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The 1980 Milwaukee Brewers
Milwaukee Brewers
The Milwaukee Brewers are a professional baseball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, currently playing in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League...

season involved the Brewers' finishing third in the American League East

American League East

The American League Eastern Division is one of Major League Baseball's six divisions . This division was created before the start of the 1969 season along with the Western Division...

with a record of 86 wins and 76 losses.

Offseason

October 11, 1979: Juan Castillo
Juan Castillo (second baseman)
Juan Castillo Brayas is a former professional baseball player. He played all or part of four seasons in Major League Baseball from 1986 until 1989, all for the Milwaukee Brewers...

was signed as an amateur free agent by the Brewers.
December 6, 1979: Lenn Sakata
Lenn Sakata
Lenn Haruki Sakata is a former professional baseball player who played in the Major Leagues primarily as a utility player from 1977–1987 and was a member of the Baltimore Orioles 1983 World Series Championship team. He was the second Asian American to play Major League Baseball. He is Yonsei...

was traded by the Brewers to the Baltimore Orioles
Baltimore Orioles
The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland in the United States. They are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's American League. One of the American League's eight charter franchises in 1901, it spent its first year as a major league...

for John Flinn
John Flinn
John Richard Flinn is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. Flinn pitched in all or part of four seasons between and . He had two separate stints with the Baltimore Orioles, the first in 1978-, and the second in 1982, in between which he pitched for the Milwaukee Brewers in .-Sources:...

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Notable transactions

April 3, 1980: Ray Fosse
Ray Fosse
Raymond Earl Fosse is a former professional baseball player who was a catcher in the Major Leagues. He was drafted in the first round of the 1965 amateur draft by the Cleveland Indians. Fosse also holds the distinction of being the Indians' first ever draft pick, as 1965 was the first year of the...

was released by the Brewers.
July 24, 1980: Bill Lyons
Bill Lyons
William Allen Lyons is a former Major League Baseball infielder. He played in parts of two seasons in the majors, and , for the St. Louis Cardinals, primarily as a second baseman.-External links:...

was signed as an amateur free agent by the Brewers.
September 1, 1980: John Poff
John Poff
John William Poff is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. He played parts of two seasons in the majors, for the Philadelphia Phillies and for the Milwaukee Brewers....

was selected off waivers by the Brewers from the Philadelphia Phillies
Philadelphia Phillies
The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team. They are the oldest continuous, one-name, one-city franchise in all of professional American sports, dating to 1883. The Phillies are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League...

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Roster

1980 Milwaukee Brewers
Roster
Pitchers		Catchers Infielders		Outfielders Other batters		Manager Coaches

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	111	320	93	.291	2	30
1B	153	622	219	.352	25	122
SS	143	611	179	.293	23	87
DH	106	365	99	.271	4	30

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
	34	89	19	.213	1	7
	19	68	17	.250	1	7

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
34	225.1	13	11	4.03	74
29	154.1	12	6	3.91	62
5	28.1	2	2	4.76	8

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
	17	89.1	5	5	3.53	29
	5	15	1	0	6.00	5

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
39	4	3	2	4.52	22
20	2	1	2	3.89	15
11	0	1	0	8.15	11

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Holyoke, Stockton

External links

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