF Yavapai College No 11 Brett Wise RHP Seminole Community College Yes 1980–1984 AAA 12 Richard Lucero RHP Phoenix College No 13 Greg Hudson RHP Georgia Perimeter College No January secondary phase [9] Round Name Position School Signed Career span Highest level 1 Ricky Wright LHP University of Texas at Austin Yes 1980–1987 MLB 2 Jack Leonard 3B Louisburg College No A 3 Harry Kazanjian C City College of San Francisco No June draft [10] Round Name Position School Signed Career span Highest level 1 Ross Jones SS University of Miami Yes 1980–1988 MLB 5 Peter Beall SS Mater Dei High School No Angels-1984 1984–1985 A 6 Paul Bard C Tufts University Yes 1980–1984 AA 7 Gordon Gauntlett C University of California, Los Angeles Yes 1980–1985 AA 8 Kevin Sliwinski OF Santiago High School No Blue Jays-1983 1983–1988 AAA 9 Stephen Marsden RHP University of Wisconsin–Madison Yes 1980–1984 AAA 10 Ricky Thomas OF University of La Verne No 11 Curtis Reade RHP California State University, Fresno Yes 1980–1983 A 12 Anthony Lachowetz OF Springfield College Yes 1980–1982 A 13 Greg Smith 1B Southern University and A&M College Yes 1980–1993 AAA 14 Thomas Robinson 2B Widener University Yes 1980–1981 A 15 Charles Jones RHP University of New Hampshire Yes 1980–1983 AA 16 Frank Dente RHP Palm Beach Community College Yes 1980–1982 AA 17 Richard Lloyd RHP East Valley High School Yes 1980–1982 A- 18 Pasquale Raimondo 2B University at Buffalo, State University of New York Yes 1980–1981 A 19 Tom Klawitter LHP University of Wisconsin at Madison Yes 1980–1986 MLB 20 William Cole OF Eastern Michigan University Yes 1980–1981 A 21 Jon Debus OF University of St. Francis Yes 1980–1989 AAA 22 Francis McQuade RHP Elmhurst College Yes 1980 Rookie 23 Phillip Webber OF San Bernardino Valley College Yes 1980 Rookie 24 Jerry Bendorf SS Gonzaga University No Dodgers-1981 1981–1982 AA 25 Robert Kenyon RHP Clemson University Yes 1980–1983 AA 26 Jim Pacanowski C Downers Grove High School No 27 Cori Ryan RHP Colorado State University No 28 Todd Zacher 2B University of Arkansas No Giants-1981 1981–1983 AAA 29 Gregory Hull OF Hiram Johnson High School No 30 Thomas Woleslagel SS Ross High School No Yankees-1984 1984–1985 A 31 Michael Strawberry OF Los Angeles Southwest College Yes 1980–1981 A 32 Hank DeMello C Roseville High School No June secondary phase [11] Round Name Position School Signed Career span Highest level 1 Robert Allen SS Clemson University Yes 1980–1987 AAA 2 Rick Felt LHP Georgia Perimeter College Yes 1980–1985 AAA 3 Michael Carringer RHP Bacone College No