1980 Eastern League season

The 1980 Eastern League season began on approximately April 1 and the regular season ended on approximately September 1.

The Holyoke Millers defeated the Waterbury Reds two games to one to win the Eastern League Championship Series.

Regular season

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Standings

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Eastern League - Northern Division[1]
Team Win Loss % GB
Holyoke Millers 78 61 .561
Buffalo Bisons 67 70 .489 10.0
Lynn Sailors 66 71 .482 11.0
Glens Falls White Sox 63 74 .460 14.0
Eastern League - Southern Division[1]
Team Win Loss % GB
Bristol Red Sox 79 60 .568
Reading Phillies 78 61 .561 1.0
Waterbury Reds 75 64 .540 4.0
West Haven Whitecaps 47 92 .338 32.0

Notes:

Green shade indicates that team advanced to the playoffs
Bold indicates that team advanced to ELCS
Italics indicates that team won ELCS


Playoffs

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Semi-finals Series

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Holyoke Millers defeated Buffalo Bisons 2 games to 0.

Waterbury Reds defeated Reading Phillies 2 games to 0.

Championship Series

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Holyoke Millers defeated Waterbury Reds 2 games to 1.

Attendance

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1980 Eastern League Regular season Playoffs
Total attendance 579,113 12,335
Total games played 553 7
Average attendance per game 1,047 1,762

References

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  1. ^ a b "1980 Eastern League". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
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