The Kansas City Royals were 97-65 in 1980. They finished 1st in the AL West. They lost in the 1980 World Series against the Philadelphia Phillies, 4 games to 2.
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Mullins' 2-run homer, Seymour's sharp outing lift Rays to 8th straight win, 5-2 over Royals
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Junior Caminero homers for the 5th straight game as the Rays beat the Royals 10-4 in series opener
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Carter Jensen extends his hitting streak as the Royals avoid sweep in 5-4 win over the White Sox
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Gonzalez hits RBI single in ninth as White Sox beat Royals 2-1
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Tristan Peters hits grand slam in the White Sox's 22-1 romp over the Royals
1980 Batting Stats
See stats| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 162 | 5,714 | 809 | 1,633 | 266 | 59 | 115 | 766 | 508 | 38 | 709 | 185 | 43 | .286 | .345 | .413 |
Team Rank | 1st | 4th | 1st | 5th | 3rd | 13th | 4th | 11th | 2nd | 6th | 5th | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | 4th |
1980 Pitching Stats
See stats| G | W | L | ERA | SO | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 162 | 97 | 65 | 3.83 | 614 | 8 | 42 | 1459.1 | 1,496 | 621 | 694 | 129 | 465 | 19 |
Team Rank | 3rd | 3rd | 13th | 25th | 10th | 4th | 11th | 16th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 6th | 4th |
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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
50 | 35 | .588 | ||
49 | 39 | .557 | 2.5 | |
46 | 42 | .523 | 5.5 | |
45 | 43 | .511 | 6.5 | |
36 | 51 | .414 | 15.0 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
53 | 32 | .624 | ||
49 | 38 | .563 | 5.0 | |
45 | 39 | .536 | 7.5 | |
44 | 44 | .500 | 10.5 | |
40 | 46 | .465 | 13.5 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
56 | 31 | .644 | ||
43 | 42 | .506 | 12.0 | |
43 | 43 | .500 | 12.5 | |
36 | 50 | .419 | 19.5 | |
35 | 53 | .398 | 21.5 |
| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
51 | 33 | .607 | ||
48 | 38 | .558 | 4.0 | |
41 | 46 | .471 | 11.5 | |
40 | 48 | .455 | 13.0 | |
37 | 48 | .435 | 14.5 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
45 | 41 | .523 | ||
46 | 42 | .523 | ||
42 | 46 | .477 | 4.0 | |
38 | 50 | .432 | 8.0 | |
35 | 53 | .398 | 11.0 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
45 | 43 | .511 | ||
45 | 43 | .511 | ||
43 | 46 | .483 | 2.5 | |
41 | 46 | .471 | 3.5 | |
36 | 52 | .409 | 9.0 |