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Tuesday, December 9,1980

Tuesday, December 9,1980

Baseball on this Date

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1980 Final Standings
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Tips/tools for using data gri ds:

  • Manual Filter: Single-click a row to highlight in orange. Click FILTER ROWS button to show only those rows in the grid
  • Quick-Filter: Double-Click on a cell value to filter the grid on rows that have same value in same column. Click a statistic to view all values equal or higher
  • Select Rows: Single-click rows to select multiple rows for future action or visibility.
  • Hide Rows: Click the` minus sign in the first column to hide the row in the grid.
  • Restore Rows: Once rows are filtered, click RESTORE ROWS to show all rows once again
  • Sort: Click a column in the first header row to sort data by values in that column. Click again to reverse the original sort. Some cells have custom sort keys that will sort them logically instead of alphanumerically.
  • Compare/Analyze: Click multiple rows for players of interest. In addition to filtering, you can quickly COMPARE player stats or use the MULTI-PLAYER STAT VIEWER to view multiple player cards on the same page.
  • Leaders: On stat grids. Top-10 ranked statistics are highlighted in gray. #1 rank is in light green. (PREMIUM setting)
  • Export to CSV: Click CSV to convert the full grid into a comma-delimeted display. From there, you can copy/paste to another application.
year league division teamname links gp   w   l wpct gbl rf ra diff streak home away div rk lgrk mlb rk in playoff spot end-of-season playoffs
1980 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 162 103 59 .636 0.0 820 662 158 W1 50-31 53-28 1 1 1 Yes Lost ALCS (Royals)
1980 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 162 100 62 .617 3.0 805 640 165 W1 50-31 50-31 2 2 2 Yes dnq
1980 AL East Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 162 86 76 .531 17.0 811 682 129 W1 46-34 40-42 3 4 9 Yes dnq
1980 AL East Detroit Tigers franchise | log 163 85 78 .521 18.5 830 757 73 L1 41-40 43-39 4 5 10 Yes dnq
1980 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 160 83 77 .519 19.0 757 767 -10 L3 47-32 36-45 5 6 11 -- dnq
1980 AL East Cleveland Indians franchise | log 160 79 81 .494 23.0 738 807 -69 L1 35-46 44-35 6 8 15 -- dnq
1980 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 162 67 95 .414 36.0 624 762 -138 W3 32-49 35-46 7 12 22 -- dnq
year league division teamname links gp   w   l wpct gbl rf ra diff streak home away div rk lgrk mlb rk in playoff spot end-of-season playoffs
1980 AL West Kansas City Royals franchise | log 162 97 65 .599 0.0 809 694 115 W2 48-33 49-32 1 3 3 Yes Lost World Series (Phillies)
1980 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 162 83 79 .512 14.0 686 642 44 L1 37-44 46-35 2 7 13 -- dnq
1980 AL West Minnesota Twins franchise | log 161 77 84 .478 19.5 670 724 -54 L2 33-48 44-36 3 9 16 -- dnq
1980 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 163 76 87 .466 21.5 756 752 4 W3 37-46 39-41 4 10 17 -- dnq
1980 AL West Chicago White Sox franchise | log 162 72 90 .444 25.0 587 722 -135 W4 33-48 37-44 5 11 21 -- dnq
1980 AL West California Angels franchise | log 160 65 95 .406 31.0 698 797 -99 L5 35-44 30-51 6 13 24 -- dnq
1980 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 163 59 104 .362 38.5 610 793 -183 L8 23-59 36-45 7 14 26 -- dnq
year league division teamname links gp   w   l wpct gbl rf ra diff streak home away div rk lgrk mlb rk in playoff spot end-of-season playoffs
1980 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 162 91 71 .562 0.0 728 639 89 L1 42-39 49-32 1 3 6 Yes Won World Series (Royals)
1980 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 162 90 72 .556 1.0 694 629 65 W1 39-43 51-29 2 4 7 Yes dnq
1980 NL East Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 162 83 79 .512 8.0 666 646 20 W1 36-45 47-34 3 6 12 -- dnq
1980 NL East St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 162 74 88 .457 17.0 738 710 28 W1 33-48 41-40 4 9 19 -- dnq
1980 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 162 67 95 .414 24.0 611 702 -91 L1 29-51 38-44 5 11 23 -- dnq
1980 NL East Chicago Cubs franchise | log 162 64 98 .395 27.0 614 728 -114 L1 27-54 37-44 6 12 25 -- dnq
year league division teamname links gp   w   l wpct gbl rf ra diff streak home away div rk lgrk mlb rk in playoff spot end-of-season playoffs
1980 NL West Houston Astros franchise | log 163 93 70 .571 0.0 637 589 48 W1 38-44 55-26 1 1 4 Yes Lost NLCS (Phillies)
1980 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 163 92 71 .564 1.0 663 591 72 L1 37-44 55-27 2 2 5 Yes dnq
1980 NL West Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 163 90 73 .552 3.0 707 670 37 W2 45-36 44-38 3 5 8 Yes dnq
1980 NL West Atlanta Braves franchise | log 161 81 80 .503 11.0 630 660 -30 L2 31-50 50-30 4 7 14 -- dnq
1980 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 161 75 86 .466 17.0 573 634 -61 L1 31-49 44-37 5 8 18 -- dnq
1980 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 163 73 90 .448 20.0 591 654 -63 W1 28-54 45-36 6 10 20 -- dnq
26 record(s)
Transactions
*Reload page to restore grid
Grid Actions:
Tips/tools for using data gri ds:

  • Manual Filter: Single-click a row to highlight in orange. Click FILTER ROWS button to show only those rows in the grid
  • Quick-Filter: Double-Click on a cell value to filter the grid on rows that have same value in same column. Click a statistic to view all values equal or higher
  • Select Rows: Single-click rows to select multiple rows for future action or visibility.
  • Hide Rows: Click the` minus sign in the first column to hide the row in the grid.
  • Restore Rows: Once rows are filtered, click RESTORE ROWS to show all rows once again
  • Sort: Click a column in the first header row to sort data by values in that column. Click again to reverse the original sort. Some cells have custom sort keys that will sort them logically instead of alphanumerically.
  • Compare/Analyze: Click multiple rows for players of interest. In addition to filtering, you can quickly COMPARE player stats or use the MULTI-PLAYER STAT VIEWER to view multiple player cards on the same page.
  • Leaders: On stat grids. Top-10 ranked statistics are highlighted in gray. #1 rank is in light green. (PREMIUM setting)
  • Export to CSV: Click CSV to convert the full grid into a comma-delimeted display. From there, you can copy/paste to another application.
player name teamname statusshort Transaction Description
DeWayne Buice Oakland Athletics Hist Selected from San Francisco Giants by Oakland Athletics in Minor League Draft
Bob Kearney Oakland Athletics Hist Selected from San Francisco Giants by Oakland Athletics in Minor League Draft
Lee May Kansas City Royals Hist Signed to #-year contract for 1980-1980 ($0m) [Free Agent]
Billy Smith New York Mets Hist Selected from Houston Astros by New York Mets in Minor League Draft
Leon Durham Chicago Cubs Hist Traded from St. Louis Cardinals with Ken Reitz and Tye Waller to Chicago Cubs for Bruce Sutter
Ken Reitz Chicago Cubs Hist Traded from St. Louis Cardinals with Leon Durham and Tye Waller to Chicago Cubs for Bruce Sutter
Bruce Sutter St. Louis Cardinals Hist Traded from Chicago Cubs to St. Louis Cardinals for Leon Durham, Ken Reitz and Tye Waller (12/22/1980)
Gary Alexander Pittsburgh Pirates Hist Traded from Cleveland Indians with Victor Cruz, Rafael Vasquez and Bob Owchinko to Pittsburgh Pirates for Bert Blyleven and Manny Sanguillen
Victor Cruz Pittsburgh Pirates Hist Traded from Cleveland Indians with Gary Alexander, Rafael Vasquez and Bob Owchinko to Pittsburgh Pirates for Bert Blyleven and Manny Sanguillen
Rafael Vasquez Pittsburgh Pirates Hist Traded from Cleveland Indians with Gary Alexander, Victor Cruz and Bob Owchinko to Pittsburgh Pirates for Bert Blyleven and Manny Sanguillen
Bob Owchinko Pittsburgh Pirates Hist Traded from Cleveland Indians with Gary Alexander, Victor Cruz and Rafael Vasquez to Pittsburgh Pirates for Bert Blyleven and Manny Sanguillen
Bert Blyleven Cleveland Indians Hist Traded from Pittsburgh Pirates with Manny Sanguillen to Cleveland Indians for Gary Alexander, Victor Cruz, Rafael Vasquez and Bob Owchinko
Manny Sanguillen Cleveland Indians Hist Traded from Pittsburgh Pirates with Bert Blyleven to Cleveland Indians for Gary Alexander, Victor Cruz, Rafael Vasquez and Bob Owchinko
13 record(s)