1980 Los Angeles Dodgers
[edit] Summary
The 1980 Los Angeles Dodgers finished with a record of 92-71. They scored 663 runs and belted 148 home runs to go along with a .263 batting average. Dusty Baker provided the power for the team with 29 homers. The offense was powered by Steve Garvey, who led the team with 106 RBI and 200 hits. Rudy Law had a great year on the basepaths with 40 stolen bases.
The team allowed 591 runs and had a team ERA of 3.26. Jerry Reuss was the winningest pitcher, with 18 games won. Bob Welch led the team with 141 strikeouts. Steve Howe was the team's best fireman, with 17 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Ron Cey | 3B | 157 | 551 | 81 | 140 | 28 | 77 | 2 | .342 | .452 | .794 | .254 |
| Vic Davalillo | 1B | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .334 | .167 |
| Pepe Frias | SS | 14 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .333 | .555 | .222 |
| Steve Garvey | 1B | 163 | 658 | 78 | 200 | 26 | 106 | 6 | .341 | .467 | .808 | .304 |
| Davey Lopes | 2B | 141 | 553 | 79 | 139 | 10 | 49 | 23 | .321 | .344 | .665 | .251 |
| Jack Perconte | 2B | 14 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .316 | .235 | .551 | .235 |
| Bill Russell | SS | 130 | 466 | 38 | 123 | 3 | 34 | 13 | .295 | .341 | .636 | .264 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Dusty Baker | OF | 153 | 579 | 80 | 170 | 29 | 97 | 12 | .339 | .503 | .842 | .294 |
| Pedro Guerrero | OF | 75 | 183 | 27 | 59 | 7 | 31 | 2 | .359 | .497 | .856 | .322 |
| Mickey Hatcher | OF | 57 | 84 | 4 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .244 | .286 | .530 | .226 |
| Jay Johnstone | OF | 109 | 251 | 31 | 77 | 2 | 20 | 3 | .372 | .406 | .778 | .307 |
| Rudy Law | OF | 128 | 388 | 55 | 101 | 1 | 23 | 40 | .306 | .302 | .608 | .260 |
| Bobby Mitchell | OF | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .333 | .833 | .333 |
| Rick Monday | OF | 96 | 194 | 35 | 52 | 10 | 25 | 2 | .363 | .469 | .832 | .268 |
| Reggie Smith | OF | 92 | 311 | 47 | 100 | 15 | 55 | 5 | .392 | .508 | .900 | .322 |
| Derrel Thomas | OF | 117 | 297 | 32 | 79 | 1 | 22 | 7 | .326 | .357 | .683 | .266 |
| Gary Thomasson | OF | 80 | 111 | 6 | 24 | 1 | 12 | 0 | .326 | .270 | .596 | .216 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Joe Ferguson | C | 77 | 172 | 20 | 41 | 9 | 29 | 2 | .371 | .436 | .807 | .238 |
| Mike Scioscia | C | 54 | 134 | 8 | 34 | 1 | 8 | 1 | .313 | .328 | .641 | .254 |
| Steve Yeager | C | 96 | 227 | 20 | 48 | 2 | 20 | 2 | .274 | .273 | .547 | .211 |
| Other | ||||||||||||
| Manny Mota | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .429 | .429 | .858 | .429 | |
| Gary Weiss | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5568 | 663 | 1462 | 148 | 638 | 123 | .318 | .388 | .706 | .263 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Joe Beckwith | 38 | 0 | 59.7 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 0 | 40 | 23 | 1.96 | 1.390 | |||
| Bobby Castillo | 61 | 0 | 98.3 | 8 | 6 | .571 | 5 | 60 | 45 | 2.75 | 1.170 | |||
| Terry Forster | 9 | 0 | 11.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3.09 | 1.197 | |||
| Dave Goltz | 35 | 27 | 171.3 | 7 | 11 | .389 | 1 | 91 | 59 | 4.31 | 1.500 | |||
| Burt Hooton | 34 | 33 | 206.7 | 14 | 8 | .636 | 1 | 118 | 64 | 3.66 | 1.248 | |||
| Charlie Hough | 19 | 1 | 32.3 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 1 | 25 | 21 | 5.57 | 1.796 | |||
| Steve Howe | 59 | 0 | 84.7 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 17 | 39 | 22 | 2.66 | 1.240 | |||
| Jerry Reuss | 37 | 29 | 229.3 | 18 | 6 | .750 | 3 | 111 | 40 | 2.51 | 1.016 | |||
| Don Stanhouse | 21 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 5.04 | 1.840 | |||
| Rick Sutcliffe | 42 | 10 | 110 | 3 | 9 | .250 | 5 | 59 | 55 | 5.56 | 1.609 | |||
| Don Sutton | 32 | 31 | 212.3 | 13 | 5 | .722 | 1 | 128 | 47 | 2.20 | 0.989 | |||
| Fernando Valenzuela | 10 | 0 | 17.7 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | 16 | 5 | .00 | 0.734 | |||
| Bob Welch | 32 | 32 | 213.7 | 14 | 9 | .609 | 0 | 141 | 79 | 3.29 | 1.259 | |||
| Team Totals | 429 | 163 | 1472.7 | 92 | 71 | .564 | 42 | 835 | 480 | 3.26 | 1.248 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Steve Garvey | 163 |
| At Bats | Steve Garvey | 658 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Steve Garvey | 704 |
| Batting Average | Steve Garvey | .304 |
| On-Base % | Ron Cey | .342 |
| Slugging % | Dusty Baker | .503 |
| OPS | Dusty Baker | .842 |
| Runs | Ron Cey | 81 |
| Hits | Steve Garvey | 200 |
| Total Bases | Steve Garvey | 307 |
| Doubles | Steve Garvey | 27 |
| Triples | Dusty Baker and Rudy Law | 4 |
| Home Runs | Dusty Baker | 29 |
| RBI | Steve Garvey | 106 |
| Walks | Ron Cey | 69 |
| Strikeouts | Ron Cey | 92 |
| Stolen Bases | Rudy Law | 40 |
| Caught Stealing | Rudy Law | 13 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Burt Hooton | 14 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Dusty Baker | 12 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Steve Garvey | 17 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Jerry Reuss | 18 |
| Losses | Dave Goltz | 11 |
| Saves | Steve Howe | 17 |
| Won-Loss % | Jerry Reuss | .750 |
| ERA | Don Sutton | 2.20 |
| WHIP | Don Sutton | 0.989 |
| Innings Pitched | Jerry Reuss | 229.3 |
| Games | Bobby Castillo | 61 |
| Games Started | Burt Hooton | 33 |
| Strikeouts | Bob Welch | 141 |
| Complete Games | Jerry Reuss | 10 |
| Shutouts | Jerry Reuss | 6 |
| Batters Faced | Jerry Reuss | 907 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Burt Hooton | 84 |
| Hits Allowed | Dave Goltz | 198 |
| Walks Allowed | Bob Welch | 79 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Burt Hooton | 22 |
| Doubles Allowed | Dave Goltz | 31 |
| Triples Allowed | Dave Goltz, Jerry Reuss, and Don Sutton | 5 |
| Wild Pitches | Bob Welch | 7 |
| Hit Batsmen | Bob Welch | 3 |
| Double Plays Induced | Dave Goltz and Jerry Reuss | 23 |
