1980 New York Yankees season
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| 1980 New York Yankees 1980 AL East Champions |
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| Owner(s) | George Steinbrenner |
| Manager(s) | Dick Howser |
| Local television | WPIX |
| Local radio | WINS (AM) (Frank Messer, Phil Rizzuto, Bill White, Fran Healy) |
The New York Yankees' 1980 season was the 78th season for the Yankees. The team finished with a record of 103-59, finishing in first place in the American League Eastern Division, 3 games ahead of the Baltimore Orioles. The Kansas City Royals swept the Yanks in the ALCS. New York was managed by Dick Howser. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium.
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[edit] Offseason
- November 1, 1979: Rick Cerone was traded by the Toronto Blue Jays with Tom Underwood and Ted Wilborn to the New York Yankees for Chris Chambliss, Damaso Garcia, and Paul Mirabella. [1]
[edit] Regular Season
[edit] Opening Day Starters
[edit] Season standings
| Team | Wins | Losses | Win % | GB |
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| New York Yankees | 103 | 59 | .636 | 0 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 100 | 62 | .617 | 3.0 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 86 | 76 | .531 | 17.0 |
| Detroit Tigers | 84 | 78 | .519 | 19.0 |
| Boston Red Sox | 83 | 77 | .519 | 19.0 |
| Cleveland Indians | 79 | 81 | .494 | 23.0 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 67 | 95 | .414 | 36.0 |
[edit] Roster
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1980 New York Yankees roster
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[edit] Awards and Honors
Bucky Dent, Rich Gossage, Reggie Jackson, Tommy John, Graig Nettles and Willie Randolph all represented the Yankees at the 1980 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
Randolph earned the inaugural Silver Slugger Award at second base.
[edit] Player stats
[edit] Batting
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 |
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[edit] Other batters
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[edit] Starting pitchers
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[edit] Other pitchers
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[edit] Relief pitchers
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[edit] ALCS
[edit] Game 1
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| New York | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 1 |
| Kansas City | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | X | 7 | 10 | 0 |
| W: Larry Gura (1-0) L: Ron Guidry (0-1) | ||||||||||||
| HRs: NYY – Rick Cerone (1) Lou Piniella (1) KCR – George Brett (1) | ||||||||||||
[edit] Game 2
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| New York | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Kansas City | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| W: Dennis Leonard (1-0) L: Rudy May (0-1) S: Dan Quisenberry (1) | ||||||||||||
| HRs: NYY – Graig Nettles | ||||||||||||
[edit] Game 3
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| Kansas City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 1 |
| New York | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| W: Dan Quisenberry (1-0) L: Rich Gossage (0-1) | ||||||||||||
| HRs: KCR – George Brett (2) Frank White (1) | ||||||||||||
[edit] External links
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| Preceded by Baltimore Orioles 1979 |
AL East Championship Season 1980 |
Succeeded by New York Yankees 1981 |
