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Contents

   



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1 Offseason  




2 Regular season  


2.1  Season standings  




2.2  Record vs. opponents  




2.3  Notable transactions  




2.4  Roster  






3 Player stats  


3.1  Batting  


3.1.1  Starters by position  




3.1.2  Other batters  






3.2  Pitching  


3.2.1  Starting pitchers  




3.2.2  Relief pitchers  








4 Farm system  




5 Awards and honors  


5.1  League leaders  






6 Notes  




7 References  













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1980 Atlanta Braves
LeagueNational League
DivisionWest
BallparkAtlanta–Fulton County Stadium
CityAtlanta
Record81–80 (.503)
Divisional place4th
OwnersTed Turner
General managersJohn Mullen
ManagersBobby Cox
TelevisionWTBS/Superstation WTBS
RadioWSB
(Ernie Johnson, Pete Van Wieren, Skip Caray)
← 1979 Seasons 1981 →

The 1980 Atlanta Braves season was the 15th season in Atlanta along with the 110th season as a franchise overall.

Offseason

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Regular season

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On August 6, umpire Jerry Dale ruled that Braves shortstop Rafael Ramírez did not step on second base while turning a double play. Manager Bobby Cox argued the call and confronted Dale while tobacco juice streamed out of his mouth. Cox was accused of spitting on the umpire.[3]

Phil Niekro became the only pitcher in the history of the National League to lead the NL in losses for four consecutive seasons.[4]

Season standings

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    • NL West
    Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
    Houston Astros 93 70 .571 — 55‍–‍26 38‍–‍44
    Los Angeles Dodgers 92 71 .564 1 55‍–‍27 37‍–‍44
    Cincinnati Reds 89 73 .549 3½ 44‍–‍37 45‍–‍36
    Atlanta Braves 81 80 .503 11 50‍–‍30 31‍–‍50
    San Francisco Giants 75 86 .466 17 44‍–‍37 31‍–‍49
    San Diego Padres 73 89 .451 19½ 45‍–‍36 28‍–‍53

    Record vs. opponents

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    1980 National League record
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    • Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
    Team ATL CHC CIN HOU LAD MON NYM PHI PIT SD SF STL
    Atlanta — 8–4 2–16 7–11 11–7 5–7 3–9 5–7 11–1 12–6 11–6 6–6
    Chicago 4–8 — 7–5 1–11 5–7 6–12 10–8 5–13 8–10 4–8 5–7 9–9
    Cincinnati 16–2 5–7 — 8–10 9–9 3–9 8–4 7–5 6–6 15–3–1 7–11 5–7
    Houston 11–7 11–1 10–8 — 9–10 5–7 8–4 3–9 7–5 11–7 11–7 7–5
    Los Angeles 7–11 7–5 9–9 10–9 — 11–1 7–5 6–6 6–6 9–9 13–5 7–5
    Montreal 7–5 12–6 9–3 7–5 1–11 — 10–8 9–9 6–12 10–2 7–5 12–6
    New York 9–3 8–10 4–8 4–8 5–7 8–10 — 6–12 10–8 1–11 3–9 9–9
    Philadelphia 7-5 13–5 5–7 9–3 6–6 9–9 12–6 — 7–11 8–4 6–6 9–9
    Pittsburgh 1–11 10–8 6–6 5–7 6–6 12–6 8–10 11–7 — 6–6 8–4 10–8
    San Diego 6–12 8–4 3–15–1 7–11 9–9 2–10 11–1 4–8 6–6 — 10–8 7–5
    San Francisco 6–11 7–5 11–7 7–11 5–13 5–7 9–3 6–6 4–8 8–10 — 7–5
    St. Louis 6–6 9–9 7–5 5–7 5–7 6–12 9–9 9–9 8–10 5–7 5–7 —


    Notable transactions

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    Roster

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    1980 Atlanta Braves
    Roster
    Pitchers Catchers

    Infielders

    		Outfielders Manager

    Coaches

    Player stats

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    Batting

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    Starters by position

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    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 Bruce Benedict 120 359 91 .253 2 34
    1B Chris Chambliss 158 602 170 .282 18 72
    2B Glenn Hubbard 117 431 107 .248 9 43
    SS Luis Gómez 121 278 53 .191 0 24
    3B Bob Horner 124 463 124 .268 35 89
    LF Jeff Burroughs 99 278 73 .263 13 51
    CF Dale Murphy 156 569 160 .281 33 89
    RF Gary Matthews 155 571 159 .278 19 75

    Other batters

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    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
    Jerry Royster 123 392 95 .242 1 20
    Larvell Blanks 88 221 45 .204 2 12
    Brian Asselstine 87 218 62 .284 3 25
    Rafael Ramírez 50 165 44 .267 2 11
    Bill Nahorodny 59 157 38 .242 5 18
    Mike Lum 93 83 17 .205 0 5
    Biff Pocoroba 70 83 22 .265 2 8
    Terry Harper 21 54 10 .185 0 3
    Charlie Spikes 41 36 10 .278 0 2
    Chico Ruiz 25 26 8 .308 0 2
    Joe Nolan 17 22 6 .273 0 2
    Eddie Miller 11 19 3 .158 0 0
    Gary Cooper 21 2 0 .000 0 0

    Pitching

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    Starting pitchers

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    Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    Player G IP W L ERA SO
    Phil Niekro 40 275.0 15 18 3.63 176
    Doyle Alexander 35 231.2 14 11 4.20 114
    Tommy Boggs 32 192.1 12 9 3.42 84
    Rick Matula 33 176.2 11 13 4.58 62
    Larry McWilliams 30 163.2 9 14 4.95 77

    Relief pitchers

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    Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

    Player G W L SV ERA SO
    Rick Camp 77 6 4 22 1.91 33
    Gene Garber 68 5 5 7 3.83 51
    Larry Bradford 56 3 4 4 2.44 32
    Al Hrabosky 45 4 2 3 3.62 31
    Preston Hanna 32 2 0 0 3.18 35
    Rick Mahler 2 0 0 0 2.45 1

    Farm system

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    See also: Minor League Baseball
    Level Team League Manager
    AAA Richmond Braves International League Fred Hatfield
    AA Savannah Braves Southern League Eddie Haas
    A Durham Bulls Carolina League Al Gallagher
    A Anderson Braves South Atlantic League Sonny Jackson
    Rookie GCL Braves Gulf Coast League Pedro González

    Awards and honors

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    League leaders

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    Notes

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    1. ^ Chris Chambliss page at Baseball Reference
  • ^ Doyle Alexander page at Baseball Reference
  • ^ Sports Illustrated, "Thumbing his Way back home" by Thomas Lake, July 26, 2010, p. 49
  • ^ a b Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures, 2008 Edition, p. 348, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, ISBN 978-0-451-22363-0
  • ^ Ken Dayley page at Baseball Reference
  • ^ Randy Johnson page at Baseball Reference
  • ^ Larvell Blanks page at Baseball-Reference

    • References

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