1980 Cincinnati Reds

89-73 • .549 Win% • 3rd in NL W

The 1980 Cincinnati Reds went 89-73 (.549) finishing 3rd in the NL W division. The club scored 707 runs, allowed 670, and played home games at Riverfront Stadium. Team leaders included George Foster (25 HR, 93 RBI) and Frank Pastore (13-7, 3.27 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

89 Wins
73 Losses
.549 Win %
3rd Rank
707 R 670 RA
Diff +37

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⚡ Quick Stats

707 Runs Scored
670 Runs Allowed
+37 Run Diff
2,031K Attendance

📈 vs. 1980 NL Average

Batting Avg .261 1% above the 1980 league average (.259)
OBP .327 2% above the 1980 league average (.320)
SLG .386 3% above the 1980 league average (.374)
Team ERA 3.85 7% worse than the 1980 league average (3.60)
Runs Scored 707 8% above the 1980 league average (654 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCinergy Field
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Home Games 82
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Total Attendance 2,031,596
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Avg per Game 24,775

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1980

Batting Avg

1 Joe Nolan 0.312 2 Dave Collins 0.303 3 Ken Griffey 0.294 4 Sam Mejias 0.278 5 Ron Oester 0.277

Home Runs

1 George Foster 25 2 Johnny Bench 24 3 Dan Driessen 14 4 Ray Knight 14 5 Ken Griffey 13

RBI

1 George Foster 93 2 Ken Griffey 85 3 Ray Knight 78 4 Dave Concepcion 77 5 Dan Driessen 74
1980 Cincinnati Reds — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Dave Concepcion 156 622 72 162 31 8 5 77 37 107 12 0.260
Ray Knight 162 618 71 163 39 7 14 78 36 62 1 0.264
Dave Collins 144 551 94 167 20 4 3 35 53 68 79 0.303
Ken Griffey 146 544 89 160 28 10 13 85 62 77 23 0.294
George Foster 144 528 79 144 21 5 25 93 75 99 1 0.273
Dan Driessen 154 524 81 139 36 1 14 74 93 68 19 0.265
Johnny Bench 114 360 52 90 12 0 24 68 41 64 4 0.250
Junior Kennedy 104 337 31 88 16 3 1 34 36 34 3 0.261
Ron Oester 100 303 40 84 16 2 2 20 26 44 6 0.277
Joe Nolan 53 154 14 48 7 0 3 24 13 8 0 0.312
Cesar Geronimo 103 145 16 37 5 0 2 9 14 24 2 0.255
Sam Mejias 71 108 16 30 5 1 1 10 6 13 4 0.278
Harry Spilman 65 101 14 27 4 0 4 19 9 19 0 0.267
Hector Cruz 52 75 5 16 4 1 1 5 8 16 0 0.213
Frank Pastore 27 64 0 10 0 0 0 5 3 23 0 0.156
Don Werner 24 64 2 11 2 0 0 5 7 10 1 0.172
Charlie Leibrandt 36 56 2 11 0 1 0 4 3 14 0 0.196
Mike LaCoss 34 55 2 5 1 0 0 1 1 23 0 0.091
Tom Seaver 26 46 5 6 3 0 0 3 7 17 0 0.130
Mario Soto 54 46 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0.043
Paul Householder 20 45 3 11 1 1 0 7 1 13 1 0.244
Paul Moskau 33 44 4 7 1 0 0 1 1 10 0 0.159
Joe Price 24 39 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0.128
Rick Auerbach 24 33 5 11 1 1 1 4 3 5 0 0.333
Vic Correll 10 19 1 8 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 0.421
Tom Hume 78 16 2 3 2 0 0 4 0 5 0 0.188
Bruce Berenyi 6 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Bill Bonham 4 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.000
Eddie Milner 6 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Doug Bair 61 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Sheldon Burnside 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Geoff Combe 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jay Howell 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Tomlin 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1980

ERA

1 Tom Hume 2.56 2 Mario Soto 3.07 3 Frank Pastore 3.27 4 Joe Price 3.56 5 Tom Seaver 3.64

Wins

1 Frank Pastore 13 2 Mike LaCoss 10 3 Charlie Leibrandt 10 4 Tom Seaver 10 5 Mario Soto 10

Strikeouts

1 Mario Soto 182 2 Frank Pastore 110 3 Tom Seaver 101 4 Paul Moskau 94 5 Tom Hume 68
1980 Cincinnati Reds — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Mario Soto 10 8 3.07 53 12 4 190.1 126 65 84 182
Frank Pastore 13 7 3.27 27 27 0 184.2 161 67 42 110
Charlie Leibrandt 10 9 4.25 36 27 0 173.2 200 82 54 62
Mike LaCoss 10 12 4.62 34 29 0 169.1 207 87 68 59
Tom Seaver 10 8 3.64 26 26 0 168.0 140 68 59 101
Paul Moskau 9 7 4.01 33 19 2 152.2 147 68 41 94
Tom Hume 9 10 2.56 78 0 25 137.0 121 39 38 68
Joe Price 7 3 3.56 24 13 0 111.1 95 44 37 44
Doug Bair 3 6 4.24 61 0 6 85.0 91 40 39 62
Bruce Berenyi 2 2 7.81 6 6 0 27.2 34 24 23 19
Dave Tomlin 3 0 5.54 27 0 0 26.0 38 16 11 6
Bill Bonham 2 1 4.74 4 4 0 19.0 21 10 5 13
Geoff Combe 0 0 10.80 4 0 0 6.2 9 8 4 10
Sheldon Burnside 1 0 1.93 7 0 0 4.2 6 1 1 2
Jay Howell 0 0 13.50 5 0 0 3.1 8 5 0 1

👥 Roster (34)

Rick Auerbach Doug Bair Johnny Bench Bruce Berenyi Bill Bonham Sheldon Burnside Dave Collins Geoff Combe Dave Concepcion Vic Correll Hector Cruz Dan Driessen +22 more

34 players

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The 1980 Cincinnati Reds in brief

The record for the 1980 Cincinnati Reds reads 89 wins and 73 losses, good for 3rd in the NL West. Runs came in at 707 scored against 670 allowed (+37). Against a league average of .259, the 1980 Cincinnati Reds batted .261. Pitchers allowed 3.85 earned runs per nine innings, against a league figure of 3.60. League clubs averaged 654 runs that year, so the Cincinnati Reds scored 8% more. Attendance at Riverfront Stadium totaled 2,031,596 for the year.

The home run leader was George Foster, who hit 25. The hits leader was Dave Collins with 167. Frank Pastore was the top winner, with 13 victories. The strikeout leader was Mario Soto with 182. Tom Hume saved 25 games. The roster section lists 34 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1980 Cincinnati Reds

What was the 1980 Cincinnati Reds record?
The 1980 Cincinnati Reds finished 89-73 (.549 win pct).
Who led the 1980 Cincinnati Reds in home runs?
George Foster led the 1980 Cincinnati Reds with 25 home runs.
What was the 1980 Cincinnati Reds team ERA?
The 1980 Cincinnati Reds posted a team ERA of 3.85.
Did the 1980 Cincinnati Reds win the World Series?
No. The 1980 Cincinnati Reds did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1980 Cincinnati Reds play?
The 1980 Cincinnati Reds played home games at Riverfront Stadium.
Who led the 1980 Cincinnati Reds in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were George Foster (25 HR, 93 RBI) and Frank Pastore (13-7, 3.27 ERA).
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