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1980 New York Yankees
American League East champions
LeagueAmerican League
DivisionEast
BallparkYankee Stadium
CityNew York City
OwnersGeorge Steinbrenner
General managersGene Michael
ManagersDick Howser
TelevisionWPIX
SportsChannel NY
(Phil Rizzuto, Frank Messer, Bill White)
RadioWINS (AM)
(Frank Messer, Phil Rizzuto, Bill White, Fran Healy)
← 1979
1981 →

The 1980 New York Yankees season was the 78th season for the franchise. The team finished with a record of 103–59, finishing in first place in the American League East, 3 games ahead of the Baltimore Orioles. The Kansas City Royals swept the Yankees in the ALCS. New York was managed by Dick Howser. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium.

Offseason

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Spring training

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The Yankees played two spring training exhibition games at the Louisiana Superdome over the weekend of March 15 and 16, 1980. 45,152 spectators watched the Yankees beat the Baltimore Orioles 9–3 on March 15, 1980. The following day, 43,339 fans saw Floyd Rayford lead the Orioles to a 7–1 win over the Yankees.[7]

Regular season

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Season standings

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AL East
TeamWLPct.GBHomeRoad
New York Yankees10359.636—53‍–‍2850‍–‍31
Baltimore Orioles10062.617350‍–‍3150‍–‍31
Milwaukee Brewers8676.5311740‍–‍4246‍–‍34
Boston Red Sox8377.5191936‍–‍4547‍–‍32
Detroit Tigers8478.5191943‍–‍3841‍–‍40
Cleveland Indians7981.4942344‍–‍3535‍–‍46
Toronto Blue Jays6795.4143635‍–‍4632‍–‍49

Record vs. opponents

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1980 American League record

Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
TeamBALBOSCALCWSCLEDETKCMILMINNYYOAKSEATEXTOR
Baltimore—8–510–26–66–710–36–67–610–27–67–56–66–611–2
Boston5–8—9–36–47–68–55–76–76–63–109–37–55–77–6
California2–103–9—3–104–65–75–86–67–62–103–1011–211–23–9
Chicago6–64–610–3—5–72–105–85–75–85–76–76–76–7–25–7
Cleveland7–66–76–47–5—3–105–73–109–35–86–68–46–68–5
Detroit3–105–87–510–210–3—2–107–66–65–86–610–2–14–89–4
Kansas City6–67–58–58–57–510–2—6–65–88–46–77–610–39–3
Milwaukee6–77–66–67–510–36–76–6—7–55–87–59–35–75–8
Minnesota2–106–66–78–53–96–68–55–7—4–86–77–69–37–5
New York6–710–310–27–58–58–54–88–58–4—8–49–37–510–3
Oakland5–73–910–37–66–66–67–65–77–64–8—8–57–68–4
Seattle6–65–72–117–64–82–10–16–73–96–73–95–8—4–96–6
Texas6–67–52–117–6–26–68–43–107–53–95–76–79–4—7–5
Toronto2–116–79–37–55–84–93–98–55–73–104–86–65–7—


Opening Day lineup

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Notable transactions

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  • April 1, 1980: Jim Kaat was signed as a free agent by the Yankees.[8]
  • April 4, 1980: Johnny Oates was signed as a free agent by the Yankees.[9]
  • April 30, 1980: Jim Kaat was purchased from the Yankees by the St. Louis Cardinals.[8]
  • May 28, 1980: Paul Blair was signed as a free agent by the Yankees.[10]
  • July 1, 1980: Paul Blair was released by the Yankees.[10]
  • August 1, 1980: José Rijo was signed by the Yankees as an amateur free agent.[11]
  • August 14, 1980: Ken Clay and a player to be named later were traded by the Yankees to the Texas Rangers for Gaylord Perry. The Yankees completed the deal by sending Marvin Thompson (minors) to the Rangers on October 1.[12]

Roster

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1980 New York Yankees
Roster
PitchersCatchers

Infielders

OutfieldersManager

Coaches

Game log

[edit]

Regular season

[edit]
1980 regular season game log: 103–59 (Home: 53–28; Away: 50–31)
April: 9–9 (Home: 5–4; Away: 4–5)
#DateTime (ET)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox/
Streak		GB
1April 108:35 p.m. EST@ Rangers0–1 (12)Lyle (1–0)Underwood (0–1)2:3933,1960–1L1-1
2April 118:35 p.m. EST@ Rangers7–11Jenkins (1–0)Davis (0–1)Rajsich (1)2:1821,4240–2L2-1½
–April 12–@ RangersPostponed (rain); Makeup: April 13
3April 13 (1)4:35 p.m. EST@ Rangers9–4Tiant (1–0)Comer (0–1)2:39–1–2W1-½
May: 19–7 (Home: 9–5; Away: 10–2)
#DateTime (ET)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox/
Streak		GB
June: 19–9 (Home: 10–4; Away: 9–5)
#DateTime (ET)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox/
Streak		GB
July: 16–12 (Home: 5–5; Away: 11–7)
#DateTime (ET)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox/
Streak		GB
–July 81980 Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles
August: 15–14 (Home: 7–6; Away: 8–8)
#DateTime (ET)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox/
Streak		GB
September: 21–7 (Home: 14–3; Away: 7–4)
#DateTime (ET)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox/
Streak		GB
October: 4–1 (Home: 3–1; Away: 1–0)
#DateTime (ET)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox/
Streak		GB
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement
Bold = Yankees team member

Postseason Game log

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1980 Postseason game log: 0–3 (Home: 0–1; Away: 0–2)
AL Championship Series: vs. Kansas City Royals 0–3 (Home: 0–1; Away: 0–2)
#DateTime (ET)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox/
Streak
Legend:        = Win        = Loss
Bold = Yankees team member

Player stats

[edit]
= Indicates team leader
= Indicates league leader

Batting

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Starters by position

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

Bold indicates American League All-Star.

PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
CRick Cerone147519144.2771485
1BBob Watson130469144.3071368
2BWillie Randolph138513151.294746
3BGraig Nettles8932479.2441645
SSBucky Dent141489128.262552
LFLou Piniella11632192.287227
CFBobby Brown137412107.2601447
RFReggie Jackson143514154.30041111
DHEric Soderholm9527579.2871135

Other batters

[edit]

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

PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
Ruppert Jones8332873.223942
Bobby Murcer10029780.2691357
Jim Spencer9725961.2361343
Oscar Gamble7819454.2781450
Aurelio Rodríguez5216436.220314
Joe Lefebvre7415034.227821
Fred Stanley498618.20905
Brian Doyle347513.17315
Dennis Werth396520.308312
Johnny Oates396412.18813
Ted Wilborn882.25001
Roger Holt261.16701
Marshall Brant360.00000
Bruce Robinson450.00000
Dennis Sherrill341.25000
Brad Gulden231.33312
Paul Blair1220.00000

Pitching

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Starting pitchers

[edit]

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

Bold indicates American League All-Star.

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Tommy John36265+1⁄32293.4378
Ron Guidry37219+2⁄317103.56166
Tom Underwood381871393.66116
Rudy May41175+1⁄31552.46133
Luis Tiant25136+1⁄3894.8984

Other pitchers

[edit]

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

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Ed Figueroa1558336.9816
Mike Griffin1354244.8325
Gaylord Perry1050+2⁄3444.4428

Relief pitchers

[edit]

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

PlayerGWLSVERASO
Goose Gossage6462332.27103
Ron Davis539372.9565
Doug Bird223012.6617
Tim Lollar141023.3413
Jim Kaat40107.201

ALCS

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Main article: 1980 American League Championship Series

Game 1

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October 8 Royals Stadium

Team123456789RHE
New York0200000002101
Kansas City02200012X7100
W: Larry Gura (1–0)  L: Ron Guidry (0–1)  
HRs: NYY – Rick Cerone (1) Lou Piniella (1)   KCR – George Brett (1)

Game 2

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October 9 Royals Stadium

Team123456789RHE
New York000020000280
Kansas City00300000X360
W: Dennis Leonard (1–0)  L: Rudy May (0–1)  S: Dan Quisenberry (1)
HRs: NYY – Graig Nettles

Game 3

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October 10 Yankee Stadium

Team123456789RHE
Kansas City0000103004121
New York000002000280
W: Dan Quisenberry (1–0)  L: Rich Gossage (0–1)
HRs: KCR – George Brett (2) Frank White (1)

Awards and honors

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Bucky Dent, Goose Gossage, Reggie Jackson, Tommy John, Graig Nettles and Willie Randolph represented the Yankees at the 1980 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.

Randolph earned the inaugural Silver Slugger Award at second base.

Farm system

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See also: Minor League Baseball
LevelTeamLeagueManager
AAAColumbus ClippersInternational LeagueJoe Altobelli
AANashville SoundsSouthern LeagueStump Merrill
AFort Lauderdale YankeesFlorida State LeagueDoug Holmquist
AGreensboro HornetsSouth Atlantic LeagueBob Schaefer
A-Short SeasonOneonta YankeesNew York–Penn LeagueArt Mazmanian
RookiePaintsville YankeesAppalachian LeagueMike Easom
RookieGCL YankeesGulf Coast LeagueCarlos Tosca

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Columbus, Fort Lauderdale, Greensboro, Oneonta, Paintsville

Notes

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  1. ^ Rick Cerone at Baseball Reference
  2. ^ Jim Beattie at Baseball Reference
  3. ^ Bob Watson at Baseball Reference
  4. ^ Rudy May at Baseball Reference
  5. ^ Eric Soderholm at Baseball-Reference
  6. ^ Andre Robertson at Baseball Reference
  7. ^ Associated Press (March 17, 1980). "Big Crowds see Baseball at Superdome". Toledo Blade. Retrieved June 19, 2009.
  8. ^ a b Jim Kaat at Baseball Reference
  9. ^ Johnny Oates at Baseball Reference
  10. ^ a b Paul Blair at Baseball Reference
  11. ^ José Rijo at Baseball Reference
  12. ^ Gaylord Perry at Baseball Reference

References

[edit]
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1980_New_York_Yankees_season&oldid=1319241872"

    1980 New York Yankees
    American League East champions
    LeagueAmerican League
    DivisionEast
    BallparkYankee Stadium
    CityNew York City
    OwnersGeorge Steinbrenner
    General managersGene Michael
    ManagersDick Howser
    TelevisionWPIX
    SportsChannel NY
    (Phil Rizzuto, Frank Messer, Bill White)
    RadioWINS (AM)
    (Frank Messer, Phil Rizzuto, Bill White, Fran Healy)

    The 1980 New York Yankees season was the 78th season for the franchise. The team finished with a record of 103–59, finishing in first place in the American League East, 3 games ahead of the Baltimore Orioles. The Kansas City Royals swept the Yankees in the ALCS. New York was managed by Dick Howser. The Yankees played at Yankee Stadium.

    Offseason

    Spring training

    The Yankees played two spring training exhibition games at the Louisiana Superdome over the weekend of March 15 and 16, 1980. 45,152 spectators watched the Yankees beat the Baltimore Orioles 9–3 on March 15, 1980. The following day, 43,339 fans saw Floyd Rayford lead the Orioles to a 7–1 win over the Yankees.[7]

    Regular season

    Season standings

    AL East
    TeamWLPct.GBHomeRoad
    New York Yankees10359.636—53‍–‍2850‍–‍31
    Baltimore Orioles10062.617350‍–‍3150‍–‍31
    Milwaukee Brewers8676.5311740‍–‍4246‍–‍34
    Boston Red Sox8377.5191936‍–‍4547‍–‍32
    Detroit Tigers8478.5191943‍–‍3841‍–‍40
    Cleveland Indians7981.4942344‍–‍3535‍–‍46
    Toronto Blue Jays6795.4143635‍–‍4632‍–‍49

    Record vs. opponents

    1980 American League record

    Sources: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
    TeamBALBOSCALCWSCLEDETKCMILMINNYYOAKSEATEXTOR
    Baltimore—8–510–26–66–710–36–67–610–27–67–56–66–611–2
    Boston5–8—9–36–47–68–55–76–76–63–109–37–55–77–6
    California2–103–9—3–104–65–75–86–67–62–103–1011–211–23–9
    Chicago6–64–610–3—5–72–105–85–75–85–76–76–76–7–25–7
    Cleveland7–66–76–47–5—3–105–73–109–35–86–68–46–68–5
    Detroit3–105–87–510–210–3—2–107–66–65–86–610–2–14–89–4
    Kansas City6–67–58–58–57–510–2—6–65–88–46–77–610–39–3
    Milwaukee6–77–66–67–510–36–76–6—7–55–87–59–35–75–8
    Minnesota2–106–66–78–53–96–68–55–7—4–86–77–69–37–5
    New York6–710–310–27–58–58–54–88–58–4—8–49–37–510–3
    Oakland5–73–910–37–66–66–67–65–77–64–8—8–57–68–4
    Seattle6–65–72–117–64–82–10–16–73–96–73–95–8—4–96–6
    Texas6–67–52–117–6–26–68–43–107–53–95–76–79–4—7–5
    Toronto2–116–79–37–55–84–93–98–55–73–104–86–65–7—


    Opening Day lineup

    Notable transactions

    • April 1, 1980: Jim Kaat was signed as a free agent by the Yankees.[8]
    • April 4, 1980: Johnny Oates was signed as a free agent by the Yankees.[9]
    • April 30, 1980: Jim Kaat was purchased from the Yankees by the St. Louis Cardinals.[8]
    • May 28, 1980: Paul Blair was signed as a free agent by the Yankees.[10]
    • July 1, 1980: Paul Blair was released by the Yankees.[10]
    • August 1, 1980: José Rijo was signed by the Yankees as an amateur free agent.[11]
    • August 14, 1980: Ken Clay and a player to be named later were traded by the Yankees to the Texas Rangers for Gaylord Perry. The Yankees completed the deal by sending Marvin Thompson (minors) to the Rangers on October 1.[12]

    Roster

    1980 New York Yankees
    Roster
    PitchersCatchers

    Infielders

    		OutfieldersManager

    Coaches

    Game log

    Regular season

    1980 regular season game log: 103–59 (Home: 53–28; Away: 50–31)
    April: 9–9 (Home: 5–4; Away: 4–5)
    #DateTime (ET)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox/
    Streak    		GB
    1April 108:35 p.m. EST@ Rangers0–1 (12)Lyle (1–0)Underwood (0–1)2:3933,1960–1L1-1
    2April 118:35 p.m. EST@ Rangers7–11Jenkins (1–0)Davis (0–1)Rajsich (1)2:1821,4240–2L2-1½
    –April 12–@ RangersPostponed (rain); Makeup: April 13
    3April 13 (1)4:35 p.m. EST@ Rangers9–4Tiant (1–0)Comer (0–1)2:39–1–2W1-½
    May: 19–7 (Home: 9–5; Away: 10–2)
    #DateTime (ET)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox/
    Streak    		GB
    June: 19–9 (Home: 10–4; Away: 9–5)
    #DateTime (ET)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox/
    Streak    		GB
    July: 16–12 (Home: 5–5; Away: 11–7)
    #DateTime (ET)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox/
    Streak    		GB
    –July 81980 Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles
    August: 15–14 (Home: 7–6; Away: 8–8)
    #DateTime (ET)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox/
    Streak    		GB
    September: 21–7 (Home: 14–3; Away: 7–4)
    #DateTime (ET)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox/
    Streak    		GB
    October: 4–1 (Home: 3–1; Away: 1–0)
    #DateTime (ET)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox/
    Streak    		GB
    Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement
    Bold = Yankees team member

    Postseason Game log

    1980 Postseason game log: 0–3 (Home: 0–1; Away: 0–2)
    AL Championship Series: vs. Kansas City Royals 0–3 (Home: 0–1; Away: 0–2)
    #DateTime (ET)OpponentScoreWinLossSaveTime of GameAttendanceRecordBox/
    Streak
    Legend:        = Win        = Loss
    Bold = Yankees team member

    Player stats

    = Indicates team leader
    = Indicates league leader

    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

    Bold indicates American League All-Star.

    PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
    CRick Cerone147519144.2771485
    1BBob Watson130469144.3071368
    2BWillie Randolph138513151.294746
    3BGraig Nettles8932479.2441645
    SSBucky Dent141489128.262552
    LFLou Piniella11632192.287227
    CFBobby Brown137412107.2601447
    RFReggie Jackson143514154.30041111
    DHEric Soderholm9527579.2871135

    Other batters

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

    PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
    Ruppert Jones8332873.223942
    Bobby Murcer10029780.2691357
    Jim Spencer9725961.2361343
    Oscar Gamble7819454.2781450
    Aurelio Rodríguez5216436.220314
    Joe Lefebvre7415034.227821
    Fred Stanley498618.20905
    Brian Doyle347513.17315
    Dennis Werth396520.308312
    Johnny Oates396412.18813
    Ted Wilborn882.25001
    Roger Holt261.16701
    Marshall Brant360.00000
    Bruce Robinson450.00000
    Dennis Sherrill341.25000
    Brad Gulden231.33312
    Paul Blair1220.00000

    Pitching

    Starting pitchers

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

    Bold indicates American League All-Star.

    PlayerGIPWLERASO
    Tommy John36265+1⁄32293.4378
    Ron Guidry37219+2⁄317103.56166
    Tom Underwood381871393.66116
    Rudy May41175+1⁄31552.46133
    Luis Tiant25136+1⁄3894.8984

    Other pitchers

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

    PlayerGIPWLERASO
    Ed Figueroa1558336.9816
    Mike Griffin1354244.8325
    Gaylord Perry1050+2⁄3444.4428

    Relief pitchers

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

    PlayerGWLSVERASO
    Goose Gossage6462332.27103
    Ron Davis539372.9565
    Doug Bird223012.6617
    Tim Lollar141023.3413
    Jim Kaat40107.201

    ALCS

    Game 1

    October 8 Royals Stadium

    Team123456789RHE
    New York0200000002101
    Kansas City02200012X7100
    W: Larry Gura (1–0)  L: Ron Guidry (0–1)  
    HRs: NYY – Rick Cerone (1) Lou Piniella (1)   KCR – George Brett (1)

    Game 2

    October 9 Royals Stadium

    Team123456789RHE
    New York000020000280
    Kansas City00300000X360
    W: Dennis Leonard (1–0)  L: Rudy May (0–1)  S: Dan Quisenberry (1)
    HRs: NYY – Graig Nettles

    Game 3

    October 10 Yankee Stadium

    Team123456789RHE
    Kansas City0000103004121
    New York000002000280
    W: Dan Quisenberry (1–0)  L: Rich Gossage (0–1)
    HRs: KCR – George Brett (2) Frank White (1)

    Awards and honors

    Bucky Dent, Goose Gossage, Reggie Jackson, Tommy John, Graig Nettles and Willie Randolph represented the Yankees at the 1980 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.

    Randolph earned the inaugural Silver Slugger Award at second base.

    Farm system

    LevelTeamLeagueManager
    AAAColumbus ClippersInternational LeagueJoe Altobelli
    AANashville SoundsSouthern LeagueStump Merrill
    AFort Lauderdale YankeesFlorida State LeagueDoug Holmquist
    AGreensboro HornetsSouth Atlantic LeagueBob Schaefer
    A-Short SeasonOneonta YankeesNew York–Penn LeagueArt Mazmanian
    RookiePaintsville YankeesAppalachian LeagueMike Easom
    RookieGCL YankeesGulf Coast LeagueCarlos Tosca

    LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Columbus, Fort Lauderdale, Greensboro, Oneonta, Paintsville

    Notes

    1. ^ Rick Cerone at Baseball Reference
    2. ^ Jim Beattie at Baseball Reference
    3. ^ Bob Watson at Baseball Reference
    4. ^ Rudy May at Baseball Reference
    5. ^ Eric Soderholm at Baseball-Reference
    6. ^ Andre Robertson at Baseball Reference
    7. ^ Associated Press (March 17, 1980). "Big Crowds see Baseball at Superdome". Toledo Blade. Retrieved June 19, 2009.
    8. ^ a b Jim Kaat at Baseball Reference
    9. ^ Johnny Oates at Baseball Reference
    10. ^ a b Paul Blair at Baseball Reference
    11. ^ José Rijo at Baseball Reference
    12. ^ Gaylord Perry at Baseball Reference

    References

    • 1980 New York Yankees at Baseball Reference
    • 1980 New York Yankees at Baseball Almanac
    Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1980_New_York_Yankees_season&oldid=1319241872"