1980 Baltimore Orioles season

Major League Baseball season March 2026 November 2013 Baltimore Orioles 1980 American League East Memorial Stadium Baltimore, Maryland 100–62 (.617) 2nd Edward Bennett Williams Hank Peters Earl Weaver WMAR-TV WFBR(Chuck Thompson, Bill O'Donnell, Tom Marr) The 1980 Baltimore Orioles season was the franchise's 27th season in Baltimore. It involved the Orioles finishing 2nd in the American League East with a record of 100 wins and 62 losses. This was the last season the Orioles would win 100+ games until 2023. Offseason December 6, 1979: John Flinn was traded by the Orioles to the Milwaukee Brewers for Lenn Sakata.John Flinn page at Baseball Reference Spring training The Orioles played two spring training exhibition games at the Louisiana Superdome against the New York Yankees over the weekend of March 15 and 16, 1980. 45,152 spectators watched the Yankees beat the Orioles 9 to 3 on March 15, 1980. The following day, 43,339 fans saw Floyd Rayford lead the Orioles to a 7 to 1 win over the Yankees.Associated Press Associated Press Big Crowds see Baseball at Superdome https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ln0UAAAAIBAJ&pg=4892,4343235&dq=superdome+yankees Toledo Blade March 17, 1980 June 19, 2009 July 2026 InternetArchiveBot Regular season During the season, Steve Stone became the last pitcher to win at least 25 games for the Orioles in the 20th century.Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 99, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, 978-0-451-22363-0 Season standings Record vs. opponents BAL Notable transactions April 3, 1980: Billy Smith was released by the Orioles.Billy Smith page at Baseball Reference April 5, 1980: Steve Luebber was signed as a free agent by the Orioles.Steve Luebber page at Baseball Reference April 21, 1980: Paul Hartzell was signed as a free agent by the Orioles.Paul Hartzell page at Baseball Reference May 13, 1980: Dave Skaggs was purchased from the Orioles by the California Angels.Dave Skaggs page at Baseball Reference June 3, 1980: 1980 Major League Baseball draft Carl Nichols was drafted by the Orioles in the 4th round.Carl Nichols page at Baseball Reference Mark Brown was drafted by the Orioles in the 6th round.Mark Brown page at Baseball Reference Ricky Jones was drafted by the Orioles in the 15th round.Ricky Jones page at Baseball-Reference Roster 1980 Baltimore Orioles Roster Pitchers 52 Mike Boddicker 46 Mike Flanagan 21 Dave Ford 28 Paul Hartzell 26 Joe Kerrigan 30 Dennis Martínez 23 Tippy Martinez 16 Scott McGregor 22 Jim Palmer 53 Sammy Stewart 49 Tim Stoddard 32 Steve Stone Catchers 24 Rick Dempsey 37 Dan Graham  8 Dave Skaggs Infielders  7 Mark Belanger  2 Bobby Bonner 10 Terry Crowley 25 Rich Dauer 11 Doug DeCinces  3 Kiko Garcia  6 Wayne Krenchicki 14 Lee May 33 Eddie Murray  9 Floyd Rayford 12 Lenn Sakata Outfielders 27 Benny Ayala  1 Al Bumbry 15 Mark Corey 41 Drungo Hazewood 18 Pat Kelly 38 John Lowenstein 35 Gary Roenicke 29 Ken Singleton Manager  4 Earl Weaver Coaches 44 Elrod Hendricks (Bullpen) 31 Ray Miller (Pitching) 47 Cal Ripken (Third base) 20 Frank Robinson (First base/Hitting) 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 Rick Dempsey 119 362 95 .262 9 40 1B Eddie Murray 158 621 186 .300 32 116 2B Rich Dauer 152 557 158 .284 2 63 SS Mark Belanger 113 268 61 .228 0 22 3B Doug DeCinces 145 489 122 .249 16 64 LF Gary Roenicke 118 297 71 .239 10 28 CF Al Bumbry 160 645 205 .318 9 53 RF Ken Singleton 156 583 177 .304 24 104 DH Terry Crowley 92 233 67 .288 12 50 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 Kiko Garcia 111 311 62 .199 1 27 Dan Graham Dan Graham (baseball) 86 266 74 .278 15 54 Lee May 78 222 54 .243 7 31 Pat Kelly Pat Kelly (outfielder) 89 200 52 .260 3 26 John Lowenstein 104 196 61 .311 4 27 Benny Ayala 76 170 45 .265 10 33 Lenn Sakata 43 83 16 .193 1 9 Mark Corey Mark Corey (outfielder) 36 36 10 .278 1 2 Floyd Rayford 8 18 4 .222 0 1 Wayne Krenchicki 9 14 2 .143 0 0 Drungo Hazewood 6 5 0 .000 0 0 Dave Skaggs 2 5 1 .200 0 0 Bobby Bonner 4 4 0 .000 0 1 Pitching = Indicates league leader 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 Scott McGregor Scott McGregor (left-handed pitcher) 36 252.0 20 8 3.32 119 Mike Flanagan Mike Flanagan (baseball) 37 251.1 16 13 4.12 128 Steve Stone Steve Stone (baseball) 37 250.2 25 7 3.23 149 Jim Palmer 34 224.0 16 10 3.98 109 Mike Boddicker 1 7.1 0 1 6.14 4 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 Dennis Martínez 25 99.2 6 4 3.97 42 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 Tim Stoddard 64 5 3 26 2.51 64 Tippy Martinez 53 4 4 10 3.01 68 Sammy Stewart 33 7 7 3 3.56 78 Dave Ford 25 1 3 1 4.26 22 Paul Hartzell 6 0 2 0 6.62 5 Joe Kerrigan 1 0 0 0 3.86 1 Farm system Minor League Baseball AAA Rochester Red Wings International League Doc Edwards AA Charlotte O's Southern League Jimmy Williams A Miami Orioles Florida State League Lance Nichols Rookie Bluefield Orioles Appalachian League Grady Little LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Charlotte Notes References Johnson Lloyd Wolff Miles The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball 2nd Durham, North Carolina Baseball America 1997 978-0-9637189-8-3 1980 Baltimore Orioles team page at Baseball Reference 1980 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com Category:Baltimore Orioles seasons Baltimore Orioles season Baltimore Orioles