1980 Boston Red Sox Game-by-Game Results

American League (AL)
Team Record: 83-77
Finished 5th in the AL's East Division
Attendance: 1,956,110, Avg. 24,761
Ballpark: Fenway Park II
Manager: Don Zimmer (82-73)
Manager: Johnny Pesky (1-4)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
1980 Boston Red Sox Statistics
1980 Boston Red Sox Roster

The Boston Red Sox of the American League ended the 1980 season with a record of 83 wins and 77 losses, finishing fifth in the AL's East Division.

The Red Sox plated 757 runs and conceded 767 runs. Tony Perez paced Boston with 25 home runs, while Carlton Fisk, Jim Rice, Carl Yastrzemski and Dwight Evans each walloped 20 or more also. Tony Perez drove in 105 runs. Dave Stapleton topped hitters with significant playing time by hitting .321. Dennis Eckersley led the squad with 12 wins, and Bob Stanley recorded a 3.39 ERA, leading regularly-used pitchers.

Don Zimmer and Johnny Pesky coached the team.

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Regular Season Runs For: 757
Regular Season Runs Against: 767

Date Game Res Home Road Record
April 10, 1980 Boston Red Sox 5 at Milwaukee Brewers 9 L 0-0 0-1 0-1
April 12, 1980 Boston Red Sox 1 at Milwaukee Brewers 18 L 0-0 0-2 0-2
April 13, 1980 Boston Red Sox 3 at Milwaukee Brewers 1 W 0-0 1-2 1-2
April 14, 1980 Detroit Tigers 1 at Boston Red Sox 3 W 1-0 1-2 2-2
April 16, 1980 Detroit Tigers 9 at Boston Red Sox 10 W 2-0 1-2 3-2
April 17, 1980 Detroit Tigers 4 at Boston Red Sox 5 W 3-0 1-2 4-2
April 18, 1980 Texas Rangers 6 at Boston Red Sox 5 L 3-1 1-2 4-3
April 19, 1980 Texas Rangers 8 at Boston Red Sox 0 L 3-2 1-2 4-4
April 20, 1980 Texas Rangers 5 at Boston Red Sox 6 W 4-2 1-2 5-4
April 21, 1980 Chicago White Sox 8 at Boston Red Sox 9 W 5-2 1-2 6-4
April 22, 1980 Chicago White Sox 2 at Boston Red Sox 0 L 5-3 1-2 6-5
April 24, 1980 Chicago White Sox 9 at Boston Red Sox 3 L 5-4 1-2 6-6
April 25, 1980 Boston Red Sox 3 at Detroit Tigers 11 L 5-4 1-3 6-7
April 26, 1980 Boston Red Sox 12 at Detroit Tigers 7 W 5-4 2-3 7-7
April 27, 1980 Boston Red Sox 5 at Detroit Tigers 8 L 5-4 2-4 7-8
April 29, 1980 Boston Red Sox 11 at Chicago White Sox 1 W 5-4 3-4 8-8
April 30, 1980 Boston Red Sox 1 at Chicago White Sox 2 L 5-4 3-5 8-9
May 1, 1980 Boston Red Sox 4 at Chicago White Sox 3 W 5-4 4-5 9-9
May 2, 1980 Boston Red Sox 6 at Kansas City Royals 5 W 5-4 5-5 10-9
May 3, 1980 Boston Red Sox 7 at Kansas City Royals 0 W 5-4 6-5 11-9
May 4, 1980 Boston Red Sox 3 at Kansas City Royals 5 L 5-4 6-6 11-10
May 5, 1980 Boston Red Sox 3 at Texas Rangers 11 L 5-4 6-7 11-11
May 6, 1980 Boston Red Sox 2 at Texas Rangers 7 L 5-4 6-8 11-12
May 7, 1980 Boston Red Sox 7 at Texas Rangers 4 W 5-4 7-8 12-12
May 9, 1980 Kansas City Royals 6 at Boston Red Sox 5 L 5-5 7-8 12-13
May 10, 1980 Kansas City Royals 13 at Boston Red Sox 8 L 5-6 7-8 12-14
May 11, 1980 Kansas City Royals 2 at Boston Red Sox 5 W 6-6 7-8 13-14
May 12, 1980 Minnesota Twins 4 at Boston Red Sox 3 L 6-7 7-8 13-15
May 13, 1980 Minnesota Twins 5 at Boston Red Sox 10 W 7-7 7-8 14-15
May 14, 1980 Minnesota Twins 6 at Boston Red Sox 7 W 8-7 7-8 15-15
May 15, 1980 Boston Red Sox 6 at Cleveland Indians 2 W 8-7 8-8 16-15
May 16, 1980 Boston Red Sox 2 at Cleveland Indians 1 W 8-7 9-8 17-15
May 17, 1980 Boston Red Sox 3 at Cleveland Indians 4 L 8-7 9-9 17-16
May 18, 1980 Boston Red Sox 1 at Cleveland Indians 3 L 8-7 9-10 17-17
May 19, 1980 Boston Red Sox 2 at Toronto Blue Jays 7 L 8-7 9-11 17-18
May 20, 1980 Boston Red Sox 4 at Toronto Blue Jays 3 W 8-7 10-11 18-18
May 21, 1980 Boston Red Sox 11 at Toronto Blue Jays 2 W 8-7 11-11 19-18
May 23, 1980 Cleveland Indians 1 at Boston Red Sox 4 W 9-7 11-11 20-18
May 24, 1980 Cleveland Indians 7 at Boston Red Sox 2 L 9-8 11-11 20-19
May 25, 1980 Cleveland Indians 3 at Boston Red Sox 2 L 9-9 11-11 20-20
May 26, 1980 Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Boston Red Sox 1 L 9-10 11-11 20-21
May 27, 1980 Toronto Blue Jays 4 at Boston Red Sox 5 W 10-10 11-11 21-21
May 28, 1980 Toronto Blue Jays 4 at Boston Red Sox 1 L 10-11 11-11 21-22
May 30, 1980 Milwaukee Brewers 3 at Boston Red Sox 5 W 11-11 11-11 22-22
May 31, 1980 Milwaukee Brewers 19 at Boston Red Sox 8 L 11-12 11-11 22-23
June 1, 1980 Milwaukee Brewers 8 at Boston Red Sox 5 L 11-13 11-11 22-24
June 2, 1980 Boston Red Sox 6 at Minnesota Twins 2 W 11-13 12-11 23-24
June 3, 1980 Boston Red Sox 4 at Minnesota Twins 9 L 11-13 12-12 23-25
June 6, 1980 Boston Red Sox 14 at Oakland Athletics 8 W 11-13 13-12 24-25
June 7, 1980 Boston Red Sox 1 at Oakland Athletics 4 L 11-13 13-13 24-26
June 8, 1980 Boston Red Sox 6 at Oakland Athletics 1 W 11-13 14-13 25-26
June 9, 1980 Boston Red Sox 7 at Seattle Mariners 8 L 11-13 14-14 25-27
June 10, 1980 Boston Red Sox 5 at Seattle Mariners 4 W 11-13 15-14 26-27
June 11, 1980 Boston Red Sox 7 at Seattle Mariners 5 W 11-13 16-14 27-27
June 12, 1980 Boston Red Sox 13 at California Angels 2 W 11-13 17-14 28-27
June 13, 1980 Boston Red Sox 3 at California Angels 0 W 11-13 18-14 29-27
June 14, 1980 Boston Red Sox 7 at California Angels 3 W 11-13 19-14 30-27
June 15, 1980 Boston Red Sox 6 at California Angels 5 W 11-13 20-14 31-27
June 16, 1980 Oakland Athletics 11 at Boston Red Sox 8 L 11-14 20-14 31-28
June 17, 1980 Oakland Athletics 2 at Boston Red Sox 6 W 12-14 20-14 32-28
June 18, 1980 Seattle Mariners 2 at Boston Red Sox 6 W 13-14 20-14 33-28
June 19, 1980 Seattle Mariners 0 at Boston Red Sox 2 W 14-14 20-14 34-28
June 20, 1980 California Angels 20 at Boston Red Sox 2 L 14-15 20-14 34-29
June 21, 1980 California Angels 4 at Boston Red Sox 2 L 14-16 20-14 34-30
June 22, 1980 California Angels 3 at Boston Red Sox 6 W 15-16 20-14 35-30
June 23, 1980 Boston Red Sox 7 at New York Yankees 2 W 15-16 21-14 36-30
June 24, 1980 Boston Red Sox 5 at New York Yankees 10 L 15-16 21-15 36-31
June 25, 1980 Boston Red Sox 4 at New York Yankees 3 W 15-16 22-15 37-31
June 27, 1980 Baltimore Orioles 2 at Boston Red Sox 3 W 16-16 22-15 38-31
June 28, 1980 Baltimore Orioles 8 at Boston Red Sox 4 L 16-17 22-15 38-32
June 30, 1980 New York Yankees 6 at Boston Red Sox 3 L 16-18 22-15 38-33
July 1, 1980 New York Yankees 3 at Boston Red Sox 2 L 16-19 22-15 38-34
July 2, 1980 New York Yankees 6 at Boston Red Sox 0 L 16-20 22-15 38-35
July 3, 1980 Boston Red Sox 5 at Baltimore Orioles 2 W 16-20 23-15 39-35
July 4, 1980 Boston Red Sox 3 at Baltimore Orioles 10 L 16-20 23-16 39-36
July 5, 1980 Boston Red Sox 1 at Baltimore Orioles 0 W 16-20 24-16 40-36
July 6, 1980 Boston Red Sox 6 at Baltimore Orioles 4 W 16-20 25-16 41-36
July 10, 1980 Boston Red Sox 7 at Milwaukee Brewers 0 W 16-20 26-16 42-36
July 10, 1980 Boston Red Sox 1 at Milwaukee Brewers 2 L 16-20 26-17 42-37
July 11, 1980 Boston Red Sox 6 at Milwaukee Brewers 7 L 16-20 26-18 42-38
July 12, 1980 Detroit Tigers 3 at Boston Red Sox 9 W 17-20 26-18 43-38
July 13, 1980 Detroit Tigers 4 at Boston Red Sox 8 W 18-20 26-18 44-38
July 14, 1980 Detroit Tigers 12 at Boston Red Sox 4 L 18-21 26-18 44-39
July 15, 1980 Kansas City Royals 8 at Boston Red Sox 4 L 18-22 26-18 44-40
July 16, 1980 Kansas City Royals 5 at Boston Red Sox 1 L 18-23 26-18 44-41
July 17, 1980 Kansas City Royals 4 at Boston Red Sox 12 W 19-23 26-18 45-41
July 18, 1980 Minnesota Twins 0 at Boston Red Sox 1 W 20-23 26-18 46-41
July 19, 1980 Minnesota Twins 4 at Boston Red Sox 0 L 20-24 26-18 46-42
July 20, 1980 Minnesota Twins 5 at Boston Red Sox 4 L 20-25 26-18 46-43
July 21, 1980 Texas Rangers 5 at Boston Red Sox 3 L 20-26 26-18 46-44
July 22, 1980 Texas Rangers 4 at Boston Red Sox 3 L 20-27 26-18 46-45
July 23, 1980 Texas Rangers 5 at Boston Red Sox 12 W 21-27 26-18 47-45
July 25, 1980 Boston Red Sox 0 at Minnesota Twins 6 L 21-27 26-19 47-46
July 25, 1980 Boston Red Sox 7 at Minnesota Twins 5 W 21-27 27-19 48-46
July 26, 1980 Boston Red Sox 5 at Minnesota Twins 1 W 21-27 28-19 49-46
July 27, 1980 Boston Red Sox 4 at Minnesota Twins 5 L 21-27 28-20 49-47
July 29, 1980 Boston Red Sox 8 at Kansas City Royals 9 L 21-27 28-21 49-48
July 30, 1980 Boston Red Sox 7 at Kansas City Royals 1 W 21-27 29-21 50-48
July 31, 1980 Boston Red Sox 3 at Kansas City Royals 13 L 21-27 29-22 50-49
August 1, 1980 Boston Red Sox 5 at Texas Rangers 7 L 21-27 29-23 50-50
August 2, 1980 Boston Red Sox 1 at Texas Rangers 0 W 21-27 30-23 51-50
August 3, 1980 Boston Red Sox 6 at Texas Rangers 4 W 21-27 31-23 52-50
August 4, 1980 Milwaukee Brewers 2 at Boston Red Sox 7 W 22-27 31-23 53-50
August 5, 1980 Milwaukee Brewers 1 at Boston Red Sox 3 W 23-27 31-23 54-50
August 6, 1980 Milwaukee Brewers 9 at Boston Red Sox 4 L 23-28 31-23 54-51
August 7, 1980 Milwaukee Brewers 3 at Boston Red Sox 7 W 24-28 31-23 55-51
August 8, 1980 Chicago White Sox 1 at Boston Red Sox 4 W 25-28 31-23 56-51
August 9, 1980 Chicago White Sox 5 at Boston Red Sox 4 L 25-29 31-23 56-52
August 10, 1980 Chicago White Sox 3 at Boston Red Sox 4 W 26-29 31-23 57-52
August 11, 1980 Boston Red Sox 7 at Detroit Tigers 8 L 26-29 31-24 57-53
August 12, 1980 Boston Red Sox 5 at Detroit Tigers 4 W 26-29 32-24 58-53
August 13, 1980 Boston Red Sox 1 at Detroit Tigers 2 L 26-29 32-25 58-54
August 14, 1980 Boston Red Sox 3 at Detroit Tigers 1 W 26-29 33-25 59-54
August 15, 1980 Boston Red Sox 8 at Chicago White Sox 5 W 26-29 34-25 60-54
August 19, 1980 Boston Red Sox 7 at Oakland Athletics 5 W 26-29 35-25 61-54
August 20, 1980 Boston Red Sox 1 at Oakland Athletics 2 L 26-29 35-26 61-55
August 21, 1980 Boston Red Sox 5 at Oakland Athletics 1 W 26-29 36-26 62-55
August 22, 1980 Boston Red Sox 1 at Seattle Mariners 0 W 26-29 37-26 63-55
August 23, 1980 Boston Red Sox 1 at Seattle Mariners 3 L 26-29 37-27 63-56
August 24, 1980 Boston Red Sox 10 at Seattle Mariners 7 W 26-29 38-27 64-56
August 25, 1980 Boston Red Sox 4 at California Angels 2 W 26-29 39-27 65-56
August 26, 1980 Boston Red Sox 5 at California Angels 1 W 26-29 40-27 66-56
August 28, 1980 Oakland Athletics 2 at Boston Red Sox 3 W 27-29 40-27 67-56
August 29, 1980 Oakland Athletics 3 at Boston Red Sox 6 W 28-29 40-27 68-56
August 30, 1980 Oakland Athletics 6 at Boston Red Sox 7 W 29-29 40-27 69-56
August 31, 1980 Oakland Athletics 1 at Boston Red Sox 5 W 30-29 40-27 70-56
September 1, 1980 California Angels 3 at Boston Red Sox 4 W 31-29 40-27 71-56
September 2, 1980 California Angels 2 at Boston Red Sox 10 W 32-29 40-27 72-56
September 3, 1980 California Angels 7 at Boston Red Sox 2 L 32-30 40-27 72-57
September 4, 1980 Seattle Mariners 7 at Boston Red Sox 4 L 32-31 40-27 72-58
September 5, 1980 Seattle Mariners 4 at Boston Red Sox 2 L 32-32 40-27 72-59
September 6, 1980 Seattle Mariners 1 at Boston Red Sox 5 W 33-32 40-27 73-59
September 7, 1980 Seattle Mariners 12 at Boston Red Sox 6 L 33-33 40-27 73-60
September 8, 1980 Boston Red Sox 10 at Cleveland Indians 4 W 33-33 41-27 74-60
September 9, 1980 Boston Red Sox 4 at Cleveland Indians 3 W 33-33 42-27 75-60
September 10, 1980 Boston Red Sox 4 at Cleveland Indians 7 L 33-33 42-28 75-61
September 11, 1980 New York Yankees 8 at Boston Red Sox 5 L 33-34 42-28 75-62
September 12, 1980 New York Yankees 4 at Boston Red Sox 2 L 33-35 42-28 75-63
September 13, 1980 New York Yankees 4 at Boston Red Sox 3 L 33-36 42-28 75-64
September 14, 1980 New York Yankees 5 at Boston Red Sox 3 L 33-37 42-28 75-65
September 16, 1980 Cleveland Indians 5 at Boston Red Sox 9 W 34-37 42-28 76-65
September 17, 1980 Cleveland Indians 6 at Boston Red Sox 5 L 34-38 42-28 76-66
September 18, 1980 Cleveland Indians 3 at Boston Red Sox 8 W 35-38 42-28 77-66
September 19, 1980 Boston Red Sox 1 at New York Yankees 2 L 35-38 42-29 77-67
September 20, 1980 Boston Red Sox 4 at New York Yankees 1 W 35-38 43-29 78-67
September 21, 1980 Boston Red Sox 0 at New York Yankees 3 L 35-38 43-30 78-68
September 22, 1980 Boston Red Sox 5 at Baltimore Orioles 3 W 35-38 44-30 79-68
September 23, 1980 Boston Red Sox 6 at Baltimore Orioles 8 L 35-38 44-31 79-69
September 24, 1980 Boston Red Sox 9 at Baltimore Orioles 12 L 35-38 44-32 79-70
September 26, 1980 Boston Red Sox 3 at Toronto Blue Jays 1 W 35-38 45-32 80-70
September 27, 1980 Boston Red Sox 4 at Toronto Blue Jays 3 W 35-38 46-32 81-70
September 28, 1980 Boston Red Sox 7 at Toronto Blue Jays 3 W 35-38 47-32 82-70
September 29, 1980 Baltimore Orioles 4 at Boston Red Sox 3 L 35-39 47-32 82-71
September 29, 1980 Baltimore Orioles 5 at Boston Red Sox 2 L 35-40 47-32 82-72
September 30, 1980 Baltimore Orioles 11 at Boston Red Sox 6 L 35-41 47-32 82-73
October 1, 1980 Baltimore Orioles 12 at Boston Red Sox 8 L 35-42 47-32 82-74
October 2, 1980 Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Boston Red Sox 4 W 36-42 47-32 83-74
October 4, 1980 Toronto Blue Jays 7 at Boston Red Sox 6 L 36-43 47-32 83-75
October 4, 1980 Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Boston Red Sox 1 L 36-44 47-32 83-76
October 5, 1980 Toronto Blue Jays 4 at Boston Red Sox 1 L 36-45 47-32 83-77


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