1980 Boston Red Sox

83-77 • .519 Win% • 5th in AL E

The 1980 Boston Red Sox went 83-77 (.519) finishing 5th in the AL E division. The club scored 757 runs, allowed 767, and played home games at Fenway Park II. Team leaders included Tony Perez (25 HR, 105 RBI) and Dennis Eckersley (12-14, 4.28 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

83 Wins
77 Losses
.519 Win %
5th Rank
757 R 767 RA
Diff -10

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757 Runs Scored
767 Runs Allowed
-10 Run Diff
1,956K Attendance

📈 vs. 1980 AL Average

Batting Avg .283 5% above the 1980 league average (.269)
OBP .340 3% above the 1980 league average (.331)
SLG .436 9% above the 1980 league average (.399)
Team ERA 4.38 9% worse than the 1980 league average (4.03)
Runs Scored 757 4% above the 1980 league average (729 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumFenway Park II
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,956,110
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Avg per Game 24,149

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1980

Batting Avg

1 Gary Allenson 0.357 2 Dave Rader 0.328 3 Dave Stapleton 0.321 4 Jack Brohamer 0.316 5 Jerry Remy 0.313

Home Runs

1 Tony Perez 25 2 Jim Rice 24 3 Dwight Evans 18 4 Carlton Fisk 18 5 Carl Yastrzemski 15

RBI

1 Tony Perez 105 2 Jim Rice 86 3 Carlton Fisk 62 4 Fred Lynn 61 5 Dwight Evans 60
1980 Boston Red Sox — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Rick Burleson 155 644 89 179 29 2 8 51 62 51 12 0.278
Tony Perez 151 585 73 161 31 3 25 105 41 93 1 0.275
Jim Rice 124 504 81 148 22 6 24 86 30 87 8 0.294
Carlton Fisk 131 478 73 138 25 3 18 62 36 62 11 0.289
Dwight Evans 148 463 72 123 37 5 18 60 64 98 3 0.266
Dave Stapleton 106 449 61 144 33 5 7 45 13 32 3 0.321
Fred Lynn 110 415 67 125 32 3 12 61 58 39 12 0.301
Carl Yastrzemski 105 364 49 100 21 1 15 50 44 38 0 0.275
Butch Hobson 93 324 35 74 6 0 11 39 25 69 1 0.228
Glenn Hoffman 114 312 37 89 15 4 4 42 19 41 2 0.285
Jim Dwyer 93 260 41 74 11 1 9 38 28 23 3 0.285
Jerry Remy 63 230 24 72 7 2 0 9 10 14 14 0.313
Dave Rader 50 137 14 45 11 0 3 17 14 12 1 0.328
Garry Hancock 46 115 9 33 6 0 4 19 3 11 0 0.287
Gary Allenson 36 70 9 25 6 0 0 10 13 11 2 0.357
Jack Brohamer 21 57 5 18 2 0 1 6 4 3 0 0.316
Chico Walker 19 57 3 12 0 0 1 5 6 10 3 0.211
Reid Nichols 12 36 5 8 0 1 0 3 3 8 0 0.222
Rich Gedman 9 24 2 5 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 0.208
Ted Sizemore 9 23 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.217
Larry Wolfe 18 23 3 3 1 0 1 4 0 5 0 0.130
Julio Valdez 8 19 4 5 1 0 1 4 0 5 2 0.263
Sam Bowen 7 13 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 0.154
Dick Drago 43 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Luis Aponte 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jack Billingham 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Burgmeier 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Campbell 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Crawford 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dennis Eckersley 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bruce Hurst 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Skip Lockwood 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Keith MacWhorter 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Ojeda 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Stan Papi 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chuck Rainey 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Win Remmerswaal 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Renko 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Stanley 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Torrez 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Tudor 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1980

ERA

1 Tom Burgmeier 2.00 2 John Tudor 3.02 3 Bob Stanley 3.39 4 Steve Crawford 3.62 5 Dick Drago 4.14

Wins

1 Dennis Eckersley 12 2 Bob Stanley 10 3 Steve Renko 9 4 Mike Torrez 9 5 Chuck Rainey 8

Strikeouts

1 Dennis Eckersley 121 2 Mike Torrez 97 3 Steve Renko 90 4 Bob Stanley 71 5 Dick Drago 63
1980 Boston Red Sox — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Mike Torrez 9 16 5.08 36 32 0 207.1 256 117 75 97
Dennis Eckersley 12 14 4.28 30 30 0 197.2 188 94 44 121
Bob Stanley 10 8 3.39 52 17 14 175.0 186 66 52 71
Steve Renko 9 9 4.19 32 23 0 165.1 180 77 56 90
Dick Drago 7 7 4.14 43 7 3 132.2 127 61 44 63
Tom Burgmeier 5 4 2.00 62 0 24 99.0 87 22 20 54
John Tudor 8 5 3.02 16 13 0 92.1 81 31 31 45
Chuck Rainey 8 3 4.86 16 13 0 87.0 92 47 41 43
Skip Lockwood 3 1 5.32 24 1 2 45.2 61 27 17 11
Keith MacWhorter 0 3 5.53 14 2 0 42.1 46 26 18 21
Bill Campbell 4 0 4.79 23 0 0 41.1 44 22 22 17
Win Remmerswaal 2 1 4.58 14 0 0 35.1 39 18 9 20
Steve Crawford 2 0 3.62 6 4 0 32.1 41 13 8 10
Bruce Hurst 2 2 9.10 12 7 0 30.2 39 31 16 16
Bob Ojeda 1 1 6.92 7 7 0 26.0 39 20 14 12
Jack Billingham 1 3 11.10 7 4 0 24.1 45 30 12 4
Luis Aponte 0 0 1.29 4 0 0 7.0 6 1 2 1

👥 Roster (41)

Gary Allenson Luis Aponte Jack Billingham Sam Bowen Jack Brohamer Tom Burgmeier Rick Burleson Bill Campbell Steve Crawford Dick Drago Jim Dwyer Dennis Eckersley +29 more

41 players

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The 1980 Boston Red Sox in brief

The 1980 Boston Red Sox won 83 games and lost 77, ending up 5th in the AL East. The run column shows 757 for and 767 against. The team batting average of .283 was 5% above the 1980 league mark of .269. The Boston Red Sox staff finished with a 4.38 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.03. Measured against the 729-run league average, the offense was 4% ahead.

The home park, Fenway Park II, recorded 1,956,110 in attendance, about 24,149 a game. The home run leader was Tony Perez, who hit 25. The hits leader was Rick Burleson with 179. Dennis Eckersley was the top winner, with 12 victories. The saves leader was Tom Burgmeier with 24. The roster section lists 41 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1980 Boston Red Sox

What was the 1980 Boston Red Sox record?
The 1980 Boston Red Sox finished 83-77 (.519 win pct).
Who led the 1980 Boston Red Sox in home runs?
Tony Perez led the 1980 Boston Red Sox with 25 home runs.
What was the 1980 Boston Red Sox team ERA?
The 1980 Boston Red Sox posted a team ERA of 4.38.
Did the 1980 Boston Red Sox win the World Series?
No. The 1980 Boston Red Sox did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1980 Boston Red Sox play?
The 1980 Boston Red Sox played home games at Fenway Park II.
Who led the 1980 Boston Red Sox in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Tony Perez (25 HR, 105 RBI) and Dennis Eckersley (12-14, 4.28 ERA).
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