1980 Chicago Cubs season

1980 Chicago Cubs
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1876)
Eastern Division (since 1969)
Location
Wrigley Field (since 1916)
Chicago, Illinois (since 1870)
Other information
Owner(s)	William Wrigley III
General manager(s)	Bob Kennedy
Manager(s)	Preston Gómez, Joey Amalfitano
Local television	WGN-TV (Jack Brickhouse, Lou Boudreau, Milo Hamilton)
Local radio	WGN (Vince Lloyd, Lou Boudreau)
Stats	ESPN.com BB-reference
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The 1980 Chicago Cubs season was the 109th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 105th in the National League and the 65th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished sixth and last in the National League East with a record of 64–98.

Offseason

• October 3, 1979: Ken Holtzman was released by the Cubs.^[1]
• October 17, 1979: Donnie Moore was traded by the Cubs to the St. Louis Cardinals for Mike Tyson.^[2]
• January 11, 1980: 1980 Major League Baseball draft
  • Jim Eppard was drafted by the Cubs in the 11th round, but did not sign.^[3]
  • Tom Henke was drafted by the Cubs in the 1st round (24th pick) of the secondary phase, but did not sign.^[4]
• February 5, 1980: Derek Botelho was released by the Cubs.^[5]

Regular season

Season standings

NL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Philadelphia Phillies	91	71	0.562	—	49–32	42–39
Montreal Expos	90	72	0.556	1	51–29	39–43
Pittsburgh Pirates	83	79	0.512	8	47–34	36–45
St. Louis Cardinals	74	88	0.457	17	41–40	33–48
New York Mets	70	90	0.438	20	37–42	33–48
Chicago Cubs	64	98	0.395	27	37–44	27–54

Record vs. opponents

1980 National League Records Sources:
Team	ATL	CHC	CIN	HOU	LAD	MON	NYM	PHI	PIT	SD	SF	STL
Atlanta	—	8–4	2–16	7–11	11–7	5–7	3–9	5–7	11–1	12–6	11–6	6–6
Chicago	4–8	—	7–5	1–11	5–7	6–12	10–8	5–13	8–10	4–8	5–7	9–9
Cincinnati	16–2	5–7	—	8–10	9–9	3–9	8–4	7–5	6–6	15–3–1	7–11	5–7
Houston	11–7	11–1	10–8	—	9–10	5–7	8–4	3–9	7–5	11–7	11–7	7–5
Los Angeles	7–11	7–5	9–9	10–9	—	11–1	7–5	6–6	6–6	9–9	13–5	7–5
Montreal	7–5	12–6	9–3	7–5	1–11	—	10–8	9–9	6–12	10–2	7–5	12–6
New York	9–3	8–10	4–8	4–8	5–7	8–10	—	6–12	10–8	1–11	3–9	9–9
Philadelphia	7-5	13–5	5–7	9–3	6–6	9–9	12–6	—	7–11	8–4	6–6	9–9
Pittsburgh	1–11	10–8	6–6	5–7	6–6	12–6	8–10	11–7	—	6–6	8–4	10–8
San Diego	6–12	8–4	3–15–1	7–11	9–9	2–10	11–1	4–8	6–6	—	10–8	7–5
San Francisco	6–11	7–5	11–7	7–11	5–13	5–7	9–3	6–6	4–8	8–10	—	7–5
St. Louis	6–6	9–9	7–5	5–7	5–7	6–12	9–9	9–9	8–10	5–7	5–7	—

Notable transactions

• June 3, 1980: Don Schulze was drafted in the 1st round (11th pick) of the 1980 Major League Baseball draft.^[6]
• June 7, 1980: Henry Cotto was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cubs.^[7]
• July 14, 1980: Rolando Roomes was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cubs.^[8]

Roster

1980 Chicago Cubs
Roster
Pitchers 35 Doug Capilla 36 Bill Caudill 38 Willie Hernández 39 Mike Krukow 47 Dennis Lamp 34 Randy Martz 40 Lynn McGlothen 48 Rick Reuschel 37 George Riley 46 Lee Smith 42 Bruce Sutter 41 Dick Tidrow		Catchers  9 Tim Blackwell  8 Barry Foote 16 Bill Hayes  6 Mike O'Berry Infielders 33 Larry Biittner 22 Bill Buckner 11 Iván DeJesús 15 Steve Dillard  7 Cliff Johnson 20 Mick Kelleher 12 Steve Macko 16 Steve Ontiveros 21 Lenny Randle  2 Mike Tyson		Outfielders 17 Jesús Figueroa 24 Ken Henderson 10 Dave Kingman 30 Carlos Lezcano 28 Jerry Martin 25 Scot Thompson 23 Jim Tracy 27 Mike Vail		Manager  5 Joey Amalfitano 18 Preston Gómez Coaches  5 Joey Amalfitano  3 Gene Clines  4 Mike Roarke  1 Cookie Rojas 26 Billy Williams

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
2B	Tyson, MikeMike Tyson	123	341	81	.238	3	23
SS	DeJesús, IvánIván DeJesús	157	618	160	.259	3	33

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
Figueroa, JesúsJesús Figueroa	115	198	50	.253	1	11

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

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
Capilla, DougDoug Capilla	39	89.2	2	8	4.12	51

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
Caudill, BillBill Caudill	72	4	6	1	2.19	112
Hernández, WillieWillie Hernández	53	1	9	0	4.40	75
Riley, GeorgeGeorge Riley	22	0	4	0	5.75	18

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Wichita Aeros	American Association	Jack Hiatt
AA	Midland Cubs	Texas League	Randy Hundley, Les Moss and George Enright
A	Quad Cities Cubs	Midwest League	Jim Napier
A-Short Season	Geneva Cubs	New York–Penn League	Bob Hartsfield
Rookie	GCL Cubs	Gulf Coast League	Rich Morales

Notes

1. Ken Holtzman at Baseball Reference
2. Mike Tyson at Baseball Reference
3. Jim Eppard at Baseball Reference
4. Tom Henke at Baseball Reference
5. Derek Botelho at Baseball-Reference
6. Don Schulze at Baseball Reference
7. Henry Cotto at Baseball Reference
8. Rolando Roomes 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 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference