The 1980 San Diego Padres season was the 12th season in franchise history.

Offseason October 3, 1979: Mickey Lolich was released by the Padres.Mickey Lolich page at Baseball Reference December 3, 1979: Von Joshua was selected off waivers by the Padres from the Los Angeles Dodgers.Von Joshua page at Baseball Reference February 15, 1980: Gaylord Perry, Tucker Ashford and Joe Carroll (minors) were traded by the Padres to the Texas Rangers for Willie Montañez.Gaylord Perry page at Baseball Reference February 15, 1980: Bob Owchinko was traded by the San Diego Padres with Jim Wilhelm to the Cleveland Indians for Jerry Mumphrey.

Regular season Ozzie Smith set a major league record for most assists by a shortstop in 1980 with 621.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day starters Dave Cash Bill Fahey Randy Jones Jerry Mumphrey Gene Richards Aurelio Rodríguez Ozzie Smith Gene Tenace Dave Winfield

Notable transactions April 2, 1980: Danny Boone was signed as a free agent by the Padres.Danny Boone page at Baseball Reference June 3, 1980: Ron Romanick was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 1980 amateur draft (secondary phase), but did not sign. June 3, 1980: Gerry Davis was drafted by the Padres in the 6th round of the 1980 Major League Baseball draft.Gerry Davis page at Baseball Reference August 9, 1980: Kurt Bevacqua and a player to be named later were traded by the Padres to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Luis Salazar and Rick Lancellotti. The Padres completed the deal by sending Mark Lee to the Pirates on August 9.Mark Lee page at Baseball Reference August 7, 1980: Von Joshua was released by the Padres. August 25, 1980: Willie Montañez was traded by the Padres to the Montreal Expos for Tony Phillips and cash.Tony Phillips page at Baseball Reference

Roster 1980 San Diego Padres Roster Pitchers Catchers

Infielders Outfielders Manager

Coaches

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 133 316 70 .222 17 50 1B 128 481 132 .274 6 63 2B 130 397 90 .227 1 23 3B 89 175 35 .200 2 13 SS 158 609 140 .230 0 35 LF 158 642 193 .301 4 41 CF 160 564 168 .298 4 59 RF 162 558 154 .276 20 87

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 Tim Flannery 95 292 70 .240 0 25 93 241 62 .257 1 22 44 169 57 .337 1 25 Jerry Turner 85 153 44 .288 3 18 73 125 29 .232 1 14 43 100 37 .370 2 14 62 71 19 .268 0 12 53 63 15 .238 2 7 Paul Dade 68 53 10 .189 0 3 20 50 11 .220 0 7 Randy Bass 19 49 14 .286 3 8 Fred Kendall 19 24 7 .292 0 2 Chuck Baker 9 22 3 .136 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 John Curtis 30 187.0 10 8 3.51 71 24 154.1 5 13 3.91 53 Rick Wise 27 154.1 6 8 3.67 59 Juan Eichelberger 15 88.2 4 2 3.65 43

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 Steve Mura 37 168.2 8 7 3.68 109 Gary Lucas 46 150.0 5 8 3.24 85 Bob Shirley 59 137.0 11 12 3.55 67 40 111.1 4 11 4.37 50 Tom Tellmann 6 22.1 3 0 1.61 9 Dennis Blair 5 14.0 0 1 6.43 11 George Stablein 4 11.2 0 1 3.09 4

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 Rollie Fingers 66 11 9 23 2.80 69 50 4 6 1 4.25 40 John D'Acquisto 39 2 3 1 3.76 44 11 0 0 0 5.65 14

Awards and honors Ozzie Smith, SS, Gold Glove Award 1980 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Farm system

Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

References

External links 1980 San Diego Padres team page at Baseball Reference 1980 San Diego Padres team page at Baseball Almanac