1980 Cincinnati Reds season

March 2026 November 2013 Cincinnati Reds 1980 National League West Riverfront Stadium Cincinnati 89–73 (.549) 3rd Louis Nippert Dick Wagner John McNamara WLWT(Ray Lane, Bill Brown, Dick Carlson) WLW(Marty Brennaman, Joe Nuxhall, Dick Carlson) The 1980 Cincinnati Reds season was the 111th season for the franchise in Major League Baseball, and their 11th (and 10th full) season at Riverfront Stadium. The Reds finished in third place in the National League West with a record of 89-73, 3½ games behind the Houston Astros, marking the first time since 1971 that the Reds did not finish in either first or second place.Cincinnati Reds Team History & Encyclopedia The Reds were managed by John McNamara and played their home games at Riverfront Stadium. Offseason December 3, 1979: Doug Corbett was drafted from the Reds by the Minnesota Twins in the 1979 rule 5 draft.Doug Corbett page at Baseball Reference Regular season On July 4, pitcher Nolan Ryan of the Houston Astros recorded the 3000th strikeout of his career by striking out Reds player César Gerónimo. Season standings Record vs. opponents CIN Notable transactions June 3, 1980: 1980 Major League Baseball draft Ron Robinson was drafted by the Reds in the 1st round (19th pick).Ron Robinson page at Baseball-Reference Danny Tartabull was drafted by the Reds in the 3rd round. Player signed June 10, 1980.Danny Tartabull page at Baseball Reference Eric Davis was drafted by the Reds in the 8th round. Player signed June 8, 1980.Eric Davis page at Baseball Reference June 13, 1980: Joe Nolan was signed as a free agent by the Reds.Joe Nolan page at Baseball-Reference Roster 1980 Cincinnati Reds Roster Pitchers 40 Doug Bair 38 Bruce Berenyi 42 Bill Bonham 34 Sheldon Burnside 48 Geoff Combe 43 Jay Howell 47 Tom Hume 51 Mike LaCoss 44 Charlie Leibrandt 31 Paul Moskau 35 Frank Pastore 49 Joe Price 41 Tom Seaver 36 Mario Soto 37 Dave Tomlin Catchers  5 Johnny Bench  9 Vic Correll 17 Joe Nolan 19 Don Werner Infielders 23 Rick Auerbach 13 Dave Concepción 22 Dan Driessen 26 Junior Kennedy 25 Ray Knight 16 Ron Oester 12 Harry Spilman Outfielders 29 Dave Collins  7 Héctor Cruz 15 George Foster 20 César Gerónimo 30 Ken Griffey 56 Paul Householder 28 Sam Mejías Other batters 57 Eddie Milner Manager  3 John McNamara Coaches  4 Harry Dunlop  6 Bill Fischer  2 Russ Nixon 11 Ron Plaza 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 Johnny Bench 114 360 90 .250 24 68 1B Dan Driessen 154 524 139 .265 14 74 2B Junior Kennedy 104 337 88 .261 1 34 3B Ray Knight 162 618 163 .264 14 78 SS Dave Concepción 156 622 162 .260 5 77 LF George Foster George Foster (baseball) 144 528 144 .273 25 93 CF Dave Collins baseball 144 551 167 .303 3 35 RF Ken Griffey Ken Griffey, Sr. 146 544 160 .294 13 85 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 Ron Oester 100 303 84 .277 2 20 Joe Nolan 53 154 48 .312 3 24 César Gerónimo 103 145 37 .255 2 9 Sam Mejías 71 108 30 .278 1 10 Harry Spilman 65 101 27 .267 4 19 Héctor Cruz Héctor Cruz (baseball) 52 75 16 .213 1 5 Don Werner 24 64 11 .172 0 5 Paul Householder 20 45 11 .244 0 7 Rick Auerbach 24 33 11 .333 1 4 Vic Correll 10 19 8 .421 0 3 Eddie Milner 6 3 0 .000 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 Frank Pastore 27 184.2 13 7 3.27 110 Charlie Leibrandt 36 173.2 10 9 4.25 62 Mike LaCoss 34 169.1 10 12 4.62 59 Tom Seaver 26 168.0 10 8 3.64 101 Bruce Berenyi 6 27.2 2 2 7.81 19 Bill Bonham 4 19.0 2 1 4.74 13 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 Mario Soto Mario Soto (baseball) 53 190.1 10 8 3.07 182 Paul Moskau 33 152.2 9 7 4.01 94 Joe Price Joe Price (pitcher) 24 111.1 7 3 3.56 44 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 Tom Hume 78 9 10 25 2.56 68 Doug Bair 61 3 6 6 4.24 62 Dave Tomlin 27 3 0 0 5.54 6 Sheldon Burnside 7 1 0 0 1.93 2 Jay Howell 5 0 0 0 13.50 1 Geoff Combe 4 0 0 0 10.80 10 Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Indianapolis Indians American Association Jim Beauchamp AA Waterbury Reds Eastern League Mike Compton A Tampa Tarpons Florida State League George Scherger A Cedar Rapids Reds Midwest League Jim Lett A-Short Season Eugene Emeralds Northwest League Greg Riddoch Rookie Billings Mustangs Pioneer League Jim Hoff LEAGUE CO-CHAMPIONS: Eugene Notes 2 References 1980 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 2nd Durham, North Carolina Baseball America 1997 978-0-9637189-8-3 Category:Cincinnati Reds seasons Cincinnati Reds season Cinc Category:Long stubs with short prose