1980 National League

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The 1980 season of the National League was the one hundred fifth season of the league.

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Season summary[edit]

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 Philadelphia Phillies 162 91 71 0 .562 -.- 728 (4.49) 639 (3.94) 0.270 0.326 0.400 3.43 0.979
2 Montreal Expos 162 90 72 0 .556 1.0 694 (4.28) 629 (3.88) 0.257 0.325 0.388 3.48 0.977
3 Pittsburgh Pirates 162 83 79 0 .512 8.0 666 (4.11) 646 (3.99) 0.266 0.322 0.388 3.58 0.978
4 St. Louis Cardinals 162 74 88 0 .457 17.0 738 (4.56) 710 (4.38) 0.275 0.329 0.400 3.93 0.981
5 New York Mets 162 67 95 0 .414 24.0 611 (3.77) 702 (4.33) 0.257 0.319 0.345 3.85 0.975
6 Chicago Cubs 162 64 98 0 .395 27.0 614 (3.79) 728 (4.49) 0.251 0.309 0.365 3.89 0.974
Western Division
1 Houston Astros 163 93 70 0 .571 -.- 637 (3.91) 589 (3.61) 0.261 0.327 0.367 3.10 0.978
2 Los Angeles Dodgers 163 92 71 0 .564 1.0 663 (4.07) 591 (3.63) 0.263 0.322 0.388 3.25 0.981
3 Cincinnati Reds 163 89 73 1 .546 3.5 707 (4.34) 670 (4.11) 0.262 0.327 0.386 3.85 0.983
4 Atlanta Braves 161 81 80 0 .503 11.0 630 (3.91) 660 (4.10) 0.250 0.306 0.380 3.77 0.975
5 San Francisco Giants 161 75 86 0 .466 17.0 573 (3.56) 634 (3.94) 0.244 0.310 0.342 3.46 0.975
6 San Diego Padres 163 73 89 1 .448 19.5 591 (3.63) 654 (4.01) 0.255 0.323 0.342 3.65 0.980

League leaders[edit]

Bold indicates league record, Italics indicate all-time record

Batting[edit]

Statistic Leader Team Number
Games Played Steve Garvey Los Angeles Dodgers 163
At Bats Omar Moreno Pittsburgh Pirates 676
Runs Scored Keith Hernandez St. Louis Cardinals 111
Hits Steve Garvey Los Angeles Dodgers 200
Doubles Pete Rose Philadelphia Phillies 42
Triples Omar Moreno
Rodney Scott
Pittsburgh Pirates
Montreal Expos
13
Home Runs Mike Schmidt Philadelphia Phillies 48
Total Bases Mike Schmidt Philadelphia Phillies 342
Runs Batted In Mike Schmidt Philadelphia Phillies 121
Stolen Bases Ron LeFlore Montreal Expos 97
Caught Stealing Omar Moreno Pittsburgh Pirates 33
Walks Dan Driessen
Joe Morgan
Cincinnati Reds
Houston Astros
93
Intentional Base-on-Balls Warren Cromartie Montreal Expos 24
Hit by Pitch Andre Dawson
Dan Driessen
Tim Foli
Greg Luzinski
Elliott Maddox
Pete Rose
Montreal Expos
Cincinnati Reds
Pittsburgh Pirates
Philadelphia Phillies
New York Mets
Philadelphia Phillies
6
Strikeouts Dale Murphy Atlanta Braves 133
Sacrifice Hits Ozzie Smith San Diego Padres 23
Sacrifice Flies Mike Schmidt Philadelphia Phillies 13
Grounded into Double Plays Warren Cromartie
Ray Knight
Montreal Expos
Cincinnati Reds
24
Batting Average Bill Buckner Chicago Cubs 0.324
On-Base Percentage Keith Hernandez St. Louis Cardinals 0.408
Slugging Percentage Mike Schmidt Philadelphia Phillies 0.624
On-Base plus Slugging Mike Schmidt Philadelphia Phillies 1.004
On-Base plus Slugging Plus Mike Schmidt Philadelphia Phillies 170

Pitching[edit]

Statistic Leader Team Number
Wins Steve Carlton Philadelphia Phillies 24
Losses Phil Niekro Atlanta Braves 18
Win-Loss Percentage Jim Bibby Pittsburgh Pirates 0.760
Appearances Dick Tidrow Chicago Cubs 84
Games Started Steve Carlton
Phil Niekro
Rick Reuschel
Philadelphia Phillies
Atlanta Braves
Chicago Cubs
38
Complete Games Steve Rogers Montreal Expos 14
Shutouts Jerry Reuss Los Angeles Dodgers 6
Games Finished Tom Hume Cincinnati Reds 62
Saves Bruce Sutter Chicago Cubs 28
Innings Pitched Steve Carlton Philadelphia Phillies 304.0
Batters Faced Steve Carlton Philadelphia Phillies 1228
Hits Allowed Rick Reuschel Chicago Cubs 281
Home Runs Allowed Phil Niekro Atlanta Braves 30
Base-on-Balls Allowed Nolan Ryan Houston Astros 98
Intentional Base-on-Balls Kent Tekulve
Dick Tidrow
Pittsburgh Pirates
Chicago Cubs
16
Hit Batsmen Tom Griffin
Bob Knepper
Mike Krukow
San Francisco Giants
San Francisco Giants
Chicago Cubs
8
Strikeouts Steve Carlton Philadelphia Phillies 286
Wild Pitches Steve Carlton Philadelphia Phillies 17
Balks Steve Carlton Philadelphia Phillies 7
Runs Allowed Dennis Lamp Chicago Cubs 123
Earned Runs Allowed Dennis Lamp Chicago Cubs 117
Earned Run Average Don Sutton Los Angeles Dodgers 2.20
Walks plus Hits
per Inning Pitched
Don Sutton Los Angeles Dodgers 0.989

All-Star Game[edit]

The National League won 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 Chuck Tanner.

Postseason[edit]

The National League Championship Series, featured Philadelphia Phillies, the Eastern Division winner, and the Houston Astros, the Western Division winner. The Phillies defeated the Astros, 3 games to 2.

In the World Series, the National League champion Philadelphia Phillies defeated the American League's Kansas City Royals, 4 games to 2.

Award winners[edit]

The winner of the league's Most Valuable Player Award, given its Most Valuable Player, was Mike Schmidt, a third baseman with the Philadelphia Phillies. In the award's voting, he had 336 out of a possible 336 points and 24 first place votes.

The winner of the league's Cy Young Award, given its best pitcher, was Steve Carlton of the Philadelphia Phillies. In the award's voting, he had 118 out of a possible 120 points and 23 first place votes.

The winner of the league's Rookie of the Year Award, given its best rookie player, was Steve Howe, a pitcher with the Los Angeles Dodgers. In the award's voting, he had 80 out of a possible 120 points and 12 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.

Position Player Team
P Phil Niekro Atlanta Braves
C Gary Carter Montréal Expos
1B Keith Hernandez St. Louis Cardinals
2B Doug Flynn New York Mets
3B Ozzie Smith San Diego Padres
SS Mike Schmidt Philadelphia Phillies
OF Andre Dawson Montréal Expos
Garry Maddox Philadelphia Phillies
Dave Winfield San Diego Padres

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.

Position Player Team
C Jason Varitek Boston Red Sox
1B Keith Hernandez St. Louis Cardinals
2B Manny Trillo Philadelphia Phillies
3B Mike Schmidt Philadelphia Phillies
SS Garry Templeton St. Louis Cardinals
OF Dusty Baker Los Angeles Dodgers
Andre Dawson Montreal Expos
George Hendrick St. Louis Cardinals
P Bob Forsch St. Louis Cardinals

Monthly Awards[edit]

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 National League's Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Chicago White Sox of the American League by a score of 11 to 8.

Notable events[edit]

Umpires[edit]