1980 California League season
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| 1980 California League season | |
|---|---|
| League | California League |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Duration | April 10 – August 31 |
| Games | 140 |
| Teams | 9 |
| Regular season | |
| League champions | Stockton Ports |
| Season MVP | Jaime Cocanower, Stockton Ports Candy Maldonado, Lodi Dodgers |
| Playoffs | |
| League champions | Stockton Ports |
| Runners-up | Visalia Oaks |
The 1980 California League was a Class A baseball season played between April 10 and August 31. Nine teams played a 140-game schedule, as the winner of each half of the season qualifying for the playoffs.
The Stockton Ports won the California League championship, as they defeated the Visalia Oaks in the final round of the playoffs.
- The Bakersfield Outlaws disbanded operations.
- The Santa Clara Padres relocated to Rohnert Park, California and were renamed to the Redwood Pioneers. The team remained in the North Division.
Teams
Map of teams
Regular season
Summary
- The Stockton Ports finished with the best record in the regular season for the first time since 1969.
- Alan Wiggins of the Lodi Dodgers set a professional baseball single-season record with 120 stolen bases.[1]
Standings
| North Division | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Win | Loss | % | GB |
| Stockton Ports | 90 | 51 | .638 | – |
| Modesto A's | 74 | 65 | .532 | 15 |
| Reno Silver Sox | 75 | 66 | .532 | 15 |
| Lodi Dodgers | 57 | 83 | .407 | 32.5 |
| Redwood Pioneers | 55 | 85 | .393 | 34.5 |
| South Division | ||||
| Team | Win | Loss | % | GB |
| Fresno Giants | 74 | 66 | .529 | – |
| San Jose Missions | 73 | 66 | .525 | 0.5 |
| Visalia Oaks | 71 | 69 | .507 | 3 |
| Salinas Angels | 61 | 79 | .436 | 13 |
League Leaders
Batting leaders
| Stat | Player | Total |
|---|---|---|
| AVG | John Flammang, San Jose Missions | .348 |
| H | Ed Irvine, Stockton Ports | 177 |
| R | Bobby Garrett, Modesto A's | 117 |
| 2B | James Durrman, Modesto A's | 33 |
| 3B | Al Chambers, San Jose Missions | 12 |
| HR | Greg Brock, Lodi Dodgers | 29 |
| RBI | Candy Maldonado, Lodi Dodgers | 102 |
| SB | Alan Wiggins, Lodi Dodgers | 120 |
Pitching leaders
Playoffs
- The Stockton Ports won their sixth California League championship, as they defeated the Visalia Oaks in three games.
Playoff bracket
| Divisional finals | Finals | ||||||||
| N1 | Stockton | bye | |||||||
| N1 | Stockton | 3 | |||||||
| S2 | Visalia | 0 | |||||||
| S1 | Fresno | 1 | |||||||
| S2 | Visalia | 2 | |||||||
Awards
| California League awards | |
|---|---|
| Award name | Recipient |
| Most Valuable Player | Jaime Cocanower, Stockton Ports Candy Maldonado, Lodi Dodgers |