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Season Almanac

1980 MLB Season

League Leaders

Led multiple categories: Willie Wilson (H, R)

Home Runs
  1. 1Mike SchmidtPHI48
  2. 2Ben OglivieMIL41
  3. 3Reggie JacksonNYY41
Hits
  1. 1Willie WilsonKC230
  2. 2Cecil CooperMIL219
  3. 3Mickey RiversTEX210
Runs Batted In
  1. 1Cecil CooperMIL122
  2. 2Mike SchmidtPHI121
  3. 3Ben OglivieMIL118
Runs
  1. 1Willie WilsonKC133
  2. 2Robin YountMIL121
  3. 3Al BumbryBAL118
Stolen Bases
  1. 1Rickey HendersonATH100
  2. 2Ron LeFloreWSH97
  3. 3Omar MorenoPIT96
Pitching Strikeouts
  1. 1Steve CarltonPHI286
  2. 2Nolan Ryan Jr.HOU200
  3. 3Len BarkerCLE187
Pitching Wins
  1. 1Steve StoneBAL25
  2. 2Steve CarltonPHI24
  3. 3Mike NorrisATH22
Saves
  1. 1Dan QuisenberryKC33
  2. 2Rich GossageNYY33
  3. 3Ed FarmerCWS30

Best Players by VAL

  1. 1Mike SchmidtBAT19.5
  2. 2Reggie JacksonBAT18.1
  3. 3Ben OglivieBAT18
  4. 4Cecil CooperBAT17.9
  5. 5George BrettBAT17.8
  6. 6Eddie MurrayBAT16.7
  7. 7Steve CarltonPITCH16.5
  8. 8Tug McGrawPITCH16.5
  9. 9Dale MurphyBAT15.8
  10. 10Keith HernandezBAT15.7
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Arrivals & Departures

Debuts (by career VAL)

  1. 1Harold BainesDH227.8
  2. 2Lee SmithP192.7
  3. 3Tim Wallach3B148.3
  4. 4Dave SmithP140.2
  5. 5Fernando ValenzuelaP134
  6. 6Jay HowellP129.8
  7. 7Lloyd MosebyCF122.7
  8. 8Steve HoweP116.7

Final season in the corpus

  1. 1Willie McCovey1B258.7
  2. 2Minnie MinosoLF179.3
  3. 3Willie HortonLF174.6
  4. 4Jose CardenalCF147.8
  5. 5Darold KnowlesP132.2
  6. 6John HillerP129.2
  7. 7Paul BlairCF116.2
  8. 8Marty PattinP114

Teams · 26

TeamRecordRoster VALTop playerResult
New York Yankees103-59230.9Reggie JacksonPlayoffs
Baltimore Orioles100-62208.5Eddie Murray
Kansas City Royals97-65190.2George BrettPlayoffs
Houston Astros93-70299.5Joe SambitoPlayoffs
Los Angeles Dodgers92-71310.2Dusty Baker Jr.
Philadelphia Phillies91-71293.3Mike SchmidtPlayoffs
Washington Nationals90-72282.6Andre Dawson
Cincinnati Reds89-73256.1George Foster
Milwaukee Brewers86-76204.1Ben Oglivie
Boston Red Sox83-77200.3Tom Burgmeier
Detroit Tigers84-78182.3Steve Kemp
Pittsburgh Pirates83-79277.9Mike Easler
Athletics83-79178.4Tony Armas
Atlanta Braves81-80276.4Dale Murphy
Cleveland Indians79-81160.9Joe Charboneau
Minnesota Twins77-84172.5Doug Corbett
Texas Rangers76-85176Al Oliver
San Francisco Giants75-86267.1Jack Clark
St. Louis Cardinals74-88252.7Keith Hernandez
San Diego Padres73-89234.5Dave Winfield
Chicago White Sox70-90153.9Britt Burns
New York Mets67-95255.3Lee Mazzilli
Toronto Blue Jays67-95178.6John Mayberry Sr.
Los Angeles Angels65-95141.9Rod Carew
Chicago Cubs64-98246.5Bruce Sutter
Seattle Mariners59-103143.2Bruce Bochte

Record basis: summed pitcher wins and losses.