1980 California Angels season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 California Angels 1980 American League West Anaheim Stadium Anaheim, California Gene Autry Buzzie Bavasi Jim Fregosi KTLA(Ron Fairly, Bob Starr, Steve Shannon) KMPC(Steve Bailey, Bob Starr, Steve Shannon) The 1980 California Angels season was the 20th season of the Angels franchise in the American League, the 15th in Anaheim, and their 15th season playing their home games at Anaheim Stadium. The Angels finished sixth in the American League West with a record of 65 wins and 95 losses. Offseason November 16, 1979: Bruce Kison was signed as a free agent by the Angels.Bruce Kison at Baseball-Reference December 6, 1979: The Angels traded Willie Aikens and Rance Mulliniks to the Kansas City Royals, in exchange for Al Cowens, Todd Cruz, and a player to be named later.Al Cowens at Baseball-Reference January 11, 1980: Kevin Romine was drafted by the Angels in the 3rd round of the 1980 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign.Kevin Romine at Baseball-Reference March 30, 1980: Danny Boone was released by the Angels.Danny Boone at Baseball-Reference April 1, 1980: The Angels received Craig Eaton from the Royals, completing the trade of December 6. Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents CAL Opening Day starters Don Baylor Rod Carew Al Cowens Brian Downing Dan Ford Dave Frost Bobby Grich Carney Lansford Freddie Patek Joe Rudihttp://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1980&t=CAL 1980 California Angels Roster by Baseball Almanac Notable transactions May 13, 1980: Dave Skaggs was purchased by the Angels from the Baltimore Orioles.Dave Skaggs at Baseball Reference May 27, 1980: Al Cowens was traded by the Angels to the Detroit Tigers in exchange for Jason Thompson June 3, 1980: Bill Mooneyham was drafted by the Angels in the 1st round (10th pick) of the secondary phase of the 1980 Major League Baseball draft.Bill Mooneyham at Baseball-Reference June 12, 1980: Todd Cruz was traded by the Angels to the Chicago White Sox in exchange for Randy Scarbery.Todd Cruz at Baseball Reference June 24, 1980: Merv Rettenmund was released by the Angels.Merv Rettenmund at Baseball Reference Roster 1980 California Angels Roster Pitchers 46 Don Aase 33 Jim Barr 34 Ralph Botting 38 Mark Clear 43 Jim Dorsey 44 Bob Ferris 37 Dave Frost 28 Ed Halicki 41 Andy Hassler 24 Bruce Kison 42 Chris Knapp 17 Dave LaRoche 45 Dave Lemanczyk 27 Alfredo Martínez 39 John Montague 47 Dave Schuler 40 Frank Tanana Catchers 16 Stan Cliburn 23 Tom Donohue  9 Brian Downing  8 Dave Skaggs 36 Dan Whitmer Infielders 19 Bert Campaneris 29 Rod Carew 14 Todd Cruz  4 Bobby Grich 18 John Harris  5 Carney Lansford  2 Freddie Patek 22 Jason Thompson 31 Dickie Thon Outfielders 25 Don Baylor 32 Bobby Clark 18 Al Cowens 15 Dan Ford 48 Ralph Garr 20 Larry Harlow 7,14 Gil Kubski  3 Rick Miller 26 Joe Rudi Other batters  7 Merv Rettenmund Manager 11 Jim Fregosi Coaches 49 Bob Clear  6 Deron Johnson  1 Bobby Knoop 50 Jimmie Reese 51 Larry Sherry 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 Tom Donohue 84 218 41 .188 2 14 1B Rod Carew 144 540 179 .331 3 59 2B Bobby Grich 150 498 135 .271 14 62 SS Freddie Patek 86 273 72 .264 5 34 3B Carney Lansford 151 602 157 .261 15 80 LF Joe Rudi 104 372 88 .237 16 53 CF Rick Miller 129 412 113 .274 2 38 RF Larry Harlow 109 301 83 .276 4 27 DH Jason Thompson Jason Thompson (first baseman, born 1954) 102 312 99 .317 17 70 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 Don Baylor 90 340 85 .250 5 51 Dickie Thon 80 267 68 .255 0 15 Bobby Clark 78 261 60 .230 5 23 Dan Ford 65 226 63 .279 7 26 Bert Campaneris 77 210 53 .252 2 18 Al Cowens 34 119 27 .227 1 17 Brian Downing 30 93 27 .290 2 25 Dan Whitmer 48 87 21 .241 0 7 Dave Skaggs 24 66 13 .197 1 9 Gil Kubski 22 63 16 .254 0 6 Stan Cliburn 54 56 10 .179 2 6 Ralph Garr 21 42 8 .190 0 3 John Harris 19 41 12 .293 2 7 Todd Cruz 18 40 11 .275 1 5 Merv Rettenmund 3 4 1 .250 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 Tanana 32 204.0 11 12 4.15 113 Alfredo Martínez baseball 30 149.1 7 9 4.52 57 Dave Frost 15 78.1 4 8 5.29 28 Bruce Kison 13 73.1 3 6 4.91 28 Ralph Botting 6 26.1 0 3 5.81 12 Jim Dorsey 4 15.2 1 2 9.19 8 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 Don Aase 40 175.0 8 13 4.06 74 Dave LaRoche 52 128.0 3 5 4.08 89 Chris Knapp 32 117.1 2 11 6.14 46 Jim Barr 24 68.0 1 4 5.56 22 Ed Halicki 10 35.1 3 1 4.84 16 Bob Ferris 5 15.1 0 2 5.87 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 Andy Hassler 41 5 1 10 2.49 75 Mark Clear 58 11 11 9 3.30 105 John Montague John Montague (baseball) 37 4 2 3 5.13 22 Dave Lemanczyk 21 2 4 0 4.32 19 Dave Schuler 8 0 1 0 3.55 7 Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Salt Lake City Gulls Pacific Coast League Moose Stubing AA El Paso Diablos Texas League Jim Saul A Salinas Packers California League Tom Zimmer Rookie Idaho Falls Angels Pioneer League Reuben Rodriguez Notes 2 References Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 2nd Durham, North Carolina Baseball America 1997 978-0-9637189-8-3 1980 California Angels team at Baseball Reference 1980 California Angels at Baseball Almanac Category:Los Angeles Angels seasons Category:1980s in Anaheim, California California Angels season Los