| 1980 Milwaukee Brewers |
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| Owner(s) | Bud Selig | |
| Manager(s) | Buck Rodgers and George Bamberger | |
| Local television | WTMJ-TV (Lorn Brown, Bob Uecker, Mike Hegan) |
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| Local radio | 620 WTMJ (Lorn Brown, Bob Uecker) |
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| Stats | ESPN.com | |
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The 1980 Milwaukee Brewers season involved the Brewers' finishing third in the American League East with a record of 86 wins and 76 losses.
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Offseason [edit]
- October 11, 1979: Juan Castillo was signed as an amateur free agent by the Brewers.[1]
- December 6, 1979: Lenn Sakata was traded by the Brewers to the Baltimore Orioles for John Flinn.[2]
Regular season [edit]
Season standings [edit]
| AL East | W | L | GB | Pct. |
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| New York Yankees | 103 | 59 | -- | .636 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 100 | 62 | 3 | .617 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 86 | 76 | 17 | .531 |
| Detroit Tigers | 84 | 78 | 19 | .519 |
| Boston Red Sox | 83 | 77 | 19 | .519 |
| Cleveland Indians | 79 | 81 | 23 | .494 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 67 | 95 | 36 | .414 |
Notable transactions [edit]
- April 3, 1980: Ray Fosse was released by the Brewers.[3]
- July 24, 1980: Bill Lyons was signed as an amateur free agent by the Brewers.[4]
- September 1, 1980: John Poff was selected off waivers by the Brewers from the Philadelphia Phillies.[5]
Roster [edit]
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Player stats [edit]
Batting [edit]
Starters by position [edit]
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 |
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| C | Charlie Moore | 111 | 320 | 93 | .291 | 2 | 30 |
| 1B | Cecil Cooper | 153 | 622 | 219 | .352 | 25 | 122 |
| SS | Robin Yount | 143 | 611 | 179 | .293 | 23 | 87 |
| DH | Dick Davis | 106 | 365 | 99 | .271 | 4 | 30 |
Other batters [edit]
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 |
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| Vic Harris | 34 | 89 | 19 | .213 | 1 | 7 |
| John Poff | 19 | 68 | 17 | .250 | 1 | 7 |
Pitching [edit]
Starting pitchers [edit]
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Mike Caldwell | 34 | 225.1 | 13 | 11 | 4.03 | 74 |
| Bill Travers | 29 | 154.1 | 12 | 6 | 3.91 | 62 |
| Rickey Keeton | 5 | 28.1 | 2 | 2 | 4.76 | 8 |
Other pitchers [edit]
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Paul Mitchell | 17 | 89.1 | 5 | 5 | 3.53 | 29 |
| Dave LaPoint | 5 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 6.00 | 5 |
Relief pitchers [edit]
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Jerry Augustine | 39 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4.52 | 22 |
| John Flinn | 20 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3.89 | 15 |
| Dan Boitano | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.15 | 11 |
Awards and honors [edit]
- Cecil Cooper, Silver Slugger Award, first base
Farm system [edit]
See also: Minor league baseball
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Holyoke, Stockton
Notes [edit]
External links [edit]
- 1980 Milwaukee Brewers team page at Baseball Reference
- 1980 Milwaukee Brewers team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
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