with the Senators June 1 – Rube Marquard, 93, Hall of Fame pitcher who retired with 201 wins and the NL record for career strikeouts by a left-hander (1593); had 19 consecutive wins for the Giants in 1912 for a modern major league record June 3 – Fred Lieb, 92, sportswriter who covered every World Series from 1911 to 1958 June 9 – Odell Hale, 71, infielder for the Cleveland Indians in the 1930s, who hit .300 three times and collected two 100-RBI seasons July 4 – Jack Martin, 93, shortstop who played from 1912 to 1914 for the New York Highlanders, Boston Braves and Philadelphia Phillies July 23 – Wally Snell, 91, catcher for the 1913 Boston Red Sox, who later went on to a distinguished career as a college botany professor and athletic coach at Brown University for four decades July 30 – Joe Lucey, 83, infielder/pitcher for the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox between 1920 and 1925 August 4 – Lefty Jamerson, 80, pitcher for the 1924 Boston Red Sox August 27 – John Wilson, 77, pitched briefly for the Red Sox from 1927 to 1928 September 24 – Ernie Shore, 89, pitcher who relieved Babe Ruth with a man on first in a 1917 game and proceeded to retire the runner and all 26 remaining batters October 1 – Pat Veltman, 74, utility player best known for his 1928 season, where his only hit was a triple November 29 – Bill Dunlap, 71, outfielder for the Boston Braves from 1929 to 1930 December 5 – Don Padgett, 69, backup catcher/outfielder who hit .288 in 699 games with the Cardinals, Dodgers, Braves and Phillies from 1937 to 1948 December 14 – Elston Howard, 51, nine-time All-Star catcher for the New York Yankees who was that team's first black player and the AL's 1963 MVP; later a coach December 31 – Bob Shawkey, 90, pitcher who had four 20-win seasons for the Yankees, later was coach at Dartmouth References External links 1980 Major League Baseball season schedule at Baseball Reference Major League Baseball seasons ja:1980年の野球