1980 California Angels

65-95 • .406 Win% • 6th in AL W

The 1980 California Angels went 65-95 (.406) finishing 6th in the AL W division. The club scored 698 runs, allowed 797, and played home games at Anaheim Stadium. Team leaders included Jason Thompson (17 HR, 70 RBI) and Mark Clear (11-11, 3.30 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

65 Wins
95 Losses
.406 Win %
6th Rank
698 R 797 RA
Diff -99

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698 Runs Scored
797 Runs Allowed
-99 Run Diff
2,297K Attendance

📈 vs. 1980 AL Average

Batting Avg .264 2% below the 1980 league average (.269)
OBP .332 equal to the 1980 league average (.331)
SLG .378 5% below the 1980 league average (.399)
Team ERA 4.52 12% worse than the 1980 league average (4.03)
Runs Scored 698 4% below the 1980 league average (729 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumAngel Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,297,327
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Avg per Game 28,362

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1980

Batting Avg

1 Rod Carew 0.331 2 Jason Thompson 0.317 3 Brian Downing 0.290 4 Dan Ford 0.279 5 Larry Harlow 0.276

Home Runs

1 Jason Thompson 17 2 Joe Rudi 16 3 Carney Lansford 15 4 Bobby Grich 14 5 Dan Ford 7

RBI

1 Carney Lansford 80 2 Jason Thompson 70 3 Bobby Grich 62 4 Rod Carew 59 5 Joe Rudi 53
1980 California Angels — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Carney Lansford 151 602 87 157 27 3 15 80 50 93 14 0.261
Rod Carew 144 540 74 179 34 7 3 59 59 38 23 0.331
Bobby Grich 150 498 60 135 22 2 14 62 84 108 3 0.271
Rick Miller 129 412 52 113 14 3 2 38 48 71 7 0.274
Joe Rudi 104 372 42 88 17 1 16 53 17 84 1 0.237
Don Baylor 90 340 39 85 12 2 5 51 24 32 6 0.250
Jason Thompson 102 312 59 99 14 0 17 70 70 60 2 0.317
Larry Harlow 109 301 47 83 13 4 4 27 48 61 3 0.276
Freddie Patek 86 273 41 72 10 5 5 34 15 26 7 0.264
Dickie Thon 80 267 32 68 12 2 0 15 10 28 7 0.255
Bobby Clark 78 261 26 60 10 1 5 23 11 42 0 0.230
Dan Ford 65 226 22 63 11 0 7 26 19 45 0 0.279
Tom Donohue 84 218 18 41 4 1 2 14 7 63 5 0.188
Bert Campaneris 77 210 32 53 8 1 2 18 14 33 10 0.252
Al Cowens 34 119 11 27 5 0 1 17 12 21 1 0.227
Brian Downing 30 93 5 27 6 0 2 25 12 12 0 0.290
Dan Whitmer 48 87 8 21 3 0 0 7 4 21 1 0.241
Dave Skaggs 24 66 7 13 0 0 1 9 9 13 0 0.197
Gil Kubski 22 63 11 16 3 0 0 6 6 10 1 0.254
Stan Cliburn 54 56 7 10 2 0 2 6 3 9 0 0.179
Ralph Garr 21 42 5 8 1 0 0 3 4 6 0 0.190
John Harris 19 41 8 12 5 0 2 7 7 4 0 0.293
Todd Cruz 18 40 5 11 3 0 1 5 5 8 0 0.275
Merv Rettenmund 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.250
Don Aase 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Barr 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ralph Botting 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mark Clear 58 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Dorsey 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Ferris 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Frost 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ed Halicki 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Andy Hassler 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bruce Kison 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chris Knapp 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave LaRoche 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Lemanczyk 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Freddie Martinez 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Montague 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Schuler 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Frank Tanana 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1980

ERA

1 Andy Hassler 2.49 2 Mark Clear 3.30 3 Don Aase 4.06 4 Dave LaRoche 4.08 5 Frank Tanana 4.15

Wins

1 Mark Clear 11 2 Frank Tanana 11 3 Don Aase 8 4 Freddie Martinez 7 5 Andy Hassler 5

Strikeouts

1 Frank Tanana 113 2 Mark Clear 105 3 Dave LaRoche 89 4 Andy Hassler 75 5 Don Aase 74
1980 California Angels — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Frank Tanana 11 12 4.15 32 31 0 204.0 223 94 45 113
Don Aase 8 13 4.06 40 21 2 175.0 193 79 66 74
Freddie Martinez 7 9 4.52 30 23 0 149.1 150 75 59 57
Dave LaRoche 3 5 4.08 52 9 4 128.0 122 58 39 89
Chris Knapp 2 11 6.14 32 20 1 117.1 133 80 51 46
Mark Clear 11 11 3.30 58 0 9 106.1 82 39 65 105
Andy Hassler 5 1 2.49 41 0 10 83.0 67 23 37 75
Dave Frost 4 8 5.29 15 15 0 78.1 97 46 21 28
John Montague 4 2 5.13 37 0 3 73.2 97 42 21 22
Bruce Kison 3 6 4.91 13 13 0 73.1 73 40 32 28
Jim Barr 1 4 5.56 24 7 1 68.0 90 42 23 22
Dave Lemanczyk 2 4 4.32 21 2 0 66.2 81 32 27 19
Ed Halicki 3 1 4.84 10 6 0 35.1 39 19 11 16
Ralph Botting 0 3 5.81 6 6 0 26.1 40 17 13 12
Jim Dorsey 1 2 9.19 4 4 0 15.2 25 16 8 8
Bob Ferris 0 2 5.87 5 3 0 15.1 23 10 9 4
Dave Schuler 0 1 3.55 8 0 0 12.2 13 5 2 7

👥 Roster (41)

Don Aase Jim Barr Don Baylor Ralph Botting Bert Campaneris Rod Carew Bobby Clark Mark Clear Stan Cliburn Al Cowens Todd Cruz Tom Donohue +29 more

41 players

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The 1980 California Angels in brief

A 65-95 record (.406) put the 1980 California Angels 6th in the AL West. With 698 runs scored and 797 given up, the 1980 differential was -99. The team batting average of .264 was 2% below the 1980 league mark of .269. The staff ERA of 4.52 was 12% worse than the league average of 4.03. League clubs averaged 729 runs that year, so the California Angels scored 4% fewer.

Home games were played at Anaheim Stadium, where 2,297,327 fans came through the gates. For power, Jason Thompson led the way with 17 homers. Carney Lansford drove in a team-high 80 runs. The pitching staff's wins leader was Mark Clear (11). Frank Tanana struck out 113, the most on the club. Andy Hassler closed out 10 saves.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1980 California Angels

What was the 1980 California Angels record?
The 1980 California Angels finished 65-95 (.406 win pct).
Who led the 1980 California Angels in home runs?
Jason Thompson led the 1980 California Angels with 17 home runs.
What was the 1980 California Angels team ERA?
The 1980 California Angels posted a team ERA of 4.52.
Did the 1980 California Angels win the World Series?
No. The 1980 California Angels did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1980 California Angels play?
The 1980 California Angels played home games at Anaheim Stadium.
Who led the 1980 California Angels in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Jason Thompson (17 HR, 70 RBI) and Mark Clear (11-11, 3.30 ERA).
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