1980 California Angels season

1980 California Angels
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1961)
West Division (since 1969)
Location
Anaheim Stadium (since 1966)
Anaheim, California (since 1966)
Other information
Owner(s)	Gene Autry
General manager(s)	Buzzie Bavasi
Manager(s)	Jim Fregosi
Local television	KTLA (Ron Fairly, Bob Starr, Steve Shannon)
Local radio	KMPC (Steve Bailey, Bob Starr, Steve Shannon)
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The 1980 California Angels season involved the Angels finishing 6th in the American League West with a record of 65 wins and 95 losses.

Offseason

• November 16, 1979: Bruce Kison was signed as a free agent by the Angels.^[1]
• December 6, 1979: The Angels traded Willie Aikens and Rance Mulliniks to the Kansas City Royals, in exchange for Al Cowens, Todd Cruz, and a player to be named later.^[2]
• January 11, 1980: Kevin Romine was drafted by the Angels in the 3rd round of the 1980 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign.^[3]
• March 30, 1980: Danny Boone was released by the Angels.^[4]
• April 1, 1980: The Angels received Craig Eaton from the Royals, completing the trade of December 6.

Regular season

Season standings

AL West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Kansas City Royals	97	65	0.599	—	49–32	48–33
Oakland Athletics	83	79	0.512	14	46–35	37–44
Minnesota Twins	77	84	0.478	19½	44–36	33–48
Texas Rangers	76	85	0.472	20½	39–41	37–44
Chicago White Sox	70	90	0.438	26	37–42	33–48
California Angels	65	95	0.406	31	30–51	35–44
Seattle Mariners	59	103	0.364	38	36–45	23–58

Record vs. opponents

1980 American League Records Sources:
Team	BAL	BOS	CAL	CWS	CLE	DET	KC	MIL	MIN	NYY	OAK	SEA	TEX	TOR
Baltimore	—	8–5	10–2	6–6	6–7	10–3	6–6	7–6	10–2	7–6	7–5	6–6	6–6	11–2
Boston	5–8	—	9–3	6–4	7–6	8–5	5–7	6–7	6–6	3–10	9–3	7–5	5–7	7–6
California	2–10	3–9	—	3–10	4–6	5–7	5–8	6–6	7–6	2–10	3–10	11–2	11–2	3–9
Chicago	6–6	4–6	10–3	—	5–7	2–10	5–8	5–7	5–8	5–7	6–7	6–7	6–7–2	5–7
Cleveland	7–6	6–7	6–4	7–5	—	3–10	5–7	3–10	9–3	5–8	6–6	8–4	6–6	8–5
Detroit	3–10	5–8	7–5	10–2	10–3	—	2–10	7–6	6–6	5–8	6–6	10–2–1	4–8	9–4
Kansas City	6–6	7–5	8–5	8–5	7–5	10–2	—	6–6	5–8	8–4	6–7	7–6	10–3	9–3
Milwaukee	6–7	7–6	6–6	7–5	10–3	6–7	6–6	—	7–5	5–8	7–5	9–3	5–7	5–8
Minnesota	2–10	6–6	6–7	8–5	3–9	6–6	8–5	5–7	—	4–8	6–7	7–6	9–3	7–5
New York	6–7	10–3	10–2	7–5	8–5	8–5	4–8	8–5	8–4	—	8–4	9–3	7–5	10–3
Oakland	5–7	3–9	10–3	7–6	6–6	6–6	7–6	5–7	7–6	4–8	—	8–5	7–6	8–4
Seattle	6–6	5–7	2–11	7–6	4–8	2–10–1	6–7	3–9	6–7	3–9	5–8	—	4–9	6–6
Texas	6–6	7–5	2–11	7–6–2	6–6	8–4	3–10	7–5	3–9	5–7	6–7	9–4	—	7–5
Toronto	2–11	6–7	9–3	7–5	5–8	4–9	3–9	8–5	5–7	3–10	4–8	6–6	5–7	—

Opening Day starters

• Don Baylor
• Rod Carew
• Al Cowens
• Brian Downing
• Dan Ford
• Dave Frost
• Bobby Grich
• Carney Lansford
• Freddie Patek
• Joe Rudi^[5]

Notable transactions

• May 13, 1980: Dave Skaggs was purchased by the Angels from the Baltimore Orioles.^[6]
• May 27, 1980: Al Cowens was traded by the Angels to the Detroit Tigers in exchange for Jason Thompson ^[7]
• June 3, 1980: Bill Mooneyham was drafted by the Angels in the 1st round (10th pick) of the secondary phase of the 1980 Major League Baseball draft.^[8]
• June 12, 1980: Todd Cruz was traded by the Angels to the Chicago White Sox in exchange for Randy Scarbery.^[9]
• June 24, 1980: Merv Rettenmund was released by the Angels.^[10]

Roster

1980 California Angels
Roster
Pitchers 46 Don Aase 33 Jim Barr 34 Ralph Botting 38 Mark Clear 43 Jim Dorsey 44 Bob Ferris 37 Dave Frost 28 Ed Halicki 41 Andy Hassler 24 Bruce Kison 42 Chris Knapp 17 Dave LaRoche 45 Dave Lemanczyk 27 Alfredo Martínez 39 John Montague 47 Dave Schuler 40 Frank Tanana		Catchers 16 Stan Cliburn 23 Tom Donohue  9 Brian Downing  8 Dave Skaggs 36 Dan Whitmer Infielders 19 Bert Campaneris 29 Rod Carew 14 Todd Cruz  4 Bobby Grich 18 John Harris  5 Carney Lansford  2 Freddie Patek 22 Jason Thompson 31 Dickie Thon		Outfielders 25 Don Baylor 32 Bobby Clark 18 Al Cowens 15 Dan Ford 48 Ralph Garr 20 Larry Harlow 7,14 Gil Kubski  3 Rick Miller 26 Joe Rudi Other batters  7 Merv Rettenmund		Manager 11 Jim Fregosi Coaches 49 Bob Clear  6 Deron Johnson  1 Bobby Knoop 50 Jimmie Reese 51 Larry Sherry

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
DH	Thompson, JasonJason Thompson	102	312	99	.317	17	70

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
Whitmer, DanDan Whitmer	48	87	21	.241	0	7
Skaggs, DaveDave Skaggs	24	66	13	.197	1	9
Cruz, ToddTodd Cruz	18	40	11	.275	1	5
Rettenmund, MervMerv Rettenmund	3	4	1	.250	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
Martínez, AlfredoAlfredo Martínez	30	149.1	7	9	4.52	57
Kison, BruceBruce Kison	13	73.1	3	6	4.91	28
Botting, RalphRalph Botting	6	26.1	0	3	5.81	12

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
Aase, DonDon Aase	40	175	8	13	4.06	74
Barr, JimJim Barr	24	68	1	4	5.56	22

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
Montague, JohnJohn Montague	37	4	2	3	5.13	22

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Salt Lake City Gulls	Pacific Coast League	Moose Stubing
AA	El Paso Diablos	Texas League	Jim Saul
A	Salinas Packers	California League	Tom Zimmer
Rookie	Idaho Falls Angels	Pioneer League	Reuben Rodriguez

Notes

1. Bruce Kison at Baseball-Reference
2. Al Cowens at Baseball-Reference
3. Kevin Romine at Baseball-Reference
4. Danny Boone at Baseball-Reference
5. http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1980&t=CAL
6. Dave Skaggs at Baseball Reference
7. Al Cowens at Baseball-Reference
8. Bill Mooneyham at Baseball-Reference
9. Todd Cruz at Baseball Reference
10. Merv Rettenmund at Baseball Reference

References

• Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (1997). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (2nd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-0-9637189-8-3.
• 1980 California Angels team at Baseball Reference
• 1980 California Angels at Baseball Almanac