1980 Cleveland Indians season

March 2026 November 2013 Cleveland Indians 1980 American League East Cleveland Municipal Stadium Cleveland, Ohio Steve O'Neill Phil Seghi Dave Garcia WUAB WWWE The 1980 Cleveland Indians season was the 80th season for the franchise, the 66th as the Indians and the 49th season at Cleveland Stadium. They failed to improve upon their 81–80 campaign from the previous season, and missed the playoffs for the 26th consecutive season, finishing the season at 79–81. Offseason October 24, 1979: Paul Reuschel was released by the Indians.Paul Reuschel page at Baseball Reference January 4, 1980: David Clyde and Jim Norris were traded by the Indians to the Texas Rangers for Gary Gray and Mike Bucci (minors).Gary Gray page at Baseball Reference February 15, 1980: Jerry Mumphrey was traded by the Indians to the San Diego Padres for Bob Owchinko and Jim Wilhelm.Bob Owchinko page at Baseball-Reference Regular season "Super Joe" Charboneau made his debut with the Indians in 1980, splitting time between left field and designated hitter. His 23 home runs led the team and he captured the city's imagination with his hard hitting and his eccentricities. His tendency to dye his hair unnatural colors, open beer bottles with his eye socket, and drink beer with a straw through his nose, and other stories that emerged about how he did his own dental work and fixed a broken nose with a pair of pliers and a few shots of Jack Daniel's whiskey, stood out in 1980.November 2008 By mid-season, Charboneau was the subject of a song--"Go Joe Charboneau"—that reached #3 on the local charts.July 2009 He finished the season with 87 runs batted in and a .289 batting average while winning the American League Rookie of the Year award—all in spite of being stabbed with a ball-point pen by a crazed fan as he waited for the team bus on March 8.July 2009 The pen penetrated an inch and hit a rib, but Charboneau played his first regular-season game just over a month later, on April 11. He missed the final six weeks of the season with a pelvis injury. He would never play another full season in the majors after 1980. Season standings Record vs. opponents CLE Notable transactions June 3, 1980: 1980 Major League Baseball draft Kelly Gruber was drafted by the Indians in the 1st round (10th pick). Player signed June 8, 1980.Kelly Gruber page at Baseball Reference Doug Drabek was drafted by the Indians in the 4th round, but did not sign.Doug Drabek page at Baseball Reference Mike Jeffcoat was drafted in the 13th round of the 1980 amateur draft.https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/jeffcmi01.shtml Mike Jeffcoat Stats Opening Day Lineup +Opening Day Starters # Name Position28 Rick Manning CF11 Toby Harrah 3B21 Mike Hargrove 1B35 Gary Alexander DH6 Jorge Orta RF9 Ron Hassey C34 Joe Charboneau LF18 Duane Kuiper 2B 15 Tom Veryzer SS37 Dan Spillner P 1980 Opening Day Lineup at Baseball-Reference Roster 1980 Cleveland Indians Roster Pitchers 39 Len Barker 47 Don Collins 23 Víctor Cruz 40 John Denny 17 Wayne Garland 48 Ross Grimsley 43 Sid Monge 42 Bob Owchinko 48 Mike Paxton 37 Dan Spillner 46 Mike Stanton 36 Rick Waits 56 Sandy Wihtol Catchers 35 Gary Alexander 16 Bo Díaz  9 Ron Hassey Infielders  7 Alan Bannister  8 Jack Brohamer 10 Jerry Dybzinski 49 Gary Gray 21 Mike Hargrove 11 Toby Harrah 18 Duane Kuiper 12 Dave Rosello 15 Tom Veryzer Outfielders 30,13 Dell Alston 34 Joe Charboneau 27 Miguel Diloné 28 Rick Manning 27 Andrés Mora  6 Jorge Orta 13 Ron Pruitt Other batters 44 Cliff Johnson Manager  1 Dave Garcia Coaches  4 Dave Duncan (Pitching) 14 Tommy McCraw (Hitting/First Base) 24 Joe Nossek(Third Base)  2 Dennis Sommers(Bullpen) Player stats Batting Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI AVG SB Gary Alexander Gary Alexander (baseball) 76 178 22 40 7 1 5 31 .225 0 Dell Alston 52 54 11 12 1 2 0 9 .222 2 Alan Bannister 81 262 41 86 17 4 1 32 .328 9 Jack Brohamer 53 142 13 32 5 1 1 15 .225 0 Joe Charboneau 131 453 76 131 17 2 23 87 .289 2 Bo Díaz 76 207 15 47 11 2 3 32 .227 1 Miguel Dilone 132 528 82 180 30 9 0 40 .341 61 Jerry Dybzinski 114 248 32 57 11 1 1 23 .230 4 Gary Gray Gary Gray (baseball) 28 54 4 8 1 0 2 4 .148 0 Mike Hargrove 160 589 86 179 22 2 11 85 .304 4 Toby Harrah 160 561 100 150 22 4 11 72 .267 17 Ron Hassey 130 390 43 124 18 4 8 65 .318 0 Cliff Johnson Cliff Johnson (baseball) 54 174 25 40 3 1 6 28 .230 0 Duane Kuiper 42 149 10 42 5 0 0 9 .282 0 Rick Manning 140 471 55 110 17 4 3 52 .234 12 Andrés Mora 9 18 0 2 0 0 0 0 .111 0 Jorge Orta 129 481 78 140 18 3 10 64 .291 6 Ron Pruitt 23 36 1 11 1 0 0 4 .306 0 Dave Rosello 71 117 16 29 3 0 2 12 .248 0 Tom Veryzer 109 358 28 97 12 0 2 28 .271 0 Team totals 160 5470 738 1517 221 40 89 692 .277 118 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; K = Strikeouts Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB K Len Barker 19 12 4.17 36 36 0 246.1 237 127 114 92 187 Don Collins Don Collins (baseball) 0 0 7.50 4 0 0 6.0 9 5 5 7 0 Victor Cruz Victor Cruz (baseball) 6 7 3.45 55 0 12 86.0 71 36 33 27 88 John Denny 8 6 4.39 16 16 0 108.2 116 54 53 47 59 Wayne Garland 6 9 4.61 25 20 0 150.1 163 85 77 48 55 Ross Grimsley 4 5 6.75 14 11 0 74.2 103 63 56 24 18 Sid Monge 3 5 3.53 67 0 14 94.1 80 39 37 40 61 Bob Owchinko 2 9 5.27 29 14 0 114.1 138 71 67 47 66 Mike Paxton 0 0 12.91 4 0 0 7.2 13 11 11 6 6 Dan Spillner 16 11 5.28 34 30 0 194.1 225 122 114 74 100 Mike Stanton Mike Stanton (right-handed pitcher) 1 3 5.46 51 0 5 85.2 98 58 52 44 74 Rick Waits 13 14 4.45 33 33 0 224.1 231 118 111 82 109 Sandy Wihtol 1 0 3.57 17 0 1 35.1 35 18 14 14 20 Team totals 79 81 4.68 160 160 32 1428.0 1519 807 743 552 843 Awards and honors Joe Charboneau, American League Rookie of the Year All-Star Game Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Tacoma Tigers Pacific Coast League Gene Dusan AA Chattanooga Lookouts Southern League Woody Smith A Waterloo Indians Midwest League Cal Emery A-Short Season Batavia Trojans New York–Penn League Rick Colzie LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: WaterlooJohnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007 Notes 2 References 1980 Cleveland Indians team page at Baseball Reference 1980 Cleveland Indians team page at www.baseball-almanac.com Category:Cleveland Guardians seasons Cleveland Indians season Cleve