1980 Pittsburgh Pirates season

The 1980 Pittsburgh Pirates season was the 99th season of the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise; the 94th in the National League. The Pirates finished third in the National League East with a record of 83–79.

1980 Pittsburgh Pirates
Major League affiliations
National League (since 1887)
Eastern Division (since 1969)
Location
Three Rivers Stadium (since 1970) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania[1] (since 1907)
Results
Record	83–79 (.512)
Divisional place	3rd
Other information
Owner(s)	John W. Galbreath (majority shareholder); Thomas P. Johnson (minority shareholder)
General manager(s)	Harding "Pete" Peterson
Manager(s)	Chuck Tanner
Local television	KDKA-TV Lanny Frattare, Dave Martin, Nellie Briles
Local radio	KDKA Lanny Frattare, Dave Martin
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Regular season

Season standings

NL East	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Philadelphia Phillies	91	71	0.562	—	49–32	42–39
Montreal Expos	90	72	0.556	1	51–29	39–43
Pittsburgh Pirates	83	79	0.512	8	47–34	36–45
St. Louis Cardinals	74	88	0.457	17	41–40	33–48
New York Mets	67	95	0.414	24	38–44	29–51
Chicago Cubs	64	98	0.395	27	37–44	27–54

Record vs. opponents

1980 National League Records 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	—

Game log

1980 Game Log: 83–79 (Home: 47–34; Away: 36–44)
April: 11–5 (Home: 5–2; Away: 6–3) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 1 April 10 @ Cardinals 0–1 Vuckovich Blyleven (0–1) — 42,867 0–1 2 April 11 @ Cardinals 4–3 Jackson (1–0) Hood — 16,998 1–1 3 April 12 @ Cardinals 7–2 Bibby (1–0) Fulgham — 15,662 2–1 4 April 13 @ Cardinals 3–0 Rooker (1–0) Martinez Jackson (1) 16,301 3–1 5 April 14 Cubs 5–4 (10) Tekulve (1–0) Sutter — 44,088 4–1 6 April 17 Cardinals 9–12 Sykes Candelaria (0–1) — 5,233 4–2 7 April 18 Cardinals 12–10 Jackson (2–0) Knowles Tekulve (1) 10,196 5–2 8 April 19 Cardinals 1–2 Fulgham Roberts (0–1) — 12,642 5–3 9 April 20 Cardinals 6–3 Rooker (2–0) Vuckovich Tekulve (2) 35,567 6–3 10 April 21 @ Expos 7–1 Candelaria (1–1) Grimsley — 10,327 7–3 11 April 22 @ Expos 5–3 Bibby (2–0) Sanderson Tekulve (3) 7,373 8–3 12 April 23 @ Expos 2–3 Rogers Blyleven (0–2) — 8,161 8–4 13 April 25 @ Cubs 3–5 Reuschel Rooker (2–1) Sutter 7,714 8–5 14 April 26 @ Cubs 9–2 Candelaria (2–1) Lamp — 32,992 9–5 15 April 29 Expos 5–4 (10) Solomon (1–0) Sosa — 8,498 10–5 16 April 30 Expos 5–0 Bibby (3–0) Lee — 8,545 11–5
May: 14–13 (Home: 8–6; Away: 6–7) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 17 May 1 Expos 2–1 (10) Tekulve (2–0) Fryman — 8,426 12–5 18 May 2 Braves 1–6 Niekro Rooker (2–2) — 11,476 12–6 19 May 3 Braves 1–3 (10) Hrabosky Jackson (2–1) — 34,104 12–7 20 May 4 Braves 13–4 Bibby (4–0) Boggs — 14,358 13–7 21 May 6 Dodgers 2–1 Tekulve (3–0) Howe — 9,817 14–7 22 May 7 Dodgers 7–6 Tekulve (4–0) Hough — 11,404 15–7 23 May 9 @ Padres 4–3 Tekulve (5–0) Fingers — 34,078 16–7 24 May 10 @ Padres 9–5 Robinson (1–0) Rasmussen Romo (1) 18,168 17–7 25 May 11 @ Padres 0–5 Jones Candelaria (2–2) — 22,522 17–8 26 May 13 @ Giants 0–5 Blue Blyleven (0–3) — 13,798 17–9 27 May 14 @ Giants 3–2 Bibby (5–0) Knepper Tekulve (4) 8,734 18–9 28 May 15 @ Giants 3–2 (12) Romo (1–0) Griffin — 7,781 19–9 29 May 16 @ Dodgers 6–8 Reuss Tekulve (5–1) Sutcliffe 47,929 19–10 30 May 17 @ Dodgers 1–3 Sutton Blyleven (0–4) Howe 50,082 19–11 31 May 18 @ Dodgers 0–2 Welch Bibby (5–1) Howe 49,867 19–12 32 May 21 Padres 4–3 Romo (2–0) Fingers — 20–12 33 May 21 Padres 3–2 Jackson (3–1) Curtis Tekulve (5) 17,301 21–12 34 May 22 Padres 4–6 Shirley Tekulve (5–2) Fingers 12,496 21–13 35 May 23 Giants 5–4 (13) Jackson (4–1) Holland — 9,619 22–13 36 May 24 Giants 9–10 (15) Griffin Scurry (0–1) — 11,591 22–14 37 May 25 Giants 2–5 Blue Candelaria (2–3) — 42,626 22–15 38 May 26 @ Phillies 6–7 Reed Tekulve (5–3) — 45,394 22–16 39 May 27 @ Phillies 3–2 (13) Romo (3–0) Noles Tekulve (6) 35,989 23–16 40 May 28 @ Phillies 3–6 Lerch Robinson (1–1) Reed 30,209 23–17 41 May 29 @ Phillies 5–4 Solomon (2–0) Ruthven Romo (2) 30,630 24–17 42 May 30 Mets 1–5 (6) Zachry Candelaria (2–4) — 17,101 24–18 43 May 31 Mets 5–0 Blyleven (1–4) Swan — 13,901 25–18
June: 13–16 (Home: 7–3; Away: 6–13) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 44 June 1 Mets 13–3 Bibby (6–1) Falcone — 49,626 26–18 45 June 2 Phillies 9–3 Robinson (2–1) Lerch — 19,990 27–18 46 June 3 Phillies 4–3 Jackson (5–1) McGraw — 22,141 28–18 47 June 4 Phillies 3–4 Carlton Candelaria (2–5) — 31,075 28–19 48 June 6 @ Mets 4–9 Hausman Blyleven (1–5) — 18,352 28–20 49 June 7 @ Mets 5–6 (11) Allen Jackson (5–2) — 13,509 28–21 50 June 8 @ Mets 4–6 Burris Romo (3–1) Glynn 28–22 51 June 8 @ Mets 3–0 Solomon (3–0) Bomback Tekulve (7) 29,329 29–22 52 June 10 @ Reds 5–3 Candelaria (3–5) Soto Tekulve (8) 26,648 30–22 53 June 11 @ Reds 2–3 Pastore Blyleven (1–6) — 29,211 30–23 54 June 12 @ Reds 10–6 Bibby (7–1) LaCoss Romo (3) 31,557 31–23 55 June 13 Astros 5–3 Solomon (4–0) Niekro Tekulve (9) 31,854 32–23 56 June 14 Astros 3–7 Ryan Robinson (2–2) LaCorte 33,922 32–24 57 June 15 Astros 4–1 Candelaria (4–5) Forsch — 49,541 33–24 58 June 16 Reds 5–3 Blyleven (2–6) Pastore Jackson (2) 19,940 34–24 59 June 17 Reds 3–4 Moskau Romo (3–2) — 25,565 34–25 60 June 18 @ Braves 2–3 Garber Tekulve (5–4) — 34–26 61 June 18 @ Braves 4–5 Camp Romo (3–3) Garber 17,154 34–27 62 June 19 @ Braves 3–4 Matula Robinson (2–3) Bradford 10,585 34–28 63 June 20 @ Astros 4–6 Forsch Candelaria (4–6) Sambito 35,955 34–29 64 June 21 @ Astros 2–4 Ruhle Blyleven (2–7) Sambito 45,867 34–30 65 June 22 @ Astros 2–1 Bibby (8–1) Niekro Jackson (3) 46,213 35–30 66 June 23 @ Cardinals 1–6 Kaat Solomon (4–1) — 20,422 35–31 67 June 24 @ Cardinals 2–3 Sykes Rhoden (0–1) — 21,858 35–32 68 June 25 @ Cardinals 1–4 Hood Candelaria (4–7) Seaman 26,102 35–33 69 June 27 @ Expos 6–4 Romo (4–3) Rogers Robinson (1) 44,232 36–33 70 June 28 @ Expos 4–3 Bibby (9–1) Lea Romo (4) 38,065 37–33 71 June 29 @ Expos 1–4 Palmer Solomon (4–2) Norman 46,186 37–34 72 June 30 Cardinals 5–4 Romo (5–3) Hood — 16,591 38–34
July: 18–10 (Home: 10–4; Away: 8–6) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 73 July 1 Cardinals 3–2 (10) Jackson (6–2) Kaat — 17,006 39–34 74 July 2 Cardinals 5–7 (11) Urrea Scurry (0–2) — 15,250 39–35 75 July 3 Cubs 5–3 Bibby (10–1) Krukow Jackson (4) 14,062 40–35 76 July 4 Cubs 2–4 McGlothen Solomon (4–3) Sutter 40–36 77 July 4 Cubs 1–2 Capilla Robinson (2–4) Tidrow 24,668 40–37 78 July 5 Cubs 5–4 Candelaria (5–7) Hernandez Romo (5) 46,372 41–37 79 July 6 Cubs 5–4 (20) Bibby (11–1) Lamp — 25,994 42–37 80 July 10 @ Mets 0–2 Zachry Candelaria (5–8) — 21,540 42–38 81 July 11 @ Mets 4–2 Blyleven (3–7) Swan Tekulve (10) 30,907 43–38 82 July 12 @ Phillies 4–5 Saucier Tekulve (5–5) — 53,254 43–39 83 July 13 @ Phillies 7–3 Robinson (3–4) Espinosa Tekulve (11) 48,132 44–39 84 July 14 @ Phillies 13–11 Jackson (7–2) Reed — 44,245 45–39 85 July 15 Giants 5–2 Candelaria (6–8) Knepper Tekulve (12) 17,114 46–39 86 July 16 Giants 3–1 Blyleven (4–7) Whitson Jackson (5) 18,226 47–39 87 July 17 Giants 3–2 Tekulve (6–5) Holland — 25,508 48–39 88 July 18 Dodgers 6–4 Rhoden (1–1) Welch Romo (6) 30,131 49–39 89 July 19 Dodgers 7–3 Solomon (5–3) Sutcliffe — 28,731 50–39 90 July 20 Dodgers 2–4 Hooton Candelaria (6–9) Howe 50–40 91 July 20 Dodgers 8–7 Jackson (8–2) Castillo — 41,932 51–40 92 July 22 @ Padres 4–3 Bibby (12–1) Lucas Tekulve (13) 17,504 52–40 93 July 23 @ Padres 2–3 Fingers Romo (5–4) — 14,608 52–41 94 July 24 @ Padres 7–1 Blyleven (5–7) Shirley — 15,746 53–41 95 July 25 @ Giants 5–1 Candelaria (7–9) Knepper — 22,830 54–41 96 July 26 @ Giants 3–4 (10) Minton Jackson (8–3) — 28,566 54–42 97 July 27 @ Giants 6–4 Bibby (13–1) Bordley Tekulve (14) 31,186 55–42 98 July 28 @ Dodgers 6–4 Rhoden (2–1) Welch Tekulve (15) 46,973 56–42 99 July 29 @ Dodgers 2–10 Hooton Blyleven (5–8) — 47,013 56–43 100 July 30 @ Dodgers 0–3 Reuss Candelaria (7–10) — 50,308 56–44
August: 14–17 (Home: 8–13; Away: 6–4) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 101 August 1 Padres 0–1 Mura Bibby (13–2) Fingers 22,304 56–45 102 August 3 Padres 2–5 Curtis Rhoden (2–2) — 56–46 103 August 3 Padres 1–4 Shirley Robinson (3–5) Fingers 20,517 56–47 104 August 5 @ Cubs 3–11 Reuschel Candelaria (7–11) — 22,939 56–48 105 August 6 @ Cubs 9–7 Tekulve (7–5) Tidrow Romo (7) 57–48 106 August 6 @ Cubs 2–0 Blyleven (6–8) Capilla Jackson (6) 24,305 58–48 107 August 7 @ Cubs 11–3 Solomon (6–3) Hernandez — 28,364 59–48 108 August 8 Phillies 6–5 Tekulve (8–5) McGraw Romo (8) 30,354 60–48 109 August 9 Phillies 4–1 Candelaria (8–11) Espinosa Tekulve (16) 39,984 61–48 110 August 10 Phillies 7–1 Bibby (14–2) Lerch — 62–48 111 August 10 Phillies 4–1 Robinson (4–5) Larson Tekulve (17) 37,323 63–48 112 August 11 Mets 2–1 (6) Solomon (7–3) Jackson — 13,790 64–48 113 August 12 Mets 1–3 Burris Rhoden (2–3) Allen 18,754 64–49 114 August 13 Mets 3–5 Hausman Candelaria (8–12) Reardon 19,514 64–50 115 August 15 Expos 7–3 Bibby (15–2) Rogers Tekulve (18) 29,721 65–50 116 August 16 Expos 5–0 Blyleven (7–8) Sanderson — 32,390 66–50 117 August 17 Expos 5–1 Rhoden (3–3) Norman — 67–50 118 August 17 Expos 2–4 Gullickson Robinson (4–6) Fryman 49,412 67–51 119 August 19 @ Astros 2–5 Ryan Candelaria (8–13) Sambito 39,415 67–52 120 August 20 @ Astros 1–5 Ruhle Bibby (15–3) Smith 32,112 67–53 121 August 21 @ Astros 5–12 Sambito Blyleven (7–9) — 33,884 67–54 122 August 22 @ Reds 4–2 Robinson (5–6) Moskau Tekulve (19) 37,936 68–54 123 August 23 @ Reds 2–1 Rhoden (4–3) Pastore Jackson (7) 43,482 69–54 124 August 24 @ Reds 5–2 Candelaria (9–13) LaCoss — 37,072 70–54 125 August 25 Braves 6–8 Hanna Bibby (15–4) Bradford 15,657 70–55 126 August 26 Braves 2–4 (10) Garber Tekulve (8–6) — 14,695 70–56 127 August 27 Braves 4–7 Matula Robinson (5–7) Hrabosky 12,363 70–57 128 August 28 Reds 0–4 Moskau Rhoden (4–4) — 17,406 70–58 129 August 29 Reds 7–8 Soto Tekulve (8–7) Hume 41,494 70–59 130 August 30 Reds 3–5 Seaver Bibby (15–5) — 24,493 70–60 131 August 31 Reds 4–5 LaCoss Blyleven (7–10) Soto 21,774 70–61
September: 10–17 (Home: 7–5; Away: 3–11) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 132 September 1 Astros 4–10 Smith Robinson (5–8) — 70–62 133 September 1 Astros 7–5 Rhoden (5–4) Pladson Jackson (8) 26,374 71–62 134 September 3 Astros 10–4 Candelaria (10–13) Andujar Romo (9) 18,502 72–62 135 September 5 @ Braves 4–7 Camp Tekulve (8–8) — 29,610 72–63 136 September 6 @ Braves 2–3 Niekro Blyleven (7–11) Garber 17,821 72–64 137 September 7 @ Braves 5–6 Bradford Tekulve (8–9) Camp 19,762 72–65 138 September 8 @ Phillies 2–6 McGraw Romo (5–5) — 40,576 72–66 139 September 9 @ Phillies 4–5 (14) Brusstar Lee (0–1) — 43,333 72–67 140 September 10 @ Cardinals 7–6 Bibby (16–5) Hood Romo (10) 10,300 73–67 141 September 11 @ Cardinals 2–1 Blyleven (8–11) Martin — 7,521 74–67 142 September 12 @ Expos 0–1 Sanderson Rhoden (5–5) — 36,992 74–68 143 September 13 @ Expos 4–0 Robinson (6–8) Rogers — 51,305 75–68 144 September 14 @ Expos 0–4 Gullickson Candelaria (10–14) — 56,137 75–69 145 September 16 Phillies 3–2 Bibby (17–5) Ruthven Tekulve (20) 22,239 76–69 146 September 17 Phillies 4–5 (11) McGraw Tekulve (8–10) Lyle 23,650 76–70 147 September 19 Mets 4–3 Rhoden (6–5) Lynch — 17,593 77–70 148 September 20 Mets 6–9 (11) Allen Tekulve (8–11) Miller 22,084 77–71 149 September 21 Mets 9–4 Candelaria (11–14) Burris — 20,320 78–71 150 September 22 Expos 4–2 Bibby (18–5) Sanderson Tekulve (21) 18,416 79–71 151 September 23 Expos 1–7 Rogers Blyleven (8–12) — 26,729 79–72 152 September 24 Cardinals 6–3 Rhoden (7–5) Martin Jackson (9) 4,297 80–72 153 September 25 Cardinals 2–10 Kaat Robinson (6–9) — 6,805 80–73 154 September 26 @ Cubs 8–9 Caudill Tekulve (8–12) — 3,941 80–74 155 September 27 @ Cubs 0–2 Martz Bibby (18–6) Tidrow 15,565 80–75 156 September 28 @ Cubs 2–3 Krukow Blyleven (8–13) Caudill 10,305 80–76 157 September 29 ="@ "Mets 4–5 (10) Reardon Jackson (8–4) — 1,787 80–77 158 September 30 @ Mets 2–3 Falcone Robinson (6–10) — 1,754 80–78
October: 3–1 (Home: 2–1; Away: 1–0) # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 159 October 1 @ Mets 10–5 Bibby (19–6) Burris Romo (11) 2,392 81–78 160 October 3 Cubs 3–1 Jefferson (1–0) Reuschel Candelaria (1) 5,270 82–78 161 October 4 Cubs 0–6 McGlothen Perez (0–1) — 2,717 82–79 162 October 5 Cubs 1–0 Robinson (7–10) Capilla — 20,588 83–79
Legend:           = Win           = Loss Bold = Pirates team member

Roster

1980 Pittsburgh Pirates
Roster
Pitchers 26 Jim Bibby 22 Bert Blyleven 45 John Candelaria 41 Andy Hassler 23 Grant Jackson 51 Jesse Jefferson 46 Mark Lee 30 Mickey Mahler 25 Pascual Pérez 29 Rick Rhoden 49 Dave Roberts 43 Don Robinson 15 Enrique Romo 19 Jim Rooker 47 Rod Scurry 44 Eddie Solomon 27 Kent Tekulve		Catchers 16 Steve Nicosia 14 Ed Ott  6 Tony Peña Infielders 12 Bob Beall  4 Dale Berra 11 Kurt Bevacqua 10 Tim Foli  3 Phil Garner 49 Vance Law  5 Bill Madlock 34 John Milner 28 Bill Robinson 35 Manny Sanguillén  8 Willie Stargell		Outfielders 36 Matt Alexander  2 Bernie Carbo 24 Mike Easler 17 Lee Lacy 18 Omar Moreno 39 Dave Parker		Manager  7 Chuck Tanner Coaches 31 Harvey Haddix (Pitching) 32 Joe Lonnett (Third base) 42 Alex Monchak (First base) 48 Bob Skinner (Hitting)

Opening Day lineup

• CF – Omar Moreno

• SS – Tim Foli

• RF – Dave Parker

• 1B – Willie Stargell

• LF – John Milner

• 3B – Bill Madlock

•  C – Ed Ott

• 2B – Phil Garner

•  P – Bert Blyleven

Player stats

Batting

Regular Season[2] Player G AB H Avg. HR RBI E. Romo 75 11 5 0.455 1 4 T. Peña 8 21 9 0.429 0 1 R. Rhoden 20 40 15 0.375 1 11 M. Easler 132 393 133 0.338 21 74 L. Lacy 109 278 93 0.335 7 33 M. Alexander 37 3 1 0.333 0 0 B. Carbo 7 6 2 0.333 0 1 D. Robinson 30 57 19 0.333 1 8 D. Parker 139 518 153 0.295 17 79 B. Robinson 100 272 78 0.287 12 36 B. Madlock 137 494 137 0.277 10 53 T. Foli 127 495 131 0.265 3 38 W. Stargell 67 202 53 0.262 11 38 E. Ott 120 392 102 0.260 8 41 P. Garner 151 548 142 0.259 5 58 P. Pérez 2 4 1 0.250 0 0 M. Sanguillén 47 48 12 0.250 0 2 R. Scurry 20 4 1 0.250 0 0 O. Moreno 162 676 168 0.249 2 36 J. Milner 114 238 58 0.244 8 34 V. Law 25 74 17 0.230 0 3 D. Berra 93 245 54 0.220 6 31 E. Solomon 27 32 7 0.219 0 1 S. Nicosia 60 176 38 0.216 1 22 J. Candelaria 35 77 15 0.195 0 7 K. Bevacqua 22 43 7 0.163 0 4 J. Bibby 35 77 12 0.156 1 7 J. Rooker 4 7 1 0.143 1 2 B. Blyleven 37 61 5 0.082 0 2 B. Beall 3 3 0 0.000 0 0 A. Hassler 6 2 0 0.000 0 0 G. Jackson 61 10 0 0.000 0 0 J. Jefferson 1 1 0 0.000 0 0 K. Tekulve 78 9 0 0.000 0 0 M. Lee 4 0 0 — 0 0 M. Mahler 2 0 0 — 0 0 D. Roberts 2 0 0 — 0 0

Pitching

Regular Season[3] Player G IP W L ERA SO J. Jefferson 1 6^2⁄3 1 0 1.35 4 R. Scurry 20 37^2⁄3 0 2 2.15 28 E. Solomon 26 100^1⁄3 7 3 2.69 35 G. Jackson 61 71 8 4 2.92 31 E. Romo 74 123^2⁄3 5 5 3.27 82 J. Bibby 35 238^1⁄3 19 6 3.32 144 K. Tekulve 78 93 8 12 3.39 47 J. Rooker 4 18 2 2 3.50 8 P. Pérez 2 12 0 1 3.75 7 B. Blyleven 34 216^2⁄3 8 13 3.82 168 R. Rhoden 20 126^2⁄3 7 5 3.84 70 A. Hassler 6 11^2⁄3 0 0 3.86 4 D. Roberts 2 2^1⁄3 0 1 3.86 1 D. Robinson 29 160^1⁄3 7 10 3.99 103 J. Candelaria 35 233^1⁄3 11 14 4.01 97 M. Lee 4 5^2⁄3 0 1 4.76 2 M. Mahler 2 1 0 0 63.00 1

Awards and honors

All-Stars

1980 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

• Dave Parker, starter, outfield
• Jim Bibby, reserve
• Phil Garner, reserve
• Kent Tekulve, reserve

Transactions

• November 1, 1979 – Dock Ellis granted Free Agency.
• November 1, 1979 – Bruce Kison granted Free Agency.
• November 1, 1979 – Rennie Stennett granted Free Agency.
• November 21, 1979 – Signed Andy Hassler as a free agent.
• November 24, 1979 – Signed Cecilio Guante as an amateur free agent.
• December 21, 1979 – Traded John Burden (minors) and Larry Littleton to the Cleveland Indians. Received Larry Andersen.
• January 11, 1980 – Drafted Keith Creel in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1980 amateur draft (January Secondary), but did not sign the player.
• January 11, 1980 – Drafted Tom Nieto in the 3rd round of the 1980 amateur draft (January Secondary), but did not sign the player.
• January 11, 1980 – Drafted Bill Bathe in the 10th round of the 1980 amateur draft (January), but did not sign the player.
• March 28, 1980 – Traded a player to be named later to the Atlanta Braves. Received Eddie Solomon. The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Greg Field (minors) (April 25, 1980) to the Atlanta Braves to complete the trade.
• April 1, 1980 – Traded a player to be named later and cash to the Seattle Mariners. Received Odell Jones. The Pittsburgh Pirates sent Larry Andersen (October 29, 1980) to the Seattle Mariners to complete the trade.
• April 5, 1980 – Signed Dale Mohorcic as a free agent.
• April 10, 1980 – Signed Mickey Mahler as a free agent.
• April 24, 1980 – Sold Dave Roberts to the Seattle Mariners.
• May 16, 1980 – Signed Ramon Pena as an amateur free agent.
• June 3, 1980 – Drafted Rick Renteria in the 1st round (20th pick) of the 1980 amateur draft.
• June 3, 1980 – Drafted Tim Burke in the 2nd round of the 1980 amateur draft.
• June 3, 1980 – Drafted Joe Orsulak in the 6th round of the 1980 amateur draft. Player signed August 20, 1980.
• June 10, 1980 – Sold Andy Hassler to the California Angels.
• June 23, 1980 – Signed Trench Davis as an amateur free agent.
• July 10, 1980 – Signed Rafael Belliard as an amateur free agent.
• July 16, 1980 – Traded Jerry McDonald (minors) to the Atlanta Braves. Received Bob Beall.
• August 5, 1980 – Traded Rick Lancellotti and Luis Salazar to the San Diego Padres. Received a player to be named later and Kurt Bevacqua. The San Diego Padres sent Mark Lee (August 12, 1980) to the Pittsburgh Pirates to complete the trade.
• August 20, 1980 – Released Alberto Lois.
• August 21, 1980 – Signed Ravelo Manzanillo as an amateur free agent.
• September 1, 1980 – Signed Bernie Carbo as a free agent.
• September 11, 1980 – Selected Jesse Jefferson off waivers from the Toronto Blue Jays.
• October 8, 1980 – Released Bernie Carbo.
• October 10, 1980 – Released Jim Rooker.
• October 21, 1980 – Released Gene Pentz.

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Portland Beavers	Pacific Coast League	Jim Mahoney
AA	Buffalo Bisons	Eastern League	Steve Demeter
A	Salem Pirates	Carolina League	Johnny Lipon
A	Shelby Pirates	South Atlantic League	Joe Frisina
Rookie	GCL Pirates	Gulf Coast League	Woody Huyke

Notes

1. From 1882–1906, the team played in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which became annexed by Pittsburgh as the North Shore in 1907.
2. "Major League Baseball Stats | pirates.com: Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates.
3. "Major League Baseball Stats | pirates.com: Stats". Pittsburgh Pirates.

References

• 1980 Pittsburgh Pirates at Baseball Reference
• 1980 Pittsburgh Pirates at Baseball Almanac
• Johnson, Lloyd; Wolff, Miles, eds. (2007). The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (3rd ed.). Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America. ISBN 978-1-932391-17-6.