The 1980
San Diego Padres season was the 12th season in franchise history.
Offseason
* October 3, 1979:
Mickey Lolich was released by the Padres.
* December 3, 1979:
Von Joshua was selected off waivers by the Padres from the
Los Angeles Dodgers.
[Von Joshua page at Baseball Reference]
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* February 15, 1980: Gaylord Perry, Tucker Ashford and Joe Carroll (minors) were traded by the Padres to the Texas Rangers for Willie Montañez.
*February 15, 1980: Bob Owchinko was traded by the San Diego Padres with Jim Wilhelm to the Cleveland Indians for Jerry Mumphrey.
Regular season
* Ozzie Smith set a major league record for most assists by a shortstop in 1980 with 621.
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Opening Day starters
* Dave Cash
*Bill Fahey
William Roger Fahey (FAY-hee) (born June 14, 1950) is a former catcher in professional baseball who played for the Washington Senators / Texas Rangers (–, –), San Diego Padres (–) and Detroit Tigers (–). Fahey batted left-handed and th ...
* Randy Jones
* Jerry Mumphrey
* Gene Richards
*Aurelio Rodríguez
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* Ozzie Smith
* Gene Tenace
* Dave Winfield
Notable transactions
* April 2, 1980: Danny Boone was signed as a free agent by the Padres.
* June 3, 1980: Ron Romanick was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 1980 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but did not sign.
* June 3, 1980: Gerry Davis was drafted by the Padres in the 6th round of the 1980 Major League Baseball Draft
First round selections
The following are the first round picks in the 1980 Major League Baseball draft.
Compensation Picks
Other notable players
*Tim Teufel, 2nd round, 38th overall Minnesota Twins
*Dan Plesac, 2nd round, 41st overall S ...
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* August 9, 1980: Kurt Bevacqua
Kurt Anthony Bevacqua (; born January 23, 1947) is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as an infielder from 1971 to 1985. Bevacqua is notable for his performance during the 1984 World Series when h ...
and a player to be named later were traded by the Padres to the Pittsburgh Pirates
The Pittsburgh Pirates are an American professional baseball team based in Pittsburgh. The Pirates compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division. Founded as part of the American Associati ...
for Luis Salazar and Rick Lancellotti. The Padres completed the deal by sending Mark Lee to the Pirates on August 9.
* August 7, 1980: Von Joshua was released by the Padres.[
* August 25, 1980: Willie Montañez was traded by the Padres to the Montreal Expos for Tony Phillips and cash.
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Roster
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''
Other batters
''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''
Pitching
Starting pitchers
''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''
Other pitchers
''Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''
Relief pitchers
''Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''
Awards and honors
* Ozzie Smith, SS, Gold Glove Award
1980 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
The 1980 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 51st midseason exhibition between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and the National League (NL), the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball. The game was played on July 8, 1980, ...
Farm system
[Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., ''The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball'', 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007]
References
External links
1980 San Diego Padres team page at Baseball Reference
1980 San Diego Padres team page at Baseball Almanac
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