1980s: 1980-1989

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🏆 Championship Teams

1980 Philadelphia Phillies 91-71 (0.562) 1981 Los Angeles Dodgers 63-47 (0.573) 1982 St. Louis Cardinals 92-70 (0.568) 1983 Baltimore Orioles 98-64 (0.605) 1984 Detroit Tigers 104-58 (0.642) 1985 Kansas City Royals 91-71 (0.562) 1986 New York Mets 108-54 (0.667) 1987 Minnesota Twins 85-77 (0.525) 1988 Los Angeles Dodgers 94-67 (0.584) 1989 Oakland Athletics 99-63 (0.611)

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🎮 Top Players by Games

Dale Murphy1976-1993 Eddie Murray1977-1997 Ozzie Smith1978-1996 Dwight Evans1972-1991 Robin Yount1974-1993 Harold Baines1980-2001 Alfredo Griffin1976-1993 Lou Whitaker1977-1995 Frank White1973-1990 Andre Dawson1976-1996 Lloyd Moseby1980-1991 Alan Trammell1977-1996 Rickey Henderson1979-2003 Darrell Evans1969-1989 Willie Wilson1976-1994 Keith Hernandez1974-1990 Chet Lemon1975-1990 Bill Buckner1969-1990
Most Games — 1980-1989

Most Games Played (1980-1989)

1 Dale Murphy 1537 G 2 Eddie Murray 1500 G 3 Ozzie Smith 1468 G 4 Dwight Evans 1466 G 5 Robin Yount 1446 G 6 Harold Baines 1428 G 7 Alfredo Griffin 1419 G 8 Lou Whitaker 1418 G 9 Frank White 1407 G 10 Andre Dawson 1396 G

💪 Top Players by Home Runs

Most Home Runs — 1980-1989

Most Home Runs (1980-1989)

1 Mike Schmidt 313 HR 2 Dale Murphy 308 HR 3 Eddie Murray 274 HR 4 Dwight Evans 256 HR 5 Andre Dawson 250 HR 6 Darrell Evans 230 HR 7 Lance Parrish 225 HR 8 Tony Armas 225 HR 9 Dave Winfield 223 HR 10 Jack Clark 216 HR

📊 Top Players by Batting Average

Highest AVG — 1980-1989

Highest Batting Average (1980-1989)

1 Wade Boggs 0.352 2 Tony Gwynn 0.332 3 George Brett 0.311 4 Pedro Guerrero 0.308 5 Robin Yount 0.305 6 Tim Raines 0.303 7 Paul Molitor 0.301 8 Keith Hernandez 0.300 9 Cecil Cooper 0.300 10 Julio Franco 0.298

What the 1980s page shows

Season links for 1980 through 1989 make up the 1980s calendar on this page. Ranked by games played within the 1980s, Dale Murphy comes first with 1537, followed by Eddie Murray (1500). The home run list tops out with Mike Schmidt at 313, just ahead of Dale Murphy (308). Wade Boggs has the highest batting average on the list, 0.352, with Tony Gwynn second at 0.332. Third on the 1980s average list is George Brett, 0.311. Eddie Murray is third in 1980s home runs with 274. Several of the 1980s's busiest players started earlier, such as Dale Murphy, whose career runs 1976-1993. Only games from 1980 through 1989 count toward the 1980s lists. The Los Angeles Dodgers appear most often among the 1980s champions, in 1981 and 1988. Of the 1980s championship clubs, the 1986 New York Mets won at the highest rate, going 108-54.

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1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989

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