1980 Chicago Cubs season

MLB yearly infobox alt
name=Chicago Cubs
season=1980
misc=
logo=Chicago Cubs Logo.pngcurrent league=National League
y1=1876
division=Eastern Division
y2=1969
Uniform logo =
ballpark=Wrigley Field
y4=1916
city=Chicago, Illinois
y5=1876
owners=William Wrigley III
general managers = Bob Kennedy
managers=Preston Gómez, Joey Amalfitano
television = WGN-TV
(Jack Brickhouse, Lou Boudreau, Milo Hamilton)
radio = WGN
(Vince Lloyd, Lou Boudreau)
espntn=chc
brtn=CHC|

Offseason

*October 3, 1979: Ken Holtzman was released by the Chicago Cubs. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/holtzke01.shtml]
*January 11, 1980: Jim Eppard was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 11th round of the 1980 amateur draft, but did not sign. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/e/epparji01.shtml Jim Eppard Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]

Regular season

eason standings

Notable Transactions

*January 11, 1980: Tom Henke was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 1st round (24th pick) of the 1980 amateur draft (Secondary Phase), but did not sign. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/h/henketo01.shtml Tom Henke Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*June 7, 1980: Henry Cotto was signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/c/cottohe01.shtml]

Roster

Relief pitchers

Farm system [Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., "The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball," 2nd edition. Durham, N.C.: Baseball America, 1997]

* Class AAA: Wichita Aeros (American Association; Jack Hiatt, manager)
* Class AA: Midland Cubs (Texas League; Randy Hundley, Les Moss and George Enright, managers)
* Class A: Quad Cities Cubs (Midwest League; Jim Napier, manager)
* Class SS-A: Geneva Cubs (New York-Penn League; Bob Hartsfield, manager)
* Rookie: GCL Cubs (Gulf Coast League; Rich Morales, manager)

References

* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/CHC/1980.shtml 1980 Chicago Cubs season at Baseball Reference]