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1980 NL Results
The 1980 NL award winners were ...
MVP: Steve Garvey (MON) - .338/.371/.534, 28 HR, 112 RBI, 63.1 VORP
Cy Young: J.R. Richard (HOU) - 21-9, 2.44 ERA, 283.2 IP, 241 K, 76.8 VORP
ROY: Mookie Wilson (STL) - .331/.377/.490, 8 HR, 73 RBI, 56.5 VORP
In the NL East, the Montreal Expos won 103 games ... and didn't win the crown as they finished 4 games behind the St. Louis Cardinals (107-55). St. Louis and Montreal were the only teams with winning records in the East this year. In the NL West, the Cincinnati Reds (97-65) cruised to a 9 game margin over the 2nd place Houston Astros.
In a surprise, the Cincinnati Reds defeated the St. Louis Cardinals in 5 games to take the NL Crown! They will face the Minnesota Twins in the World Series.
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