The 1980 San Francisco Giants season was the

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' 98th season in

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, their 23rd season in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their 21st at

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. The team finished in fifth place in the

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with a 75–86 record, 17 games behind the

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Offseason

* December 3, 1979: Guy Sularz was drafted by the Minnesota Twins from the San Francisco Giants in the 1979 rule 5 draft. * December 19, 1979:

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was released by the Giants. * March 13, 1980: Rudy Meoli was signed as a free agent by the Giants.Rudy Meoli
at ''Baseball Reference'' * March 15, 1980: Joe Pettini was sent by the Montreal Expos to the San Francisco Giants to complete an earlier deal made on June 13, 1979.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Opening Day lineup

Notable transactions

* April 1, 1980: Guy Sularz was returned (earlier draft pick) by the Minnesota Twins to the San Francisco Giants. * April 2, 1980:

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was released by the Giants. * April 3, 1980:

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was released by the Giants. * April 3, 1980: Rudy Meoli was released by the Giants. * June 3, 1980: Jessie Reid was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 1980 amateur draft. * June 3, 1980: Randy Gomez was drafted by the Giants in the 25th round of the

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. * June 16, 1980:

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was purchased from the Giants by the

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Major League debuts

*Batters: **Chris Bourjos (Aug 31) ** Rich Murray (Jun 7) **Joe Pettini (Jul 10) **Guy Sularz (Sep 2) *Pitchers: **Bill Bordley (Jun 30) **Fred Breining (Sep 4) ** Al Hargesheimer (Jul 14) **Mike Rowland (Jul 25) **Jeff Stember (Aug 5)

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

* Jack Clark RF,

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Farm system

References

External links

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