1980 Milwaukee Brewers season

The 1980 Milwaukee Brewers season was the 11th season for the Brewers in Milwaukee, and their 12th overall. The Brewers finished third in the American League East with a record of 86 wins and 76 losses. The Brewers led MLB in home runs (203), grand slams (8), runs batted in (774), slugging percentage (.448), on-base plus slugging (.777) and OPS+ (114).

Offseason

• October 11, 1979: Juan Castillo was signed as an amateur free agent by the Brewers.
• December 6, 1979: Lenn Sakata was traded by the Brewers to the Baltimore Orioles for John Flinn.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

• April 3, 1980: Ray Fosse was released by the Brewers.
• July 24, 1980: Bill Lyons was signed as an amateur free agent by the Brewers.
• September 1, 1980: John Poff was selected off waivers by the Brewers from the Philadelphia Phillies.

Roster

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Awards and honors

• Cecil Cooper, Silver Slugger Award, first base

Farm system

The Brewers' farm system consisted of five minor league affiliates in 1980. The Holyoke Millers won the Eastern League championship, and the Stockton Ports won the California League championship.

Notes

External links

• 1980 Milwaukee Brewers at Baseball Reference
• 1980 Milwaukee Brewers at Baseball Almanac