1980
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| 1980 in baseball |
|---|
| Cuban National League |
| Japanese baseball |
| American League |
| National League |
| << 1979 1981 >> |
Championships, events, culture, births, and deaths that occurred in 1980.
Club competitions[edit]
Professional[edit]
Asia and Australia[edit]
- Nippon Professional Baseball
- Nippon Series: Hiroshima Toyo Carp (CL) over the Kintetsu Buffaloes (PL), 4 - 3 - 0 (Details)
- Claxton Shield: South Australia
Europe[edit]
North America[edit]
- Major League Baseball
- World Series: Philadelphia Phillies (NL) over the Kansas City Royals (AL), 4 - 2 (Details)
- Minor League Baseball
- American Association: Springfield Redbirds (Details)
- Appalachian League: Paintsville Yankees
- California League: Stockton Ports
- Carolina League: Peninsula Pilots
- Eastern League: Holyoke Millers
- Florida State League: Fort Lauderdale Yankees
- Gulf Coast League: GCL Royals Blue
- International League: Columbus Clippers (Details)
- Midwest League: Waterloo Indians
- New York-Penn League: Oneonta Yankees
- Northwest League: Bellingham Mariners / Eugene Emeralds
- Pacific Coast League: Albuquerque Dukes (Details)
- Pioneer League: Lethbridge Dodgers
- South Atlantic League: Greensboro Hornets
- Southern League: Charlotte O's
- Texas League: Arkansas Travelers
Winter Leagues[edit]
- Serie del Caribe: in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic; Tigres del Licey (Dominican Republic) (Details)
- Liga de Béisbol Profesional de la República Dominicana: Tigres del Licey defeated the Estrellas Orientales in the finals, 5 - 1
- Liga Mexicana del Pacífico: Naranjeros de Hermosillo
- Liga de Béisbol Profesional de Puerto Rico: Vaqueros de Bayamón
- Liga Venezolana de Béisbol Profesional: Leones del Caracas defeated the Cardenales de Lara in the finals, 4 - 1
Amateur[edit]
- National Collegiate Athletic Association
- College World Series (Division I): The University of Arizona defeated the University of Hawai`i in the finals, 5 - 3 (Details)
- Division II Baseball Championship: California State Polytechnic University, Pomona over the the University of New Haven, 13 - 6 in the finals
- Division III Baseball Championship: Ithaca College over the Marietta College, 12 - 5 in the finals
- NAIA College World Series: Grand Canyon College over the Lewis University, 5 - 4 (10 inn.) in the finals
- Community College League of California: Orange Coast College over Los Angeles Valley College in the finals
- National Baseball Congress World Series: Alaska Goldpanners (Details)
- All-Japan University Baseball Championship Series: Meiji University defeated the Komazawa University in the final, 8 - 1 (Details)
- Japan High School Baseball Federation
- National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament: Kochi Shogyo High School (Kochi) defeat Teikyo High School (Tokyo), 1 - 1 in the championship (Details)
- National High School Baseball Championship: Yokohama High School (Kanagawa) defeat Waseda Jitsugyo High School (East Tokyo), 6 - 4 in the championship (Details)
- Little League
- Little League World Series: Long Kuong (Hua Lian, Taiwan) defeat Belmont Heights (Tampa, FL), 4 - 3 in the championship (Details)
International competitions[edit]
- Baseball World Cup in Japan (Details)
- Cuba (Gold); South Korea (Silver); Japan (Bronze)
Events[edit]
Culture[edit]
Literature[edit]
- The Art of Hitting .300, by Charley Lau and Alfred Grossbrenner
- Baseball: America's Diamond Mind, by Richard Crepeau
- The Men in Blue, by Larry Gerlach
- Number 1, by Billy Martin and Peter Golenbock
- Screwballs, by Jay Cronley
- Wild Pitch, by Matt Christopher
Song[edit]
- Bill Lee, by Warren Zevon
Film[edit]
Births[edit]
- Further information: Births in 1980
Deaths[edit]
- Further information: Deaths in 1980
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