1980 Boston Red Sox Season Summary

Record: 83-77, 5th in American League East (7 teams)
Runs Scored: 757
Runs Allowed: 767
Pythagorean W-L: 79-81

Manager(s): Don Zimmer (82-73), Johnny Pesky (1-4)
Ball Park: Fenway Park

Notable Moments from 1980

12 March 1980 - Owner Tom Yawkey becomes the first person elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame who had never been a player, a manager, or a general manager.

13 May 1980 - Fred Lynn hits for the cycle in a 10-5 win over Minnesota at Fenway Park.

22 December 1980 - Boston postmark contracts for the 1981 season to Fred Lynn and Carlton Fisk, two days after the due date, which allows the option for both players to declare free agency. Both eventually do so and the Red Sox lose two perennial All-Stars in one fell swoop.