1980 Los Angeles Dodgers season

The 1980 Los Angeles Dodgers finished the season in second place in the Western Division of the National League, one game behind the Houston Astros. Don Sutton set a Dodger record with his 52nd career shutout this season and the Dodgers also hosted the All-Star game for the first time.

Offseason

November 17, 1979: Don Stanhouse was signed as a free agent by the Dodgers.
December 3, 1979: Von Joshua was selected off waivers from the Dodgers by the San Diego Padres.
March 27, 1980: Johnny Oates was released by the Dodgers.
Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day lineup

Notable transactions

July 11, 1980: Charlie Hough was purchased from the Dodgers by the Texas Rangers.
September 13, 1980: Dennis Lewallyn and cash were traded by the Dodgers to the Texas Rangers for Pepe Frías.
Roster

Player stats

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		96	227	48	.211	2	20
1B		163	658	200	.304	26	106
2B		141	553	139	.251	10	49
SS		130	466	123	.264	3	34
3B		157	551	140	.254	28	77
LF		153	579	170	.294	29	97
CF		128	388	101	.260	1	23
RF		92	311	100	.322	15	55

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
	117	297	79	.266	1	22
	109	251	77	.307	2	20
	96	194	52	.268	10	25
	75	183	59	.322	7	31
	77	172	41	.238	9	29
	54	134	34	.254	1	8
	80	111	24	.216	1	12
	57	84	19	.226	1	5
	14	17	4	.235	0	2
	14	9	2	.222	0	0
	7	7	3	.429	0	2
	7	6	1	.167	0	0
	9	3	1	.333	0	0
	8	0	0	---	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
	37	229.1	18	6	2.51	111
	32	213.2	14	9	3.29	141
	32	212.1	13	5	2.20	128
	34	206.2	14	8	3.66	118
	35	171.1	7	11	4.31	91

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
	42	110	3	9	5.56	59

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
	61	8	6	5	2.75	60
	59	7	9	17	2.66	39
	38	3	3	0	1.96	40
	21	2	2	7	5.04	5
	19	1	3	1	5.57	25
	10	2	0	1	0.00	16
	9	0	0	0	3.09	2

Awards and honors

1980 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
*Steve Garvey starter
*Davey Lopes starter
*Reggie Smith starter
*Jerry Reuss reserve
*Bob Welch reserve
National League Rookie of the Year
*Steve Howe
Comeback Player of the Year Award
*Jerry Reuss
Baseball Digest Rookie All-Stars
*Steve Howe
Silver Slugger Award
*Dusty Baker
TSN National League All-Star
*Dusty Baker
NL Pitcher of the Month
*Jerry Reuss
NL Player of the Month
*Dusty Baker
NL Player of the Week
*Don Sutton
*Bob Welch
*Jerry Reuss
Farm system

Teams in BOLD won League Championships

Major League Baseball Draft

The Dodgers drafted 36 players in the June draft and 16 in the January draft. Of those, six players would eventually play in the Major Leagues. The Dodgers did not have picks in rounds 2-4 this season as those picks were awarded to other teams as compensation for their signing of free agents.
The first round pick in the June draft was shortstop Ross Jones of the University of Miami. The Dodgers traded him to the New York Mets in 1983 and he would appear in 67 games in parts of three seasons with the Mets and two other teams, hitting only.221.
This was a fairly weak draft class for the Dodgers, with the most notable player being outfielder R. J. Reynolds, who was drafted in the 2nd round of the January draft and played 8 unremarkable seasons as a backup outfielder before finishing up his career in Japan with Nippon Professional Baseball.

January draft

Round	Name	Position	School	Signed	Career span	Highest level
1	David Lesch	RHP	Central Arizona College	Yes	1980	Rookie
2	R. J. Reynolds	OF	Sacramento City College	Yes	1980–1994	MLB
3	Larry See	3B	Cerritos College	Yes	1980–1999	MLB
4	Robert Allen	SS	Clemson University	Yes	1980–1987	AAA
5	Hollis Martin	SS	Potomac State College	Yes	1980–1981	A
6	Ralph Bryant	OF	Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College	No Dodgers-1981	1981–1996	MLB
7	Mark Wenzel	RHP	Fresno City College	No
8	Damon Hunt	OF	Sacramento City College	No Giants-1983	1983	A
9	Paul Hagan	OF	South Georgia College	No
10	David Bailor	OF	Yavapai College	No
11	Brett Wise	RHP	Seminole Community College	Yes	1980–1984	AAA
12	Richard Lucero	RHP	Phoenix College	No
13	Greg Hudson	RHP	Georgia Perimeter College	No

January Secondary phase

Round	Name	Position	School	Signed	Career span	Highest level
1	Ricky Wright	LHP	University of Texas at Austin	Yes	1980–1987	MLB
2	Jack Leonard	3B	Louisburg College	No		A
3	Harry Kazanjian	C	City College of San Francisco	No

June draft

Round	Name	Position	School	Signed	Career span	Highest level
1	Ross Jones	SS	University of Miami	Yes	1980–1988	MLB
5	Peter Beall	SS	Mater Dei High School	No Angels-1984	1984–1985	A
6	Paul Bard	C	Tufts University	Yes	1980–1984	AA
7	Gordon Gauntlett	C	University of California, Los Angeles	Yes	1980–1985	AA
8	Kevin Sliwinski	OF	Santiago High School	No Blue Jays-1983	1983–1988	AAA
9	Stephen Marsden	RHP	University of Wisconsin–Madison	Yes	1980–1984	AAA
10	Ricky Thomas	OF	University of La Verne	No
11	Curtis Reade	RHP	California State University, Fresno	Yes	1980–1983	A
12	Anthony Lachowetz	OF	Springfield College	Yes	1980–1982	A
13	Greg Smith	1B	Southern University and A&M College	Yes	1980–1993	AAA
14	Thomas Robinson	2B	Widener University	Yes	1980–1981	A
15	Charles Jones	RHP	University of New Hampshire	Yes	1980–1983	AA
16	Frank Dente	RHP	Palm Beach Community College	Yes	1980–1982	AA
17	Richard Lloyd	RHP	East Valley High School	Yes	1980–1982	A-
18	Pasquale Raimondo	2B	University at Buffalo, State University of New York	Yes	1980–1981	A
19	Tom Klawitter	LHP	University of Wisconsin at Madison	Yes	1980–1986	MLB
20	William Cole	OF	Eastern Michigan University	Yes	1980–1981	A
21	Jon Debus	OF	University of St. Francis	Yes	1980–1989	AAA
22	Francis McQuade	RHP	Elmhurst College	Yes	1980	Rookie
23	Phillip Webber	OF	San Bernardino Valley College	Yes	1980	Rookie
24	Jerry Bendorf	SS	Gonzaga University	No Dodgers-1981	1981–1982	AA
25	Robert Kenyon	RHP	Clemson University	Yes	1980–1983	AA
26	Jim Pacanowski	C	Downers Grove High School	No
27	Cori Ryan	RHP	Colorado State University	No
28	Todd Zacher	2B	University of Arkansas	No Giants-1981	1981–1983	AAA
29	Gregory Hull	OF	Hiram Johnson High School	No
30	Thomas Woleslagel	SS	Ross High School	No Yankees-1984	1984–1985	A
31	Michael Strawberry	OF	Los Angeles Southwest College	Yes	1980–1981	A
32	Hank DeMello	C	Roseville High School	No

June secondary phase

Round	Name	Position	School	Signed	Career span	Highest level
1	Robert Allen	SS	Clemson University	Yes	1980–1987	AAA
2	Rick Felt	LHP	Georgia Perimeter College	Yes	1980–1985	AAA
3	Michael Carringer	RHP	Bacone College	No

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