1980 Los Angeles Dodgers season
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The 1980 Los Angeles Dodgers finished the season in second place in the National League West, one game behind the Houston Astros. After the 162-game regular season, the Dodgers and Astros were tied in first place in the Western Division. The two teams faced off in a 1-game playoff on October 6, 1980 at Dodger Stadium, which the Astros won 7–1 behind a complete-game victory by pitcher Joe Niekro.[1] Don Sutton set a Dodger record with his 52nd career shutout this season and the Dodgers also hosted the All-Star game for the first time.
1980 Los Angeles Dodgers | ||||
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League | National League | |||
Division | West | |||
Ballpark | Dodger Stadium | |||
City | Los Angeles | |||
Owners | Peter O'Malley | |||
General managers | Al Campanis | |||
Managers | Tommy Lasorda | |||
Television | KTTV (11) Vin Scully, Jerry Doggett, Ross Porter ONTV Geoff Witcher, Al Downing | |||
Radio | KABC Vin Scully, Jerry Doggett, Ross Porter KTNQ Jaime Jarrín, Rudy Hoyos | |||
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With the Dodgers joining the cable television trend, games began to be aired on regional cable channel ONTV in the greater Los Angeles area and as a result the TV broadcasting team was expanded. Vin Scully remained the FTA lead broadcaster, with the cable broadcasting team being composed by Geoff Witcher and former Dodger Al Downing.