1980 Cleveland Indians

79-81 • .494 Win% • 6th in AL E

The 1980 Cleveland Indians went 79-81 (.494) finishing 6th in the AL E division. The club scored 738 runs, allowed 807, and played home games at Cleveland Stadium. Team leaders included Joe Charboneau (23 HR, 87 RBI) and Len Barker (19-12, 4.17 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

79 Wins
81 Losses
.494 Win %
6th Rank
738 R 807 RA
Diff -69

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⚡ Quick Stats

738 Runs Scored
807 Runs Allowed
-69 Run Diff
1,036K Attendance

📈 vs. 1980 AL Average

Batting Avg .277 3% above the 1980 league average (.269)
OBP .350 6% above the 1980 league average (.331)
SLG .381 4% below the 1980 league average (.399)
Team ERA 4.68 16% worse than the 1980 league average (4.03)
Runs Scored 738 1% above the 1980 league average (729 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumCleveland Stadium
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Home Games 79
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Total Attendance 1,036,352
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Avg per Game 13,118

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1980

Batting Avg

1 Miguel Dilone 0.341 2 Alan Bannister 0.328 3 Ron Hassey 0.318 4 Mike Hargrove 0.304 5 Jorge Orta 0.291

Home Runs

1 Joe Charboneau 23 2 Mike Hargrove 11 3 Toby Harrah 11 4 Jorge Orta 10 5 Ron Hassey 8

RBI

1 Joe Charboneau 87 2 Mike Hargrove 85 3 Toby Harrah 72 4 Ron Hassey 65 5 Jorge Orta 64
1980 Cleveland Indians — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Mike Hargrove 160 589 86 179 22 2 11 85 111 36 4 0.304
Toby Harrah 160 561 100 150 22 4 11 72 98 60 17 0.267
Miguel Dilone 132 528 82 180 30 9 0 40 28 45 61 0.341
Jorge Orta 129 481 78 140 18 3 10 64 71 44 6 0.291
Rick Manning 140 471 55 110 17 4 3 52 63 66 12 0.234
Joe Charboneau 131 453 76 131 17 2 23 87 49 70 2 0.289
Ron Hassey 130 390 43 124 18 4 8 65 49 51 0 0.318
Tom Veryzer 109 358 28 97 12 0 2 28 10 25 0 0.271
Alan Bannister 81 262 41 86 17 4 1 32 28 25 9 0.328
Jerry Dybzinski 114 248 32 57 11 1 1 23 13 35 4 0.230
Bo Diaz 76 207 15 47 11 2 3 32 7 27 1 0.227
Gary Alexander 76 178 22 40 7 1 5 31 17 52 0 0.225
Cliff Johnson 54 174 25 40 3 1 6 28 25 30 0 0.230
Duane Kuiper 42 149 10 42 5 0 0 9 13 8 0 0.282
Jack Brohamer 53 142 13 32 5 1 1 15 14 6 0 0.225
Dave Rosello 71 117 16 29 3 0 2 12 9 19 0 0.248
Dell Alston 52 54 11 12 1 2 0 9 5 7 2 0.222
Gary Gray 28 54 4 8 1 0 2 4 3 13 0 0.148
Ron Pruitt 23 36 1 11 1 0 0 4 4 6 0 0.306
Andres Mora 9 18 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.111
Len Barker 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Don Collins 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Victor Cruz 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Denny 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Wayne Garland 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ross Grimsley 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Sid Monge 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Owchinko 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Paxton 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dan Spillner 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Stanton 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rick Waits 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Sandy Wihtol 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1980

ERA

1 Victor Cruz 3.45 2 Sid Monge 3.53 3 Sandy Wihtol 3.57 4 Len Barker 4.17 5 John Denny 4.39

Wins

1 Len Barker 19 2 Dan Spillner 16 3 Rick Waits 13 4 John Denny 8 5 Victor Cruz 6

Strikeouts

1 Len Barker 187 2 Rick Waits 109 3 Dan Spillner 100 4 Victor Cruz 88 5 Mike Stanton 74
1980 Cleveland Indians — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Len Barker 19 12 4.17 36 36 0 246.1 237 114 92 187
Rick Waits 13 14 4.45 33 33 0 224.1 231 111 82 109
Dan Spillner 16 11 5.28 34 30 0 194.1 225 114 74 100
Wayne Garland 6 9 4.61 25 20 0 150.1 163 77 48 55
Bob Owchinko 2 9 5.27 29 14 0 114.1 138 67 47 66
John Denny 8 6 4.39 16 16 0 108.2 116 53 47 59
Sid Monge 3 5 3.53 67 0 14 94.1 80 37 40 61
Victor Cruz 6 7 3.45 55 0 12 86.0 71 33 27 88
Mike Stanton 1 3 5.46 51 0 5 85.2 98 52 44 74
Ross Grimsley 4 5 6.75 14 11 0 74.2 103 56 24 18
Sandy Wihtol 1 0 3.57 17 0 1 35.1 35 14 14 20
Mike Paxton 0 0 12.91 4 0 0 7.2 13 11 6 6
Don Collins 0 0 7.50 4 0 0 6.0 9 5 7 0

👥 Roster (33)

Gary Alexander Dell Alston Alan Bannister Len Barker Jack Brohamer Joe Charboneau Don Collins Victor Cruz John Denny Bo Diaz Miguel Dilone Jerry Dybzinski +21 more

33 players

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The 1980 Cleveland Indians in brief

The 1980 Cleveland Indians finished 79-81, a .494 winning percentage, placing 6th in the AL East. The Cleveland Indians scored 738 runs and allowed 807, a run differential of -69. Against a league average of .269, the 1980 Cleveland Indians batted .277. The staff ERA of 4.68 was 16% worse than the league average of 4.03. Measured against the 729-run league average, the offense was 1% ahead.

Home games were played at Cleveland Stadium, where 1,036,352 fans came through the gates. Joe Charboneau led the club in home runs with 23. The hits leader was Miguel Dilone with 180. Len Barker was the top winner, with 19 victories. Sid Monge saved 14 games. The roster section lists 33 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1980 Cleveland Indians

What was the 1980 Cleveland Indians record?
The 1980 Cleveland Indians finished 79-81 (.494 win pct).
Who led the 1980 Cleveland Indians in home runs?
Joe Charboneau led the 1980 Cleveland Indians with 23 home runs.
What was the 1980 Cleveland Indians team ERA?
The 1980 Cleveland Indians posted a team ERA of 4.68.
Did the 1980 Cleveland Indians win the World Series?
No. The 1980 Cleveland Indians did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1980 Cleveland Indians play?
The 1980 Cleveland Indians played home games at Cleveland Stadium.
Who led the 1980 Cleveland Indians in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Joe Charboneau (23 HR, 87 RBI) and Len Barker (19-12, 4.17 ERA).
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