1980 San Francisco Giants season

March 2026 November 2013 San Francisco Giants 1980 National League West Candlestick Park San Francisco, California Bob Lurie Spec Richardson Dave Bristol KTVU(Lindsey Nelson, Gary Park) KNBR(Lindsey Nelson, Hank Greenwald) The 1980 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 98th season in Major League Baseball, their 23rd season in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their 21st at Candlestick Park. The team finished in fifth place in the National League West with a 75–86 record, 17 games behind the Houston Astros. Offseason December 3, 1979: Guy Sularz was drafted by the Minnesota Twins from the San Francisco Giants in the 1979 rule 5 draft.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/sulargu01.shtml Guy Sularz Stats December 19, 1979: Rob Andrews was released by the Giants.Rob Andrews at Baseball Reference March 13, 1980: Rudy Meoli was signed as a free agent by the Giants.Rudy Meoli at Baseball Reference March 15, 1980: Joe Pettini was sent by the Montreal Expos to the San Francisco Giants to complete an earlier deal made on June 13, 1979.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/pettijo01.shtml Joe Pettini Stats Regular season Season standings Record vs. opponents SF Opening Day lineup Notable transactions April 1, 1980: Guy Sularz was returned (earlier draft pick) by the Minnesota Twins to the San Francisco Giants. April 2, 1980: Jeff Little was released by the Giants.Jeff Little at Baseball Reference April 3, 1980: Pedro Borbón was released by the Giants.Pedro Borbón at Baseball Reference April 3, 1980: Rudy Meoli was released by the Giants. June 3, 1980: Jessie Reid was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 1980 amateur draft.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/reidje01.shtml Jessie Reid Stats June 3, 1980: Randy Gomez was drafted by the Giants in the 25th round of the 1980 Major League Baseball draft.Randy Gomez at Baseball Reference June 16, 1980: Casey Parsons was purchased from the Giants by the Seattle Mariners.Casey Parsons at Baseball Reference Major League debuts Batters: Chris Bourjos (Aug 31) Rich Murray (Jun 7) Joe Pettini (Jul 10) Guy Sularz (Sep 2) Pitchers: Bill Bordley (Jun 30) Fred Breining (Sep 4) Al Hargesheimer (Jul 14) Mike Rowland (Jul 25) Jeff Stember (Aug 5) http://www.thebaseballcube.com/statistics/1980/25.shtml The Baseball Cube - Research Site for Pro + College Stats + draft Roster 1980 San Francisco Giants roster Roster Pitchers 14 Vida Blue 34 Bill Bordley 48 Fred Breining 43 Tom Griffin 28 Ed Halicki 40 Alan Hargesheimer 19 Al Holland 39 Bob Knepper 46 Gary Lavelle 38 Greg Minton 17 Randy Moffitt 26 John Montefusco 23 Philip Nastu 33 Allen Ripley 28,53 Mike Rowland 50 Jeff Stember 32 Ed Whitson Catchers  2 Marc Hill 35 Dennis Littlejohn  7 Milt May  3 Mike Sadek Infielders 41 Darrell Evans 15 Mike Ivie 10 Johnnie LeMaster 44 Willie McCovey 16 Roger Metzger 29 Rich Murray  2 Joe Pettini  6 Rennie Stennett 20 Joe Strain 21 Guy Sularz Outfielders 18 Chris Bourjos 22 Jack Clark 31 Larry Herndon 36 Billy North 49 Max Venable 45 Terry Whitfield  9 Jim Wohlford Manager  1 Dave Bristol Coaches  8 Vern Benson 12 Jim Davenport  5 Jim Lefebvre 47 Don McMahon 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 Milt May 111 358 93 .260 6 50 1B Mike Ivie 79 286 69 .241 4 25 2B Rennie Stennett 120 397 97 .244 2 37 SS Johnny LeMaster 135 405 87 .215 3 31 3B Darrell Evans 154 556 147 .264 20 78 LF Terry Whitfield 118 321 95 .296 4 26 CF Bill North 128 415 104 .251 1 19 RF Jack Clark Jack Clark (baseball) 127 437 124 .284 22 82 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 Herndon 139 493 127 .258 8 49 Rich Murray baseball 53 194 42 .216 4 24 Jim Wohlford 91 193 54 .280 1 24 Joe Pettini 63 190 44 .232 1 9 Joe Strain 77 189 54 .286 0 16 Mike Sadek 64 151 38 .252 1 16 Max Venable 64 138 37 .268 0 10 Willie McCovey 48 113 23 .204 1 16 Guy Sularz 25 65 16 .246 0 3 Marc Hill 17 41 7 .171 0 0 Dennis Littlejohn 13 29 7 .241 0 2 Roger Metzger 28 27 2 .074 0 0 Chris Bourjos 13 22 5 .227 1 2 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 Vida Blue 31 224.0 14 10 2.97 129 Bob Knepper 35 215.1 9 16 4.10 103 Ed Whitson 34 211.2 11 13 3.10 90 John Montefusco 22 113.1 4 8 4.37 85 Allen Ripley 23 112.2 9 10 4.15 65 Alan Hargesheimer 15 75.0 4 6 4.32 40 Jeff Stember 1 3.0 0 0 3.00 0 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 Bill Bordley 8 30.2 2 3 4.70 11 Ed Halicki 11 25.0 0 0 5.40 14 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 Greg Minton 68 4 6 19 2.46 42 Gary Lavelle 62 6 8 9 3.42 66 Al Holland 54 5 3 7 1.75 65 Tom Griffin Tom Griffin (baseball) 43 5 1 0 2.76 79 Mike Rowland 19 1 1 0 2.33 8 Randy Moffitt 13 1 1 0 4.86 10 Phil Nastu 6 0 0 0 6.00 1 Fred Breining 5 0 0 0 5.40 3 Awards and honors Jack Clark RF, Willie Mac Award All-Star Game Vida Blue, Pitcher, Reserve Ed Whitson, Pitcher, Reserve Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Phoenix Giants Pacific Coast League Rocky Bridges AA Shreveport Captains Texas League Andy Gilbert A Fresno Giants California League Jack Mull A Clinton Giants Midwest League Wayne Cato Rookie Great Falls Giants Pioneer League Ernie Rodriguez References 2 External links 1980 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Reference 1980 San Francisco Giants at Baseball Almanac Category:San Francisco Giants seasons San Francisco Giants season Category:1980 in San Francisco San