The 1980 Milwaukee Brewers season was the 11th season for the Brewers in Milwaukee, and their 12th overall. The Brewers finished third in the American League East with a record of 86 wins and 76 losses. The Brewers led MLB in home runs (203), grand slams (8), runs batted in (774), slugging percentage (.448), on-base plus slugging (.777) and OPS+ (114).
Offseason October 11, 1979: Juan Castillo was signed as an amateur free agent by the Brewers.Ray Fosse page on Baseball Reference December 6, 1979: Lenn Sakata was traded by the Brewers to the Baltimore Orioles for John Flinn.John Flinn at Baseball Reference
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions April 3, 1980: Ray Fosse was released by the Brewers.Juan Castillo page on Baseball Reference July 24, 1980: Bill Lyons was signed as an amateur free agent by the Brewers.Bill Lyons at Baseball Reference September 1, 1980: John Poff was selected off waivers by the Brewers from the Philadelphia Phillies.John Poff page on Baseball Reference
Roster 1980 Milwaukee Brewers Roster Pitchers Catchers
Infielders Outfielders
Other batters Manager
Coaches
Player stats
= Indicates team leader
= Indicates league leader 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 111 320 93 .291 2 30 1B 153 622 219 .352 25 122 2B 111 450 137 .304 9 37 SS 143 611 179 .293 23 87 3B 132 415 117 .282 4 40 LF 156 592 180 .304 41 118 CF 162 628 150 .239 38 105 RF 112 411 94 .229 18 55 DH 106 365 99 .271 4 30
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 86 289 74 .256 17 46 78 254 50 .197 5 31 76 219 49 .224 3 17 45 125 29 .232 5 16 42 104 27 .260 1 10 34 89 19 .213 1 7 19 68 17 .250 1 7 17 60 17 .283 6 16 15 31 5 .161 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 33 252.1 16 15 3.10 146 34 225.1 13 11 4.03 74 35 195.2 12 10 3.68 54 29 154.1 12 6 3.91 62 5 28.1 2 2 4.76 8 3 16.1 1 1 4.41 4
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 45 154.1 11 9 3.73 54 17 89.1 5 5 3.53 29 5 15.0 1 0 6.00 5
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 52 5 8 10 3.08 47 56 2 4 8 2.77 32 39 4 3 2 4.52 22 20 2 1 2 3.89 15 11 0 1 0 8.15 11 9 0 0 0 4.58 12
Awards and honors Cecil Cooper, Silver Slugger Award, first base
Farm system
The Brewers' farm system consisted of five minor league affiliates in 1980. The Holyoke Millers won the Eastern League championship, and the Stockton Ports won the California League championship.
Notes
External links 1980 Milwaukee Brewers at Baseball Reference 1980 Milwaukee Brewers at Baseball Almanac