1980
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Championships, events, culture, births, and deaths that occurred in 1980.
Contents |
[edit] Club competitions
- Further information: List of champions in 1980
[edit] Professional
[edit] Asia and Australia
- Nippon Professional Baseball
- Nippon Series: Hiroshima Toyo Carp (CL) over the Kintetsu Buffaloes (PL), 4 - 3 - 0 (Details)
- Claxton Shield: South Australia
[edit] Europe
[edit] North America
- Major League Baseball
- World Series: Philadelphia Phillies (NL) over the Kansas City Royals (AL), 4 - 2 (Details)
- Minor League Baseball
- American Association: Springfield Redbirds
- International League: Columbus Clippers
- Pacific Coast League: Albuquerque Dukes over Hawaii Islanders, 3-2, in the league finals
- Liga Mexicana de Béisbol: Saraperos de Saltillo
- Cuban Serie Nacional: Santiago de Cuba (Details)
[edit] Winter Leagues
- Serie del Caribe: in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic; Tigres del Licey (Dominican Republic) (Details)
- Liga de Béisbol Profesional de la República Dominicana: Tigres del Licey defeated the Estrellas Orientales in the finals, 5 - 1
- Liga Mexicana del Pacífico: Naranjeros de Hermosillo
- Liga de Béisbol Profesional de Puerto Rico: Vaqueros de Bayamón
- Liga Venezolana de Béisbol Profesional: Leones del Caracas defeated the Cardenales de Lara in the finals, 4 - 1
[edit] Amateur
- All-Japan University Baseball Championship Series: Meiji University defeated the Komazawa University in the final, 8 - 1 (Details)
- National Collegiate Athletic Association
- College World Series (Division I): The University of Arizona defeated the University of Hawai`i in the finals, 5 - 3 (Details)
- Division II Baseball Championship: California State Polytechnic University, Pomona over the the University of New Haven, 13 - 6 in the finals
- Division III Baseball Championship: Ithaca College over the Marietta College, 12 - 5 in the finals
- NAIA College World Series: Grand Canyon University over the Lewis University, 5 - 4 (10 inn.) in the finals
- Community College League of California: Orange Coast College over the Los Angeles Valley College in the finals
- Japan High School Baseball Federation
- National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament: Kochi High School (Kochi) defeat Taikyo High School (Tokyo), 1 - 1 in the championship (Details)
- National High School Baseball Championship: Yokohama High School (Kanagawa) defeat Waseda Jitsugyo High School (East Tokyo), 6 - 4 in the championship (Details)
- Little League
- Little League World Series: Long Kuong (Hua Lian, Taiwan) defeat Belmont Heights (Tampa, FL), 4 - 3 in the championship (Details)
[edit] International competitions
- Baseball World Cup in Japan (Details)
- Cuba (Gold); South Korea (Silver); Japan (Bronze)
[edit] Events
[edit] Culture
[edit] Literature
[edit] Song
[edit] Film
[edit] Births
- Further information: Births in 1980
[edit] Deaths
- Further information: Deaths in 1980
Categories: Years | 1980
