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1980 San Francisco Giants season

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Start date
  
1980

General manager
  
Spec Richardson

Local radio
  
KNBR

Manager
  
Dave Bristol

Owner
  
Bob Lurie

Local television
  
KTVU

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1979 San Francisco Giants season

The 1980 San Francisco Giants season was the Giants' 98th season in Major League Baseball, their 23rd season in San Francisco since their move from New York following the 1957 season, and their 21st at Candlestick Park. The team finished in fifth place in the National League West with an 75-86 record, 17 games behind the Houston Astros.

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Offseason

  • December 3, 1979: Guy Sularz was drafted by the Minnesota Twins from the San Francisco Giants in the 1979 rule 5 draft.
  • December 19, 1979: Rob Andrews was released by the Giants.
  • March 13, 1980: Rudy Meoli was signed as a free agent by the Giants.
  • March 15, 1980: Joe Pettini was sent by the Montreal Expos to the San Francisco Giants to complete an earlier deal made on June 13, 1979.

    • Notable transactions

  • April 1, 1980: Guy Sularz was returned (earlier draft pick) by the Minnesota Twins to the San Francisco Giants.
  • April 2, 1980: Jeff Little was released by the Giants.
  • April 3, 1980: Pedro Borbón was released by the Giants.
  • April 3, 1980: Rudy Meoli was released by the Giants.
  • June 3, 1980: Jessie Reid was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 1st round (7th pick) of the 1980 amateur draft.
  • June 3, 1980: Randy Gomez was drafted by the Giants in the 25th round of the 1980 Major League Baseball draft.
  • June 16, 1980: Casey Parsons was purchased from the Giants by the Seattle Mariners.

    • Major League debuts

  • Batters:
  • Chris Bourjos (Aug 31)
  • Rich Murray (Jun 7)
  • Joe Pettini (Jul 10)
  • Guy Sularz (Sep 2)
  • Pitchers:
  • Bill Bordley (Jun 30)
  • Fred Breining (Sep 4)
  • Al Hargesheimer (Jul 14)
  • Mike Rowland (Jul 25)
  • Jeff Stember (Aug 5)

    • 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

    Awards and honors

  • Jack Clark RF, Willie Mac Award

    • All-Star Game

    References

    1980 San Francisco Giants season Wikipedia
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