1980 Chicago Cubs

64-98 • .395 Win% • 6th in NL E

The 1980 Chicago Cubs went 64-98 (.395) finishing 6th in the NL E division. The club scored 614 runs, allowed 728, and played home games at Wrigley Field. Team leaders included Jerry Martin (23 HR, 73 RBI) and Lynn McGlothen (12-14, 4.79 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

64 Wins
98 Losses
.395 Win %
6th Rank
614 R 728 RA
Diff -114

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614 Runs Scored
728 Runs Allowed
-114 Run Diff
1,204K Attendance

📈 vs. 1980 NL Average

Batting Avg .251 3% below the 1980 league average (.259)
OBP .309 4% below the 1980 league average (.320)
SLG .365 2% below the 1980 league average (.374)
Team ERA 3.89 8% worse than the 1980 league average (3.60)
Runs Scored 614 6% below the 1980 league average (654 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumWrigley Field
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,204,582
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Avg per Game 14,871

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1980

Batting Avg

1 Bill Buckner 0.324 2 Mike Vail 0.298 3 Dave Kingman 0.278 4 Lenny Randle 0.276 5 Tim Blackwell 0.272

Home Runs

1 Jerry Martin 23 2 Dave Kingman 18 3 Bill Buckner 10 4 Cliff Johnson 10 5 Barry Foote 6

RBI

1 Jerry Martin 73 2 Bill Buckner 68 3 Dave Kingman 57 4 Mike Vail 47 5 Lenny Randle 39
1980 Chicago Cubs — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Ivan de Jesus 157 618 78 160 26 3 3 33 60 81 44 0.259
Bill Buckner 145 578 69 187 41 3 10 68 30 18 1 0.324
Jerry Martin 141 494 57 112 22 2 23 73 38 107 8 0.227
Lenny Randle 130 489 67 135 19 6 5 39 50 55 19 0.276
Mike Tyson 123 341 34 81 19 3 3 23 15 61 1 0.238
Tim Blackwell 103 320 24 87 16 4 5 30 41 62 0 0.272
Mike Vail 114 312 30 93 17 2 6 47 14 77 2 0.298
Larry Biittner 127 273 21 68 12 2 1 34 18 33 1 0.249
Dave Kingman 81 255 31 71 8 0 18 57 21 44 2 0.278
Steve Dillard 100 244 31 55 8 1 4 27 20 54 2 0.225
Scot Thompson 102 226 26 48 10 1 2 13 28 31 6 0.212
Barry Foote 63 202 16 48 13 1 6 28 13 18 1 0.238
Jesus Figueroa 115 198 20 50 5 0 1 11 14 16 2 0.253
Cliff Johnson 68 196 28 46 8 0 10 34 29 35 0 0.235
Jim Tracy 42 122 12 31 3 3 3 9 13 37 2 0.254
Mick Kelleher 105 96 12 14 1 1 0 4 9 17 1 0.146
Carlos Lezcano 42 88 15 18 4 1 3 12 11 29 1 0.205
Ken Henderson 44 82 7 16 3 0 2 9 17 19 0 0.195
Rick Reuschel 44 82 4 13 3 1 0 5 1 23 0 0.159
Steve Ontiveros 31 77 7 16 3 0 1 3 14 17 0 0.208
Mike Krukow 34 65 5 16 0 0 1 6 2 12 0 0.246
Dennis Lamp 41 61 3 6 0 0 0 1 4 9 0 0.098
Lynn McGlothen 41 51 6 10 4 0 0 1 4 8 0 0.196
Mike O'Berry 19 48 7 10 1 0 0 5 5 13 0 0.208
Doug Capilla 40 21 1 4 0 1 0 1 0 9 0 0.190
Steve Macko 6 20 2 6 2 0 0 2 0 3 0 0.300
Willie Hernandez 53 19 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 7 0 0.211
Bill Caudill 72 9 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.222
Bill Hayes 4 9 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.222
Randy Martz 6 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0.111
Bruce Sutter 60 9 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 0.111
Dick Tidrow 84 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
George Riley 22 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Lee Smith 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1980

ERA

1 Randy Martz 2.08 2 Bill Caudill 2.19 3 Bruce Sutter 2.64 4 Dick Tidrow 2.79 5 Rick Reuschel 3.40

Wins

1 Lynn McGlothen 12 2 Rick Reuschel 11 3 Mike Krukow 10 4 Dennis Lamp 10 5 Dick Tidrow 6

Strikeouts

1 Rick Reuschel 140 2 Mike Krukow 130 3 Lynn McGlothen 119 4 Bill Caudill 112 5 Dick Tidrow 97
1980 Chicago Cubs — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Rick Reuschel 11 13 3.40 38 38 0 257.0 281 97 76 140
Mike Krukow 10 15 4.39 34 34 0 205.0 200 100 80 130
Dennis Lamp 10 14 5.20 41 37 0 202.2 259 117 82 83
Lynn McGlothen 12 14 4.79 39 27 0 182.1 211 97 64 119
Bill Caudill 4 6 2.19 72 2 1 127.2 100 31 59 112
Dick Tidrow 6 5 2.79 84 0 6 116.0 97 36 53 97
Willie Hernandez 1 9 4.40 53 7 0 108.1 115 53 45 75
Bruce Sutter 5 8 2.64 60 0 28 102.1 90 30 34 76
Doug Capilla 2 8 4.12 39 11 0 89.2 82 41 51 51
George Riley 0 4 5.75 22 0 0 36.0 41 23 20 18
Randy Martz 1 2 2.08 6 6 0 30.1 28 7 11 5
Lee Smith 2 0 2.91 18 0 0 21.2 21 7 14 17

👥 Roster (34)

Larry Biittner Tim Blackwell Bill Buckner Doug Capilla Bill Caudill Steve Dillard Jesus Figueroa Barry Foote Bill Hayes Ken Henderson Willie Hernandez Cliff Johnson +22 more

34 players

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The 1980 Chicago Cubs in brief

The 1980 Chicago Cubs won 64 games and lost 98, ending up 6th in the NL East. With 614 runs scored and 728 given up, the 1980 differential was -114. The team batting average of .251 was 3% below the 1980 league mark of .259. The Chicago Cubs staff finished with a 3.89 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.60. The 1980 Chicago Cubs scored 6% fewer runs than the average club (614 against 654).

Home games were played at Wrigley Field, where 1,204,582 fans came through the gates. Jerry Martin topped the Chicago Cubs with 23 home runs. Lynn McGlothen was the top winner, with 12 victories. Rick Reuschel struck out 140, the most on the club. The saves leader was Bruce Sutter with 28.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1980 Chicago Cubs

What was the 1980 Chicago Cubs record?
The 1980 Chicago Cubs finished 64-98 (.395 win pct).
Who led the 1980 Chicago Cubs in home runs?
Jerry Martin led the 1980 Chicago Cubs with 23 home runs.
What was the 1980 Chicago Cubs team ERA?
The 1980 Chicago Cubs posted a team ERA of 3.89.
Did the 1980 Chicago Cubs win the World Series?
No. The 1980 Chicago Cubs did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1980 Chicago Cubs play?
The 1980 Chicago Cubs played home games at Wrigley Field.
Who led the 1980 Chicago Cubs in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Jerry Martin (23 HR, 73 RBI) and Lynn McGlothen (12-14, 4.79 ERA).
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