1980 Cincinnati Reds season

MLB yearly infobox alt‎
name = Cincinnati Reds
season = 1980
misc =

current league = National League
y1 = 1890
division = Western Division
y2 = 1969
Uniform
ballpark = Riverfront Stadium
y4 = 1970
city = Cincinnati, Ohio
y5 = 1882
owners =
general managers = Dick Wagner
managers =John McNamara
television = WLWT
(Ray Lane, Bill Brown)
radio = WLW
(Marty Brennaman, Joe Nuxhall)|The Cincinnati Reds' 1980 season consisted of the Reds finishing in third place in the National League West with a record of 89-73, 3½ games behind the Houston Astros, marking the first time since by|1971 that the Reds did not finish in either first or second place. The Reds were managed by John McNamara and played their home games at Riverfront Stadium.

Offseason

*December 3, 1979: Doug Corbett was drafted by the Minnesota Twins from the Cincinnati Reds in the 1979 rule 5 draft. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/corbedo01.shtml Doug Corbett Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]

Regular season

* July 4, 1980: Nolan Ryan got the 3000th strikeout of his career by striking out Reds player César Gerónimo.

eason standings

Transactions

*June 3, 1980: Danny Tartabull was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 3rd round of the 1980 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 1980. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/t/tartada01.shtml Danny Tartabull Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*June 3, 1980: Eric Davis was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 8th round of the 1980 amateur draft. Player signed June 8, 1980. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/d/daviser01.shtml]

Roster

Starting pitchers

References

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CIN/1980.shtml 1980 Cincinnati Reds season at Baseball Reference]