1980 Boston Red Sox

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Season Overview

83-77 Missed Playoffs
Record Outcome

1980 Boston Red Sox

What was the record of the 1980 Boston Red Sox?

The Boston Red Sox finished the regular season with a 83-77 record. They went 36-45 at home and 47-32 on the road.

What division did the 1980 Boston Red Sox play in?

The 1980 Boston Red Sox played in the East Division of the American League.

What was the division record of the 1980 Boston Red Sox?

During the regular season, the 1980 Boston Red Sox went 36-42 against their AL East opponents.

What was the 1980 Boston Red Sox record against each of their divisional opponents?

Opponent Record Win Percentage % Run Differential
Detroit Tigers 8-5 61.5% +1
Cleveland Indians 7-6 53.8% +11
Toronto Blue Jays 7-6 53.8% +5
Milwaukee Brewers 6-7 46.2% -20
Baltimore Orioles 5-8 38.5% -20
New York Yankees 3-10 23.1% -18

What was the 1980 Boston Red Sox record by month?

Among qualifying months, the 1980 Boston Red Sox had their best month in August, when they went 20-7 and had a 74.1% win percentage. Their worst month was September, when they went 12-17 and had a 41.4% win percentage.

Month Record Win Percentage % Run Differential
April 8-9 47.1% -27
May 14-14 50% -10
June 16-10 61.5% +10
July 12-16 42.9% -7
August 20-7 74.1% +36
September 12-17 41.4% -5
October 1-4 20% -7

Did the 1980 Boston Red Sox make the Postseason?

No, the Red Sox didn't make the Postseason in 1980.

What was the run differential for the 1980 Boston Red Sox?

The Boston Red Sox finished the regular season with a run differential of -10. Based on their run differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Red Sox could have been expected to have about 79.0 wins, or a 79-81 record in the regular season.

How did the 1980 Boston Red Sox perform in one-run games?

In one-run games, or games that went into extra innings, the 1980 Boston Red Sox went 27-24.

How did the 1980 Boston Red Sox perform in extra inning games?

During the regular season, the 1980 Boston Red Sox went 9-5 in extra inning games.

What was the longest win streak for the 1980 Boston Red Sox?

The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1980 Boston Red Sox was a 9 game winning streak.

What was the longest losing streak for the 1980 Boston Red Sox?

The longest losing streak that the Boston Red Sox had during the 1980 regular season was 5 games, which happened once during the season.

1980 Boston Red Sox Schedule

= Playoff Team

Bold = Division Opponent

Date Opponent Score
Regular Season
Thu, Apr 10, 1980 @ Milwaukee Brewers Loss 5 - 9
Sat, Apr 12, 1980 @ Milwaukee Brewers Loss 1 - 18
Sun, Apr 13, 1980 @ Milwaukee Brewers Win 3 - 1
Mon, Apr 14, 1980 vs Detroit Tigers Win 3 - 1
Wed, Apr 16, 1980 vs Detroit Tigers Win 10 - 9
Thu, Apr 17, 1980 vs Detroit Tigers Win 5 - 4 (11)
Fri, Apr 18, 1980 vs Texas Rangers Loss 5 - 6
Sat, Apr 19, 1980 vs Texas Rangers Loss 0 - 8
Sun, Apr 20, 1980 vs Texas Rangers Win 6 - 5 (11)
Mon, Apr 21, 1980 vs Chicago White Sox Win 9 - 8
Tue, Apr 22, 1980 vs Chicago White Sox Loss 0 - 2
Thu, Apr 24, 1980 vs Chicago White Sox Loss 3 - 9
Fri, Apr 25, 1980 @ Detroit Tigers Loss 3 - 11
Sat, Apr 26, 1980 @ Detroit Tigers Win 12 - 7
Sun, Apr 27, 1980 @ Detroit Tigers Loss 5 - 8
Tue, Apr 29, 1980 @ Chicago White Sox Win 11 - 1
Wed, Apr 30, 1980 @ Chicago White Sox Loss 1 - 2
Thu, May 1, 1980 @ Chicago White Sox Win 4 - 3
Fri, May 2, 1980 @ Kansas City Royals Win 6 - 5 (11)
Sat, May 3, 1980 @ Kansas City Royals Win 7 - 0
Sun, May 4, 1980 @ Kansas City Royals Loss 3 - 5
Mon, May 5, 1980 @ Texas Rangers Loss 3 - 11
Tue, May 6, 1980 @ Texas Rangers Loss 2 - 7
Wed, May 7, 1980 @ Texas Rangers Win 7 - 4 (11)
Fri, May 9, 1980 vs Kansas City Royals Loss 5 - 6
Sat, May 10, 1980 vs Kansas City Royals Loss 8 - 13
Sun, May 11, 1980 vs Kansas City Royals Win 5 - 2
Mon, May 12, 1980 vs Minnesota Twins Loss 3 - 4
Tue, May 13, 1980 vs Minnesota Twins Win 10 - 5
Wed, May 14, 1980 vs Minnesota Twins Win 7 - 6
Thu, May 15, 1980 @ Cleveland Indians Win 6 - 2
Fri, May 16, 1980 @ Cleveland Indians Win 2 - 1
Sat, May 17, 1980 @ Cleveland Indians Loss 3 - 4 (10)
Sun, May 18, 1980 @ Cleveland Indians Loss 1 - 3
Mon, May 19, 1980 @ Toronto Blue Jays Loss 2 - 7
Tue, May 20, 1980 @ Toronto Blue Jays Win 4 - 3
Wed, May 21, 1980 @ Toronto Blue Jays Win 11 - 2
Fri, May 23, 1980 vs Cleveland Indians Win 4 - 1
Sat, May 24, 1980 vs Cleveland Indians Loss 2 - 7
Sun, May 25, 1980 vs Cleveland Indians Loss 2 - 3
Mon, May 26, 1980 vs Toronto Blue Jays Loss 1 - 3
Tue, May 27, 1980 vs Toronto Blue Jays Win 5 - 4
Wed, May 28, 1980 vs Toronto Blue Jays Loss 1 - 4
Fri, May 30, 1980 vs Milwaukee Brewers Win 5 - 3
Sat, May 31, 1980 vs Milwaukee Brewers Loss 8 - 19
Sun, Jun 1, 1980 vs Milwaukee Brewers Loss 5 - 8
Mon, Jun 2, 1980 @ Minnesota Twins Win 6 - 2
Tue, Jun 3, 1980 @ Minnesota Twins Loss 4 - 9
Fri, Jun 6, 1980 @ Oakland Athletics Win 14 - 8
Sat, Jun 7, 1980 @ Oakland Athletics Loss 1 - 4
Sun, Jun 8, 1980 @ Oakland Athletics Win 6 - 1
Mon, Jun 9, 1980 @ Seattle Mariners Loss 7 - 8 (13)
Tue, Jun 10, 1980 @ Seattle Mariners Win 5 - 4 (11)
Wed, Jun 11, 1980 @ Seattle Mariners Win 7 - 5
Thu, Jun 12, 1980 @ California Angels Win 13 - 2
Fri, Jun 13, 1980 @ California Angels Win 3 - 0
Sat, Jun 14, 1980 @ California Angels Win 7 - 3
Sun, Jun 15, 1980 @ California Angels Win 6 - 5
Mon, Jun 16, 1980 vs Oakland Athletics Loss 8 - 11
Tue, Jun 17, 1980 vs Oakland Athletics Win 6 - 2
Wed, Jun 18, 1980 vs Seattle Mariners Win 6 - 2
Thu, Jun 19, 1980 vs Seattle Mariners Win 2 - 0
Fri, Jun 20, 1980 vs California Angels Loss 2 - 20
Sat, Jun 21, 1980 vs California Angels Loss 2 - 4
Sun, Jun 22, 1980 vs California Angels Win 6 - 3
Mon, Jun 23, 1980 @ New York Yankees Win 7 - 2
Tue, Jun 24, 1980 @ New York Yankees Loss 5 - 10
Wed, Jun 25, 1980 @ New York Yankees Win 4 - 3 (10)
Fri, Jun 27, 1980 vs Baltimore Orioles Win 3 - 2
Sat, Jun 28, 1980 vs Baltimore Orioles Loss 4 - 8
Mon, Jun 30, 1980 vs New York Yankees Loss 3 - 6
Tue, Jul 1, 1980 vs New York Yankees Loss 2 - 3
Wed, Jul 2, 1980 vs New York Yankees Loss 0 - 6
Thu, Jul 3, 1980 @ Baltimore Orioles Win 5 - 2
Fri, Jul 4, 1980 @ Baltimore Orioles Loss 3 - 10
Sat, Jul 5, 1980 @ Baltimore Orioles Win 1 - 0
Sun, Jul 6, 1980 @ Baltimore Orioles Win 6 - 4
Thu, Jul 10, 1980 @ Milwaukee Brewers Loss 1 - 2
Thu, Jul 10, 1980 @ Milwaukee Brewers Win 7 - 0
Fri, Jul 11, 1980 @ Milwaukee Brewers Loss 6 - 7
Sat, Jul 12, 1980 vs Detroit Tigers Win 9 - 3
Sun, Jul 13, 1980 vs Detroit Tigers Win 8 - 4
Mon, Jul 14, 1980 vs Detroit Tigers Loss 4 - 12
Tue, Jul 15, 1980 vs Kansas City Royals Loss 4 - 8
Wed, Jul 16, 1980 vs Kansas City Royals Loss 1 - 5
Thu, Jul 17, 1980 vs Kansas City Royals Win 12 - 4
Fri, Jul 18, 1980 vs Minnesota Twins Win 1 - 0 (10)
Sat, Jul 19, 1980 vs Minnesota Twins Loss 0 - 4
Sun, Jul 20, 1980 vs Minnesota Twins Loss 4 - 5
Mon, Jul 21, 1980 vs Texas Rangers Loss 3 - 5
Tue, Jul 22, 1980 vs Texas Rangers Loss 3 - 4
Wed, Jul 23, 1980 vs Texas Rangers Win 12 - 5
Fri, Jul 25, 1980 @ Minnesota Twins Win 7 - 5
Fri, Jul 25, 1980 @ Minnesota Twins Loss 0 - 6
Sat, Jul 26, 1980 @ Minnesota Twins Win 5 - 1
Sun, Jul 27, 1980 @ Minnesota Twins Loss 4 - 5
Tue, Jul 29, 1980 @ Kansas City Royals Loss 8 - 9
Wed, Jul 30, 1980 @ Kansas City Royals Win 7 - 1
Thu, Jul 31, 1980 @ Kansas City Royals Loss 3 - 13
Fri, Aug 1, 1980 @ Texas Rangers Loss 5 - 7
Sat, Aug 2, 1980 @ Texas Rangers Win 1 - 0
Sun, Aug 3, 1980 @ Texas Rangers Win 6 - 4
Mon, Aug 4, 1980 vs Milwaukee Brewers Win 7 - 2
Tue, Aug 5, 1980 vs Milwaukee Brewers Win 3 - 1
Wed, Aug 6, 1980 vs Milwaukee Brewers Loss 4 - 9
Thu, Aug 7, 1980 vs Milwaukee Brewers Win 7 - 3