1980 Los Angeles Dodgers
92 - 71
1979 / 1981 (Organization)
2nd place in the NL West (1 GB)
Home Record:
Away Record:
55 - 27 (.671)
37 - 44 (.457)
+10.6 wins
-0.1 wins
   
Scored/Expected: 663 / 631 ( +32 )
Allowed/Expected: 591 / 636 ( +45 )
Pyth Record: 90 - 73 (+2)
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Dodger Stadium
Attendance: 3,249,287 Avg Att: 39,625 (1.83)
Att Rank: 1 / 12 Lg Avg: 21,710
       
Park Factor: 0.96    
HR Factor: 1.06 R/L HR: 1.11 / 0.95
Notes:

- Lost to Houston Astros in the Tiebreaker

Transactions

Filters
Time Frame
To / From
Date          
WAR
Player
Pos
Transaction
10
1
1979
Manny Mota
LF
41.6
Released
LAN
17.5
0.0
10
14
1979
Tony Brewer
LF
21.9
Signed as an Amateur Free Agent
LAN
0.0
-0.5
-0.5
11
1
1979
Lerrin LaGrow
RP
31.3
Free Agency Granted
LAN
5.0
-0.2
11
14
1979
Dave Goltz
SP
30.4
Signed as a Free Agent
LAN
24.6
-1.4
-0.7
11
17
1979
Don Stanhouse
SW
28.8
Signed as a Free Agent
LAN
6.8
-0.9
-0.7
11
28
1979
Vic Davalillo
CF
43.3
Released
LAN
16.1
-0.0
12
3
1979
Von Joshua
CF
31.6
Selected off of Waivers
LAN
SDN
-2.2
0.3
0.3
12
4
1979
Jay Johnstone
RF
34.0
Signed as a Free Agent
LAN
14.3
2.3
0.8
12
4
1979
Mitch Webster
CF
20.6
Minor League Draft
LAN
TOR
0.0
14.3
-0.5
1
11
1980
Ricky Wright
RP
21.1
Amateur Draft (Round 1 / Pick 2)
LAN
0.0
0.7
0.5
1
11
1980
R.J. Reynolds
RF
20.7
Amateur Draft (Round 2)
LAN
0.0
5.7
0.3
1
11
1980
Larry See
1B
19.6
Amateur Draft (Round 3)
LAN
0.0
-0.3
0.2
1
11
1980
Ralph Bryant
RF
18.6
Amateur Draft (Round 6) Did Not Sign
LAN
0.0
0.9
0.9
1
15
1980
Gilberto Reyes
C
16.1
Signed as an Amateur Free Agent
LAN
0.0
0.5
-0.5
2
2
1980
Rafael Montalvo
RP
15.8
Signed as an Amateur Free Agent
LAN
0.0
-0.0
0.0
3
26
1980
Ron Washington
SS
27.9
Traded Away
LAN
MIN
-0.0
1.3
1.5
3
26
1980
Wayne Caughey
Received in Trade
MIN
LAN
0.0
0.0
0.0
3
27
1980
Ken Brett
SP
31.5
Released
LAN
16.0
0.6
3
27
1980
Johnny Oates
C
34.2
Released
LAN
3.2
0.1
4
4
1980
Ted Martinez
SS
32.3
Released
LAN
-2.6
0.0
6
3
1980
Ross Jones
SS
20.4
Amateur Draft (Round 1 / Pick 9)
LAN
0.0
-0.5
0.0
6
3
1980
Tom Klawitter
SP
21.9
Amateur Draft (Round 19)
LAN
0.0
-0.1
0.0
7
8
1980
Vic Davalillo
CF
43.9
Signed as a Free Agent
LAN
16.1
-0.0
-0.0
7
11
1980
Charlie Hough
SP
32.5
Purchased
LAN
TEX
3.5
36.0
33.3
8
12
1980
Jose Gonzalez
CF
15.7
Signed as an Amateur Free Agent
LAN
0.0
0.1
0.5
8
14
1980
Tom Niedenfuer
RP
21.0
Signed as an Amateur Free Agent
LAN
0.0
10.6
10.0
8
20
1980
Ed Amelung
RF
21.4
Signed as an Amateur Free Agent
LAN
0.0
0.3
0.3
8
29
1980
Manny Mota
LF
42.5
Signed as a Free Agent
LAN
17.5
0.0
0.0
9
13
1980
Dennis Lewallyn
SW
27.1
Traded Away
LAN
TEX
0.0
-0.4
-0.3
9
13
1980
Pepe Frias
SS
32.2
Received in Trade
TEX
LAN
-4.4
-0.2
-0.2
WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com


Trades


3 / 26 / 1980
Minnesota Twins Receive
       
Wins Above Replacement
Player
Pos
From
SS
LAN
27.7
-0.0
1.3
1.5
0.0
Totals      
-0.0
1.3
1.5
0.0
Los Angeles Dodgers Receive
       
Wins Above Replacement
Player
Pos
From
Wayne Caughey
MIN
Totals      
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
Team Analysis
WAR After Trade WAR First Year
Tm
 
0.0
1.3
1.3
 
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.3
0.0
-1.3
 
0.0
0.0
0.0



9 / 13 / 1980
Texas Rangers Receive
       
Wins Above Replacement
Player
Pos
From
SW
LAN
26.3
0.0
-0.4
-0.3
-0.3
$
LAN
Totals      
0.0
-0.4
-0.3
-0.3
Los Angeles Dodgers Receive
       
Wins Above Replacement
Player
Pos
From
SS
TEX
31.4
-4.4
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
Totals      
-4.4
-0.2
-0.2
0.0
Team Analysis
WAR After Trade WAR First Year
Tm
 
-0.4
-0.2
0.2
 
-0.3
0.0
0.3
-0.2
-0.4
-0.2
 
0.0
-0.3
-0.3



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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James