1980 Omniscriptum 1980 Oakland Athletics Season Paperback

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Oakland Athletics' 1980 season involved the A's finishing 2nd in the American League West with a record of 83 wins and 79 losses. In 1980, Charlie O. Finley hired Billy Martin to manage the young team. The club was led by new young stars Rickey Henderson, Mike Norris, Tony Armas, and Dwayne Murphy. The starting pitching staff was also notable in that completed 94 starts, virtually unheard of in the era of the relief pitcher. Rick Langford finished 28 of his 33 starts, totalling nearly 300 innings, and tallying a 19-12 record. Norris went 22-9 with a 2.53 ERA, completed 24 starts, and was runner-up to Steve Stone in the Cy Young Award balloting that year. Martin made believers of his young charges as "Billyball" was used to market the team, and the Athletics finished second in 1980.