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1980 Chicago Cubs

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Contents

  • 1 Summary
  • 2 Roster and Statistics
  • 3 Batting Leaders
  • 4 Pitching Leaders


[edit] Summary

The 1980 Chicago Cubs finished with a record of 64-98. They scored 614 runs and belted 107 home runs to go along with a .251 batting average. The offense was powered by Jerry Martin, who led the team with 23 home runs and 73 RBI. Bill Buckner led the team with 187 hits for a .324 average. Ivan De Jesus had a great year on the basepaths with 44 stolen bases.

The team allowed 728 runs and had a team ERA of 3.89. Leading the team in wins was Lynn McGlothen, with 12. Rick Reuschel led the team with 140 strikeouts. Bruce Sutter led the team with 28 saves.

[edit] Roster and Statistics

Player Name Pos G AB R H HR RBI SB OBP SLG OPS AVG
Infielders
Larry Biittner 1B 127 273 21 68 1 34 1 .294 .319 .613 .249
Bill Buckner 1B 145 578 69 187 10 68 1 .353 .457 .810 .324
Ivan De Jesus SS 157 618 78 160 3 33 44 .327 .325 .652 .259
Steve Dillard 3B 100 244 31 55 4 27 2 .285 .316 .601 .225
Cliff Johnson 1B 68 196 28 46 10 34 0 .335 .429 .764 .235
Mick Kelleher 2B 105 96 12 14 0 4 1 .217 .177 .394 .146
Steve Macko SS 6 20 2 6 0 2 0 .300 .400 .700 .300
Steve Ontiveros 3B 31 77 7 16 1 3 0 .330 .286 .616 .208
Lenny Randle 3B 130 489 67 135 5 39 19 .343 .370 .713 .276
Mike Tyson 2B 123 341 34 81 3 23 1 .273 .337 .610 .238
Outfielders
Jesus Figueroa OF 115 198 20 50 1 11 2 .308 .293 .601 .253
Ken Henderson OF 44 82 7 16 2 9 0 .333 .305 .638 .195
Dave Kingman OF 81 255 31 71 18 57 2 .329 .522 .851 .278
Carlos Lezcano OF 42 88 15 18 3 12 1 .294 .375 .669 .205
Jerry Martin OF 141 494 57 112 23 73 8 .281 .419 .700 .227
Scot Thompson OF 102 226 26 48 2 13 6 .301 .292 .593 .212
Jim Tracy OF 42 122 12 31 3 9 2 .326 .402 .728 .254
Mike Vail OF 114 312 30 93 6 47 2 .330 .423 .753 .298
Catchers
Tim Blackwell C 103 320 24 87 5 30 0 .352 .394 .746 .272
Barry Foote C 63 202 16 48 6 28 1 .282 .401 .683 .238
Bill Hayes C 4 9 0 2 0 0 0 .222 .333 .555 .222
Mike O'Berry C 19 48 7 10 0 5 0 .273 .229 .502 .208
Team Totals - - 5619 614 1411 107 578 93 .306 .365 .671 .251


Player Name G GS IP W L Win % SV SO BB ERA WHIP
Pitchers
Doug Capilla 39 11 89.7 2 8 .200 0 51 51 4.12 1.483
Bill Caudill 72 2 127.7 4 6 .400 1 112 59 2.19 1.245
Guillermo Hernandez 53 7 108.3 1 9 .100 0 75 45 4.40 1.477
Mike Krukow 34 34 205 10 15 .400 0 130 80 4.39 1.366
Dennis Lamp 41 37 202.7 10 14 .417 0 83 82 5.20 1.682
Randy Martz 6 6 30.3 1 2 .333 0 5 11 2.08 1.287
Lynn McGlothen 39 27 182.3 12 14 .462 0 119 64 4.79 1.509
Rick Reuschel 38 38 257 11 13 .458 0 140 76 3.40 1.389
George Riley 22 0 36 0 4 .000 0 18 20 5.75 1.694
Lee Smith 18 0 21.7 2 0 1.000 0 17 14 2.91 1.613
Bruce Sutter 60 0 102.3 5 8 .385 28 76 34 2.64 1.212
Dick Tidrow 84 0 116 6 5 .545 6 97 53 2.79 1.293
Team Totals 506 162 1479 64 98 .395 35 923 589 3.89 1.429

[edit] Batting Leaders

Category
Games Ivan De Jesus 157
At Bats Ivan De Jesus 618
Plate Appearances (approx.) Ivan De Jesus 692
Batting Average Bill Buckner .324
On-Base % Bill Buckner .353
Slugging % Bill Buckner .457
OPS Bill Buckner .810
Runs Ivan De Jesus 78
Hits Bill Buckner 187
Total Bases Bill Buckner 264
Doubles Bill Buckner 41
Triples Lenny Randle 6
Home Runs Jerry Martin 23
RBI Jerry Martin 73
Walks Ivan De Jesus 60
Strikeouts Jerry Martin 107
Stolen Bases Ivan De Jesus 44
Caught Stealing Ivan De Jesus 16
Sacrifice Hits Rick Reuschel 10
Sacrifice Flies Larry Biittner, Bill Buckner, and Jerry Martin 6
Grounded into Double Plays Bill Buckner and Lenny Randle 13

[edit] Pitching Leaders

Category
Wins Lynn McGlothen 12
Losses Mike Krukow 15
Saves Bruce Sutter 28
Won-Loss % Lynn McGlothen .462
ERA Rick Reuschel 3.40
WHIP Mike Krukow 1.366
Innings Pitched Rick Reuschel 257
Games Dick Tidrow 84
Games Started Rick Reuschel 38
Strikeouts Rick Reuschel 140
Complete Games Rick Reuschel 6
Shutouts Lynn McGlothen 2
Batters Faced Rick Reuschel 1094
Earned Runs Allowed Dennis Lamp 117
Hits Allowed Rick Reuschel 281
Walks Allowed Dennis Lamp 82
Home Runs Allowed Lynn McGlothen 24
Doubles Allowed Rick Reuschel 47
Triples Allowed Mike Krukow 12
Wild Pitches Dennis Lamp 10
Hit Batsmen Mike Krukow 8
Double Plays Induced Rick Reuschel 26

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