1980 Major League Baseball season

This article is about the 1980 Major League Baseball season only. For information on all of baseball, see 1980 in baseball.
1980 MLB season
League Major League Baseball
Sport Baseball
Duration April 9, 1980 – October 21, 1980
Regular season
Season MVP AL: George Brett (KC)
NL: Mike Schmidt (PHI)
League postseason
AL champions Kansas City Royals
  AL runners-up New York Yankees
NL champions Philadelphia Phillies
  NL runners-up Houston Astros
World Series
Champions Philadelphia Phillies
World Series MVP Mike Schmidt (PHI)

The 1980 Major League Baseball season saw the Philadelphia Phillies win their first World Series Championship.

Major league baseball final standings

American League

AL East W L Pct. GB Home Road
New York Yankees 103 59 0.636 53–28 50–31
Baltimore Orioles 100 62 0.617 3 50–31 50–31
Milwaukee Brewers 86 76 0.531 17 40–42 46–34
Detroit Tigers 84 78 0.519 19 43–38 41–40
Boston Red Sox 70 90 0.438 32 37–42 33–48
Cleveland Indians 79 81 0.494 23 44–35 35–46
Toronto Blue Jays 67 95 0.414 36 35–46 32–49
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

National League

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
NL West W L Pct. GB Home Road
Houston Astros 93 70 0.571 55–26 38–44
Los Angeles Dodgers 92 71 0.564 1 55–27 37–44
Cincinnati Reds 89 73 0.549 44–37 45–36
Atlanta Braves 81 80 0.503 11 50–30 31–50
San Francisco Giants 75 86 0.466 17 44–37 31–49
San Diego Padres 73 89 0.451 19½ 45–36 28–53

Postseason

The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Kansas City Royals in 6 games to win their first ever World Series Championship.

  League Championship Series ABC World Series NBC
                 
East  New York Yankees 0  
West  Kansas City 3  
    AL  Kansas City 2
  NL  Philadelphia 4
East  Philadelphia 3
West  Houston 2  

Awards and honors

Statistical leaders

  American League National League
Type Name Stat Name Stat
AVG George Brett KCR .390 Bill Buckner CHC .324
HR Reggie Jackson NYY
Ben Oglivie MIL
41 Mike Schmidt PHI 48
RBI Cecil Cooper MIL 122 Mike Schmidt PHI 121
Wins Steve Stone BAL 25 Steve Carlton PHI 24
ERA Rudy May NYY 2.46 Don Sutton LAD 2.20
SO Len Barker CLE 187 Steve Carlton PHI 286
SV Rich Gossage NYY
Dan Quisenberry KCR
33 Bruce Sutter CHC 28
SB Rickey Henderson OAK 100 Ron LeFlore MON 97

Events

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September–December

Births

January–March

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October–December

Deaths

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