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(Franchise Encyclopedia: 1980 / 1982)
First Half: 31-23, Finished 2nd
Second Half: 28-23, Finished 4th
Overall: 59-46, Finished 2nd in AL East
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Scored 429 runs, Allowed 437 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 52-53
Manager: Earl Weaver (59-46)
Ballpark: Memorial Stadium (ballparks.com)
Attendance: 1,024,247 (8th of 14)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 100, Pitching - 99; one-year: Batting - 99, Pitching - 99
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1980 / 1982 Trades and Transactions
Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
October 23, 1980
Pat Kelly granted Free Agency.
Lee May granted Free Agency.
December 15, 1980
Released Paul Hartzell.
December 17, 1980
Signed Jose Morales as a free agent.
December 23, 1980
Signed Jim Dwyer as a free agent.
January 22, 1981
Traded John Buffamoyer (minors) and Joe Kerrigan to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Mike Grace and John Hale.
February 10, 1981
Signed Jim Umbarger as a free agent.
March 13, 1981
Signed Cliff Speck as a free agent.
April 1, 1981 (Standings)
Traded Kiko Garcia to the Houston Astros. Received Chris Bourjos and cash.
April 5, 1981 (Standings)
Sold Jim Smith to the Pittsburgh Pirates.
May 26, 1981 (Standings)
Signed Nate Snell as a free agent.
June 8, 1981 (Standings)
Drafted Tony Arnold in the 10th round of the 1981 amateur draft.
Drafted Jeff Schaefer in the 12th round of the 1981 amateur draft.
Drafted Cecil Fielder in the 31st round of the 1981 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
November 13, 1981
Mark Belanger granted Free Agency.
January 28, 1982
Traded Doug DeCinces and Jeff Schneider to the California Angels. Received Dan Ford.
February 9, 1982
Traded a player to be named later to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Paul Moskau. The Baltimore Orioles sent Wayne Krenchicki (February 16, 1982) to the Cincinnati Reds to complete the trade.
February 19, 1982
Signed Jesse Jefferson as a free agent.
Traded a player to be named later to the Texas Rangers. Received Rick Lisi. The Baltimore Orioles sent Steve Luebber (February 23, 1982) to the Texas Rangers to complete the trade.
February 24, 1982
Traded Allen Edwards (minors) to the Oakland Athletics. Received Craig Minetto.
March 4, 1982
Signed John Flinn as a free agent.
March 26, 1982
Purchased Glenn Gulliver from the Detroit Tigers.
Traded Brooks Carey (minors) and Dallas Williams to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Joe Nolan.
April 1, 1982
Released Jesse Jefferson.
