1980 Boston Red Sox season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 Boston Red Sox 1980 American League East Fenway Park Boston 83–77 (.519) 4th Buddy LeRoux, Haywood Sullivan, Jean Yawkey Jean Yawkey Haywood Sullivan Don Zimmer (82–73) Johnny Pesky (1–4) WSBK-TV, Ch. 38(Ned Martin, Ken Harrelson) WITS-AM 1510(Ken Coleman, Jon Miller) bos BOS The 1980 Boston Red Sox season was the 80th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox finished fourth in the American League East with a record of 83 wins and 77 losses, 19 games behind the New York Yankees. Manager Don Zimmer was fired with five games left, and Johnny Pesky finished the season as manager.http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/P/Ppeskj101.htm Johnny Pesky December 10, 2016 Retrosheet Offseason November 16, 1979: Tony Pérez was signed as a free agent by the Red Sox.Tony Pérez at Baseball-Reference March 30, 1980: The Red Sox traded a player to be named later and cash to the Philadelphia Phillies for Dave Rader. The Red Sox completed the deal by sending Stan Papi to the Phillies on May 12.Dave Rader at Baseball-Reference Regular season +Record by monthhttps://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1980/TBOS01980.htm The 1980 Boston Red Sox Retrosheet October 10, 2020Month Record Cumulative AL East Ref. Won Lost Won Lost Position GB April 8 9 8 9 3rd 1 1 2 https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1980/04301980.htm Events of Wednesday, April 30, 1980 May 14 14 22 23 4th 6 1 2 https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1980/05311980.htm Events of Saturday, May 31, 1980 June 16 10 38 33 5th 8 1 2 https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1980/06301980.htm Events of Monday, June 30, 1980 July 12 16 50 49 6th 12 1 2 https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1980/07311980.htm Events of Thursday, July 31, 1980 August 20 7 70 56 3rd 6 1 2 https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1980/08311980.htm Events of Sunday, August 31, 1980 September 12 17 82 73 3rd 16 https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1980/09301980.htm Events of Tuesday, September 30, 1980 October 1 4 83 77 4th 19 https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1980/10061980.htm Events of Monday, October 6, 1980 Fred Lynn had a .301 batting average, with 12 home runs and 61 RBIs. Jim Rice hit .294, with 24 homers and 86 RBIs. On the pitching staff, Mike Torrez was 9–16 and Dennis Eckersley was 12–14. Rick Burleson set an MLB single-season record for double plays turned as a shortstop, 147, which still stands.https://www.baseball-reference.com/leaders/DP_ss_season.shtml Single-Season Leaders & Records for Double Plays Turned as SS Baseball-Reference.com October 17, 2020 Season standings Boston Red Sox Boston's record of 83–77 has a fractionally better winning percentage than Detroit's record of 84–78; .51875 and .51851, respectively. Record vs. opponents BOS Notable transactions May 30, 1980: Ted Sizemore was released by the Red Sox.Ted Sizemore at Baseball-Reference June 3, 1980: Oil Can Boyd was drafted by the Red Sox in the 16th round of the 1980 Major League Baseball draft.Oil Can Boyd at Baseball-Reference Opening Day lineup   2 Jerry Remy 2B  7 Rick Burleson SS19 Fred Lynn CF14 Jim Rice LF  8 Carl Yastrzemski     DH  5 Tony Pérez 1B  4 Butch Hobson 3B 24 Dwight Evans RF15 Dave Rader C43 Dennis Eckersley P Source:https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1980/B04100MIL1980.htm Milwaukee Brewers 9, Boston Red Sox 5 April 10, 1980 Retrosheet October 11, 2020 The Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Red Sox on Opening Day, 9–5, via a walk-off grand slam by Sixto Lezcano.https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/april-10-1980-sixto-lezcano-belts-grand-slam-for-walk-off-win-on-opening-day/ April 10, 1980: Sixto Lezcano belts grand slam for walk-off win on Opening Day Steve Kuehl SABR October 11, 2020 Roster 1980 Boston Red Sox Roster Pitchers 45 Luis Aponte 28 Jack Billingham 16 Tom Burgmeier 22 Bill Campbell 28 Steve Crawford 41 Dick Drago 43 Dennis Eckersley 47 Bruce Hurst 38 Skip Lockwood 31 Keith MacWhorter 28 Bob Ojeda 42 Chuck Rainey 49 Win Remmerswaal 25 Steve Renko 46 Bob Stanley 21 Mike Torrez 30 John Tudor Catchers 39 Gary Allenson 27 Carlton Fisk 50 Rich Gedman 15 Dave Rader Infielders  3 Jack Brohamer  7 Rick Burleson  4 Butch Hobson 18 Glenn Hoffman 12 Stan Papi  5 Tony Pérez  2 Jerry Remy 11 Ted Sizemore 11,26 Dave Stapleton 12 Julio Valdez  3 Chico Walker 20 Larry Wolfe Outfielders 29 Sam Bowen  1 Jim Dwyer 24 Dwight Evans 37 Garry Hancock 19 Fred Lynn 51 Reid Nichols 14 Jim Rice  8 Carl Yastrzemski Managers 35 Johnny Pesky 23 Don Zimmer Coaches 32 Tommy Harper (First base) 33 Walt Hriniak (Bullpen) 35 Johnny Pesky (Hitting) 34 Johnny Podres (Pitching) 36 Eddie Yost (Third base) Player stats Batting Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; AVG = Batting average; SLG = Slugging average PlayerGABRH2B3BHRRBISBBBAVGSLGRick Burleson155644891792928511262.278.366Tony Pérez1515857316131325105141.275.467Jim Rice124504811482262486830.294.504Carlton Fisk1314787313825318621136.289.467Dwight Evans148463721233751860364.266.484Dave Stapleton10644961144335745313.321.463Fred Lynn1104156712532312611258.301.480Carl Yastrzemski105364491002111550044.275.462Butch Hobson933243574601139125.228.349Glenn Hoffman1143123789154442219.285.397Jim Dwyer932604174111938328.285.438Jerry Remy63230247272091410.313.361Dave Rader501371445110317114.328.474Garry Hancock461159336041903.287.443Gary Allenson367092560010213.357.443Chico Walker1957312001536.211.263Jack Brohamer2157518201604.316.404Reid Nichols123658010303.222.278Rich Gedman92425000100.208.208Larry Wolfe182333101400.130.304Ted Sizemore92315100000.217.261Julio Valdez81945101420.263.474Sam Bowen71302000012.154.154Dick Drago3100000000.000.000Stan Papi1000000000.---.---Team totals160560375715882973616271779475.283.436 Source: Pitching Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts PlayerWLERAGGSSVIPHRERBBSOMike Torrez9165.0836320207.12561241177597Dennis Eckersley12144.2830300197.21881019444121Bob Stanley1083.39521714175.018675665271Steve Renko994.1932230165.118086775690Dick Drago774.144373132.212767614463Tom Burgmeier542.006202499.08730222054John Tudor853.021613092.18135313145Chuck Rainey834.861613087.09249474143Skip Lockwood315.32241245.26131271711Keith MacWhorter035.53142042.14627261821Bill Campbell404.79230041.14426222217Win Remmerswaal214.58140035.1391818920Steve Crawford203.6264032.1411413810Bruce Hurst229.10127030.23933311616Bob Ojeda116.9277026.03920201412Jack Billingham1311.1074024.1453030124Luis Aponte001.294007.061121Team totals83774.38160160431441.11557767701481696 Source: Statistical leaders thumb|right|upright=.66|Fred Lynn Category Player Statistic Youngest player Rich Gedman 20 Oldest player Carl Yastrzemski 40 Wins Above Replacement Fred Lynn 4.7 Source:https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BOS/1980.shtml 1980 Boston Red Sox Statistics Baseball-Reference.com October 13, 2020 Batting Abbr. Category Player Statistic G Games played Rick Burleson 155 PA Plate appearances Rick Burleson 718 AB At bats Rick Burleson 644 R Runs scored Rick Burleson 89 H Hits Rick Burleson 179 2B Doubles Dwight Evans 37 3B Triples Jim Rice 6 HR Home runs Tony Pérez 25 RBI Runs batted in Tony Pérez 105 SB Stolen bases Jerry Remy 14 CS Caught stealing Rick Burleson 13 BB Base on balls Dwight Evans 64 SO Strikeouts Dwight Evans 98 BA Batting average Jim Rice .294 OBP On-base percentage Fred Lynn .383 SLG Slugging percentage Jim Rice .504 OPS On-base plus slugging Fred Lynn .862 OPS+ Adjusted OPS Fred Lynn 130 TB Total bases Tony Pérez 273 GIDP Grounded into double play Tony Pérez 25 HBP Hit by pitch Carlton Fisk 13 SH Sacrifice hits Glenn Hoffman 9 SF Sacrifice flies Tony Pérez 8 IBB Intentional base on balls Tony Pérez 11 Source: Pitching Abbr. Category Player Statistic W Wins Dennis Eckersley 12 L Losses Mike Torrez 16 W-L % Winning percentage Chuck Rainey .727 (8–3) ERA Earned run average Bob Stanley 3.39 G Games pitched Tom Burgmeier 62 GS Games started Mike Torrez 32 GF Games finished Tom Burgmeier 38 CG Complete games Dennis Eckersley 8 SHO Shutouts 3 tied 1 SV Saves Tom Burgmeier 24 IP Innings pitched Mike Torrez 207 1 3 SO Strikeouts Dennis Eckersley 121 WHIP Walks plus hits per inning pitched Dennis Eckersley 1.174 Source: Awards and honors Fred Lynn – Gold Glove Award (OF) Chuck Rainey – AL Pitcher of the Month (May) Jim Rice – AL Player of the Month (September) Bob Stanley – AL Pitcher of the Month (August) All-Star Game Tom Burgmeier, reserve P Carlton Fisk, starting C Fred Lynn, starting CF Jim Rice, reserve OF Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Pawtucket Red Sox International League Joe Morgan AA Bristol Red Sox Eastern League Tony Torchia A Winston-Salem Red Sox Carolina League Buddy Hunter A Winter Haven Red Sox Florida State League Rac Slider A-Short Season Elmira Pioneers New York–Penn League Dick Berardino Source:Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007https://archive.org/details/bostonredsoxmedi1980bost/page/46/mode/2up Boston Red Sox Media Guide 1980 47 March 14, 2021 Wayback Machine References 30em External links 1980 Boston Red Sox team at Baseball-Reference 1980 Boston Red Sox season at baseball-almanac.com Category:Boston Red Sox seasons Boston Red Sox Boston Red Sox Red Sox