1980 Major League Free Agents

World Series Champion: Philadelphia Phillies

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Notes players granted free agency or released between Oct 1 and Dec 31 of 1980. Signings are for signings within six months of becoming a free agent. Free Agents are listed below the signings.

Free Agent Signings

Free Agent Signings
Rk	Name	Date	To Team	From Team	Age	WAR3	Yrs	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	SB	BB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	W	L	ERA	WHIP	G	GS	SV	IP	H	HR	BB	SO
1	Bobby Bonds	1981-06-04	Chicago Cubs	STL	35	7.5	13	1804	6880	1232	1851	326	1005	456	890	.269	.354	.473	.827
2	Bob Davis	1981-04-28	California Angels	TOR	29	-1.7	7	289	663	50	131	6	51	0	40	.198	.250	.262	.512
3	Johnny Oates	1981-04-06	New York Yankees	NYY	35	0.0	10	583	1611	142	405	14	126	11	139	.251	.310	.314	.624
4	Lenny Randle	1981-04-06	Seattle Mariners	CHC	32	1.8	10	1026	3631	456	945	23	296	143	351	.260	.326	.338	.663
5	Mick Kelleher	1981-04-01	Detroit Tigers	CHC	33	-0.5	9	525	954	89	205	0	58	8	62	.215	.266	.256	.522
6	Kevin Bell	1981-03-27	Oakland Athletics	CHW	25	-0.2	5	293	717	73	158	13	64	5	70	.220	.289	.329	.618
7	Glenn Borgmann	1981-03-24	Cleveland Indians	CHW	31	1.3	9	474	1294	137	296	16	151	4	191	.229	.325	.304	.630
8	Steve Braun	1981-03-03	St. Louis Cardinals	TOR	33	0.6	10	1095	3285	430	895	48	353	44	505	.272	.370	.369	.738
9	Ed Figueroa	1981-03-01	Texas Rangers	TEX	32	3.9	7	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					80	67	3.50	1.328	198	178	1	1301.1	1291	89	437	570
10	Don Hood	1981-02-28	Kansas City Royals	STL	31	3.0	8	48	20	5	4	0	1	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	28	32	3.91	1.429	240	69	5	734.0	721	45	328	326
11	Luis Tiant	1981-02-23	Pittsburgh Pirates	NYY	40	8.2	17	296	497	36	81	5	40	1	12	.163	.184	.221	.405	225	165	3.27	1.194	558	470	15	3399.1	2982	340	1077	2354
12	Paul Hartzell	1981-02-21	Milwaukee Brewers	BAL	27	2.0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					27	38	3.84	1.333	166	76	12	693.0	749	49	175	234
13	Ray Burris	1981-02-18	Montreal Expos	NYM	30	0.4	8	277	371	23	51	1	15	0	20	.137	.183	.175	.358	63	76	4.26	1.427	285	181	2	1288.1	1411	128	427	642
14	Bill Castro	1981-02-17	New York Yankees	MIL	29	4.1	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					25	23	2.96	1.273	253	5	44	411.0	415	22	108	145
15	Jerry Morales	1981-02-17	Chicago Cubs	NYM	32	-3.2	12	1229	4080	464	1053	90	504	35	328	.258	.312	.385	.696
16	Dave Tomlin	1981-02-17	Toronto Blue Jays	CIN	32	-3.6	9	395	34	6	5	0	1	0	5	.147	.256	.147	.403	25	12	3.77	1.437	395	1	12	494.0	522	31	188	265
17	Marc Hill	1981-02-12	Chicago White Sox	SEA	29	1.1	8	471	1295	104	293	25	150	1	148	.226	.303	.320	.623
18	Joe Morgan HOF	1981-02-09	San Francisco Giants	HOU	37	8.0	18	2186	7737	1413	2127	224	939	625	1559	.275	.395	.433	.829
19	Bill Almon	1981-02-04	Chicago White Sox	NYM	28	-1.1	7	495	1471	159	366	4	88	49	104	.249	.298	.311	.609
20	Marshall Brant	1981-02-03	New York Yankees	NYY	25	-0.2	1	3	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
21	Dave Rader	1981-02-02	California Angels	BOS	32	0.7	10	846	2405	254	619	30	235	8	245	.257	.326	.349	.675
22	Jesse Jefferson	1981-01-26	California Angels	PIT	32	1.8	8	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	37	77	4.90	1.554	211	139	1	1008.2	1071	114	496	495
23	Bill Travers	1981-01-26	California Angels	MIL	28	3.6	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					65	67	3.99	1.366	191	157	1	1068.1	1067	128	392	459
24	John Milner	1981-01-23	Pittsburgh Pirates	PIT	31	2.3	10	1091	3248	437	814	124	470	30	477	.251	.346	.416	.761
25	Larry Biittner	1981-01-12	Cincinnati Reds	CHC	34	-1.6	11	1012	2790	286	759	27	304	9	206	.272	.322	.358	.680
26	Gaylord Perry HOF	1981-01-12	Atlanta Braves	NYY	42	8.8	19	487	1028	43	129	5	40	0	22	.125	.147	.155	.302	289	230	2.96	1.157	692	605	10	4796.1	4297	339	1252	3276
27	Dave Hamilton	1981-01-10	Oakland Athletics	OAK	33	-2.9	9	57	33	2	4	0	0	0	5	.121	.256	.152	.408	39	41	3.85	1.433	301	57	31	704.0	692	61	317	434
28	Dave Roberts	1981-01-05	New York Mets	SEA	36	1.9	12	350	527	27	102	7	46	0	8	.194	.203	.277	.480	103	122	3.74	1.330	438	273	15	2083.2	2162	150	610	947
29	Juan Beníquez	1980-12-29	California Angels	SEA	31	-0.7	9	760	2553	332	668	39	233	89	188	.262	.313	.364	.677
30	Pat Kelly	1980-12-29	Cleveland Indians	BAL	36	3.1	14	1337	4263	612	1131	75	402	248	574	.265	.354	.378	.732
31	Mike Sadek	1980-12-24	San Francisco Giants	SFG	35	-0.1	7	364	777	83	178	5	71	6	100	.229	.317	.293	.611
32	Jim Dwyer	1980-12-23	Baltimore Orioles	BOS	31	0.1	8	533	1096	148	274	22	117	17	138	.250	.334	.361	.696
33	Del Unser	1980-12-22	Philadelphia Phillies	PHI	36	1.4	13	1718	5142	612	1335	87	475	64	465	.260	.320	.361	.681
34	Roy Howell	1980-12-20	Milwaukee Brewers	TOR	27	6.6	7	801	2889	319	763	62	341	8	251	.264	.325	.393	.718
35	Stan Bahnsen	1980-12-19	Montreal Expos	MON	36	1.4	14	381	470	22	55	1	19	0	19	.117	.153	.149	.302	144	147	3.59	1.328	534	324	19	2457.0	2374	216	889	1317
36	Mike Cubbage	1980-12-19	New York Mets	MIN	30	2.4	7	636	1871	209	486	33	247	6	206	.260	.332	.370	.702
37	Bill Stein	1980-12-18	Texas Rangers	SEA	34	2.2	9	672	2158	204	565	38	225	13	153	.262	.311	.371	.682
38	José Morales	1980-12-17	Baltimore Orioles	MIN	36	0.1	8	588	1114	115	327	20	177	0	80	.294	.340	.413	.753
39	Rusty Staub	1980-12-16	New York Mets	TEX	37	3.0	18	2533	9108	1160	2547	279	1364	46	1181	.280	.363	.433	.797
40	Dave Winfield HOF	1980-12-15	New York Yankees	SDP	29	16.6	8	1117	3997	599	1134	154	626	133	463	.284	.357	.464	.821
41	Willie Montañez	1980-12-12	Montreal Expos	MON	33	-1.3	12	1523	5695	633	1573	138	794	32	456	.276	.329	.406	.735
42	John D'Acquisto	1980-12-11	California Angels	MON	29	1.6	8	250	181	12	23	1	12	0	18	.127	.213	.171	.384	34	50	4.38	1.594	249	92	15	743.1	662	49	523	585
43	Dave Roberts	1980-12-10	Houston Astros	TEX	30	0.4	8	654	1930	188	464	48	201	26	123	.240	.288	.360	.648
44	Lee May	1980-12-09	Kansas City Royals	BAL	38	-0.5	16	2003	7463	944	1987	351	1224	39	470	.266	.311	.460	.771
45	Dan Spillner	1980-12-08	Cleveland Indians	CLE	29	2.5	7	195	130	8	10	0	1	0	18	.077	.189	.085	.274	52	58	4.48	1.508	311	107	11	978.1	1061	95	414	591
46	Darrell Porter	1980-12-07	St. Louis Cardinals	KCR	29	14.3	10	1092	3602	514	905	115	527	24	579	.251	.356	.406	.762
47	Tug McGraw	1980-12-06	Philadelphia Phillies	PHI	36	2.0	15	699	205	14	37	1	17	0	10	.180	.221	.229	.450	87	84	3.08	1.246	697	38	165	1337.1	1139	98	527	1002
48	Don Sutton HOF	1980-12-04	Houston Astros	LAD	36	8.0	15	545	1212	59	175	0	59	1	52	.144	.182	.158	.341	230	175	3.07	1.117	534	517	5	3729.0	3200	302	966	2652
49	Geoff Zahn	1980-12-02	California Angels	MIN	35	8.6	8	48	43	3	6	0	1	0	0	.140	.140	.140	.279	59	67	3.82	1.395	181	149	1	1019.0	1116	75	305	416
50	Ron LeFlore	1980-11-26	Chicago White Sox	MON	33	9.7	7	926	3787	627	1104	55	304	391	313	.292	.347	.400	.747
51	Jim Essian	1980-11-20	Chicago White Sox	OAK	30	4.3	8	524	1421	146	344	26	161	6	177	.242	.324	.344	.668
52	Claudell Washington	1980-11-15	Atlanta Braves	NYM	26	0.8	7	824	3023	396	845	57	370	149	166	.280	.318	.411	.729
53	Dave Chalk	1980-11-11	Kansas City Royals	KCR	30	-0.3	8	876	2861	290	722	15	238	36	291	.252	.326	.311	.637

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