December 10, 1979: Andre Robertson was purchased by the New York Yankees from the Toronto Blue Jays.
March 29, 1980: Rico Carty was released by the Blue Jays.
March 29, 1980: Steve Luebber was released by the Blue Jays.
Regular season
One of the highlights for the 1980 Blue Jays was the emergence of Dave Stieb as a quality starter. Also, on May 4, Otto Vélez hit four home runs in a doubleheader sweep of the Cleveland Indians, including a walk-off shot in the first game.
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
Pos
Player
G
AB
R
H
2B
3B
Avg.
HR
RBI
SB
C
106
295
23
70
12
2
.237
6
34
1
1B
149
501
62
124
19
2
.248
30
82
0
2B
140
543
50
151
30
7
.278
4
46
13
3B
142
528
51
142
28
9
.269
10
57
0
SS
155
653
63
166
26
15
.254
2
41
18
LF
109
373
54
112
18
2
.300
15
47
4
CF
130
463
55
124
22
4
.268
13
56
3
RF
114
389
44
89
24
1
.229
9
46
4
DH
104
357
54
96
12
3
.269
20
62
0
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
Player
G
AB
R
H
2B
3B
Avg.
HR
RBI
SB
116
347
44
82
14
2
.236
1
16
12
80
222
24
55
10
1
.248
2
14
2
91
218
18
47
11
0
.216
4
19
0
53
188
24
40
7
1
.213
4
18
4
64
144
12
28
5
1
.194
3
15
0
38
111
11
27
6
1
.243
0
4
3
34
61
10
13
3
1
.213
1
5
1
37
55
4
15
2
0
.273
1
9
0
70
50
16
4
0
0
.080
0
4
2
20
41
5
9
0
1
.220
1
5
0
5
16
0
2
0
0
.125
0
0
0
5
8
0
0
0
0
.000
0
0
0
3
7
0
2
0
0
.286
0
0
0
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
Player
G
GS
IP
W
L
ERA
R
ER
BB
K
34
34
250.2
13
16
3.30
108
92
128
152
34
32
242.2
12
15
3.71
108
100
83
108
33
22
130.2
5
12
4.34
73
63
66
53
12
12
85
5
2
4.02
40
38
30
44
13
10
59.2
3
4
4.53
35
30
31
26
10
8
43.1
2
5
5.40
29
26
15
10
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
Player
G
GS
IP
W
L
SV
ERA
R
ER
BB
K
55
10
135.2
6
9
4
4.51
79
68
53
70
29
18
121.2
4
13
0
5.47
78
74
52
53
23
12
68
3
8
1
6.75
56
51
41
35
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
