
1980 Oakland Athletics Roster
Team Record: 83-79
Finished 2nd in the AL's West Division
Attendance: 842,259, Avg. 11,231
Ballpark: Oakland Coliseum
Manager: Billy Martin (83-79)
Location: Oakland, California
1980 Oakland Athletics Results
The Oakland Athletics of the American League ended the 1980 season with a record of 83 wins and 79 losses, finishing second in the AL's West Division.
The Athletics plated 686 runs and allowed 642 runs. Tony Armas walloped 35 home runs for Oakland, while Dave Revering, Jeff Newman and Mitchell Page each added 20 or more also. Tony Armas drove in 109 runs. Rickey Henderson paced all regular hitters by hitting .303. Mike Norris topped the squad with 22 wins, and Matt Keough and Rick Langford contributed 15 or more victories as well Mike Norris recorded a 2.53 ERA, tops among regularly-used pitchers.
Billy Martin coached the team.
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Player | Pos. | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
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Tony Armas | RF | R | R | July 2, 1953 | 5'11" | 182 | Puerto Piritu, Anzoategui Venezuela |
Dave Beard | P | L | R | October 2, 1959 | 6'5" | 190 | Atlanta, GA USA |
Rich Bordi | P | R | R | April 18, 1959 | 6'7" | 210 | San Francisco, CA USA |
Ernie Camacho | P | R | R | February 1, 1955 | 6'1" | 180 | Salinas, CA USA |
Ray Cosey | P | L | L | February 15, 1956 | 5'10" | 185 | San Rafael, CA USA |
Jeff Cox | 2B | R | R | November 9, 1955 | 5'11" | 170 | Los Angeles, CA USA |
Mike Davis | RF | L | L | June 11, 1959 | 6'2" | 175 | San Diego, CA USA |
Mike Edwards | 2B | R | R | August 27, 1952 | 5'10" | 154 | Fort Lewis, WA USA |
Randy Elliott | P | R | R | June 5, 1951 | 6'2" | 190 | Oxnard, CA USA |
Jim Essian | C | R | R | January 2, 1951 | 6'2" | 195 | Detroit, MI USA |
Orlando Gonzalez | 1B | L | L | November 15, 1951 | 6'2" | 180 | La Habana, La Habana Cuba |
Wayne Gross | 3B | L | R | January 14, 1952 | 6'2" | 210 | Riverside, CA USA |
Mario Guerrero | SS | R | R | September 28, 1949 | 5'10" | 155 | Santo Domingo, Distrito Nacional D.R. |
Dave Hamilton | P | L | L | December 13, 1947 | 6'0" | 180 | Seattle, WA USA |
Mike Heath | C | R | R | February 5, 1955 | 5'11" | 180 | Tampa, FL USA |
Rickey Henderson | LF | R | L | December 25, 1958 | 5'10" | 180 | Chicago, IL USA |
Jeff Jones | P | R | R | July 29, 1956 | 6'3" | 210 | Detroit, MI USA |
Matt Keough | P | R | R | July 3, 1955 | 6'3" | 190 | Pomona, CA USA |
Brian Kingman | P | R | R | July 27, 1953 | 6'2" | 200 | Los Angeles, CA USA |
Mickey Klutts | 3B | R | R | September 20, 1954 | 5'11" | 170 | Montebello, CA USA |
Bob Lacey | P | R | L | August 25, 1953 | 6'5" | 210 | Fredericksburg, VA USA |
Rick Langford | P | R | R | March 20, 1952 | 6'0" | 180 | Farmville, VA USA |
Rick Lysander | P | R | R | February 21, 1953 | 6'2" | 190 | Huntington Park, CA USA |
Steve McCatty | P | R | R | March 20, 1954 | 6'3" | 195 | Detroit, MI USA |
Dave McKay | 2B | B | R | March 14, 1950 | 6'1" | 195 | Vancouver, BC CAN |
Craig Minetto | P | L | L | April 25, 1954 | 6'0" | 185 | Stockton, CA USA |
Dwayne Murphy | CF | L | R | March 18, 1955 | 6'1" | 185 | Merced, CA USA |
Jeff Newman | 1B | R | R | September 11, 1948 | 6'2" | 215 | Fort Worth, TX USA |
Mike Norris | P | R | R | March 19, 1955 | 6'2" | 175 | San Francisco, CA USA |
Mitchell Page | P | L | R | October 15, 1951 | 6'2" | 205 | Los Angeles, CA USA |
Rob Picciolo | SS | R | R | February 4, 1953 | 6'2" | 185 | Santa Monica, CA USA |
Dave Revering | 1B | L | R | February 12, 1953 | 6'4" | 210 | Roseville, CA USA |
Mark Souza | P | L | L | February 1, 1954 | 6'0" | 180 | Redwood City, CA USA |
Alan Wirth | P | R | R | December 8, 1956 | 6'4" | 190 | Mesa, AZ USA |