1980 Seattle Mariners season

The 1980 Seattle Mariners season was their fourth since the franchise creation, and ended the season finishing seventh in the American League West with a record of 59–103 (.364).

Offseason

November 1, 1979: Ruppert Jones and Jim Lewis were traded by the Mariners to the New York Yankees for Jim Beattie, Rick Anderson, Juan Beníquez and Jerry Narron.
December 6, 1979: Rafael Vásquez, Rob Pietroburgo (minors) and a player to be named later were traded by the Mariners to the Cleveland Indians for Ted Cox. The Mariners completed the deal by sending Larry Anderson to the Indians on March 29, 1980.
December 20, 1979: Willie Horton was signed as a free agent by the Mariners.
January 11, 1980: 1980 Major League Baseball draft (secondary phase)
- Bill Mooneyham was drafted by the Mariners in the 1st round (13th pick), but did not sign.
- Dan Firova was drafted by the Mariners in the 2nd round.

Regular season

September 30, 1980: While pitching for the Mariners against the Kansas City Royals, Rick Honeycutt taped a thumbtack to his finger to cut the ball. Royals baserunner Willie Wilson spotted the tack from second base. The umpires investigated and not only found the tack, but also a gash in Honeycutt's forehead. Honeycutt was ejected from the game, suspended for 10 games, and fined.

Season standings

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Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Kansas City Royals	97	65	.599	—	49‍–‍32	48‍–‍33
Oakland Athletics	83	79	.512	14	46‍–‍35	37‍–‍44
Minnesota Twins	77	84	.478	19½	44‍–‍36	33‍–‍48
Texas Rangers	76	85	.472	20½	39‍–‍41	37‍–‍44
Chicago White Sox	70	90	.438	26	37‍–‍42	33‍–‍48
California Angels	65	95	.406	31	30‍–‍51	35‍–‍44
Seattle Mariners	59	103	.364	38	36‍–‍45	23‍–‍58

Record vs. opponents

1980 American League record v t e Sources:
Team	BAL	BOS	CAL	CWS	CLE	DET	KC	MIL	MIN	NYY	OAK	SEA	TEX	TOR
Baltimore	—	8–5	10–2	6–6	6–7	10–3	6–6	7–6	10–2	7–6	7–5	6–6	6–6	11–2
Boston	5–8	—	9–3	6–4	7–6	8–5	5–7	6–7	6–6	3–10	9–3	7–5	5–7	7–6
California	2–10	3–9	—	3–10	4–6	5–7	5–8	6–6	7–6	2–10	3–10	11–2	11–2	3–9
Chicago	6–6	4–6	10–3	—	5–7	2–10	5–8	5–7	5–8	5–7	6–7	6–7	6–7–2	5–7
Cleveland	7–6	6–7	6–4	7–5	—	3–10	5–7	3–10	9–3	5–8	6–6	8–4	6–6	8–5
Detroit	3–10	5–8	7–5	10–2	10–3	—	2–10	7–6	6–6	5–8	6–6	10–2–1	4–8	9–4
Kansas City	6–6	7–5	8–5	8–5	7–5	10–2	—	6–6	5–8	8–4	6–7	7–6	10–3	9–3
Milwaukee	6–7	7–6	6–6	7–5	10–3	6–7	6–6	—	7–5	5–8	7–5	9–3	5–7	5–8
Minnesota	2–10	6–6	6–7	8–5	3–9	6–6	8–5	5–7	—	4–8	6–7	7–6	9–3	7–5
New York	6–7	10–3	10–2	7–5	8–5	8–5	4–8	8–5	8–4	—	8–4	9–3	7–5	10–3
Oakland	5–7	3–9	10–3	7–6	6–6	6–6	7–6	5–7	7–6	4–8	—	8–5	7–6	8–4
Seattle	6–6	5–7	2–11	7–6	4–8	2–10–1	6–7	3–9	6–7	3–9	5–8	—	4–9	6–6
Texas	6–6	7–5	2–11	7–6–2	6–6	8–4	3–10	7–5	3–9	5–7	6–7	9–4	—	7–5
Toronto	2–11	6–7	9–3	7–5	5–8	4–9	3–9	8–5	5–7	3–10	4–8	6–6	5–7	—

Notable transactions

April 9, 1980: Dave Heaverlo was selected off waivers by the Mariners from the Oakland Athletics.
June 14, 1980: Paul Serna was signed by the Mariners as an amateur free agent.
June 16, 1980: Casey Parsons was purchased by the Mariners from the San Francisco Giants.

Draft picks

June 3, 1980: 1980 Major League Baseball draft
- Darnell Coles was drafted by the Mariners in the 1st round (6th pick). Player signed June 13, 1980.
- John Moses was drafted by the Mariners in the 16th round.
- Ernest Riles was drafted by the Mariners in the 21st round, but did not sign.

Roster

1980 Seattle Mariners roster
Roster
Pitchers 17 Glenn Abbott 25 Rick Anderson 38 Floyd Bannister 45 Jim Beattie 24 Rob Dressler 55,60 Dave Heaverlo 40 Rick Honeycutt 27,54 Byron McLaughlin 20 Mike Parrott 41 Shane Rawley 49 Dave Roberts 44 Manny Sarmiento 16 Gary Wheelock		Catchers 5 Larry Cox 21 Marc Hill 3 Jerry Narron 15 Bob Stinson Infielders 22 Kim Allen 4 Jim Anderson 23 Bruce Bochte 10 Ted Cox 6 Julio Cruz 15 Dave Edler 11 Mario Mendoza 2 Larry Milbourne 1 Bill Stein		Outfielders 12 Juan Beníquez 19 Rod Craig 7 Dan Meyer 14 Tom Paciorek 8 Leon Roberts 18 Joe Simpson 26 Reggie Walton Other batters 53 Willie Horton		Manager 22 Darrell Johnson 30 Maury Wills Coaches 31 Don Bryant (Bullpen) 35 Frank Funk (First Base/Pitching) 30 Bill Mazeroski (Third Base) 28 Vada Pinson (Hitting) 32 Wes Stock (Pitching)

1980 Seattle Mariners roster

Roster

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Other batters

53 Willie Horton

Manager

22 Darrell Johnson
30 Maury Wills

Coaches

31 Don Bryant (Bullpen)
35 Frank Funk (First Base/Pitching)
30 Bill Mazeroski (Third Base)
28 Vada Pinson (Hitting)
32 Wes Stock (Pitching)

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	Larry Cox	105	243	49	.202	4	20
1B	Bruce Bochte	148	520	156	.300	13	78
2B	Julio Cruz	119	422	88	.209	2	16
SS	Mario Mendoza	114	277	68	.245	2	14
3B	Ted Cox	83	247	60	.243	2	23
LF	Dan Meyer	146	531	146	.275	11	71
CF	Juan Beníquez	70	237	54	.228	6	21
RF	Leon Roberts	119	374	94	.251	10	33
DH	Willie Horton	97	335	74	.221	8	36

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
Tom Paciorek	126	418	114	.273	15	59
Joe Simpson	129	365	91	.249	3	34
Jim Anderson	116	317	72	.227	8	30
Larry Milbourne	106	258	68	.264	0	26
Rod Craig	70	240	57	.238	3	20
Bill Stein	67	198	53	.268	5	27
Jerry Narron	48	107	21	.196	4	18
Bob Stinson	48	107	23	.215	1	8
Dave Edler	28	89	20	.225	3	9
Reggie Walton	31	83	23	.277	2	9
Marc Hill	29	70	16	.229	2	9
Kim Allen	23	51	12	.235	0	3

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
Floyd Bannister	32	217.2	9	13	3.47	155
Glenn Abbott	31	215.0	12	12	4.10	78
Rick Honeycutt	30	203.1	10	17	3.94	79
Jim Beattie	33	187.1	5	15	4.85	67
Gary Wheelock	1	3.0	0	0	6.00	1

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Rob Dressler	30	149.1	4	10	3.98	50
Mike Parrott	27	94.0	1	16	7.28	53
Rick Anderson	5	9.2	0	0	3.72	7

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
Shane Rawley	59	7	7	13	3.33	68
Dave Heaverlo	60	6	3	4	3.89	42
Byron McLaughlin	45	3	6	2	6.85	41
Dave Roberts	37	2	3	3	4.37	47
Manny Sarmiento	9	0	1	1	3.68	15

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Spokane Indians	Pacific Coast League	Rene Lachemann
AA	Lynn Sailors	Eastern League	Bobby Floyd
A	San Jose Missions	California League	Bill Plummer
A-Short Season	Bellingham Mariners	Northwest League	Jeff Scott

Notes

Jim Beattie page at Baseball Reference
Rafael Vásquez page at Baseball Reference
Willie Horton page at Baseball Reference
Bill Mooneyham page at Baseball Reference
Dan Firova page at Baseball Reference
"ESPN.com - Page2 - Biggest cheaters in baseball".
Dave Heaverlo page at Baseball Reference
Paul Serna page at Baseball Reference
Casey Parsons page at Baseball Reference
Darnell Coles page at Baseball Reference
John Moses page at Baseball Reference
Ernest Riles page at Baseball Reference
Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 2nd and 3rd editions. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 1997 and 2007

References

1980 MLB season by team

AL East	Baltimore Boston Cleveland Detroit Milwaukee New York Toronto
AL West	California Chicago Kansas City Minnesota Oakland Seattle Texas

NL East	Chicago Montréal New York Philadelphia Pittsburgh St. Louis
NL West	Atlanta Cincinnati Houston Los Angeles San Diego San Francisco

Seattle Mariners

Established in 1977
Based in Seattle, Washington

Franchise

Ballparks

Kingdome T-Mobile Park
Spring training:	Tempe Diablo Stadium Peoria Sports Complex

Culture

Mariner Moose MS Relief "Refuse to Lose" "Sodo Mojo" Home run trident The Mitt
People	Dave Niehaus Mr. Mariner Tuba Man Peanut Man
Promotions	Buhner Buzz Night Turn Back the Clock Turn Ahead the Clock King's Court
Songs	"Louie Louie" "Kernkraft 400" "Can't Hold Us"
Film & TV	The Naked Gun Little Big League The Comrades of Summer

Lore

Key personnel

Owner: Baseball Club of Seattle, LP, represented by CEO John Stanton
President: John Stanton
President of baseball operations: Jerry Dipoto
General manager: Justin Hollander
Manager: Scott Servais

Retired numbers

All-Star Games hosted (3)

American League
West Division titles (3)

Wild card berths (2)

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Minor league affiliates

Tacoma Rainiers (Triple-A)
Arkansas Travelers (Double-A)
Everett AquaSox (High-A)
Modesto Nuts (Single-A)
ACL Mariners (Rookie)
DSL Mariners (Rookie)

Broadcasting

Television	Root Sports Northwest
Radio	ESPN-710 Radio network affiliates
Broadcasters	Rick Rizzs Dave Sims Mike Blowers Aaron Goldsmith Alex Rivera (Spanish)

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