The 1980

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season was the club's 27th season in Baltimore. It involved the Orioles finishing 2nd in the

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with a record of 100 wins and 62 losses.

Offseason

* December 6, 1979:

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was traded by the Orioles to the

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for

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Spring training

The Orioles played two

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exhibition games at the

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against the

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over the weekend of March 15 and 16, 1980. 45,152 spectators watched the Yankees beat the Orioles 9 to 3 on March 15, 1980. The following day, 43,339 fans saw

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lead the Orioles to a 7 to 1 win over the Yankees.

Regular season

During the season, Steve Stone became the last pitcher to win at least 25 games for the Orioles in the 20th century.

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

* April 3, 1980: Billy Smith was released by the Orioles. * April 5, 1980:

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was signed as a free agent by the Orioles. * April 21, 1980:

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was signed as a free agent by the Orioles. * May 13, 1980:

Dave Skaggs David Lindsey Skaggs (born June 12, 1951) is an American former Major League Baseball catcher. He played all or part of four seasons, from until , for the Baltimore Orioles and California Angels. As a member of the Orioles, he was the last Ori ...

was purchased from the Orioles by the

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. * June 3, 1980:

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was drafted by the Orioles in the 4th round. ** Mark Brown was drafted by the Orioles in the 6th round. ** Ricky Jones was drafted by the Orioles in the 15th round.Ricky Jones page at Baseball-Reference
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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''

Other batters

''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

Other pitchers

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

Relief pitchers

''Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts''

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Charlotte

Notes

References

*
1980 Baltimore Orioles team page at Baseball Reference1980 Baltimore Orioles season at baseball-almanac.com
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