The 1980 Chicago Cubs season was the 109th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 105th in the National League and the 65th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished sixth and last in the National League East with a record of 64–98.
Offseason October 3, 1979: Ken Holtzman was released by the Cubs.Ken Holtzman at Baseball Reference October 17, 1979: Donnie Moore was traded by the Cubs to the St. Louis Cardinals for Mike Tyson.Mike Tyson at Baseball Reference January 11, 1980: 1980 Major League Baseball draft Jim Eppard was drafted by the Cubs in the 11th round, but did not sign.Jim Eppard at Baseball Reference Tom Henke was drafted by the Cubs in the 1st round (24th pick) of the secondary phase, but did not sign.Tom Henke at Baseball Reference February 5, 1980: Derek Botelho was released by the Cubs.Derek Botelho at Baseball-Reference
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Notable transactions June 3, 1980: Don Schulze was drafted in the 1st round (11th pick) of the 1980 Major League Baseball draft.Don Schulze at Baseball Reference June 7, 1980: Henry Cotto was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cubs.Henry Cotto at Baseball Reference July 14, 1980: Rolando Roomes was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cubs.Rolando Roomes at Baseball-Reference
Roster 1980 Chicago Cubs Roster Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Manager
Coaches
Player stats
= Indicates team leader
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 Pos Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI C Tim Blackwell 103 320 87 .272 5 30 1B Bill Buckner 145 578 187 .324 10 68 2B 123 341 81 .238 3 23 SS 157 618 160 .259 3 33 3B Lenny Randle 130 489 135 .276 5 39 LF Dave Kingman 81 255 71 .278 18 57 CF Jerry Martin 141 494 112 .227 23 73 RF Mike Vail 114 312 93 .298 6 47
Other batters Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI Larry Biitner 127 273 68 .249 1 34 Steve Dillard 100 244 55 .225 4 27 Scot Thompson 102 226 48 .212 2 13 Barry Foote 63 202 48 .238 6 28 115 198 50 .253 1 11 Cliff Johnson 68 196 46 .235 10 34 Jim Tracy 42 122 31 .254 3 9 Mick Kelleher 105 96 14 .146 0 4 Carlos Lezcano 42 88 18 .205 3 12 Ken Henderson 44 82 16 .195 2 9 Steve Ontiveros 31 77 16 .208 1 3 Mike O'Berry 19 48 10 .208 0 5 Steve Macko 6 20 6 .300 0 2 Bill Hayes 4 9 2 .222 0 0
Pitching
Starting pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Rick Reuschel 38 257.0 11 13 3.40 140 Mike Krukow 34 205.0 10 15 4.39 130 Dennis Lamp 41 202.2 10 14 5.20 83 Randy Martz 6 30.1 1 2 2.08 5
Other pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G IP W L ERA SO Lynn McGlothen 39 182.1 12 14 4.79 119 39 89.2 2 8 4.12 51
Relief pitchers Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts Player G W L SV ERA SO Bruce Sutter 60 5 8 28 2.64 76 Dick Tidrow 84 6 5 6 2.79 97 72 4 6 1 2.19 112 53 1 9 0 4.40 75 22 0 4 0 5.75 18 Lee Smith 18 2 0 0 2.91 17
Farm system
Notes
References
1980 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference