1980 Seattle Mariners season

MLB yearly infobox
name = Seattle Mariners
season = 1980
misc =

current league = American League
y1 = 1977
division = Western Division
y2 = 1977
Uniform logo =
ballpark = Kingdome
y4 = 1977
city = Seattle, Washington
y5 = 1977
owners = Danny Kaye
managers = Darrell Johnson and Maury Wills
television = KING-TV 5
radio = KVI 570 AM
(Dave Niehaus, Ken Wilson, Bill Freehan)|

The Seattle Mariners 1980 season was their 4th since the franchise creation, and ended the season finishing 7th in the American League West, finishing with a record of 59-103.

Offseason

*November 1, 1979: Ruppert Jones and Jim Lewis were traded by the Mariners to the New York Yankees for Jim Beattie, Rick Anderson, Juan Beníquez and Jerry Narron. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/beattji01.shtml Jim Beattie page at Baseball Reference] ]

*December 6, 1979: Rafael Vásquez, Rob Pietroburgo (minors) and a player to be named later were traded by the Mariners to the Cleveland Indians for Ted Cox. The Mariners completed the deal by sending Larry Anderson to the Indians on March 29, 1980. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/v/vasqura01.shtml Rafael Vásquez page at Baseball Reference] ]

*December 20, 1979: Willie Horton was signed as a free agent by the Seattle Mariners. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/hortowi01.shtml Willie Horton page at Baseball Reference] ]

*January 11, 1980: Bill Mooneyham was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 1st round (13th pick) of the 1980 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but did not sign. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/moonebi01.shtml]

*January 11, 1980: Dan Firova was drafted by the Mariners in the 2nd round of the 1980 Major League Baseball Draft Secondary Phase. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/f/firovda01.shtml Dan Firova page at Baseball Reference] ]

Regular season

While pitching for the Mariners against the Kansas City Royals on September 30, Rick Honeycutt taped a thumbtack to his finger to cut the ball. Royals baserunner Willie Wilson spotted the tack from second base. The umpires investigated and not only found the tack, but also a gash in Honeycutt's forehead. Honeycutt was ejected from the game, suspended for 10 games, and fined. [http://espn.go.com/page2/s/list/cheaters/ballplayers.html]

eason standings

Transactions

*April 9, 1980: Dave Heaverlo was selected off waivers by the Mariners from the Oakland Athletics. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/heaveda01.shtml Dave Heaverlo page at Baseball Reference] ]
*June 3, 1980: Darnell Coles was drafted by the Mariners in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1980 Major League Baseball Draft. Player signed June 13, 1980. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/colesda01.shtml Darnell Coles page at Baseball Reference] ]
*June 14, 1980: Paul Serna was signed by the Mariners as an amateur free agent. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/s/sernapa01.shtml Paul Serna page at Baseball Reference] ]

Roster

Pitching

Starting pitchers

References

External links

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/SEA/1980.shtml 1980 Seattle Mariners]
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1980&t=SEA 1980 Seattle Mariners team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]