# 1980 Los Angeles Dodgers season

The 1980 Los Angeles Dodgers finished the season in second place in the National League West, one game behind the Houston Astros. After the 162-game regular season, the Dodgers and Astros were tied in first place in the Western Division. The two teams faced off in a 1-game playoff on October 6, 1980 at Dodger Stadium, which the Astros won 7–1 behind a complete-game victory by pitcher Joe Niekro. Don Sutton set a Dodger record with his 52nd career shutout this season and the Dodgers also hosted the All-Star game for the first time.
With the Dodgers joining the pay television trend, several games began to be broadcast on regional subscription channel ON TV, which aired on KBSC-TV in the greater Los Angeles area. As a result, the TV broadcasting team was expanded. For games aired on ON TV, the broadcast team was composed of Geoff Witcher and former Dodger Al Downing. However, long-time Dodger broadcaster Vin Scully remained as the announcer for games aired on free-to-air television (KTTV).

## Offseason

* November 17, 1979: Don Stanhouse was signed as a free agent by the Dodgers.
* December 3, 1979: Von Joshua was selected off waivers from the Dodgers by the San Diego Padres.
* March 27, 1980: Johnny Oates was released by the Dodgers.

## Regular season
### Season standings

vteNL West :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Houston Astros | 93 | 70 | .571 | — | 55‍–‍26 | 38‍–‍44 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 92 | 71 | .564 | 1 | 55‍–‍27 | 37‍–‍44 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 89 | 73 | .549 | 3½ | 44‍–‍37 | 45‍–‍36 |
| Atlanta Braves | 81 | 80 | .503 | 11 | 50‍–‍30 | 31‍–‍50 |
| San Francisco Giants | 75 | 86 | .466 | 17 | 44‍–‍37 | 31‍–‍49 |
| San Diego Padres | 73 | 89 | .451 | 19½ | 45‍–‍36 | 28‍–‍53 |

### 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 | — |

### Opening Day lineup

Opening Day starters :
| Name | Position |
| Davey Lopes | Second baseman |
| Rudy Law | Center fielder |
| Reggie Smith | Right fielder |
| Steve Garvey | First baseman |
| Dusty Baker | Left fielder |
| Ron Cey | Third baseman |
| Derrel Thomas | Shortstop |
| Steve Yeager | Catcher |
| Burt Hooton | Starting pitcher |

### Notable transactions

* July 11, 1980: Charlie Hough was purchased from the Dodgers by the Texas Rangers.
* September 13, 1980: Dennis Lewallyn and cash were traded by the Dodgers to the Texas Rangers for Pepe Frías.

### 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 | Steve Yeager | 96 | 227 | 48 | .211 | 2 | 20 |
| 1B | Steve Garvey | 163 | 658 | 200 | .304 | 26 | 106 |
| 2B | Davey Lopes | 141 | 553 | 139 | .251 | 10 | 49 |
| SS | Bill Russell | 130 | 466 | 123 | .264 | 3 | 34 |
| 3B | Ron Cey | 157 | 551 | 140 | .254 | 28 | 77 |
| LF | Dusty Baker | 153 | 579 | 170 | .294 | 29 | 97 |
| CF | Rudy Law | 128 | 388 | 101 | .260 | 1 | 23 |
| RF | Reggie Smith | 92 | 311 | 100 | .322 | 15 | 55 |

#### 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 |
| Derrel Thomas | 117 | 297 | 79 | .266 | 1 | 22 |
| Jay Johnstone | 109 | 251 | 77 | .307 | 2 | 20 |
| Rick Monday | 96 | 194 | 52 | .268 | 10 | 25 |
| Pedro Guerrero | 75 | 183 | 59 | .322 | 7 | 31 |
| Joe Ferguson | 77 | 172 | 41 | .238 | 9 | 29 |
| Mike Scioscia | 54 | 134 | 34 | .254 | 1 | 8 |
| Gary Thomasson | 80 | 111 | 24 | .216 | 1 | 12 |
| Mickey Hatcher | 57 | 84 | 19 | .226 | 1 | 5 |
| Jack Perconte | 14 | 17 | 4 | .235 | 0 | 2 |
| Pepe Frías | 14 | 9 | 2 | .222 | 0 | 0 |
| Manny Mota | 7 | 7 | 3 | .429 | 0 | 2 |
| Vic Davalillo | 7 | 6 | 1 | .167 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Mitchell | 9 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Weiss | 8 | 0 | 0 | ---- | 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 |
| Jerry Reuss | 37 | 229.1 | 18 | 6 | 2.51 | 111 |
| Bob Welch | 32 | 213.2 | 14 | 9 | 3.29 | 141 |
| Don Sutton | 32 | 212.1 | 13 | 5 | 2.20 | 128 |
| Burt Hooton | 34 | 206.2 | 14 | 8 | 3.66 | 118 |
| Dave Goltz | 35 | 171.1 | 7 | 11 | 4.31 | 91 |

#### 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 |
| Rick Sutcliffe | 42 | 110.0 | 3 | 9 | 5.56 | 59 |

#### 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 |
| Steve Howe | 59 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 2.66 | 39 |
| Bobby Castillo | 61 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 2.75 | 60 |
| Joe Beckwith | 38 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1.96 | 40 |
| Don Stanhouse | 21 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5.04 | 5 |
| Charlie Hough | 19 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5.57 | 25 |
| Fernando Valenzuela | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 16 |
| Terry Forster | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.09 | 2 |

## Game log

1980 Game Log (92–71) :
April (13–7)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
1April 10@ Astros2–3Richard (1–0)Hooton (0–1)Sambito (1)33,2700–1
2April 11@ Astros6–10Smith (1–0)Stanhouse (0–1)30,7010–2
3April 12@ Astros6–5 (17)Howe (1–0)Smith (1–1)Hooton (1)24,6091–2
4April 13@ Astros2–4Forsch (1–0)Goltz (0–1)LaCorte (1)33,6761–3
5April 14@ Padres1–2Fingers (2–0)Castillo (0–1)28,6501–4
6April 15@ Padres5–9Wise (1–0)Sutcliffe (0–1)Mura (1)19,3251–5
7April 16@ Padres10–4Hooton (1–1)Curtis (1–1)24,8612–5
8April 17Astros6–4Reuss (1–0)Smith (1–2)45,4763–5
9April 18Astros4–7Forsch (2–0)Goltz (0–2)Andújar (1)41,1123–6
10April 19Astros0–2Richard (2–0)Welch (0–1)50,1123–7
11April 20Astros4–2Reuss (2–0)Niekro (1–1)39,4424–7
12April 21Giants4–3Hooton (2–1)Blue (2–1)Howe (1)29,7795–7
13April 22Giants6–0Sutton (1–0)Knepper (1–2)21,6916–7
14April 23Giants4–0Goltz (1–2)Whitson (0–3)24,8227–7
15April 24Giants5–2 (10)Reuss (3–0)Lavelle (0–3)30,6878–7
16April 25Padres6–3Castillo (1–1)Kinney (0–1)Howe (2)39,7209–7
17April 26Padres4–3Beckwith (1–0)Fingers (2–2)48,56810–7
18April 27Padres3–1Sutton (2–0)Curtis (1–2)Hough (1)42,75611–7
19April 29@ Giants5–0Goltz (2–2)Montefusco (1–3)16,94012–7
20April 30@ Giants4–3Welch (1–1)Minton (1–1)Howe (3)19,00613–7 :
May (15–11)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
21May 2@ Phillies5–9Reed (1–0)Hough (0–1)30,29413–8
22May 3@ Phillies3–7Christenson (2–0)Hooton (2–2)35,01113–9
23May 4@ Phillies12–10Beckwith (2–0)Noles (0–1)Reuss (1)34,02714–9
24May 6@ Pirates1–2Tekulve (3–0)Howe (1–1)9,81714–10
25May 7@ Pirates6–7Tekulve (4–0)Hough (0–2)11,40414–11
26May 9@ Cardinals7–15Borbón (1–0)Sutcliffe (0–2)23,39414–12
27May 10@ Cardinals5–3Hooton (3–2)Vuckovich (5–2)Reuss (2)27,45015–12
28May 11@ Cardinals4–2Goltz (3–2)Forsch (2–2)Reuss (3)17,69616–12
29May 12Cubs2–1Sutton (3–0)Reuschel (2–3)Castillo (1)36,40117–12
30May 13Cubs4–2Welch (2–1)Lamp (2–4)32,33118–12
31May 14Cubs2–5McGlothen (2–0)Hooton (3–3)Sutter (9)29,00118–13
32May 16Pirates8–6Reuss (4–0)Tekulve (5–1)Sutcliffe (1)47,92919–13
33May 17Pirates3–1Sutton (4–0)Blyleven (0–4)Howe (4)50,08220–13
34May 18Pirates2–0Welch (3–1)Bibby (5–1)Howe (5)49,86721–13
35May 19Cardinals5–1Hooton (4–3)Thomas (1–1)34,29721–14
36May 20Cardinals4–3Reuss (5–0)Vuckovich (5–4)Sutcliffe (2)29,71022–14
37May 21Cardinals5–3Beckwith (3–0)Littell (0–2)Castillo (2)31,17423–14
38May 23@ Cubs0–2Lamp (3–4)Sutton (4–1)7,48223–15
39May 24@ Cubs4–2Welch (4–1)Krukow (3–5)Sutcliffe (3)22,54324–15
40May 25@ Cubs1–2Sutter (3–3)Howe (1–2)27,22624–16
41May 26@ Reds4–0Reuss (6–0)Seaver (2–3)–25–16
42May 26@ Reds4–5Moskau (3–0)Goltz (3–3)Bair (4)29,48325–17
43May 27@ Reds1–6LaCoss (4–4)Sutton (4–2)20,29626–17
44May 29Braves3–0Welch (5–1)Niekro (3–7)24,63027–17
45May 30Braves8–4Hooton (5–3)Matula (3–4)32,20028–17
46May 31Braves5–6Boggs (2–1)Reuss (6–1)Garber (2)40,16128–18 :
June (14–14)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
47June 1Braves5–9Alexander (2–2)Goltz (3–4)Camp (3)49,32028–19
48June 2Reds3–2Sutcliffe (1–2)Bair (0–3)31,36829–19
49June 3Reds5–1Welch (6–1)Seaver (2–4)Howe (6)44,96230–19
50June 4Reds4–5Moskau (4–0)Hough (0–3)Hume (8)45,54130–20
51June 6@ Braves5–0Reuss (7–1)Niekro (4–8)18,33131–20
52June 7@ Braves1–6Alexander (3–2)Goltz (3–5)25,72331–21
53June 8@ Braves3–1Sutton (5–2)Boggs (2–2)Sutcliffe (4)12,54332–21
–June 9@ MetsPostponed (rain); Makeup: June 12
54June 10@ Mets4–5Hausman (2–1)Welch (6–2)14,75932–22
55June 11@ Mets2–6 (10)Swan (5–4)Sutcliffe (1–3)23,54032–23
56June 12@ Mets5–6Reardon (3–2)Castillo (1–2)Allen (10)19,50132–24
57June 13@ Expos3–4Rogers (8–5)Howe (1–3)34,65532–25
58June 14@ Expos8–0Hooton (6–3)Grimsley (2–4)44,58533–25
59June 15@ Expos1–0Welch (7–2)Gullickson (0–1)36,17634–25
60June 16Phillies2–3 (12)Reed (4–1)Sutcliffe (1–4)McGraw (6)41,34034–26
61June 17Phillies5–6Reed (5–1)Castillo (1–3)McGraw (7)40,78634–27
62June 18Expos8–7Hough (1–3)Sosa (4–3)Howe (7)41,22935–27
63June 19Expos5–3 (10)Castillo (2–3)Fryman (1–2)35,81936–27
64June 20Mets4–3Howe (2–3)Zachry (1–4)48,60837–27
65June 21Mets5–0Reuss (8–1)Swan (5–5)41,60538–27
66June 22Mets6–9Bomback (4–1)Goltz (3–6)Allen (11)43,29838–28
67June 23@ Astros3–0Sutcliffe (2–4)Andújar (0–3)29,75339–28
68June 24@ Astros4–5 (12)LaCorte (4–0)Beckwith (3–1)34,38839–29
69June 25@ Astros9–2Welch (8–2)Forsch (8–6)34,41640–29
70June 27@ Giants8–0Reuss (9–1)Blue (9–5)20,28541–29
71June 28@ Giants3–4 (11)Griffin (2–1)Sutcliffe (2–5)25,14541–30
72June 29@ Giants3–4Knepper (6–9)Castillo (2–4)–41–31
73June 29@ Giants3–0Hooton (7–3)Ripley (2–3)50,22942–31
74June 30Padres3–4Eichelberger (2–0)Welch (8–3)Shirley (7)29,75642–32 :
July (13–14)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
75July 1Padres1–4Mura (2–3)Reuss (9–2)Fingers (10)38,80142–33
76July 2Padres10–7Sutcliffe (3–5)Blair (0–1)33,23243–33
77July 3Padres5–4 (10)Castillo (3–4)Shirley (5–5)31,37544–33
78July 4Giants4–0Sutton (6–2)Ripley (2–4)49,84645–33
79July 5Giants3–2Welch (9–3)Whitson (7–8)Castillo (3)41,58746–33
80July 6Giants4–7 (10)Holland (2–1)Howe (2–4)46,24446–34
–July 851st All-Star GameAmerican League vs. National League (Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, California)
81July 10Astros4–3Howe (3–4)Ryan (5–7)49,69247–34
82July 11Astros3–2Reuss (10–2)Forsch (8–8)Howe (8)42,75448–34
83July 12@ Padres2–3 (12)Rasmussen (2–8)Beckwith (3–2)39,60548–35
84July 13@ Padres3–4 (15)Kinney (3–1)Beckwith (3–3)18,23248–36
85July 14@ Padres3–6Mura (3–3)Sutcliffe (3–6)22,37048–37
86July 15@ Cubs6–2Hooton (8–3)McGlothen (6–7)Goltz (1)20,25749–37
87July 16@ Cubs1–4Reuschel (6–9)Reuss (10–3)18,63849–38
88July 17@ Cubs3–1Sutton (7–2)Lamp (9–8)21,38950–38
89July 18@ Pirates4–6Rhoden (1–1)Welch (9–4)Romo (6)30,13150–39
90July 19@ Pirates3–7Solomon (5–3)Sutcliffe (3–7)28,73150–40
91July 20@ Pirates4–2Hooton (9–3)Candelaria (6–9)Howe (9)–51–40
92July 20@ Pirates7–8Jackson (8–2)Castillo (3–5)41,93251–41
93July 21@ Cardinals2–5Vuckovich (9–6)Goltz (3–7)Littlefield (5)20,22451–42
94July 22@ Cardinals2–3Urrea (3–0)Sutton (7–3)Littlefield (6)25,17451–43
95July 23@ Cardinals3–7Martínez (3–3)Welch (9–5)28,65451–44
96July 25Cubs7–6Howe (4–4)Sutter (3–5)50,54652–44
97July 26Cubs3–5McGlothen (8–7)Reuss (10–4)Sutter (21)50,12552–45
98July 27Cubs3–2 (12)Howe (5–4)Caudill (1–3)42,36353–45
99July 28Pirates4–6Rhoden (2–1)Welch (9–6)Tekulve (15)46,97353–46
100July 29Pirates10–2Hooton (10–3)Blyleven (5–8)47,01354–46
101July 30Pirates3–0Reuss (11–4)Candelaria (7–10)50,30855–46 :
August (18–11)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
102August 1Cardinals2–1 (10)Goltz (4–7)Forsch (7–7)43,54956–46
103August 2Cardinals3–2Welch (10–6)Vuckovich (9–8)Stanhouse (1)49,52057–46
104August 3Cardinals1–4Martínez (4–4)Hooton (10–4)31,83357–47
105August 4@ Braves5–3Reuss (12–4)Boggs (5–7)Stanhouse (2)30,33058–47
106August 5@ Braves4–6Camp (4–4)Stanhouse (0–2)10,18758–48
107August 6@ Braves6–2Sutton (8–3)Matula (6–10)Castillo (4)9,44159–48
108August 7@ Braves3–4Alexander (10–6)Welch (10–7)Camp (6)10,05659–49
109August 8@ Reds5–8Hume (6–7)Castillo (3–6)40,33959–50
110August 9@ Reds9–4Reuss (13–4)Seaver (4–6)Sutcliffe (5)45,09560–50
111August 10@ Reds7–1Goltz (5–7)Moskau (8–4)35,17961–50
112August 11Braves2–3Matula (7–10)Sutton (8–4)Camp (8)32,11861–51
113August 12Braves6–7Garber (3–5)Sutcliffe (3–8)Camp (9)35,90561–52
114August 13Braves0–2Boggs (6–8)Hooton (10–5)36,34561–53
115August 15Reds3–1Reuss (14–4)Seaver (4–7)50,93362–53
116August 16Reds2–3Hume (7–7)Howe (5–5)42,74362–54
117August 17Reds2–6Soto (7–5)Welch (10–8)Hume (21)47,17762–55
118August 19@ Expos3–2Stanhouse (1–2)Sosa (7–5)45,32063–55
119August 20@ Expos5–1Reuss (15–4)Rogers (11–9)32,63064–55
120August 21@ Expos5–4 (10)Howe (6–5)Bahnsen (7–5)33,52365–55
121August 22@ Mets2–4Burris (7–7)Welch (10–9)Allen (22)21,93665–56
122August 23@ Mets4–2Goltz (6–7)Hausman (5–4)Howe (10)32,44066–56
123August 24@ Mets3–2Hooton (11–5)Zachry (6–7)Howe (11)24,95667–56
124August 25@ Phillies8–4Stanhouse (2–2)Noles (1–4)34,26768–56
125August 26@ Phillies8–4Castillo (4–6)Walk (9–3)35,35869–56
126August 27@ Phillies3–4Carlton (20–7)Howe (6–6)McGraw (14)39,11669–57
127August 29Expos5–4Castillo (5–6)D'Acquisto (2–4)Howe (12)50,81070–57
128August 30Expos4–3Hooton (12–5)Gullickson (6–4)Stanhouse (3)35,77871–57
129August 31Expos2–0Reuss (16–4)Rogers (12–10)–72–57
130August 31Expos7–2Sutton (9–4)Palmer (6–4)48,54273–57 :
September (15–12)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
131September 1Mets5–2Welch (11–9)Burris (7–9)Howe (13)30,46074–57
132September 2Mets6–5Goltz (7–7)Pacella (3–3)Stanhouse (4)27,54375–57
133September 3Mets2–0Hooton (13–5)Zachry (6–9)Howe (14)28,56876–57
134September 4Phillies2–3Walk (10–4)Reuss (16–5)McGraw (17)41,86476–58
135September 5Phillies1–0Sutton (10–4)Carlton (21–8)Stanhouse (5)41,01977–58
136September 6Phillies7–3Welch (12–9)Lerch (4–14)Howe (15)45,99578–58
137September 7Phillies6–0Castillo (6–6)Ruthven (14–9)39,08379–58
138September 9@ Astros4–5Smith (6–5)Howe (6–7)Sambito (14)34,54679–59
139September 10@ Astros5–6 (12)Roberge (2–0)Sutcliffe (3–9)37,63279–60
140September 12@ Reds5–2Sutton (11–4)LaCoss (8–11)Howe (16)36,28780–60
141September 13@ Reds3–2Castillo (7–6)Soto (9–6)Stanhouse (6)38,54281–60
142September 14@ Reds3–1Reuss (17–5)Moskau (9–7)34,03882–60
143September 15@ Braves0–9Boggs (10–9)Hooton (13–6)8,02582–61
144September 16@ Braves1–2Niekro (15–14)Goltz (7–8)Camp (17)31,27982–62
145September 17Padres2–1Sutton (12–4)Eichelberger (4–2)Howe (17)28,82283–62
146September 18Padres7–3Welch (13–9)Wise (6–8)Castillo (5)30,73884–62
147September 19Reds7–10LaCoss (9–11)Reuss (17–6)Hume (23)46,60984–63
148September 20Reds2–10Seaver (10–7)Hooton (13–7)50,24084–64
149September 21Reds2–7 (11)Hume (8–10)Howe (6–8)43,71684–65
150September 22Braves2–7Hanna (2–0)Sutton (12–5)Camp (19)25,07884–66
151September 23Braves4–2Welch (14–9)Matula (11–13)Stanhouse (7)29,22685–66
152September 24Giants5–4 (12)Castillo (8–6)Rowland (1–1)35,58186–66
153September 25Giants2–3Whitson (11–11)Hooton (13–8)Lavelle (8)33,46086–67
154September 26@ Padres2–3Tellmann (2–0)Goltz (7–9)Fingers (23)14,83686–68
155September 27@ Padres6–4Sutton (13–5)Rasmussen (4–11)Valenzuela (1)19,26087–68
156September 28@ Padres5–7Fingers (11–9)Howe (6–9)Tellmann (1)17,97187–69
157September 30@ Giants6–3 (10)Valenzuela (1–0)Lavelle (6–8)10,95388–69 :
October (4–2)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
158October 1@ Giants8–4Hooton (14–8)Whitson (11–12)11,30789–69
159October 2@ Giants2–3Minton (4–6)Goltz (7–10)Holland (7)11,69389–70
160October 3Astros3–2 (10)Valenzuela (2–0)Forsch (12–13)49,64290–70
161October 4Astros2–1Reuss (18–6)Ryan (11–10)46,08591–70
162October 5Astros4–3Howe (7–9)LaCorte (8–5)Sutton (1)52,33992–70
163October 6Astros1–7Niekro (20–12)Goltz (7–11)51,12792–71 :
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement Bold = Dodgers team member :

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Albuquerque Dukes | Pacific Coast League | Del Crandall |
| AA | San Antonio Dodgers | Texas League | Don LeJohn |
| A | Lodi Dodgers | California League | Dick McLaughlin |
| A | Vero Beach Dodgers | Florida State League | Stan Wasiak |
| Rookie | Lethbridge Dodgers | Pioneer League | Gail Henley |
Teams in BOLD won League Championships

## Major League Baseball Draft

The Dodgers drafted 36 players in the June draft and 16 in the January draft. Of those, six players would eventually play in the Major Leagues. The Dodgers did not have picks in rounds 2-4 this season as those picks were awarded to other teams as compensation for their signing of free agents.
The first round pick in the June draft was shortstop Ross Jones of the University of Miami. The Dodgers traded him to the New York Mets in 1983 and he would appear in 67 games in parts of three seasons with the Mets and two other teams, hitting only .221.
This was a fairly weak draft class for the Dodgers, with the most notable player being outfielder R. J. Reynolds, who was drafted in the 2nd round of the January draft and played 8 unremarkable seasons as a backup outfielder before finishing up his career in Japan with Nippon Professional Baseball.
1980 Draft Picks :
January draft
Round
Name
Position
School
Signed
Career span
Highest level
1
David Lesch
RHP
Central Arizona College
Yes
1980
Rookie
2
R. J. Reynolds
OF
Sacramento City College
Yes
1980–1994
MLB
3
Larry See
3B
Cerritos College
Yes
1980–1999
MLB
4
Robert Allen
SS
Clemson University
Yes
1980–1987
AAA
5
Hollis Martin
SS
Potomac State College
Yes
1980–1981
A
6
Ralph Bryant
OF
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
No Dodgers-1981
1981–1996
MLB
7
Mark Wenzel
RHP
Fresno City College
No
8
Damon Hunt
OF
Sacramento City College
No Giants-1983
1983
A
9
Paul Hagan
OF
South Georgia College
No
10
David Bailor
OF
Yavapai College
No
11
Brett Wise
RHP
Seminole Community College
Yes
1980–1984
AAA
12
Richard Lucero
RHP
Phoenix College
No
13
Greg Hudson
RHP
Georgia Perimeter College
No
January Secondary phase
Round
Name
Position
School
Signed
Career span
Highest level
1
Ricky Wright
LHP
University of Texas at Austin
Yes
1980–1987
MLB
2
Jack Leonard
3B
Louisburg College
No
A
3
Harry Kazanjian
C
City College of San Francisco
No
June draft
Round
Name
Position
School
Signed
Career span
Highest level
1
Ross Jones
SS
University of Miami
Yes
1980–1988
MLB
5
Peter Beall
SS
Mater Dei High School
No Angels-1984
1984–1985
A
6
Paul Bard
C
Tufts University
Yes
1980–1984
AA
7
Gordon Gauntlett
C
University of California, Los Angeles
Yes
1980–1985
AA
8
Kevin Sliwinski
OF
Santiago High School
No Blue Jays-1983
1983–1988
AAA
9
Stephen Marsden
RHP
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Yes
1980–1984
AAA
10
Ricky Thomas
OF
University of La Verne
No
11
Curtis Reade
RHP
California State University, Fresno
Yes
1980–1983
A
12
Anthony Lachowetz
OF
Springfield College
Yes
1980–1982
A
13
Greg Smith
1B
Southern University and A&M College
Yes
1980–1993
AAA
14
Thomas Robinson
2B
Widener University
Yes
1980–1981
A
15
Charles Jones
RHP
University of New Hampshire
Yes
1980–1983
AA
16
Frank Dente
RHP
Palm Beach Community College
Yes
1980–1982
AA
17
Richard Lloyd
RHP
East Valley High School
Yes
1980–1982
A-
18
Pasquale Raimondo
2B
University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Yes
1980–1981
A
19
Tom Klawitter
LHP
University of Wisconsin at Madison
Yes
1980–1986
MLB
20
William Cole
OF
Eastern Michigan University
Yes
1980–1981
A
21
Jon Debus
OF
University of St. Francis
Yes
1980–1989
AAA
22
Francis McQuade
RHP
Elmhurst College
Yes
1980
Rookie
23
Phillip Webber
OF
San Bernardino Valley College
Yes
1980
Rookie
24
Jerry Bendorf
SS
Gonzaga University
No Dodgers-1981
1981–1982
AA
25
Robert Kenyon
RHP
Clemson University
Yes
1980–1983
AA
26
Jim Pacanowski
C
Downers Grove High School
No
27
Cori Ryan
RHP
Colorado State University
No
28
Todd Zacher
2B
University of Arkansas
No Giants-1981
1981–1983
AAA
29
Gregory Hull
OF
Hiram Johnson High School
No
30
Thomas Woleslagel
SS
Ross High School
No Yankees-1984
1984–1985
A
31
Michael Strawberry
OF
Los Angeles Southwest College
Yes
1980–1981
A
32
Hank DeMello
C
Roseville High School
No
June secondary phase
Round
Name
Position
School
Signed
Career span
Highest level
1
Robert Allen
SS
Clemson University
Yes
1980–1987
AAA
2
Rick Felt
LHP
Georgia Perimeter College
Yes
1980–1985
AAA
3
Michael Carringer
RHP
Bacone College
No :