1980 Chicago Cubs season

March 2026 November 2013 Chicago Cubs Chicago Cubs logo.svg 1980 National League East Wrigley Field Chicago 64 98 y 6th William Wrigley III Bob Kennedy Preston Gómez, Joey Amalfitano WGN-TV(Jack Brickhouse, Lou Boudreau, Milo Hamilton) WGN(Vince Lloyd, Lou Boudreau) chc CHC The 1980 Chicago Cubs season was the 109th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 105th in the National League and the 65th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished sixth and last in the National League East with a record of 64–98. Offseason October 3, 1979: Ken Holtzman was released by the Cubs.Ken Holtzman at Baseball Reference October 17, 1979: Donnie Moore was traded by the Cubs to the St. Louis Cardinals for Mike Tyson.Mike Tyson at Baseball Reference January 11, 1980: 1980 Major League Baseball draft Jim Eppard was drafted by the Cubs in the 11th round, but did not sign.Jim Eppard at Baseball Reference Tom Henke was drafted by the Cubs in the 1st round (24th pick) of the secondary phase, but did not sign.Tom Henke at Baseball Reference February 5, 1980: Derek Botelho was released by the Cubs.Derek Botelho at Baseball-Reference Regular season Season standings Chicago Cubs Record vs. opponents CHC Notable transactions June 3, 1980: Don Schulze was drafted in the 1st round (11th pick) of the 1980 Major League Baseball draft.Don Schulze at Baseball Reference June 7, 1980: Henry Cotto was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cubs.Henry Cotto at Baseball Reference July 14, 1980: Rolando Roomes was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cubs.Rolando Roomes at Baseball-Reference Roster 1980 Chicago Cubs Roster Pitchers 35 Doug Capilla 36 Bill Caudill 38 Willie Hernández 39 Mike Krukow 47 Dennis Lamp 34 Randy Martz 40 Lynn McGlothen 48 Rick Reuschel 37 George Riley 46 Lee Smith 42 Bruce Sutter 41 Dick Tidrow Catchers  9 Tim Blackwell  8 Barry Foote 16 Bill Hayes  6 Mike O'Berry Infielders 33 Larry Biittner 22 Bill Buckner 11 Iván DeJesús 15 Steve Dillard  7 Cliff Johnson 20 Mick Kelleher 12 Steve Macko 16 Steve Ontiveros 21 Lenny Randle  2 Mike Tyson Outfielders 17 Jesús Figueroa 24 Ken Henderson 10 Dave Kingman 30 Carlos Lezcano 28 Jerry Martin 25 Scot Thompson 23 Jim Tracy 27 Mike Vail Manager  5 Joey Amalfitano 18 Preston Gómez Coaches  5 Joey Amalfitano  3 Gene Clines  4 Mike Roarke  1 Cookie Rojas 26 Billy Williams Player stats = Indicates team 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 Tim Blackwell 103 320 87 .272 5 30 1B Bill Buckner 145 578 187 .324 10 68 2B Mike Tyson Mike Tyson (baseball) 123 341 81 .238 3 23 SS Iván DeJesús 157 618 160 .259 3 33 3B Lenny Randle 130 489 135 .276 5 39 LF Dave Kingman 81 255 71 .278 18 57 CF Jerry Martin 141 494 112 .227 23 73 RF Mike Vail 114 312 93 .298 6 47 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 Larry Biitner 127 273 68 .249 1 34 Steve Dillard 100 244 55 .225 4 27 Scot Thompson 102 226 48 .212 2 13 Barry Foote 63 202 48 .238 6 28 Jesús Figueroa 115 198 50 .253 1 11 Cliff Johnson 68 196 46 .235 10 34 Jim Tracy 42 122 31 .254 3 9 Mick Kelleher 105 96 14 .146 0 4 Carlos Lezcano 42 88 18 .205 3 12 Ken Henderson 44 82 16 .195 2 9 Steve Ontiveros 31 77 16 .208 1 3 Mike O'Berry 19 48 10 .208 0 5 Steve Macko 6 20 6 .300 0 2 Bill Hayes 4 9 2 .222 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 Rick Reuschel 38 257.0 11 13 3.40 140 Mike Krukow 34 205.0 10 15 4.39 130 Dennis Lamp 41 202.2 10 14 5.20 83 Randy Martz 6 30.1 1 2 2.08 5 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 Lynn McGlothen 39 182.1 12 14 4.79 119 Doug Capilla 39 89.2 2 8 4.12 51 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 Bruce Sutter 60 5 8 28 2.64 76 Dick Tidrow 84 6 5 6 2.79 97 Bill Caudill 72 4 6 1 2.19 112 Willie Hernández 53 1 9 0 4.40 75 George Riley George Riley (baseball) 22 0 4 0 5.75 18 Lee Smith 18 2 0 0 2.91 17 Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Wichita Aeros American Association Jack Hiatt AA Midland Cubs Texas League Randy Hundley, Les Moss and George Enright A Quad Cities Cubs Midwest League Jim Napier A-Short Season Geneva Cubs New York–Penn League Bob Hartsfield Rookie GCL Cubs Gulf Coast League Rich Morales 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 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference Category:Chicago Cubs seasons Chicago Cubs season Chicago Category:1980 in Chicago