# 1980 Chicago Cubs season

The 1980 Chicago Cubs season was the 109th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 105th in the National League and the 65th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished sixth and last in the National League East with a record of 64–98.

## Offseason

* October 3, 1979: Ken Holtzman was released by the Cubs.
* October 17, 1979: Donnie Moore was traded by the Cubs to the St. Louis Cardinals for Mike Tyson.
* January 11, 1980: 1980 Major League Baseball draft
** Jim Eppard was drafted by the Cubs in the 11th round, but did not sign.
** Tom Henke was drafted by the Cubs in the 1st round (24th pick) of the secondary phase, but did not sign.
* February 5, 1980: Derek Botelho was released by the Cubs.

## Regular season
### Season standings

vteNL East :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 91 | 71 | .562 | — | 49‍–‍32 | 42‍–‍39 |
| Montreal Expos | 90 | 72 | .556 | 1 | 51‍–‍29 | 39‍–‍43 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 83 | 79 | .512 | 8 | 47‍–‍34 | 36‍–‍45 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 74 | 88 | .457 | 17 | 41‍–‍40 | 33‍–‍48 |
| New York Mets | 67 | 95 | .414 | 24 | 38‍–‍44 | 29‍–‍51 |
| Chicago Cubs | 64 | 98 | .395 | 27 | 37‍–‍44 | 27‍–‍54 |

### Record vs. opponents

1980 National League recordvte Sources: :
| Team | ATL | CHC | CIN | HOU | LAD | MON | NYM | PHI | PIT | SD | SF | STL |
| Atlanta | — | 8–4 | 2–16 | 7–11 | 11–7 | 5–7 | 3–9 | 5–7 | 11–1 | 12–6 | 11–6 | 6–6 |
| Chicago | 4–8 | — | 7–5 | 1–11 | 5–7 | 6–12 | 10–8 | 5–13 | 8–10 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 9–9 |
| Cincinnati | 16–2 | 5–7 | — | 8–10 | 9–9 | 3–9 | 8–4 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 15–3–1 | 7–11 | 5–7 |
| Houston | 11–7 | 11–1 | 10–8 | — | 9–10 | 5–7 | 8–4 | 3–9 | 7–5 | 11–7 | 11–7 | 7–5 |
| Los Angeles | 7–11 | 7–5 | 9–9 | 10–9 | — | 11–1 | 7–5 | 6–6 | 6–6 | 9–9 | 13–5 | 7–5 |
| Montreal | 7–5 | 12–6 | 9–3 | 7–5 | 1–11 | — | 10–8 | 9–9 | 6–12 | 10–2 | 7–5 | 12–6 |
| New York | 9–3 | 8–10 | 4–8 | 4–8 | 5–7 | 8–10 | — | 6–12 | 10–8 | 1–11 | 3–9 | 9–9 |
| Philadelphia | 7-5 | 13–5 | 5–7 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 9–9 | 12–6 | — | 7–11 | 8–4 | 6–6 | 9–9 |
| Pittsburgh | 1–11 | 10–8 | 6–6 | 5–7 | 6–6 | 12–6 | 8–10 | 11–7 | — | 6–6 | 8–4 | 10–8 |
| San Diego | 6–12 | 8–4 | 3–15–1 | 7–11 | 9–9 | 2–10 | 11–1 | 4–8 | 6–6 | — | 10–8 | 7–5 |
| San Francisco | 6–11 | 7–5 | 11–7 | 7–11 | 5–13 | 5–7 | 9–3 | 6–6 | 4–8 | 8–10 | — | 7–5 |
| St. Louis | 6–6 | 9–9 | 7–5 | 5–7 | 5–7 | 6–12 | 9–9 | 9–9 | 8–10 | 5–7 | 5–7 | — |

### Notable transactions

* June 3, 1980: Don Schulze was drafted in the 1st round (11th pick) of the 1980 Major League Baseball draft.
* June 7, 1980: Henry Cotto was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cubs.
* July 14, 1980: Rolando Roomes was signed as an amateur free agent by the Cubs.

### Roster
## Player stats
### Batting
#### Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| C | Tim Blackwell | 103 | 320 | 87 | .272 | 5 | 30 |
| 1B | Bill Buckner | 145 | 578 | 187 | .324 | 10 | 68 |
| 2B | Mike Tyson | 123 | 341 | 81 | .238 | 3 | 23 |
| SS | Iván DeJesús | 157 | 618 | 160 | .259 | 3 | 33 |
| 3B | Lenny Randle | 130 | 489 | 135 | .276 | 5 | 39 |
| LF | Dave Kingman | 81 | 255 | 71 | .278 | 18 | 57 |
| CF | Jerry Martin | 141 | 494 | 112 | .227 | 23 | 73 |
| RF | Mike Vail | 114 | 312 | 93 | .298 | 6 | 47 |

#### Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| Larry Biitner | 127 | 273 | 68 | .249 | 1 | 34 |
| Steve Dillard | 100 | 244 | 55 | .225 | 4 | 27 |
| Scot Thompson | 102 | 226 | 48 | .212 | 2 | 13 |
| Barry Foote | 63 | 202 | 48 | .238 | 6 | 28 |
| Jesús Figueroa | 115 | 198 | 50 | .253 | 1 | 11 |
| Cliff Johnson | 68 | 196 | 46 | .235 | 10 | 34 |
| Jim Tracy | 42 | 122 | 31 | .254 | 3 | 9 |
| Mick Kelleher | 105 | 96 | 14 | .146 | 0 | 4 |
| Carlos Lezcano | 42 | 88 | 18 | .205 | 3 | 12 |
| Ken Henderson | 44 | 82 | 16 | .195 | 2 | 9 |
| Steve Ontiveros | 31 | 77 | 16 | .208 | 1 | 3 |
| Mike O'Berry | 19 | 48 | 10 | .208 | 0 | 5 |
| Steve Macko | 6 | 20 | 6 | .300 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Hayes | 4 | 9 | 2 | .222 | 0 | 0 |

### Pitching
#### Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| Rick Reuschel | 38 | 257.0 | 11 | 13 | 3.40 | 140 |
| Mike Krukow | 34 | 205.0 | 10 | 15 | 4.39 | 130 |
| Dennis Lamp | 41 | 202.2 | 10 | 14 | 5.20 | 83 |
| Randy Martz | 6 | 30.1 | 1 | 2 | 2.08 | 5 |

#### Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| Lynn McGlothen | 39 | 182.1 | 12 | 14 | 4.79 | 119 |
| Doug Capilla | 39 | 89.2 | 2 | 8 | 4.12 | 51 |

#### Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
| Bruce Sutter | 60 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 2.64 | 76 |
| Dick Tidrow | 84 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2.79 | 97 |
| Bill Caudill | 72 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2.19 | 112 |
| Willie Hernández | 53 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 4.40 | 75 |
| George Riley | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5.75 | 18 |
| Lee Smith | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.91 | 17 |

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Wichita Aeros | American Association | Jack Hiatt |
| AA | Midland Cubs | Texas League | Randy Hundley, Les Moss and George Enright |
| A | Quad Cities Cubs | Midwest League | Jim Napier |
| A-Short Season | Geneva Cubs | New York–Penn League | Bob Hartsfield |
| Rookie | GCL Cubs | Gulf Coast League | Rich Morales |