1980 American League
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| 1980 American League |
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The 1980 season of the American League was the eightieth season of the league.
Season summary[edit]
Third baseman George Brett of the Kansas City Royals flirting with a .400 batting average during the season, but ended the year hitting .390.
Standings[edit]
- Bold indicates league champion, Italics indicates World Series champion
| Rank | Team | G | W | L | T | WPCT | GB | RS (RS/G) | RA (RA/G) | AVG | OBP | SLG | ERA | FPCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Division | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | New York Yankees | 162 | 103 | 59 | 0 | .636 | -.- | 820 (5.06) | 662 (4.09) | 0.267 | 0.343 | 0.425 | 3.58 | 0.978 |
| 2 | Baltimore Orioles | 162 | 100 | 62 | 0 | .617 | 3.0 | 805 (4.97) | 640 (3.95) | 0.273 | 0.342 | 0.413 | 3.64 | 0.985 |
| 3 | Milwaukee Brewers | 162 | 86 | 76 | 0 | .531 | 17.0 | 811 (5.01) | 682 (4.21) | 0.275 | 0.329 | 0.448 | 3.71 | 0.977 |
| 4 | Boston Red Sox | 160 | 83 | 77 | 0 | .519 | 19.0 | 757 (4.73) | 767 (4.79) | 0.283 | 0.339 | 0.436 | 4.38 | 0.977 |
| 5 | Detroit Tigers | 163 | 84 | 78 | 1 | .515 | 19.0 | 830 (5.09) | 757 (4.64) | 0.273 | 0.348 | 0.409 | 4.25 | 0.979 |
| 6 | Cleveland Indians | 160 | 79 | 81 | 0 | .494 | 23.0 | 738 (4.61) | 807 (5.04) | 0.277 | 0.351 | 0.381 | 4.68 | 0.983 |
| 7 | Toronto Blue Jays | 162 | 67 | 95 | 0 | .414 | 36.0 | 624 (3.85) | 762 (4.70) | 0.251 | 0.307 | 0.383 | 4.19 | 0.979 |
| Western Division | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Kansas City Royals | 162 | 97 | 65 | 0 | .599 | -.- | 809 (4.99) | 694 (4.28) | 0.286 | 0.344 | 0.413 | 3.83 | 0.978 |
| 2 | Oakland Athletics | 162 | 83 | 79 | 0 | .512 | 14.0 | 686 (4.23) | 642 (3.96) | 0.259 | 0.322 | 0.385 | 3.46 | 0.979 |
| 3 | Minnesota Twins | 161 | 77 | 84 | 0 | .478 | 19.5 | 670 (4.16) | 724 (4.50) | 0.265 | 0.319 | 0.381 | 3.93 | 0.977 |
| 4 | Texas Rangers | 163 | 76 | 85 | 2 | .466 | 20.5 | 756 (4.64) | 752 (4.61) | 0.284 | 0.340 | 0.405 | 4.02 | 0.977 |
| 5 | Chicago White Sox | 162 | 70 | 90 | 2 | .432 | 26.0 | 587 (3.62) | 722 (4.46) | 0.259 | 0.309 | 0.370 | 3.92 | 0.973 |
| 6 | California Angels | 160 | 65 | 95 | 0 | .406 | 31.0 | 698 (4.36) | 797 (4.98) | 0.265 | 0.331 | 0.378 | 4.52 | 0.977 |
| 7 | Seattle Mariners | 163 | 59 | 103 | 1 | .362 | 38.0 | 610 (3.74) | 793 (4.87) | 0.248 | 0.308 | 0.356 | 4.38 | 0.977 |
League leaders[edit]
- Bold indicates league record, Italics indicate all-time record
Batting[edit]
Pitching[edit]
All-Star Game[edit]
The American League lost the fifty-first midsummer classic at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA on Tuesday, July 8, 1980 by a score of 4 to 2. The league's manager was Earl Weaver.
Postseason[edit]
The American League Championship Series, featured New York Yankees, the Eastern Division winner, and the Kansas City Royals, the Western Division winner. The Royals defeated the Yankees, 3 games to 0.
In the World Series, the American League champion Kansas City Royals were defeated by the National League's Philadelphia Phillies, 4 games to 2.
Award winners[edit]
The winner of the league's Most Valuable Player Award, given its Most Valuable Player, was George Brett, a third baseman with the Kansas City Royals. In the award's voting, he had 335 out of a possible 392 points and 17 first place votes.
The winner of the league's Cy Young Award, given its best pitcher, was Steve Stone of the Baltimore Orioles. In the award's voting, he had 100 out of a possible 140 points and 13 first place votes.
The winner of the league's Rookie of the Year Award, given its best rookie player, was Joe Charboneau, an outfielder with the Cleveland Indians. In the award's voting, he had 102 out of a possible 140 points and 15 first place votes.
Gold Gloves[edit]
The following players won the Gold Glove Award, given to the league's best fielders as voted upon by its managers and coaches, at their respective position.
Silver Sluggers[edit]
The following players won the Silver Slugger Award, given to the league's best fielders as voted upon by its managers and coaches, at their respective position.
Monthly Awards[edit]
- Player of the Month Award
- April: Lamar Johnson, Chicago White Sox
- May: Ben Oglivie, Milwaukee Brewers
- June: Rod Carew, California Angels
- July: George Brett, Kansas City Royals and Reggie Jackson, New York Yankees
- August: Cecil Cooper, Milwaukee Brewers
- September: Eddie Murray, Baltimore Orioles and Jim Rice, Boston Red Sox
- Pitcher of the Month Award
- April: Dave Stieb, Toronto Blue Jays
- May: Chuck Rainey, Boston Red Sox
- June: Steve Stone, Baltimore Orioles
- July: Larry Gura, Kansas City Royals
- August: Bob Stanley, Boston Red Sox
- September: Tim Stoddard, Baltimore Orioles
Hall of Fame Game[edit]
The thirty-eighth annual Hall of Fame Game was played on August 4 at Doubleday Field in Cooperstown, NY near the National Baseball Hall of Fame. In the game, the American League's Chicago White Sox lost to the Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League by a score of 11 to 8.
Notable events[edit]
Umpires[edit]
- Larry Barnett
- Nick Bremigan
- Joe Brinkman
- Al Clark
- Terry Cooney
- Derryl Cousins
- Bill Deegan
- Don Denkinger
- Lou DiMuro
- Jim Evans
- Dale Ford
- Rich Garcia
- Russ Goetz
- Bill Haller
- Ted Hendry
- Mark Johnson
- Ken Kaiser
- Greg Kosc
- Bill Kunkel
- George Maloney
- Larry McCoy
- Jim McKean
- Durwood Merrill
- Dan Morrison
- Jerry Neudecker
- Steve Palermo
- Dallas Parks
- Dave Phillips
- Rick Reed
- Mike Reilly
- Rocky Roe
- John Shulock
- Fred Spenn
- Marty Springstead
- Vic Voltaggio
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