1980 Oakland Athletics

83-79 • .512 Win% • 2nd in AL W

The 1980 Oakland Athletics went 83-79 (.512) finishing 2nd in the AL W division. The club scored 686 runs, allowed 642, and played home games at Oakland Coliseum. Team leaders included Tony Armas (35 HR, 109 RBI) and Mike Norris (22-9, 2.53 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
79 Losses
.512 Win %
2nd Rank
686 R 642 RA
Diff +44

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⚡ Quick Stats

686 Runs Scored
642 Runs Allowed
+44 Run Diff
842K Attendance

📈 vs. 1980 AL Average

Batting Avg .259 4% below the 1980 league average (.269)
OBP .321 3% below the 1980 league average (.331)
SLG .385 3% below the 1980 league average (.399)
Team ERA 3.46 14% better than the 1980 league average (4.03)
Runs Scored 686 6% below the 1980 league average (729 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumOakland Coliseum
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 842,319
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Avg per Game 10,399

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1980

Batting Avg

1 Rickey Henderson 0.303 2 Dave Revering 0.290 3 Wayne Gross 0.281 4 Tony Armas 0.279 5 Dwayne Murphy 0.274

Home Runs

1 Tony Armas 35 2 Mitchell Page 17 3 Jeff Newman 15 4 Dave Revering 15 5 Wayne Gross 14

RBI

1 Tony Armas 109 2 Dwayne Murphy 68 3 Dave Revering 62 4 Wayne Gross 61 5 Jeff Newman 56
1980 Oakland Athletics — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Tony Armas 158 628 87 175 18 8 35 109 29 128 5 0.279
Rickey Henderson 158 591 111 179 22 4 9 53 117 54 100 0.303
Dwayne Murphy 159 573 86 157 18 2 13 68 102 96 26 0.274
Jeff Newman 127 438 37 102 19 1 15 56 25 81 3 0.233
Mario Guerrero 116 381 32 91 16 2 2 23 19 32 3 0.239
Dave Revering 106 376 48 109 21 5 15 62 32 37 1 0.290
Wayne Gross 113 366 45 103 20 3 14 61 44 39 5 0.281
Mitchell Page 110 348 58 85 10 4 17 51 35 87 14 0.244
Mike Heath 92 305 27 74 10 2 1 33 16 28 3 0.243
Dave McKay 123 295 29 72 16 1 1 29 10 57 1 0.244
Jim Essian 87 285 19 66 11 0 5 29 30 18 1 0.232
Rob Picciolo 95 271 32 65 9 2 5 18 2 63 1 0.240
Mickey Klutts 75 197 20 53 14 0 4 21 13 41 1 0.269
Jeff Cox 59 169 20 36 3 0 0 9 14 23 8 0.213
Mike Davis 51 95 11 20 2 1 1 8 7 14 2 0.211
Orlando Gonzalez 25 70 10 17 0 0 0 1 9 8 0 0.243
Mike Edwards 46 59 10 14 0 0 0 3 1 5 1 0.237
Randy Elliott 14 39 4 5 3 0 0 1 1 13 0 0.128
Ray Cosey 9 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.111
Dave Beard 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rich Bordi 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ernie Camacho 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Hamilton 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jeff Jones 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Matt Keough 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Brian Kingman 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Lacey 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rick Langford 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rick Lysander 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve McCatty 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Craig Minetto 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Norris 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mark Souza 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Alan Wirth 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1980

ERA

1 Mike Norris 2.53 2 Jeff Jones 2.84 3 Matt Keough 2.92 4 Bob Lacey 2.94 5 Rick Langford 3.26

Wins

1 Mike Norris 22 2 Rick Langford 19 3 Matt Keough 16 4 Steve McCatty 14 5 Brian Kingman 8

Strikeouts

1 Mike Norris 180 2 Matt Keough 121 3 Brian Kingman 116 4 Steve McCatty 114 5 Rick Langford 102
1980 Oakland Athletics — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Rick Langford 19 12 3.26 35 33 0 290.0 276 105 64 102
Mike Norris 22 9 2.53 33 33 0 284.1 215 80 83 180
Matt Keough 16 13 2.92 34 32 0 250.0 218 81 94 121
Steve McCatty 14 14 3.86 33 31 0 221.2 202 95 99 114
Brian Kingman 8 20 3.83 32 30 0 211.1 209 90 82 116
Bob Lacey 3 2 2.94 47 1 6 79.2 68 26 21 45
Jeff Jones 1 3 2.84 35 0 5 44.1 32 14 26 34
Dave Hamilton 0 3 11.40 21 1 0 30.0 44 38 28 23
Dave Beard 0 1 3.38 13 0 1 16.0 12 6 7 12
Rick Lysander 0 0 7.90 5 0 0 13.2 24 12 4 5
Ernie Camacho 0 0 6.94 5 0 0 11.2 20 9 5 9
Craig Minetto 0 2 7.88 7 1 1 8.0 11 7 3 5
Mark Souza 0 0 7.71 5 0 0 7.0 9 6 5 2
Rich Bordi 0 0 4.50 1 0 0 2.0 4 1 0 0
Alan Wirth 0 0 4.50 2 0 0 2.0 3 1 0 1

👥 Roster (34)

Tony Armas Dave Beard Rich Bordi Ernie Camacho Ray Cosey Jeff Cox Mike Davis Mike Edwards Randy Elliott Jim Essian Orlando Gonzalez Wayne Gross +22 more

34 players

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The 1980 Oakland Athletics in brief

In 1980 the Oakland Athletics posted a 83-79 mark (.512) and finished 2nd in the AL West. The run column shows 686 for and 642 against. At the plate the Oakland Athletics hit .259, 4% worse than the league's .269. The Oakland Athletics staff finished with a 3.46 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.03. League clubs averaged 729 runs that year, so the Oakland Athletics scored 6% fewer.

Attendance at Oakland Coliseum totaled 842,319 for the year. For power, Tony Armas led the way with 35 homers. The hits leader was Rickey Henderson with 179. Mike Norris led the pitchers with 22 wins. The 1980 roster runs to 34 players. The 1979 season and the 1981 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1980 Oakland Athletics

What was the 1980 Oakland Athletics record?
The 1980 Oakland Athletics finished 83-79 (.512 win pct).
Who led the 1980 Oakland Athletics in home runs?
Tony Armas led the 1980 Oakland Athletics with 35 home runs.
What was the 1980 Oakland Athletics team ERA?
The 1980 Oakland Athletics posted a team ERA of 3.46.
Did the 1980 Oakland Athletics win the World Series?
No. The 1980 Oakland Athletics did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1980 Oakland Athletics play?
The 1980 Oakland Athletics played home games at Oakland Coliseum.
Who led the 1980 Oakland Athletics in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Tony Armas (35 HR, 109 RBI) and Mike Norris (22-9, 2.53 ERA).
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